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Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 28 Feb 2008 6:44 pm
Reviewer: Twinheart (Signed) [Report This]
    quite beautiful and moving.

    Author's Response: I'm happy you enjoyed it.  :)
Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 28 Feb 2008 8:34 am
Reviewer: MorwenIsilwen (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Oh, just lovely. "Her boy," just captures Hedwig's thoughts perfectly.

    I love the way that you drew Severus, and how you described her first master... it made me wonder who it was.
    ( :

    Author's Response: Thank you!  I enjoyed turning the tables on the pet/human relationship.  And giving Hedwig a deeper past. 
Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 28 Feb 2008 8:29 am
Reviewer: strangergirl86 (Signed) [Report This]
    I love Hedwig. This was a really cute story. I liked how you made it in Hedwigs POV. Thanks for the story.

    Author's Response: You're welcome!  I enjoyed writing it.  Hedwig is lovely, isn't she?  :)
Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 28 Feb 2008 4:55 am
Reviewer: KibaKibbles (Anonymous) [Report This]
    This was so sweet. I hate how Hedwig met her untimely demise in the last book. This was really good. I also like the Robert Frost title.

    Author's Response:

    I know!  And in a cage!  She could have at least been flying free, defending her boy. 

    Thank you for the review!

Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 27 Feb 2008 8:57 pm
Reviewer: Emilie D (Signed) [Report This]
    What a lovely story. *sighs contentedly*

    Author's Response: Thank you.  That made me smile.  :)
Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 27 Feb 2008 8:53 pm
Reviewer: sunsethill (Signed) [Report This]
    You did a great job with Hedwig's perspective and the aspect of chosing to protect Harry. Were we supposed to figure out who Hedwig's first boy was?

    Author's Response:

    Thanks!

    "Were we supposed to figure out who Hedwig's first boy was?"

    No, I left it deliberately vague.  If the boy was a well-known character, it might have come across as too coincidental and contrived.  But if you like, it could be a very minor character.  A distant Weasley relative who died in the war, perhaps? 

Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 27 Feb 2008 8:21 pm
Reviewer: Mafalda (Anonymous) [Report This]
    That was awesome. Loved Hedwig's point of view, Snape's in character reactions and your writing style. Very well done.

    Author's Response: Thank you!  I'm glad you enjoyed the different elements.
Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 27 Feb 2008 7:04 pm
Reviewer: Theowyn (Signed) [Report This]
    Lovely, this was quite enchanting as told from Hedwig's pov. I like that the story is strictly between Hedwig and Snape with Harry as a silent catalyst who doesn't actually participate. That works very well and of course the last line was perfect.

    So, no evil eye for the delay to NSR. I'll just sit here, tapping my fingers and staring hopefully at my computer screen until the next chapter of that story arrives. ;)

    Author's Response: Ha.  You forgot to add, "No pressure."  *significant throat clearing*  Tap, tap, tap...

    "I like that the story is strictly between Hedwig and Snape with Harry as a silent catalyst"

    I was a little worried that there was too little Harry & Snape interaction, but it just worked this way.  And really, the story is about Harry, as seen through other eyes. 

Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 27 Feb 2008 6:24 pm
Reviewer: NotEvenHere (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I love that. It was completely beautiful. "Harry was his boy, too." I think I almost melted right there. I love that you wrote this from Hedwig's POV. It was absolutely perfect. I love Snape's characterization in this as well. And of course, Hedwig's. Really and truly, a wonderful piece. Thanks for sharing it.

    Author's Response: Aw, thanks!  I'm happy you enjoyed it.  I'm rather fond of that last line, myself.  :)
Title: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 27 Feb 2008 6:15 pm
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Yay! Great one-shot!!! I really enjoyed reading it through Hedwig's eyes. Great narration and great characaterization for Hedwig. I liked how everything was colored by an owl's perspective, especially comparing Dudley to an egg that his parents didn't realized hatched already! LOL! Thank you for sharing this story. :)

    You had a couple of typos:

    The felt the tip of a wand against her body, and the shivering abated. (She felt?)

    When the cloak was pulled away, she was amazed to find herself in front of the boxy next... (nest)

    He was pocketed the glasses (pocketing)

    He placed the boy on a bed conjured a perch for her. (and conjured)

    Author's Response:

    Ah, thanks.  This was pretty rough draft-y.  I prefer to take more time and do a re-write, but if I waited any longer, then it would be too late for the "winter" part of  Winter Fic Fest!  I'll go back and fix the typos. 

     

    Glad you liked it!  Describing the Dursleys through Hedwig's eyes was fun. 


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