Dragen posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 3:00am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Great work mates, keep up the great work... I say kill Voldy and disappear for good, as the british wizarding world and the people in it isn't worth saving...

King InuYasha posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 2:13am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Wow... Harry is REALLY upset, isn't he?

I agree quite a bit with Harry's assessment of the situation with the British Wizarding society. Why should he fight for a society that doesn't really accept him? When I read the Harry Potter books, I always felt that Harry seemed to be brainwashed into Dumbledore's cause.

There is no doubt that Voldemort is evil, but is he the greatest of evils? Voldemort is pretty clear-cut in his goals, but when you look at the British Wizarding society as a whole, you notice that the British Wizards are extremely backwards. Somehow, they have a notion that they are superior to 90% of the world's population. While mutants are also despised by the rest of the world, there is evidence to show that mutants may actually be an evolutionary path of humans, whereas it seems that the wizards squander their gifts and don't really appreciate what they have, much less the roles of all other beings on the planet.

Hawklan posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 2:10am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

hehe I love your Draco bashing in the Hall *g*.
No thanks for the mental Image about Malfoy and Goyle, but thanks for the laugh about Snape
in the Hall.
uAHA, good job of the Minister to alienate Harry even more than before. Poor Britain.

katrina posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 1:47am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

What a chapter way to go Jean, I wonder what Ginny, Hermione etc will do with the list. I don't know how you do it, writing such brillant stories.

cybergades posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 1:40am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Great Chapter. I'm glad to see your still working on this story.

For a while there i thought you'd stopped. It's a great story and i look forward to continuing to read it.

Keep up the good work.

Crys posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 1:13am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

*sigh*

Why the hell does Scrimgoeur think he'll stay? He has absolutely no reason to lift a finger for these ungrateful idiots.

Yeah, yeah. The saving people thing. But he's made it clear that he's fed up.

Curious on how you're going to continue.

Nice to see the US at least attempting to help him.

Looking forward to the next chapter.

dg Fry posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 12:25am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Thank you for an excellent addition to this story. I'm really enjoying where you're going with this.

vheritas posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 12:17am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Wow.

Quite a chapter you've got there.

The Minister is a limp-witted poltroon, Dumbles needs some serious wisdom infusions and the Dragon is wonderful.

Yep, Harry needs to face the reality of Voldemort, but he's so not alone. I did like the scene where he gave the list to Ginny and co. I am looking forward to finding out what they do with the information. Also what will eventually happen to Snape. Should be...ummm...messy.

hjdevnull posted a comment on Tuesday 13th October 2009 12:10am for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Man, you guys sure don't believe in short chapters, do you? =) Works out great for me.

I really enjoy this story a lot. I'm glad that you're still working away on it. Hope that court date works out okay for Alyx and she's able to get all the items on your list, as well.

Have a great October.

Dr_Orpheus posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 11:56pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

This chapter give me an idea for a plot bunny. Harry has handed Hermione a list of names of DE students and advised her to make sure they have fatal accidents. Perhaps before he leaves he could give an expanded list to the Quibbler and recommend the rest of the wizards go and do likewise.

There are plenty of stories where the sheep just go along with whatever the Ministry does. How about a story where the opposite happens.

An angry mob overthrows the Ministry and implements a French Revolution style Reign of Terror. All suspected Voldemort supporters and their families face execution. Complete innocents like Andromeda Tonks could get killed because of their DE relatives.

This idea would probably work better in a post-Voldemort post-Dumbledore Magical Britain.

pav posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 10:27pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

I have never for a moment doubted your writing skills and will always consider you among top ten HP fanfic writers.

But.

The final subchapter was simply disgusting.Harry has barely survived and instead of loving care receives a crappy sermon.In fact Jean betrays him.This is not a way any loving mother acts.
Jean thinks and talks nonsense.Harry may not be a legal adult yet but would be treated as a man in any warrior or feudal society.And as a full member of the mutant club he is entitled to their protection in case of any attack.Due to Xaviers choice Voldemort now is his problem.
Forgive me but probably the greatest weakness of your stories is this blah blah talk of good side characters about their readiness to go,smash,annihilate and vivisect the evil.And no action.None whatsoever.
Anyway.This is your story.And wherever the plot goes readers will follow.

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 10:25pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Well, it looks like the Minister has less common sense than Ron at times, and shows it here huh? I'm not seeing why Harry should stay, as Jean says he should do it for himself because Tom wants to kill him, but in the X-verse, the group is always fighting for the rights and respect others take for granted, yet Harry is just told to sit down, shut up, and do this. Rufus can label him a dark creature, have him attacked, and then nonchalantly say that we want to train Harry? That and Jean just seems to be wrapped up in some Dumbledore worship, or he can manipulate her to the point that she spills Harry's secrets, because he's a kid, while Albus seems to be willing to do any blessed thing to keep Snape out there and walking around. Here's to Harry finally leaving and giving up on both sides, since Logan right now seems to be the only one to show much compassion in his own way.

Peter Clark posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 10:23pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

Superb, as ever!

Anubis Rex posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 10:21pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

...And despite everything, all I'm left with is the vaguely disturbing visual of Leonard Nimoy swimming in lime jello. I need new retinas now.

Oh, and nice chapter, update more, generic one-liner(s) you've heard 731 times today, etc.

Celevon posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 9:03pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

This gets better and better.

BJH posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 8:29pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

So, Harry is soon to realize that just because he is destined to fight Voldemort that doesn't mean that magical Britian is his ally, is Jean going to realize that too? Harry needs to decide to fight Voldemort on his own terms, in his own time and under his own conditions rather than allowing DD or the Ministry to decide the circumstances of Harry's fight.

The hypocricy shown by Rufus, all "dark creatures" must be disarmed because they pose a threat vs. I'm here to offer all the support and training I can, just serves to prove this point.

The question is what to do about Ginny and the other individuals that Harry cares about. His desire to help specific individuals should not be seen as a need to defend Britian as a whole.

BJH

DrT posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 7:47pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

A very strong chapter; too bad Harry didn't demand more (or maybe he will) -- "Kill everyone marked death eater in the school, here's the list, and then I'll consider helping."

Ben Russell-Gough posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 7:31pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

I'm still following this story.

What I like is how you have expanded on the X-Men characters. In the comics, cartoons and films, the characters are rarely more than very lightly defined, so seeing such depth in their behaviour and perceptions is interesting.

Well, it seems that Harry is on the verge of seperating himself from Wizarding society, even if he is willing to handle Voldemort. I look forward to seeing what happens that repairs at least his relationship with his close allies (the DA).

Dawlish... he is an idiot and possibly dark-inclined (if not a DE). Umbridge is just a low-power witch full of jealousy and fear of anything different from her. She is thus something that the mutants deal with every day. So nice of her to volunteer for a beating.

This is a fascinating story. Like all of your best stuff it has several levels. I'll have to go back and reread it a few times to make sure I'm fully up to speed!

BenRG's Rating 8/10

sleepygirl68 posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 7:30pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

I am enjoying this story very much and I eagerly look forward to each update.

I also enjoy reading the author notes at the beginning and end of chapters. Always good for a laugh.

Thanks for writing and sharing your stories with us.

Mark Safransky posted a comment on Monday 12th October 2009 7:24pm for Chapter 08 - Minister Stupid

How interesting, the Ministry has shown it's colors here. Boy, will it be next to impossible to get Harry to work with them now. The Americans are going to have a field day with this incident. I can imagine the fallout once the Ambassador is informed just what the Ministry has been shoveling as the truth. Wonder what Dumbledore will make of Harry's phasing ability? This is going to be fun, keep up the great work!!