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Title: Ever Onwards 16 May 2010 7:26 am
Reviewer: love_it (Signed) [Report This]
    Lovely chapter! Your changes to the House Cup ceremony were creative and cute.

    Author's Response: Thank you. I thought that Severus really would strangle Dumbledore if he made it 50 points and, because Harry, Ron and Hermione hadn't lost all those points for being out after curfew/ irritating Severus, the differential between Gryffindor and Slytherin was narrow enough to allow it.
Title: Ever Onwards 16 May 2010 4:42 am
Reviewer: B00kw0rm92 (Signed) [Report This]
    Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! Cute, cute, cute! Can't wait for the next chapter!

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I'm really glad you enjoyed it ^^
Title: Ever Onwards 16 May 2010 2:50 am
Reviewer: silverstargirl (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh Dumbledore! You really shouldn't have done that. Giving points for idiotically heroic behavior is never a good thing, as it will encourage repeats of said behavior, even if the amounts are small.

    I'm glad that Harry finally bolstered his courage enough to go down and see Hissy. I know that the events of that night scared him, but she was only trying to save him and didn't deserve his avoidance. I hope that he has lost that fear now that he has once again visited her. The story she gave about the weapons was fascinating and brought a definite human element to the incredible legends surrounding Slytherin and Gryffindor, which I feel is a good thing.

    And now the first school year is over and what a ride it was! I hope that their summer will be full of good times and no danger.

    Author's Response:

    Thanks for the review. Yes, Dumbledore is incorrigible (and rather crafty- he is raising Harry to be the savour of the Wizarding World) but the children were overjoyed by their points and, besides, I couldn't have Dumbledore abstaining- it just wouldn't be in character lol! I'm glad you enjoyed Harry's meeting with Hissy and the story of the blades; I've always wondered why Slytherin's locket was gold and Gryffindor's sword was silver when, in fact, they were each other's colours and my two theories were 1. the sword/locket were gifts to each other or, 2. they swapped metals for their Hogwarts crests. I can imagine tanned, muscular Gryffindor feeling a bit of a twit with his shiny, white-gold jewellery and slender, pale Slytherin cringing at the 'bling' factor of yellow gold: they'd both suit each other's metals so much better lol!

Title: Ever Onwards 16 May 2010 2:27 am
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed) [Report This]
    I just realised that I haven't commented on your portrayal of Blaise. I really like his little non-sequitors and aloofness. He seems like the person in cannon, but also well-developed.

    thanks for the update.

    Author's Response: Thanks for the review. I'm glad you like my portrayal of Blaise; the canon character is a real gift to any fanfic writer as 1. we only see him in book 6 and, secondly, we're only given snippets of information, both of which grant a writer a great deal of scope for developing his personality because, of course, what he is at 15/16 isn't what he was as an impressionable 11 year old. Blaise is one of my favorite characters to write: he's inspired a little by Oscar Wilde, who was a very kind man with a dry, cutting wit.
Title: Ever Onwards 16 May 2010 1:44 am
Reviewer: Stefunny2010 (Signed) [Report This]
    Aw:) I loved the end of this year. Though the whole thing with Hermione is very sad, I think that the way this chapter was written, it gave a sense of hope. Great job!

    Author's Response: Thanks for the review. Yes, I know the situation with Hermione was upsetting and I really was in two minds whether to plot the fic that way. However, it was necessary for the next story in the series. I'm glad this chapter raised the tone a little; I didn't want to end the story on a sad note.
Title: Ever Onwards 15 May 2010 10:37 pm
Reviewer: DazzlingD (Signed) [Report This]
    really enjoyed the chapter.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^
Title: Ever Onwards 15 May 2010 10:35 pm
Reviewer: Kristeh (Signed) [Report This]
    Great way for the year to end! I think the reasoning, with Dumbledore only giving 5 points, is sound and I like how Harry went to see Hissy again. It sounds like an interesting summer lies ahead.

    Looking forward to the next chapter!

    Author's Response: Thanks for the review ^^. Yes, Harry's next summer should be very interesting indeed ^^. 
Title: Ever Onwards 15 May 2010 10:19 pm
Reviewer: omega13a (Signed) [Report This]
    Good chapter. Now I'm not sure if I'm getting your story mixed up with other stories I'm fallowing but I don't think Sirius has made an appearance. I like to see Sirius's reaction to Harry being in Slytherin and being adopted by Severus. Just don't make Sirius be like he is in some other stories were he gets out of hand and ruins any chance of having any kind of positive relationship with Harry by making Harry and Severus's lives miserable for years...

    Author's Response: Thanks for the review. I'm actually ending this story where J. K. Rowling ended her first book- I'm just working on the final chapter- and, therefore, Sirius isn't going to appear until the next in the series. The reason for this is simple; after Azkaban, Sirius needs serious medical attention before he even enters counselling and, naturally, the Healers (and Dumbledore) don't want him to jeapodise his relationship with Harry: if Sirius contacts Harry before he's mentally fit, he'll more-likely-than-not say or do something foolish, which will engender mistrust and bad feelings. (In the canon, Sirius is rather disturbed when we're introduced to him and, later on in the books, often seems a little immature, volatile and often appears to consider Harry a mini-James.) Because I don't want to go down the path you've mentioned, I decided to delay Sirius' entry until the next fic.

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