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Reviews For Lily's Charm: The Gift
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm so glad you liked it and thanks for the review. :o)
Overall, the scene was vivid and emotional--one of my favorite flashbacks, I think. Oh, and this line gave me chills: "Severus’ hands gripped at his shirt, clutching the fabric spasmodically in his fingers. Fingers covered in someone else’s sticky blood." *shivers again* I also adored the scene with Harry telling his father about his treatment at the Dursleys but not getting into too much detail. It just doesn't make very much sense that Vernon would beat or abuse Harry, because he was afraid of him and his magic. He might threaten (and you pointed that out) but he wouldn't go through with it. I had to laugh a bit when Harry mentioned the damage to the parlor resulting from the single time Vernon hit him. A bit of morbid humor, I guess...lol. And, oh! Severus' mother! I never though of her being anything but deceased, and I just melted at Harry's 'I'm sorry' and his explanation that even though Eileen wasn't a *good* mother, she was still Severus' mother. So true. Made me tear up a bit, actually. The autograph scene was brilliant, and I'm so happy that Harry held strong and signed his name Snape. And the girl accepted it! Yay! Hermione's protectivness of Harry really stood out to me in this chapter and just made me feel warm...and proud... for some reason. There's just something motherly about her, and that's what separates her from Ginny. H/Hr ships just bug me for that very reason... One of my favorite descriptions was of the shadows flickering on the walls. I could so picture that and at that point, this chapter swallowed me. Good thing it's only 7:30 in the morning and no one is up to bother me or I may have growled at them. LOL. A fabulous chapter, as always. Your writing style draws me in without overwhelming me with action. And not a lot of people can do that. Amazing, Tabitha. :) I didn't write 1000 words last night, btw... I'm a failure. *facepalms* Author's Response: Oh, Jade...you're not a failure. Blame those muses. I do. :oP Oh, your Sirius definitely inspired me. I hope I did him justice. It is very difficult and completely wrong of James to expect Sirius to come around with really no motivation. After all, Sirius has never seen the real Severus. James is at a loss though. He cares about Severus and wouldn't it be lovely if they could all just get along? So sad, really, the entire situation. I'm going to be writing another flashback starting from when Sev returns home from that incident so you'll get to hear more about those bloodied fingers that you liked so much. LOL Yeah, I don't see Vernon being able to be too vicious, just by that one incident with his aunt. I think Vernon hitting him once would be enough for Harry to explode magic-wise. And done't worry, i love morbid humor. Oh, Eileen is very much alive and hexed well by Severus (back in chapter 11 of LC, he cursed her to eternally feel all of his own pain) I'm glad you liked that bit about Harry still not wanting the Dursley's or Eileen to be ill even if they are horrible. Harry's just good that way, I think. A bit too much forgiveness. LOL Poor Harry with the autograph. I don't thin that's the end of the pretty girls looking for his attention. Hermione is mother hen-ish and I think that's why she works well with Ron. Harry is too strong a personality for that to work well, I think. The Chapter That Swallowed Jade... Sorry, that was just funny. I'm glad you liked it so much though! Thanks for the compliments, and again for letting me explore Sirius with your inspiration. He'll be back. *waggles eyebrows* Now, get to work! I'm waiting for those 1000 words, missy. *Snape eyebrow*
And what a wondeful job you did too. I loved the start set in the past. It was lovely seeing just how close a friend--I would say almost a brother and as close as Sirius--James has become to Sev. I know Sev was acting for all those present and that he would not be as free and easy with his emotions as James is, but it is obvious that there is a vlose connection there. But poor Siri. He is sooo very jealous. James is quite right that he has not grown up. His horrible family really are responsible for Siri's own prejudices. He was even bitter towards the peacemaker, Remy. It was lovely that Harry could enjoy this particular moment in the spot light--being whispered about and pointed at for all the right reasons this time. Poor Sev, being overloaded with those feelings of pleasure. Even Remy was surprised. I'm glad Ginny was keeping a gimlet eye on the blonde Hufflepuff...she'll have to keep a close eye on her man for a while I imagine. Some of the more forward young witches may wait in ambush for their very cute hero. I wonder what Sev has done that he can say with such assurance that that Skeeter woman will not be writing any more articles. And Scrimgoeur was just as nauseating as I thought he would be. Sanctimonious so and so. Yay for HArry, sticking to his guns like that. Why was the house in Lily's name and left to HArry? Did Sev and Lily decide to do that when they bought the property. Or was GH James? I can't remember. But I can see Scrimgoeur pulling a shifty as far as Harry's name goes. Will he have banners made up with 'Harry Potter, our Hero' or some such thing written on them. And I wish Harry had insisted that all the Weasleys, Hermione, Remus and Tonks be invited, and that Ginny sit at the head table with him and Sev. Maybe he will while making the arrangements with Percy. Surely the guest of honour can have some say as to the guest list. Once again Tabitha, thank you for your wonderful effort. I know it has been far from easy but if this is what you can produce when the chips are down--and the chips are down for all of us at some time or other--then this definitely makes you an awesome writer. Thank you, ~Lesley~ Author's Response: Thanks again, Lesley. You were a good cheering squad. LOL :oD Glad you enjoyed the flashback. Well, Severus did say once that James had become like a brother to him. And he definitely means just as much to him as Sirius does at this point, but oh poor Sirius is right! The guy (as well as Remus) is totally left out in the cold and the dark. Sirius has a lot of issues, curtesy of his family, it's true. We shall see those crop up again, I'm afraid. *snif* Harry did enjoy the spotlight, didn't he? Well, there's many more spotlight moments coming up, so we'll see how our Harry does. LOL Poor Ginny I think Harry is in for lots of girls vying for his attention. I'm not too sure Harry gets what the blonde and her friends were aiming for, but hopefully it won't take too long for hiim to figure it out. Hmmm... They had to have it in Lily's name as it wouldn't look right to have it in both names as they were hiding their marriage and so when she died, it got passed to Harry legally. I'm glad you enjoyed Harry sticking up for Dad. He's very protective, that boy. Isn't it lovely how it goes both ways? :oP 'pulling a shifty'....I love the way you talk. Much more fun than American English. You'll have to wait and see about Scrimgeour but one thing's for sure...he better not cross Severus Snape. Don't worry, I didn't want to bore you with all the details, but rest assured, Harry's crowd will be there. Harry wouldnt' have it any other way! Thanks for the review, Lesley and thanks so much for being my ear those couple nights. I needed it. :o) |
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