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| IWannaPlaySS (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| I simply dont have time to stop reading long enough to post a review, thats all...lol Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying it! |
| 2010/02/08 - 01:29 |
| ArcticSeasons (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Another great chapter. I had to laugh that a student threw up on Severus. I like that he had to remind himself to 'Don’t frighten the firsties' and not go off on the poor girl. Then what's really funny is that the poor girl gets sorted into Slytherin. I bet on the outside she is all sweet and kind but in the inside she really is quite cunning and ambitious. Hopefully she will make Severus and Salazar Slytherin proud of her. I don't like that Poppy is being so bloody cryptic with Severus at the end of the chapter. It seems to me that the treatments are not working like they should and she should tell him that straight forward. I'm wondering if he will start to realize that his fear of loosing his magic is coming to fussion. I'll find out soon enough. That's all for now. Bye!  Author's Response: Author's Response: Somehow, I submitted that without writing anything! Ooops! No idea how I did that! Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter -- if you like Suzie Sefton and want to see it all from her point-of-view, once you've finished Part One of LVS, you might like to read her little story, "The Sorting of Suzie Sefton." She certainly did start off her Hogwarts career in a memorable way! "Oh, yeah, she's the one who threw up on Snape and lived to tell the tale." LOL! Thanks for the review! |
| 2010/01/26 - 15:00 |
| Hypnobarb (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Throwing up on your Head of House before you're even sorted is a most auspicious beginning. Author's Response: LOL! Yeah, that's what Suzie thinks! I'm not sure if you've seen it, but if you want to see the event from Suzie's perspective, I have a 4 chapter fic, "The Sorting of Suzie Sefton," which goes through the first day of classes. Thanks! |
| 2009/11/10 - 08:24 |
| Alcina vom Steinsberg (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| "Don't frighten the firsties..." *snort* That's brilliant! *g* Are there particular reasons you used "theurgus" for "mage", as I suppose you did? I'm not firm enough with latin for knowing theurgus on the first hand (though I had much fun with my studies in medieval latin, particularly with words like "lodderpfaffus". No, I didn't make it up, honestly! *g* ) Severus doesn't seem to be well. I don't like it, you're going to do bad things to him... Author's Response: "Lodderpfaffus," huh? Yah gotta wonder what those medievel scribes were drinking! LOL! I liked the nuances of "theurgus," and that it's got the sense of "summoner" in addition to "magician." The other term I considered was magus, of course. I'm sure that there were additional reasons I didn't choose "magus" other than that it was more mundane and "Three Wise Men" sounding to me, but I came up with that phrase over a year ago (it never made it into DD, though that's when I first put it in my story notes). I rejected "incantator" simply because it sounded more narrow to me -- it evokes spell-casting to me, but not the greater panoply of magical arts. Other possible Latin words had negative connotations of poisoning, etc. Anyway, that's what I remember considering at the time. I took Latin in junior high and high school, then again in grad school, but it was mostly classical, so I missed out on fun words like "lodderpfaffus"! I don't like doing bad things to Severus! Honestly! Sometimes bad things have to happen for more good to come out of it. And I'm glad you're finding yourself in sympathy with Severus! Thanks! Alcina vom Steinsberg's response: I had classical latin only at university, as I was in the natural science branch at school and had french for third language. I needed the "Grand Latin Exam", though, for getting admission to the PhD study path (?) in art history, my major subject, but for one of my minor subjects, medieval history, I needed classes in medieval latin, french and english, too. The english and french were rather short and sparse, but the latin was much fun. It's rather easy in comparison to classical latin, and we've been reading some texts with truly entertaining parts. Latin written by ill-educated monks in central europe... |
| 2009/10/01 - 18:16 |
| mimmom (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
Definitely not shouting into a void! Poor Severus. What next?! I can't wait for the next chapter. This feels like a cliffhanger a bit. Excellent story. Author's Response: Thanks, mimmom! Yep, it is a bit of a sneaky sort of cliffhanger!  Unless something interferes, I'll update again very soon! Thanks for all your reviews -- I appreciate it! |
| 2009/09/25 - 08:09 |
| oenthusiast (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Yes, I'm enjoying it. It's a slowpaced story but very well written and I like Severus here, so it's all good. Author's Response: Yes, if it were an event-centered fic, it would be a rather peculiar one-shot! lol. It's more about the experiences of the characters and their reactions to events and to other characters. Thanks for reviewing. :) |
| 2009/09/24 - 22:39 |
| wyndnfyr (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
of course we're enjoying the fic!  Author's Response: Aww, thanks! I'm happy to hear from you! |
| 2009/09/24 - 20:53 |
| doritk (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Your story is quite enjoyable and well-written, as usual. :) Author's Response: Thanks, doritk! I appreciate your kind words! |
| 2009/09/24 - 19:34 |
