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Reviews For Never Say Remember
Author's Response: That's my issue with big reveals at the end of stories: everything is so focused on surprising the viewer/reader that character development stagnates. Not that it NEVER works—I love M. Night Shyamalan's movies—but I also love The Crying Game, where there's a big twist in the MIDDLE of the story, and then we see how that twist affects the development of the characters. That can be so much more satisfying. I agree about DH. It's strange that no one who knew about Severus & Lily's friendship ever mentioned it to Harry. I can think of a few ways to explain it, but overall I wish that revelation had happened earlier in the final book as a means to develop Snape's character and explore Harry's feelings towards the man. But I'm quite taken with Snape while I think Rowling sees him as a minor character. And I should have learned by now that when you become invested in the development of a minor character, you will experience a lot of frustration with the source material. Good idea for a fanfic, though. Why did Remus and Sirius never tell Harry about the friendship? Hmm…
Author's Response: Soon all will be revealed…
xxx Author's Response: You're welcome! Thank you for reading & reviewing.
Author's Response: I'm glad you're still enjoying the ride!
Author's Response: I appreciate everyone being so restrained about the cliffhanger. I imagine that could be a little annoying. ;) I'll try not to leave people hanging too long. Thank you for the kind words!
Lio Author's Response: Thank you! I did a lot of re-reading of the books to keep the characters in mind, and I'm glad that's coming through.
I think my favorite part was when Harry was climbing up the shelves and Severus told him to get down, but wasn't sure whether or not he was worried about Harry's bones or the glass breaking. So Snape-like. This story is just giving me that warm feeling I get when I read something really great and original. Thanks so very much for sharing :) Author's Response: You're welcome! Thank you for your reviews! Your favorite line was actually one I wrote only a few hours ago. I was looking at the line, "You'll break something," and trying to decide if Snape meant the jars or Harry's bones. But of course, it's Snape, so it could go either way!
i've been reading this fic since it began, but i admit it, i'm a very lazy little elocution, and this is the first time i'm reviewing. -sighs- i really need to get better at that, don't i? anyway, the title kind of caught my eye, and with the end of the chapter...i'm speculating. hmm. of course, my suspicions are probably totally unfounded here, which wouldn't exactly surprise me anyway...but still. you're making me think. i like that. :-) to avoid making myself sound like a rambling buffoon (cough-which i am-cough), i shall steer the topic to less speculative things, like, you know, the parts of your story that you've actually posted and i read. whoo. the body language is awesome. this is probably most pronounced at the end, where you see snape watching the dust, and harry rubbing his hands on his robes, biting his lips, and generally acting pretty awkward. it makes me have a running strip of film running through my head, which is always fun when i can drool over snape. -nods- the reactions of all the characters are pretty real, too. harry's clinginess to his newfound mother makes my heart ache, and the other harry's utter boldness is adorable. i mean, skipping down the dungeon steps? and poor old snape, staring and, quote, "disturbed"...lol. poor guy doesn't know what hit him. oh, and lastly, before i shut up and attempt to persuade myself into gasp! sleeping!, i liked the part where harry was all, dude, my name is snape, you weirdo! first it made me confused, (since, no, i'm not the brightest of cookies), but once i finally cottoned on to why harry was blurting out names, it made me feel all warm and fuzzy. this feeling could also be attributed to the fact that i'm under a pile of blankets and should be asleep right now. who knows? :-) cheers! love your story! Author's Response: Your review was great. "my name is snape, you weirdo!" Ha! Although my stomach fluttered when you began to speculate. I have an intelligent friend who can always guess what my next plot twist is, and it leaves me feeling deflated about my plodding and obvious writing. But of course she is very quick and perceptive so I try not to take it personally. :) How about a New Year's resolution for everyone: write reviews for every fic you enjoy. I'm going to try it. It's got to be easier than those other resolutions, like "exercise more" and "finish all those writing projects on your hard drive."
I particularly loved these lines: "He felt a pang of grief as he stared at the stranger who had replaced his son. Where once there had been love and playfulness he now saw bitterness and loathing." **Reading this paragraph gave me the same sad, deep feeling in the pit of my stomach that I got when reading certain chapters of Deathly Hallows. Amazing. "I'm sure the walls rue the day they met as formidable an opponent as yourself." **I appreciate the bit of humor in such a heavily poignant story. I really laughed hard at this. Actually, I smiled several times throughout this story :) I felt such pain for Harry at the end of this chapter, as well as for Severus. I can only imagine how difficult that would be. Well, you've definitely got me hooked. This is stunning. Author's Response: Thank you for giving such detailed reviews! I’m a veteran of Buffy fandom and what originally hooked me on that show was the combination of humor and tragedy. The emotions sparkle more when you have a bit of both.
"Harry nodded. He stood, hardly feeling his legs." **Kind of the same way I felt when I realized that Harry had fallen into another demention. This is a wonderfully emotional chapter, and I was really hoping that Snape wouldn't do anything to upset Harry... I'm glad my hopes weren't crushed :) Another fabulous chapter! I think it's actually quite brilliant the way you vary chapter lengths. Change it up a bit ;) Author's Response: I love hearing your reactions! I am trying to nudge some of my shorter chapters into the 800-word range, but they will still vary quite a bit in word count. I believe that a story should be as long as it needs to be, and no longer (or shorter). |
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