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Reviews For When the Boat Comes In
great chapter!
Author's Response: No offence taken; the multiple L's are supposed to mimic the Welsh accent- Rhiannon is a Welsh name, after all! (Terry Pratchett uses this to great effect in Soul Music and, besides I thought the soft musicality of her accent would form a nice contrast to Flint's rougher accent)
Author's Response: Thanks ^^
Harry might not like it, he would not have a choice. Yet, he would not be lied to. I am partially glad that you made Pomfrey lie. she is usually too perfect in stories. I think your-her small indiscretion is a nice touch. Not right, but nice. Author's Response: Yes, that's a perfectly valid arguement. Poppy is in a tricky ethical quandary and, of course, this means that people's views will vary as to the 'right' choice. Of course Poppy isn't perfect, none of the characters are in either the cannon or this fic. However, as you suggest, it's far more realistic if the characters have flaws and make mistakes.
Author's Response: Yes, I know. However, sometimes one simply has to choose the lesser of two evils; Madam Pomfrey could either a. told Harry the truth and risk him refusing medical examination or told him a little half-truth. If she chose option a. Harry would probably have refused, which would have meant either allowing his abuse at the Dursleys to continue or having Harry forced to undergo medical examination. (One could argue that Madam Pomfrey could have tried to reason with Harry but, considering his history- as indicated by his terror of having his injuries discovered- it was almost certain that Harry couldn't have believed that he would be removed from his Aunt until it actually happened.) This decision was, as I have suggested in a later chapter, a very difficult choice for Madam Pomfrey but, ultimately, she had to do what she thought would cause least harm to her patient in the long run. A little deception or standing back and allowing a child to be abused for another seven years: which would you choose?
Author's Response: I've always wondered how Snape could think that Harry was a pampered prince whilst knowing that he lives with Petunia, who, even as a child, was quite obviously petty, spiteful and highly prejudiced against witches and wizards. It also seems highly incongruous that a spy should be so blinded by anger as to not notice the signs of neglect/abuse which Harry must show at the start of each year: of course, Snape's flawed but he's also very effective at gathering information and, if bias really did blind him to the words/behaviour/apperance of others, he would miss a lot of important clues. (i.e. if Bella zaps something furry and cute, is she just being Bella or is she angry about something? If Snape dismissed it as 'just being Bella' when, in fact, she's peeved because her secret mission is going badly, Snape might not pick up that there is a secret mission afoot.) Abused childern tend to be good at hiding the fact that they are abused but, if Snape cannot suss out a child, he's got little chance of discerning the motivations and secrets of characters like Bellatrix, let alone Voldemort. Therefore, I think it's more likely than not that Snape would start noticing the signs of abuse almost immediately.
BTW: Is there a reason that Rhiannon's speech has multiple 'L's? (“Now, I expect you’lll be wanting your suppers” finished Rhiannon “Meallls at Hogwarts tend to be chilld-friendlly: lllots of chips and sweet things...) Author's Response: It's an attempt at implying a Welsh accent without dramatically changing the spelling: I saw this idea used to good effect in Terry Pratchett's 'Soul Music' and nicked it ^^
Author's Response: Thanks for the review. This quill is writing Petunia's death warrant ;) |
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