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Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 9:28 am
Reviewer: mithrilandtj (Signed) [Report This]
    Poor Harry.
    I hope he starts comng out of his shell soon.
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 7:14 am
Reviewer: Pippin (Anonymous) [Report This]
    If you are not going to use a beta, you could at least use spell check.

    This is an interesting premise--there have been documentaries of this type of incident in recent years.

    Author's Response: I'll have the spelling thing taken care of soon
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 6:43 am
Reviewer: b_e_skrewt (Signed) [Report This]
    wow, what a plot bunny! poor kid... this kind of case is very rare and often there's no going back. however, that's among muggles of course! i'm quite interested to see where you'll take this fiction.

    Author's Response: I know, I've actually read the case studies... and I'm not following them to a T. There's been a couple of cases where the child has gotten past it, anyway, and most of the time they're discovered older than Harry is now... At least, that's what I'm using for an excuse so I can develop it a little more. But, anyway, I'm glad you like it and I will try to update ASAP though I have one other story going right now...
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 5:07 am
Reviewer: Harriverse (Anonymous) [Report This]
    This reminds me of another story along these lines. They abandoned their story which I've reread three times hoping they would continue it. Let's hope you have better luck. I guess it's better to think that Dumbledore planned for Snape to take over Harry's care than to think he is really that callous....but then again, look at what his prior actions have wrought. Why didn't they clean Harry before waking him??? I can't imagine Madame Pomfrey letting him stay as dirty as when she got him. I'm assuming nothing was done because of your use of "grubby" to describe his hands and the description of his clothes. Doesn't sound like her at all, or any health care professional.

    Author's Response: Yeah, was that like Wild Child or something like that? I can't remember the title of it. I actually wrote these three chapters last school year after reading that cuz I wanted it finished and I was like "I'll do it myself since they abandoned it" and then I decided that I couldn't start a new fanfic until I finished my old one... but my mind kept wanting to do this one in addition, so I dug it up the other day and fine proofed it. If you can tell me what the other one is called I'd love to give them credit; I would have already but I couldn't find it again. As for the other, I hadn't really thought of it too far ahead of time, but I'm gonna go with the fact that she cast a scourgify over him and it woke him up, so he's like partly clean but scourgify's aren't really thorough... if that makes sense. or i'll come up w/ something better, who knows? I just got off work and am kind of typing this on the fly. But yeah, if I keep getting reviews then I'll definitely continue w/ this one. My updates aren't fast, typically.. kind of sparadic, actually. Sometimes I get three chaps up at once, other times a month will go by w/ nothing. sorry about that. but yeah, stick with me and it will get done. and if you can find the other author tell me who it is.
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 3:30 am
Reviewer: graynavarre (Signed) [Report This]
    I just started this and it seems very interesting. Two things
    Dudley, in this story, is better behaved and a nicer child. Since he didn't have the example of his parents to taint him, he seems to be a better person. That being said, the kind thing to do would be to get him away from his horrible parents. Maybe Severus could take him in also and both he and Harry could be the lost boys.

    Next, the third chapter had a lot of spelling errors in it. You might want to proof read it a bit more.

    Author's Response: The spelling errors thing was probably because I was rushing it. I wrote those chapters out on notebook paper like 6 months ago, decided I didn't have enough time to continue it then.... and then couldn't stop thinking about how much I wanted to finish it. So I typed it all up today before work, but I was running out of time near the end and I just kind of posted it so I wouldn't have to go back to the notebook. In the future I'll endeavor to be more conscientious- spelling errors actually bug me when I'm reading them. I'm not usually that bad about it. As for Dudley, I'm not going to have Snape take him in only because I already have a story along those lines - Burnt Out- and I wanted to do one w/ just Harry... But I will try and find a suitable environment for him so he isn't w/ the Dursleys any longer... Or I'll have him rise above their influence. My parents are kind of similar to his and I like to think I'm not the same oaf as my siblings, so it's possible. Either way, Dudley won't go bad in this story. I like a more depth filled Dudley. Thanks for the review and keep reviewing. I'm using you readers as my beta for this story and seeing if it takes me anywhere good... And if I get a chance any time soon I'll edit chapter three.
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 2:12 am
Reviewer: iluvchocs (Signed) [Report This]
    This story's really interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing what'll happen next.

    Author's Response: thanks! glad you liked it.
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 12:42 am
Reviewer: crazychick84 (Signed) [Report This]
    im really interested in this storyline, its one i havent read before and i think it could be a really good one, keep up the good work!

    Author's Response: thanks! glad you liked it
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 12:29 am
Reviewer: Angels Broken Shadow (Signed) [Report This]
    Wow. I'm really loving this. Words cannot describe, seriously. I loved the bit with Harry doing the same grimace as Snape after taking the potion. That was just too cute for words. Ah. *Is happy*

    However, I did notice several mistakes, typos mainly. Also, at points Snape's language got quite OOC. I think maybe you should get a beta reader, just to look it over for things like this. I'd be happy to offer my services (I literally have nothing else to do, so things would get back to you very speedily)

    Oh! Just remembered, I really liked the idea of Harry reacting to the word "bad", even when he was being praised. I thought that was very clever, not to mention extremely realistic. All in all, you've got the makings of one hell of a good story here, and I can't wait for the next chapter!

    Author's Response:

    You would beta for me? That'd be great. I have a beta for my other story but I feel bad signing any one beta up for two stories at once because my characters are very different in my stories and in general it's different... Plus I like to have different kinds of feedback, if you know what I mean. Different betas kind of have different beta-ing personalities. I think that helps me grow as a writer. I was thinking about doing this one w/out a beta just so I could get it in quick, but I have gotten a couple of hints about typos and the sort, and I like to have some feedback on the material before I submit it. Plus it's nice to have an actual conversation about where I'm going with it. If you're still interested shoot me an email at writersblock @ rocketmail . com (nix the spaces, of course).

     

    As for the rest of your review, I'm glad you liked the plot line, and yeah, I think Harry's a cutie, too. I liked the idea of him reacting to the word because it showed that he had at least a basic understanding of words having a meaning to them, which means that he's more developed than a lot of case studies in his situation (yes, I actually studied this first... I'm obviously  not going to follow the case studies to a T, but as my english teacher said "If you know the rules, then you have an intent when you break them") lol. plus I thought it was kind of cute. Thanks for the review!

Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 12:22 am
Reviewer: Nightshade (Signed) [Report This]
    GREAT work so far! I'm looking forward to the next chapter.

    Author's Response: thanks! i'm glad you liked it.
Title: Chapter 3 16 Aug 2008 12:19 am
Reviewer: Karen (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Good start :)

    Author's Response: Thanks

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