| Riposto (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| I'm looking forward to seeing Suzie Sefton settle in to Slytherin. I hope we see more of her - she sounds like another learning experience for Severus! What could have happened to the Bloody Baron? Everyone must know about it, otherwise the other staff would have remarked on the fact that he's missing, right? I really love your Poppy. She's very different in the books, alternately bossy and fussy with the kids and whiny with Dumbledore. But of course that would have been Harry's experience and perspective. In your story, and with Severus, she's a very likeable character. Author's Response: Hi, Riposto! I'm glad you like my take on Poppy -- she's a character that's grown on me as I've written her over the past few years. I like to think her rather annoying portrayal in the books is partly a matter of perspective and partly a matter of who it is she's dealing with in the scenes we see. Also, I think that especially in the earlier books, JKR often wrote the characters deliberately broadly and almost in caricature to appeal to the humor and perspective of children rather than adults -- look at Arthur Weasly and his inability to say the names of various Muggle devices, despite the fact that he speaks English and we can easily presume he has seen -- or could have seen and, given his mania for Muggle gadgets, would have made a point to see -- the terms written down. Rather amusing but broad humor. LOL! (Besides, most of the adults are written to be pretty clueless, which is common in certain sorts of children's literature and movies -- helps to make the kids able to be the competent ones who have adventures and solve problems, etc.) Anyway, that was a BIG digression . . . back to your review! People really haven't noticed up until that night that the Bloody Baron's gone AWOL, since most people were away for the summer and the ghosts don't just hang out with all and sundry, especially not "Mr Baron," as Harry calls him in DD in "They shall rise again." No one was around Slytherin much for a few months, either. I do know what happened to him , but even when Severus confirms that he needs a new House ghost, we don't immediately find out exactly what it was that happened. We'll eventually learn a bit more about it, though -- what is "knowable" by the characters, and I'll likely write a little author's note filling in the one little blank spot.Everyone, however, did notice that Binns was missing, but people didn't know what to make of it, hence Cahill being hired at the last minute to teach History of Magic. Anyway, the subject of the Slytherin House ghost pops up several times in future chapters -- I hope you'll enjoy that bit! Yep, we'll see more of Suzie Sefton, both by reference and "in person," and I'm enjoying writing her as a litlle background character who provides Severus with some moments of complete bemusement! LOL! Thanks much for the review! Sorry about the long-winded response! Riposto's response: You're on the money about Arthur. The gaps in his knowledge about the Muggle world didn't always make sense, but it didn't matter to me because he was so funny. |
| 2009/09/24 - 19:22 |
| Unknown RoSe (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Not a void!!!!! Thank you for the quick updates! I love your writing. It is so well developed and thoughtful. I can't imagine that Severus would ever be okay if he lost his magic, but it seems that things will get worse before they get better. I am eagerly awaiting the next chapter. Author's Response: Hi, Unknown RoSe! I'm so glad it's not into a void! Phew! Thank you!I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Yes, life would be more than just difficult for Severus if he lost his magic, you're right about that! The next chapter will be up in a couple days! Thanks again for reviewing!  |
| 2009/09/24 - 18:08 |
| DoctorQ (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Loving this fic so far! I finished reading DD from beginning to end not too long ago and I am so excited that the sequel is here. And very excited that it is Snape-Centric. I am really enjoying the way that we are following Severus through his day. Even the most mundane task seems to have a deeper significance simply because he had never done what most people take for granted. The scene with the Order of Merlin is very powerful. I love how he can’t quite wrap his fingers around the medal the same way him mind can’t quite wrap around the fact he earned it. I do hope we get to learn about what the symbols mean. I think you are doing a wonderful job of exploring how a very proud person deals with illness. It is so ironic that he fights so hard against being sick after taking the Feron’s Elixir and then at the very moment he is back in front of students, someone throws up all over him. Love the banter between Poppy and Severus! Author's Response: Hi, DoctorQ! I'm gad you enjoyed DD and found the sequel! Yes, Snape is having a hard time figuring out how to deal with everyday life and at just that point, he is hit with more illness, lingering from the past. So glad you caught that with the Merlin, his inability to entirely grasp it, in both senses of the word, but holding onto it for some strength. The meaning of the symbols goes back to the earliest RaM-verse fics and derived particularly to A Holiday with the Headmaster, but there is a longer explanation for them, which will come up many, many chapters hence, and from a probably rather unexpected source. Yes, it's a good thing that Twiskett got rid of the mess immediately, or Severus might have been struggling against his own nausea once more! lol But his recent difficulties with nausea probably helped him to be a little more understanding of little Suzie than he might otherwise have been. Glad you like the Poppy-and-Severus banter! Thanks very much for reviewing! I appreciate it, and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the fic! |
