Jamie posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 9:07pm

Wow. You did it again. ;) But I'm sure I'm not the first to say it. Whooo... Man that chapter was so.... I want to say "intense" because the last bit was, but it wasn't really. It moved along at a good clip, but it didn't rush... :-/ Am I making any sense? It went fast, but didn't rush; it talked about a lot of things, but didn't overload; it had some heavy material, but it balanced it out with a bit of "normal" teenager stuff... So, overall, I have to say that I think this is one of the best chapters that you've written. It balances all around. It's not making me go "squee" and hug myself, but that's a different kind of good. I was sorry to hear about Pomphrey, but I could totally see that happening; too often doctors (or healers) die while trying to do their sworn duty... Oh, and thank you for only having two giants; that at least is realistic. Some stories would put like 5 or 12 giants attacking Hogsmeade, and there's no way Harry could take on that many by himself, in my opinion. :-D hehehe, although I *am* enjoying the mental image of Giant Pancake a la Whomping Willow. *GRIN* hehehehe... I felt a bit bad that Harry didn't rescue those other people from Azkaban, but he's being realistic. He can't have all of those people at Grimmauld Place, or running around Padfoot (same as the Order)... Not to mention it took almost everything he had just to get Miles... But man, you've GOTTA feel for those poor guys wrongly imprisoned and then left to the elements (in addition to the standard Dementers)... :) Yay for Harry screwing with the Dementers' sucking-happy-thoughts ability! So yeah, overall, a really, really terrific chapter. :) Thanks a bunch.

madengineer posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 8:50pm

hEY nice chap....i was waiting in ff.net for an update! i was shocked to see that i was 4 chapters behind!!! anyways took me ages to read all, phew finally finished :D

good story so far...more padfoot manor details pls!

dogbertcarroll posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 7:23pm

You owe me a mouse.

Soup posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 11:24am

Another great chapter. I can really tell that the school year is coming closer and closer to April. How far away are we now? I saw the marks for the first and second week of March, but did this chapter stop at the beginning of the third week of March? or is it just going to skip ahead to beginning of April?
Keep up the great work.

Riven posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 11:19am

Another awsome chapter, dont know what to say except that it was deffinetly an O. not much action though, it seemed a little bit like filler. well ok there was action but i didnt see much plot progression. we saw a few people become outlaws and DD is wanted now, thats about it. i really liked madame pomfrey and its a shame shes gone and dead but i liked the funeral. i have noticed one hole in your story so far.....why isnt the ministry comeing after Harry. and the "hes just a lowley student" excuse doesnt work for harry because voldie wants him dead, not some low life death eater who cant even tie his own shoes. im still waiting for the scene where the ministry tries to storm the castle with a contingent of "aurors" and take harry. that scene will be good.

John

Keldore posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 11:03am

It's really bizarre when I enjoy the author notes almost as much as I enjoy the story itself. Keep up the good work. And Harry should only have cat fur if it's involved in causing someone else to cough up a hairball. Oh, and did that falling giant happen to do anything to Albus or Severus? Like make the old man choke on a lemon drop or the git melt his hand in a cauldron?

Jim posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 10:36am

I *like* that way to disposing of giants. :-)

Nice chapter.

AcceleratedGlass posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 10:26am

great chapter, update soon!

Sean Melton posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 7:11am

Great chapter (as always), one small nitpick:

"Her four aging Polaris class ballistic submarines would be preparing to put to sea by noon the next day."

The last of the Resolution Class (Polaris) SSBN's (the Repulse) was decommissioned in Autumn of 1996, since the Brits were updating to American Ohio Class (Trident) boats. By 1996 they would have had three: The HMS Vanguard (1993), HMS Victorious (1995), and HMS Vigilant (1996). The Vigilant wouldn't have been mission-capable yet (she wouldn't have finished with her sea trials at that point). It's also assured that one of the boats would have already been deployed as a nuclear deterrent, esp. considering the ongoing "terrorist attacks."

Anyway, I love your story and can't wait for an update.

-Sean

Jack-A-Roe posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 6:56am

Loved the giant attack! The funny part is that is how I would have Harry fight them.

So Harry has his staff, I see some humor at his expense as he tries to control it.

If Harry can cast a ward around the school, couldn't he just cast one that doesn't allow anyone with a dark mark on to the grounds?

As always, love your writing style and the humor.

Greg posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 6:54am

Great Chapter! That is pretty sad to see Poppy killed. I've always liked her.
Now on to the Pet Peeves: "laser beams for eyes, retractable claws and cat fur"... What other kind of Harry is there? ;-)
Keep up the good work and update again soon.

Darrell posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 6:31am

I must say that was well done i am sad to see both Madams' Pompfry and Rosemerta go but you did so masterfully and what happened to Dumbledore and Snape they are at the Shrieking shack right? Then how the F**K could they not here a FREAKING GIANT!?!?! but good chapter all around please keep it up

viridian posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 5:51am

Oy! You killed Poppy!

I suppose casualties are inevitable, but it still choked me up. Nice to see Harry is still Harry, and blames himself for the sun coming up (or people dying in a war, which is about as inevitable). Again, he may be superpowered, but you've retained his personality and his "saving people thing".

Too bad the levitated giant didn't 'accidentally' land on the shrieking shack. After all, the 'odd couple' aren't supposed to be living there, right?

By the way, haven't hearb much from Ron or the DADA teacher lately (or am I missing something?)

Cliff Bryner posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 4:46am

Dear friends,

I have enjoyed the three stories you have written to my knowledge. I love them all. I'm an older man,56, obsessed with the wonderful Harry Potter genre. I just wanted to let you know that I check your website daily (listed with my favorites). Thanks for this latest installment.

Ciao, Cliff Bryner

Adam posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 4:06am

Well things are certainly looking interesting for Harry and his group. Lets just see how many of amelias people manage to escape after her warning. I did like Draco at the start getting Hermione to think though :) Ahh poor Poppy, but in the end she went doing what she has always done - trying to heal the people who need it. By the way was this chapter shorter than the previous ones? Or did I just read it faster.

Tom posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 3:22am

I enjoy this story very much. You guys are some of the best writers I've seen. I must admit that some of the pet peeves I disagree with, but most of them I do agree with.

MarinePotterFan posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 3:10am

Another, great chapter. I love what you are doing with this story. I see that this story is comming to a close soon. The crap is already starting to hit the fan. Do you have a title for the 7th year yet (Sunrise over Britain). I await your next installment

MarinePotterFan

Shawn Pickett posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 2:46am

Outstanding chapter, you know, I don't think any other author has killed Poppy before, and it was a powerfull blow. I'm curious to see how Dumbledore reacts to things, especially when the order of the fried chicken are forced to choose between Albus, or swearing loyalty to Harry in exchange for safe evacuation to Padfoot.

crazy posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 2:08am

I've read a story where hermione got cat fur fetish after cos and harry likes it..... it was ....... interesting. The fact that it was on aff should be a clue.......lol

Slashpet posted a comment on Wednesday 5th October 2005 1:56am

Love the story so far. Though I am a bit upset at getting killed off since I live a few miles outside of Jedburgh. :)