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Reviews For Coals of Fire
I cannot express my adoration for this clever work. It's nothing short of precious. I absolutely love the Severus in this story. His insecurities and self-doubt are so real, I can almost feel it with him. I find it so interesting that "the bond" is almost like character itself. The thought you put into the bond is inspiring. There are a precious few master&slave stories I've read, but I must say this is my top favorite. You are incredible, and this work reflects that. I sincerely hope you come back to complete this someday.
Author's Response: I will leave you with that thought. ;)
Please continue writing it, I would like to know how it continue, please. Regards.
Author's Response: Wow, that's a fascinating idea for another story...you might say that it's...the bomb. But anyway, yeah, Harry will be growing accostomed to affection from Severus, and Severus will grow accostomed to giving it too. The little romp before bed came from a desire to lighten the mood after all that happened and because Harry hugged him, he was actually in a very affectionate mood. The oxytocin flowed freely.
Thinking more about this as I write, I'm sort of shocked that Severus is still even in Wiz UK after James's death, let alone loyal to DD. If it were me, I'd have left the moment James died. Basically a big F-U to Wiz UK. What exactly has DD done for him to earn that sort of respect or loyalty? He allowed the bullying that created this hatred and the increasingly violent "pranks" by the Marauders that resulted in a slave bond. A cynical person like myself would even say this slavery bond was possibly engineered by Potter and Black. They are cruel, entitled Purebloods who would have known about this magical phenomena. Just to see if they could you know? I sort of hope Sirius is captured and given the Kiss...after several months of crippling guilt. He's a rapist and torturer. No better than a DE really. Actually worse than what DE's got up to in canon. I don't know if he really has a place in Harry's life. But there's my cynical side hijacking my comments :-) I'm imaging Harry's reunion with his parents after he's finally granted the sweet release of death. I suspect Harry wouldn't be all that impressed with them. Perhaps even ashamed to be James Potter's son. I just can't imagine that he'd feel any sort of Love towards James after learning what he did and was unapologetic up to his dying breath in his actions towards Severus. Author's Response: In my mind, Dumbledore asked James to be nice to Snape, and James didn't comply. True, Dumbledore could probably have done more, but he made some attempt at least. And you're right, he would have approved the notion of the spy, but I think one reason why he would have would be that as soon as it was brought up, Snape was hell-bent on doing it. If he spied, there'd be some evenings when he'd be away from Sirius, so it was in his best interest to be the spy. Seeing Snape's genuine desire to execute that plan, Dumbledore wouldn't have opposed it too much. (Though, even if Snape begged not to, I can't see Dumbledore listening.) That being said, who was the one who showed Snape any mercy? Who was the one who was there when James was killed? Who kept Snape out of Azkaban? Offered him a job and safety after the fallout? Dumbledore could have done more, but even so Dumbledore did more than anyone else. Who else does Snape have to be loyal to? The Dark Lord isn't gone, and he's got to hang around to see to it that he doesn't come back. I don't think Potter and Black engineered the bond, but James was aware of what would happen before he saved Snape, and didn't stop. I will keep your desire to see Sirius kissed in mind when writing future chapters! I was already playing with that idea. Yeah, Harry's opinions of James have been rather shattered. Yes, Lily did suspect, after the marriage. I think she bares significantly less blame that James though, and certainly less than Sirius. What's the adage? "Evil prospers when good men do nothing"? But, to be entirely fair, you don't know yet what Lily was up to. You've only seen the world as Snape sees it.
Author's Response: Oh, that is a very interesting point. I may just investigate that notion. Thanks for the idea!
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