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Reviews For Faith
Since you specifically ask, I think Snape removing Harry's glasses is a bit too deliberate a gesture. If he's hugging Harry, I think it has to be a more abrupt thing than that. Tears are messy. Getting your glasses smooshed against someone's body is only slightly more so. But I like it either way. :) Author's Response: Thank you, Claudia, for your criticism and your encouragement. I had not thought of that; I myself do not wear glasses, and I had thought that they would be rather conspicuous and rather more painful when digging into one's face. I will think on it. I would also like to express my appreciation for your username. I am a student of history, and a sometime student of Latin, and greatly enjoyed Robert Graves's take on such an oft-maligned character in Roman history. Pax, Aethyr
Author's Response: Thank you for your enthusiasm and your kind words. I can assure you that while I write in fits and spurts, I do intend to finish the stories I start. I am very glad to hear that you like the way I portray the Harry-Snape relationship. It was, in my opinion, one of the most interesting parts of the books, and unfortunately, one of the least broached. I thank you for your offer, with regard to beta editing, but I am not currently in need of a beta editor. Should the situation change, I shall be sure to let the community know, perhaps on my userpage, that I have need of one. Pax, Aethyr
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Author's Response: I am sorry if this chapter, in particular, was a bit short. I've been posting each scene as its own chapter, and some of them are rather brief. Thanks for reviewing!
I mean - Snape might have done something bad in past, but reminding it this way is as if he didn¨t atone himself through the years or like saying "i still think you are still the same bad guy, Snape!" Just my opinion. I like your fanfic, don¨t think I do not. Writer must write sad, violent or cruel things too, if needed for the story - I understand that. Mila Author's Response: I don't think that Dumbledore is unnecessarily cruel; I think he recognizes that Snape would appreciate being treated as an eminently rational man (he prides himself, after all, on his ability to separate emotion from judgment), as opposed to being coddled. Consider how Snape treats everyone else -- "if you can dish it, you can take it", eh? Dumbledore isn't reminding Snape of his debts (or for that matter, thinking Snape is "still the same bad guy" -- if he did, he would hardly be trusting Snape to the degree that he does) so much as reminding him of his role in this war. Their difference of opinion is not so much one of emotion or guilt (for all that emotion is involved) but of strategy: Dumbledore believes in this plan he has concocted, and believes in Harry, whereas Snape doubts Harry (and Dumbledore is sacrificing himself to give Harry the opportunity to kill Voldemort), and does not believe that his own position is worth that of the ostensible general of the Light. I understand that this discussion is separate from your evaluation of my fiction. Don't worry; I am rather difficult to offend. Thank you for reviewing (again)! ~Aethyr
Author's Response: I'm not a fan of the "for the greater good" mentality either, but I can sympathize with Dumbledore, in some respects. He is confronted daily with some of the most difficult decisions in the entire Wizarding world; one mistake on his part could mean the deaths of thousands of innocents. For all that he loves certain people (like Harry, for instance, as we see at the end of book five), he has to harden his heart against his desire to spare them at the expense of the rest of the world, because as a general and a leader, he cannot show such favoritism. He assumes, I think, that everyone should be as willing to make sacrifices as he is himself, and so he believes that his choices will someday be understood, if not forgiven. I don't think he doesn't care about Snape, far from it; Dumbledore cares for him a great deal, but realizes that Snape is the only person who can win them the war. He is willing to ask much of Snape, because he demands as much, or perhaps more, of himself. Thank you for reviewing!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad I got the characterization right; their relationship, to me, is one of the most interesting parts of the books! |
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