I really enjoyed reading your story. Bea is wonderful and absolutely crazy charecter. I'm looking forward to the next few updates...hopefully sometime soon !

Author's Response: Aah, thank you! c: It's in progress right now! Admittedly tough going but in progress!

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First review ever.

The entire plotline of them being kidnapped and the invention being repurposed kind of threw me off. I guess I wasn't expecting it, but I'm not against it.

Your writing is fantastic, really, some of the best I've read on HPFF, which I think is why you can pull off just about any plot you choose to write. I'm fairly addicted to this story... to be honest.

I love the main characters of your stories, they're always so quirky, but not without flaws keeping them down-to-earth; however, what I admire most about your stories is... the main character always has something unique that they're good at/focused on - oh, I realize it's a huge part of the plot and not something you threw in for giggles, but I just have to say that it's so refreshing to read about a girl who has another focus besides whichever character they want to be with.

Phew.

Keep up the fantastic writing.

Author's Response: Aaah, I know it was the best planned storyline. There was one that fit better, but the ending just wasn't what I wanted. I've sort of come to accept it for what it is, though I always tinker with the idea of going back and repurposing a few chapters to make it lead up to it better.

Thank you very much! c: I do love the crazy plots (to me, they don't start sounding crazy until I start describing them other people and then I realize), so that's very good to hear. I love romance in stories, but it gets so tiring if it's all there is! A little mystery, adventure, social commentary goes a long way, and it's darned fun to write too c:


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I AM UPSET.

I had written up a review and it was nice and long and lovely and I was just about to hit submit and then Firefox crashed on me because it hates me and it's gone -wails-

I'm much too annoyed at the computer/internet/life to try to both and retype it all, so instead I will give you a more or less concise summary of what it contained:

-SCORBEAUS SCORBEAUS SCORBEAUS ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ so much love Bea is wonderful and fantastic
-insert some of my favorite quotes here (hint: basically the whole chapter)
-sad face over Draco being dead because I feel sorry for Scorpius because he never got any closure and no one deserves to have their dad die
-clearly Emeric and Cato are uneducated because if they had ever picked up a book in their lives they would know the underestimating people is always a villain's downfall
-GO BEA GO

Right, that's about it. I am so so glad that I'm caught up again (I'll probably be dumping reviews on etc. etc. at some point in the near future, too) because these are probably the best four chapters ever. I've always loved your writing (I had a terrible time trying to find things that I hadn't already reviewed for Secret Santa this year) because you've got such an excellent grasp on all aspects of writing: characterization, plot, action, imagery. No matter what it is, it's always interesting, well-done, and completely engaging and I am always in love with it so. ♥ I'll be quite sad when Capers is over because it's been quite the adventure following it - and I do hope to stay on top of reviewing this time.

so much love for this story ♥

Author's Response: D: Sometimes I wonder about all the review casualties caused by the back button. Oh, it'd be an ugly graveyard indeed.

- HEHEHEHEHE. I love that everyone who was sort of shifty eyed at whether it would happen (I really did not think I was being subtle about it) was finally like YEEES.
-I like Draco :c he's a favorite woobie, especially because I don't think he would really turn as good as most people write him like, but I can see him trying /really/ hard, and that makes it sadder D:
-CLEARLY IT'S VILLANY 101, but I guess they didn't take that class.

♥ c: c: c: sorry for the lateness of these responses I JUST LOVED THEM SITTING THERE IN MY UNANSWERED FOR SO LONG (it's my bookmark to hpff yaknow) and now I'm going back on the Capers adventure all over again AND I LOVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE ALONG WITH ME C: I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY.

BIG OL' ♥

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OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS

I was far too concerned to review as I read this time but HA see Scorpius ISN'T dead HALLELUJAH -throws confetti- (but Draco is? pity, but preferable to the alternative)

Seriously though, I had to race through this chapter because the suspense! anticipation! action! This is not healthy. Too many emotions at once. (I am feeling very Ron-like right now in how many emotions I can handle.)

