I cant believe I havent read this fic before! I've followed Starting from Scratch since I found it, but never thought of checking out your other fics, I guess. Anyway! I've loved Emerald eyes too and am going to read the sequel starting tomorrow. I hope you'll come up with a new story soon. love 'ya! Ali-chan

I absolutely loved this story!! Can't wait to read the sequel! =D

I bagan reading this again when i got a reminder of the sequal. its been to long so i cant remember what happens. and arent i glad of that cos that means i get to read this again. Your characters are so genuine and close to those of jk while you bend them to things they would never do in canon, its really great the sarcasm of both of them is so friendly while they dont even realise it. really well done. fantastic job.;)

That was an amazing story, I couldnt stop smiling throughout!!

to quote harry, "Brilliant!"

Great to see Snape in the role of a mentor!

i look forward to your next story.

Excellent story. Severus Is still the harsh professor of Potions that many of the students hate but Harry, although learning how far he could push the situation, is no longer afraid of him. Snape is the perfect mentor for Harry. He gives consistant discipline as well as rewards and does listen to Harry.
I'm looking forward to any sequel you may have started.

Awesome tale, well done as always. I loved how your Severus relized his mistake about Harry and started his redemption process. He never got a chance in cannon, just kind of tacked on to the end. I like your view better. Thanks for sharing.

Im totally clikcing th enext button;

This was really good. I can't wait to read the sequel. I'm sure it will be just as good as this one.


Your Faithful Reader,
Rainy

I love it. It is a great story.

I do think that a Snape that spanks people is kinda scary. Very very frightening.

This is great!

You know? I'm been wondering. What would happen if the voice Harry kept hearing wasn't real? What if Harry was just plain crazy? Like they thought it was a basilisk but it really wasn't and there was just a petrifying illness going around? And the diary was just a little old prank someone did a long time ago. And it actually was Arnog or whatever that dumb spider's name was. Wouldn't that be creepy?

The story is really good so far. I hope it gets better.

I don't think I've reviewed on this before, though I've read it about three times now. Sorry for that.

This is an awesome idea. Snape's job of protecting Harry seems impossibly difficult when Harry is constantly running around the castle breaking rules and evading authority. It only makes sense that they'd arrange things so that Snape could actually keep an eye on him and do something about it when he did something dangerous. This is pretty much how I see Snape approaching discipline, too. Snape is in character, actually. You got his snarkiness, his impatience, just the right amount of angst at points, and... well, all his Snape-ness. You even fleshed out his character some by showing more of how he acts when he's not just being a Potter-hating teacher. As an adult, he makes a contrast to Harry.

Harry, by the way, is done very well. When I first read those first couple of books, I was about that age myself. It just seemed like an adventure. Now, when I go back and read them, I'm incredulous. Those are eleven- and twelve-year-olds risking their lives, just little kids! I'm glad you got that into this story. Harry thinks he's old enough to do what he wants, but he's a child. You succinctly summed that up when Harry protests, "But I'm twelve!" like that's a reasonable argument. And you show a more knowledgeable adult point of view when Snape replies, "That's what I mean, Potter." (I can't look up the actual lines right now, but you know what I'm getting at.) Unlike the actual HP books, adults are in charge in this story, which they need to be. It puts a whole new spin on the plot.

Another thing I like: Dumbledore is not evil. The occasional manipulative!Dumbledore is fun, but after too much, it gets tiresome. Here, he's just overly trusting and confident in destiny and other vague things. He is definitely Dumbledore, though - kind and caring - so good job with that.

I do like the timing, as well. Too many of these things go far too quickly. You know what I'm talking about. You took time to develop the relationship between Harry and Snape. You kept it believable. And while there was character development, both of them were still recognizeably themselves at the end.

So, in summation, I loved this. I loved the humor in it; I loved the occasional fluff; I loved the suspenseful moments; I loved the rocky bits in their relationship; I loved Snape, and I loved Harry. Wow, I can ramble. Anyway, this is great. I can't wait until the sequel is finished!

~Saru Wolfe

i think you snape in this story, this chapter is very dead on for how he likely would be if JK had taken the time to develop him fully in her books