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Reviewer: MollyandArthur Signed Date: 2016.01.23 - 03:47PM Title: 3: Weekend

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Clever idea to leave the hospital in a body bag. I am enjoying reading about the children and getting to know their personalities.

Author's Response: Harry doesn't need publicity, so going through the morgue in a body bag made sense. I'm glad you're enjoying getting to know the children. They were fun to write.



Reviewer: wrappedinharry Signed Date: 2015.02.07 - 11:11AM Title: 3: Weekend

I am not exactly sure what can be on the original admission slip that the healer can't be aware of as he has been treating Harry all along. It's quite a mystery. I am glad to see that James was affected by the extent of his father's disability. I wonder if the staff at the rehabilitation centre know that some of their patients are magical. Where is Harry's wand. He hasn't even asked for it. He felt the charm to empty his bladder and he has a tingling in a toe. Good news.

Author's Response: The good news about Harry's injuries is that he can now feel a few things as his body stops swelling and recovers. However, you are right that there is a big mystery surrounding those injuries and at the moment, it's up to Healer Stilwell to puzzle it all out. As for Albus, he's Harry's quiet child, the one who internalizes everything, holds his emotions in check and only releases them when things get to be a bit much. This was one of my favorite chapters to write in this story because it shows teenage boys that it's all right to hurt inside and then try to release it positively rather than damaging something like Albus did in breaking the window. It's also the first instance where Ron shows why he's such a good dad and uncle. The whereabouts of Harry's wand is another mystery that will eventually be solved. Keep reading to find out.



Reviewer: wrappedinharry Signed Date: 2015.02.07 - 11:06AM Title: 3: Weekend

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I am not exactly sure what can be on the original admission slip that the healer can't be aware of as he has been treating Harry all along. It's quite a mystery. I am glad to see that James was affected by the extent of his father's disability. I wonder if the staff at the rehabilitation centre know that some of their patients are magical. Where is Harry's wand. He hasn't even asked for it. He felt the charm to empty his bladder and he has a tingling in a toe. Good news.

Author's Response: Thanks for reading and writing such thought-provoking reviews.



Reviewer: pottermania Signed Date: 2012.05.05 - 06:30AM Title: 3: Weekend

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Those poor kids, what a lot to take in and each with their own worries. It was interesting that lily was only able to sleep once her brother showed signs of being upset...it often is not a help to be "stoic".

Harry has a long way to go. The fact that he has strange feelings in his toes suggests that more and more feeling might come back, but then again maybe not. It must have been acutely embarrassing to have others have to intimately care for you and also distressing. I wonder what he wants to discuss with ginny of an intimate nature...I'm wondering if it has to do with him wondering about their love life?

I'm being suspicious of all the people at st mungos and when the body bag appeared I was thinking it might be to kill him. I also worried that ginny was going to unzip the bag and it wasn't going to be Harry. I hope the driver takes them where he's meant to...!

Author's Response: You're quite right to be suspicious of the St Mungo's employees. At the moment, the only one we know we can trust is Healer Stilwell who is doing everything he can to help Harry cope with his injuries while not giving him false hope. Also, due to Harry's fame it would be impossible for him to exit the hospital without calling attention to himself, so the body bag seemed to be the most appropriate way of hiding him in plain sight. And yes, some of the questions plaguing Harry are about his and Ginny's love life. As for the children, Lily is very in tune with her brothers' feelings and reacts accordingly: she knows that while James is demontrative, Albus tends to brood just like their father did at this age. Thanks for reviewing this chapter.



Reviewer: alzzu Signed Date: 2011.06.17 - 06:45AM Title: 3: Weekend

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Leaving the hospital in a body bag? Now, that was morbid. And amusing. If you can't walk out on your own, well, why not go with the more dramatic idea?

I loved the conversation between Ron and Albus. And the itching powder was great, too -- you really need a bit of comic relief here, since if you just write all angst all the time you risk numbing the readers. Better to cheer us up every now and then, before giving us another heartbreaking scene -- such as the one with Harry that followed the itching powder. That bathing scene was great, too; I really love how realistic you've made this.
-A

Author's Response: Call me morbidly humorous, but yes, I did think it amusing to send Harry away from St Mungo's zipped in a body bag. No one, definitely not the reporters, suspected Harry was leaving until it was too late... the perfect foil for the likes of Rita Skeeter. I'm trying my best to balance the chapters between angst and humor. The childrens' pranks are proof that life will go on, even while their parents are having trouble reconciling to that fact. As much as you liked the Ron and Albus scene, the same goes for me. I love writing Albus and Ron together because I see Ron as the big kid who finally grew up and into his responsibility as an Auror and as a parent. Oh, he still retains some of the traits he showed at Hogwarts, but with Hermione by his side and his own maturity, he's the one Harry's children will go to when their parents can't comfort them. I'm also glad you approve of how true to life I'm trying to make the story. Thanks for reviewing.



Reviewer: Miz636 Signed Date: 2011.04.23 - 11:44PM Title: 3: Weekend

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Interesting way to get out of the hospital... Never would have thought of it, myself!

