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Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 4:04 am
Reviewer: snarky Beth (Signed) [Report This]
    I'm all teary-eyed, so much sadness and then relief at the end... Poor Severus, all he wants is for someone he loves to stay with him for once!

    His memory of his mother and then the pleading to the hawk to stay with him really made my heart go out to him. So, I'm quite happy about the mush at the end actually :) The part with the house elf was cute too.

    I'm glad your beagle made it, my family lost ours about three years ago :( I loved that dog, she was so sweet and was around ever since I was a baby. But the arthritis in her hips finally became too much for her and we had to put her down.

    Now then, moving on from all this sorrow... Punishments for the Slytherin miscreants eh? They should have to help Hagrid take care of some of the more troublesome animals in his CoMC class. Yes, I see it now, Malfoy having to deal with the dreaded blast-ended screwts! *cackles in glee*

    Author's Response:

    Yeah, this was a difficult chapter to write, since it hit kind of close to home.

    Aww, I'm so sorry! My beagle is like my kid, and I dread the day when he is too sick or in pain that I can't help him anymore.  They are such lovable sweet dogs.

    Blast ended skrewts! Yes, Draco is sure to NOT enjoy that punishment.  Thanks for the ideas and hope you enjoy the next chapter.  I just posted it!

Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 3:53 am
Reviewer: hpfanficfan (Signed) [Report This]
    good stuff

    Author's Response: Thanks! Hope you like the rest!
Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 1:04 am
Reviewer: La Mariane (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Hello again! I'm amazed at how fast you write, but that's good for us readers ;)
    I liked Snape nursing the hawk during the night, it sounds like someone so intense would do.
    And , for the punishment, I'd make Draco and his friends help Hagrid with all his sickk creatures...

    Author's Response: Thanks and I'm glad you're enjoying this.  That's a good idea for a punishment!
Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 12:49 am
Reviewer: Wyrsa (Signed) [Report This]
    Chapter left me with very warm feeling. And I'm very glad for your happy experience!
    Maybe too many details in scene of Eileen's death, and Snape - to my taste, mind - got too sentimental, (though he simply might be tired). Ah, mushy but so right - that's what we all feel about our little faithful friends. I just fear to imagine Severus emotions, when he understands (or learns other way) that he've put such feelings in no other than Harry Potter.
    Thanks for sharing and good luck!

    Author's Response: Yes, he is tired, and can't help reflecting on what he ahs lost, it's always nerve wracking when an animal is sick.  And Severus is going to be shocked and embarrassed and horrified to learn who he saved and in a way who has saved him later on.
Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 12:37 am
Reviewer: DrSnape (Signed) [Report This]
    beautiful! I really like the way you made Snape so angry and Crabbe have a conscience here. I've never seen crabbe like that before and I like it. I loved how you showed why Snape is afraid to admit he loves anyone, the part with his mom dying was so sad. I also like the way you gave both persepctives Hawk-harry and Snape.

    Punishments--have them clean the whole owlery without magic and take away Hogsmeade and their parents should know what they've done too--stealing and hurting their Head's familiar is not funny.

    Author's Response: Thanks, I like that idea as well and am glad you're enjoying my story.  I wanted to give Severus a reason why he's so cautious and all, I'm glad it makes sense. 
Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 12:23 am
Reviewer: Aethyr (Signed) [Report This]
    Greetings, Snapegirl:

    You had once reviewed my work and asked that I review one of yours in return -- and here I am. Thus far, your reviews have been nothing but glowing; let me spare you the syrup and tender some criticisms. To wit:

    Your rendition of Snape seems to have slightly less control of his emotions than he ought. At this point in time, he should know better than to allow himself any psychological vulnerability; he gets so uncharacteristically attached to the bird in this chapter! I am inclined to think that he would have turned any injured animal, even one he identified with, over to Hagrid, childhood dreams be damned. He of all people would know better than to indulge in dreams, poor soul. I'm not 100% convinced by the premise. Show me that he considers Hagrid (no "Hagrid's too clumsy for hawks"; the later chapters shred that conception to bits). Show me his self-justification when he makes the most uncharacteristic decision to bring it home.

    On the subject of Hagrid, Snape caves much too easily to Hagrid's rationale regarding Harry. I understand that he and Hagrid have a sort of mentoring relationship; I should think that Hagrid would have tried for years to persuade him to come round. Why does he begin to give in now? I buy the premise that Harry's mental state has taken a sudden turn south, but not that it would necessarily trigger a revelation as Hagrid seems to believe. Snape would hate to admit he was wrong, for one. There should be more of a mental struggle, methinks, between what are essentially two competing worldviews.

    More of a practical concern: how does Draco manage to break into a storeroom keyed to Snape's own magical signature? Snape, after all, should have no problem protecting his space against a few schoolboys.

    I shall endeavor to think up some appropriate punishments.

    I hope this helps, and that I have not excessively ruffled your feathers. You are always welcome to leave me scathing reviews yourself.

    Pax vobiscum,
    Aethyr

    Author's Response:

    I appreciate your views, as they remind me to bring up a few things to clarify certain points. 

