Reviews for A Helping Hand
Qoheleth chapter 1 . 11/2/2019
Dear Winks:

Couldn't be a dream *or* a memory; had to be a premonition. Unless Céline Dion (not Celion, incidentally) released "Miracle" at least nine years earlier in Neville's world than in this one.

Sincerely,
Qoheleth
Peacenohate chapter 1 . 4/21/2016
I ship it. This was cute and wonderful.
NeonDomino chapter 1 . 3/30/2016
I totally ship this pairing. They are so cute and Neville is always so adorable. He's just so hard on himself, thinking that he can't do anything because he just doesn't have the confidence and then Harry walks in and poor Neville is so thrown.

And he kissed Harry first! LOVE IT! Love love love that he made the first move and all the conversation bless them.

I like that Harry helped him with his Patronus, where their worst memories would be similar to each other: Harry hearing his parent's death and Neville hearing his parent's torture - so Harry teaching Neville this just seems perfect!

Excellent writing and the flow was excellent, so was your characterisation
DobbyRocksSocks chapter 1 . 3/30/2016
I'm squealing internally like a mental patient at the moment. I lovelovelove this story! Everything about it, from Neville doubting his ability, and Harry helping him and the kiss and just all of it. AWWWWW! The ship is perfect, the writing is perfect, the plot is perfect.
jiangcheng chapter 1 . 3/29/2016
Hello!
Wolf, this pairing and this story is so cute! I found it sweet that Harry went out of his way to look for Neville when he realized that he wasn't in the Tower. Neville's inner monologue totally fit his character and I think you did a wonderful job writing him. You do have the occasional SpaG grammar, but don't worry, it wasn't seriously distracting. It's like the bane of my existence! Overall, I enoyed this read. Well done! :D
DolbyDigital chapter 1 . 3/29/2016
This was really sweet. I liked that Harry saw Neville wasn’t in the Gryffindor Tower after curfew and went looking for him. I also thought it was really sweet how Harry took the time to help Neville with the spell. I did notice a few mistakes with dialogue tags and punctuation, [I though you] should be [thought], and but this was otherwise well written.
3cheersforidiots chapter 1 . 3/27/2016
This is a pairing I've rarely seen before (but strangely enough, I can understand where it's coming from), but this was a pretty nice snippet about them.
Okay, just to start with the usual, in terms of SPaG, I saw you sometimes messing up tenses, like 'if it did, he may have actually done it' instead of 'may actually do it', and the commas, of course (for example, in dialogues, putting a comma before a name and such).
But otherwise, this was a really cute idea and I really liked how Harry just suddenly turned up and decided to help Neville out with the Patronus charm (because that's what friends do, right? ;) ).
Otherwise, your characters were totally on point, like all of Neville's embarassment and self-pity was in character, although it was really sad to read about it. But I also liked how Harry came and offered to help him, it was something he would totally do.
Altogether, this was a nice and cute fic with just the right amount of drama, and it was very enjoyable :)
~Sophie
The Ghostly Minion chapter 1 . 3/24/2016
Harry/Neville slash is rather different. I'm supposing that this is fifth year and the in the context of Umbridge and the DA. Suspending disbelief, this is the 'people-saving' Harry and I think any feelings aside, he'd go to such lengths for anyone. Any attraction aside, he'd do basically the same for anyone. A sweet and gentle story.

TGM
The Crownless Queen chapter 1 . 3/23/2016
Aww, nice :p Loved how forward both Harry and Neville were in this, and the Patronus stuff in the beginning was just the perfect opening :)
It makes sense for Neville to have the same kind of trouble as Harry did to cast this spell, and I loved how Harry decided to help (of course he would too) by sharing his own experience. Neville's inner monologue seemed perfect to me, with just the right amount of 'i'm not worthy' to make your Neville in character ;)
Nice job ;)
Cheers!
1755 chapter 1 . 3/19/2016
Cute story, kind of took my by surprise at the end but not in a bad way, I just rarely think of Harry/Neville together. It was nice. I like that Neville pushes himself and focuses really hard to get the spell, and Harry helping him. Very in-character. That being said, there are quite a few punctuation and verb tense errors, and I think it could do with a bit of cleaning up. The plot itself was good, and had some nice moments (I especially liked when Neville said Harry felt like home, which is kind of true, considering they've lived together for years really).

Here are a few specific errors I caught:
[...could you sound any more stupid.] - should have a question mark at the end
["That makes sense." Neville said.] - "That makes sense," Neville said.
Fire The Canon chapter 1 . 3/12/2016
God I hate my internet right now. It takes twn seconds to work out what I want it to do when I try and scroll -.-

Anyway, this was really sweet. I've seen a few Harry/Neville romances in my time, and even written one, I think, and I do quite enjoy them. Harry's compassion in this is believable and in character for him, and Neville's self-doubt is the same. And, not to mention their similar pasts. They're actually a good match!

I felt so sorry for Neville here, because he was trying so hard, and finally he was able to do it. Just like he always could! Bless Neville :D

Good job! I really liked this :)
Love the Brightest Star chapter 1 . 3/11/2016
I must say, that this is the first time I'm reading something involving Neville and Harry as a pairing; mostly they are all about friendship and being comrades, but this story is really, really well written. The scenes were just so real, I could actually see the room of requirement, Neville on the floor, Harry coming in and all that in my mind's eye. Neville and Harry being together us something which I, admittedly, can't really find very real (as both of them have their own significant other in the future), but hey, who cares?
There are a few (just one or two, I believe) punctuation error in here, but those aside, this is a wonderful piece of writing.
Debs1990 chapter 1 . 2/27/2016
This is a really cute Neville/Harry and has got me wanting to read more stories with this pairing. As both boys have similar tragic pasts I like how Harry is the one to teach him the Patronus spell. Both of them are very in character, with Neville being very self a deprecating and Harry very awkward but willing to help. I thought you used the lyrics to the song well and it was touching thinking of Alice singing them to Neville. My favourite part is when Neville initiates the kiss and then doubts himself. Harry's response was perfect and I love how he then kisses Neville. It's a pity this is a one shot as I would've liked to read more.
Cyclothymic chapter 1 . 2/20/2016
The card was incorporated really well, and I liked how sweet it was! It was bubbly and it captured Neville's struggles quite well. Well done!
pottermum chapter 1 . 2/20/2016
Loved it. Like Harry and nev together, toss Ginny on there and it's my perfect story, cheers xx
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