Sunrise Over Britain
By Bobmin
“Partner switch?” offered Miles.
Seeing Minerva was agreeable, he bowed to her and switched to dancing...with Miles.
Harry and Miles took several bumbling steps, each instinctively trying to lead the other, when the shock finally wore off enough for Miles to start laughing.
“I meant switch female partners, you prat!” Miles exclaimed as he pulled away from Harry and walked back to Minerva.
“That will teach you to be more specific,” Harry told him as he wrapped his arms around Hermione and began to dance.
*laughs hysterically* Very funny. I also liked the birthday prank, especially the dancing pigs.
"a Bluejay started to caw loudly" -- alas, strictly a North American bird. None at all in Ireland or anywhere else in Europe. (Other noisy corvidae, e.g. crows and ravens, are very available,
though.)
"he did not share her beliefs. At least, not yet." I sense that where you're going is affirming Christian beliefs. Not only is that your right as an author, but also could be seen as your duty if
you're a Christian.
In context, though, it doesn't ring right. The history of the Christian faith has been to regard witches, wizards and magic as evil, and to try to burn or otherwise destroy them. Sorta puts a damper
in the desire of a Wizard to belong to such a faith. There are very similar experiences among gay Christians: rejected for what they are, a majority either join a gay church like the MCC, or switch
religions, or drop out.
It's a very normal human reaction: don't go where you're not wanted.
JKR calls herself a Christian, and certainly uses a lot of Christian imagery in the books. But she never sends Harry to church, because she recognizes this particular issue.
Nic to see Andromeda and Ted at last! BTW, why haven't we heard a thing for ages about Hedwig?
Keep it up! Cheers,
David
You didn't talk about Ginny and Neville's or Tonks and Remus. How were their honeymoons?
Anyway, love the story. I'm not an H/Hr shipper, but this one is very convincing.
I love your story! It's very entertaining and I can't stop reading it.
The only thing I wanted to comment on was that I thought Charlie was treated a bit unfairly by the other characters. The reason that he didn't believe them was because of two reasons. One, he was fed
wrong information, which isn't his fault. Two, he thought that they weren't themselves, which doesn't count as not trusting them. As soon as they showed him the pensieve memories and he found a
logical reason to believe that they weren't being controlled, he believed them. So, where did he go wrong? I don't think that he really did. If it was logical to believe that they had been enchanted
and Dumbledore was a good, trustworthy person, the right thing to do would be what Charlie did, and based on the information that he had, it was logical.
Good job, and great recommendation for the updateless list.
Where's my update??? I know I know, I'm a selfish jerk who gets all of the pleasure of reading this wonderful tale but none of the headaches. Actually, that's not true. If you guys were mediocre writers then it would be true but since you are not and the story is excellent, having to wait for the update is torture! Hurry Up! ...and keep up the great work and incredibly high standards
I was just wondering. It took quite awhile before Charlie was allowed to step foot in Padfoot Manor, so how long will it take Melinda McKinney before she gets to meet Harry and the gang.
Or is she still in the dark about the whole Brotherhood thing?
Your writing rocks. Just a couple of questions
Glideroy lockhert and the Longbottoms were they evacuated?
The angel will they be visible to muggles? such as olga and sven
Hurray, for happy occasions. And honeymoons! :) I do worry about Susan and Terry's well being. That desk clerk could possibly be up to no good.
I am glad Hermione did not try and AK Luna over the Angels stunt, as I truly love Luna and would hate to see her go.
Love how Harry turned that possession back on Riddle.
I still have the urge to *thwack* Ginny betweenb the eyes when she talks, but I am more inclined to try and like her in this fic.
Thrilled to see Tonks' parents are alive and well and reunited with their daughter on her wedding day.
And Bless You both for Minerva's memory of the day Harry was born. While, I love the glimpse into Harry's parents, I do have an unexplainable love for Sirius Black and any snippet that brings him
back to life, however briefly, totally makes me giddy. Aunt Minnie, indeed.