Bea :( Anjali :( Fred :(

Scorpius :)

When Cato and Emeric grabbed Fred I accidentally made this really weird noise that sounded a bit like a dying whale only quieter because everyone else is sleeping and I probably should sleep soon too but the point is that it caught me by surprise

RUN FRED RUN he is spectacular but no poor baby Bea no no no :( Although actually, in retrospect, it's probably better that she got caught because then she saves Scorpius etc. etc. (and life goes on) (ha ha I made a joke) (definitely time for bed)

But that was a nice and clever way to tie that particular plot end up and I am actually quite relieved. I didn't think he would actually be dead but... well. There's always the possibility, isn't it? And now Bea saves the day yay

and Scorpius loves her cue the trumpets and more confetti

ADVENTURE AWAITS

Everything has gotten really exciting all of the sudden and I can't keep up and I very much appreciated Schrodinger Scorpius (I appreciate all jokes related to Schrodinger's cat because physics jokes are the best jokes) and now I only have one more chapter left which sort of upsets me and once again, I am suffering from an emotional overload right now which has a direct correlation to my production of run on sentences oops?

Author's Response: fact: Scorpius' cure was actually the 3400 words of anticipation for that one line at the end, not the potion.

emoticon sandwich :( :( :( :) but at least it ends on happy!

Cato is like something from a horror flick just HAND BAM GRABS YOUR FOOT.

oh no you did-n't with that joke, that is nearly as bad as my 'a bannister always pays her debts'.

(it's ok it's like 1am here and I'm weepingly tired)

i love your run on sentences c: they are my favorite sentences and when people use them in reviews it also puts the pressure off me to be grammatically correct. I grammar enough in my writing, harrumph. I don't want to grammar all the time. also obv, Schrodinger Scorpius is too alliterative to not happen.

♥

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reviewing as I go along because I can yay

"Bea, did you give me hot pants?" oh my god
Also, little granny Bea is maybe the most adorable thing ever only I know all too well that grandmothers' looks can be deceiving- they can be terrifying.

It took a moment for Fred to catch the cue, but luckily gritty crime serials had prepared him well. Luckily. Should have known they would come in handy some day. Be prepared!

There went his hypothetical deerstalker. moment of silence for the deerstalker that could have been :(

YOU GO BEA YOU ARE THE BEST YOU GO AND STAND UP FOR YOURSELF AND CHANNEL YOUR INNER GRANDMOTHER

Also, slightly off topic (was there a topic to begin with?) but I agree with Fred about the whole idea of school preparing you for the real world but not actually being the real world. It's a bit weird and a bit scary to think of actually being pushed into it.

AL ♥ ♥ Potterpuff will always be my favorite forever and ever. His anthill explanation was literally the best ajsdklf;askj

I love that Fred's cover name is James. Perfect. (Also, he definitely wins best point man ever.) Fred is a shining star in this chapter.

Plans were somewhat of an oxymoron, as no plans ever went as planned, and the only solution was to have low expectations and plenty of backups. to be honest, I think the only thing I expect at this point is an explosion.

WAIT WHAT NO
no
n
o
NO

SCORPIUS CAN'T BE DEAD LIES LIES LIES STOP IT

I refuse to believe it. You're really just doing this because you like to be mean and mess with me so I'm going to go read the next chapter now and Scorpius will be alive and everything will be fine all right goodbye

Author's Response: ahuarhaurhur, I love review-alongs for this chapter.

y'all have to fear anyone who's been here for eighty-odd years. That's a lot of years to not-die (unless you're Harry).

(...)

(That was the moment of silence. I lowered my own deerstalker over my heart. I don't actually own one, but the image was so clear in my mind, I convinced myself that I did. It was red tartan)

Fred's bit about school was inspired! The ~competitive job world~, even freshman year of college is really different already from secondary school. I expected it, but it still kind of blows my mind.

Cupcakes and explosions are the only constant. We are basically only missing a bakery explosion.

~ ~ ~ WELL YOU ALREADY KNOW ~ ~ ~
but I did imagine you crossing your arms and shoving Scorpius's life force in my hands with all the tenacity of Bea, like NOPE NOPE NOPE HE'S NOT DEAD ALL RIGHT GOOD DAY SIR.

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-pokes head in- ...err, hi. -coughs- So the last time I reviewed this (actually, the last time I reviewed anything on the archive, which was coincidentally ch 20 of this) was in August and that makes me a bit sad on the inside because I have now fallen way behind and that makes me upset ajskdl;fajslkdj

all that to say that I am determined to catch up on everything I have missed (read: I have homework that I'm procrastinating on currently) and so I may or may not end up leaving you like ten million hundred reviews, give or take a couple hundred.

and wow I had forgotten how much I absolutely love this and Bea and everybody. Asking out a boy is no different than asking to pass the salt and then fearlessly flustered Beatrice Chang charging headlong into things wearing a skirt and now she has to find Scorpius because I ship them and I don't like my ships sinking :(

(of course the Slytherins play poker)

THE GAME IS AFOOT. And the game is cupcake forensics. ♥ ♥ ♥ Naturally. What else could it be? (literally so much love for that you have no idea)

Vanishing cabinets. Heroics. The power of sweets. What more could I ask for in a chapter?

(Scorpius, but I guess we can't have it all.)

That was exciting and fantastic (and ten times more interesting than biology) and although it's been five months (oof that sounds bad) I still love this story to pieces and probably always will yay

(once again this review has been a bit of a mess but I have yet to master the art of coherent reviewing)

Author's Response: FINALLY I COME RESPONDING~ Incidentally, I also need to catch up on responding to you :P I wanted to leave this until I started writing Capers again WHICH IS NOW! (also boo real life but YAY on summer job responsibility which I saw a few days ago)

Anyone can charge headlong but only the most courageous charge headlong in a skirt.

(and they cheat, obv)

I remember trying to stop up all the loopholes and figure out why you couldn't just magically figure out where Scorpius was, so he had to leave clues that you had to rack your brain over and not your wand, so clearly: cupcakes.

Poor Scorpius, star of a chapter in which he doesn't even appear.

♥ I MISS YOU ♥


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I could write loads of really nice stuff about your fabulous writing but there really isn't enough space so I'll keep it simple.
LOVE THIS STORY.
SCORPIUS + BEA 5EVA.
KEEP WRITING.
EXCITED.
OVER AND OUT. :)

Author's Response: CONCISENESS WORKS!
LOVE YOU.
WILL KEEP WRITING.
EXCITED TOO!
♥!

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First of all, I love you dearly and everything, but ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?
Oh, the feels. First, Bea is a crazy Chinese grandma, then Scorpius is dead. Then Bea gets kidnapped along with him, and THEN SCORPIUS ISN'T DEAD? And if that wasn't enough feels to give me a heart attack of happiness, THEN BEA AND SCORPIUS START MAKING OUT IN A CLOSET DURING IMPRISONMENT. I don't know how you come up with this stuff, but please continue to do so, because I would love to read Capers for the rest of my life. seriously. I want to know what Bea and Scorpius and Fred, Anjali, Potterpuff, etc., do until their dying days. You could do that for me, right? (:
I could not speak after this chapter. I was too shocked to articulate my feelings, and I always have words. You, ma'am, are a wizard with words. (if I have not called you this before now, I apologize, because you have always been).
Draco is dead? Poor Scorpius. I didn't like him much anyway, but that is mostly just past grievances against the golden trio that I can't get over. But his son is adorable and it's a terrible blow to be told that your father was murdered, whether he was a good one or not. The feels during that particular scene were almost too much to bear, and then you added in cutesy, comforting Bea and the salve. AND HE ASKS IF SHE IS GOING TO LICK IT OFF OF HIS FACE. Which, if the circumstances were less dire, I could totally see her doing.
And their escape? AH. So much good and bad feelings that come with that. For Bea to break her invention, it just proves how much she loves him. Scorbeaus will always be my otp. I love how you added a little love into what seems to be primarily an action fic. It's the perfect blend of adorable, a little terrifying, and the best things ever.
I can't wait for the next chapters, but yet I can, because I don't want Capers to end.
You're amazing.
10/10
ric.

Author's Response: :'D Capers is a rollercoaster flying down the hills and off the cliffs.

I actually will write a short story collection of lots of miscellaneous Capers stories, and I actually do have stories about them for about 10 years after they leave Hogwarts (it's just a matter of writing them out), so stay tuned! c:

Aaah a wizard with words. If that is the only wizard I'll get to be... well, I'll still be sad because being a wizard with magic is pretty darned cool, but I supposed I'll be all right.

Leave it to Scorpius to wrench our hearts out ;-; it was all him, not me, because I never planned to have such a sad scene but the circumstances insisted, and he stole the show.

♥ I love how every one of the characters' priorities changes. Fred struggles with his identity and finally becomes comfortable with being a protector, and then Albus proves he can be assertive in his own way, and for Bea, it's discovering selflessness - which I think is influenced mostly by Fred - and trying to figure out the balance between herself and others.

♥ thank you! c: With all the stories I have, I think Capers won't end for a very long time in their miscellaneous exploits!

