i love this story and all,
but whens harry gonna show snape he's lucas?
i jsut think it'd be a big turn of events and snape would be all remorsefull (is that the word?)
anyway.
iilovveit;D

Parts of this story very nearly made me cry. It's so sad, and yet, I really want to know what happens. Here's to hoping you up date soon.

Just read through the whole story and I'm really sad there isn't more. I love the angst that permeates the life of Lucas/Harry. The way you write really makes me feel for him and rail against the unfairness of almost everyone's treatment of him.

I'm hoping you're still working on this great story. I'm anxious for more.

I think having Snape Sr patrolling the halls one night of Harry's detention with dad and dad forgets the silencing charms while calling him Lucas would break a lot of tension eventually.Anyway I hope you update soon. I really love this story.

aww i love this story! it is so freakin' great please write again soon!

Loved it. Please please please up-date soon as i can't wait to read more.

Loads of love

Molly x

oh my gosh. i love this story and i am soo sad. Please update

Hey,

It's been a long time since you've updated, although I'm ashamed to admit it's been even longer since I read this story. A few chapters have been added since I last looked, and all were lovely, as usual.

It's unfortunate Lily's anger didn't have more effect on James, and looking back, it probably would've been better for her to visit Severus and try to get him to change his attitude. Not only do I think he'd at least try to figure everything out and change his behaviour, he also would've been able to help in other ways - like getting rid of James in Lucas' life - in the process.

At a certain point, I really just wanted to rage against the unfairness. Okay, I'll admit, at many points. But at least now everyone seems to try to be kinder, or at least ignore Lucas instead of bothering him all the time. A small kindness, and it could've been better, but at least now he gets the chance to live for himself instead of constantly having to avoid the next person who wants to hurt him. And some are actually trying to be his friends, although I don't blame him for not trusting them - so far, his trust has been betrayed by pretty much everyone but Boris, Poppy and perhaps Jonathan and Adrian.

I love the friendship between Lucas and Adrian, by the way. It's a really nice development, despite not being planned for. It really helps the story along and at least now there's someone with both the motive and the guts to correct Severus. The somewhat tentative relationship with his brother is also nice, can't wait to see what'll ever happen if Jonathan finds out about James' behaviour towards Lucas. Although, knowing the story and the title - perhaps I shouldn't be too hopeful, huh?

Severus really vexes me, although less so now that he's tempered his behaviour a little. It's not the fact that he can't figure out Lucas is really Harry - after all, that's not an easy set of prejudices to overcome. He thinks Harry should be a Gryffindor when Lucas is really Slytherin, he doesn't suspect James would ever treat his son unkindly while Lucas was abused (although that should, perhaps, not be such a stretch of the imagination considering how James treated him before... Then again, child abuse is a completely different thing), he only sees Harry's flaws in Potions whereas Lucas was perfect...

Honestly, I don't blame Lucas at all for not knowing how to respond to Severus' letter. The man has treated him unkindly when he was Harry, after all, and unfairly so. He didn't know Harry was Lucas; okay, but he didn't even give Harry a fair chance, and that's just completely wrong. His anger is completely justified, I think, and I really hope Severus will be very, very, VERY ashamed when he finds out. He tries to make amends right now, and that's a good thing, but he's still got a long way to go.

Although justified, I'm not sure I agree with the fact that Lucas is getting more and more bitter and angry at the world. It frightens me to think about him never being able to forgive, and I'm glad he has at least a few people he can really trust. I sincerely hope that never gets ruined. As for the rest, well, the title /does/ say that he can't stop hoping, so perhaps he's not as far gone as I'm afraid. Then again, that title also implies things will keep going wrong all the time, and I really hope things will go right for him just once.

Really wondering how Severus is going to find out about Lucas, though. I've already imagined a scenario where James, while angry at Lucas for the next random and unjustified reason, adresses Lucas with his full name when shouting at him. I've also wondered about how the summer holidays would go, what with Lucas probably going back to Boris and running into Severus there. That would end up with some pretty strange situations, with Lucas either not knowing how to act or being cold. I mean, I just can't imagine it going back to the way it was before Severus treated him so badly and disappointed him.

So, to sum everything up; I absolutely adore your story still and really hope you'll be able to update sometime soon. If you need inspiration or something to get rid of writer's block; if it means you'll continue one of my all-time favourite stories, I'm always willing to help if I can.

Good luck and I wish you all the best!

Lass.

It's been nine months and this is still one of the few stories that I can't wait to update. You said October... Don't do this to me... Anyway, hope life slows down and you get a chance to continue this wonderful story.

NO! This is getting so good! I hope you update soon.

can't wait plz update :)

Awesome story! Hope you haven't abandoned it. Love Harry, really hope Snape pulls his head out of his ** before it's too later. Maybe before the end of the year? More soon??

Hey there! I must say that I'm most dissapointed with Snape's behaviour and wish that he will crawl and begs for forgiveness! Seriouly! how could he be blinded by a stupid feud? No, don't answer that...

Anyway, I realise that it's been a while since your last update and I do sincerely hope that you're not abandoning this story... It has such potential...

So, along with your other devoted fans, I would be waiting for your new updates soon! Good job with this latest chapter!

Great story. Really enjoying it. Dang, that next button is not there to click!

This is one of my favorite stories!
It's so good. Please update again soon.