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Title: Algernon's Flowers 06 Dec 2010 8:10 am
Reviewer: Silverforest4 (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Love this fic,'som sad. I love sev and Harry fics like this... Where are harry's kids? Please write a prequel or sequel.
    Lovely fic

    Author's Response: Thanks. Harry's kids are at home; Severus is emotionally fragile and little Lily- who looks so much like his friend- would probably upset and confuse him
Title: Algernon's Flowers 16 Aug 2010 6:58 pm
Reviewer: Fmh (Signed) [Report This]
    Lovely sad little piece thank you

    Author's Response:

    Thanks ^^ I'm glad you enjoyed it ^^

Title: Algernon's Flowers 14 Aug 2010 3:59 pm
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed) [Report This]
    This is so sad, but very beautifully written. I have several friends with parents suffering from Alzheimer's and you got this spot on. I do hope that it is not from personal experience of caring for one of your own loved ones with the affliction.

    Good luck with your YouTube project! It sounds like fun. :)

    Very, very well done!

    Author's Response: Thanks: I really tried to get my portrayal of Alzheimer's as accurate as possible so I'm glad to know I managed it. I actually drew upon my experences of a different affliction, MS, which, while mainly affecting the body, can lead to extreme frustration and anguish for the sufferer if they can't, for example, pronounce their words clearly enough to be understood.
Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 11:21 pm
Reviewer: Carol (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Lol that sounds interesting. The story was really sad though. My grandmother suffers from 'old-timers' and it tears me up every time she has an attack. This was very well written.

    Author's Response: Thanks for the review; I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother :(
Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 4:38 pm
Reviewer: Sithtar (Signed) [Report This]
    This made me cry. It is very very good.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^
Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 1:20 pm
Reviewer: tabbycat (Signed) [Report This]
    That's a really great story - just like someone I knew. Good luck with the youtube play! x

    Author's Response:

    Thanks ^^ I'm really glad you liked it :)

Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 9:03 am
Reviewer: Anonymous (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Well this was lovely! I think I'd like a bit more detail on how he got this way and how he fathered Harry and then how Harry learned to accept the truth.

    In other words, write more! Lol.

    But this was lovely.

    Author's Response: Thanks. I did have half a mind to introduce a couple of flashback scenes but, when I tried it, I thought it ruined the atmosphere of the piece. However, I am considering writing a prequel someday but, for now, the little mysteries will have to remain (however, 'joining the dots' is half the fun in being a reader lol!)
Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 8:43 am
Reviewer: heartstar (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I read that book. This was so sad Well done. I see that at work :-( at least in your story harry comes to see his dad most children do not.......I;m a care giver..

    Author's Response: Thanks. Flowers For Algernon is especially sad and the title implies that Severus did attempt to find a cure for the disease and, tragically, ran out of time. (I might write a prequel someday, though it'll be a bit of a tearjerker so I'm going to need a bit of a run up for that!) It's really sad how many elderly and disabled people are all but abandoned by their families; yes, looking after someone or even visiting frequently can be difficult and upsetting but, if you can make that person's life just a little easier, it's worth it. I always say that high-days and holidays don't matter, it's the little things, which you do for someone on a day to day basis, which matter.
Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 4:03 am
Reviewer: Kristeh (Signed) [Report This]
    Great story, Morgana! It's sad to see what the years have done to Severus, but I almost wonder if being lost in this foggy twilight might be easier in some ways than if he still had his memories.

    At least he has Harry to take care of him. I loved Albus; he was great!

    Author's Response: Thanks. Yes, I agree; in some ways, Severus is happier, in that, when he's feeling secure, he has moments of childlike bliss, whereas the younger Severus was always haunted by guilt and unpleasant reccollections. I'm glad you liked Albus; I based him on my own parrot who varies between being the most aggressive, rude and spiteful little bugger imaginable and the sweetest most empathetic and gentle bird you could hope to meet lol! (I think a parrot would be a great pet for Snape; he'd secretly enjoy the backchat and be absolutely gleeful when the 'ignorant' creature swore at or otherwise insulted people he didn't like but for whom he had to outwardly show respect) 
Title: Algernon's Flowers 13 Aug 2010 3:36 am
Reviewer: frodolove12 (Signed) [Report This]
    Lovely fic :D Quite sad, very emotional. Good job ^.^

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^. I've had this idea on my mind for a few days; being a devoted caregiver is very 'Harry' and, considering what he had endured during his life as a spy, Severus seems a prime canditate for dementia. While there are a number of 'reverse' stories out there, with a helpless Severus relying on Harry, usually they are deaging or physical illness fics: very few (none which I've read) actually deal with Severus actually entering a 'second childhood', where the elderly man loses his memory and most of his mental faculties into the bargain. (Probably because it *is* very sad.) However, I thought it needed to be written and I hope I managed to add enough humour and fluff to take the edge off the tragedy, without trivalising it.

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