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OMG. OMG. This story has gone from fun frolicking inventing capers to life or death capers. Love love love the use of the invention to escape it was so perfect. Your writing is SO ridiculously clear and powerful in these chapters. For both the awesome emotional scenes (They finally got it together!!! KISSES!) to these last action drama scenes were you can literally see everything happening. I've only started really appreciating how amazing your writing is since I started trying to write myself and yeah, you're amazing. So amazing. And this story is just rising and rising in its amazingness. - Tanya

Author's Response: Aaah thank you so much c: I floundered quite a lot trying to describe the action AND SO MUCH RUNNING OMG, it's hard but it's definitely worthwhile. ♥ You got an account finally! Always nice to see more people writing!

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"Scorpius' shirt had gone totally rumpled and slightly unbuttoned. It was an accident, she'd swear. "

This is the cutest line ever. I totally loved their moment. It was simple and perfect.

The action. The drama. Everything was amazing. You can take all the time you need to update. The more time you need, the better because I really don't want Capers end. I will really miss this story.
I loved every moment of Capers.

Thank you!

Author's Response: c: there's something about writing romance in a non-romance fic that I love, because it's like an extra treat -- the sprinkles on top~

♥ I am quite busy these few months so I will unfortunately have to take quite a bit of time, but Capers will definitely live on for a while even after it ends c: I've got lots of short little stories backed up.

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THINGS THAT ARE NOT OKAY
1. Scorpius and Bea are trapped
2. Emeric and Cato exist
3. Draco is dead
4. Scorpius has been roughed up
5. Bea's invention has been repurposed with malicious intent
6. Will Franjali ever don mackintoshes?!?
7. It has been TOO DAMN LONG since we saw potterpuff
8. this entire chapter basically

THINGS THAT ARE OKAY
1. Scorbeaus

In a nutshell because I've already poured my heart out to you about this on skype: warghblarghargharaghrghahahhh

Excuse me while I sail this Scorbeaus ship into the sun.

♥ ♥ ♥

Author's Response: But you see Scorpius counts for 9 things SO THE OKAY SIDE WINS OUT.

Also appreciation that you appreciate beat-up Scorpius because that is egregious emotional manipulation that I have wanted to dish out for like forever ♥

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TWO MORE CHAPTERS+EPILOGUE NO. T.T

But anyways, how can Scorbea get all lovey-dovey in that situation?! I guess we-are-going-to-die-situations brings out all the sudden lurrrve bahaha.

And thank goodness Scorpius is alive (although Draco's dead no) cause seriously we need more cupcakes and glittery blazers in the world.

(I kinda hoped Capers Scorp should do a Blunderland Scorp and get all electrifying hahaha. Imagine if he swallowed the core of the prototype and became a human magic converter heh. But of course, I'd rather have him bake cupcakes.)

Also, I love the CI and you and this story and all the cookies in the world.

Update soon (or not. so And Capers Ensue won't end because seriously I have nothing left to read and wait for~)

Much luff!

Author's Response: HOW CAN THEY NOOOT~ Bahaha I was debating on whether they would kiss then, because I had lined up a few moments where they could, but I was like NOPE BEA IS TOO HAPPY TO NOT JUST KISS HIM WHEN SHE FINDS OUT HE'S ALIVE. And so I let her do that and she nearly accidentally strips him.

Yes Scorpius' sleeves still need to open a bakery. I cannot deprive the world of that.

HA. Julia's zombie-Scorpius is the best. When she told me about how he became a microwave I cackled. He transcended levels of downtrodden.

♥ luff!

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I JUST DON'T KNWO WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE ON THE ONE HAND THANK YOU FOR FINALLY SCORBEAUS BUT ON THE OTHER NO THANK YOU FOR THE CLIFFHANGER BC I HAVE BEEN MARATHONING AND NOW THERE IS NO MORE TO READ AND ARGH I AM UPSET IN GOOD AND BAD WAYS

-click click click of my knitting needles-

Author's Response: IJSDHGSKAHCNAHURRR BEST DAY EVER &hearts' DRUNK LILY REVIEWS GIVE ME LIFE

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SO IS THIS LIKE WHEN HE WAS ASKING HER TO EXPLAIN THE CAT ARGH I H8 YOU

i don't even know what to say. bea is a genius and when scorpius wakes up i am expecting good thigns. ok?

