Very Nice I loved this!
Author's Response: Thanks ^^
thank you for the update, i had completely forgotten this story and i love it
Author's Response: Thanks for the review ^^ I'm glad you're enjoying it :)
awesome chap. can't wait for more.
Author's Response: Thank you ^^ I was worried that it was a bit too short; as I said, I had to split the chapter because it was ballooning (if you excuse the pun) and I was worried that it wasn't enough after the hiatus. I'm glad you enjoyed it nevertheless
| Title: Birthday Surprises, Part 1.
| 26 Jan 2011 3:45 pm
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| Reviewer: p_stotts (Signed)
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Very nice chapter. I like how Harry and Severus are slowing warming to each other. I'd forgotten how much I like this story. I take it that eventually, Harry will have to face Dumbledore, whose agenda doesn't really make sense. Is he, instead of Tom, angling for world domination? Ir dies he truly believe that Tom is evil?
Author's Response: Thanks for the review. From a logical perspective, Dumbledore's agenda does not make sence. However, people who are mentally disturbed are not logical and the events of Dumbledore's early life (i.e. leaving Ariana playing alone, killing the boys, Ariana's mental illness, his innocent father being sent to Azkaban, his mother being killed, putting his sister and little brother in danger by his association with Grindelwald and aiding Grindelwald) has given Albus a large dosage of self-hatred and paranoia. Thus, when Tom arrives at Hogwarts, as beautiful, talented, charming and clever as Gellert, Albus immediately suspects him and, after the incident with the Chamber, that suspicion hardens into the belief that Tom is a dark lord in the making. So, Albus feels that he must protect the wizarding world at all costs, meaning nipping the problem in the bud by means of scaremongering, agent provocateurs, etc. It's the sort of mentality at the root of American McCarthyism and the 'Reign of Terror' in France. I can't say any more, because there's still a lot of explanations to come (in RL, people seldom divulge everything at once, thus I'm allowing Tom's story to come out in dribs and drabs).
| Title: Birthday Surprises, Part 1.
| 26 Jan 2011 3:46 am
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| Reviewer: Inu Chan (Anonymous)
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Good, I'm glad to hear there's more on the way soon. I'd wondered if you were planning on continuing this story. The whole idea is odd, but I do think it's plausible that Dumbledore would skew facts to his favor. Write more soon.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review ^^. The premise is, indeed, original; I did this as an excercise in Good!Tom and, as more of the facts come to light, the plot will make more sense. The next chapter is half-written and, hopefully, will be out this week
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