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Reviews For When the Boat Comes In
Author's Response: Thanks for the review: yes, I rather enjoyed writing Lucius' little speech: I think that Draco is enough to turn any parent's hair grey- one of his his ambitions is to appear as impressive as possible and, naturally, that leads to a certain amount of stress for those who would prefer that he remain in the land of the upright and breathing lol.
Draco's reasoning for having Gryffindor's sword was amusing as well. Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I just had to squeeze that quip in; hot-tempered, influential Lucius tends to win most of his battles with Albus, so I wanted to give the headmaster a chance to win a verbal duel lol!
Lucius' presence, brought my Hermione, was great. I'm sure his heart was in his mouth the entire time he blasted through the obstacles. Another picture I would love to see. Great chapter. I really enjoyed it. Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I think, though, Draco would prefer the glittery armour of a medieval knight rather than woad (unless, of course, he could wear lots of heavy celtic jewellery and be riding a chariot lead by two frothing unicorns lol ;) I had the feeling that quite a few people would enjoy picturing the scene of Lucius blasting his way through the third floor corridor; although Lucius is very refined, when Draco's concerned, he doesn't mind making a scene if it will keep his son safe, i.e. in the end of DH, Lucius and Narcissa run through the school sreaming for Draco. (Another image I have is of Professor Sprout walking back to the greenhouse with the charred remains of her Devil's Snare in a plant pot- and sending the passing Lucius a filthy look ^^.)
It's good that Quirrell survived and was able to bring Harry out of the gauntlet. I hope that his recovery will be a full one and that he will choose to return to Hogwarts. The idea that Dumbledore had for the combined course is a good one (and will get Binns to retire, already) and it was good of him to involve the children. Author's Response: Thanks for the review. Yes, I just had to give Draco Gryffindor's sword; you can just imagine his pleasure at seeing the huge, silver, bejewelled blade which practically sang 'Wield me, Prince Draco: I am the biggest, flashiest, most badass weapon anyone has ever seen. You'll look so cool with me in your hands..." Hook, line and sinker ;) Gryffindor and Slytherin are very similar; ambition and bravery, after all, go hand in hand as the more ambitious one is, the more likely it is that one will fail. Gryffs and Slyths are also very practical people, they prefer to do rather than just theorise. However, all Houses have students who are brave (Gryffindor), cunning and ambitious (Slytherin), hardworking and noble (Hufflepuff) and clever, (Ravenclaw), for example, in their business, Fred and George show ambition, intelligence and a great capacity for hardwork, in their pranks, they often reveal great cunning and they are inheriently noble. The Houses only differ in the way in which these traits manifest; a Slytherin may be incredibly brave but, unlike your stereotypical Gryff, they will plan using every ounce of their cunning, i.e. before his daring coup, Voldemort raised an army and killed off anyone who could pose a threat. And, yes, Lucius is quite Gryffindorish at times (especially in his roaring and stamping when he doesn't get his own way!) however, his choice of blasting curses was pure Slytherin; Obstacles + Child on other side + Imminent danger + Who cares who I wake up + Bad temper = blow everything up!
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I'm really glad you're enjoying it
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ Yes, poor old Dray: I have such a clear mental image of him sitting in the hospital bed, fuming Lucius beside him, looking completely horrified and muttering "But it's silver! Slytherin silver!"
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