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Title: Just Like A House Elf 12 Nov 2022 10:33 pm
Reviewer: cavehack (Signed) [Report This]
    This was such an enjoyable chapter, thank you!
Title: Just Like A House Elf 19 Feb 2019 6:22 pm
Reviewer: ARim (Signed) [Report This]
    Such a story, I love it, and re-read it often.
    Hm, trying to teach my family
    'Dragons Wild' today , but as I can't play Poker myself, the going is slow; we will succeed, but not quickly.
    Ah, the Washing Machine Museum, and also Amazon from usa, spell it
    :a 'Wringer' , not a ringer,
    One writes 'a dead ringer' which means 'an exact duplicate', a 19th Cent. horse-racing term.
    Perhaps a mistake?
    Silent movie heroines also 'wring' their hands.
    Please do keep writing these lovely stories.
    Deep enjoyment.
Title: Just Like A House Elf 03 Sep 2009 5:53 pm
Reviewer: N_Forest (Signed) [Report This]
    Harry's treatment at the Dursley's was horrible! I think that Draco was better off. He could try to help himself and he wasn't a house elf. What a nice surprise for Sev to give them! Once I get back to school I'm sure I'll want a two hour nap too.

    Author's Response: Yes, it was marginally better for Draco, but still pretty horrible. Harry at least has Sev now though. Me too, I want a two hour nap  every afternoon at work!
Title: Just Like A House Elf 20 Aug 2008 2:03 am
Reviewer: Mel (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Poor harry. I'm so glad nasty Vernon's dead. He deseves to be. Now maybe draco will understand where Harry's coming from. I loved it though, especially the nap part.

    Author's Response: Yes, and i'm glad he's gone too.  I really hated him.  And Harry had  hard life but now it'll get better.
Title: Just Like A House Elf 05 Jul 2008 4:52 pm
Reviewer: iluvchocs (Signed) [Report This]
    I loved Sev's surprise at the end, and I loved this line: 'Harry, that boy would complain to the Almighty on Judgement Day that it wasn't fair and He needed to give him another chance.' Great job :D

    Author's Response: Yeah, Severus knows his son Draco all too well, doesn't he? He knows both of his boys and it shows, especially at the end of this chapter, when he rewards them with the nap.  I have it on good authority with five teenage nephews and a niece that sleep is a teenager's number one priority, then comes eating, hanging out with friends, ect...LOL!
Title: Just Like A House Elf 03 Jul 2008 11:55 am
Reviewer: Sasulia (Signed) [Report This]
    Loved this chapter, and the last, sorry I didn't send that one a separate review. Only one thing bothers me a little bit. Why did you use shillings? They haven't been used in Britain for decades. That just confused me a little bit, but i still thought the chapters were amazing, with the boy's confessions and all. Loved the last little bit of the chapter especially.

    Author's Response: Thanks and it's okay if you don't review all the chapters.  And thanks for reminding me about the shilling thing, I had forgotten to correct it.  When I was writing this chapter, I had just finished reading a rather intense book about British soldiers during the American Revolution and I think part of my brain was still back there, sorry! I'm pleased you liked each one's little trip down memory lane, I felt it added more depth to their relationship, since my mother always said, you don't really know a person unless you walk a bit in their shoes.  And since they voulnteered the information, rather than it being overheard or told to them by Sev, it means more. 
Title: Just Like A House Elf 03 Jul 2008 3:12 am
Reviewer: dancingkatz (Signed) [Report This]
    Sev is a great Dad! Thi was the best chapter yet!

    Author's Response: Thanks, I think so too! He certainly tries not to be such a strict one, the way some writers portray him, only giving Harry punishments and no rewards.  I would think that as a teacher (this is coming from a former one) Snape would know by now the value of rewarding a child for good behavior as well as punishing him when he misbehaves.  A system of all punishment will eventually breed resentment and fear and the child quickly goes sour, since the only reward he's getting in to not be punished. Children need encouragement, even it's only a few words here and there, and especially Harry and Draco, who probably have rarely been praised by someone they admire.  Anyway, thrilled you liked this one!
Title: Just Like A House Elf 03 Jul 2008 2:35 am
Reviewer: blackmagicwoman (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Awesome1 You have a real flair for these characters and their voices and backgrounds. I feel like I'm in the same room with them! Update again soon, can't get enough of this!

    Author's Response: Thanks I really appreciate those comments. I try and imagine myself in the same room with them when I write, and I'm very astonished sometimes when I come back to myself and realize they aren't there. 
Title: Just Like A House Elf 03 Jul 2008 2:26 am
Reviewer: burns603 (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I loved this story! it's very well crafted and thought out, each chapter has a purpose and helps pull the story together as a whole. Now I can see the boys growing closer because of this shared knowledge and start acting like brothers!

    Author's Response: I'm glad to hear it and I hope you enjoy what's to come, since I've a few more surprises up my sleeve! 
Title: Just Like A House Elf 03 Jul 2008 1:48 am
Reviewer: Judy (Signed) [Report This]
    Aw that was great! Loved listening to harry, the poor kid, tell about his msierable life with the Dursleys and loved Sev's surprise. maybe now draco will start realizing how lucky he is to be there and appreciate his new family a bit more. Can't wait for the next one!

    Author's Response: Yes there's hope fro Draco yet and it helps Harry too to talk about his past. 

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