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Reviewer: Aragorn Signed Date: 2020.08.01 - 10:12PM Title: Friendship

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Have seen your stories coming across the home page for what seems like ages but never checked them out till today. Glad I did.

Good story...and important in the attention you're putting on PTSD! Thank you for using this platform for such a worthy cause. Poor Harry could well be the poster boy for much in these realms.

Author's Response: Thank you very much! A lot of research and personal experience has gone into this story to help make it what it is, especially in regards to PTSD and the effects it can have on a person. I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far!



Reviewer: TomBombadil Signed Date: 2020.02.18 - 02:56AM Title: Friendship

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Damn! I lost another lengthy review. I guess my iPad is not as dependable as my computer, which is broken and at Apple for repair.

Sorry, but I am too discouraged to rewrite everything for fear it will be lost in electronic hell.

Well done! Enjoyed your far-reaching chapter!

Author's Response: That's frustrating, losing reviews like that. Thank you!



Reviewer: melindaleo Signed Date: 2019.07.27 - 11:04AM Title: Friendship

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Great update! And there's the hint that Fleur isn't as charming as she first appeared, lol. I'm SO glad you included Ginny's spilling the beans about Victor. So many writers tend to make Ginny perfect and forget she has a few flaws of her own - as she should! Her vicious tongue when her temper is stirred. She's similar to Harry that way, both have them have a biting tongue on occasion.

My most favorite part of this chapter was Hermione talking about her pre-Hogwarts life and how she learned she was a witch. That was such an intriguing bit. Nicely done!

Author's Response: I had Fleur acting nice because it was a bit of a "meet the parents" moment for her, but after Molly's comment (you've barely known each other a year) sank in, she got angry and reacted in typical, haughty Fleur fashion. She's decided Molly doesn't like her, so she doesn't like Molly. Ginny has not responded well to that, immediately seeing the girl she first met at Hogwarts and coming to her own conclusions from that point on. Ah, Ginny's temper. I loved the moment she spilled the beans about Victor in HBP, and I wanted to recreate it in a rather painful way. She's just so frustrated by how Ron acts around Fleur when he's constantly criticizing any PDA she attempts with Harry. So, now it's out in the open. I've got a scene written out in a future chapter where Bill actually helps Ron a bit with sorting out his feelings over this revelation. And thank you! I thought long and hard about what life must have been like for Hermione before Hogwarts, and it seemed natural that McGonagall would be the person to come and speak to Hermione and her parents about being a witch and attending Hogwarts.



Reviewer: skiutahnum1 Signed Date: 2019.07.25 - 06:24PM Title: Friendship

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Ah ginny is on the hunt and f alone long enough she may get the clues down in order to get everything out of harry....kutgw

Author's Response: Just you wait for chapter 6, then! Thank you!



Reviewer: Arnel Signed Date: 2019.07.25 - 01:26PM Title: Friendship

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Marvelous chapter! It's so good to see Harry surrounded by people who care for him while he's at Privet Drive. If there's anyone who will ferret out the extent of the Dursleys' abuse it will be Ginny and Sirius through their combined efforts and gentle caring. I'm glad Ron is mature enough now to understand how some of what Harry has said over the years falls together into the picture of the miserable life his friend leads while with his relatives.

I had to smile when Ron compared the Grangers' house to the Dursleys' and how, when the three talked about "Harry Hunting", he knew that Mrs. Granger was listening. I hope you're planning something with this, because I have not read any stories where Harry's relatives get their just desserts while he's living with them.

This story just keeps getting better and better. Well done!

Author's Response: Thank you! Harry's always been on his own at Privet Drive, and once I realized the story I was writing would result in Sirius living and becoming a free man, I knew I had to get him over every day to start pushing for the truth. I struggle sometimes with how little interference there was in how the Dursleys treated Harry (other than the vague threats from the Order at the end of OotP), and I knew that if Sirius had his head on straight and no threat of a dementor's Kiss, he'd want to be there for Harry and figure it all out. Add in Ginny's determination to discover the truth, and Harry does not stand a chance of keeping certain things concealed. I always thought Ron knew things weren't all right at the Dursleys, but we don't ever really see that from him since Harry has never let on about the worst of it or allowed much talk of it to happen in his presence. Mrs. Granger isn't about to let what she heard lie, either, which is going to put Hermione in an awkward position (you'll see what I mean in the next chapter). Thanks again!



