Ashwinder :: To bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses

Reviews for Restraint

Bambu	2005.02.05 - 11:57PM	7: Hallow Passage	Signed
I enjoyed the sorting ceremony through Hermione's eyes, as much for her perspective shift from student to teacher as for the excruciating difficulty of having to sit and watch a chain of events begin that you know you are helpless to change. It's almost like watching a car accident... those two or three seconds before collision are interminable, and yet there is nothing to be done. Author's Response: smiles I'm glad you enjoyed the Sorting, Bambu. I kind of wanted this to be one last blow to her sanity before she begins the term and is constantly surrounded by children that will shape the world she came into so many years later. And your car accident analogy was rather accurate as well. It fits. Thanks for reviewing!

sophierom	2005.02.05 - 06:14PM	7: Hallow Passage	Signed
Was happy to see that you had updated! Thanks, btw, for your response to my earlier review. How silly of me not to catch the slight misspelling of Hermione's last name! What a time to be at Hogwarts ... poor Hermione. Liked the use of the handkerchief to show Hermione's emotional struggle. It's interesting that Hermione half hoped that somehow Severus wouldn't be sorted into Slytherin. Rather like re-reading a tragic book, and even though you know the ending, you're hoping that somehow, things can turn out better this time around ... then again, if Severus hadn't been sorted into Slytherin, would he and Hermione have formed a relationship in the future? Ah, the difficulties of time travel! :-) Looking forward to more. Best, sophie Author's Response: You're most certainly welcome for the response, Sophie. I do my best to respond to all the reviews that I receive. If someone can take the time to review my story, then I most certainly will do my best to respond to them. It's only polite, after all. Not to mention I enjoy doing it. I'm glad you liked the use of the handkerchief. And as for Hermione's hope that Severus would not, somehow, end up in Slytherin, I think it was a matter that if he had not been in Slytherin, he might not have been an as obvious a target for James and Co. Slytherins, they'll pick on and none of the other students will complain. Pick on students from, say, Ravenclaw, and you'll have half the school up in arms. And you're right, things could very well have changed if Severus hadn't been sorted into Slytherin. And what's more, Hermione knows this, and is forced to abandon that hope by the Sorting Hat. Thanks so much for the thoughtful review, Sophie! I greatly enjoy receiving them! :)

Sniv	2005.02.05 - 09:40AM	7: Hallow Passage	Signed
Oh this must be so very hard for Hermione! I really enjoyed the sorting! Great chapter! (I was most sure that I put a revire on your last chapter, but I cant see it anywhere...weird) Author's Response: Thanks, Sniv! :)