Name: blackballet (Signed) · Date: 20 Mar 2022 11:40 PM · For: Chapter 1

Hi Sarah, here for a review for the galazy!

(also, omg, so glad I found this! so far I am obsessed with Molly's snarky comments in Albus' file) 

 

I love how I can already hear Molly's snarky voice in the first paragraph. With her first complaints about early Monday mornings and the requisite solutions she came up with :) Of course the system is always down, what can go right? I love this.

 

It's also so realistic that her patients don't actually want to do therapy when they come in. Besides that incident with the spell, I figure it's a pretty normal day at a physical therapist's office. But I do love her banter with Finn, and having good coworkers always makes the day better :)

 

And I love that Monday evening, when everything wraps up and the note-taking system is finally back up and running. I'm glad to read this story, it gives me some perspective on Molly's responsibilities and what the day is like in the office for her <3

 

Thanks for this Sarah!

Catherine <3

Name: shadowycorner (Signed) · Date: 23 Jun 2020 08:19 PM · For: Chapter 1

I love random slices of wizarding life and professions and this was such a cool example. Physical therapy for wizards sounds like it could have so many bizzarre cases made from magical curses and stuff, I am feeling like I need more of it already and I think you should write it because this felt actually very realistic :D It was just sweet and light-hearted and I loved all the dialogue between the characters because in a short piece they seemed pretty fleshed out and easy to imagine when they talked and made fun of each other, just like colleagues tend to, lol.

 

I like every random mention of Uncle Harry and this one was amusing as well, with Albus charming a carpet and getting into trouble, is this another one-shot because I want it too!! :D

 

It was also nice to read this because i also struggle with Mondays, like everyone probably, but it was a nice reminder that it can actually be a nice day if you just let it unfold and stay positive, enjoy what you do, and it felt very uplifting in the middle of my workweek. :)

 

And then Molly chooses to live instead of overwork? I liked that. It's such a small little detail, but it's big in the sceme of things where we constantly overwork and neglect the nicer parts of life.

 

Eli (team gold for rvg)

Name: Crimson Quill (Signed) · Date: 11 May 2019 06:28 PM · For: Chapter 1

 

Hey Sarah,

 

here for ctf

 

I thought this was such a really fun little story! It's a really cool challenge idea and I'm glad that I got to read it but it's really interesting! I love the way that you've tailor your experiences to the challenge, I love how inventive you've been with the reasons/treatment that people might come in for. 

 

I love how you've been making these little details like the coffee cup with the warming charm because I think that everyone has been at work when the drink has gone coldly because you've been rushed off your feet! Another detail which I'm super obsessed with is the conversation about Al being caught by Aurors. I need more backstory for this! It seems really fun and I would love to see Al as a rebel. I thought that whole joking interaction was great. It's little details that make your writing is so vivid.

 

I think you've always had an amazing sense of how to build up characters through dialogue. I feel like I know these characters and invest in them in their lives as if it was a novel that I've been following. The characters just bounce off each other in such an easy way. I feel that I love so much what you've done there but I would love to see an extended version/novel. Molly is so likeable!

 

in conclusion, please write this as a novel! there is too much potential here!

 

Abbi xx

 

Name: poppunkpadfoot (Signed) · Date: 11 May 2019 06:04 PM · For: Chapter 1

Hi Sarah! Here for CTF.

 

So one thing I've wondered about is what services are available at St. Mungos beyond the Emergency Room and mental health in-patient stuff that we see in the books. So I was super intrigued to see this fic on your AP and wanted to check out your take on what other health care services are offered in the Wizarding World. I thought you did some really good worldbuilding in this piece, explaining St. Mungo's transition towards the use of computers (and that they're just as finnicky as electronics in the Muggle world, hahaha) and taking us through the day-to-day operations of Molly's job.

 

The opening section was my favourite section, it did a great job of setting the scene and establishing Molly as a character, as well as her relationships with some of her co-workers and her feelings about her job. I liked the little touch of the coffee that doesn't get cold because of the warming spell (I'm very jealous, lol). "Wheeze" made me laugh, and also I've definitely had the sort of relationship with a co-worker where we tease each other and act antagonistic but we actually do like each other, so I could relate to Molly flipping off Finn and then the back-and-forth teasing between her and the other Healers later in the chapter.

 

I'm not very familiar with physical therapy and I thought you did well with getting across an impression of what a typical day would look like - with the friendly patients, the frustrating/annoying patients, the fun that's had and the repetitive questions. There are all sorts of accidents that I imagine could take place being around a bunch of people who do magic and use magical objects, and you really made me feel/believe the need for rehabilitative healers.

