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person General Crow
schedule January 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM
That heart-to-heart in the beginning was very sweet. I always prefer Harry being with Luna than with Ginny. Mostly because Luna was able to understand him better (losing a love one at a young age and being an outcast)and confront him head on knowing he will most likely be pissed off, while Ginny had seen and treated Harry as the person, she never really got past the hero worship (at least that's how I felt) and walked on eggshells; outside of the break up. That and the relationship was a little too Oedipus for me (sorry to those who are Harry/Ginny fans). Should we be worried about mummy and daddy Malfoy?

Glad you liked my review. I came very close to washing my hands clean of a couple of my older relatives for how they behaved towards my beloved aunt who has health difficulties. She suffers from diabetes and strokes that had lasting affects on her, and my relatives (her youngest sister/my aunt, twin brother/my uncle, and her father/my grandfather) believed that she was just being lazy. The only ones taking care of her were my grandma/her mom, my mom/her eldest sister, and every now and then myself and my stepdad. This caused a lot of unease in the family, and my mom didn't want me to be part of it, even though I was more than willing to let my relatives know how disappointed I was in them. But with the doctor's results and their own witnessing (at last) to my aunt's health they realized that she is in very serious situation. Of course they won't admit to being wrong. Due not wanting to upset my mom, my relatives never knew how close they were to losing me, the only girl in the younger generation of the family. Sorry for dumping all this on you, but this story makes me think what that event that happened not so long ago, and the wound is still a bit fresh.

Keep up the great work.
person Malfoy'sgirl
schedule January 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM
It seems like ages since the last update. Anyway, it was a nice chapter. Good to see Harry opening up to Luna and trying to understand Hermione's relationship with Draco. Hermione's hesitance to return Draco's feelings made me a bit impatient. I don't understand how Draco can be so patient and understanding about it. But I liked how he seems to be ready to tackle even his parents' prejudices to be with Hermione. Things are looking good so far. I hope it's just the calm before a storm. 😝😝
But honestly, when it's Hermione and Draco, things can't be a bed of roses. Looking forward to the next update.
person staar
schedule January 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM
So gald to see Luna take charge of harry , he'll be in good hands now !!!!!! Draco's parents well what can I say maybe they have change but not all to much.....happey to see that Draco and Hermione are getting along better !!!!!! Thanks for the update !!!!!!!
schedule January 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Ah another good chapter. Lots of omitting it seems but I guess all good time right. Looking forward to the next chapter.
person ilariasantaniello
schedule January 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM
ok sto andando ad infilare la testa nel congelatore!!!! Quanta eccitazione tra questi due ahahahha Ti piace L'Italia ci sei mai stata? Io Sono del sud Italia una citt
person Kayleigh
schedule January 7, 2015 at 12:00 AM
I absolutely love your stories!!! This one though is by far my favorite. Please update soon!
person Y
schedule January 5, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Love this story!!! I found it today and can't wait for more!!:)
schedule January 4, 2015 at 12:00 AM
HAPPY NEW YEAR :)
person Lady_Valdemort
schedule January 2, 2015 at 12:00 AM
This is amazing.
Sometimes I feel like you might be pushing Hermione's obliviousness a tad too far but that is such a small thing.
I catch myself smiling as I am reading this story and I get butterflies when they have those moments of falling in love with each other a little more. I think you have a really great way of making the reader feel emotion through your words. A few times, due to outside distractions, I had to pull myself away from the story. However it did not feel like looking away from a computer screen. I felt like I was pulled straight out of the place where Draco and Hermione are located. I guess those were the times, as i mentioned earlier, when i would realize I am smiling at the screen.
I guess this i too many run on sentences. But basically this fic is making me feel as much as the characters do and I think as a writer this is the greatest thing you can achieve.
Oh and the saucy scenes are not cheesy at all, which is a breezer. (I am so tired of things like "he moved away the petals of her lotus" or "she touched his granite shaft." Seriously. We are not in a freaking haiku.)

Oh god there is so much more to say.
I am in love with how Harry is actually affected by the war. I was always confused about the original decision where Harry just kind og shrugged everything off. For fuck's sake, the guy accepted the fact that he was about to die! That HAD to leave some emotional scarring. A lot of it. I love the way you are painting his character. He is moody, irrational... Kind of turning into Alastor, isn't he? ;)

I also think you have read the books 29865707607394 times because as I read the letters that Hermione got from her friends, and the way you speak for Luna... You really know those people like they are your friends. You are good at showing their proper, individual voice.

Jeez, I am sorry for writing this much, but I just read through this in what felt like a second and I can't stop being happy. Please, give us more of this relationship.
With love,
Valery Samantha.

PS. If you are in any way interested in maybe adding some illustrations to this story, find me at valerysamantha dot com. No reimbursement involved or anything. I would just really love to maybe draw a few scenes from this.
person ilariasantaniello
schedule December 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
ciao cucciola auguri di buon anno! Il capitolo