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This is an absolutely stunning story. I signed up for your yahoo group to be notified of updates, and I hope it works. I have read this straight through at one sitting, unable to tear myself away from it. What I like most here is your Snape as someone with same snark and dignity as before, but with an emotional depth and capacity for real love that was missing in canon. Look forward to more soon. Excellent work.

Probably one of the most horrifying things you've ever written Emily. And yeah, I screamed. That was hard to read, but like a car accident, I couldn't turn away. Snape is so right this is NOT Harry..this is Tom and I hope he, Hermione, Ron, or Neville figures something out soon. He needs to be put down.

Gosh! He dared! He called him Tom! Countdown on!

More, more! Please more! And soon! *froths at the mouth*

Not "Taking it easy on you this time"? Wonderful. -__- It is scary to think that everthing before was just intro torture 101. I spit out an "oh shit" the moment I read the first time that he was "fully awake". I was actually thinking and hoping that he would get knocked out soon from being awake for too long and would spend a few days sleeping while his pain tolerance returned.
"Tom"? Well seeing as I'm certainly not expecting for "Tom" to answer..."well...hello"... I can only assume Severus is trying to get killed.
The nail thing? That was very sadistic, and perhaps cool isn't the right word, but it was a very "fitting" addition, from Harry's pov. I'm just glad he didn't rape him or poke his eye out with it.
I read everyone else's reviews for theories. Whitehound's sounded really good about the Dumbledore thing. Although I would always assume, Albus has to have made a "conscious" decision. There is something I'm missing obviously. Because, if he is trapped, why does his portrait not remember?....So many questions. Looking forward to your next chapter...with Severus alive?

Damn you are good with twisting the story. Chapter 25 gave hope that they might be able to fight Harry but in chapter 26 you showed the cunning that Harry has. It was unexpected but still a nice twist.

I like your story! It's very good! And I enjoy reading it.

Though, have you ever heard of giving a person a break? Poor Severus!!! And poor Hermoine, Ron, Hugo and Neville!!!

I believe I may have to agree with that reviewer who wanted to enslave you to the Harry/Tom hybrid instead... ;)

Anyway, I hope you can update soon; I'm so curious to read what'll hapen next.

Keep it up!

Kind regards,

Yashida

The "sensual darkness" element is imo worrying, since it runs the risk of eroticising rape. But the plot is extremely clever. Obviously, Harry hates Snape and thinks he's a traitor because the Tom-fragment *knows* that Snape betrayed Tom-prime; and Albus is stuck at the notional King's Cross waiting for Harry, and since he can't get through the Veil his portrait can't properly connect to his dead-self.

If they manage to get the true Harry back he's presumably going to feel as if *he* did these things, and will need a great deal of psychological help which Severus, in fact, is probably the best-placed person to give him, since he knows what it feels like to have done dark things you wish you hadn't done.

Only one real Britpick in the chapters that aren't on ffn, btw - "pissed" means drunk, here. "Pissed off" means angry.

Well that was quick. When I read Violations I thought Neville had tricked Harry, maybe because I am a Neville fan. Darn I even thought that it would be poetic if Neville got to kill Harry since he is the new DL. At least I was right about the horcrux thing. Sooooo how are we going to kill Harry? The muggle way? Somebody show Hermoine the way to a Pawn Shop!!! Wait if the horcrux in Harry is disolved, would Harry be able to return from Kings Cross?

Your story gets more and more exciting each chapter and I can't wait to see how you get Moine's gang out of trouble.

Oh goodness I just read you answer to one of my reviews. I was giggling because I knew Neville was George. Of course I did not think Harry was going to catch him right away, stupid of me because Harry has known Neville and George for a long time and would be able to tell something was off with George behaviour. So, yeah I giggled in vain since they really did not get away with anything, no candy for me this time :(