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Reviews For Alea Iacta Est
Author's Response: Yay, I was really hoping I got Molly right. In a way this chapter represents Sev's first stand as a parent and I'm happy he agreed to be written the way it turned out this chapter. Going into writing it, I thought he'd lose his temper, but he surprised even me. ;) Thanks!
"Harry had heard enough and Severus really didn't want his child to get upset over anything Molly might say" - this gave me the warmest little squiggly feeling, that little one you get in a really well written severitus just after he finds out Harry's is and starts saying and thinking it, and everytime he said something about 'his child' the squiggle got bigger, thanks for extra squiggles!!! and this - "I warn you his condition may shock you, but I must caution you against showing your shock to Harry" reminded me of when my grandma had cancer, she looked so different and I was told before I saw her the same thing word for word (although it didnt matter about not letting her see it, she was so great about it that we all felt like we could be honest in our reactions), but you wrote that really well too, especially Harry's apprehension and Molly's as well. It must be very strange for a wizard to hear about (or see) the effects of cancer, it's shocking enough when you've grown up knowing what it is. Sev's finally gonna get to that order meeting next, that'll be... uh... interesting. Probably a good thing sirius isnt around to make the situation ten times worse (imagine his reaction *shivers*) then again Dumbles is making things hard enough. I loved your last line too, I live fics that are like one big f*** you to wizarding society that expects a teenager to fight their war for them, and I cant imagine anyone being sneakier and more conniving than Sev to get Harry the freedom he should have had all along (it is a bit of a pitfall with the books isnt it, the fact that Harry's life has basically been decided by Trelawny of all people.) I continue to love the way you weave facts into this fic so full of imagination and fantasy like they belong there, it's so smooth to read and you're teaching me stuff I didnt know hehe (yes, I need a HP fic to teach me hospital terminology... I never said I was smart ^^) I really cant wait for more but I'll really try to breathe until you're able to update ^^ *drowns you in cookies* - muffins hurt less but you're in a cookie mood ^-^ (quite a good mood to be in actually... damn, we're out of cookies... hope if you gave in to the temptation to look you managed to find some ^^) and good luck with your busy thanksgiving working time... thing... man that came out horribly didnt it? But anyway, good luck - dont forget to smile lots and lots ^^ have fun x Author's Response: Wow, you have parts memorized? I don't think I even have parts memorized. lol. Yay for extra squiggles. I'm sure there'll be more to come. Word for word that's what you were told? That's awesome. Well, not about your grandma, but that I basically nailed in it a believable way. Grandmas can be crazy, at least one of mine is in a good way and I can totally see a grandma not caring about anyone else's reactions. Harry, though, well he's a teenager and at the stage where he's naturally self-conscious, but I think his upbringing made him more self-conscious than a lot of guys. About the meeting, Dumbledore will be enough, but remember there's a drunken Lupin that might cause some of his own fireworks. Of course, in his drunkenness they could be about anything. lol. Honestly, I didn't know i was going to end the chapter there, and then that line popped into my head, and it was like that's the end of the chapter. Sev will never let his teenage son fight Voldemort. I don't even think he'd let Harry fight him after he came of age. lol. Part of it is protectiveness, but I also think Sev knows he's done more than enough for the war, and with his son is where he's going to draw the line. I'm so glad it's smooth to read for you. Sometimes it's hard to balance the facts and not overload you with them, so I'm glad you aren't feeling overwhelmed by information. lol. And yay for learning. I love learning stuff when I read, so I guess I like to pass that on. Thanks! |
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