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Reviews For When the Boat Comes In
Looking forward to the next one! And your very welcome! I'm enjoying your story. Author's Response: Thanks for the review ^^. I'm glad you're enjoying the story :)
What is going on with the fish and the song from Severus' childhood? It is almost like he is being haunted. And poor Harry seems to be under a curse. Looking forward to more. Author's Response: As Severus was young (5-6) when his father died, the things that Severus most remembers of his Da are 1. his father's 'fish cooking' song, 2. the smell of cooked fish and 3. the feeling of security and love. Lets just say that the more depressed Harry became, the more severely Severus was haunted by the smell of fish, the song and, last but not least, the dreams.
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ They are based, to some extent, on letters I and my brothers sent to my parents and the letters my parents sent to their grandparents :)
Author's Response: Thanks for the review ^^
Author's Response: Thanks for the review. Yes, definately: however, although Harry will never totally get over the abuse, he can be healed to a great extent
Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I'm glad you liked the chapter and I hope you'll continue to enjoy the story.
Author's Response: Thanks ^^. I really wanted to show Lucius in a domestic setting and, of course, these letters are the ideal opportunity to see the man behind the mask
Author's Response: Thanks ^^
Wonder what Draco and Blaise were whispering about (Sorry my review isn't more coherent; I'm kinda half asleep atm) Do you have this prewritten or something? Because your update schedule's really, really fast... Author's Response: No, I don't pre-write: I release each chapter pretty much the moment it's ready. Mind you, I did dream up the plot around a month ago, so the actual writing part doesn't take incredibly long: an just an hour to writing and an hour to do proof-reading/editing. (I'm dyslexic so my spelling's appauling and I do occasionally have a brain-burp and write 'check' instead of 'cheque' or 'piece' instead of 'peace': I know the difference b Blaise and Draco were talking about Harry but not in the way he imagined; they realised that Harry was suffering and were comparing notes/ trying to work out how to help their best friend.
I hope that Severus will be able to get to the bottom of Harry's unhappiness and show him that he is worth caring about. It's really too bad that it took so long for him to realize that there was something wrong and that the students didn't do more to help. I understand that they are just children, though, and didn't know that sometimes you have to risk losing a friend to save a friend. Great chapters! Author's Response: Thanks ^^. I really wanted to create a the impression that Harry's decline was-outwardly- very gradual; when a quiet, somewhat introverted child becomes deeply depressed, it's often the case that people only notice when it's become really serious. The tutors would have just observed that Harry had become more morose and involved with his work, Severus- who thought that Harry was out of danger- was wrapped up in spying on Quirell and, although the Slytherins would have seen Harry's decline much earlier and at much closer quarters, they would have been too inexperienced to know that Harry wouldn't just get better by himself. (And then there's the fact that Harry hasn't told them about his past.) However, as I hope I made sufficiently clear in the chapter, Harry does have an outside force looking out for him. And it won't take long for Severus to put two and two together. |
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