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I keep switching back and forward between the two to see where we're up too. Considering how often it gets used on Har, will it be long before obliviate isn't as effective anymore?
I wonder how Snape manages to overcome that as I remember they end up having sex quite regularly.

You are amazing. I'm reviewing on a cellphone, therefore this will not be overly elegant or long, but I have just reread this story for the fifth time or so, therefore I figured that I may as well come inform you that this is the only piece of HP fanfic I have ever loved, let alone reread as many times as I have, and probably the only one that I believe makes this relationship make any kind of sense. I loved everything from both sides, although I have issues tying them together sometimes (but that's more a matter of it being awhile since I've read NoG). In summary, I love this story and I cannot wait for the next chapter.

Cheers!
Bligy

yuo writing is amazzingi really feel for both of them they both are goig through so much and snape having to play all these role can be tiring can't wait until the next chapter

Oh, wow, the chapter that we've all been waiting for and simultaneously dreading. A lot of it was pretty much what I imagined it would be, as Harry's POV got Snape's hesitance across to the reader, though not necessarily to Harry himself (one of my favorite aspects of your work, something I wholeheartedly wish I had even half your skill at). The really interesting parts were the reactions of the other Death Eaters, and Snape's moment of lost control. For the Death Eaters, it's a little interesting to note that they (well, some of them) didn't have a problem with anything else that happened to Harry, but somehow raping an almost-full-grown student was somehow crossing the line? I'm curious to why exactly that was... Because Snape was the headmaster and therefore had more access to their children, or is it just a bigger taboo in general (seems unlikely with what we've seen of Lucius and Avery). I suppose Narcissa's reaction makes more sense. It was really interesting to see that Snape lost not only Avery's friendship and Harry's small trust, but also the respect of the rest of his peers, and the greater wizarding community. It will be really fascinating to see how we can go from this scenario, with Snape barely able to cover his shame and the rest of the Death Eaters openly scornful, to the situation near the end where Snape was unabashedly traipsing Harry about with a collar around his neck.

I wonder if part of the reason Voldemort was so pleased with the whole thing is because it looks like now he has Severus' undivided loyalty? With Severus slowly losing his groups of friends, that could (in Voldemort's mind) make Snape all the more reliant on the Dark Lord for approval, supplies, even some measure of companionship.

As always, am soooo excited to see what happens next!

oh, oh. Poor, poor Sev. he doesn't deserve this crap and its so HARD for him. Still about the book, i'm surprised Har didn't do worse. Now, if snape had mentioned that it had belonged to his ma Har probably wouldn't have. After all, it was the only way he could lash out.
Poor sev though, he just lost EVERYONE. so unfair on him and Har doesn't appreciate it, would should he since he doesn't know most of what's going on. I think snape forgets that a lot. When he's angsting of Har's ingratitude he forgets that people are generally only grateful if they know what's been done for them.

I loved it soooooooooooooooooo much! I'm so excited for the next chapter! Please update soon

Wow, this seems so much worse reading it from snape's point of view! I love this story and am so glad you're writing Invictus. I have to bow to you and the way that you create tension because your a master at it, even more so because we sort of know what happens (at least to Harry) and still i'm clicking on this fic every week, eager to see an update. I'm surprised there aren't more reviews but i think HP fandom over-did itself with the last film coming out and people are having a break! Whatever the reason I just wanted to delurk and tell you that this is fantastic and that I personally can't wait for the snape pov of the scene where he gives harry "poison" telling him it's the ony way to save the world and then tells him it was a test. I know/think it's a long way off but i so want to see what was going on in Snapes head when he did that.
K

Very interesting chapter. I am so curious to see how Snape will react when he realizes what his friend has in mind for Harry... and if it would matter to Snape initially because Snape considers rape atrocious and would be horrified no matter who the victim was, or simply because he does not need or want Harry to be any more damaged mentally than he already is? Snape's overall callous and clinical view toward Harry and the things that trouble him are a bit shocking, but make for a fascinating read and have me asking even more questions. Like, is Snape a reliable narrator; does he really lack that empathy to quite this extreme, or is he just really good at pushing those emotions aside until he barely recognizes them? And if the former is true, then does that mean that Snape's later involvement with Harry is even more dysfunctional than it seems through Harry's eyes?

I can't wait to find out! The nuance in your writing, even as you keep the action continuous and don't seem to stop and let the questions take over the plot... it's really very amazing.

Lastly, this chapter shows us what seems to be a really major first step toward the two of them actually developing an understanding, and what's remarkable from this perspective is that it is in large part Snape's doing. He's exericizing his self-control, essentially to not snap at or insult Harry. And while it doesn't seem to be especially easy, it doesn't seem to be monumentally difficult either, which makes me wonder why he couldn't have just controlled his Harry-based outbursts (or outbursts to the other students, in canon universe) better. Did he just not have enough of a motive to make an effort? Curious...

Great chapter, as always! So thought-provoking!

I wonder before how long, if ever, that snape starts to develop feelings for Har. Atm it's sounds like he never will and he never did. Maybe the other from har's point of view was merely a Stockholm Syndrome tainted world view. It didn't feel like that reading it but that's what this one feels like so far.

You're a wonderful author! Please update soon!