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Title: To Whom It May Concern 02 Sep 2007 6:41 pm
Reviewer: Laume (Anonymous) [Report This]
    awww!!! I love Luna! She's wonderful, and someone ought to care about Snape...look up to him a bit. SHe's good for the both of them.
Title: To Whom It May Concern 02 Sep 2007 6:35 pm
Reviewer: Adele (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Oh, I have to give you props for Luna. Another character suddenly coming in to help Harry in a Snape-Harry bonding fic might have seemed intrusive and unnecessary, but I didn't find her so. I guess one reason for that is Luna is curiously neglected in fic, so when we do see her it's all "yay, it's Luna!" And also it's because she's so *weird* (in a good way *g*), so it totally makes sense that she would take the bizarre waking dreams thing in stride, and that she could relate to Harry in that situation, and in a different way than Snape could, so she doesn't seem superfluous. Plus I also like seeing Snape out of his depth here, instead of always knowing exactly what to do.

    Author's Response: Professor Snape is quite good at pretending he knows things. Of course, very often he does know things, but even when he doesn't he knows all the right faces to make. Love, Luna
Title: To Whom It May Concern 02 Sep 2007 6:21 pm
Reviewer: wynnleaf (Signed) [Report This]
    These past couple of chapters reminded me of an experience I had helping to oversee an effort by a group of young people to play basketball for 72 hours straight, with only 10 minute breaks. During the third day, the guys were basically asleep on their feet and having what amounted to waking dreams. The odd thing was watching them interact with each other during their dreams/delusions. I recall one moment where several were convinced that the basketball was a globe and were discussing points on the "globe" with some fascination.

    Luna's telling Harry that he was in a very safe cupboard made a lot of "sense" under the circumstances and helped Harry settle into a safe dream where he could sleep.

    Lovely writing of Luna, by the way.

    Author's Response: Once, when I was little, I had a dream like that---I got lost in the woods near my house and had to stay out the whole night, and when I was walking home the next morning I met an entire colony of gernumblies who lead me back home....of course, they were still there when I woke up again the next day, so I'm not sure what that means. Love, Luna
Title: To Whom It May Concern 02 Sep 2007 6:13 pm
Reviewer: Chironstar (Signed) [Report This]
    I'm speechless.

    My goodness, but you just keep getting better and better, don't you? I love your characterisation of Luna - it was just so beautifully done in every way that it's as if you were inside her head the whole way through! Luna is a hard character to get right, and I think you've done a great job at it! It's so beautiful to see how her compassion and kindness helps Harry through the ordeal ... and brilliant idea with having her experiencing the potion before! The whole "cupboard" idea is ingenious too. I thank you for delivering yet another wonderful chapter to tide us over until the next one comes out! I always look forward to a new chapter of this story - I'm anxious to read the next part! Please update soon! :)

    Author's Response:

    Thank you very much! I rather liked this chapter too. Of course, Professor Snape says this is just because I'm in it so much, but he didn't like the last chapter he was in, so that doesn't really follow, does it?

    I'm rather fond of cupboards myself, really. They're quite cozy, as long as you can get out of them again.

    Love, Luna 

Title: To Whom It May Concern 02 Sep 2007 6:06 pm
Reviewer: KimSpiritTalks (Signed) [Report This]
    Why don't more people write Luna? I love her! Maybe it's because she's so hard to write. But you've captured her very well. Luna's history and her connection with Snape were beautiful. Snape's reaction to Luna was fantastic. Most of all was Luna's ability to calm the beast raging inside Harry. Kudos for great writing!

    Author's Response: :-) I quite liked the way Professor Snape reacted to me as well. He has the funniest reactions to things, though some times they're very sweet too... Love, Luna
Title: In Care Of, Part Two 02 Sep 2007 5:09 pm
Reviewer: JM (Anonymous) [Report This]
    This is brilliant! I really enjoyed the prequel too - particularly where Harry writes back deliberately using long words! That was great fun. I thought it was really original to use more normal dreams rather than the expected Voldemort ones. I loved the way you got the dreamlike quality of them - the way they sweep from one into another with several events combining and confusing into one dream.

    Author's Response: Hey, I know lots of long words! I just learned a new one today: discombobulation. I'm going to use it in front of Snape first chance I get. ---Harry
Title: In Care Of, Part Two 02 Sep 2007 4:35 am
Reviewer: Foolish Wishmaker (Signed) [Report This]
    I think this chapter is brilliant. I wasn't expecting Harry's dreams to be like this at all, but it's just so... perfect. The first dream, especially... wow, the details of Snape's reaction!

    I also really, really enjoyed the whole scene where Snape looks for the letters and realizes just how empty Harry's life has been and how much his letters had apparently meant to him. And then I just loved how Snape dealt with Vernon's letter... that was perfectly fitting, too.

    And... Luna! I know I'm going to love the next chapter if she's in it, because you write her so well.

    I can't wait to see how Harry's dreams progress. It hasn't been too bad so far, just emotionally painful. But if they are supposed to get worse, and it's supposed to get harder to get Harry to recognize them as being dreams, then I'm sure Harry's in for a rough time.

    Author's Response:

    What---LETTERS? You mean Snape saw HIS letters in my Transfigurations text? Oh, man, I am NEVER going to be able to look him in the eye again. I thought so before, but now I know it. Oh MAN.  -- Harry

Title: In Care Of, Part Two 01 Sep 2007 7:15 am
Reviewer: lilseverus (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Typical, Snape thinks, still wincing from the impact with the stone floor. Even in dreams he has to be a bloody Gryffindor.

    I love that line!

    Great chapter and good transitions between Harry thinking Snape was his Dad, Uncle Vernon, Sirius, Cedric and Petunia...

    Update soon, please!!!

    Author's Response:

    I am never going to get over thinking Snape was my dad.

    ...no. Never.

     

    --Harry 

Title: In Care Of, Part Two 01 Sep 2007 5:05 am
Reviewer: sharkiepatronus (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Wow! This story is amazing! I love how Snape is actually struggling with his assumptions of Potter's character, as opposed to the realities of his life he is witnessing through the nightmare. I am looking forward to seeing how Luna is utilized in this story, as she is not someone you would expect Dumbledore to send to Snape's assistance. I also would love for Snape to still get a crack at Vernon.

    Author's Response: I reckon if any two people in the world deserve each other, it's Snape and Uncle Vernon. --Harry
Title: In Care Of, Part Two 01 Sep 2007 5:00 am
Reviewer: ScarlettPendragon (Signed) [Report This]
    OMG!! I'm completely in tears here, and I want to take Harry home and feed him and give him a BIG HUG!! Poor Harry!!

    I really wanted Vernon and Petunia to be Kissed by the Dementors in "Deathly Hallows", and I was so disappointed that they were whisked away to safety - they needed to PAY for their abuse of Harry, and I don't understand what JKR was on about when she let them off scott free.

    Hopefully Snape will be able to help Harry through this 'nightmarish' time (Hee! A Pun!), and I love that Luna has come to help!! Go Luna!!

    Scarlett

    Author's Response: Dear Scarlett: Thanks very much. I seem to be getting hugged by a lot of strange women this week, and while I'm not quite sure what's going on there I haven't complained yet. I wouldn't wish Dementors on anyone, but I wouldn't mind the Dursleys getting a sudden infestation of garden gnomes or something. Love, Harry

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