REIWURYWIEURYIE

omg i was right about the cat how did that happen

cat cat cat

Author's Response: SCHRODINGER SCORPIUS YOU GOT MY MOST OBSCURE JOKE IN THE WORLD.

cat cat cat
cat cat
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DEAD IS NOT THE FIRST WORD I WANT TO SEE RIGHT NOW HALP

cackling at bea's po-po stunt i can't believe it she trips all over everything always and now she's beating off thieves with a tree branch it's too good to be true

darn this is going to be hard for scorpius when both his tr00 lurves turn up as his saviors i'm gettin nervous for my OTP arhg feels

NOW I KNOW WHY YOU BAKED THE CAKE. UGH. UGH. STOP. STOP IT I DEMAND A REFUND

QWIERYIWEYRIYEW

Author's Response: I AM LIKE RESPONDING TO THESE REVIEWS FORWARD AND BACKWARD I WONDER WHEN THEY WILL MEET.

Ha. HA. My pun. My terrible pun.

BEA DOES NOT TRIP SHE IS A GRACEFUL EXPLODING FLOWER. she meant to fall on her face, see.

ohohohoh. but WILL HE SEE.

BECAUSE HE'S DEAD, SEE.

-eowyn feminist cackle-

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oh my god you make scorp go missing when bea is going to ask him out YOU ARE NOT MY FAVORITE PERSON RIGHT NOW O K

and when I said he will not be good at it i didn't mean that he'd get himself kidnapped this is the opposite of what i wanted sobs

pocket watch #dead

YOU ALWAYS THINK THE WORST WHEN YOU'RE IN LURVE, BEA

so remember when I was saying that things going wrong between people make the best relationships - - well, this would qualify, woulnd't it. also bea is going to come to the rescue and scorp is going to actually express himself in more direct ways than singing the song he heard bea humming (argh still have feels about that)

i am right about this i can feel it

fred knows what mach speed is my mind is blown

you are using cupcakes to help them solve this you are my new favorite person

O.K. i am proud of you too. I'm moving on with demon speed~

Author's Response: OK SO THIS IS THE LAST REVIEW I'M RESPONDING TO because I did this weird thing where I responded forwards and backwards and NOW I AM HERE when Scorpius goes missing ahurhrururhr.

frolicking through your sobs~ to think I never had any plans for epic romantic rescues and that it would be ///Capers/// out of all of the things I write to have the most romantic/tragic moments. I giggle and I cackle.

cupcake forensics is an actual field now.

♥ ♥ ♥

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omG staircases have relatives everything makes sense and nothing hurts

bea can invent again! teddy is the hero of this story.

BEA WANTS TO - - OMG - - I CAN'T

oh my god bea buttermilk is not actual….i can't GINA TELL HER THAT IT'S VINEGAR IN MILK HELP HER OUT A LITTLe

scorpius can bake i'm gonna die GONNA DIE THAT IS OTP MATERIAL DO YOU UNDERSTAND well you probably do because you wrote it but aewyrtuatweriuaewtru

THAT IS THE POINT SCORPIUS BECAUSE YOU LURVE HER
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEY HAVE BABIES
oh is that too premature of me oops
sorry not sorry

THE MUFFIN MAN
THE SOUNDS I JUST MADE
MY FAMILY WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF ME GINA
THE SOUNDS
ZOUNDS

"a real partnership as in marriage bea why haven't you figured this out yet nutcase it's not that hard to understand that i have undying love for you" --- my favorite line

gina they were so close i'm getting mad

scorpius the sleuth! i bet he'll be horrible at it but I will still congrat him anyway.

MOAR ♥

Author's Response: I'm pretty sure I can write legitimate fanfic about the castle itself now. It's pretty much a minor character at this point.

sHE WILL STRUGGLE IN THE CONFINES OF FICTION FOREVEr. both buttermilk and asking Scorpius out.

ZOUNGS. of course scorpius can bake, that boy is like one unnecessary skill after another. Except in this case, it's totally necessary, because baking.

that's my favorite line too how did you know.

HE IS SO HORRIBLE AT IT it's ok Fred's good at it, he'll make up for it. ★ for trying.

