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Reviews For Freakery
His refusal to go to Hogwarts, his horror at McGonagall's use of magic, and his pleading with the Sorting Hat to just let him get the hell out of there are fantastic! SO DIFFERENT from the usual Harry! You've done an incredible job of recreating Harry Potter as a character, while still keeping the rest of the JKR universe intact! On to chapter 3-- What will happen NEXT?!
Author's Response: Thanks for the review and sorry for being so slow to update. A new chapter is now up :)
Author's Response: Well yes you're right the physical abuse isn't a good idea when Harry's got difficulty controlling his magic which is why Vernon stopped.The way I saw it was that the bullying/violence comes naturally to Vernon when he's really mad. (And he is furious because they've literally been waiting for Harry to go and learn how to 'turn his magic off' for years.) To some degree Harry will just take it, he does think he deserves it after all but there comes a point when he can't hold back his panic... As for Harry's loyalty to the Dursleys - well the hat did say it was twisted and I'm thinking along the lines of Stockholm syndrome here (where a victim develops seemingly irrational behaviour towards someone who keeps them captive).
Author's Response: Yeah you're they're definately abusive to him - even in chp 1 Harry thought he'd probably be allowed to eat that time- nice! Their relationships are very twisted. Even where there is some genuine affection/caringness it's spoilt (Vernon pats him on the shoulder but he cringes away/ Vernon feels sorry for him leaving him at the station but gets violent when he comes back). They are all genuinely terrified of magic though with some justification, (this will be be developed in later chapters) they don't know how to deal with it. The terrible thing is that the Dursley's will have the potential to hurt Harry so much more seeing as he cares about them and respects what they think...
Author's Response: Thank you :) It's a bit random but I thought I'd give it a go...
Author's Response: Thanks! It will be a surprise for me as well as I haven't thought further than the next chapter or two lol |
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