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Hogwarts Affiliation: Hufflepuff

I am nearly thirty, mother of three and work as a family helper with system therapy methods for a small, fine company in Berlin.

I grew up in the East of Germany, hence, I still appreciate bananas (literally and symbolically) and speak Russian. I have studied Pedagogy, Sociology and Psychology.

The Potterverse fascinates me for many reasons. The main one... it is my secret escape from a rather harsh reality.

As I wake at stupid o'clock every morning, I have time to write, too. The topics are usually dark and involve abuse, violence, rape and severe psychological problems.

I listen to a lot of music, mostly classical. A long time ago, I have applied to study Church Music (without being religious), but I wasn't accepted. Oh well.

My favourite authors here are: Bellegeste, Cecelle, ApollinaV, FoolishWishmaker, Malora, owlsaway, WatchersGoddess, Seraphin1977 and ObsidianEmbrace.

In general I like to read Fyodor Dostoevski, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov and Mikhael Sholokhov. The Russians just write the best stories in my opinion. Full of melancholy and sadness and alcoholism and poverty. Real and raw and awesome.

I smoke, drink and work too much.

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Reviews by AllegroAssai

Something terrible has happened to Harry Potter… something so terrible that he is ready to end it all. And now he’s locked in a room with an angry Potion’s Master, who grows more and more curious every minute. Three chapters. Saddest story I’ve ever written in my life. Response to the 72 hour challenge.

Rated: 16+ - Chapters: 3 - Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Dudley, Dumbledore, Other, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Rape, SuicideThemes, Violence Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 17 Sep 2009 - Updated: 22 Sep 2009
Categories: Mentor, Teacher - Challenges: 72 Hour Challenge - Series: JAWorley's Challenges
Title: Chapter 3: The Final Task 26 Apr 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    I loved this story. Really really liked it. I did think that Harry may be a wee bit OOC, so is Snape, but... if this exact thing had happened in canon, you never know.

    What was particularly intriguing about this FF, something I don't see enough and people do not talk about... is the helplessness, the overstrained, overburdened feeling of the 'helper'.

    I remember being brought to psychiatry after my previously healthy, happy little boy suddenly fell into a coma and vegetative state, hearing nothing, seeing nothing, bleak prognosis, severe brain damage after encephalitis.

    I was so distressed, like your Harry, couldn't breathe, look after myself, wanted to die if things wouldn't get better and none of the wards or doctors wanted me, none of them could cope. Some were quite outspoken about their inability to take on 'a case like that, because we don't know what could happen'.

    You have described all of this very very well and you are talented. Keep going. 10/10.

    Author's Response:

    Oh, I'm very sorry about your little boy.  Did he get better?  I'm glad that you are better, and I hope this story didn't bring up too much negative emotion for you, although I am happy to hear that I hit the nail on the head with Snape and Harry's emotions.  Some of the emotions I write into my stories are my own or those of people I know, but a lot of them are from me trying to put myself in their shoes and think about how I would feel in those situations.  I'm also a Psychology major and some of these things are things I've learned about in school.

     

    Thanks for reviewing. 


Harry Potter starts Hogwarts with high hopes of finding himself a real family, and holds tightly to this hope despite the torture his new Potion's Master seems intent on putting him through. Can Harry's hope hold out long enough to see his dream through?

Rated: T - Chapters: 15 - Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Dumbledore, Fred George, Hagrid, Hedwig, Hermione, McGonagall, Other, Percy, Ron, Voldemort - Warnings: Neglect, Profanity, Torture, Violence Takes Place: PreCoS
Published: 23 Sep 2009 - Updated: 20 Dec 2011
Categories: Enemy, Father, Teacher - Challenges: Breaking the Brat - Series: JAWorley's Challenges
Title: Chapter 5: All That Could Be 20 Dec 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    What a great story! Snape really was way too harsh, it makes sense that Harry thinks this way. Canon Harry doesn't really seem to have too many of those issues which seems fairly unrealistic. I do hope dear Severus warms up a bit more, the clothes thing was very sweet.

Harry Potter has experienced a horrible summer before his 6th year and Snape is the one who discovers it. Can the two of them overcome their differences in an effort to heal Harry’s wounds? ***COMPLETE***

Rated: T - Chapters: 7 - Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Rape Takes Place: PreTDH
Published: 04 May 2010 - Updated: 04 May 2010
Categories: Healer, Mentor, Teacher - Challenges: None - Series: None
Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Drawing To A Close 25 Apr 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Awesome. I love your dark topics, how you tackle them with dignity and don't euphemise or play things down like many others. I like that your Snape doesn't become the Mother Of The Year in every story and that Harry has got some defiance in him, despite the horrible things that keep happening to him.

    Well done!

Dumbledore’s last secret unveils a chasm of unexpected emotion as the true parentage of Harry Potter is revealed. Severitus-like. ***COMPLETE***

Rated: K+ - Chapters: 9 - Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Family, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Ginny, Hermione - Warnings: Character Death, SuicideThemes Takes Place: Post Hogwarts
Published: 04 May 2010 - Updated: 04 May 2010
Categories: Comrades, Father > Sevitus - Challenges: None - Series: None
Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9: Awakenings 25 Apr 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    I read this story on my PDA while trying to commute with trams and city trains. I missed every single stop, I couldn't take my eyes off your awesome writing.

