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Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 2:12 pm
Reviewer: Elphaba (Signed) [Report This]
    What a LOVELY chapter! Frightening at times but a perfect blend of sincerity and reality!

    Author's Response: Yes, Tobias and Sev in a temper can be really scary!  But even the best relationships, which theirs wasn't always, can have arguments.  Thanks for reviewing.
Title: Now I'm Seven 05 Jun 2008 1:40 pm
Reviewer: brenda wood (Anonymous) [Report This]
    sounds like a fun party and I loved the gifts and party favours

    I think uncle al should go to the zoo with them

    Author's Response: Yeah, if only he could get time off from running the Order or whatever! 
Title: Runaway Panther 05 Jun 2008 1:32 pm
Reviewer: brenda wood (Anonymous) [Report This]
    perfectly handled by sev

    bravo

    Author's Response:

    Thanks Bren,

     

    Glad to hear from you again.  And Sev thanks you too!

Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 10:53 am
Reviewer: kittykat91419 (Signed) [Report This]
    To be honest, the argument felt more than a little false. The flashbacks also seem totally OOC for your version of Severus, completely sudden and unexplained. Otherwise, I've really enjoyed this story. Sirius reacted very predictable, IMO, and seeing Tobias get so upset was completely valid, especially with his previous issues with magic being performed on him.

    Author's Response:

    If Tobias getting upset over the prank was valid then it shouldn't be surprising that he argued  with Severus over a punishment. Before, when Severus punished Harry for the runaway panther incident, it was easy for Tobias to tell Severus, well, I'd have spanked him, but you punish him how you like, because he wasn't the focus of Harry's misbehavior.  But now the shoe is on the other foot, so to speak, and Tobias loses it, and Sev becomes defensive, thinking his father is criticizing him as a parent, which is not something Tobias really should be doing, considering how he messed up in the first place.  Keep in mind that the two have very different discipline methods--Toby's old fashioned, old school discipline, Severus is a bit more modern, uses alternative methods for the most part, and sometimes the two methods don't jive.

    As for the flashbacks, that actually is a common reaction to have for a victim of an abusive childhood.  Severus tells Tobias he hasn't had one in a long time, but I've seen Vietnam vets go through the same thing, they don't get flashbacks for years and then suddenly something--a loud noise, thunder, whatever, will trigger one and it's like they were reliving it all over again, and all the progress they made is gone until it's over.  That's what happened to Severus here, even though he has come to terms with his father and his past, there still are buried in his subconscious, pockets of fear and resentment, and under stress they'll emerge.

Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 9:03 am
Reviewer: blackmagicwoman (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Aww, this had a great ending! But man, can those two fight or what? I'm with Sirius, run away before you end up in the middle of two Snapes! *shudders* Great scene though and the reconciliation was excellent as well. Two thumbs up!

    Author's Response: Yes I'd be running too!
Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 8:59 am
Reviewer: DrSnape (Signed) [Report This]
    Wow! That was a hell of an argument1 But I'm glad Tobias realized he was in the wrong and apologized to his son. I think Sev dealt with Harry quite well and the scene with Harry and tobias was a great one, with Tobias trying to act all gruff and failing miserably. LOL!

    Author's Response: Thanks and I'm glad you liked the end of it.
Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 5:22 am
Reviewer: Anonymous (Anonymous) [Report This]
    What a lovely chapter. I am curious what sinister will approach.
    What about Dan? I would love him to appear and wanting his wife and daughter back. Ha! I wish it was Tobias and not Severus to punish the bastard husband. Lil sun

    Author's Response: Well, you just may get your wish!  And that's all I'm going to say for now! Thanks for reviewing!  But Dan would be more likely to want Lexy back than Alaina.
Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 1:58 am
Reviewer: Laume (Anonymous) [Report This]
    YAY for Toby!

    thanks for updating quickly :-)

    Author's Response: You're welcome!
Title: An Appropriate Punishment 05 Jun 2008 1:31 am
Reviewer: preposterous purple crocodile (Anonymous) [Report This]
    wow! the flashback was a great idea! what a way to get out of an argument! I think Tobias still needs to work on his anger though.
    "I smiled, for it was a beautiful sight, and my fears that Tobias would regress to the drunken demon of my nightmares were banished forever." that line didn't quite work for me. My feelings after the argument were that Tobias still definetely has the potential to hurt people (physically as well as emotionally) when he is angry. "I know I said I'd whip Harry, but I didn't mean it. That was my temper talking . . ." That sort of thing rings alarm bells for me. I mean, there aren't too many people in the world who are scary when they aren't angry; Tobias has proved himself to be a good person when he isn't angry in previous chapters, but he showed a very ugly part of himself in that chapter. I wonder what would have happened if sev didn't have the flashback..

    Anyway, sev handled that very well, except he did break the spanking rule. I thought 6 was the max. :( poor harry and then all the timeouts as well!

    Author's Response: True, but Tobias says things he doesn't mean when he's angry, and he didn't act upon his anger.  He would've years back, but not now.  They probably would've argued some more over Harry and then Severus would've punished him anyway, Tobias was not about to   raise a hand to Sev, he was just yelling, and it was that which triggered the flashback.  Six normally is the max, but as he said, he added one for the seriousness of the offense. 
Title: An Appropriate Punishment 04 Jun 2008 11:55 pm
Reviewer: DaughterOfAres (Signed) [Report This]
    Ahh...

    That surpassed my expectations. Really good chapter. I liked that Sev had a flashback. Excellent touch.

    Author's Response: Great.  The flashback was my own idea, I thought it was a good way for Tobias to understand just what he'd put Sev through.

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