The Power of the Press
Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
By Bobmin
Reviews
Orion Scorpio posted a comment on Monday 24th December 2007 12:42am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Greet cahpter! update soon!
nurray posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 5:04pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
I was hoping that there would be an update before Christmas and yes there was. A happy day, I check the web page and lo and behold 21 reviews already.
Well, I needed to go out early the next day, all day. A major 2 hour outage to be dealt with on Sunday 06:20 am so eventually I get to read the new chapter and by the time I finish there is now 121 reviews!
Moral of the story, DONOT LET CHRISTMAS GET IN THE WAY OF FANFICTION.
A note to another reviewer, Alyx MEANT, BONZAI, she cuts people down to size and tastefully arranges them. The rumor is she is a descendant of the "Knights who say Ni!".
Trust me, if Alyx attacks you, you WONT care if she is yelling BONZAI or BANZAI at the time.
As for the slow healing of Harry's arm, I interpreted that as being the bone is OK but an infection got into the wound and slowing down the healing of the skin break. I assume its some tropical magical ailment.
I wonder what Ginny will think when she finds out that "Evan" has a mastery in defence, not just a NEWT.
Even though you have stated that Harry/Evan will not be the next DADA teacher. I could see Remus bringing Evan in to demonstrate some spells or mock battles at time or two. It would give Harry a chance to explore and check the castle for Nagini and maybe lay a trap in the chamber of secrets.
"Ok, for this demonstration, Mr Evan Black will play the part of a Death Eater..." I can see some comedic points there. Particularly is Nott is the "Auror".
Donald McLeod posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 4:10pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Does 'home for Unwed Mothers whose name started with the letter "8"' stand for the 8th letter of the alphabet? Onces more your story is fatastic.
noylj posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 3:55pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Telescope: 10 or 12 inch schmidt-cassegrain? 18 inch Newtonian? Does she have a dome for it or is it exposed to salt air? Motorized/computerized or all manual (Dobsonian)? Has she used a wizard telescope? We want details.
What is wrong with wizarding medicine--giving Harry scars due to some infection which, unless it is magic bacteria/virus, should be instantly killed by magic. Broken arm...vanish all bones and pour in Skelegrow. You are being rather mean to poor Harry and he doesn't need any more scars or crippling injuries.
sunrisesunset posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 1:04pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Pure entertainment. Hilarious! Have you tried wasabi-soy vinaigrette? It goes really well with barbecue.
Er. I'm sorry, it's just that your ridiculous Author's Notes totally made me forget what I wanted to say.
...ah! Yay for Remus and Tonks! Yay for Hermione standing up to the wonder bitch! Double yay for getting a Defence Mastery by pummeling the shit out of experienced aurors!!
And hip! hip! huzzah!! for authors who observe the Law of General Relation-ivity: For any REAL relationship progressing between two people, there is a universal constant C, aka the speed limit. Failure to observe this can lead to disastrous consequences, ie. warping to an alternate dimension where fairy tale creatures read to their children about us poor humans, instead of the other way around.
Kinsfire posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 11:37am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
What I find interesting - and I would love to see Hermione or someone point it out to them - is that the assumption is that since they're in bed together, it automatically means that Hermione is no longer a virgin.
I could see that coming out later, when Hermione talks about losing her virginity to her mother, and her mother makes the mistake of saying that she thought she'd lost it during her sixth year at Hogwarts.
James13 posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 8:33am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Now that was an interesting chapter.
A few minor quibbles, all of the spelling kind.
Why did you _chose_ Japanese to study?
I'm almost certain that should be choose.
Oh and in your intro, it should be BANZAI! not BONZAI! the latter being a tree and not a whoop of joy/fear.
Cheers and keep up the good work :)
Rob Clark posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 8:22am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Another great part! Love your writing and this story, even if it's not all chock full o' action. :)
As you say, it's character driven. And it's nice to see them grow up in this more pleasant AU. But something tells me they might not want to stay in Britain afterwards, at least not without some major changes. Frankly they've outgrown it.
Thanks for the nice Christmas prezzy!
Rob
Jezzie posted a comment on Sunday 23rd December 2007 3:37am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
I'm writing this review after having read the first six chapters of the story in an almost disturbingly short time, and I've got to say that the story has been top-notch so far.
There are a few things that stand out about it, especially compared to most other fanfics out there. It really gives the impression of being consistent, rather than just making the story up as you go after each subsequent chapter. As you no doubt know, that's something that can be seen way too often in fanfics.
