From FF.net, a review I love:

"i like this story! it's awesome. nothing scary and bloody! yay!
happy new year"

For SLWM. (My exact thoughts on many stories I read.)

Yeah, so I was totally pegged by everyone on The Fourth Year. :) I blame the dashes. I was writing it right up to the wire--I turned it in literally minutes before midnight on the deadline. I probably won't repost it here for a few days because it needs smoothing and polishing in a couple of places (forgive me, betas, for I have sinned--I ran out of time for all your wonderful corrections, and want to put them in).

And hey, go check out the gift fic for me from odogoddess, Circumstances & Second Chances. Snape/Ron, very creative response to my request, all-around awesome. I don't know if I've managed to convey it properly (and I seem to keep sticking my foot in my mouth about it in comments, personal failing). Tis good. Go read. *Luffs*

Everybody owes Gina massive love for the fest. (Uhh... I was going to write something for Smutmas_Elves, but it unexpectedly turned into a Snarry fic with Snape wearing women's underwear. I'll let y'all know when I finish it--it's turned out a little cracked.)

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	nikita79x 2006-01-03 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Oh! I didn't know you wrote Fourth Year! I should have, though - it was one of the best Snarry's I've read since...well, 'So Lonely Without You'. ;) The soap opera obsession was a nice touch. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-04 12:24 am UTC (link)
	:D Thank you! That came from me trying to figure out what the heck Snape would do all day. I tried to keep him to prison-ish pasttimes--chores, smoking, TV. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ook 2006-01-03 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	I guessed immediately you wrote "The Fourth Year." It was the short joke about Harry that was the main clue. Also, the lovely funny dialogue. Wonderful story. Thank you for writing and sharing it. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-04 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Oh, darn, that's right! In my universe, Harry is always short. There's nothing I can do about it. Snape is always taller (even in Remus fics). Just a thing. Thank you! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	schemingreader 2006-01-03 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	You think it was the dashes, do you? Bwa ha ha ha. It was NOT the dashes. It was your amazing Snape and your poor Harry. Oh Captain, my Captain... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-04 12:26 am UTC (link)
	Get off the chairs, you'll scuff them! *Grin* Thank you ever so much. Harry was going for pathetic Auror of the year, I have to say. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	melpemone 2006-01-04 12:02 am UTC (link)
	What tipped me off is the fact that it was a LONG Snarry fic, posted early and therefore written to deadline. I know of very few writers that can do that. *g* (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-04 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Your icon is pretty. Dude, have you seen some of the lag times between my fic updates? :) I do get wordy as all hell, though. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bethbethbeth 2006-01-04 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Okay, *first* it was the wonderful writing and characterizations and humor... ...but then it was the fact that you were the only Snape/Harry writer/reader who *hadn't* commented on the story (and believe me, everybody I know checked *G*). Personally, I think we all ought to comment on our own stories, if only to throw people off the scent! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-04 12:29 am UTC (link)
	See, that's why I didn't comment on other Snarry stories (I totally owe comments, it's terrible of me). Damn. Oh, well. :) Note for next year, eh? (Reply to this) (Parent)

florahart 2006-01-04 12:16 am UTC (link)

Heh. I didn't guess, because I seem to not know you. I don't know why this is. *commences to rectify* However, heh, I use emdashes--like this, no space surrounding--a lot, and have to try HARD not to for anon things. ...I also ellipse a lot, and that, I failed at. I did manage to not use -- also to separate sections in mine, but it nearly killed me. In any case, the fic killed me DEAD and I have kept thinking of it, so yay. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

amanuensis1 2006-01-04 09:04 am UTC (link)

Heh, I'm with Flora--when I was making my guesses, I thought , "it can only be so-and-so if s/he's disguising his/her punctuation." And then everyone was saying your name on the guessing post and I said, "Wait. I know that name. Why do I not know that name as well as I feel I should?" It was, like, annoying to have these people know you better than I did, bah! *is selfish* (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - caligryphy, 2006-01-18 02:32 pm UTC

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(no subject) - caligryphy, 2006-01-18 02:26 pm UTC

novin_ha 2006-01-04 12:29 am UTC (link)

