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Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 13 May 2012 6:30 am
Reviewer: hpfanficfan (Signed) [Report This]
    Loving the story. I do hope Harry will get rescued soon. Is within the next few chapters? One thing I like (or can't stand) about your stories is that when someone is kidnapped or captured, they don't get rescued the next day. The victims have to fend for themselves and come up with clever ideas to stay alive and safe. Oh he suspense!!!!

    Harry is holding up well. Severus and Skull will be furious when he hears of what Marlene has done to their boy. Stay strong, Harry, stay strong!

    Author's Response:

    Yes, it's in the next few chapters.  Thanks so much for saying that! Since I got another review over on ff.net where the person complained that it was taking too long to get Harry rescued and it was boring.  In my opinion, when you have a person get kidnapped or captured by the enemy in a story, it's because you want certain things to happen to the characters which makes them grow or change or develop new abilties, ect . . .You also want to pue challenges in the path of your protaganists, and having Harry kidnapped and rescued within two chapters is pointless.  Then there's no tension, no room for the character to experience anything except maybe a few minutes of fear, and unless the bad guys were planning to execute him, no challenges to overcome.  In real life people go missing for weeks, months, and years. Sometimes you never find them.  Or when you do find them, they're forever changed by the experience . . . or worse, they're dead.

    And while I won't kill off Harry here, I do want him to learn from the experience, and develop certain aspects of his magic and that resilience to bad things happening.  I also want to show that not only Severus, but other students and teachers also care for Harry, and that sometimes, the good guys don't always have all the answers at once, and a good rescue attempt takes time, planning, and patience and it's not always as easy as cast a Locator Charm and here he is! Some kidnappers are stupid like that, but Marlene isn't. And Sev's not Superman, he has limitations too.  So it's not going to be just Severus alone who rescues Harry, but Severus working together with Lena, Irma, Skull . . .ect and even the book and Harry will all play their parts. Harry's not a damsel in distress, he's going to try his hardest to save himself and not just sit there on his bum waiting for Severus to bust through the door and blow away Marlene. And right now he's being very clever and Slytherin like. Sev ought to be proud!

Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 13 May 2012 4:34 am
Reviewer: Nightshade sydneylover150 (Signed) [Report This]
    If you do that Snapegirl, I will hunt, find, and get you. Plus there will be no more treats! (Glares at the evil Marlene) Don't let the evil one tamper with Harry's memories!
Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 12 May 2012 11:48 pm
Reviewer: Mervoparkite (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh I sincerely hope that Skull can find Harry quickly--so quick that he doesn't have time to master projection--I think that it could take a while-no matter how gifted our boy is!

    Looking forward, as usual, to your next update. Thanks for sharing!
    V.

    Author's Response: it could if Harry was studying it all on his own, but the book will help him learn faster.  Thanks for reviewing!
Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 12 May 2012 7:34 pm
Reviewer: Nightshade sydneylover150 (Signed) [Report This]
    I live in fear that the crazy lady is going to do something to Harry. Please Skull and Sev save Harry! Maybe Lil can make an appearance. I'm now suspicious of why Lily and James got together.... Is this related to our conversation on ff.net?

    Author's Response: Yes, it sort of is.  Lily was influenced by Marlene to reject Severus.  You mean, you fear Marlene will hurt Harry more than she already has? Like maybe altering his memories too?
Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 12 May 2012 7:18 pm
Reviewer: rosina (Signed) [Report This]
    Well done to Harry for learning how to deal with the madwoman so quickly. Hopefully he'll get away from her before she does any real damage,with the help of the book and (yes!)Skull.
Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 12 May 2012 7:12 pm
Reviewer: bridgeportfox (Signed) [Report This]
    I was glad that Harry was able to hold his tongue with Marlene. If she trusts him, he will be able to get away sooner. I am sure that I won't be the only one that is glad at the return of Skullduggery. Severus is going to be relived to see his familiar again. He will be a big help in Operation Potter Search, too. Thanks for another great chapter.
Title: Skating on the Edge of Disaster 12 May 2012 2:10 pm
Reviewer: Con Moto (Signed) [Report This]
    How do you make me hate Marlene more with each chapter? How dare she punish Harry like that?! He didn't do anything that bad. Oh please make Harry escape soon.
    I really liked the part about the book and how Harry can talk to it. Harry's letter to himself was an excellent way to keep his morale up too. Smart boy:)
    I look foward to the next update:)

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