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Reviews For Hut of No Return
KCK-Lumcer Author's Response: I appreciate your taking time to review, but the comment about "repetitiveness" is quite vague-- I'd be seriously interested to know EXACTLY which part/s you see as being repetitive. Constructive criticism is helpful (so I might try to avoid similar incidents in my future writing), but writers need to have DETAILED info to work with! We're not mind-readers! ;-) Sorry for any disappointments my story may have engendered, but I hope you got to enjoy some of it. Thanks again for reading and reviewing.
Author's Response: Oh, dear... I've disappointed another reader! So sorry!!! But seriously, I never intended for the story to go beyond Harry's first day of classes, since the main idea was for Snape to (FINALLY) rescue him from the Hut of No Return, having already learned that the Harry he had intended to hate and humiliate wasn't really the Harry he thought he knew. But I'm glad you enjoyed the story! This is the longest FINISHED piece I've ever written, and since I don't have a computer, I do all my writing by hand (YES, the old-fashioned way! with a PEN and writing pad!), so I really wanted for the story to get completed so I could post it and people could read it! Thank you so much for reviewing, in spite of your disappointment-- I really appreciate it!
Author's Response: Thank YOU for reading and reviewing, ESPECIALLY for telling me that you'd seen the humor in the story! I've been afraid to include "Humor" as a genre in my stories, being afraid that my own idea of what was funny might just fall completely flat with my readers. Your feedback was timed perfectly-- my next story (Hogwarts Keeps Her Secrets) was written to be funny, and I felt more confident in finally listing "Humor" as a genre for it. Thank you so much!!! ;-)
Author's Response: This chapter was a challenge to write, but it was also a lot of fun! I wanted each owl to come across as an individual, and I had to devise different ways for the owls to thwart Harry-- that took a LOT of brainstorming! But I especially loved hearing that very first PLINK of a fresh water drop falling into the plastic bottle!
Author's Response: I absolutely LOVED writing this chapter! In canon, the Dursleys are always (unnecessarily) paranoid that the neighbors are watching, so I decided to give the neighbors something TO watch!!! They'll NEVER live it down! ;-D
Author's Response: Yes, kids are resourceful when the circumstances call for it. Besides, it was his BIRTHDAY! Can't have the poor little chap missing out altogether!
Author's Response: Hee! Believe it or not, teachers actually DO practice their lecture material, but I just had to have Snape carry his rehearsal one step further! It also helps show his true mindset at the beginning of the story!
Author's Response: Blue and bronze??? Wow! I had no idea! Where (in canon) may I find that? I have to admit that I was going by the colors I saw repeatedly in all of the films, where the secondary color appeared to be white. Thanks for the correction, although -- since the admins actually posted this story on the site at their end I cannot access it to correct it myself -- the story will have to keep white. (The only other choice I'd have would be to take down the entire chapter and have them repost a corrected version. Sorry!) And color ME embarrassed-- I am on P&S with Ravenclaw as my House affiliation!!! Egad!!! Oh, just so you won't keep holding your breath, this story is actually completed! But I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you so much for taking the time to review!!! :-)
I love the way you got harry´s and snape´s characters!!! Author's Response: Thanks! I was hoping the characterizations would come off as believable, given that they're such a departure from canon! Glad you enjoyed the story, and thank you so much for taking the time to review! :-)
Author's Response: Oh, thank you so very very VERY MUCH!!! So glad you enjoyed the full ride, and YES, I love that ending, too! (I write the kind of stories I'd like to read, and I try for a good note at the end!) Thanks for reviewing throughout, autumn! :-D |
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