| 2009/09/24 - 18:03 |
| gurlimargrethe (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| Oh yes, I am enjoying your fic tremendelsly. Author's Response: I'm glad! Thanks for reviewing! |
| 2009/09/24 - 12:30 |
| HogwartsDuo (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| I don't care how many times I read this chapter, it just gets better and better. Poor Severus! He's just not having a good day. haha. I would love to have seen his face as he watched little Suzie "tossing cookies" all over his robes and boots. eeep. Good thing Twiskett was around to clear away the mess and restore Snape to his normal "in control" self. And I love Poppy. She can be sweet as pie when she wants to be but then she can be as stern as a mighty oak if necessary. I think she's good for Snape and can get him to do things most people can't. Thanks for the update! YOU ROCK! Author's Response: I've worked it over at different times, so I hope it gets better and not worse! Eeep! LOL! Yep, having a first-year throw up all over you in front of all the other first-years would not be a happy thing, especially without being able to use any cleaning charms! As you say, good thing Twiskett was there to restore his dignity and even improve his status! *grin* Yep, Poppy can be very tough when she needs to be, but she's also very kind and giving -- good qualities in a school matron! You're very welcome! Thanks, as always, for reviewing! |
| 2009/09/24 - 11:40 |
| KingPig (Signed ) | 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties |
| I absolutely adore this fic! I can't speak for anyone else, but if you're worried about the amount of reviews (which should be at least in the triple-digits range), I feel I should explain why this is probably the first review you've seen from me: If I could, I would love to leave a review for each of your chapters immediately as I reach the end of them – however, the only time I can really indulge in reading fics is usually when I'm somewhere without access to a proper computer (doctors' offices, long road trips, etc.), so I normally read the stories on my iPhone's web browser. Unfortunately, this website, or iPhone's safari browser, won't allow me to type anything in the "review" boxes, no matter how many different ways I've tried. And by the time I do get to a proper computer, I am most likely bogged down with work that must be done, or have something else on my mind, and I, quite honestly, forget to leave a review. (Today I'm on a proper laptop, which is why I can leave this review.) And so, as iPhones are becoming more and more popular, I wonder if several other readers encounter the same problem, and that is why there is a decrease of reviews in the fandom in general...? Either way, I really do apologize that I haven't left a review before, and I always try to remind myself to do so! But please, please, continue with this story – you should know that you have at least this reader checking my inbox every chance I get to see if there's an update!  Author's Response: Thank you, KingPig! I have to admit that remembering the number of reviews I used to get for DD, or even for AAoL, and I wonder what's wrong, or what's going on. I suppose if a lot of people are accessing via those iPhones, it might explain part of it. I really miss the interaction with readers. I'm glad that you're enjoying it! I hope that you like some of the twists and turns coming up. KingPig's response: Ahh, I just read AAoL the other day (I had read DD a while ago), and I really enjoyed it. I just felt so horrible for Severus... I understand how Minerva felt used, degraded, and Albus felt upset and helpless, and I think you wrote those emotions so realistically and vividly... but I felt terrible for Snape, as I would think he would have been truly traumatized by the event, especially knowing how much of a burden he apparently was for MM and AD. Please don't get me wrong, I am not in any way saying that you didn't more-than-adequately express his pain from the experience as well... It's just, he's my favorite character, and it hurt me to hear MM and AD call him rather annoying or tiresome or inadequate, despite how realistic that dialogue was. I guess what I'm saying is that I became very emotionally attached to your portrayal of Snape, which is meant only as the highest compliment I can think of, and it felt quite personally painful to read of MM's disgust of the situation – and sometimes, or so it felt, of him. And I probably should have left that as a review on AAoL, not here, LOL. But I'm very involved with this story, as it seems to center more on Severus, and I so acutely desire for him to find love within the intricately beautiful world you've created. Love and true acceptance, despite his numbered flaws and faults. Author's Response: Shhh! *looks around furtively* Don't tell anyone, but AAoL is my least favorite chaptered fic I've written. I think it has some great moments, don't get me wrong, and I think it gives some insight into Severus's psychology, but for me, the best thing about AAoL is Death's Dominion. LOL! DD is probably one of the top two of my fics to me, and probably the best constructed, etc. Minerva would have felt even more revulsion about having sex with most of the other wizards at Hogwarts, so although Severus in his addlepated, curse-induced clinginess was annoying, Minerva does love him, just as she told him that day, and she tried to be patient with him -- even when he was so very nasty to her immediately afterwards. As for this story, it is a long vernal season!  I think you can be hopeful! |
| 2009/09/24 - 11:16 |
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