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Title: Chapter 26 - Midnight in the Kitchen 10 Oct 2019 12:34 am
Reviewer: Xedra (Signed) [Report This]
    I am really enjoying how Harry and Snape's relationship is building. And I like how you smoothed things over between Harry and Remus, too.

    Author's Response: Oh I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I wasn't sure how the Remus scene would be received, so I'm happy that you liked it too. :) Thanks for the review!
Title: Chapter 25 - The Gift 08 Oct 2019 5:32 pm
Reviewer: Kikimorra (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh, the Lily angle is totally fine with me, I like it a lot, myself. I'm just curious how many fan writers figured it out before it appeared in the books)

    Author's Response:

    Sometime in between the publication of Books 6 and 7, I was pretty sure (i.e. hopeful to the point of desperation) about Snape's true loyalties and had an inkling about the Lily connection. But it was only after somebody else pointed out some clues to me. (The different way Snape & Dumbledore's overheard conversation in Book 6 could be interpreted, for one. How Snape's worst memory in Book 5 made more sense if it was about Lily than about James for another. A few others too.) I thought, wow, it makes total sense! But all I really wished for going into Book 7 was to find out if he was a good guy. And for him to help Harry in some way. AND FOR HIM TO LIVE. Which he didn't. Which caused me permanent emotional damage from which I still have not recovered.

    I wonder if you figured it out?

Title: Chapter 25 - The Gift 03 Oct 2019 9:55 am
Reviewer: Kyralian (Signed) [Report This]
    I've seen this story many times, but never actually read it, probably discouraged by long time since last update. I'm so glad you came back to it, it gives me hope for other stories too. I'm especially happy that I've read it at last. I must admit that I didn't notice where old chapters ended and new began [except in writer's notes] the pace and atmosphere of the story hasn't changed. I love the crawling relationship, the language, the characterisation. I look forward to your updates, but it's November so I guess I'll need to be patient. Good luck at your writer's contest.

    Author's Response: Hi! I'm so happy that you took a chance on this story and even happier that you're enjoying it! I went through and revised all of my chapters before I started posting new ones, so it helped me to get back into it from a continuity standpoint. Thank you for the review - it's so nice to know whether I was successful there. :) I'm hoping for another few chapters before I take a break for NaNoWriMo.
Title: Chapter 25 - The Gift 03 Oct 2019 6:46 am
Reviewer: Ms_Prongs (Signed) [Report This]
    I actually just growled when I got to the "To be Continued" at the bottom there. I knew it was coming, but I've just binged the entire story tonight in one sitting and having been jarred out of it so suddenly... I'm shocked at the growl.

    Anyways...When it comes to reviews I'm about as articulate as our dear Harry trying to apologize to Severus.

    So... I guess I'll say this - I'm in absolute love with this story, the pace and tone of the story are both perfect. I love your characterization of Severus, and I absolutely love how you're painting Harry. He's an awkward teenager put in to an awful circumstance that no one should deal with, but he's still human. He's not perfect, and he's going to make glaring mistakes and be a total prat sometimes. But you make him learn from it. And things aren't instantly better either. No. He has to work for it. As well he should.

    I do hope he is able to "Trust" Severus in the way that he needs to though. I really want that, badly. I know I'll have to, but I can't wait to see what you do with this and where you take it.

    Author's Response:

    Ha - I'm sorry I made you growl, but your growl made me laugh. :)

    I'm so so glad that you are enjoying the story! Hearing what you liked was music to my ears. I really want Snape and Harry to trust each other too. Writing is funny sometimes - you think you're in charge of where the characters go, but then you sit down to write a scene and they drag their feet say, "no, writer! Not that way! This way instead!" And I'm a pushover, so I follow down the path they lead me to, and sometimes it winds up in the delete pile, but often it turns out that they knew better than I did what they needed to do all along. ;)

    Thank you for reading and reviewing!! 

Title: Chapter 25 - The Gift 02 Oct 2019 9:52 pm
Reviewer: Kikimorra (Signed) [Report This]
    Awwwwww, so much awkward goodiness))) And I get a personal mention in the notes))) Snape is so sweeeet))) I mean, he isn't actually sweet, but it's sweet to read and infer the stuff he's going through))) But, from what I remember, you started the story way before the whole Snape/Lily kerfuffle was aired, and also I was under the impression that you'd planned the story to the end back then. So I wonder if this is Snape confessing to Harry about his relationship with Lily, and if it is, did you adjust to the new data or did you come up with it on your own back in the day?))

    Author's Response:

    Haha I will not tell Snape that you called him sweet. You might get detention for that. ;)

     

    The Lily thing is new. It's the only thing that I changed from my original plan. Originally, I had a backstory all planned out for Snape (involving his guilt for his part in the death of his father), but through the years, I fell in love with the Lily angle and how it perfectly explained Snape's loathing-yet-protection of Harry. By the time I took up this story, I wanted that for my Snape. It's the only thing I altered in my story in light of the final two books, and I hope it's well received. It doesn't change my overall plot plan, just adds a layer to it.

    Thanks for the review!  

Title: Chapter 25 - The Gift 02 Oct 2019 8:45 am
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Woah! What a place to update! I love your Snape and Harry interaction, as usual. :) Thanks for all the updates!

    Author's Response: Thank you!! :)
Title: Chapter 24 - The Mental Arts 29 Sep 2019 7:15 am
Reviewer: Kikimorra (Signed) [Report This]
    Yeah, I know, review stats are weird. I am myself a writer, and I can never figure it out. Don't mind the silence, people are just silent.

    Author's Response: Yes, I have to remind myself that when I get to reading a story, many times I flip straight the next chapter or story and don't pause to review. Writing certainly has helped me to be more aware of it and to start leaving more reviews. :)
Title: Chapter 24 - The Mental Arts 28 Sep 2019 8:50 pm
Reviewer: Kikimorra (Signed) [Report This]
    I dunno why this chapter is not getting comments, but it's gonna have no fewer comments than others even if it's just all me!

    Author's Response: Haha thank you!!! I haven't gotten as many comments for this chapter on the other site I'm posting either. I was starting to wonder if there's something wrong with it, but you made it all better by making me laugh. :)
Title: Chapter 24 - The Mental Arts 27 Sep 2019 4:16 pm
Reviewer: Kikimorra (Signed) [Report This]
    Yay, another chapter! This one was really nice) HArry is doing a lot of progress, and Snape is too disturbed to fight back) And I can't wait to read what's gonna happen when Spnape opens the door in the morning)))

    Author's Response: Yay another review! Thank you! I'm excited to get to the next chapter. I think the boys are ready to make some progress, don't you? ;)
Title: Chapter 21 - A Lesson in Being Gryffindor 25 Sep 2019 11:47 pm
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Woah. Awesome chapter. Your Snape is spot on. Fantastic. Harry is so in character too. I loved the chat they had, so compelling and dramatic. Well done. I just LOVE reading your Snape. Harry thoughts are very interesting too. Great descriptions, pace, development of drama and plot. Well done chapter.

    Author's Response: I'm trying really, really hard to draw a balance between a Snape who doesn't like to let on what he's thinking/feeling and a story that can only progress by him showing something of what he's thinking/feeling. It's a balancing act, and I'm just happy that the result is being enjoyed. :)

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