I liked the Quidditch stuff mainly because of the prank, but that's just me. Plus, that was some interesting interaction between James and Albus before it, showing how they really are brothers. And it was sweet that James scored every goal for Harry.

The scene in the beginning was probably my favorite, though. It was just a touching scene to read with Ron and Albus talking after Al had punched out a window. Sweet and just amazing to read.

This was a really well done chapter, Arnel. I liked it.

Author's Response: Of the three I've put up so far, this is my favorite, mostly because of the opening scene and the scene outside Gryffindor dressingroom. I think this is mostly because the Potter boys are comfortable enough with themselves and each other to be able to express their emotions, without the fear of ridicule: Uncle Ron accepted Al's grief and shared his own while James received the support he needed from Al so that he could do what he needed to do in the match. As Ron reminded Al, Harry never had that luxury, so he was a right git at times because he didn't have the emotional support he needed to grieve for Cedric or Sirius or Dumbledore. I appreciate your compliments, Miz. Thanks for reviewing.



Reviewer: Dad Signed Date: 2011.04.22 - 08:21AM Title: 3: Weekend

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Slightly depressing but unmissable read. Excellent writing as usual.

Author's Response: Slightly depressing is the reality for many people in Harry's situation. Hopefully, there will be happier times coming up. Thanks for the compliments.



Reviewer: ngayonatkailanman Signed Date: 2011.04.22 - 01:10AM Title: 3: Weekend

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Absolutely marvelous. I am on holiday outside the UK and still used an internet cafe to read your updates!

Author's Response: I'm so glad you're keeping up with my story. Enjoy your holiday.



Reviewer: Birlan Signed Date: 2011.04.21 - 08:01PM Title: 3: Weekend

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I'm glad to see that the characters are acting "realistically". Harry is angry--as seems pretty normal and expected. Ginny's struggling to handle everything and trying to be supportive and encouraging.

Its too easy to make it too easy for characters--even if Harry eventually recovers(and I don't know whether he will or not at this point in the story), it should be really difficult for him and for everyone around him. Its painful to be the spouse of an invalid---and its painful and diffiuclt and all-encompassing to be the invalid as well.

By the way, I'm not hoping for angst and arguments--I just think that you can't tell this story without it so I'm glad its there. Its also nice to see that the characters have grown up. Ron is a good uncle and trying to do the right thing for his nephew and niece. The work and thought you have put into the story really shows--thanks.


Author's Response: I started this story because I'd just read two or three Hurt!Harry fics where his injuries were largely disregarded after the initial chapters. It really bugged me that the authors didn't bother to do any research or use his disability as a focus for the story and either sent him straight back to Hogwarts or put him with a Muggle family who discouraged his use of magic just as the Dursleys did. Therefore, I'm very glad you approve of how I'm trying to make Ginny and Harry's situation as realistic as possible without becoming morbid about it. There has to be a balance of humor/good feelings in each chapter and by using the different points of view, we get to see a more mature Albus, James and Lily as well as the people the original characters became. I'm glad you like how I'm portraying them.



Reviewer: Emlyn Signed Date: 2011.04.21 - 06:26PM Title: 3: Weekend

I feel so bad for Harry, and for Ginny too. What a struggle for them to be going through. I'm glad Ron was there for Al. Leaving in a body bag was ingenious but rather spooky.

Author's Response: When I was two years old, my father was in a very bad car accident and spent months in hospital. I hardly remember that time except the fact that the result was a stronger marriage for my parents. If Harry and Ginny can weather the ups and downs of his recovery, I'm almost certain their marriage will be stronger than it was before Harry's accident. Yes, they will struggle, both personally and together, but in the end their love for each other and their children will bind their family together even more strongly than it is already. This encompasses Ron's relationship with Albus as well as James and Lily. By the way, I agree with you about the creepiness of leaving St Mungo's in a body bag. Thanks for reviewing.



Reviewer: potterfan2008 Signed Date: 2011.04.21 - 09:37AM Title: 3: Weekend

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Great new chapter. It will be interesting to see how Harry deals with rehab.

Author's Response: Rehab starts next chapter... his attitude can go one of two ways, being super-enthusiastic and doing too much or not caring/trying at all. Come back next week to find out! Thanks for the review.



Reviewer: ladyginny89 Signed Date: 2011.04.21 - 09:03AM Title: 3: Weekend

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Wow, Poor Harry! I almost felt like crying when Al broke that window! I can't wait for MORE!

Author's Response: Believe me, I was rather teary-eyed when I was writing that scene, too. So far I have eight and a half more chapters of this story, so there's definitely more coming. Thanks for reviewing.



Reviewer: r3in9 Signed Date: 2011.04.21 - 06:44AM Title: 3: Weekend

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I know why i love Thursday, and not Friday! Albus made me sad. great chapter. i wonder who's tampering harry's chart. Can't wait for the next Thursday

Author's Response: *does happy dance* I'm so glad you like Thursdays... and of course Albus was supposed to make you sad. He's dealing with some very scary feelings/thoughts right now and sometimes doesn't always know how to cope with them maturely. As for the mystery... things are not always what they seem. Thanks for reviewing and see you next Thursday.



Reviewer: GoDons Signed Date: 2011.04.21 - 05:19AM Title: 3: Weekend

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