Hello! I'm reviewing this for "Harry Potter and the Writers' Spell " . (I'm in Ravenclaw. So far, it's not looking good for us, but we're having fun. lol)

I'm not a poet or much of a reviewer, so take my opinions for what they are worth. If you like or agree, great! If not, ignore it. And if I accidentally offend, I beg the pardon of the Minister of Magic as it's not my intent. Also, I'm aware this item is 14 years old, so likely you may not care to make changes to it at this stage anyway, but just in case, I offer my thoughts and suggestions.

I love that you used some Harry Potter spells in this--great idea! But for those mere Muggles like myself who don't have all the spells memorized (most people, I assume), I'd suggest either dropnotes or footnotes or something so we can see what they mean. You can just give the meaning or you can also give a link for those who want to know more. I looked up the 1st one and found this great link. Either way, I think the purpose of the spell really adds depth to the poem. https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Summoning_Charm

So, the 1st spell is a summoning spell. Then you talk about her opening her heart and holding all that is lovely to herself. She is summoning it and that spell adds to that stanza. When people don't know the spell, it takes away from your creative genius. This is beautiful and I love the added spell. If I wasn't doing a review, I wouldn't have bothered looking it up and would have missed out. Granted, things like Lumos and Quietus are pretty clear, but probably not so obvious for non-native speakers.

There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or meter, but it's not bothersome. Nicely done. I love the kindness and encouragement spoken in this. Though I do wonder about some of the words being used so often. Are they overused--Lovely, world, true, self, etc.? I'm not sure, so maybe not. lol I will say that in the 3rd stanza, "farragos" takes me out of the poem a bit. The rest of the words are clear and simple (minus the spells, of course) and then you throw this in. That's the only word in the whole poem that I just felt didn't belong. It's the reason I opted for 4 1/2 stars.

What do you think about putting her name in bold in the last stanza, sort of making her like a magic spell as well? Just a thought. Also, if you wrote this for a contest (not like you can remember that now), it's nice to include that. I tend to put the contest and prompt in grey at the top, but other folks use dropnotes and others use footnotes...nothing serious, just things to think about.

My favorite stanza is the Expecto Patronum stanza. It's so encouraging, to me. And it's great for protecting against dementors. (I'm supposed to include references from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, if you're wondering what's going on. ) But my favorite line, "This is not your father's motherland." WOW! I REALLY wish I'd written that! EXCELLENT!

This is such a delightful poem! I'm really glad I ran across it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. You certainly are creative and have a wonderful way with words! I need to dig into your port more and see what other goodies I can find.

Okay, I must be on my Firebolt broom and race off to my next review! Farewell!

My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .