I think I like where this story was going, but it seems you've abandoned it. Please come back to your unfinished stories..? :) Hope everything is better now than it was when you uploaded chapter 11 (NOT A CHAPTER).

i really like this fic. would love to see how you planned on continuing it. best of luck with everything in life.

Fav'd. Can't wait to see Snape get his comeuppance.

please update soon!

I enjoyed the latter half of this chapter (I skimmed the beginning, because I was a terrible reader and wanted to get to the part where Harry was. Sorry!) I liked your use of free indirect speech-you captured both Snape and Harry's voices very well. The way you wrote reminded me a bit of JK Rowling's style, actually, which surprised me (pleasantly). I look forward to reading the next chapter!

Aww I hope you update sometime :(

want toread more

Sooo... did anybody pick up the reigns to finish this lovely piece? Really I was just reading it because I like your writing style so I won't be devastated if you never updated. But I was certainly entertained!

OH. MY. Goodnessgracious! I've not even started on this chapter, but I realized closing my review box on the last chapter was done prematurely because there were so many many things to comment on. Hmm, let me try to remember:

The description of Harry's agreeableness? Awesome.

McGonagall's biggest flaw being she's soft as a marshmallow? Wonderful.

Snape reading Agatha Christie mysteries disguised as potions treatises? Brilliant! I bow to you!

Now... on to this chapter...

I would just like to award you the best description I've ever seen for apparating :) "Apparatin', boyo, when you poof from 'ere to there by magic."

Also, I love how Harry has absolutely no idea what's going on and Snape doesn't deign to enlighten him.

Agh this is the best.

Hello, just started the story, but the first line was great so I had to comment, "Severus Snape was not a morning person. Nor an afternoon person, and he was certaintly not a nigt person. In fact, he was rarely any sort of person at all."

It sounds kind of Dr. Seussy-but in the kindly, coy, genius sort of way. Reading on now...

Inconsistent. One moment, he is telling Dumbledore to fu** off, then he is all meek in Snape's hands.

It is truly a pity you stopped writing this fic because it is really amazing and I quite enjoyed reading it. I would have dearly love to see everybody's reaction to Harry's little escape and also when they realised what wass truly happening at 4 privet Drive during all these years. Would serve them right!

it's been so long, but... i desperately want you to continue this story as well. you're an amazing author and i enjoy every chapter you've written. it's painful that you haven't updated in two-four years, and i'm desperate for you to continue. please please PLEASE update soon... even if it's a notice that you WILL be updating, that you aren't abandoning your stories; and i will be happy. please?

-Violet Fire

I've been reading fan fic for years; no one *ever* gives us a Harry or Snape like this! I'd hate to think that you had decided against continuing your work.

I love the paranoia, which Harry has every right to - you keep it well within bounds, and leave Harry with his back constantly exposed, which would be natural in a child in such unfamiliar territory. Snape... well, wow. Nasty bastard. I know you keep ending chapters with "and he wondered if he was missing something..." which is... actually a little annoying. I'd rather he was clouted over the head without that much warning! By Harry. What a marvelous fight scene between those two... and then with time to reflect, and a few weeks locked yet again in a room, Harry loses that edge. I hate Dumbledore so much.

Good writing, solid plotting, good characterization - how often do we get Nott? And Hermione is a lot more accessible than the source material; most fanfic writers use her as a walking info dump, I love seeing her used as a person. My own personal preference would be to go deeper, throw in more atmosphere, more of the surroundings, more of the day-to-day magic; but that is *not* necessary to keep me reading.

Which I would love to do. Please? More?

Please keep writing, this is a really great story.