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Title: Interlude 5: Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Cobra 28 Mar 2010 12:43 am
Reviewer: omega13a (Signed) [Report This]
    Lucius does spoil Draco but at least Lucius knows how to say no. It must have been difficult for him to admit he agrees with Dumbledore about students not being allowed to keep cobras or any other dangerous species of snakes as pets. Anyways, keep up the good work!

    Author's Response: I imagine that it would pain Lucius to agree with Dumbledore about anything lol! However, his son is always his first priority and Lucius will do anything to keep him happy and safe- even if it means endorcing Dumbledore's rules.
Title: Interlude 5: Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Cobra 28 Mar 2010 12:03 am
Reviewer: Shadow (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Invasion of snakes... Gryffindors will be very happy! =D

    Author's Response: Yup, it's going to be fun in the Serpents' Nest ^^
Title: Interlude 5: Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Cobra 27 Mar 2010 11:29 pm
Reviewer: AmazingGrace36 (Signed) [Report This]
    First, I'm going to go ahead and apologize for not reviewing previous chapters. Let's face it, I'm just your typical lazy reader. XP

    Can I just say that I love, love, love these letters?! As this story is for the most part, dark, the letters are perfect! I hope you write more in the future!

    Author's Response: Thanks: I really enjoy writing the letters although I do tend to spend about 20% of the time writing the first draft and 80% revising/editing it lol! In the canon, J.K. Rowling mentions Draco regularly receiving owls from his parents so I thought that it'd be fun to have a few of them as interludes; firstly, they allow me to lay down information and, secondly, they do, as you say, provide a bit of fluffiness in a somewhat gritty plot. It's great to know that they're enjoyed.
Title: Interlude 5: Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Cobra 27 Mar 2010 11:28 pm
Reviewer: silverstargirl (Signed) [Report This]
    I have to admit that this sharing of letters made me laugh. Don't you just love the logic of children? Well, it sounds like the dungeons are about to be overrun with snakes...fitting. :D

    Great chapter!

    Author's Response: Yes, children are invariably funny when they're trying to manipulate their parents into buying them something unsuitable. (Draco will never outsmart Lucius but, as he has his father by the heartstrings, the little brat invariably gets his own way lol.)
Title: Interlude 5: Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Cobra 27 Mar 2010 11:15 pm
Reviewer: AchillesMonkey (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Lol! I am loving Draco and his relationship with his parents. Of course he wants the toughest snake around. Thanks for the update!

    Author's Response: Yup, it's one of those inevitables; if one kid in a class has a goldfish, the next will want a siamese fighting fish and there's always one who will bully his indulgent parents into getting him a piranha... 
Title: A Slither of Snakes 27 Mar 2010 9:36 pm
Reviewer: Baghi (Signed) [Report This]
    Lawl! That is the truth, isn't it? Doesn't matter if they are twins or single children, they all want what another child has. That was a very well done chapter. Keep up the good work, and I will do the same. Kudos on a job well done.

    Author's Response: Definately: children's pet envy is the bane of parenthood lol
Title: Interlude 4: I Shall Wear Purple 27 Mar 2010 9:27 pm
Reviewer: Baghi (Signed) [Report This]
    Heh, no problem. I truly enjoy stories that are well written like this, that also have no overt spelling and/or grammar problems(ones that are easily noticed and fixed.) I'm glad that you will continue writing, as it annoys me to no end when it appears an author has abondoned a story that is well recieved. Kudos on a job well done.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^. I find it irritating when writers upload documents which are brimming with errors too (I'm dyslexic and I can manage to produce relatively error free documents just by using a spell-checker.) Hope you continue to enjoy the story
Title: A Slither of Snakes 27 Mar 2010 8:31 am
Reviewer: dancingkatz (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh, I'm absolutely tickled by this chapter! It's been an incredibly long day and I came online looking to read something to smile at before I fell asleep and here your new chapter was!

    I'm also tickled that you used my suggestion for the snake's name. Reggie remids me of Longfellow, the ball python that lived in a tank in our biology classroom when I was in high school. He loved water about as much as it sounds like Reggie does. I hope that Hedwig doesn't stay in too much of a snit.

    I liked the spell to change Harry's voice. It makes sense that if you have a potion to change your appearance there has to be something to change your voice, too.

    This was very fun and I enjoyed it immensely. I'm looking forward to the next chapter and I hope you have a nice weekend. Bravissimi!

    Author's Response: Well, as you probably know by now, Hedwig had a reason for being a bit, well, hormonal: she was about to lay eggs!
Title: A Slither of Snakes 27 Mar 2010 6:47 am
Reviewer: malimed (Anonymous) [Report This]
    hmmm . . . sounds like you have friends for "reggie" in the future! reg is a lot of fun. he seems like a good match for harry. i'm glad that snape is bringing them back here for holidays. it gives harry something of a home. i've enjoyed their time away, but i'm kind of ready to see what happens when they get back to hogwarts!

    Author's Response: I hope the following chapters don't dissapoint, then ^^ I've got lots planned for what remains of the autumn term
Title: A Slither of Snakes 27 Mar 2010 3:54 am
Reviewer: silverstargirl (Signed) [Report This]
    I'm quite glad that the snake-handler was a parselmouth. I feel that it made it far more comfortable a situation for Harry. He was able to be open about his talent for speaking to snakes, which I believe made the trip only more successful. Reggie seems like a very sweet natured snake. I know that he and Harry are going to make an excellent match.

    I find it interesting and useful that the snakes could sense that something was off about both Harry and Severus. I wonder how this talent might help in the future?

    I think Hedwig is feeling a bit jealous of Harry's new familiar. Hopefully, she will get over it soon and won't cause too many problems.

    Great chapter!

    Author's Response: Yes, it seemed sensible that the snake-handler should be a parselmouth, especially as those who have the gift of parseltongue are most likely (other than slytherin children, of course) to want snakes as pets^^ Snakes are very perceptive and can probably see through most glamours, mainly because the glamours were designed to fool humans, whose senses are practically negligable compared to most animals

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