Potions and Snitches
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Title: Chapter 4 27 Jun 2007 7:43 am
Reviewer: Kirinin (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh. My. God. My jaw dropped and stayed dropped for the whole end of this chapter! I'm literally still recovering.

    You've built up the mystery so thick here that I felt close to tears of frustration on Harry's behalf several times over the course of this chapter. There is *so* much going on that he just isn't aware of - it's maddening, not just for him but for the reader.

    While I appreciate the suspense, I'm almost ready to say it's too much. The main character has spent so much of his time in abject despair; and the worst part of it is Lupin himself, who, as Harry points out at the end of this chapter, was in his support until very recently. Now, whatever his reasoning, Lupin is ignoring Harry completely when he isn't being rude to him. Holding back Harry's letters adds to the impression of your main characters as isolated and reviled. The mystery has been fascinating, but it's hard to enjoy this level of tension for very long; it's literally painful to read.

    -Kirinin
Title: Chapter 2 27 Jun 2007 7:05 am
Reviewer: Kirinin (Signed) [Report This]
    Mmm, this is really good so far! You've managed to permeate the story with palpable despair. And it's a despair we don't expect - not only did Harry not kill Voldemort in the end, he seemingly disappeared off of the map of the wizarding world for not doing so.

    Interesting...

    -K
Title: Chapter 1 17 Jun 2007 4:41 am
Reviewer: bellshell (Signed) [Report This]
    Wow this seems to be a really dark fic. Basically Snape is still an evil bastard and Lupin is his...hmmm.
Title: Chapter 5 15 Jun 2007 9:47 am
Reviewer: KimSpiritTalks (Signed) [Report This]
    I just found your story and I'm enjoying it. So many mysteries yet to be solved. I can't wait to see where they're going to lead.
Title: Chapter 5 15 Jun 2007 3:49 am
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Hmmmm... I wonder what's going on. Fantastic chapter. Fantastic characters. Fantastc mystery. :) Wow, oh wow. the last conversation Harry overheard on the stairs was great. Wonderful job of emotions and such, especially coming from easedropping out of visual range! Fantastic, really!

    I am a little annoyed at Remus and Snape for thinking that Harry is spoiled and having problems, Remus particularly. I think in some ways maybe he could be spoiled, but he's not a bad kid! In any case, it makes for some good drama. :) Thank you so much for updating so quickly!
Title: Chapter 5 15 Jun 2007 3:06 am
Reviewer: Kateri (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Great chapter
Title: Chapter 5 14 Jun 2007 7:09 pm
Reviewer: septima66 (Anonymous) [Report This]
    What the hell is the matter with Lupin? At the beginning of the story he was holding Harry while Harry cried and now he's being a mean bastard. I really expected better of him! I'm feeling more and more sorry for Harry as this goes on!
Title: Chapter 5 14 Jun 2007 5:21 pm
Reviewer: mwc (Signed) [Report This]
    really good fic so far. it's been such a long time since i've read one that evokes (or is it outright provokes?) emotions the way this one does. mostly i want to smack sll of the characters. =) your characterizations are spot on with snape and harry. the jury's still out on lupin, although i think that may change once more of the plot is revealed. but i did think lupin understood harry a little better than that(not coddled him, but understood him).

    Author's Response:

    Oh, I think Remus thought he understood Harry too... until Harry got Sirius killed. He knows it wasn't Harry's fault, but that's not the same as feeling it. Until he works through his feelings he's likely to stay stuck in a cycle of losing his temper and being sorry for it later, but I've always read Remus as someone who's afraid to face his emotions (especially negative ones) head on. In the books, you hardly ever see him emotional.

Title: Chapter 5 14 Jun 2007 5:05 pm
Reviewer: Shellie (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Wow, they are being irrationally hard on Harry. I know he can be mouthy with authority figures but I hope they figure out at some point its a lack of trust, not lack of respect. Its your story, I'm just curious. Are they ever going to discover he's a hurt little boy, not a juvenile delinquent? Regardless, its got me on the edge of my seat!

    Author's Response:

    "Juvenile delinquent"  Heh. I like that. I think that's exactly how Snape sees him. Snape's nowhere near ready to see Harry as anything but a mouthy brat. We'll see what develops.

Title: Chapter 5 14 Jun 2007 4:29 pm
Reviewer: Phoenix1 (Signed) [Report This]
    They sure are being very hard on Harry. If the food bothers Snape so bad, why doesn't Harry cook the next meal?

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