Even if severus loses guardianship...hed go to petunia...the ministry is stupid...i love this story so much

If you have "difficulty" needlessly murdering a character, then maybe you should blunder on with needlessly murdering a character. Ever think of that?

Oh, Harry, Albus wouldn't look at you because he couldn't care less that you were being tortured and would have gleefully stood around doing his usual nothing to stop it if you hadn't brought things to a head.

I'm always really disappointed in writers who don't give Sirius a decent fate.

*eye roll* Yeahhhh, like Snape would allow Harry to be around DEMENTORS every fucking day...sure...pull the other one, it has bells on it.

I'm sorry but if parents are stupid enough to allow their children go to go a school surrounded by soul-sucking, personality-dampening prison guards, whatever happens next is on them.

And yet again the cops and the manipulative old bastard get to do what they want without repercussions and nobody bothers with a single objection. I'm so glad the writer of this story isn't actually in charge of seeing "justice" done in real life.

Thank you for seeing this through to the end. I appreciate all the work you put into it.

Hogwarts is in the Highlands. Could not a few dragons have been nearby visiting Cousin Nessie for a day or two?

All this chaos is coming to a climax and Snape is still wasting his time and effort making toys? That's just so discordant.

Sorry, I hit the "post" button prematurely just now.

Not only are the brats unfunny, so is the pony - and ~very~ dangerously so! No equine should ever be allowed to bite anything on a human without instant punishment. A pony's bite can tear a child's face off or crush its bones beyond repair (short of metal replacement). Laughing at such behavior is inexcusable.

hope ~some~ adult will soon get fed up with the bratty girls. If they continue to be overindulged, each of them will end up worse than canonical Draco and Pansy (or J. Potter and Black) combined. Pushover parents produce crummy people.

I hate that Snape lost his joy in Potions and can't express how much I hope he will regain it.

Overall, this is a very well-written and engaging fic with quite creative ideas, and you've beautifully explained away the creation of the diary Horcrux by a relatively innocent Tom. Absence of more reviews is largely due to my wanting to get to the next chapter immediately upon finishing one, but your fic is very much appreciated!

One thing, though: I can't stand it any more. If you ever clean this up, please, please fix all the "Renee" references. Renee is the feminine form; a French man's name is Rene. If FFN allows diacritical marks, there should be an acute accent over the second 'e.'

You know, I've read this story a few times now. And yet, I never noticed the language used by Lila. She is using vernacular WAY too advanced for a child.
I still love the story! But I just wanted to go ahead and say that.

This is such a great story. I love the characters Ann's world you created here. Thank you for sharing.