Hi there!  First off, thank you for such a lovely review!  I'm really happy that you're enjoying SC.  Your English is excellent!  I'm always so impressed by those of you who speak English as a second language and do so well with it.  I wish I could speak another language, but at this point in my life, I just don't have the time to devote to studying.  I did study French for a couple years back when I was in school, but since I've never used it much outside of school, I've forgotten most of what I knew, and I wasn't exactly fluent in it to start with.

 I would be very honored if you wish to translate "Slave Child".  Feel free to go ahead and do so, and of course you may also give the website address if you like, but you might wish to warn people that I cannot even begin to speak Russian, lol.

Thanks again!   

Hi, and thanks!  I'm glad you like it.  I have to admit that the shoes and the Polyjuice might be an 'oops' moment.  I originally was thinking that the clothes a person was wearing could expand/shrink to fit their changed appearances; a lot of things are possible with magic, right?  But then it occurred to me just yesterday that when Harry and Ron used Polyjuice to impersonate Crabbe and Goyle that their clothes must have changed too...I doubt they'd have made into the Slytherin dorms with a Gryffindor crest on their robes.  But by then I'd already posted the chapter and made kind of deal about the new trainers.  I'm not sure yet if I'm going to try to find a way to fix or explain it, or just let it be.

As for fitting with new clothes, I think they could either just buy things that they know are Harry's real size, or I might have there be a spell where clothes can be easily altered.

Hi, Anne and welcome to P&S!  Was it any easier to leave a review this time?  Well, I keep saying that I'm going to take a few days off writing, but after every chapter I'm having such fun that I want to keep going.  So while I've got the time and the muse is strong, I guess I'll try to write as much as I can.  I'm so happy you're enjoying it.

Glad you liked the trainers.  As Severus said, he does plan to buy Harry some other things, too, but he did notice that Harry's old shoes were a bit worse for wear, so new trainers seemed like one good gift.

I know about wanting Harry to trust Sev!  I really do want to get to that part too, but it's coming.  I thought Harry made a little more progress here, realising that he did want to start over and trust Severus.  But like you said, Severus hasn't done enough to earn it yet.  Severus is a bit frustrated and wants Harry to trust him, but it's very hard for him to open up and show vulnerabilities, too...one way that he and Harry are alike, maybe?  

Just as it took Harry being so badly injured and feeling that he was responsible for it, to make Severus realise that he'd been wrong about Harry, I think it will also take something big to shake Severus enough to see that he's going to have to open up and do more to reach Harry.  Fortunately, (or maybe unfortunately), there are some major events coming up.

I'm looking forward to writing the Diagon Alley chapter, too.  I think it will be fun to see Harry and Severus exploring the shops and spending some time together away from school or Prince Hall.

I think I'm just going to have Harry earn an O and rightfully have a place in Potions class, and he will receive his OWL scores in August.  I'm thinking the OWL scores could be a nice lead-in for a conversation on some issues there that those two need to discuss...particularly Harry feeling depressed about his choices, or lack thereof, about his future.

Oh, I really enjoy writing back to readers!  It's a lot of fun to discuss the characters and events, and sometimes you all see things that I hadn't even thought of!  Thank you, too, for your reviews which are always thoughtful and thought-provoking!