Without going into too much detail about it, I'll just say that I think that the concept of the story is really intriguing.
Now that I think about it, there's not really anything to dislike about the story at all. It's got humour(Death of Dumbledore,anyone?), excellent character development, little to no spelling errors to speak of...well, I'll stop here before I start with the superlatives...
To sum it up, it's quite excellent. I'm looking forward to reading the next chapter, and I'll be sure to drop a chapter specific review for that one!
Papa MidNite posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 11:28pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Another great chapter guys, I'm glad to see Lav Lav put in her place, she needed to grow up
oh yeah domo arigato lol I just wanted to start singing Styx domo arigato Mr. Roboto
PM
Darak1 posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 7:09pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Gleefully compiles author notes for later reading.
Oh and the chapter wasn't bad either.
Patches posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 5:04pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
This was an excellent chapter. Thanks so much for the early Christmas present. I love the way you have Harry and Hemione's relationship growing slowly but steadily on. That is so cool. I love the way Lavender has decided that she is to be judge and jury over Hemione's relationship. It was poetic justice that she got stompted down by Hermione in the end. Tonks' advice to Harry was right on. I'm so glad she could give Harry some warning about too much interference from him would not help Hermione in the long run. That was perfect. I love Mcgonagal. She is so cool. I can see the stern by the book teacher giving Hermione just this speech after Hermione took care of Lavender. McGonagal would have probably handled the situation in a similar manner in her youth! She probably would have done it a lot sooner though.
That defense test for Harry's NEWTS was brutal. Harry really answered a lot of questions for a lot of people with that performance. It is too bad he is going to end up with more scars but Harry's tasks are far from over. He is much better prepared than he used to be though. I am so glad that Hermione has basically received "permission" from her parents about her relationship with Harry and where it is going. For now sleelping together is a good thing. I am sorry about Cindy's apartment being destroyed. I am so glad that Sirius is helping her through it all. I am also very pleased with Remus and Tonks. That is a great pair! Thanks so much for writing. I really like everything you have written. This is a great addition to the other stories you have out there. Thanks again, pms
Tlcatlady posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 3:17pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
I absolutely LOVE THIS!!! The ongoing prank wars are hilarious. It was a nice touch having Harry screw up the apparation based on the curvature of the Earth. . .and there's nothing like a subtle entrance that breaks the sound barrier and blows all the windows at the same time. I am surprised that after all she's done, you've even managed to make me feel slightly sorry for Lavender too. As always, loved it and am looking forward to the next enstallment. :O) Tara
lilly_kris@yahoo.com posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 3:12pm for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Its 2:11 am and i have stayed up a few hours reading "The Power of the Press". I'm in love! I have a question to ask. Is there a place I can go to sign up or leave my email for the next update to the story or do I have to keep checking for it?
Thank you so much!
Genericrandom posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 11:13am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
Once more a wonderful, if completely demented, chapter. Things like 'common sense' and 'logic' mixed with 'magic' always seem a little off somehow, so you guys really are some of the strangest around.
Seeing as I'm in the middle of my second year of Japanese, those parts were really entertaining to see (even if they were in roomaji, which is the Devil's Japanese =p). I doubt you'll have many excuses to do things like that again later on, but it was still fun.
I eagerly anticipate finding an email in my inbox telling me this has updated again. Whenever that happens to be.
rune1806 posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 9:46am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
the prank war at the start was great, hermione taking out harry so funny. her mom finding them in bed was cute but as a guy hot girl+bed+very little clothes=hands on bits and bums. carry on or off as you like.
ponderous stibbons posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 9:25am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
My fav lines:
Mums are sneaky. I only hope I can be half as good as my mum is when it's my turn.
Like Remus and Sirius, she was intimately tied to her wand. He despaired of ever breaking her of the habit.
"We wanted to know if you'd bounce," replied Emma with a straight face.
"Imagining Harry and Hermione's children. I can just see it. Those poor kids will never have a decent head of hair."
I briefly considered staying with Harry and basically dropping out of Hogwarts.
(Glad she considered it, though I see no reason other than Story Plot that she doesn't go through with it.)
Perky Weatherbee
(I think there could be such a thing as Too Much Percy Bashing. Of course, Too Much Ron And Ginny Bashing is a myth.)