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THINGS THINGS THINGS THINGS ARGH THINGS

gina i am literally almost crying this is such a shipperly story help HALP i NEED TO LEARN HOW TO CONTROL MY FEELS

ok not to lower the obviously high-brow tone but biscuits are not the answer when they come out of a boy's sleeve

you just don't give it a rest with the feels, do you? IT WORKS OH WAIT THE CASTLE IS GOING TO EAT IT HAHAHHAHA WAIT FLITWICK HAS IT AND IT'S NOT DEAD AHAHHAHA BUT WAIT BEA YOU DON'T GET IT BACK HAHAHAH AND BY THE WAY NO MORE INVENTIONS

BASICALLY YOUR LIFE IS OVER EXCEPT FOR SCORP'S NICE ARMS AND SILVER EYES AND OVERALL HOTNESS

omg when she goes back the room my creys SCORPIUS'S BOOKS AIUERHIAUWHERIEWUHR

take a break from castling. wizards have the best logic i swear

bea's confronting DRACO OMG dear sir i love your son but i almost killed him and broke the castle figuring it out, love, bea chang

more Things !!! !! I am excite~

p.s. check your tumblr messages ahem

♥ ♥ ♥

Author's Response: SO MANY THINGS I have turned you into a naval base what have I done.

hey. hey now. be careful with the biscuit sass.

c: ~
I took a page from Julia's journal of downtrodden and flooded the dams with the world's largest sad puddle.

YOU READ IT TOO FAST BUT I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT it's just Anjali twirling her mustache.

♥

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ARGH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

the last scene. I am dead. DEAD.

also I remember you talking about turning Tesla into a Wizard and now I see it in action. I had approved before but now I super-approve.

Scorpius in an orange blazer. it hurts. Albus in an orange blazer--IT HURTS MORE. but it's also so good.

And bea standing up to Anjali. Actually I can't talk about anything else because I'm going to go weep about the ship feels. SRSLY THAT LAST SCENE I'M GONNA CRY SO MANY EMOTIONS

WHAT ARE THESE

I literally do not ship things in real life I am the worst person I hate romance everything but THIS JUST ARGH

Author's Response: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !~ this was one of those scenes where guh I was just like THE IMAGE IS IN MY MIND AND I WILL GET IT OUT IF I MUST SCRAPE IT OFF WITH A SPOON.

super approval do I get a sticker?

they are traffic cones.

brb running down the street yelling I BROKE LILY WITH LURVE.

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tan doesn't clash with lime; nor aqua, or grapefruit. YOU JUST GOTTA GO WITH IT O K

they are rocking back and forth together. be still my heart.

I love and envy the way that you've created a new register for Bea and Scorpius; things they say to each other mean different things than what they'd mean to other people. That that is clear to readers is something incredible to me because it's so difficult to make people believe the implausible. I suppose that's a bit rich, talking about a story like this, but I just really enjoy reading their interactions, not just because I get FEELS but because I can tell you really think about them and their relationship exists in a kind of space where there are established rules, but they're not static.

Also, who says writing essays isn't fun. Ahem.

DJ CREEVEY EUHRUEHRUEHR

Albus would be the best pity date ever, Scorpius, you should be grateful. I have full faith in the fact that Albus will get his themepark and it will be a magical place.


awryerye creys. This is so good. I can't believe I haven't kept up with reading it. This sort of writing brings back the magic of Hogwarts and plot-rooted fic, which is what drew me into the ff world so deeply eight years ago. And apparently, it's what's keeping me here, too. THIS IS SO GOOD HELP

Author's Response: I AM NOTING THIS BUT WITH A RAISED BROW OF DISBELIEF.

I am like rolling around in that paragraph because it says everything I have ever wanted to hear *__* LIKE I know Capers is an ensemble but it is undeniably very much /Bea and Scorpius's/ story, individually and together, and to see them grow as their interaction changes c: bless those bbs.

I SAY. unless they get turned into confetti >:D

Yes, wizards needs more theme parks anyway. Perhaps the Wonderful World of Muggles, feat. flying microwaves.

♥ LILY'S PLOT ROOTED FICadkjg. You must know how much your Hugo has influenced all my derpy adventures and ALBUS TOO. SO. ♥

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As she was about to retort, she became acutely aware of how dizzying forty feet could be, especially on such a wobbly piece of wood. Her single-handed grip on Scorpius' blazer turned vice-like.

HOW DIZZYING SITTING ON A BROOM WITH SCORPIUS MALFOY CAN BE, YOU MEAN. ahem. Also, ouch, I've tripped over a bale of hay once and got scratched up from it. You'd think hay is something that wouldn't hurt you but no. But also my writing professor last year told the class that the best thing that can happen to you on a date with someone you really like is for something to go wrong, because that way you become allies against fate and therefore the relationship is perfect. Or, something like that. So what you're doing is creating the perfect relationship. I just thought you should know.

togas and chocolate in heaven omg creys bea is me except for being a genius and actually talking to boys COUGH

OH MY GOD GINA I HATE YOU TOO MANY GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND UGH IT HURTS

poor fred. Bea missed his game and so did everyone else lol

ALBUS. You tell Fred how it is, you little gem.

