Name: Dad (Signed) · Date: 01/21/15 7:05 · For: Waning

The line may have been supplied, but as I look out of the window, it is definitely winter-grey.

Author's Response: Yes, winter is gray here also, but if the day is sunny, the long tree shadows on a meadow of snow can have a bluish hue. As you noted, the line that begins each was verse was supplied by the instructors of the poetry class. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Vicki

Name: Arnel (Signed) · Date: 01/20/15 1:04 · For: Waning

This is nice. Since you don't need to make it a specific year, it could be any year of Harry's tenure at Hogwarts or even through his years with the Dursleys or anyone, as a matter of fact. Love the imagery, no matter what. Well done.

Author's Response: Thank you for reviewing my poem, Arnel. My first thought was to contrast the experience of the Trio and the Muggleborns on the run in the winter of 1997-1998 with the experience of people still living in the castle, but verse one sounds too cheerful to be occurring during the reign of the Carrows, so I changed my mind and decided that verse one refers to the same people (now on the run) during their earlier and happier days at the castle, such as Harry's first Christmas there. I'm glad you loved the imagery; it is a challenge to present a vivid picture with so few words.

Vicki