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Reviews For When the Boat Comes In
Author's Response: Thanks ^^. I agree; Harry has been deprived (and told that he deserves to be deprived) for so long that he'd feel undeserving of any purchase, however cheap. (Possibly, as he was using his own money in Diagon Alley, he didn't feel quite so uncomfortable as he would if someone else was buying it.)
Author's Response: It's the National Health Service: an organisation which provides free healthcare for everyone in the UK. NHS glasses have been pretty ugly until recently (thick plastic rims, etc) and, of course, kids tend to get embarrassed about poverty, which having a pair of such glasses would obviously imply.
And the letters from his friends are wonderful too. I hope that Harry will begin to realize that people do care for him and like him. Author's Response: Thanks ^^. Uroborus was designed to be a holiday home for psycologically damaged children: one which was peaceful, safe and comfortable. Those who were sad and listless, could sit in the bright, airy rooms, listening to the sea and reading one of the house's many books, those who were recovering, could wander around, discovering the house's many secrets or enjoying it's resourses and children who wished to play could enjoy the sun, sand and sea (which is kept completely safe by one of Salazar's other little secrets ;) I'm glad you enjoy the letters; they're great fun to write :)
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I really wanted to make 'Uroborus' a reflection of Slytherin's paternal side, much as the Chamber of Secrets is a reflection of the warrior aspect of his character. I also wanted to allow Dumbledore to redeem himself a little not by giving money as such but rather the guilt that influenced the gift.
Author's Response: Thanks ^^. A parent's stories from childhood are always rather strange and funny because it's often hard to realise that those who looked after us were once in need of protection themselves. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I'm really glad you enjoyed it
I hope that Severus will use this time well and show Harry that he is worth being cared for. Harry needs the caring support of an adult to truly learn that what his relatives taught him was wrong. He is a wonderful child and deserves to be loved and treated well. Great chapter! Author's Response: Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed the letters. Yes, it's sad that Harry finds it hard to believe that people care about him but, after all he's been through, it's a natural response. Draco, of course, being as fiery as his father, is the most direct and, therefore, his message is very clear lol!
Author's Response: Thanks for the review; thought that the 'ice-cream' chapter might be a good foil, considering how depressing the next chapter was. Harry was going down-hill slowly but surely from the second week of term, i.e. early September, and, as he was pretty woebegone from the beginning of his Hogwarts education, most of the teachers just thought that's the way Harry was and Severus was too tied up with his teaching duties and his work for the Order to notice the subtle changes. I expect some of the teachers would have just assumed Harry's sadness was due to the fact Halloween was approaching but the kids, who had seen Harry start to go downhill in early September, wouldn't have thought it likely to be linked with Halloween.
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I hope you continue to enjoy the story |
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