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Reviews For Sectumsempra - Snape's Perspective
You definitely deserve five frogs for this chappie! Nice work! Author's Response: Thanks! Yes a story with CP is probably bound to provoke heated controversy... Well, and I write from Snape's point of view, how I think he would feel. That does not mean I agree with him.
Author's Response: Sorry if you think it's glorified, that was not my intention.
AND he had detention? taht sucks! poor kid, gosh that caning was bad enough! Author's Response: Poor Harry indeed...
As you can see, I don't think Harry deserved punishment for using the hex under these circumstances. However, if we're *going* to hand out punishments merely on the basis of that fact it was an unknown incantation, I am shocked that Draco is getting off scott free. He started the fight, he knew perfectly well what his curse did, and it was a horrible curse! Yet he isn't getting any punishment at all, when Harry is going through all kinds of things, just because...what? Because he knew what crucio does? Or because he was hurt? I doubt that taught him much of anything, especially since he was healed almost immediately. Or because his curse didn't land? That would be ridiculous—if a person shot at someone, I don't think everyone would be saying, "Well, he missed, so we can't hold him accountable." I wasn't going to respond to your story about whether Harry deserved his punishment or not, because while it seemed unwarranted to me, I figured your universe would at least be equally harsh to everyone involved. So, fine. It's your prerogative. But I am very disturbed that Draco isn't in trouble as well. Author's Response: Thanks alot for your detailed feedback. I love it when readers share with me what they liked and what they didn't like! As I understood, your main point of criticism is that Draco isn't punished as well. (And it seems, you are not the only one to feel like that... ). As I replied to another reviewer, HannahRammah, also in Canon Draco was never punished for almost killing two fellow students (necklace, poisoned wine), because Dumbledore wanted to protect him, and the book does not mention any punishment for Draco's attempted Crucio, either. Side note: Believe me or not, I think the punishment that Harry got in HBP was in a way even harsher than in my stories. Making Harry copy James' and Sirius' misdeeds and commenting "It must be such a comfort to think that, though they are gone, a record of their great achievements remains", I think that is cruel beyond words. Again, thanks for your review!
Author's Response: Thank you very much for your review. I agree that it seems unfair that Draco isn't punished for trying to use an Unfogivable. However, I do not think it contradicts Canon. There, Draco was never punished for almost killing two fellow students (necklace, poisoned wine), because Dumbledore wanted to protect him. (And, by the way, it is not mentioned in Canon, either, that he was for the attempted Crucio, and I am pretty sure that Harry did tell McGonagall about it to justify himself when he was "called out of the common room for fifteen highly unpleasant minutes in the company of professor McGonagall", as it says in the book.) So, is Dumbledore OOC as he allows Snape to cane Harry? Maybe. However, he needs a lot of persuasion by Snape who knows how Draco probably feels. After all, Snape felt betrayed after the werewolf incident and it was another step that made him take the Dark Mark. So he wants to protect Draco from making the same mistake that he made in his youth, and I can imagine that Dumbledore can be convinced, even if he does not feel completely comfortable with it. Again, thanks for your feedback, I appreciate your sharing your thoughts with me!
I was a little disappointed in Snape for telling Malfoy the details of Harry's punishment. He should not have discussed the punishment with another student, even if Malfoy was the one who was hurt by Harry's actions. Now, the whole school will know about it. I hope that Snape will not be as harsh with Harry in the future, if you plan on there being a mentor/guardian type of relationship with Harry. Well written though! Author's Response: Thanks for your feedback. Yes, I understand what you mean, if I were Harry, I would just hate to think that Malfoy of all people knew I had been CANED. However, as it was Snape's main argument that Draco needed to know that Harry would be punished, it wouldn't have made much sense to cane Harry and then keep it quiet. As to how harsh Snape will be with Harry in the future, well, I will not tell you in advance...
Though you're killing me with these interludes lol, I'm ready for more :) Author's Response: Thanks, glad to hear you're ready for more, more will come! |
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