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Title: Rivalry's End 16 May 2009 1:12 am
Reviewer: Mervoparkite (Signed) [Report This]
    I'm dancing the Happy Dance! Siri is healed--Sev and Siri have a truce--Bella is in severe "pain"--and Draco was humiliated in a spectacular fashion. I bow to your genious!

    V.

    Author's Response:

    Aww, thanks! *blushes*

    I had a really hard time deciding what to do for the prank too.  And how Sev should handle Bella, since I didn;t want her to die yet.

    Glad you liked my solutions. :) XD

Title: Rivalry's End 16 May 2009 12:07 am
Reviewer: Ponytail Goddess (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh, that was delightful! I laughed so flipping hard when Draco ran out of the bathroom naked, and it only got worse when Minerva rounded the corner! Omg, good one! Malfoy will never live that one down--he needed to be taken down a few pegs though.

    Yay for Snape finding the cure, even if he did give himself away. My one concern is that Narcissa may have overheard his little tirade, as we don't know where she was during all of this. It would be bad if Lucius found out about what Snape did because he would definitely be the type to seek revenge.

    This chapter is one of my favorites! I look forward to reading more soon!

    -P.G.

    Author's Response:

    Yes, he did, and they did it without really hurting anyhting except his pride, and I don;t think he'll ever forget it and who knows, he might even learn something from it. 

    As for Snape giving himself away, he might and he might not have. That remains to be seen.  Because Narcissa might have been out or she could have been lurking around a corner . . .and Lucius would be ready to rip out Sev's guts if he ever knew the truth of how Severus caused him to lose his eye and betrayed all the DE's.

    So happy you liked it! Thanks for reviewing so frequently, I really appreciate it! :)

Title: Rivalry's End 15 May 2009 10:57 pm
Reviewer: jvalread (Signed) [Report This]
    That Prank was Hilarious!!!!! And I love how Ruthless Sev can be!

    Author's Response:

    Great! I thought it was pretty funny myself, but sometimes people don;t share my weird sense of humor.

    As for Sev, ruthless is an apt description for him when he chooses to be so.

    Thanks for all your reviews too!

Title: Rivalry's End 15 May 2009 10:24 pm
Reviewer: little-sun (Signed) [Report This]
    Haha, the prank was great!
    Jace's gift is really interesting (he's not behaving like a proper Slytherin, though, he could blackmail anyone to leave him alone, or else he will spread their deapest secrets... lol)
    You wrote the Severus/Sirius dialog very nicely, too.
    Mila

    Author's Response:

    Wow, guess my pranking Malfoy was a hit!

    I'm glad you like Jace's little talent, it'll help Sev and Harry someday.  There's a reason why Jace can't use his gift that way, and you'll find out what it is next chapter.

    I loved the Sev & Siri reconciliation thing, their hatred was understandable but not very comfortable to write.  But while they won't be friends they will tolerate each other enough so they won't hex each other on sight.   

Title: A Pawn No More 15 May 2009 2:15 pm
Reviewer: Pris-c (Anonymous) [Report This]
    when will sirius recover..
    hope that u update soon
    thanx xoxoxo.

    Author's Response: Sirius may recover once Severus talks to Bellatrix, which should be coming up next chapter! Thanks for your reviews!
Title: A Pawn No More 14 May 2009 11:39 pm
Reviewer: KimSpiritTalks (Signed) [Report This]
    This was a very strong chapter. I love a strong Harry and Dumbledore did need to be made aware of how Harry felt about the things he did. Now that the air is cleared and Harry has his denied Dumbledore the right to decide his future for him, maybe they can put all hard feelings behind them and move on. Very cleansing.

    Author's Response: Yes, it was.  Those things were unpleasant, but they needed to be addressed, and I for one like Harry when he stands up for himself and doesn't just go along with whatever Albus says.  I think he made it easy for harry to admire and worship him as a youngster, but now Harry is growing up and starting to learn what's been going on behind the scenes, and not everything is black and white or cut and dried. Dumbledore is not perfect, just as Severus is not, or Sirius, or even Harry.  He simply allowed people to think he was.
Title: A Pawn No More 14 May 2009 9:32 pm
Reviewer: graynavarre (Signed) [Report This]
    If all parents treated their children the way Albus treated the two young men he "loved like sons" then this world would be in a lot of trouble.

    Great update. Hmmm, are you going to cure Sirius?

    Author's Response:

    You're right, we would be in trouble.

    Ah . . .you'll see in the next chapter, wouldn't want to spoil my surprise.

Title: A Pawn No More 14 May 2009 9:03 pm
Reviewer: Quynce (Signed) [Report This]
    Sometimes reading is strongly effected by RL, that might be the case with me and this chapter. It's a good chapter; I'm not saying it isn't. It's just...I guess I was as reluctant has Harry to go through this with Dumbledore. The reader knows what happened, Harry knows, Dumbledore knows-- there's no excuse for the abandonment/abuse situation that Dumbledore could offer. In this version of events, they're not close enough to really work through this (he's not going to break down crying in front of D., he doesn't trust him). So the chapter doesn't forward the plot, and I don't find it very emotionally rewarding. Harry has a right to be angry; D. accepts that and regrets-- no change, just a verification of the whole thing. The chapter does put a new spin on the cannon event- perhaps the contrast was important to emphasize the AU?

    Author's Response: I know this might seem like a filler chapter, but it's not.  Yes, everyone who is reading knows that D made a huge mistake and all and that Severus knows and to a certian extent Harry knows, but Harry needs to tell D the way he feels as Harry, and also needs to tell him that he won't be used that way again.  It's an assertion of independence that is necessary for his continued growth as a person.  He also needs to tell D about the new prophecy, because Albus has no clue about it.  And then Albus can offer some clues and leads about the Horcruxes and some general info on Tom Riddle, the Gaunt mansion, the Riddle House, the orphanage.  Dumbeldore knows about those places because he knew Tom from before he was LV, Severus doesn;t know of them because it was before his time as a DE.  And lastly, it allows Harry to really drive home to Dumbledore that he really screwed up and should make sure not to do it a third time--the first time he messed up was with Severus.  Plus, it gives me a chance to re-do that scene in the office and show a more controlled Harry, totally different from canon.
Title: Hawks Don't Cry 14 May 2009 7:53 pm
Reviewer: Quynce (Signed) [Report This]
    Sev is great in this chapter-- very much the adult for Harry (which makes him a great mentor). My only concern is that he become so perfect that Sev. becomes unrecognizable-- always a problem in any AU.

    Author's Response:

    Yes, he finally does manage to provide Harry with a much needed hug and comfort here, which the kid needs after the roller coaster of emotion he's been on. 

    And no relationship with Sev and Harry will be perfect, they will still argue and disagree, but Severus is now willing to admit that he cares (loves) for Harry and will be there to help him no matter what, and Harry knows that too. That trust was an important thing to establish and it's what I've been aiming for this entire story. But that doesn't mean their mentor/guardianship will be perfect. But any arguments they have will not be irreversible.

Title: A Pawn No More 14 May 2009 5:25 pm
Reviewer: jvalread (Signed) [Report This]
    I want to jump around, pumping my fist in the air chanting "Go Harry! You told him!" I think it came out better than the discussion in OOTP, becasue while he did lose it a little, overall he kept him compsure very well, and showed a maturity that I think helped Dumbles see that he wasn't "just" a kid anymore.

    Author's Response: That's what I was hoping for, since in this story, Harry has matured more than in canon and learned from Severus how to control himself better.  And that did go a long way towards showing Albus that he could make sound decisions and act like an adult and not a child.

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