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Reviews For Familiar
Title: Familiar 03 Mar 2011 6:45 am
Reviewer: Lia (Signed) [Report This]
    Really, where do you get these plots from? They are so different and quaint!

    Love the way you managed to convey all the sentiments and passage of time with just dialogue.

    I love the basilisk and am glad that it got its happy ending. Snape fainting was funny. I can imagine him being all solicitous towards Harry now and Dumbledore smirking at Snape's changed request - from expulsion to requesting foe Harry to stay even during summers.

    The best part abt the story is that being only in dialogues, it leaves the rest up to the reader's imagination.

    Great work!

    Author's Response:

    Hehe, thank you! Before discovering Harry Potter, I wrote only Trek fanfiction, and I'm enjoying all the different possibilities the Potterverse provides - to quote Harry, I love magic! Yes, Snape will probably try hard to stay on Harry's good side; I can just imagine him snapping at Harry during the summer, and then trying to make amends to a sulking eleven-year-old, who is his only access to those invaluable potion ingredients... might make for a nice sequel, actually :)!

    I'm glad you enjoyed the dialogue style, it was great fun to write! Thank you so much for reviewing!

Title: Familiar 27 Feb 2011 8:19 am
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed) [Report This]
    Awwww! This was great! My favorite lines are "I believe he has fainted, child" and "You'll tell me when those eggs hatch, right?" :)

    Thank you for giving Cy a happy ending. I, too, kind of felt sorry for the basilisk in the novels, what with it being controlled by Riddle/Voldemort.

    This is a lovely AU, and I'm definitely putting it on my re-read list.

    (And great job telling the story only in dialogue!)

    Author's Response: I'm glad you liked the story and the dialogue-only approach! Hagrid will be over the moon about the baby basilisks, and Snape too - all the more poison and scales for his potions! Thank you for reviewing!
Title: Familiar 22 Feb 2011 4:25 am
Reviewer: Lara (Anonymous) [Report This]
    What a sweet story and a happy ending for the basilisk. :)

    Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.
Title: Familiar 21 Feb 2011 9:25 am
Reviewer: KerrAvonsen (Signed) [Report This]
    (grin)
    I think the nicest thing about this is how Harry has a friend.

    Author's Response: Harry has a talent for making friends, it's true - even centuries-old poisonous giant snakes. And with any luck, he'll have one more friend soon, once Snape realizes that Harry is not the spoiled brat he took him for. Thank you for reviewing!
Title: Familiar 21 Feb 2011 1:12 am
Reviewer: cara-tanaka (Signed) [Report This]
    lovely fic. love it. very nice.

    Author's Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Title: Familiar 20 Feb 2011 6:13 am
Reviewer: Chelle (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Cute. sweet. Funny. I like it.

    Author's Response: Thank you :)!
Title: Familiar 20 Feb 2011 5:40 am
Reviewer: kingsdaughter613 (Anonymous) [Report This]
    LOVE this. Ditto about the basilisk. I always do feel sorry for her. Poor dear. I'm glad you gave her a happier ending.

    Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, I always thought that Harry should have talked to her before going all sword-happy... glad you liked the story!
Title: Familiar 20 Feb 2011 4:01 am
Reviewer: bugeyedmonster2 (Signed) [Report This]
    Ha! That was a fun read. Though I doubt canon!Snape would have let Harry drag him through Myrtle's bathroom.

    And your ending made me laugh.

    This also makes me wonder what would happen to Quirrell/Voldie when/if he tried to hurt Harry. (sorry just had an image of Cy swallowing dead Quirrell, like a snake would swallow a rat.)

    Also like the bit of Harry not having to go to the Dursleys. (Well, Dumbledore was worried about Harry being safe from Death Eaters. I guess having a large basilisk would act as a bit of a deterrent. Or an invitation to up the ante.)

    Oh, if you feel like writing more of this universe I would read it. Imagine Cy eating Pettigrew, fake!Moody, or resurrected Voldemort.

    And getting rid of the Horcrux would be a bit easier, Harry could just ask Cy to bite them. (Which is probably what Dumbledore is attempting to locate at the end of your fic.)

    Author's Response: Yes, a pet basilisk would definitely come in handy, given Harry's tendency to attract trouble... and I never even thought of the Horcruxes, but Cy could indeed help destroy them! Thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you liked it!
Title: Familiar 20 Feb 2011 2:22 am
Reviewer: autumnamberleaves (Signed) [Report This]
    awww that was sweet, definitely a different outlook than most about the Basilick

    Author's Response: Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
Title: Familiar 20 Feb 2011 1:48 am
Reviewer: Romanticide (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I love this. Especially Severus fainting and hiding behind a column.

    Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, poor Sev, that was when his Slytherin self-preservation instincts kicked in...

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