Once again I found this to be an enjoyable read. Part two moves a lot more smoothly than part one and leaves off in a bad place. I will have to read part three to find out what's going on. The corrections still fall into the same basic categories of spelling, run-ons and awkward phrases. In addition you had occasional trouble with tense.
The Feelings Not Gone
The Feeling's Not Gone
as in the feeling is not gone or
The Feelings Are Not Gone
as in multiple feelings aren't gone
Hermione had taken my wand, and Ron was physically holding me away from him though.
Hermione had taken my wand, and Ron was physically holding me, although he kept a distance between us.
Hermione had spent years after the way developing and creating this hospital.
Hermione had spent years after the war developing and creating this hospital.
She said it was a shame that St. Mungo’s delt with the physical aspects of magical people’s ailments, but not the mental.
She said it was a shame that St. Mungo’s dealt with the physical aspects of magical people’s ailments, but not the mental.
She thought the same, and reminded people that Legilimancy was originally a form of “mind healing” technique.
She thought the same, and reminded people that Legilimancy was originally a form of “mind healing”.
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She thought the same, and reminded people that Legilimancy was originally a “mind healing” technique.
She held a fund raiser for it, and asked for help. At first, not very many people did.
She held a fund raiser for it, and asked for help. At first, not very many people helped.
or
At first, not very many people cared.
or
At first, not very many people donated.
She may not have seemed to have a very popular idea, but plenty of people were willing to profit.
She may not have had a very popular idea, but plenty of people were willing to profit.
Almost everyone left, it was no wonder.
Almost everyone left. It was no wonder.
From the five that stayed to learn more, four are still working at the hospital, the fifth trains people in, what Hermione calls, the proper form of Occlumancy and Legilimancy.
From the five that stayed to learn more, four are still working at the hospital. The fifth trains people in, what Hermione calls, the proper form of Occlumancy and Legilimancy.
Not very many people thought she’d get very far, but as time went on, and the hospital grew, and patients got better, Hermione’s Hospital for the Mentally Anguished became the top place to take people who were mentally sick. St. Mungo’s sends patients to us, and HHMA, as it became known as, sends people to them.
Not very many people thought she’d get very far, but as time went on, and the hospital grew, and patients got better, Hermione’s Hospital for the Mentally Anguished became the top place to take people who were mentally sick. St. Mungo’s sent patients to us, and HHMA, as it became known, sent people to them.
All of the people who work here is now employed, complete with paychecks.
All of the people who work here are now employed, complete with paychecks.
It was a real struggle at first, between Hermione’s pregnancy and her hospital, to get everything running smoothly, but was done, and now it’s not only seen as a respectable hospital, it’s talked about openly.
It was a real struggle at first, between Hermione’s pregnancy and her hospital, to get everything running smoothly, but we did it. Now it’s not only seen as a respectable hospital, it’s talked about openly.
If was me that sent me to bed, I either went completely clothed or completely unclothed.
If it was me that sent me to bed, I either went completely clothed or completely unclothed.
Dressing was quick, I was out of my room and into the cafeteria within minutes, grabbing a cup of coffee and a bowl of fruit before sitting down at an empty table and waiting for my copy of The Prophet to drop on my table.
Dressing was quick. I was out of my room and into the cafeteria within minutes, grabbing a cup of coffee and a bowl of fruit before sitting down at an empty table and waiting for my copy of The Prophet to drop on my table.
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I dressed quickly. I was out of my room and into the cafeteria within minutes, grabbing a cup of coffee and a bowl of fruit before sitting down at an empty table and waiting for my copy of The Prophet to drop on my table.
What was I going to do now? Killing Snape had been my goal for so long I wasn’t sure what to do now.
What was I going to do now? Killing Snape had been my goal for so long that I didn't know.
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What was I going to do now? Killing Snape had been my goal for so long that I had no goals beyond it.
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What was I going to do now? Killing Snape had been my goal for so long. If Snape was dead, I had nothing to do anymore at all.
What would I do now that there’s nothing left.
What would I do now that there was nothing left?
I'd go ahead and right out was, my mind wants to make there's into there is, which is the wrong tense.
I'll be reading the next part as well. Let me know if you want me to reread/rerate any of these after revisions. Happy Revisions! |
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