Wow, reading about Severus patching up Boreal with stitches reminded me of watching my lab director finish a surgery on a frog. I'm a little needle phobic, and probably came closer to passing out than I'd like to admit, but when he was done, I told him (quite honestly) that I wished he'd been the one stitching me up after I had a mole removed. (I currently have a roughly 3cm by 1 cm scar on the back of my leg from that mess-up.) I really like your writing. I think you've done excellently, and I'm glad to catch up. Keep up the great work!
Author's Response: Oh Lord, that sounds terrible! It's amazing how many dermatologists can't sew a straight stitch to save their lives. My sister is an OBGYN and she has the neatest stitches, I saw her stitch up her two-year-old when he fell and cut open the back of his head at home one day. She had a suture kit in her MD bag and some local anasthetic too and she sewed him right on her kitchen counter. I watched, but I was terrified and don't know how she managed to remain so calm. Guess that's why she's the MD and I'm the writer. Now that I think about it, my biology professor could stitch up the animal cadavers we dissected really well too. Thanks, I try and incorporate some of my real life experiences into my writing where appropriate, and am glad you appreciate it.
All right, the pegasus is alive! I love his name too! Harry's punishment was fair and I felt so bad for him when he thought Severus was going to whip him like Marge. I'm glad Sev reassured him and the end was just wonderful!
Author's Response: Yes I could never kill off Boreal. And the chapter end was one of my more sweet moments, that came of nowhere, it wasn't planned.
I liked this chapter!
I think the punishment was fair...
I can't wait for the next chapter!
Author's Response: Thanks and I've posted some chapters of this on FF.net too! I wanted to have some kind of resolution for Harry and Sev regarding the whole CP issue, and that's what this chapter was aiming for, along with saving Boreal, of course!
| Title: Saving Boreal
| 22 Sep 2008 2:45 pm
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| Reviewer: Judy (Signed)
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Kudos to Snape for saving Boreal! I really like him, he's an interesting character. Hope to see lots more of him. Harry was lucky Severus forgave him and the punishment is good.
Author's Response: Thanks and you will!
| Title: Saving Boreal
| 22 Sep 2008 2:43 pm
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| Reviewer: blackmagicwoman (Anonymous)
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Poor Boreal! I'm glad he escaped from his cruel master. I like Sev's punishment for the guy. And his punishment for Harry was good too, now maybe he'll learn better. Great story!
Author's Response: Thanks and I'd love to get a few of those animal abusers in a hole with some fire ants, grrr!
| Title: Saving Boreal
| 22 Sep 2008 2:41 pm
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| Reviewer: burns603 (Anonymous)
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Hooray, the horse made it! I love him! It sucks that Harry can't change into Whisper, but I guess it was fair too. Much better than Snape beating him, right? Update soon!
Author's Response: Yeah, I'd say so!
| Title: Saving Boreal
| 22 Sep 2008 2:39 pm
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| Reviewer: Mel (Anonymous)
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yay the pegasus lives!
harry was punished fairly, I'm glad Sev didn't beat him, he'd been through enough. That was sweet how they fell asleep together.
Author's Response: Yes, Boreal will become quite important to harry very soon. I liked that last part too!
Oh Sev was very fair, a spanking can be a very effective punishment for a naughty child but as Eileen said it is not the only punishment there are alternatives. Sev is very uncomfortable with this type of punishment because of his and Harry's past so he does not have to use it, for another child (like Ron) it may be the best method but it is not for Harry – he was already starting to unconsciously compare Sev with Aunt Marge. I think a week without Whisper is a very good punishment. Harry knows what he did was naughty and that he deserves some punishment but he wasn't bad he was a child who was having fun and didn't think, ALL children do that and it is the responsibility of a good parent to guide them which is what Sev did. The scare of almost losing Sev should make Harry think a little more about the danger around him...but he is just a child and he deserves some childish moments. I think that Harry in the back of his mind believes that eventually he is going to screw up so bad that Sev is going to leave him or that Sev will think of him as a Freak, Harry has to be reassured and reminded that Sev is his angel. What is a parent but an earthly angel.
Author's Response: Exactly right, and Sev realizes that the child needs a lot of reassurance, even if he won't admit to it. Harry isn't used to being around people who care about his wellbeing and he's not used to thinking that how he feels or what he does matters to anyone. it's all very new to him and it will take him awhile, the whole summer, perhaps, to get used to it. Thanks for the lovely review!
| Title: Saving Boreal
| 22 Sep 2008 1:42 am
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| Reviewer: projectjay (Anonymous)
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very cute I like boreal I think her and harry will get along great.
Author's Response: Great! Boreal is a he, by the way, a pegasus stallion.
great chapter, glad severus worked his magic on boreal and should make a full recovery.
the punishment for harry was fair and harry should learn from it
Author's Response: Harry will be very involved in Boreal's recovery and will indeed learn his lesson, this time.
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