” This chapter feels like a turning-point for Severus...” It is. This is the beginning of the end for Severus. His obliviousness will start growing weaker and weaker as his awareness of Harry’s many charms grows stronger. You should be happy, we’ve now officially reached the part of this story where Severus begins to fall in love. :)
I’m glad that Severus’s description of what being Slytherin truly means resonated with you, teryarel. I, too, have always been unhappy with the way cannon demonizes the Slytherins. Especially when you take into account that the worst traitor in the entire series was a Gryffindor and two of the most active members of the Order of the Phoenix, and by far the ones who fought the hardest against Voldemort, were Slytherins.
Yes, kindness is such a dangerous thing to Severus. He is attracted to it, like a moth, and just like a moth too, he usually gets burned whenever he allows his fascination to get the better of him. Albus and Lily weren’t kind to him in the end, despite how loyal Severus was to both of them. Harry is neither Albus nor Lily. He’ll take care of Severus’s every emotional need, but Severus doesn’t know that yet, so he is understandably wary. :)
” Dear author, how many more chapters of completely unnecessary and equally fruitless as frustrating denial do we have to go through? “ Really? You’re seriously asking for spoilers again? No. I’m not doing it. I’m not telling you a single thing about anything you haven’t read yet, teryarel. You’ll just have to wait and see. BE PATIENT! :D :D :D
” And how many chapters did you say were in this story?” OK, this one I’ll answer since it’s already there on the author's note I added to the story’s header: There are 35 chapters to this fic, teryarel. And you’re only in chapter 18. That means I can torture you with unnecessary, fruitless and frustrating denial for at least another 16 chapters. That is assuming I wasn’t mean enough to leave Severus’s realization of what’s going on here to the very last one. *smirks evilly*
Anyway, thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another chapter of this fic, my long-suffering friend, your kind and lovely comment left me grinning from ear to ear. :)
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I’m glad that Severus’s description of what being Slytherin truly means resonated with you, teryarel. I, too, have always been unhappy with the way cannon demonizes the Slytherins. Especially when you take into account that the worst traitor in the entire series was a Gryffindor and two of the most active members of the Order of the Phoenix, and by far the ones who fought the hardest against Voldemort, were Slytherins.
Yes, kindness is such a dangerous thing to Severus. He is attracted to it, like a moth, and just like a moth too, he usually gets burned whenever he allows his fascination to get the better of him. Albus and Lily weren’t kind to him in the end, despite how loyal Severus was to both of them. Harry is neither Albus nor Lily. He’ll take care of Severus’s every emotional need, but Severus doesn’t know that yet, so he is understandably wary. :)
” Dear author, how many more chapters of completely unnecessary and equally fruitless as frustrating denial do we have to go through? “ Really? You’re seriously asking for spoilers again?
No. I’m not doing it. I’m not telling you a single thing about anything you haven’t read yet, teryarel. You’ll just have to wait and see. BE PATIENT! :D :D :D
” And how many chapters did you say were in this story?” OK, this one I’ll answer since it’s already there on the author's note I added to the story’s header: There are 35 chapters to this fic, teryarel. And you’re only in chapter 18. That means I can torture you with unnecessary, fruitless and frustrating denial for at least another 16 chapters. That is assuming I wasn’t mean enough to leave Severus’s realization of what’s going on here to the very last one. *smirks evilly*
Anyway, thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another chapter of this fic, my long-suffering friend, your kind and lovely comment left me grinning from ear to ear. :)