RAWERUYIWEYUR you make me feel things for ships I don't even ship how are you possible stop hey how about you give my feels a break

wait no NEVER DO THAT because sob it's so gooda wueyraioweyroaiweyroiau weoiuaower i cheese

GINAAA I CAN'T ANYMORE BUT I HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO READ THIS IS EMOTIONAL SUICIDE BUT ALSO I LOVE IT ♥ ♥

Author's Response: oh no hay does seem very scratchy. We had those trees that had these super long springy needles that came in hair-like bunches and anyway, that's what I think of when I think of hay. I also do not know the difference between hay and straw. I will google that now.

"So what you're doing is creating the perfect relationship." ehurrheurhuerhrur.

what is heaven without togas!!! I don't want to see angels going around with MCR shirt hand-me-downs from the 90s ok.

lol fred, you are too easy of a target. It's ok, he's the hero that Hogwarts deserves.

O IM SORRY DID YOU NOT ORDER FEELS AND AN EXTRA LARGE SIDE OF HEARTBREAK~~

♥

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It was almost felt as if it were something Bea was not supposed to see, like she had intruded upon a side of Scorpius meant for someone else.

This is such good writing UGH WHY HOW DO YOU DO THE THINGS

ALBUS THE BLUDGER WHISPERER I LOVE YOU

SCORPIUS SAVES BEA I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS RIGHT NOW I HATE YOU O.M.G. FEELS I CAN'T HELP GASP COUGH

gross sob.

I am learning how to write ships just reading your chapters again. This is obviously a really important one in terms of moving the plot of the story along but I'm in this for the ships. I hope I've made myself clear. Ships ships ships. Ships. And smiley-face chips :3

OK what did I tell you I am incapable of leaving you good reviews I am so so sorry. BUT ALSO NOT BECAUSE aiewuryiauwtruiewr

Author's Response: BY READING YOUR WRITING??? this is actually true. Gubby knows that I like to read her writing when I get stuck on etc. because she has this way of description that's like seamless?? AND IT'S MAGICAL??? Also it's 5am what am I doing responding. lol I just finished an essay and came derping ok.

ALBUS SAVES THE BLUDGERS. SCORBEAS SAVE EACH OTHER.

c: ships ships chips. I am ok with that obv. NAVAL BATTLE AHOY

♥ ok i need sleep.

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"Did James tell everyone to keep me away from girls?"

He nodded. "Yeah, a little bit. A couple of us had a seminar at the end of last year. He passed out pamphlets. We called it Fredwatch, but that sort of watching is a lot less creepy. James said, 'You get restless without distractions and channel it into unhealthy pursuits.' His words, not mine."

OMG I LOVE JAMES

Dear Lord, Scorpius and Bea under the cloak sound like my humanities class when we were learning the theory of quantum physics arguing with the professor; or, rather, questioning intensely. And beyond this it's highly entertaining, which class wasn't.

Scorpius stopped fiddling with the pick and stared down at her. "Why do you have to meet them?"

She shrugged. "It's their company, isn't it?"

Something passed over his expression, almost like relief, and he resumed twisting the tiny rod of metal.

BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THEY WERE DATING AHRUWEHRUWEHRUHWEURHAUWEHRYHEWURY SCORPIUS

OK, so I'd read this chapter before but hadn't left you a review and I thought, if I'm going to marathon read, I'd better really make sure I know what's going on so I can pretend to leave nice reviews; anyway, I Love SCORBEAUS as you know and am looking forward to it. I know you don't ship anyone in this fic but I ship everyone which balances it out. OK moving on ♥

Author's Response: I DID NOT REALIZE HOW ADORABLY I'VE WRITTEN THE POTTER FAMILY UNTIL I THINK OF JAMES AND ALBUS TOGETHER. THOSE DORKSsfjdkfm.

This is because cats.

LOOOL he's just embarrassed about his parents like any other teen, although I thought of that too. I lulz over how much of the stuff they say sounds like they're in a relationship and I /don't even intend that/. REALLY.

♥ LOL "I DON'T SHIP ANYONE" but now you know. NOW YOU KNOW.