Reviewer: Aurorofthelight Signed Date: 2019.07.25 - 12:47PM Title: Friendship

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This was a busy chapter! The Dursleys are lucky noone looked in Harry's old bedroom! Would've been fun to see the race between Ginny, Sirius and Ron to see who hexed them first -- my money would have been on Ginny! Fun visit to Mione's! Wonder how much longer Harry's abuse will stay hidden! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Author's Response: No one looked... this time, anyway. I think you'll enjoy what's coming in chapter 6. Thank you!



Reviewer: blattgefluester Signed Date: 2019.07.25 - 07:23AM Title: Friendship

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A bit of a filler chapter, but it was needed and a good one none the less! I'm glad you acknowledged Harry's PTSD in fifth year, it bugs me that so many people in the Fandom say that Harry is an annoying moody git in OoTP without taking into consideration that the dude literally saw the murder of fellow student, was tortured by Voldemort himself and in a life or death Battle with Voldemort, all during a school event that he was involuntarily thrown into. He had every right to struggle with his trauma and I hate that so many dismiss it as to him being moody. The Dursleys seem to be walking on the fine line of not wanting to expose their horrid treatment of Harry in front of strangers (cue: B- Potter) and resisting the urge to throw some of the things they throw at harry at even more 'unnatural' people in their home, I wonder if they can keep it together or not. Ah, the phlegm jokes... I get Ginnys View of Fleur considering Fleurs behaviour and Ginnys adoration of Bill as her eldest Brother but her attitude doesn't help things either. Ginny seemed to be in a mood in this chapter anyways, I've been wondering when the whole "you've got about as much experience as a 12 year old" thing would come up. Due to the summer holidays Ron doesn't have the opportunity to tongue tickle Lavenders tonsils as a reaction to Ginnys mocking but I still think he has some major insecurities to work through before he'll admit his feelings to Hermione and I definitely don't think they'll get together during the summer. I imagine that Ginny's comment has him thinking and that he likely still wants to get a bit of experience so that he doesn't do it 'wrong' when it comes to Hermione but seeing another girl would also create tension with Hermione though I hope that he wouldn't be as much as a git about as in HBP where he straight out resents hermione for having snogged Krum and ignores her for something that happened a long time ago without her knowing what caused his behaviour. I think Ginny's teasing of Ron got a bit out of Hand with her exposing Hermione in the process but I also understand that Ginny is very impulsive and has a bad tember and a bit of a big mouth like Ron when it comes to certain things. I wonder if Hermione will be the one to initiate the first kiss in this story as well? Anyways I'm anticipating chapter 6 and have been since chapter 4, I have a feeling that it'll be very spicy ;)

Author's Response: I was fifteen years old when OotP came out, and all of my friends were going around after it was released saying how annoying Harry was in it. I was literally the only person I knew saying, "Think about what happened in the last book! He saw Voldemort come back, Cedric get killed, he almost died himself, and after going through this really awful experience, people are excluding him from knowing about what's going on or calling him a liar? Who wouldn't be upset?!" GoF is my favorite book, I've read it more than any of the others, and it was so obvious to me that Harry had been traumatized that it rankled me whenever people said crap like that. As for the Dursleys, some habits die hard, and it's only further complicated by the invasion of their home by "freaks". So keeping it together is definitely a challenge for them, which is only complicated by Harry keeping mum about everything. Ginny loves Bill for sure, but she was rather in shock by him announcing his engagement to Fleur. Add in that Fleur's attitude has shifted from the good front she put on that first dinner, and it creates a perfect storm. Ginny was definitely in a mood. She loves Harry, she wants him to talk, she hates how reticent he is to share more details, and she just wants the truth. She is definitely impulsive when she gets fired up about something, and we'll see a bit more of that in the next chapter. And then there's Ron... I still haven't quite decided where I'm going with him, but he won't treat Hermione with the cold shoulder (he'll have a moment with Bill coming up in a future chapter to set him straight before he can be quite the great git we knew in HBP). They won't be together by summer's end, but beyond that, I'm not sure. You're right, though, he has some major insecurities to work through if he and Hermione are going to have a snowball's chance of making things work. I really hope you enjoy chapter 6 when I finish it up (last-minute scene being added right now)! I'm hoping to post it Sunday or Monday. Thanks!




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