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Title: Carry You 30 Jun 2013 3:33 am
Reviewer: bridgeportfox (Signed) [Report This]
    I'm surprised the Death Eaters are that close to Hogwarts. Though Malfoy probably wouldn't have been able to carry Harry too far in his animagus form so I suppose they would have had to be nearby to capture him. I'm also surprised that Snape didn't use a featherlight charm on Harry since he had to carry him so far. Perhaps the spell would be dangerous in Harry's condition?

    Author's Response:

    I'm sorry it has taken me some time to answer this. I wrote a huge long response the other night and then my crappy computer deleted it and I got too discouraged to do it again. Here's my second attempt. 

     

    First of all, I would like to say thank you for the reviews! I love hearing from someone who is going through the whole story, especially for the first time. It really helps me to get a sense of where the reader has been and where I would like to take the reader with future chapters. Also, I know it takes a lot of effort to review every chapter, so I really appreciate that you would take the time to do so. I truly hope that I will continue to hear from you.

    I am going to do my best to answer the questions that pertain to my intentions for writing something. There are some questions that I may not address because it is best for the story to reveal the answers as you go along. I have been asked about the Death Eaters' proximity to Hogwarts numerous times so I felt like I should explain my thinking at the time that I wrote this.

    Bear in mind that the first 15 chapters of this story were written about 8 years ago, when I was about 15 years old. I was not as cynical as I am now, so it is possible that there are some events which require the suspension of disbelief. Believe me when I say that I put a lot of thought into everything, however, and tried to make it as realistic as possible... and also that I feel that the last half of the story is monumentally better than the first half (although some people argue with me on that point, haha, that the first part of the story is half of its charm). I hope you'll enjoy the work as a whole.

    Thanks for listening to my rambling. Now, on to my explanation.

    I believe that at the time of writing this story, I felt that it was entirely plausible that Voldemort would have a den of Death Eaters located close to Hogwarts. In my mind, it would have made it easier for Severus to travel to and from Hogwarts, and would have been located there intentionally with the purpose of gaining access to Harry Potter. You see, at the time when I wrote this, book 5 had just been released. The first four books contained numerous instances of Voldemort finding ways to Harry Potter that almost made you smack your head in disbelief that someone so wise as Dumbledore could have overlooked such obvious breaches in security. Year 1, Voldemort was stuck to the back of one of the Professor's heads and devouring Unicorn blood in the Forbidden Forest. What? Dumbledore, seriously? Year 2, a basilisk from a hidden chamber under the girl's lavatory was sneaking around the school and Tom Riddle was possessing one of the students. Huh? Year 3, Sirus Black somehow managed to infiltrate the school despite the heightened security, and then Harry was dragged through a secret passage under the Whomping Willow to a shack nearby, where the Pettigrew fiasco unfolded. Year 4, a Death Eater infiltrates the school disguised as a new professor, and the Triwizard Tournament is hijacked as a way to get Harry Potter to Voldemort. I think you see where I am going with this. In my mind, it seemed totally logical that the Death Eaters would now be lurking near the school, waiting and watching for yet another opportunity to get ahold of Harry Potter. 

    Now, similarly, I think it seemed logical to me that Snape would not use too much magic in trying to get Harry Potter away from the school, because that seems like risky behavior that could lead Voldemort straight to them. And also, yes, Harry was beat up pretty badly and it might be unwise to use magic to move him. 

    I hope that this somewhat answers your questions. Also, I hope that you will enjoy the rest of the story and perservere till the end! I'd love to hear your thoughts along the way. 

    Thanks for reading! 

    ~G 

Title: Carry You 20 May 2007 9:00 pm
Reviewer: Delaine (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I love it. Cool escape route. I can believe I'm just reading this story now, but I'm glad I finally am.
Title: Carry You 09 Sep 2006 11:25 pm
Reviewer: Arualcopia (Signed) [Report This]

    lol you left people with this cliffy when you had more chapters waiting! lol. I would have died... oh wait, that's the a/n, so you must have left them at last chapter... wait that's equally as bad!

    Anyway, I have two suggestions for you, if you're still going through and editing you first chapters that is... In chapter 8, you might want to consider adding a paragraph that has Snape thinking up his escape plan, before Snape gives Kingsley directions. Like he considers sending Kingsley back to have him call Snape on the little coin/portkey. That way you'll clarify how the portkey only works one way. But then Snape strikes that idea, noting how serious Harry's condition is and how he shouldn't be transported magically. That may clarify things?

    My second suggestion is that you clarify how Voldemort's little hideout is protected. It seems very close to Hogwarts (just across the lake) and Snape knows exactly how to get there (and maybe Kingsley too). It seems odd that they would know the location and not send a bunch of aurors/order members to attack. Especially since there are a bunch of other tortured individuals trapped there. You might explan why they can't go there later on in the story and I just don't remember. But if you didn't... I propose one easy idea, that it's protected under a fidelius charm and although it's very close, Snape can't tell Dumbledore where it is. And then Kingsley... well he doesn't really have to know where he is, he just popped in after all... and he always leaves via his portkey? Oh and Harry won't remember where it is, because he wasn't quite so aware of his surroundings...



    Author's Response: Suggestion numero uno does sound like something worth incorporating, I will give it some thought.

    Suggestion numero dose (I dunno spanish, forgive me.)... I'm almost positive I mentioned that they had not destroyed the hide out because it gave Snape an easy way to escape if need be (and he could, if absolutely necessary, take people with him). He and Dumbledore decided this. Also, consider this- if a team of aurors burst in and cleared the place out... don't you think Voldemort would be mighty suspicious about just how they found out where his little hideout was? I'm almost positive I mentioned these things... I will have to go back and check soon.
Title: Carry You 30 Jun 2006 1:20 pm
Reviewer: Snarky Bitch (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Why didn't snape just use that coin portkey he had in his pocket instead of carring harry out?

    Author's Response: It wasn't a portkey, it was something that the order used to communicate with one another, and if they were being signaled, they could go to the person doing said signalling. It's not something you can use to portkey at will, and since he was connected with Kingsley at the time, it would have just taken him back. Also, take into consideration that Harry was in too critical a condition to attempt any magic on him- hence Severus didn't levitate him, as would have been the simpler thing to do if Harry had been in better condition.

    Also, Voldemort can sense any magic that occurs within the area he has set up as their meeting place, so they would know that Severus was using that tunnel, and they would know that someone had taken his place and lied about Potter getting away.
Title: Carry You 29 Jul 2005 6:21 am
Reviewer: Charlie Quill (Signed) [Report This]
    Update please!

    Author's Response: I'll give it another day and then I will After all, I only posted an hour or two ago ;)

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