Great chapter.
Pam
PET PEEVES:
Excessively long update periods.
Why pray tell does seem to take some authors MONTHS to write a 3K word chapter? I don’t get that at all
your own words. i'm just screwing with ya i'd rather read a storie that takes a month between updates then a rushed one so keep up the good work and thanks for the hours of entertainment. sry i kinda
had a spelling error in there the first time around
PET PEEVES:
Excessively long update periods.
Why pray tell does seem to take some authors MONTHS to write a 3K word chapter? I don’t get that at all
your own words. i'm just screwing with ya i'd rather read a storie that takes a month between updates then a rushed one so keep up the good work and that for the hours of entertainment.
I started Sunset on Thursday and and now up to this point in Sunrise. These two stories are awe inspiring and very addicting. I'm sure if this story were finished I'd be done by tonight since I can't seem to stop reading them! Can't wait until the next chapter.
Congratulations on another long and bounteous chapter. You have once again raised the bar of fanfiction with your amazing imagery and well thought out scenarios. The wedding scene was especially
sweet and endearing when Hermione froze up. You paint the pair as being so human and humane, they feel like friends. Excellent job with this, as usual.
Vern
...Spiffy chapter, as always. ^_^
...Please take care of yourself, ok? I don't want you feeling bad 'cause we want new chapters every few hours or so. (...Just Kidding... Nobody "ever" asked that, right? O_o)
We can wait, you know? (Well, "I" can wait, I can't talk for others...)
...Now, can I add my two cents of the updateless list?
Curse of the Banshee
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1798522/1/
AU, starting from GoF's last chapters.
Last update: 10-27-04 (chapter 16 is the last)
AzkabanInnocent!Harry at first, then Harry defeats Voldemort and is freed, but in chapter 13 his grieving "called" the Banshees, who...
..Not telling any more things, but don't read the story if you're easily hooked up, or it would be a bad thing, seeing the last update's date...
...I really wish that this story was updated again.
Its absolutely great. please continue it very soon!
This was an excellent chapter! I love Luna's
"Angels"! That was great! Of course anything that important has to cause Harry pain! No pain no gain? It certainly seems to apply. The wedding was great. I've heard references to hand fastings in
other cultures. Thank you for bringing this out in such detail.
Alyx, I am so sorry you were bitten by a spider and are having such a hard time with it. (Tell Bob that wives can bite back!) My husband was bitten by a "Brown Recluse Spider" almost 2 years ago and
he still feels bad from it sometimes. I hope you recover completely and have no more symptoms. My prayers are with you.
Thanks for writing. I really like your style! pms (I appreciate your updates whenever you are up to it. Life bites sometimes. Bite it back and keep on truckin'!)
Enjoyed the chapter. You did a great job on the weddings, but I see trouble for the Boots. Darn!
I hate Draco as well - at least he is a minor character so far.
Interesting tie in with the Druids, and all their traditions.
I liked the part about Luna, and that Harry already has the tool to kill Voldie. I have to confess, though, that you have me stumped.
Thanks for the new chapter.
Here's another to add to the updateless list: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Lori @ http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Lori/Hero_With_A_Thousand_Faces/
Outstanding story. I can't wait for the next chapter. Nice job.
gunny
I am having a stupid moment...Eight couples were married? You have eight newly married couples dancing...I thought that there were 5 couples...if this is not a typoe...who else got married? The J&W twins? That still leaves one set of newlyweds unaccounted for.
As I said, just a bit dense from lack of coffee.
Very nice handfasting ritual - had a feeling of authenticity without taking that awful step into the overly dramatic, gothy, bad b-movie cliche.
Still enjoying it. Very happy that Charlie is slowly removing head from arse. Bald Dumbledore was a treat. Now I am feeling sad for Terry/Susan - the seemingly expendable set of Outcasts.