 

Great work :D

 

-Kayla

Name: Noelle Zingarella (Signed) · Date: 29 Apr 2019 07:05 PM · For: Chapter 1

Hi! I am here for April 2019 CTF team Gold.

 

This was a really fun concept. I liked your choosing Molly Weasley as the character to work at the rehab clinic, because she is so nurturing. She seems to be a stay at home mom in the books, but I can see her as a Physical Therapist too. She has the patience, but also the ability for tough love. 

 

The idea of a magical clinic getting a computer system was so funny to me. Do computers and magic mix? I also laughed at Molly trying to get her notes and being frustrated with the system. I think a lot of nurses who had to switch from pen and paper—or quills and parchment as it were—were similarly frustrated. 

 

I was amused by the interaction she had with her coworker. Boo for morning shifts and people who are cheerful during them!

 

She gets two work with two interesting patients here. I like how you show her reading her patients and knowing how to push them to get their best. I was particularly amused by Jasper and how he complains while pretending not to complain.

 

I think that Molly earned her drink with friends at the end of this. Even with magic, being a Physical Therapist is exhausting.

 

Good luck in the Challenge!

Yours,

Noelle

Name: LadyMarauder (Signed) · Date: 29 Apr 2019 06:50 PM · For: Chapter 1

This was great! As a frequent visitor to the local physiotherapist, I thought this was a pretty interesting topic and I just smiled the whole way through. First of all, I loved the structure of it and how it weaved in and out of all the patients that might crop up throughout the day - the golden oldies, the serial complainer and the banter with work colleagues. It all felt very natural and I felt like I was there with all your characters.

 

I loved that this was centred around Lucy Weasley, it's not often she's the protagonist in any stories I come across, so this was awesome. I loved the Al and the flying carpet story and almost getting arrested by the aurors, so you know if you fancy spinning this off, that might be a great idea, just saying! Ha! I also adored Alden and Tansy - their story about leaving the country after they graduated sounds like such an adventure. It's also something a little different, as all you usually read about is kids staying and fighting or hiding in the UK and waiting the war out. It's nice to see some people have done different things. I could have read a whole novel around this! Great job!

 

Tasha - Gryffindor CTF Team Gold x    

Author's Response:

Ahh hi Tasha!! Omg i LOVE this review so much. You are SPOT ON with all thse familiar patients that just crop up in the day and I LOVE it! It was a lot of fun to use one of the lesser use Next Gen kids for the protagonist in this! There were so many little stories in this- Al's flying carpet, Alden and Tansy's whole life, a few different things- that were just fun to make up for this that would have been so fun to flesh out into full stories if there was more time or space. I'm so glad you enjoyed this! Thanks for reading and reviewing!

-Sarah

Name: you-make-me-wander (Signed) · Date: 10 Apr 2019 06:04 PM · For: Chapter 1

Hey there Sarah. Here to review your entry for the Take a Wizard to Work Day Challenge!

I have so many thoughts about your fic! First of all, it's the first time I've ever read a Healers fic that isn't centered in the general aspect of being a Healer. About that I must have read a dozen, but about Rehabilitation it was my first and it was great.

I absolutely loved all the details you incorporated in the fic, like the static broom or that patient releasing that rogue spell, while at the same time things that Molly experienced were relatable, like having trouble powering up her computer or having this friendly and healthy relationship with both her coworkers and patients.

Overall, the story was funny and really well written. Having one patient complain with the "merlinpleasestop" and having Molly sass the other one with taking more rounds on the obstacle course was awesome. You really nailed the details for a job that's so unique in the HP universe, at least from what I know. Plus, I enjoyed that you had so many snippets of examples of Molly's life as a rehabilitative healer throughout the story. It really painted a more vivid picture.

Thank you so much for participating in the challenge. The results will be announced later today.

Keep on writing :)
Susana

Author's Response:

Hi Susana! Thank you so much for this review! First, I was SO surprised and honored to take first place in your challenge. Thank you so much for running such a great challenge! I'm glad you liked the fic so much- it was actually a real challenge to write about a rehabilitation healer. I had a lot of thoughts about how they could be integrated into St. Mungos without technology, but it was also really important to me that that aspect be integrated into the fic becasue SO much of my day is me and my coworkers just stopping suddenly, leaning back resignedly, and giving each other a look because EMR is down. It' s a struggle. Sassy Molly is basically me at work- which can be apprecited really well or totally just not gotten by people, but it gets a lot of laughs. Merlinpleasestop is basically the look I get every day--because people are usually too polite to say the words they really want to! Thanks again for running such a great challenge. I'm glad you enjoyed the fic, and thanks for reading and reviewing!

-Sarah