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Title: Chapter 25 16 Feb 2012 12:51 am
Reviewer: Lady Destiny (Signed) [Report This]
    Good work!
Title: Chapter 25 28 Mar 2008 12:58 am
Reviewer: TrustSnape (Signed) [Report This]
    Another wonderful chapter, thank you. I noticed Snape is pausing before he charges in to deal with Potter and I think it's great. I noticed it this chapter and it made me think of the time outside the infimary in the last chapter too. Snape is becoming so much more patient with Harry, I love it.

    Only three left? That's all? Any sequels out there?

    Author's Response:

    First of all, thank you for reading and reviewing both of my most recent chapters.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave individual feedback for both :)  Yes, Snape is definitely learning to control his temper...marginally anyway.  Of course, he's still Snape, so he may still have his moments, but it would be difficult to remain malicious toward a boy that he is affecting in a mentor-ish sort of way, whether he realizes it or not. 

    *sigh*  As for a sequel, I have some sketchy ideas in my mind, but honestly, I've got nothing solid yet.  I appreciate your interest :)  If I do begin one, it probably won't be until the summer, as I'll have much more time to write. 

    Thanks again for the wonderful reviews! 

Title: Chapter 25 24 Mar 2008 9:52 pm
Reviewer: crazychick84 (Signed) [Report This]
    cool chapter hope to see more soon

    Author's Response: Thank you!!  My spring break is coming up, so I'll be updating soon. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Title: Chapter 25 22 Mar 2008 5:54 pm
Reviewer: NotEvenHere (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I enjoyed this chapter, though now I have many questions. What was Malfoy up to? And just what is old Dumbles up to? Hmmm...

    I really enjoyed the conversation between Dumbles and Severus, epsecially the wind as it worked its way into the conversation. It somehow seemed to make the conversation seem much more bleak and desperate. I could really feel Sev's worry and chagrin for being kept out of whatever Dumbles is up to. The tension between them was palpable. It was great.

    I loved as well the bit with Malfoy and Severus and Harry smirking while Malfoy was getting punished. Heck, I was smirking as well. :oP I love that kid, but he seriously needs an attitude adjustment. I love how Harry's like, "no, you'll smack me" LOL That was so perfectly childish.

    Fav lines: "...yet he allowed the words to hang in the air, unhampered." I can almost see the words hanging in the air, Jade. Love it.

    "Wetting his lips with the tip of his tongue, Harry nudged at his glasses with a finger, sparing a glance at Snape in the process." I can feel both Harry's nerves and Sev's consideration in this line. It speaks volumes. Brilliant.

    I also like the last line, "...in a single, significant nod." It IS so significant. I really, really hope Harry gets to stay with Snape. They have such a wonderful relationship now. And yet, I don't think either one of them even realize it, which of course makes it all the more fun to witness.

    Wonderful chapter as always. I just love that I can always see and feel your chapters. I'm sorry there's only a few more chapters left but hey, you can always write me a sequel, while your writing a sequel of SFS! :oP Any chance of SFS coming soon? *puppy dog eyes*

    Author's Response:

    I've been dying to begin SfS for two days and am at home this weekend for Easter.  My sister and I are house-sitting for my aunt through tonight, and while she does her law homework, I'm going to work on Chapter 22 of SfS.  The plot has been poking at my brain and it's about ready to explode out and begin writing itself...LOL.  I love and appreciate your enthusiasm for the story.  Thanks for being so awesome :) 

    This chapter was a definite butt-kicker.  It killed me, and I had an enormous headache after writing it...lol.  But I'm so glad you liked it.  I tampered with 'unhampered' (rolls eyes at the deliberate rhyme) several times, thinking that maybe the word didn't fit, but finally I just decided that it sounded perfect, and I didn't want to touch it.  I could tackle you with a hug for pointing it out as one of your favorite lines.  You rock. 

    The ambiguity in this chapter was deliberate.  Things will begin to increasingly make sense.  You were supposed to feel a bit of Snape's exasperation at Dumbledore's vague responses.  So, hopefully it worked? ;)

    I could smush you with a hug (again) for this review.  Thank you.  Oh, OH....and how's LC coming along?  I'm in desperate need of some Snape and Harry tenderness (which you write so exceptionally well).  :)

