I was rather surprised at the feedback coming out of the woodwork, but like you said, I really should've expected it. No pressure! :D
And yay! It worked! I wanted to make sure there was a conflict here that was executed well. I've seen a lot of fics where people are writing, and the idea itself is really awesome, but the execution is... lacking. So, yay! The conflict came across well. \o/
I think it's a turning point -- I planned it so that Harry was accepting his feelings, and then he finds out the truth about what happened to his father, and Bob's knowledge of it. There had to have been some kind of fight between them, just to clear the air, so that they could still be friends when the series airs. (If that sentence makes any sense.) So, yes! It's a turning point. :D
The vignettes were meant to be significant moments in Harry's life that were turning points or milestones, so that it shows the progression from his crush in Desperate Measures to what will eventually happen in the series. As for their attitudes changing, I'm thinking of this (and the next vignette) as the point when things have been brought to light, as well as leveling the playing field? This is Harry first becoming Bob's master, and Bob having to relate to him as the guy who's in charge of his skull, and by extension, Harry's a guardian of it to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
But yes! You have a very good point of teacher/student and adult/child needing more of a significant event to jar one out of those mindsets? I mean, I'm the youngest of four kids, and my older siblings still treat me like a little kid sometimes, so I can understand whatcha mean about Harry and Bob needing to adjust their mindsets toward each other. If nothing else, this is the first spoken conflict between them where Harry is in a position of power over Bob, and he actually ends up exercising it. The fact that this happens just after Harry discovers that Bob knew about his father's murder... well, it's kinda scary? :D?
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And yay! It worked! I wanted to make sure there was a conflict here that was executed well. I've seen a lot of fics where people are writing, and the idea itself is really awesome, but the execution is... lacking. So, yay! The conflict came across well. \o/
I think it's a turning point -- I planned it so that Harry was accepting his feelings, and then he finds out the truth about what happened to his father, and Bob's knowledge of it. There had to have been some kind of fight between them, just to clear the air, so that they could still be friends when the series airs. (If that sentence makes any sense.) So, yes! It's a turning point. :D
The vignettes were meant to be significant moments in Harry's life that were turning points or milestones, so that it shows the progression from his crush in Desperate Measures to what will eventually happen in the series. As for their attitudes changing, I'm thinking of this (and the next vignette) as the point when things have been brought to light, as well as leveling the playing field? This is Harry first becoming Bob's master, and Bob having to relate to him as the guy who's in charge of his skull, and by extension, Harry's a guardian of it to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
But yes! You have a very good point of teacher/student and adult/child needing more of a significant event to jar one out of those mindsets? I mean, I'm the youngest of four kids, and my older siblings still treat me like a little kid sometimes, so I can understand whatcha mean about Harry and Bob needing to adjust their mindsets toward each other. If nothing else, this is the first spoken conflict between them where Harry is in a position of power over Bob, and he actually ends up exercising it. The fact that this happens just after Harry discovers that Bob knew about his father's murder... well, it's kinda scary? :D?
So, um. I rambled. *blush*