Facepalmed? What does that mean? I guess since I don't know what it means that I don't' get the scene dedicated to me, but interesting nevertheless. ;)
Author's Response: It's when you slap your palm across your face, cringe and think "Oh, no! Not again". Because the scene with Minerva and Severus turned out to be a pun on technology users, I guessed that whoever recognized the pattern, would recognize the word, too.
Sorry, forgot to give you frogs.
Author's Response: *melancholic* Author lives for the readers, not for frogs, really. Thank you.
Hmmm...I'm dying to see where Harry comes into this.
Interesting beginning.
You did very well! And English is not your first language. Nice beginning. I'm intrigued to know where this is going to lead.
I'm really enjoying this, but can you please use speech marks for when characters are talking? That's why they're called 'speech' marks. For use when speaking. It's really hard to read, and to know what's being said as part of the narrative or by a character.
Author's Response: Thank you for your comment. The thing is, there are different types of speech marks (I know, some are far less appropriate),and the use of em-dash to indicate direct speech is so automatic with me when I type, that I just gave up and fought for consistency of using instead..Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, and all that. Were I to know it bothers anyone that much, I would not have choosen that course of action.
Interesting so far.
But why are you using - - instead of " " for speech? It's hard to read.
Author's Response: Thank you for your review. To answer your question - because it's aesthetically pleasing and more familiar to me. To answer your implied request - yes, I will consider changing the practice.
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