    Your Snape is spot on, so is your Harry.

    13 years! That is what would have happened, they both are so stubborn.

    I found the whole immune dysfunction/ sickness, and then coma stuff really well done, so well done that it was difficult to read.

    I have spoken to my own boy in a coma, for weeks, with no reaction, everyone being there, like in your story (grandparents and all). I've seen children who had degenerative disease and we seemed to have been the only lucky ones in the whole ICU who had our child coming back to us (though it can take months to wake from a coma, but then, my boy is no wizard ;) )

    ramble ramble

    Anyway... well done, it was gorgeous.

It is a little known fact that Parselmouths are sensitive to certain kinds of music. Response to the Music Sensitivity challenge by Jan_AQ.

Rated: K - Chapters: 1 - Genres: General - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: None Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 30 Aug 2010 - Updated: 30 Aug 2010
Categories: Teacher - Challenges: Music Sensitivity - Series: None
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 14 Dec 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Beautiful.

    Author's Response: Thank you so much. <3.

When Severus Snape discovers that Dumbledore has been using him in his plans to raise Potter like a pig for slaughter, Snape is livid. What happens when Snape discovers that Potter has been captured by Voldemort? After so many betrayals, with whom will Severus’s loyalties lie?

Rated: 16+ - Chapters: 21 - Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Horror, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: Yes
Characters: Dumbledore, Other, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Character Death, Kidnapped, Rape, Torture, Violence Takes Place: PreTDH
Published: 31 Oct 2010 - Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Categories: Comrades, Healer, Reverse - Challenges: None - Series: None
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Betrayals 01 Nov 2010
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Oh, very good! I love the songfic nature of this chapter, just there is no song, but instead it's canon. Well done, cannot wait for more.

Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Second Chances 01 Nov 2010
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Awesome! And Snape is SO right. Let's hope he stays IC :D

    Love the anger he has as well. And poor Harry, I hope he recovers

A fast little read about what happens when Harry isn't aware that someone is listening to him rant.

Note: In response to the ‘String Walkie-Talkie’s’ challenge by Jan_AQ

Rated: K+ - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Angst, Drama, General - Completed: Yes
Characters: Dumbledore, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Self harm, Violence Takes Place: PreTDH
Published: 09 Jan 2011 - Updated: 09 Jan 2011
Categories: Canon, Guardian, Teacher, Misc - Challenges: String Walkie Talkies - Series: None
Title: Chapter 1: Just a Pawn 27 Apr 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Now that was clever! I enjoyed the rant. This tin thing is SO like Albus, what an idiot. It's well written, too.

    PS Yes, my boy is okay now, thank you for asking :)

    Author's Response: You're welcome, and I'm so glad he's ok!

After the war, Harry attacks Snape with an unorthodox and potentially lethal proposal. Chaos ensues.

Rated: T - Chapters: 2 - Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Character Death, SuicideThemes Takes Place: Post Hogwarts, TDH Pre Epilogue
Published: 27 Feb 2011 - Updated: 21 Mar 2011
Categories: Comrades, Enemy - Challenges: None - Series: None
Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2 25 Apr 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Oh, I don't know what to hope. I hope they both regain some new strength from somewhere... wherever.

    Well written, I really liked it.

Snape loses control and severely injures Harry. Both of them must deal with the consequences. The question is, will they have to deal with them alone, or will they be able to work through them together?

Rated: T - Chapters: 2 - Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Dumbledore, Hermione, McGonagall, Pomfrey - Warnings: Violence Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 08 Apr 2011 - Updated: 11 Apr 2011
Categories: Comrades, Enemy, Guardian, Healer - Challenges: None - Series: None
Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2 24 Apr 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    It's excellent. I really enjoyed it. I have to say that I find Dumbledore's judgements, everyone's a little harsh. From you are decribing, he had a flashback. Temporary insanity. He NEVER meant to hurt actual Harry like that.

    I keep checking every day for an update...

Challenge By Taryn:

Harry says "It's nothing," when Snape asks about (something. Your choice. Say, being abused by the Dursleys. Or Sirius's death or something.). Snape believes him.

Rated: T - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Angst, Tragedy - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Self harm, SuicideThemes Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 03 Dec 2011 - Updated: 03 Dec 2011
Categories: Enemy, Teacher - Challenges: Lying - Series: Lying
Title: Chapter 1: Lying through my Teeth 03 Dec 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Oh I loved this. Maybe a sequel would be in order?

    Author's Response: Yea, its in Snape's POV, and it'll be here soon

SEQUEL TO LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH

Aftermath of what happen Severus's reaction and POV

Rated: T - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Angst, Tragedy - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Dumbledore - Warnings: Self harm, SuicideThemes Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 04 Dec 2011 - Updated: 04 Dec 2011
Categories: Enemy, Teacher, Severus Centric - Challenges: None - Series: Lying
Title: Chapter 1: Regrets 04 Dec 2011
Reviewer: AllegroAssai (Signed)
    Oh nooooo! Where are the time turners when you need them? Poor Harry, poor Severus.

    Nicely done.

    Author's Response: Thanks...I dont think I'm finish with this series yet tho lol


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