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Reviews For For The Boy Who Has Everything
Gosh poor harry thats gotta kill is Harry going to be in slytherin? Cause I've read ur other stories and I can't really see Draco being nice or protective. I don't know I just hope Harry doesn't get a bad view of the Weasleys and lines up with Malfoy in any case.
Author's Response: No, I haven't lost interest. It has been just as frustrating for me to not be able to find time (without taking time away from real life obligations or needs... like sleep LOL) to update the darn thing. Now that it's summer I have more time, although I did somewhat overestimate how much more time I would have. I'm already well into writing chapter 12, so the next update is definitely not going to take as long as this last one did. I'm really glad you're ejoying it. If I were Harry, I wouldn't stand for a lot of what's going on, but canon Harry tends to keep his head down and wait it out, until something causes him to explode (like the Aunt Marge episode). For now he sees the importance of not screwing up the 'plan', and that's preventing him from exploding in a major way.
Yes, it's "for his own good." However, a mentally broken, emotionally abused kid is no better than one who doesn't exist at all. You're doing an excellent job writing this.. However, I fear your desire to keep Snape from becoming "mother of the year" and Harry from becoming a puddle of goo has caused you to make Snape even worse and Harry's life even harder. Harry's starting to care about what Snape thinks because Snape is the one in charge of him. He's already an abused kid, so he's going to crave approval from any guardian he has, even if there is mutual loathing between him and the guardian. Seeking Snape's approval while Snape is a bastard is NOT a good thing for Harry's mental state. At all. He won't learn any important lessons that way.. Rather, he'll learn how to morph himself into what Snape wants. He's picking up what he has to do to please others, not what will help him settle down emotionally. Visits with Ron are actually a bad idea. He can't tell Ron everything, so any visit is going to be superficial and frustrating. To have that occur on a regular basis might sound appealing right now, but it won't stay that way. It will only enhance this double role Harry is playing, and cause him to have to weave an even larger web of lies. That is also a bad idea for him emotionally.
I didn't think Harry's comment was rude, but I guess it was delivery. And good for Ginny.
What I particularly like about this story is Snape and Lupin being in such difficult circumstances themselves (risking their lives/freedom and such for Harry), playing roles, Snape dealing with this new situation with his son, etc., because all of this stress for Snape and Lupin makes the ability to support or help Harry far more problematic. One thing that I don't think either Snape or Lupin see is that, to whatever extent, they do have each other for some emotional support through this highly stressful situation, whereas Harry doesn't really have either one, what with Snape still disliking him and Lupin having to play a role of not really knowing Harry, and also having so many of his own concerns. I'm curious as to what will change Snape's opinion of Harry, by the way. Harry needs some sort of father figure so badly, that he may gradually want that from Snape (his approval, etc), even without Snape changing, and I think you're already hinting at that. But what will change Snape's viewpoint?
unfortuantely this wasn't one of your better chapters: 8 please update soon! Author's Response: Unless you explain what made this chapter "not one of my better," an "8" has no meaning at all by itself. I'm open to constructive criticism and suggestions for improvements, so it would be helpful if reviewers would state what was the weak (or strong) point in a particular chapter. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. :-)
I absolutely detest Lupin -- he seems so weak! I also detest Snape because he is just so Snapeish and feel horribly sorry for Harry who is left with absolutely nothing and no one. This is a Severitus, so I'm guessing that Snape already knows that he is Harry's father and that's why he has guardianship. He doesn't seem to have any understanding of Harry's previous life or really, any understanding of Harry either. I'm hoping, though, that there is some caring there for Harry that has made him and Lupin concoct this whole plan rather than let Harry be made a ward of Fudge or the ministry. Author's Response: Snape's never liked Harry, and he hasn't been given any reason for his feelings to change. When you don't like someone, you aren't very motivated to understand them. He's got blinders on, for sure, but he might turn out to have good reason for it.
Good chapter, thanks for updating! Author's Response: Ah, but think about what a friendship with Ginny would mean. The rest of the Weasley gang are already not very kind to Hadrian. Does he need more on his plate? :0) |
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