Breathtaking story. Madame Giry, I have come to find, is a very complex character and you did such a magnificent job of characterizing her! There was so much in this little snatch of story; so much development. I particularly like how Mdm. Giry became a teacher, a mother, and a child in accordance to Erik-and then her jealousy towards Christine, which makes for a brilliant resolution! Wow. I'm faving this, no question! Beautiful work here. Beautiful.

Wonderful! I adore this out look on Giry's character. She is such a great character and love you're interpretation of her.

"Yes, perhaps, in the back of his mind, he still held a place for her, and her alone; a warmth that no other being could ever replace." I love that part. I read this a while ago, but I forgot to comment. I love this!

Oh, I love it! What a fantastic...what a fabulous...holy cow, it was awesome! My Madame Giry is very, very similar to this (she has to fight it all the way through my fic), but you write her much better than I. Oh, I love it. I love your Erik, too. It's so very...movie-ish. It couldn't be better. I like your way with words.

Beautiful.

Beautiful! I've hardly ever given thought to Mme. Giry before...the unknown mind! This was incredibly fascintaing to me - again, I adore your writing to no end! I loved the ending very much so. Thank you so much for sharing this!

Wow. That was really good. I never eally thought about Madame Giry having, well, feelings for Erik, but now that I think about it it makes perfect sense.

beautiful, really beautiful.

you have this habit of staying intensely close to the story and its bittersweet atmosphere, and i really admire that. most writers try to distort something in some way in order to make it work for them... but your ideas aren't far at all from what might be possible.

i've always wondered if there was something between mme giry and erik, even though most phans shudder at the thought. they ARE about the same age, so i wouldn't be surprised, and this relationship is really displayed beautifully here.

Bravo.

I loved that! Filled with such wonderful detail and a fresh new angle on Mdme Giry's character that I never considered. That was a wonderful one-shot. Thanks for sharing.

I always wondered what the relationship between Erik and M. Giry was and what happened after the fire. This is interesting so far.

Adi, you rock hard. Seriously. I mean, is it possible for someone to be such an awesome writer, with awesome stories, and characters that are so completely in character? I thought not, but now it is obviously so. You're a one of a kind authoress, you are. Keep up the brilliant work, write more one-shots, and work on Sanc!

A beautiful little one-shot about Madame Giry and Erik. I am impressed. I do feel sorry for Giry often simply because it seems like Christine replaced her, in a sense. She has this sad memory of what could have been, maybe even what should have been, every time she's in the Opera. Poor woman. Thank you for sharing :)

The unknown mind of Mme Giry! A dangerous place to be except for one who knows what they're doing. I sound like the Beeland ad in Bee's sig, lol. Anyway, you're obviously one of those who know how to write Mme. Giry. You gave her an approproate history and emotions and everything. I especially like the last line. "I was his angel first." She sounds like the child she was when she and Erik were friends.

This is outstanding. Remarkable. Hauntingly beautiful. I wish I could leave a review that half echoed how strongly this piece of fiction moved me. I wouldn't even attempt such a thing. I am wholly undone by this.

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I just love it when someone puts on paper exactly how I've imagined a character would feel.

Dang it, Antoinette was first! I would too be jealous in some sense; it's a childish feeling but all too natural to ignore.

It would be hard to attach yourself to someone that you knew you could only help so much, for so long... before you move on to where he cannot follow.

Bravo! Wonderful piece of fiction.