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Reviews For Raindrops
Author's Response: If only she'd listen... but she's in love and happy. Don't worry though, it won't last forever! :)
Author's Response: She's in love and hasn't really seen the whole picture yet. Don't worry, she'll find out sooner or later. And of course I must put poor little Harry through some more pain... Thanks for reviewing!!
I don't think Connor's a wizard in disguise like some have suggested. I am curious about his photographer friend. Of course he could be a wizard in disguise. Maybe Lupin? I don't think Lupin would want to get himself attached to Harry. He was very distant when he started teaching. Oh well, I guess we'll find out soon enough. I can't wait to read more of your awesome story. Do you have it posted anywhere else? Author's Response: I haven't quite decided if anything will come of the photographer guy. I mentioned him becuase I had a few random ideas swirling around but I may never do anything about them. Others seem to think Connor is a wizard in disguise, but he really isn't. At the moment, I do not have this posted anywhere else but eventually, I'll upload it to ff.net. Thank you for taking the time to review!
Author's Response: I'm glad you like it and thank you for reviewing!
Here's the problem with this story, as I see it. It's mostly well written, as far as actual writing mechanics and so forth. And there's some "ah, how sweet" scenes scattered throughout. But so far I just don't see any meat in it at all. Basically, it's about a kid who manages to escape an abusive family in the first few chapters and spends the rest of the chapters with a nondescript, albeit nice woman and her parents. The fact that the kid is supposed to be Harry Potter has, so far, extremely little to do with the story. Snape, who is supposed to be in the story, is remarkable primarily for his almost complete absence. Additionally, the HP world of magic enters the story so rarely that Catherine hasn't suspected anything after a year of living around Harry. Now it looks like we're going into the nondescript lady's relationship with a guy who doesn't care anything for the boy who is supposed to be Harry Potter. I originally thought that the openning situations in the first few chapters would be an interesting way to introduce Harry to the reader and to have the other HP characters, such as Snape, forced to interact with the muggle world and Harry's muggle caretakers. We were told in Chap. 1 that Snape would appear after about 8 chapters. Then we were told he'd appear in Chap. 7. He did appear, but did practically nothing and then vanished from the story, although we were told he'd be back by Chap. 11. I think there was maybe a very tiny Snape sighting, but nothing to speak of. In Chap. 9 we were told he'd show up in "a few more chapters." There's an awful lot of the poor abused boy learns to be happy with the nice lady and have Christmas presents and pancakes and friends and occasional reminders of his nasty family, but where is this actually *going* and how long is it going to take to get anywhere? Is this really a Potions and Snitches story? Or is it a story of Harry and the nice lady, Catherine, with a few obligatory paragraphs with Snape in them? Author's Response: I’ll admit that I delayed the entrance of Snape because I wanted to add in small scenes here and there about Harry and his new family. None of that was particularly important, but I wanted to add in bits of information about the characters and their backgrounds. There wasn’t anywhere to add in Snape during those little family moments, so he was put on hold. Snape is in my latest chapter and I intend for him to appear in every chapter from now on. This story is just now getting to the point where Harry met Snape. From there, it will progress to the point where Snape begins to mentor Harry. Once Harry enters Hogwarts, he will be sorted into Slytherin and things will go on from there. I know it hasn’t been made obvious that Harry is the BWL, but that doesn’t really come until he starts school anyways. Even now, no one knows he has that famous scar because he unconsciously continues to hide it, along with the rest of his scars. My reasoning for adding in Connor’s character was to give Harry a reason to find someone else to confide in. He doesn’t want to tell Cathy that he doesn’t like her husband much, so instead he confides in Snape. Thank you for taking the time to leave a thoughtful review and hopefully this answered some questions that you had.
Author's Response: Thank you! It makes me very happy to hear that!! :)
Author's Response: Nope, not Snape or Lupin, or any other wizard. Thanks so much for the review!
I like the fact that Harry is finally beginning to feel comfortable enough with the McKinneys to act like a normal little boy. I laughed out loud at the 'bloody hell' comment and Nick's response to that. Poor Harry has been trying so hard to be perfect, so it's good to see him finally slip up a bit. I wanted to cry at the whole misunder- standing between Harry and Catherine. But it all worked out in the end, right? Anyway, I can't wait to see what happens next. I hope that Catherine comes to her senses soon and sees how Connor is with Harry. At least before something happens to Harry. Thanks so much for the update. Take care and Merry Christmas... Author's Response: Everyone slips up, including Harry. :) And yes, everything worked out fine between Cathy and Harry. Catherine will eventually come to her sense, but for the moment, she is in love so she's not seeing the whole picture just yet. Thank you for taking the time to review!
Author's Response: Seems like several people think Connor is Snape, but he is not. Thanks for reviewing though!
I liked the bike-riding scene. And Harry's crankiness was appropriate I thought. I'm glad Harry's accidental magic kicked in during the car wreck. That scene had me worried. Thank you for the update. I'm really really enjoying it. When will Snape show up? Author's Response: Snape has shown up (finally)! And he will be appearing from now on, probably in every chapter. I'm glad you are enjoying this and thanks for reviewing! |
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