I liked it. I think it’s more realistic that he would end up with the Weasleys rather than Snape though I admit I am a sucker for those stories too. Snape was delightfully himself while still taking care of Harry.
Awwwww, I loved it! I was just perfect, a short little stay. I'm glad Snape looked over Harry's essay and said it was passable. I wonder what the Headmaster would think of it.
And I wonder what will happen when they try to go to the train. Will Dobby block them again? How will they get to school?
I loved this story. Thank you so much for writing and sharing it!
Thanks for this nice end to your story. I wish it had been longer, but am glad at the way things turned out for Harry. Happy New Year and hope everything eases up soon!
Fantastic chapter! I'm so glad the adults caught on and decided that Harry would not go back.
| Title: Chapter 3
| 18 Dec 2021 10:20 pm
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Thank you for updating. I’m so glad they picked up on Ron’s comments and are doing something about it!
I understand their anger, but Harry actually didn't do anything wrong. He had no idea they were coming in the car and there was no way he could stay at the Dursley's after they pulled the bars off. Their anger would have been vented on him. I do hope the adults realize that he was just literally "along for the ride".
| Title: Chapter 2
| 12 Dec 2021 4:36 pm
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Thank you for posting. I’m glad Dumbledore didn’t make light of the escapade but I hope they will address the Dursley situation
Author's Response: ... I have just posted chapter three, and I hope you think that it will cover that well enough.
I’m hooked.
Author's Response: yay :) more is coming soon...
Love it. Snape and Dumbledore were pretty hard on Harry. but I suppose it could have ended up disastrous. Well, worse than it did.
I'm surprised Snape didn't give Harry more instructions. Like "Go straight to the bath and then your room." Snape has allowed Harry to do things unattended. Like wait for Dumbledore. I guess he assumes Harry will behave? Or maybe that there isn't anything Harry can mess up?
I'm really enjoying this story. thanks for writing and sharing!
Author's Response: They were hard on him, weren't they? Reading it back made me realise just how hard they were being-- and perhaps it is being too hard for the level of culpability that Harry has, but it really could have ended awfully.
I think that at this point Snape feels that Harry's been pretty well squashed (and he could tell Harry had been crying, too) so didn't see the need to give him more instructions; probably Harry wouldn't have been able to process them, either, since he was pretty well out of it.
As for the waiting unattended, I think that Snape just wanted some time free from the "Potter irritant"-- and he weighed up that with the possibility of Harry snooping. Given that he's only there in the summer and maybe the other holidays I don't think that he'd keep too many things of a personal nature in this house, or not in the more public room of the parlour anyway. All he does in there really is read-- and that's where he has tea with anyone who imposes their presence on him. I like to think that he has a nosy old lady as a neighbour so he makes sure to keep that room as uninteresting as possible to thwart her sticky-beaking tendencies.
Hmm I like how these reviews get me thinking-- thanks for the comments, and the next and last two chapters will be going up in the next few weeks.
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