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Reviews For Marge's Boyfriend
Title: Chapter 4 06 Jan 2023 12:39 am
Reviewer: cavehack (Signed) [Report This]
    Snape’s praise of Harry’s work, albeit using Petunia as a pass-through, was brilliant. The meals are giving Harry the chance to shine. I’m really enjoying this story.

    Author's Response: Harry didn't quite get Snape's subtle praise, did he! He probably assumed Snape was deliberately overlooking all of Harry's efforts by heaping compliments onto Petunia -- it's what the Potions Master would have done at Hogwarts. But Mr. Lawrence is cut from a different bolt of fabric -- his dove-gray personality can unbend a bit, to give credit where it's due, even if said credit flies over Harry's head! Thanks for reading and reviewing! 😺
Title: Chapter 4 19 Sep 2015 2:15 am
Reviewer: Dream Painter (Signed) [Report This]
    Yeah, Harry might want to work on being aware of his surroundings a bit. I suspect that Snape could give him a few tips, were he so inclined.

    Really like this story, the more I read.

    Author's Response: Isn't it creepy, how Snape can sneak around so well? I loved how they did the Astronomy Tower scene in the HBP film, where you hear everyone else coming up into the Tower, but Snape arrives silently, with just the tiniest creak of a floorboard to alert Harry. My hair stood up when the camera shifted to Snape, ooohhh, what a Moment!!! Thanks for the review!
Title: Chapter 4 03 Jun 2015 1:58 pm
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Muah haha! The Dursley's don't know a thing! All the talk of sandwiches and food is really making me want to eat some! Fantastic descriptions! Harry really is a model servant, isn't he? He could probably find a job as a butler or maid or cook, no problem! I love the story!

    Author's Response: Oh gee! Well, at least his future wife won't have to worry about the two of them starving if she doesn't know how to boil water without burning it! But I thought it would be fun to do more with food, since Harry probably knows more about its preparation than does the man spying on him. 😉 Thanks for the review!
Title: Chapter 4 02 Jun 2015 10:08 pm
Reviewer: Fmh (Signed) [Report This]
    Very good writing thank you

    Author's Response: Given that Mr. Lawson is supposed to be a food critic, I thought it would be fun to include another food scene for Snape to observe Harry in action. Thank you for your review!
Title: Chapter 4 31 May 2015 2:01 am
Reviewer: Guest (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Again, the details really make this! I've read stories in which Snape watches Harry at the Dursleys, but it's the execution that makes this stand out. I loved how Harry takes pride in his artfully arranged fruit tray, how he was able to sense Snape in the room and their ensuing back-and-forth. It's all very good, and I guess I'm only reviewing every chapter because there are so few chapters, and you uploaded them all on the same day (which makes it difficult to accrue many reviews).

    Author's Response: I once watched a friend quarter a pineapple for a fruit tray-- she'd seen a picture in a magazine-- and it made a truly stunning display at her party. I've never tried it myself, but I thought it would be fun to have Harry do it! It certainly sounds like something Petunia would use to impress people... There have been several times I could detect someone's presence by their smell, even when I couldn't see them, and I thought it would be interesting to see Harry dealing with an unseen presence, based on a faint whiff of the Potions dungeon ... which he wouldn't identify ad such, since he wouldn't expect to smell it in Petunia's kitchen! Thank you for your reviews on the first four chapters! They are certainly more detailed than most reviews that I usually get. If you ever got the urge to do the last two chapters, that would be much appreciated! Thanks again! 😊
Title: Chapter 4 30 May 2015 11:57 pm
Reviewer: bridgeportfox (Signed) [Report This]
    Snape will be glad to get out of an evening with Marge after all the simpering. At least he knew who actually made the lunch.

    Author's Response:

    It speaks volumes that Snape would find it preferable to spend an evening in the company of Harry Potter than that of Marge Dursley! When Snape praises the lunch to Petunia, it's actually a sideways compliment to Harry, but Harry is too ticked off to quite assimilate that! Of course, Snape would never be so effusive to Harry himself-- praise might go to the Gryffindor's head...

     

     

     


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