The Snitch of Secrets Six

by IllusiveButterfly

With the death of a close friend how will our favourite marauders cope? Sixth year begins in mourning... but how will it end? Will new friendships be made? Will old bonds be destroyed? Will Remus finally let himself be loved? Will Peter crumble under his grief? Anything could happen... it's a brand new year!

25. A Quick AN for a Reviewer

Awesomeme, I am very happy that you love my story. And I really love reviews. I love hearing what my readers think about my story. But something you might not be aware of since you are a guest on this site, is that those of us with accounts are only entitled to one review per chapter, because reviews have a purpose. They are to give criticism, encouragement and praise. They are not to be used as a way of trying to remind a writer that readers are waiting for an update. You reviewed chapter 23 thirteen times - that's a little bit much don't you think? I'm sorry if that sounds harsh but it's the truth.

It may also seem harsh that I responded in that author's note but I would like to point out that it is the only form of communication open to me as you don't have an account (or possibly just aren't logged in). If you had an account I would have responded to your questions - I'd have probably even been able to tell you when I was most likely able to update so you wouldn't be waiting quite so much.

You might have said please but you also said things like "unless u r coming back with 15 more chapters, u don't have an excuse!" And just because you say please, doesn't mean it's ok to shout. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I KEPT EMAILING YOU SAYING: UPDATE PLEASE. I REALLY NEED YOU TO UPDATE... ITS BEEN TWO DAYS; PLEASE UPDATE. THERE'S NO EXCUSE: UPDATE... ITS BEEN FIVE DAYS! it's not pleasant, is it?

I'm sorry if you were hurt by my a/n but I was hurt by some of your reviews. I work a 50 hour week (and I'm not exaggerating, I wish I were) so I am incredibly busy. I struggle to make time to eat let alone write a chapter before bed.

I appreciate reviews but you can put everything you need to say into one review; if you can't then you need to be more intentionally with your reviews and think about what you want to say before you even think about reviewing. Comment on my plot lines, see if you can guess where it's going (do that and I'm bound to give you sneak peaks).

And finally, get an account - if you want to review properly, get an account because then if you want to ask me if there's any chance of an update, you can inbox me instead of reviewing.

I'm sorry if you think I'm being mean, I'm not. I'm really happy that you like my story but I need you to be patient.

IB xxx