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Reviews For Reading the Signs
Title: Chapter 20 04 Dec 2007 9:07 am
Reviewer: Eva (Signed) [Report This]
    Ooooh!!!*sniffles* It was wonderful and I loved it very much. You made me much too emotional for my comfort, you know? Though I thought the way Severus dealt with Harry about the Incendio spell was a little too severe, don't you think?

    Author's Response:

    I think everyone involved was a little too emotional for their comfort *grin*.

    As for Severus -- I don't think he was too harsh.  I mean, a little harsh, but this is Severus Snape after all.  And he had a very strong point to make.

Title: Chapter 20 04 Dec 2007 1:23 am
Reviewer: snarky Beth (Signed) [Report This]
    Yeah, an update! I love reading this story, it's so emotional and sweet. Please update again soon.

    Author's Response: Thank you, I'll do my best :)
Title: Chapter 20 04 Dec 2007 12:23 am
Reviewer: tabbycat (Signed) [Report This]
    This is good, like always, but isn't Snape a bit drawn out with the punishment?

    Author's Response: Yeah, it's a bit drawn out, but that's probably more my fault than his.  I needed to get them both to a point where Harry would "ask" his question and where Snape would answer it, and a bit of an emotional punishment and a fear of something happening to Harry would do that.
Title: Chapter 20 04 Dec 2007 12:23 am
Reviewer: ayana (Anonymous) [Report This]
    oh wow this was such a lovely chapter,there were tears in my eyes by the end , a wonderful job indeed! I will be waiting for your next chapter with impatience! ^^

    Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it so much! Thanks for the review!
Title: Chapter 20 04 Dec 2007 12:01 am
Reviewer: KimSpiritTalks (Signed) [Report This]
    That was really sweet. I'm so glad Snape said what he did to Harry. It shocked me to the core but it was a good shock. I liked the trip to the burn ward, too. That was a good idea. Good chapter!

    Author's Response: I'm glad he said what he did too, though no one really expected it.  I'm glad you liked the trip to the burn ward - it seems to be getting mixed reviews ;)
Title: Chapter 20 03 Dec 2007 11:32 pm
Reviewer: LeannaJOan (Anonymous) [Report This]
    This was good! You are one of t he most talented writers around!

    Author's Response: Such a big compliment.  Thank you!!
Title: Chapter 20 03 Dec 2007 10:11 pm
Reviewer: Elfwyn (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Uh, why didn't Snape ask him what he was burning? For that matter it was a little unclear...was it the christmas note that promised to obey that Snape used on him? Burns are a horrific thing and seeing the ward should have been more than enough for one day, Snape pushed it way too far by going into gruesome book stories and given that this is the magical world that invented the Brothers Grimm that would be saying something, even for children's books.

    Author's Response:

    Harry was burning the list of "suspects" that he and Hermione and Ron had put together.  He was frustrated because Snape was still listed on it.  As for why Snape didn't ask him -- simply because it didn't occur to me to have him do so!

    Thank for the review. 

Title: Chapter 20 03 Dec 2007 8:41 pm
Reviewer: Kristeh (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh, gosh, I had tears in my eyes just reading this---it was really very touching, from the horror of the burn victims, to Harry's anguish at his mistake, to Severus admitting how much he really does care.

    I love how parental Severus has become, and that he's finally able to acknowledge it, too!

    Author's Response: Oh, I'm so glad you liked it.  Severus did admit it, finally, but I think he shocked himself in doing so.
Title: Chapter 20 03 Dec 2007 8:08 pm
Reviewer: sunsethill (Signed) [Report This]
    Whew. Another major tear jerker. And I don't think I've ever seen anyone explore just how dangerous "Incendio" actually could be in the hands of a child.

    Author's Response:

    Heh, I never intend for these chapters to be tearjerkers, they just kind of end up that way. 

Title: Chapter 20 03 Dec 2007 7:24 pm
Reviewer: pkrosche (Signed) [Report This]
    This was a perfect chapter, you are truly amazing! I can't wait to read the next chapter!!

    Severus reacted perfectly in my opinion. I was surprised and more than a little pleased with his "lesson". It was great thinking on his (well, your) part to take Harry to St. Mungo's. I'm pretty sure Harry won't play with incendio again! Severus' punishment was also fitting, as Harry wouldn't know the damaging effects of other spells and it would be quite tedious and impractical to travel to St. Mungo's for each incident that would be bound to occur if he didn't learn now.

    I absolutly adore fics that can evoke an emotional responce from me (which, considering, isn't really THAT hard) and you've done it again! I just love the dynamic you've created between Harry and Severus, and am only sad that Ron and Hermione don't understand their relationship. Hopefully that will change, when SEVEURS ADOPTS HARRY!! But, I suppose that will come when they're ready, say, at the end of the year so Harry dosen't have to return to the Dursleys...huh? huh?

    I really hope that you reveal to us what Harry's sign is for Severus, although I have an idea... Also, hopefully we'll get some insight into Snape's mind for what he has planned for the future. I'm excited! Please update as soon as you can!

    Author's Response:

    Thank you for such kind words and for such a lovely, detailed review!  I thought it was a rather fitting lesson, as kids at that age (and older, really) don't have any real sense of their mortality.  Harry learns this lesson rather early compared to other kids, as Voldemort is after him, but at this point in the story he's not aware of that yet, so I thought it would be appropriate.

    Hermione and Ron do, in their own way, understand where Harry's coming from.  As best they can, anyway.  They've always had loving parents, though, so they'll never *quite* see it the same way.  Plus they aren't there to see soft and mushy!Snape.  They don't object to it, they just don't understand.

    Harry's sign for snape will indeed be revealed (although I think it will be a surprise to no one, lol).  As for the future...well, Snape and Harry are both used to survival mode.  They haven't quite given themselves the luxury of planning for the future.  Yet. 


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