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Reviews For Savior
Author's Response: Thanks for your kind review! Definitely the encouragement I need to keep writing. :)
Author's Response: Thanks. I'm trying to balance Severus and keep any one emotion from overwhelming him - because one of my favorite things about him is the fact that he's a very deep multifaceted character - but sometimes he is quite stubborn. I think he will eventually give in to the compassion that he feels, but it may be quite awhile.
There are lots of abused-Harry-mentored-by-Snape stories, but yours is far more compelling than almost all of them. I think having Snape so bitter and tending toward malicious, without actually acting on the maliciousness is an excellent "take" on the character. It's more like he wishes he could be malicious, but other aspects of his character (honor, convictions, some sort of hidden empathy?) keep him from following his temptations. So Snape is very IC. Harry, of course, is not so IC, or he wouldn't be in Slytherin, right? This is a bit AU in that regard, but that's okay. You write very well. Your angsty parts are really quite moving and you make me feel along with Snape, which is very satisfying. Hope you keep this story up. I notice most of your stories are rather short. This one would make a great longer story if you wanted to keep going. Author's Response: I am trying to keep Harry IC, but he doesn't want to behave for me. My poor Harry has been abused and he's afraid and skittish. Initially I thought that there wouldn't be many changes - just a "what if Hagrid didn't mention that Voldemort and all Dark wizards were in Slytherin? what if Harry didn't beg to be anywhere else?" but it's rather changed. I can't let Harry act as he does in canon because the Dursleys have been rather more abusive. Thanks for taking the time to review!
Author's Response: I do feel guilty about contributing to all the abuse that poor Harry suffers in fanfic, don't you?
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm trying very hard to avoid the cliches, though it's difficult when there are so many stories out there.
Author's Response: Severus's idea of vengeance on the dead is based on the idea that wizards have of the afterlife here, that the dead can watch over the people they once loved and see how the world continues without them. I think that eventually he will see how hollow and empty his revenge is, but it will take a lot to make him forget how horrible Harry's parents were to him. |
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