    First I'll take the debate with Hagrid over Harry--Severus isn't totally sold on Hagrid's theory yet.  He still has reservations over the kid, but the specter of possible suicide makes hims et them aside . . .for now.  As a former attempted, and a teacher, Severus cannot ignore Hagrid's insistence that Harry is depressed, he knows what went on in the graveyard and knows the pressures of the tournament, and he trusts Hagrid when he says something might not be right with the boy . . .after all the man saw that he was suicidal at that age too and nobody else did.  Hagrid's instincts are good, so Snape accepts the possibility that Harry is very depressed and maybe even suicidal, God help him if he ignored it and the kid died . . .that outcome actually happened when I was in middle school, one of my classmates killed himself, he was 14, and the teacher suspected something but never followed up and to this day has never forgiven herself.  It was a tragedy.    And as a former teacher, I know that teachers HAVE to take even suspected attempts seriously and follow up and mention them to counselers and principals, and I'm sure it's the same in Britain too.  So Sev isn't going to blow off  Hagrid.  But there will be plenty of arguments between the two concenring Harry as the story progresses and Harry remains among the missing.  Like I said, Severus still thinks Harry is a chronic troublemaker and lives to drive him insane. 

    Draco's entering the potions lab wasn't too unremarkable, though Severus normally locks the door, but he was in too much of a hurry and forgot.  And he figured no student would be dumb enough to test his wards and actually steal from him personally, especially one of his own House, so yes, he's regretting that too.  Sev's magical wards only extend to his quarters in regards to his signature, not the potions lab, since he holds class there. 

    Lastly with regards to Sev and the hawk bonding, I know Severus just throws caution to the wind here and allows his emotions to dictate his actions, and that's a deliberate action here.  Rationally he KNOWS it's not a good idea for him to adopt this injured animal, not while he has to serve Snake-Head, but he cannot help himself.  That's his weakness, everyone has one, even super controlled spies who pride themselves on their logical behavior like Snape.  He knows he should allow Hagrid to take care of the bird, that will be brought up next chapter, and yet he finds he cannot bring himself to do so.  The hawk gives him something he needs--companionship--and his saving its life creates a kind of bond between them that's terribly hard to just shrug off, when you've held a creature in your arms and fought for its life, it changes you forever.  Snape, at least in my opinion, is not as hard as he thinks he is, and though he won't admit it to anyone except Hagrid, he badly needs a friend, though he will be horrified when he finds out just who he befriended later on . . .very much so! Though eventually he will come to accept it. 

     

    Hope this answers your questions. 

Title: Vigil 27 Mar 2009 12:12 am
Reviewer: RhiannanT (Signed) [Report This]
    Hmm....Hang them upside down by their feet!! Punishment fits the crime, right?

    LOL I don't think even Snape would do that, though. Ummm....forced to help Hagrid with animal care for a month?? I dunno. I do think that Crabbe should come off better than the other two, though. He at least came back and tried to fix things.

    Author's Response:

    It does, but it IS a bit extreme, LOL! Voldy would do it, though!

    I agree about Crabbe, he at least showed compassion, which Snape does realize even though he's furious.  Thanks!

Title: Vigil 26 Mar 2009 10:44 pm
Reviewer: Elfwyn (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Fantastic story. I like this Hagrid and Snape so long as Severus doesn't turn into a brute when he finds out who the hawk is!

    As for the Slytherins, one would think that magical parents had a way to punish kids aside from spankings or time out, but not something physically harmful or permanent. Perhaps empathy spells or suppression of their magic for a time. Draco should lose this place on the quidditch team. Loss of Hogsmeade privileged too. After all this is not only stealing, but stealing from their Head of House and getting caught!

    Author's Response:

    Severus will be very shocked and angry at first but after what will happen as the story goes on, he won't be too horrible to harry once he calms down.

    I'd agree, they probably do, except I think the teachers aren't allowed to use magic to punish students, which is why they assign detentions without magic.  But losing privlieges is good and yes, they really screwed up big time! 

     

Title: Vigil 26 Mar 2009 9:52 pm
Reviewer: SageKiller (Signed) [Report This]
    Awesome chapter, I feel so sad for Snape! At least his hawk won't leave him like that...at least I hope not.

    I think the boys punishment should be meaningful, teach them a lesson. Maybe something that would deprive them of their privacy? Like having to sleep in the common room instead of their dorm, or something like that. And because it's Snape of course they have to scrub a bunch of cauldrons anyway haha

    Author's Response:

    I know, me too! He hardly ever catches a break, excpet now he will, until Harry changes back and then things will get . . .angsty.

    Good ideas for punishments and yes, there is always that good old standby. Thanks for reviewing.

Title: Vigil 26 Mar 2009 9:26 pm
Reviewer: CraftyMomChick (Signed) [Report This]
    once again, Snapegirl, you have written a wonderful story. The interaction between Snape and the hawk is so wonderful I keep wishing that he knew it was Harry. As for Draco and co. I think they should have to clean out the owlry and should the owls use them for target practice, all the better!

    Author's Response: ha, that's really funny1 And it could happen too! And one day Snape will discover the truth and perhaps change his mind about Harry.  Glad to see you're reviewing!

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