Title: Chapter 25 22 Mar 2008 3:16 pm
Reviewer: Eurothrashed (Signed) [Report This]
    Very nice. I usually dislike stories that contain corporal punishment. While I do believe Harry needed proper -- consistent! -- discipline growing up, most stories that involve it involve an older Harry and I just don't see a sudden laying down of the law working too well in, say, his fifth year and on. He's just too set in his ways and is more likely to rebel at what he deems unfair prejudice than actually learn anything from it. Also, Snape, in fics such as this, tends to take it a bit too far and spanks Harry *while* horribly angry and uses it *not* as a way to drive a lesson home, but, rather, *as* an excuse to vent that anger and punish Harry for being James's son. Not so in this. I absolutely love how in-character yet *teacherly* Snape is in this. He's snarky and a nasty, but there's a subtle warmth to him, just below the surface. This isn't a man who *hates* children, merely one who doesn't have much patience with stupidity, recklessness, or disrespect (nor should he). I like that. A lot. And as someone who tsked and glowered disapprovingly every time Harry failed to say "sir" or "professor" in the books, I'm getting a huge kick out of his slow emergence of manners. I'm putting this in my favourites. Thank you for a very enjoyable read and I can't wait for the next chapter.

    Author's Response:

    First of all, I really appreciate you giving my story a chance.  When I began writing this story, I knew there would be readers who would have an aversion to the corporal punishment; however, I wanted to only make the discipline an aspect of the story, not the main focus.  And I wanted to explore the characters of both Harry and Snape, while still keeping them in-character.  If that makes sense.  And knowing that it's been done a thousand different ways, I really wanted to make my story as unique as possible.  I still have no idea if I'm even doing that, but I simply write what I know and how I feel that the characters would realistically act in such situations. 

    Twelve years old is still young enough to be chastised and grounded by a spanking, as long as it's administered the proper way and for a good reason.  I, too, have a difficult time reading stories where Snape seems to just smack the living daylights out of Harry for a good five minutes, asking him question after patronizing question, such as 'Why are you being punished?'  I must say that there are a few good stories on this site especially that employ corporal punishment in the life of a fifth or six year Harry, and I believe those authors do a wonderful job of balancing the confusion and emotions.  But I completely understand what you mean when you talk about 'easily accepting' a punishment in the beginning.  It isn't realistic.  And I appreciate you contrasting my story to that sort ;)

    I loved your review.  Thank you for taking the time to write it, and again, thanks for reading my story. 

Title: Chapter 25 22 Mar 2008 5:03 am
Reviewer: writeurlife (Signed) [Report This]
    this was really good... i haven't checked on here in a while and it was a good surprise to see two chapters up and ready when i wasn't even sure there'd be one! only three more chapters or so? I can't tell if that's good or a disappointment, i have to admit. good because it means that I'll get to find out what happens and the next chapters will inevitably be exciting, but bad because it will be over. are you planning a sequel?

    Author's Response:

    I'm glad you were able to take a moment to read :)  Thank you for letting me know that you enjoyed my most recent chapters.  I've got a vague idea for a sequel that would begin during the summer before Harry's third year, but it's very tentative. ;)  I appreciate you asking, though.  Thanks again for the review!

Title: Chapter 25 22 Mar 2008 1:42 am
Reviewer: le skrewt (Anonymous) [Report This]
    agh! don't make harry go home for christmas! and i can't believe you've only got a few chappies left... i would love for you to continue this all the way thru 7th year ;-)

    Author's Response: Thank you :)  I'm so glad you're enjoying this!  I'll try to have the next chapter up soon. 
Title: Chapter 25 21 Mar 2008 8:54 pm
Reviewer: sunsethill (Signed) [Report This]
    Ron is definitely not going to understand Harry preferring to stay with Snape for Christmas. And I don't like the sound of that dream Harry had about Ginny.

    Author's Response: True.  But then again, Ron rarely understands anything the first time around....lol.  I used to have incredibly weird dreams that seemed too real to come from my jumbled thoughts, so writing the dream scene actually came quiet easily ;)  Thanks for reading!
Title: Chapter 25 21 Mar 2008 7:12 pm
Reviewer: lyra (Signed) [Report This]
    Can't wait for more! I love how you've got Harry laughing at Draco one moment and then pretty clearly apprehensive the next. The image of him backed against the wall, trying not to chew on his thumb was so well done I felt like I was Harry. Or Snape. There, in any case.

    Cheers.

    Author's Response: Oh, goodness, thank you for the review, lyra!  I'm so glad you're still following the story :)  Congratulations on finishing Reading the Signs.  It's such a beautiful story... 
Title: Chapter 25 21 Mar 2008 7:08 pm
Reviewer: kreacher (Signed) [Report This]
    great chapter, not much going on with harry in bed for the most of it, if only i could of gone to bed at school espescially during maths, i do hope harry gets to go somewhere other than the dreadful dursleys for christmas, let him stay with snape

    Author's Response: Thank you for reviewing!  Actually, I wish I were in bed right now...lol.  Poor Harry has had so much on his shoulders, sending him back to the Dursleys would be disastrous, I believe...

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