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Title: Testing boundries 06 Jul 2023 4:17 pm
Reviewer: cavehack (Signed) [Report This]
    Yes, that was bound to happen. That didn’t take long at all.
Title: Testing boundries 09 Jan 2012 9:07 am
Reviewer: JAWorley (Signed) [Report This]
    I understand that you said CP was normal in the wizarding world, but that's a lot of corporal punishment, even for people to whom it is acceptable. Generally one or two spanks is enough. Even then, spankings on top of a lecture and a long time out is quite unnecessary. Aside from that Harry wasn't even given a warning. Good parenting practice is to at least give a child a warning to stop whatever it is they're doing first and then punish later if they continue the bad behavior they've been warned about. Harry is just taken by surprise after he's already been punished and then punished again, and severely. This may be Snape's personality, but I cannot ever see this as being proper parenting in the wizarding world. Other than the over-doing of the CP the story is good. It seems however that the entire story is based around and geared towards an overload of CP. Is that the point of this story?
Title: Testing boundries 09 Dec 2009 11:19 pm
Reviewer: MM (Anonymous) [Report This]
    really humiliating... GAAAHH soo humiliating, and so unfair.... totally unfair... I don't like this Snape :S
Title: Testing boundries 25 Jan 2009 1:58 pm
Reviewer: Marylou (Signed) [Report This]
    `Harry would have agreed to kiss Pansy Parkinson (or anyone else)` priceless! LOL
Title: Testing boundries 11 Aug 2008 12:59 am
Reviewer: Jamie (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Wow Snape is a very strict parent. But I guess he's a good one at that, he doesn't want to see Harry hurt. Keep up the good work and please update ASAP. :)
Title: Testing boundries 09 Aug 2008 5:27 pm
Reviewer: Angels Broken Shadow (Signed) [Report This]
    Wow, your writing just gets visibly better and better with each chapter. It's brilliant.

    I'm really loving this story!! I don't really have anything constructive to say, I just thought I should really get around to reviewing after being lazy for the last eight chapters.

    Oh, it's 'berk' not 'birk'.
Title: Testing boundries 09 Aug 2008 12:33 am
Reviewer: Mysterious Jedi (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Good chapter. Snape was strict, but not mean, regardless of what Harry may think.
Title: Testing boundries 08 Aug 2008 10:17 pm
Reviewer: Morgansnape87 (Signed) [Report This]
    really really good! Keep it up
Title: Testing boundries 08 Aug 2008 8:34 pm
Reviewer: Susan (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I agree with everything Icepick said, and I'd also like to comment on something Snape said from the last chapter:

    "Oh, and Potter? The next time you hurt yourself, or hide an injury from me, or try to get yourself killed, or disobey an order, you can go directly outside and find a suitable switch, is that understood?"

    This worries me because you mention self-harm as one of the warnings. Is Snape going to whip Harry if he tries to harm himself? Because that is no way to deal with someone who purposely injures themselves. If he does something foolish and gets hurt, then, yes, he does deserve to be punished. But if at some point in this story Harry begins to hurt himself for emotional reasons, punishment is not the way to deal with it. A person dealing with self-injury needs serious help, and it's definitely not something a spanking (or any type of punishment) will fix.

    I don't know if that's what you were planning, but I just wanted to share my opinion. I think this story has potential to be really good, and I'd love to see you take it in a great direction.

    Author's Response:

    Thank you for your comments.

    I understand your concerns completely and agree, that would be a rotten way to help someone overcome self injury.

    The question is: Will Snape see it that way?

Title: Testing boundries 08 Aug 2008 7:31 pm
Reviewer: Icepick (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Oh, it's not that I think Snape is unrealistic in how harsh he's being—as a matter of fact, I would imagine him to be a great deal more nasty if presented with the same situation in canon. Yikes, can you imagine? :o

    No, it's just that there are serious issues with how Snape is handling Harry, but this doesn't seem to be reflected yet in Harry's state of mind—other than a general state of unhappiness, which definitely would be the case. Of course, you may very well be planning to elaborate on that as the story goes on; I'm just giving you my impression of the direction as of now, and things seem to be progressively—though slowly, of course—getting better. And whether or not you think the methods themselves that Snape uses are appropriate or not, I think when you couple them with his apparent distaste for Harry, they are damaging. There is a vast difference in living with someone very strict, whom you know loves you, and someone very strict, whom you believe (if not know) greatly dislikes you. It is incredibly important psychologically for children to feel secure in their parents' (and/or guardians') love.

    Obviously, we're dealing with Snape here, so trust me, I'm not expecting any affection from him yet! :D All I'm saying is, if things continue on the route they're on, then realistically, something's got to give.

    Don't get me wrong—this is actually excellently written, and I do like it overall. I'm just trying to give you some constructive criticism. Keep writing!

    Author's Response:

    Thank you for your criticism.

     I agree, children need to feel loved. At the same time, we tend to relate to others the way we have been related to as children, and I think that goes double for parenting ( I have no children, but I do work in a daycare).

    It's obvious from cannon that Snape's family was very dysfunctional. It will take time for him to unlearn potentially harmful behaviors. He's a smart guy--I have faith :)

    "....something's got to give" (smiles knowingly) Couldn't agree more. Heh heh heh.


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