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hey, I completely love your story. It's really good, and really exciting. I always find it hard to think of action scenes, but you have done it really well.
Just want to mention, i felt like an utter fool when reading one of your earlier chapters, because I thought it was actually Statue of Secrecy, haha :D

Author's Response: c: thank you! Baaahaha, i'm sure Bea is glad that she isn't alone! I like imagining the Statute as a bunch of words written under a statue of a super bearded wizard in an action pose. It spices it up.

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Hello!

Look at me, reviewing just a day (or two) after you've updated!

First, i love the chapter image! It's definitely different from your other ones, but really cool and interesting. I love the image of Bea swinging her hair around, very surprised/action-y.

Sooo--I'm thinking this is going to be a running review. I love the description of the Portkey-- it's poetic and conveys travelling but yet feels instantaneous.

And all the feels! Scorpius is all "did you cry for me?" and tries to wipe her tears away and so does she and she is all "i thought you were dead." And then Bea is a gerbil. Because that is how anyone would react to all of that.

But then Bea kisses him and go her for taking that initiative. And it's funny to see Mr. Cool flounder. (though, I guess he just died or something. Speaking of that, he's surprising cool about being/seeming dead).

Oh and then there are the hormones. Bea and Scorpius might be able to fight off the baddies but they're no match for the mighty teenage hormones.

And the style that that scene is told in is really funny. Like it's not really the narrative voice of either one of them (well, maybe a few thoughts from Bea) but it's more like the narrator who makes comments about things selectively and maybe a bit randomly. Like the "conversations that need not repeating out of context" and Bea befriending the floor.

And the foreshadowing. Green carpet! So very Slytherin.

And all the flirting. "Don't call me darling." "what instead? Cupcake?" ...a surprisingly appropriate nickname. "Are we going to be like this now?" Scorpius when purposely flirting is trying to be all suggestive and flirty but just comes off as cute.

Ahh and so many more sad feels. I am all "I am sorry babies!" Like they act like they are old and capable (and they are mostly) but then there's this where Draco is dead and Scorpius gets beat up and Bea is crying.

Again with the lovely, funny narration. "But it was misleading, like calling the Head Auror a man with a head injury and no fashion sense. There were a few important details missing."

And then the escape which is quite the caper. The Malfoys are rich! I mean who has an underground river in their catacombs?

Bea's all grown up! I feel like her ability now to recognize the stakes and destroy her invention show that. It's a nice contrast, even though the two times that she has to destroy it aren't so very far apart.

Ooh, more magical transport cliff hangers. IN this case, perhaps somewhat more literally. So Scorpius apparates them (illegally) to somewhere off the ground. And they fall into water. And he is sort of unconscious. Well, at least I don't have to worry too much. I very much doubt that you would kill him and/or Bea after they just escaped :P

Well, this was a pretty fantastic chapter so well worth the wait. And I can't believe it's almost over! Also. Coming up with the Draco twist last minute makes it all the better I think. It's totally utterly shocking because you hadn't foreshadowed it at all. And, the "he's d-d" line works perfectly for Draco, it's also a bit shocking in retrospect because at this point no one's really thinking about Draco.

Anyhows. This review is really excessively long and full late night randomness. Hopefully it doesn't take you too long to sort out everything that I wrote here xD I always feel like I have to apologize because, really, I should edit my reviews. But I don't.

♥ Haley

Author's Response: AAaa Haley c:

I just lazied up a CI from my tumblr gifset xD I knew I wouldn't have time. Weird thing I noticed is that it's like twice as fast on Chrome than Firefox.

RUNNING REVIEWS are the best. The only kind I leave. Like running review responses.

IT'S CUTE AND LOVEY DOVEY WHILE BEA IS A GERBIL AND SCORPIUS FLOUNDERS. This is how I write fluff while people are dying and kidnapped. Ofc it would be at the end and in a pantry where they start making out.

Bahaha, that is mostly Bea's random thoughts making commentary. It was indeed stony.

THEY ARE REALLY JUST CUTE. I remember you thinking that I didn't intend Capers to be romancy and stuff, but the truth is I've been shipping everyone like crazy and I've been holding it all in until the very end :'D IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.

Malfoys have /everything/. I was so happy when Julia gave me the snippets about them from Pottermore because they are actually really ridiculously rich and had a history of business WITH MUGGLES no less. Semi-canon is working for me!

Babies are all grown up ;-; time to kill them. kidding, kidding. probably. I've almost killed/actually killed enough people eh? I wish I had time to develop Draco a bit more. I would've "in the future" had I not well, killed him 8D Alas.

♥ Heee I feel like I reread the chapter by reading this review. Much much love.

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