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Reviews For Coals of Fire
Title: Where Angels Fear to Tread 23 Aug 2016 5:10 pm
Reviewer: Lyzasnape (Signed) [Report This]
    Holy freaking moly!!!! This chapter was explosive!!!! I eagerly await the next chapter. I can't believe Sirius did all of that. I hope Harry gets some kind of help after hearing it all and isn't too scared of Sev. Poor kid.

    My favorite line had to be Severus talking to Minerva! ("He is a little boy and he is scared.")

    I really hope Sev comes around. D:

    Author's Response:

    Nah, Harry's just going to go into shock for a bit.  You'll get to see in the next chapter, of course. :D

    Once again, as Sirius said, "We're not talking about Harry anymore.  We're talking about you."  It was something of a powerful insight.  That comment was also about Severus.  Deep down, he's still a scared little boy. 

Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 22 Aug 2016 4:29 am
Reviewer: lilyflower101 (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh Severus.
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 22 Aug 2016 3:26 am
Reviewer: Dark Inu Fan (Signed) [Report This]
    This slave bond is just more and more difficulties, piled up one upon another without remorse. It's like taking the word of the law without the human reasoning behind it. Neither Severus nor Harry want Harry to be a glorified punching bag, but the bond is practically forcing it in the first place. Because with the bond, -Harry can do no right-. It's always his fault, no matter if it really is or not. It's like the Dursleys, but magically enforced. So reacting like he should for them should make the punishments more bearable, right? So, yeah, I guess there is a certain amount of retraining needed for their situation to work, on both sides of the leash. Hmm... I would think for a better long-term solution that still works within the limits of the rules, one of those 30ft leashes could afford Harry a little more leeway. Especially if he would to get his own room with a toilet attached. I would also think, with Harry now being Snape's property, that some clothes befitting his status under Severus would be in order, instead of the clothes signifying his status under the Dursleys. Y'know, something that actually -fits- and isn't an amorphous blob of ratty hand-me-downs. Like Hogwarts' elves' clean tea towels vs. Dobby's stained pillowcase. Or like the field slave vs. the house slave. Just because one is a slave, doesn't mean that the owner can't take care of them. Being a Pet is better than a slave, in my opinion.

    Author's Response: Fair enough, I kind of glazed over the clothes.  I get sick of reading about the clothes in every fic I read.  Presumably, he has some good clothes now.  Thing with the leash is it has to keep Severus out of its radius, but Severus wants to be close enough to wake him from nightmares when he has them, and reluctantly, Harry wants him to wake him as well.  Thanks for the nice, long review!  :)
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 21 Aug 2016 2:45 am
Reviewer: Nightshade sydneylover150 (Signed) [Report This]
    God. The poor boys....
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 20 Aug 2016 8:22 pm
Reviewer: Fmh (Signed) [Report This]
    Very sad but a bit of healing for both of them I think. Thank you for updating your excellent story
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 20 Aug 2016 1:48 am
Reviewer: bootstring (Signed) [Report This]
    Snape is gaining a lot of credibility in my eyes. Although I do think his suicide attempt was at least in part to relieve his own depression and not merely to free Harry, his depression is only so bad because Harry is his slave in the first place.

    Hope they can find a way to solve this thing, but I have a feeling it will get worse before it gets better....

    Author's Response: Your assessment of Snape's mental state isn't wrong.  He'd be much better able to cope with his depression if Harry weren't around, and he feels extremely guilty about the situation.  Hoping his death would remedy the wrongs he caused, he was willing to pay that price.  You're also right about things getting worse, yes...
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 19 Aug 2016 4:54 am
Reviewer: LadyLuminous (Signed) [Report This]
    This chapter made me sad :( So nice job!
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 18 Aug 2016 10:59 pm
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Wow. Oh wow oh wow. The desperation Snape feels,my he fear both of them have for the next school year, they will both have to be so brave, so very brave. Part of me wonders if Severus should just give an interview with the newspaper and tell the Wizarding World and just get it over with. So many complications and implications for both their lives now.

    What a dramatic chapter, well done! I love all the angst, and the bonding. I wonder if Severus shouldn't just schedule a nap time each day, have Harry come down and study while being tied up in bed. The pepper up potions can't continue indefinitely.

    Harry has such a good heart. He can tell the suffering that Severus is going through, and understand that he is not being cruel or hateful anymore. I did like all the reflections and character growth that Snape went through, it's about time! Too bad he had to get into another slavery bond to see it.

    Fantastic chapter, thank you so much for the update!

    Author's Response:

    Hmm, the notion of an interview is pretty good.  I just may use that!  Thanks!

    You're right, the potions can't continue.  But it will take more drastic measures for Severus to see that.  He's obviously not caring about his health that much.  He'll need a better reason than "This will hurt me" to change his ways.  As a potions master, potions are always the answer.  And in the vien of your next paragraph, it takes a lot for Snape to change, sometimes a second slavery bond.

    Glad you enjoyed it! 

Title: Be Careful What You Wish For 18 Aug 2016 7:03 pm
Reviewer: Lyzasnape (Signed) [Report This]
    Touching chapter. I think Severus is in denial about actually caring about harry now, rather than just pitying him. ;)

    Author's Response:

    Dude, didn't I used to email with you??

    And yeah, that was the observation you were supposed to make in this chapter.  Definitely in denial. 

Title: Early to Rise 16 Aug 2016 4:41 pm
Reviewer: crotia (Signed) [Report This]
    Cute

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