| Title: Week 14 - Hermes, Dudley, Harry
| 29 Apr 2012 4:40 pm
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| Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
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I came back and re-read this chapter this morning, because I really adore the last segment between Severus and Harry.
But I have to tell you that Snape's revenge on Petunia and Dudley really disturbed me--while the part of me that is outraged by what the Dursley's did to Harry is somewhat satisfied that vengeance has been administered, the mother part of me is horrified what was done to Dudley's brain and mind. Part of me admits that in doing so, Severus has returned Dudley to a state of "innocence" that the boy probably never had save for prior to Harry's being dropped off on the Dursley doorstep, but it's still horrifying. I can totally understand Severus wanting to punish Petunia harshly, but Dudley is still a child...
The fact that I'm so emotionally disturbed by that scene is a testament to the high quality of your writing, my dear. I like it that you don't have Severus Snape being all light and fluffy like he is with Harry, but still showing the power and ruthlessness of the canon character in the appropriate places.
Well done! I'm off to re-read the next chapter (the last one posted to date), and hope that you are able to post another chapter soon. I want to know more about what is happening with not just Harry, but also Hermes, Greg, and the rest of the students whose "session transcripts" you are sharing with us. :)
Very, very interesting. I can honestly say I haven't read anything like it before? In fact, I almost didn't give this a chance, but I'm glad I did. It kept my attention this first chapter and I like the different styles of the teachers and the tweaking you've done to the characters (okay, well, Harry was a bit more than tweaking) . . . I'll definitely keep reading. :)
"You're still my pet bat" haha that's quite funny!
Hermione's character is very different in this one.
I love your character portrayals.
Snape is very good to Harry. :)
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