Dear, I was one of the reviewers of "The Fourth Year", which was the story that absolutely made my Christmas, fic-wise. It was awesome - and just to make things funny, I recommended it to my friend who loved your "So Lonely Without Me" - and said "You'll love this anonymous fic just as much". Although I must say I was hoping that TFY would be by some author I never knew so I could have a new author to watch ;) Thank you for TFY. It was awesome, realistic and emotionally painful with some great smut at the end - just the way I like my fiction. And I should have guessed it was yours. *Sends love from Poland, hopes it does not get lost on the way* Novinha (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	Alas, I am not two people. (Though sometimes you'd think so.) Ha! There was a rec list around christmas, and someone put this and So Lonely right next to it--I sniffled a little. Aw. Your love from Poland has made it safely to my American heart! And it made a squishy sound. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	calathea 2006-01-04 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Yay! I was right it was you! Actually, it was nothing so plebian as your em-dashes that I recognized - it was the "locked in" thing that you do so brilliantly. The feeling of them both being stifled by their physical surroundings, by Harry's fame, by their shared history. "The Fourth Year" just screamed your name the second I read it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 02:46 pm UTC (link)
	I was like the knitting needle in the very, very small haystack. :) I still blame my emdashes. Oh, yeah, I guess you have a point about the similar themes. :) Still, it's the easiest way to get a romance--the Lifeboat method. Requires less characterization and setting. Thankee! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - calathea, 2006-01-19 01:52 am UTC

	matyas_adina 2006-01-04 12:56 am UTC (link)
	I fall in love with Snape after about the fifth sentence - I just knew you wrote him then;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	:) My affection shines through, maybe. (God, I love Snape more and more. Whenever someone doesn't, it makes me think a little less of them.) (Reply to this) (Parent)

snapetoy 2006-01-04 01:02 am UTC (link)

There's a particular taste to the way you write Snape/Harry that I learned from So Lonely Without Me that flavoured The Fourth Year - something about how you see so clearly into their heads, how you catch their hearts, how they grow into each other. I loved Fourth Year and have probably read it a dozen times now. It well and truly on my list of favourites and one I'll come back to again and again. And I must remember to send emails on a regular basis telling you I'm still reading it. Brilliant work. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	That is so freakin' complimentary, I hardly know how to respond. *Bows* Thank you. I'm really glad you liked it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

odogoddess 2006-01-04 01:23 am UTC (link)

Hee, The Fourth Year *rocked*. I had no idea who wrote it, because I'm rather terrible at remembering specific fics to specific authors *unless* the pairing is a rare one or there is something really unusual in the story (oh, yeah - that Snape fucks Harry as they're riding Buckbeak over a sparkly rainbow whilst reciting romantic haiku's fic? Sorry, never heard of it. ;)) and even then I might misremember. Brain fog. Can't live with it, can't see through it, can't remember a beastly thing without my pda and post-it notes. In re: my story, I'm just glad you liked it. I posted it to my LJ now, so it has a snuggly new home. :) I look forward to Snape in women's underwear... but that goes without saying, really. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, there are about three or four authors I can keep straight in my head. The others I have to look up. Snape/Harry on Buckbeak... *Is dead* Wait, no, I have to read it now. *Googles* Snape in women's underwear owes something to Diana Williams, I have to say. He's just pretty like that. *Pets Snape* ...Okay, I'm going into a weird area. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	f13tch3r 2006-01-04 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Brava! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	*Bows* (Reply to this) (Parent)

tuff_ghost 2006-01-04 02:55 am UTC (link)

Yeah, so I was totally pegged by everyone on The Fourth Year. dude, i never even knew that existed til now! well, til bout an hour ago, and of course i haven't done anything but read like a reading zombie since. being out of the loop's all right when it yields awesome unlooked-for treasure. i'm sure everyone's told you it's a brilliant brilliant fic so i'll just say thanks for posting it and i wish you many more nice comments and standing e-ovations (i'm doing one now) and fun internet hijinks for the new year :D (ps much agreement re: the nothing-scary-and-bloody remark....make slash not war eh) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tuff_ghost 2006-01-04 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	oh, super quick question(s): was it terry jones that snape thought was the most shaggable python? i can't think of any other "little brunette" in the group. also, was that only because harry too is a little brunette, or some other reason? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - caligryphy, 2006-01-18 02:58 pm UTC

	stellahobbit 2006-01-04 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Knew it! *does happy dance* I can't remember what I wrote in the comments, but if it wasn't squeeful enough... *SQUEE!* (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure it was, knowing you. :) *Wades through comments* Yours is in here somewhere, I'll find it... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ariadneelda 2006-01-04 03:43 am UTC (link)
	I had not guessed but since everyone else was saying it must be yours I thought they must be right. *g* So let me say once again how much fabulous this story is! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! *Bows* (Reply to this) (Parent)

	simple__man 2006-01-04 04:16 am UTC (link)
	I didn't know you wrote it, but am I ever glad you did! It's my favorite story...ever. You even managed to topple some of the old classics. I was so hurt when it was over, but what an awesome, awesome fic. Just wanted to let you know ^^ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Tee-hee! *Imagines pushing over stories like Godzilla did buildings* I'm really glad you liked it! Thanks. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	everythingisaid 2006-01-04 06:09 am UTC (link)
	That fic was amazing! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! Glad you liked it! (Reply to this) (Parent)

amanuensis1 2006-01-04 08:59 am UTC (link)

