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Reviews for Returning to Sanity

By : AchillesTheGeek
  • From BAFan on April 11, 2014
    Ch. 56

    Hmm. Madame Dubois is behaving rather strangely. Why complain to a Ministry head about Banks when even her charges said his behavior was exemplary? Very interesting!

    "Bill hadn't told anyone, and he doubted that Karkaroff would have; the man was known to be secretive to the point of lunacy."

    Bill knows that Smetana is Karkaroff? I didn't remember that - maybe because I have trouble keeping details in my head for the thirty or so WIPs I'm following. Anyway, the tension is building nicely once more and I eagerly await the next update.

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  • From BAFan on April 09, 2014
    Ch. 54

    Interesting times! I liked the way the Gryffindors banded together to protect Draco, and good for Hermione for being able to work through her completely understandable jealousy. The "kids" are quickly maturing into responsible adults.

    "He continued to whittle down the possibilities in this pain-staking way, identifying impossibles, very highly improbables, and finally the possibles."

    If you want to hyphenate, then it should be pains-taking, but really a hyphen isn't needed. Painstaking is perfectly acceptable.
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  • From BAFan on April 08, 2014
    Ch. 52

    Goodness! Plots and devious plans everywhere they turn. Poor Harry, being besieged at school. Hope that gets straightened out soon or he might start considering whether a Hogwarts education is worth all the hassle. Oh, I spotted the same typos again: Maxine and Occlumancy.


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  • From ANON - delia cerrano on April 07, 2014
    This story just keeps getting better & better! I hope you won't allow anyone to split Harry & Draco apart...not even for a little bit.
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  • From BAFan on April 07, 2014
    Ch. 50

    Whew! I've finally caught up. Well, to date anyway. *g* So much has happened that I can't possibly comment on it all. It's been good to see Arthur come into his own; so often he's shunted to the side or portrayed as being completely under Molly's thumb and/or the dupe of her machinations. I loved your descriptions of the dream world and the way the Bond/Shield manifested, both in the physical world and in Harry's mind. Very imaginative.

    You asked me to point out typos, so...

    "She knew perfectly well that the real reason he wanted to be there was to recruit members for his Slug Club; she privately thought he was on a hiding to nothing there...." A hiding to nothing? Is there a typo? I don't understand what it means.

    "'Very good,' Flitwick continued. 'Now, to your classes. This morning, you will have Defence, Transfiguration, and Muggle Studies. Some of you are not taking Defense, but we do suggest you attend this class....'" Defence/Defense.

    I believe it's Occlumency, not Occlumancy, and isn't it Madame Maxime, not Maxine? Also, I thought I spotted "lead" instead of "led," but I can't find it here. Maybe it was in the previous chapter.

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  • From ANON - Tony Halsaver on April 07, 2014
    Funny you should drop the hint of male pregnancy! I was thinking along the same line! There love is so strong...that it creates the strongest magic that the wizarding world has ever seen before! Their magic so so strong that not only one gets pregnant, but both...each carrying one half of a set of twin boys!I better stop while I'm ahead! This is your story, and I live it so far! Keep 'em coming !!!
    Please, don't stop now!
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  • From BAFan on April 06, 2014
    Ch. 35

    Interesting developments: Narcissa worried about The Prophet, Lucius setting out to ruin Vernon and Petunia' s lives. Thank goodness they've discovered that Dudley has had a change of heart, so he shouldn't be included in the plans. Good chapter.
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  • From BAFan on April 06, 2014
    Ch. 32

    You built the tension very well; I could feel my blood pressure rising with every paragraph I read!
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  • From BAFan on April 06, 2014
    Ch. 31

    Wow. I went from laughter in the first part of this over the recurring "no present" theme, to being on the verge of tears by the end of it because of the beautifully hot and sweet love scene. Great chapter.
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  • From BAFan on April 06, 2014
    Ch. 30

    "Rita Skeeter was absolutely furious. She had written what she thought was a brilliant article, and that blankety blank blank no-good low-life Cuffe had edited it to death. True, he'd managed to get a photo, and a pretty good one too, but that hardly made up for what he'd done to her text. Hers! All hers! No-one ever touched her articles!"

    This paragraph's font size didn't enlarge with the rest of the chapter. Did anyone else have this problem, or was it a Kindle issue?

    So glad that everything went smoothly with the Grangers and that Hermione and Ron will be home soon. I have a feeling that Harry will be needing all his friends around him before too long. Good chapter!
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  • From BAFan on April 06, 2014
    Ch. 28

    Nasty dream, that. Hopefully Draco can make it all better. ^_^ Harry handled Rita very well; it just remains to be seen how she spins what she was told.
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  • From ANON - Tony Halsaver on April 06, 2014
    Just finished reading all 49 chapters... CAN'T WAIT !!!! for more!
    Had me hooked from the start!
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  • From BAFan on April 06, 2014
    Ch. 24

    Hmm. Considering that Yaxley's on the loose, maybe they shouldn't try to undo Moody's spells at Grimmauld Place. I'm a bit worried about what kind of vengeance Draco et al are planning for the Dursleys. I prefer it when they are placed under spells that let them experience everything they did to Harry rather than being captured and tortured, but guess I'll find out soon enough what their fates are. :-)

    When I said your writing is excellent, I wasn't referring only to your storytelling talent but also that it is technically good. I've only noticed a few misspellings and they were obviously typos. I'm sure you're aware what a rarity that is in fanfic writing, and how refreshing it is to come across a writer who knows that one "pores" over books, not "pours," and that the past tense of the verb "lead" is "led." I won't even mention poor punctuation and syntax. Anyway, bottom line, I'm enjoying this for multiple reasons.
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  • From BAFan on April 05, 2014
    Ch. 20

    Uh, that should have been "Draco" in my review of Chapter 15, not Draculw or whatever it came out as (I blame the Kindle auto-correct program, which is truly awful). Can't believe I didn't catch that.

    I haven't mentioned yet how grateful I am that you're presenting the Weasley family as mature, responsible people. So many writers villainize one or more of them (usually Molly, Ginny, and Ron) that it's refreshing to find a more reasonable portrayal. Add to that your excellent writing and it's no wonder I'm enjoying this story!

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  • From BAFan on April 05, 2014
    Ch. 15

    Somehow I don't think Draculw will agree with that. And wouldn't the Debt itself not allow that?
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