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Title: Chapter 6: A Family's Suffering 05 Jun 2009 8:49 pm
Reviewer: graynavarre (Signed) [Report This]
    Time doesn't heal all wounds - it sometimes just makes them more bearable.

    If Ron is beening such an AS*& that everyone is staying away from, then he is acting true to form. He always was an AS&*.

    Thank the stars someone realized that Snape would have prepared for that snake bit. To not have something on him to take care of the injury would have been the act of an idiot - and Snape wasn't an idiot.

    looking forward to more.

    Author's Response:

    Yes, time really doesn't heal everything.  Albus' avoidance of the situation isn't really helping either though; I'm not even sure if he's really grieved his loss or not, since he puts forth so much effort to avoid his problem.  Poor guy.

    I'm glad you think my Ron is realistic.  I didn't think time would mature him in this way--he's still a total dick in certain situations and I think a lot of his friends are avoiding him because they can't put up with his attitude all the time.  

    The snake thing in J.K.'s book irritated me too.  I'm 100 percent certain that Snape isn't the first person Voldemort had Nagini attack and I'm sure that Snape would have been prepared for this possibility.  He's a smart guy and he's always known that he could be found out at any time--I think he'd be prepared for that eventuality!  Grr.

    Thanks for reading--I appreciate your support!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 6: A Family's Suffering 05 Jun 2009 6:42 pm
Reviewer: Pandora (Signed) [Report This]
    Aw, gotta love Snape to give to you straight. I've got those little tears tugging at the corner of my eye again. This is such a beautiful, heart-breaking story PG.

    I hope that Harry can move on with his life, and that he is forgiven. Hasn't he suffered enough guilt?

    Author's Response:

    I like to picture Snape as one of those old guys who just says whatever he likes because nobody's opinion really matters to him anymore (except he's really been like that his entire life, LOL).  I do feel bad that I'm making everyone sad with this--when I started writing it, I didn't realize it was going to be such a tragedy.  I'm glad you are still enjoying the piece though, despite all of the sad content.

    Harry has suffered enough guilt, but the only person who can make him let it go is himself.  While I won't tell you the outcome of the fic, I do think he'll take Snape's advice to heart, just like Albus has.

    Thanks for reading!  Your continuous excitement about this story is a big encouragement to me!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 6: A Family's Suffering 05 Jun 2009 6:09 pm
Reviewer: Attackfish (Signed) [Report This]
    Awwww! Poor Harry. Poor Snape; That's the saddest cut of all for him, losing control that way, and I don't think he likes it one bit.

    Author's Response:

    Hey, thanks for reading.  I do feel quite badly for Snape and his lack of control with his Legilimency powers.  I'm sure that is a big blow for him, though he certainly isn't going to talk to Harry about how upset he is over it.  It's all a part of getting old for him though.  Thanks again for supporting my writing!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 6: A Family's Suffering 05 Jun 2009 5:07 pm
Reviewer: cathyrf (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh, every chapter makes my cry. That's an enormous compliment, my dear, that your spin on the characters touch me so very deeply.

    I felt like Albus, sitting on that floor, listening in on the conversation. One of the things I was so very happy about is that Snape got to have a life post Hogwarts. Yay!

    The scene of Ginny's death was written so vividly that the horror of it was just palpable. I can now feel some real sympathy for Lily; I really hope they can bring their family together again.

    Thanks for the new chapter, P.G. It was SO worth the wait.

    Author's Response:

    Thanks for your wonderful compliments, Cathy.  You've made me feel very good about this story and I'm really glad you're enjoying it.

    I was actually a bit concerned at having so much dialogue here without descriptions of what was going on.  However, I really don't think Harry and Severus would have been as open if Albus was there with them.  Also, every Harry Potter fic needs a little eavesdropping!  It's one of those staples in J.K.'s writing that just keeps happening over and over.  I'm glad you liked that part.

    Ginny's death was rather depressing, but I'm glad you found some sympathy for Lily.  Like Albus, she just wants to forget it ever happened and having been there herself, I think she has every right to be horrified about what happened.  My lips are sealed about the fate of the family, but you'll definitely get some hints next chapter. 

    Thanks again for reading, Cathy; your comments have put a smile on my face.

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 6: A Family's Suffering 05 Jun 2009 5:01 pm
Reviewer: Kristeh (Signed) [Report This]
    Wonderful chapter! Severus actually gave Harry some good advice, though it is always a lot harder to do it. I'm still very sorry for Albus, too, but hopeful that perhaps things can work out after all.

    Looking forward to the next chapter!

    Author's Response:

    Thanks!  Severus' advice is a lot easier said than done, but I think it is doable and hopefully over time our boys will recover a bit.  Thanks again for reading!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 5: A Girlfriend's Suffering 04 Jun 2009 10:18 pm
Reviewer: tabbycat (Signed) [Report This]
    This is amazing. So heartbreaking too. I really hope Harry gets a chance to meet Snape.

