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Title: TWENTY-ONE: a Reversal of Fortune 07 Apr 2014 12:34 pm
Reviewer: Anonymous (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Well, just have to wait and see - this is tit for tat but might be interesting.
Title: TWENTY-ONE: a Reversal of Fortune 29 Jul 2011 9:03 pm
Reviewer: dancingkatz (Signed) [Report This]
    So Draco is being punished, after all. However, I suspect there is more to Professor Snape's warning for Harry to be careful what he orders Draco to do has more to do with the possibility of it reinforcing the "ownership" connection from the Imperius more than the risk of Draco hexing the heck out of Harry in revenge at the end of the week. I strongly suspect his fear that the temptation to take advantage of the situation, the potential for reinforcement and Harry's already dangerous use of obscuro is goingto throw Harry to the Dark Side faster than you can say Sorting Hat.

    I like Ewan in this chapter. He's quite clever and seems to be incredibly self-aware for his age. You've done a good job of portraying him as a brilliant kid without making him too good to be true.

    Ginny 'going Goth'....snicker... I can see it now. But the scene definitely demonstrated Harry's conscious/unconscious use of his Slytherin attributes.

    Great chapter!

    Author's Response:

    Thanks - and yes, absolutely re: Snape.  He wanted Harry's punishment to (hopefully - partially -) negate the effects of the Imperius Curse, but he suspects Draco's punishment will reinforce them, spelling disaster for Draco and for Harry.

    I'm glad you liked Ewan.  Few reviewers have anything to say about any of the OCs beyond the occasional 'less annoying than typical' comments.  Most people seem to ignore them, and they are background characters, so that's all right; but I did want to know how they worked out for people.

    -K

Title: TWENTY-ONE: a Reversal of Fortune 02 Jan 2009 5:01 am
Reviewer: xikum (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Your Invisibility CLoak!! Harry!! 1) Your's only thing from your father 2) Its usefulness 3) and maybe even most important!! Keep it out of the hands of the Death Eaters, or Malfoy Senior, or from Draco's use in a way that maybe he really would't want to, but could be forced to use it!! It also does not seem realistic that Harry would forget such a thing! Amazing story, though, and thank you for putting a note on your author profile at FFN - I don't trust that site.

    Author's Response:

    I think that, when people took issue with SoS, the Cloak exchange was the top point of disagreement.  On a deeper level, I think Harry is punishing himself for what he sees as an inexcusable action, vis a vis the Unforgivable - this is what really rests at the heart of his decision, a self-flagellation by giving up the thing that matters most to him.

    As for Death Eaters getting their hands on it?  I can say with authority that 'my' version Harry just doesn't have that foresight.  He's too entrenched in his own guilty feelings to think so logically.  He is imagining Malfoy will use it for some 'mischief', rather than hand it over to his father.

    ...and of course, any plot twist that requires this much explanation probably needed that explanation within the story itself!  All I can say is, next time I'll lay that foundation better.  :)

    Thanks for reading!

    -K


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