She said, "My arousal might not be as visible as yours, but it's there, just the same."
lulled to sleep listening to your heart beat
"I'm immune to portkey vertigo. When I take a long distance portkey, I change my ears to remove the inner ear canal.
(Great idea! Pity Harry can't learning. Still, makes for more Floor Connossieur jokes.)
"Because I asked you to share my world, not to give up your own," he replied softly.
For all I know, I threw a teddy bear at the blighter,"
You've given her a set of tools. Give her the emotional support she needs, but let her fight her own battles
He glared at her hotly, but she refused to burst into flames.
"Miss Granger, I had been wondering when you were going to put that harpy in her place," she said.
English Royalty seem to like large imposing structures. We have the quiet gardens, beautiful ponds and carefully sculpted landscapes, but the Imperial Palace had a soft, almost ethereal quality to it
(I hadnt thought of Japanese art as being more... subtle. Interesting. I have much to think about.)
. When you are apparating that far, you need to take into account the curvature of the Earth...
"Good! I'm glad to see you're still enough of a kid to do something stupid."
If what she believed was true, then her charges were once again about to be put into extreme danger.
(I like the fact that Minerva's first thought - unlike even that of canon!Albus - is the safety of her students.)
"He continues to sacrifice himself for our world."
"No, he's doing it for Hermione and his family.
Five Aurors, including the one using Muggle technology, versus twenty coconuts
(Btw, I'm glad an Auror was using Muggle tech. Was he a Muggleborn Auror disobeying orders?)
Also, I like the fact that you didn't make his exams all Os. You two (there are two of you, right?) have grown up a lot writingwise since you wrote Parallels. (As if you didnt already know that.)
It had taken a while before Hannah was accepted in their little Gryffindor group, but Hermione had welcomed her with open arms. She admired the red haired witch for her ability to get Ron to grow up
If you think I look bad, you should see my examiners
(Funnily enough, that's not a statement that's normally heard.)
Hermione gave a shudder. "Hang onto your hat, Harry. Whatever they have planned, it's a doozy. When Mum looks like that, we're in trouble."
"I'm so proud of you," she whispered to him.
For Harry, this was a defining moment unlike any other.
...
All in all, I think the defining moment of the chapter, in my unsolicited and unobjective opinion, was Hermione fighting her own battles. I hope she fights more in future, and not just with delusional bullies.
biblios posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 8:01am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
oh what fun, I am on my hols in devon and it is very late at night and I hiding from a mother in law! and your latest installment was perfect, now if I send you a large box with air holes and an old lady inside, anonymously I trust you could use her for your disclaimers, but be quick she has a very penetrating whine!!!
loved harry and hermy getting into bed together, and poor lavlav she needed flushing, and woo hoo what will they have to say to the hunk collecting hermy!!! and down Ginny you hussy, a real scarlet women ;-)
like remus and tonksy getting together, and the burning of the buldings very good but more on the odd lost folk from cindys building would help flesh out the incident or was it just a way to get her moved in with sirius sooner...
what about groundskeepers assistant? and cover for remus at full moons? harry would be good and on the spot for voldegini to slither to, also what is the dead basilisk like? any savable potions bits? etc? and minerva would love to get him back to teach..
more politics please, like the fix the small prob but larger still going and it look like he has had help from all world, and only britain hasnt twigged (roflmao)
cant wait for more, and I can send no calorie dohnuts from the wizarding world for you both, no big butt for alyx and sugar with out the highs for bob, hummm not much point in having them I suppose...
lol rue
solicitor posted a comment on Saturday 22nd December 2007 5:42am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued
"To practice and prescribe to the best of my ability for the good of my patients, and to try to avoid harming them."
This is an change to the traditional Hippocratic Oath that has been added in some countries. By making it illegal to sell or give magical potions to muggles who are unaware of the magic world you are setting Cindy up. I can easily see a situation where she has a patent who is dying and she knows of a potion that could cure them. She would be required by her oath do do so, even in violation of the law. This is one path the pro Moldishort group could attack Sirius.
I think that an argument of the intent of the law versus the letter of the law would be enough to get a not guilty verdict under the beyond a reasonable doubt requirements. Not being fully versed in current British Criminal law I am not sure of the accepted standard, however in America not a problem (especially with 12 people with not enough sense to get out of jury duty).
I can't see any reason for you to use this in this story, but you are the artists creating this masterpiece, not me.
Thank you for letting us read this.
Aelita posted a comment on Monday 24th December 2007 1:29am for Chapter 6 - Year Six Continued