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verdeckt

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Apr 23, 2011 12:38

When will we see Harry's perspective?Not for a while, I'm afraid. Harry simply knows too much -- giving him a perspective would be like giving Snape or Dumbledore a perspective in the actual books. It would strip away the mystery, which would in turn make the story a lot less fun to write (and, perhaps, to read ( Read more... )

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chibiwiboo April 23 2011, 22:25:23 UTC

Harry's perspective is usually done. It's nice to have Severus's and it's even better that you try to keep him so in character ( ... )

verdeckt April 25 2011, 14:20:44 UTC

I'm so glad that you're enjoying Severus' perspective and aren't bothered by Harry's 'silence'!

This fic is mostly DH-compliant, so Harry is definitely his post-war self. I am loath to reveal his age -- he shall do so soon himself -- but you are right to guess that he is older than Snape. This is a Harry who has seen Snape die on his behalf and has been forced to reassess his greasy old potions master. I think you're right when you describe him as desperate -- this Harry considers it imperative to win Snape over, to do Snape a bit of good.

As for how he travelled back in time . . . I fear this is also something I can't reveal quite yet. Your thoughts on the subject are very intruiging, however! and I thank you heartily for them.

And yes: Snape does not want or need Harry's forgiveness. Lily's, perhaps, but never Harry's.

chibiwiboo April 24 2011, 22:56:43 UTC

Sorry i mean with his crows feet. severus is the one that shaves ah but what else? hmm forgetting my point...when i recall i'll say.

verdeckt April 25 2011, 14:23:12 UTC

Both of them shave, but Snape is the one who obviously does so. (Snape is 17, by the way -- I began planning out he story before it was revealed that he was born in 1960, and set his date of birth for 1959.) If you remember what you were going to say, do let me know!

chibiwiboo April 25 2011, 22:29:07 UTC

What a terrible time for me remember my question: in the middle of me doing a Journalism assignment for tomorrow OTL. XD ( ... )

verdeckt April 30 2011, 11:46:10 UTC

My apologies for this very late response! -- for some reason, I didn't get a notification that you had posted.

Your reasoning is quite good and very interesting for me to read. Harry did live in Berlin, but your suspicions about his language-learning abilities and time-travel are not very far off the mark . . .

Severus is indeed in Denial! Harry isn't necessarily jealous of his mother -- or at least, he isn't aware of being jealous as such. I think he simply wanted to prove something to himself and to Severus, namely that they can work together, that they can be friends . . . and that he, Kuhn, can be a clever Slytherin when he wants to. There is also an element of revenge to the contest; by winning the Shifter, Harry and Severus achieve a symbolic victory over Lily.

I do think that Lily is brilliant, or that she at least has the potential to be so. She is very good at Potions, good enough that Severus takes her work very seriously. I don't think she is as brilliant as Severus in the subject, but I think that also has to do with ( ... )

chibiwiboo April 27 2011, 20:33:59 UTC

My gosh, i'm awful, spamming you.
But i just remembered. Is it drammatic Irony you've used with the scenario: Harry teaching Severus disillusionment charms? Technically Harry does try hard to disillusion Severus.(not referring to the charms)

verdeckt April 30 2011, 11:48:13 UTC

You're not spamming me at all! I love your questions and the way you think, and it is absolutely flattering and helpful that you are so interested in the story.

And you are quite right about that scene being ironic! The reason Harry, Lily and Severus all are using the spell is because of its name. Lily has yet to be disillusioned. Severus is well on his way . . . well spotted, in any case!!!

verdeckt May 11 2011, 15:54:01 UTC

I think I may have missed a comment of yours . . . I just came to respond and can't find it anymore. My sincere apologies for the delay in responding, in any case!

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verdeckt May 10 2011, 10:51:31 UTC

anamatics -- wow, many thanks for your lovely words! and my sincere apologies for this late response. For some reason, I'm not getting LJ notifications . . .

Your request to see different outsider perspectives is one after my own heart. Narcissa, especially, is a character I hope to explore in more detail. Other characters whose perspectives I plan on depicting are: 1) Regulus, 2) Remus, 3) Slughorn, 4) Dumbledore, 5) Avery, of course. I'm also playing with the idea of telling the story as seen by Lestrange, Pettigrew, James, McGonagall, Chandra Goodhart, and Lucius Malfoy.

Again, many thanks for sharing your thoughts. Very exciting!