I know I've read your stories--read something, anyway, but your name just wasn't one that rang specific bells with me, and when the "guess the authors" post came out and your name started being attached to The Fourth Year, I ran over to your lj, read some snatches of fic, and said, "Okay, I don't have this person friended WHY?" (Remedied that right away. ^_^). I still can't properly express how much I loved The Fourth Year. It's an insta-classic; I hope we haven't failed to get that across! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	Coo'. :) *Is so friending back, may have already done so, can't remember, mind... slipping...* Thankee! I can't properly express anything, so that's all right. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gmth 2006-01-04 09:13 am UTC (link)
	It was, in short, fucking BRILLIANT. I'm so glad you were able to play with us this year. :-) Let me know when you get it uploaded elsewhere, and I'll change the link. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, shucks. Thanks. :) Sorry I was late both with the story in the first place and getting it up somewhere else in the second. It's the Cadillac of festivals, man. (Reply to this) (Parent)

gaycrow 2006-01-04 01:15 pm UTC (link)

I left a comment for your wonderful story at merry_smutmas but wanted to say again how much I love TFY. I printed it out, and I've read it quite a few times - it's becoming my comfort fic already! I love your Snape and Harry in this story very much indeed. I was going to write some of my favourite Snape lines, but there are way too many to post here! Oh, okay, maybe just one: "I'm going to show you something so lovely." I think I melted as much as Harry was sure to have done, when I read that. Can't wait to see your Smutmas_elves story. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! Awesome about the comfort fic thing. By default I tend to aim for the 'chicken noodle soup' setting. :) The Smutmas_elves story is interesting. And by interesting, I mean strange. We'll see how it goes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dementordelta 2006-01-04 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	OMG--Crossdressing Snape in ladies underwear? I think you just hit every single button I have. Um, yeah, knew you wrote Fourth Year, because, as I told the hundred or so people I told to read this story, if it wasn't you, it was someone trying to imitate you! Crossdressing Snape Snarry? *adores you even more* Um, and I promise to get better at feedback. *blush* (Reply to this) (Thread)

caligryphy 2006-01-18 03:54 pm UTC (link)

*Dies* Yeah, I think I told someone I was pretty much the giant knitting needle in the very, very small haystack, there. Don't worry, I'm shit at feedback, too. There are only about five people out there who are really good at it, I think. I just want Snape in stockings. Something about that is really appealing to me, and I wish it got written more often. (But no, everybody wants spanking... okay, I really don't mind the spanking bits. :) ) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	*sigh* slian_martreb 2006-01-05 04:15 pm UTC (link)
	Utterly spectacular. Amazing, how you can make me hate Harry in 'A Soft Place to Sleep' and (almost) like him here. Particularly liked the wryness (right word?) of the 'In the chair' bit. HEH. Loved it. Utterly classic and wonderful build up. (Update 'Soft Place' soon. Please? *on knees* Must start hating Harry again.) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: *sigh* ebonlock 2006-01-08 10:09 am UTC (link)
	Update 'Soft Place' soon. Please? Seconded, big time. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	sciencegeek 2006-01-06 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Hello *is new* So...You like bread? You wrote the Fourth Year? I loved that one. Um. I did a search for A Soft Place to Sleep because I had read what's posted of it at some point and lost it. ANYWAY, in fear of losing it again, I friended you. That and you don't seem scary. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-25 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	I've got French loaf! By-e! :) I try not to be scary. Occasionally I break things through being ignorant, but I figure that sort of makes me a Lenny from Mice and Men type. *Waves* (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ebonlock 2006-01-08 10:08 am UTC (link)
	*smug* Yay, rexluscus and I were right, woo-hoo! For me it was both a) the overall quality of the writing and b) the humor. The pirate fantasies still just kick my ass... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-25 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	*dies, again* I'm sorry I'm answering all your comments tonight. I feel I've neglected you now. (It was either pirates or cowboys. I still need to sit down and write--after Soft Place, after Soft Place--my Snape/Harry Wild West opus.) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - ebonlock, 2006-01-26 10:02 am UTC

emerald_dragon8 2006-01-09 02:37 am UTC (link)

Hiya! My name's Hannah. I just thought I'd let you know I'm friending you, because I adore your fics and don't want to miss out on any. Odd thing is, I completely loved The Fourth Year when I read it, and was anxiously waiting until it was announced who wrote it, but got very busy and forgot to check for a few days. Anyway, I was browsing skyehawke when I came across one of your fics and read it straight through to finish in one sitting. The next day, I found out you had written The Fourth Year! It was very excellent! So, yeah. Hi! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	caligryphy 2006-01-25 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	Hullo! *Waves* That's serendipito--serendipiti-- That's neat! I'm glad you liked it! *Waves some more* (Reply to this) (Parent)

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