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Reviews For Lily's Charm
Ouch.
Author's Response: Yep, Severus sure got a very unpleasant taste, didn't he? Harry is a teenager, but you're right. Severus did the right thing. Aren't you proud? :oP I'm glad you enjoyed the interplay. Thanks so much for reviewing.
Author's Response: LOL He certainly did. Glad you enjoyed. I am sick, so yeah I enjoyed it too. LOL
Nightshade Author's Response: Twisted. LOL I'm glad you enjoyed it. Severus knows as much as Albus told him and what little bit Harry has shared. So, not much. I think Severus has more guilt than anyone can possible imagine. I little more is not going to sink him. :oP
But how could Harry say that? I understand he was angry and all but to say that? Ohhh I feel so bad for Severus... Things were just going well... Please do update soon! Will Severus ever forgive him? Author's Response: Sometimes we just say things we regret and Harry is not just angry; he's dealing with lots of feelings and lots of them were brought up over the last few days as people taunting him about how much Severus hated him and how he was left by his own father, and such and such. Harry's natural feelings of being hurt by that have surfaced and his natural tendency to believe that nobody wants him. Just like the Dursleys never did. Every family has its bumps. These two are no different.
When I said Harry wasn't a spy, I did not mean that he wasn't a special case or that the stakes weren't higher for him. I meant he has not had the years of practice in occluding and controlling his emotions as Snape has. Also, when I said he was an emotional teenager I was referring to his developmental stage and his recent trauma. As in, teenagers are not known for being the calmest most rational beings on the planet - It is a difficult age for anybody. I guess what I was trying to say was there is a lot of fairly unrealistic expectations on this kid (maintain complete control of your emotions, do what we say even if we don't tell you anything, ignore everyone staring and gossiping about you, defeat the Dark Lord etc.) And given his age/stage/recent trauma - the fact that he wasn't able to meet said expectations should not surprise or anger anyone terribly much. It seemed to me - he was doing the best he could! He even nearly made it through the day... Instead of being all furious at him - A better reaction may have been - Thank God you are o.k. and that this happened in a controlled setting because clearly we have got to work on this - You need more practice and tools until you are able to better reign yourself in - I am terrified of what could happen to you if you don't. Real spies go through extensive training to be able to control their emotions - how can Harry be expected to after two months? My parents adore the teenage years - so I have no reference of shouting matches between my parents and my siblings or I. So yes, to me Harry's words seemed very harsh and out of character. I do understand his hurt though. I guess I am very uncomfortable with this kind of tension. But I am sure you have a plan to put it all back together. I also realize you a writing about imperfect people - just, I like to look up to my fictional hero's. Again, I am sure you will get there. Author's Response: Snape is not really mad at Harry. Mad at himself for not realizing Harry wasn't doing so well. And concern for his son. Snape was not furious at Harry. Snape is not really a very emotionally-well person and his concern manifested itself very quickly as anger. That happens sometimes when your a parent. Of course, he should have said those nice things but he's not perfect. Lots of people do have lots of references to shouting matches and to many, it is completely normal. And it would be great to think, 'oh sure, Harry needs more time to learn all this jazz', but he doesn't have time. He just doesn't. I hope you'll find a story you will enjoy more and has more of the fluffy moments you're looking for and that won't make you uncomfortable. I am not really trying to make two people you can look up. I already do look up to them. They make mistakes but that doesn't diminish all they've done and become. Heroes aren't perfect.
The same goes for Rémus part, he HAS a real part here, and he is more in character that I ever saw him, even in the canon fic. Well maybe he had more "relief" ( is that an english word?) here. Oh and of course the relationship between Snape and Harry IS unique. The only problem is that it makes me really depressed for them. I have to stop being empathic with your characters, with your angst tendancies, you're leading me to Prozac ;-) Oh by the way, I am working on Last Gift, but I'm in desperate need of a translator, I'm really too bad at this ! But the cat is just sleeping on his jumper, he'll be back ;-) Author's Response: There really is no reason to be depressed for them. They will be fine. This is not a fic about fluffiness. These two men are trying to make an almost impossible situation work. Sorry you didn't enjoy this chapter as much. I myself, though I found it very hard to write, loved it for all the reasons that it is going to be what helps both of them heal. Life is not easy. All of this has been building to a certain point. And we're almost there. Glad you liked Ginny/Harry here and Remus as well. |
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