    Author's Response:

    Hi, thanks for reading!  I'm glad you like it, despite all of the sorrow.  Harry will get a chance to meet Snape--next chapter, in fact, so stay tuned!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 5: A Girlfriend's Suffering 23 May 2009 1:09 am
Reviewer: Kodak717 (Signed) [Report This]
    Wow - this is a really good story. It's definitely piqued my curiosity. Looking forward to the next chapter.

    Author's Response:

    Thanks--I'm glad you enjoyed it and are curious about the next part!  I'll try and update soon!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 5: A Girlfriend's Suffering 20 May 2009 5:12 am
Reviewer: ImUpToNoGood (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh! My! This is fabulous!

    I love how the story slowly unfolds, how we are getting to know characters that were briefly mentioned in canon.

    Good Job!

    Adding to my favorites.

    Author's Response:

    Thanks for reading!  I'm glad you enjoyed it and appreciate my story's flow.  I always have to double check everything to make sure I haven't given too much away before it's time.  Stay tuned for more!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 5: A Girlfriend's Suffering 18 May 2009 3:24 pm
Reviewer: preposterous purple crocodile (Anonymous) [Report This]
    omg you wrote my challenge! I love it! Thank you so much! It made me all teary-eyed, - you wrote with such emotion and sensitivity.
    xoxo

    Author's Response:

    Hey!  I was hoping you'd see this!  I had two of my challenges answered in this fest and it's a great feeling!  I'm so glad you like it too; I was really hoping it would meet your expectations.  Thank you for the lovely compliments--I really appreciate them!  Do stay tuned for more; this is going to be seven chapters total, plus an epilogue.  I hope you like where it goes.  Thanks again for reading!

    -P.G. 

Title: Chapter 5: A Girlfriend's Suffering 18 May 2009 3:10 pm
Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) [Report This]
    Hmm...a mystery. Why can't Al be with her? Please don't tell me he's gay, and that he tried a relationship with her in an effort to deny his sexuality.

    Severus must have had plastic surgery to change his looks. Is that right? And why is Sev suffering so badly from the after-effects of Cruciatus? Who did this to him after Volde was dead. Or are his terrible tremors and pain due to the snakes venom, even after all these years.

    One question--because Lily is still alive, I take it she wasn't at home when the DEs attacked, and if that is the case, how does she know that Ginny fire-called Harry to come home?

    And also...as Severus survived, his body must have disappeared from the shrieking shack. How is it that no one even considered the possibility that he might be alive?

    How much longer are you planning on making the story? Have you any idea?

    I have really enjoyed it so far. There are a few mysteries to think on. It is all very sad though. *sigh*

    "Oh, yeah, just thought of another question--how did Ginny get on the Holhead Harpies Quidditch team if she wasn't very good? She was an excellent chaser at school.

    And also--why was HArry in the sink in the memory that Al saw? He was in his cot in canon.

    Lesley~

    Author's Response:

    Wow, these questions are great!  I can definitely clear the Al one up; Al is not gay.  That is not his reason for not wanting to be with Vivian, and that's all I'll say about that ;).

    All of your Severus questions will be answered in the next chapter.  I'm glad you brought up his body in the Shrieking Shack, because I hadn't thought about that issue.  I will now and I'll make sure it's addressed at some point in the story.

    There's a bit of a hint about Lily in this chapter, actually, though it might not be clear enough because no one has mentioned it to me yet.  If you don't catch it here though, I promise there will be an answer next chapter.

    As for story length, this is completely planned out and will be a total of seven chapters and an epilogue.  I think it could have easily became longer and would have been less angsty that way because I could have added more humor and a bit of 'filler' here and there.  I planned it out when I thought I'd be finishing it in a month for the fest and then it just didn't work out.  I'm not going to add in a bunch of extra scenes to bolster it though; I'm going to stick with the original plan so I can move onto other pending projects.

    Honestly, the Ginny thing really has nothing to do with the mystery.  That's just a personal preference of mine because I hate it when characters seem like they're really good at everything.  I didn't want her to be a star player.  I think even though she was great at Hogwarts, being at the professional level would be a bit tough for her and she might not be one of the star players.  Not to say that she isn't good, because she'd have to be to play professionally, but I just think that she isn't necessarily best known for her Quidditch skills.  

    The sink part is a bit confusing because Albus is seeing both his memory of the kitchen and Severus' memory of Harry's room.  The problem is that they've somehow combined into one vision and so Albus is seeing both of the bodies, as well his young father, but he's sort of appeared in the kitchen area of the vision.  It's almost like the rooms have combined and so he sees parts of the kitchen, but also parts of young Harry's room.  There's an explanation for this, next chapter.  I feel like I say that a lot, lol.

    Thank you once again for reading Lesley.  I think your observations are going to help me create a better chapter six.

    -P.G. 


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