Colin! Wow, he's a pain in your story too. I am always glad to see an update from you. And they have blown this blood status thing WAY out of proportion! He didn't blast her because she is muggleborn, he blasted her because she was being annoying! LOL
Author's Response: Little bugger is always getting his nose it to things he has no business being in. Gotta be careful with rumors! They spread like wild fire and burn just as badly!
Thanks for this fast update, and great chapter. Elias’s theory project is getting even more interesting, and it’s nice to see the Slytherins we thought we knew from a different perspective.
Author's Response: I am glad you're finding his project interesting! Honestly, working on his project has been a project for me as I try to keep the canon and lore consistent. Humans don't develop in a vacuum. I could only imagine what it must have been like growing up in a family that, prior to the fall of Voldemort, was at least somewhat ok with torture.
I need moooooooore
Author's Response: There is now more!
| Title: Chapter 23
| 03 May 2021 4:18 pm
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| Reviewer: Fmh (Signed)
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Lovely long chapter despite their being no Harry. I didn’t think of Neville being able to recognise the potions but that was so clever of you. I hope Tons and Kingsley find the evidence and raise a storm over the neglect and how Dumbledore ignored it.
I’m wondering how Umbridge will react to no Harry and Elias being in school. Thank you for your lovely story
Author's Response: I do believe you will enjoy where this story is headed then. :)
Terrific chapter. I really like how Tonks is taking her sleuth work seriously, and piecing together the puzzle of Harry’s Muggle life.
Author's Response: Glad you enjoyed it! There will be more of Tonks in subsequent chapters and she actually has shown up quite a while ago though her part was quite glossed over but re-mentioned in her first one-off section in Chapter 18.
Another wonderful chapter. Thanks so much. I hope that Elias leaving the Great Hall during Umbridge’s speech doesn’t cause undue attention from her.
Author's Response: Glad you liked it! Thankfully, Elias isn't going to be in any classes with her, so he can more easily fly under her evil radar. That being said, I hate Umbridge with a burning passion and am trying to stay parallel with canon.
| Title: Chapter 23
| 02 May 2021 3:33 pm
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| Reviewer: Cayj (Signed)
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I absolutely love this nature competent version of Tonks you've created. People usually just make her this clumsy,.... Well, jester. Although I hope she doesn't cause problems with elias. Harry just wants to move forward and her digging could cause issues. But I'm also anxious cause she could figure out they abused the heck outta the poor kid and dumbledore would go down for telling everybody harry was being treated like a prince all that time. Snape really is a great father and I'm glad to see you bring that out of him. Glad draco and the slytherins are going to be looking out for him, though I didn't doubt it really. Poor elias, seizure on the first day and now people actually think he's a drunk. Even when he's not harry he can't get away from the stupidity of hogwarts students. Glad neville recognized the potions actually. It's evidence kinda caus no one would expect him of all people to help snape cover something up so neville knowing what they are is like a boost up to elias and snape's cover story. Awesome chapter as usual!
Author's Response: Yeah, Tonks is one of my favorite characters and it irks me to no end when people make her solely a clumsy person and forget that she didn't get her job as an auror for no reason. Hello?! They even go into some of the class requirements to get into the program in the books! Competent!Tonks is canon af. Just the passing the potions OWL/NEWT alone with Snape as the teacher for her entire school career should say something to that effect. I gotta say, Snape as a father is one of those things that could go either way. I prefer the "type A, almost overbearing, detail oriented" type but have utmost respect for anyone who can write any flavor of Dad!Snape. As for the drunk comment, kids make up rumors all the time. When you have the scary dad, you know those rumors aren't going to go far.
| Title: Chapter 22
| 26 Apr 2021 8:42 pm
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Wonderful mix of cannon and your story. Very clever to think of Remus being able to smell the seizure, of course dogs are used by epileptics to warn them of an attack. Thank you for updating your brilliant story.
Author's Response: I really imagine Remus's sense of smell fluctuating with the moon, so he's not going to be the best seizure alert dog but I liked it as a plot point. Had there not been a full moon only a few days prior, that entire plot point would have had to change. Yes, I've plotted this even down to the full moon. Don't judge! I can't not be thorough.
Oh yes, Umbridge will not be pleased he dared to have a seizure during HER speech. Idiot woman, like they can be prevented. I see Remus is getting hints others should have thought of since his sense of smell is so much better than a human. I think he would be the first figure it out, given enough time. And then poor Elias, a seizure on the first night the kids are back. They didn't see anything, but it would still suck. Snape may be a new father, but he's doing an awesome job.
Author's Response: I'm not really digging into this because there is so much other stuff going on in this story but when I imagine Remus's sense of smell, I picture it fluctuating with the moon. Full moon: full on wolf sense of smell. New moon: human smelling ability. I was actually really happy that the full moon in 1996 was actually only a few days before the start of term, otherwise that entire part with him smelling the seizure would have been changed. Yes, I have plotted this down to the full moon. As for Umbridge, we all hate her. I'm currently working on a chapter with her and Elias interacting, but that won't be out for a while. I'm glad you're enjoying this, I really am!
| Title: Chapter 22
| 24 Apr 2021 1:47 pm
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| Reviewer: Cayj (Signed)
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Glad elias won't really have to deal with the toad. I wonder, she won't be happy that two teachers left while she was speaking. Might even try to keep elias from joining the meals if she finds out about the fulgurs. Will he get to sit with draco? I think his friendship is going to make a huge difference to canon events. Awesome chapter!
Author's Response: Glad you enjoyed it! All questions shall be answered in subsequent chapters (many of them in the Chapter 24 which hasn't been posted yet).
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