tranz2deep posted a comment on Thursday 20th September 2012 9:09am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

On fanfiction.net, I go by the handle CystalBlaze. I would like to comment here that I am NOT the Crys currently hopping about on one foot!

I like the way that these brilliant and possibly psychotic writers apply the human (or at least sapient) element to the personae and personalities in their stories.

They stay on theme, on message, and on track, which is so amazing i am not surprised other reviewers don't know how to handle it.

As for the AN sections, a little chaos is needed in life, and they make their stories so neat that it has to show up in the rest of their lives.

(Bob, Alyx, I grieve with theee at the lack of llama in your lives, btw. Just saying, if a bit in the Vulcan manner.)

Not that that's out of the way--

*gives that other Crys a pair of kneepads and kicks the moron in the shins even harder*

Nancy Austin posted a comment on Saturday 20th February 2010 8:08am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

Still loving it! Quick bit of info:
"Her fall couldn't have been more opportune, as it removed her from the path of a killing curse hurled from one of the castle's arrow ports."
The phrase for the slits in a castle wall is arrow loop.
I really appreciate the fact that your stories rarely have distracting typos, mis-spellings, horrible grammar, etc. They are a pleasure to read.

Fic Chick posted a comment on Sunday 14th February 2010 8:49am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

"Minerva looked at Harry appraisingly. It never occurred to her that he would be multilingual."

Why not? If she saw his NEWTS shouldn't she have realized that from the one he received in languages?

Mistress of Potions posted a comment on Sunday 6th September 2009 2:16pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

As regards Hannah Abbot's hair color, if you're talking about canon Hannah, she has blond hair. Susan Bones has red hair.

scout posted a comment on Friday 15th May 2009 10:29am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

There were so many perfect and excellent things in this chapter that it would take me hours to catalog them. But I'm pretty sure the singing penis was the absolute best.
Fabulous stuff you two have here.

OlorinBlack posted a comment on Saturday 18th April 2009 1:31pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

Okay, you really need to read the last bit of Number of the Beast by Heinlein. You might enjoy his answer to reviewers and critics...As for your story, so far so good, and I ,ay have two more chapters, but I suspect they are as good as the rest.

SophiaJoanna posted a comment on Monday 24th November 2008 4:21pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

"Yes, Hannah Abbott does have red hair — except in Bob's world, where he sent her to a muggle salon for a dye job!"

I can't tell whether or not this means Hannah Abbott is a redhead for the purposes of this story. She's blonde in canon.

Maya Wallace posted a comment on Saturday 15th November 2008 4:20pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

I know you like donuts, as do I, but I'm fresh out. Is Ben and Jerry's acceptable? As to the small tactical nuke, I know exactly what you mean. They're just *so* hard to find these days, and my last supplier came up with a bad case of dead after having a bad case of conscience. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a new supplier, but because your story is so good I'm shipping you my personsal Home Bio-Warfare Kit. If it looks like a play chemistry set, that's because Fed-Ex gets persnickety and then there are bureaucrats and red-tape involved and things go icky like all those cold telemarketers under the - oops, I wasn't supposed to talk about that. Anyway, Fed-Ex wouldn't let me send my spare Ex-Boyfriend Cleaner hand cannon to my mother (apparently not fond of cleaning products), so I hope the Home Bio-Warfare Kit gets to you okay - and I think you do a wonderful A/N and that people shouldn't be so rude as to bleed on you. Now the dress that my Grams sent me on the other hand.... I'll you send more chocolate as it comes, but not at the expense of my emergency stash. I tend to save that for when cops are around so that I don't just go "Die F***er F***er Die" like normal. For some reason they don't like that too much. (M shrugs, stabbing the desk with her Knife Sharpener of Doom TM)

fullsailnate posted a comment on Friday 11th July 2008 2:32pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

I guess I should have left my comments until the end! The author notes addressed my gripe, so I feel duly chastised for not holding my tongue.

Once again, phenomenal chapter! I really enjoy the direction you're taking this!

TxA_GunFighter posted a comment on Wednesday 4th June 2008 12:55pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

Outstanding chapter to an outstanding story.

gunny

Jdcavitt posted a comment on Monday 26th May 2008 9:00am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

thanks

azrael91 posted a comment on Monday 19th May 2008 9:42am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

Okay, I that scene with Sirius' sentient bits was so freaking hilarious that I had to scroll down and leave a review before I even finished the chapter. You guys are great writers.

motherjenjen posted a comment on Tuesday 18th March 2008 7:40pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

i really think that you and bob are a lot like mr and mrs granger.....i find them and you very funny
lol
luv jen

The Resident posted a comment on Monday 4th February 2008 7:33am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

You two are my kind of weird. I've been that way all my life (I wouldn't be an editor otherwise.) I think I'll have to figure a way to get you two a dozen fresh, warm, Krispy Kreme doughnuts. They are my downfall. I cannot pass the d**m place if the 'Fresh' light is lit on the sign. My car won't let me. Thank god for senior discounts. The best think I can say about this story (and most of your writing) is that you make me smile. I, unfortunately, find to little to smile about these days. I am looking forward to reading the next chapter as soon as I finish this review. Keep up the great work.

noylj posted a comment on Monday 4th February 2008 5:50am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

Thank Keith and Dorothy for the beta work, will you. Great story, but I still suspect the wizarding telescopes might be even better light buckets than a Meade 16" (which I would love to have). Love the story, but keep an eye on Amelia.

dolphinleigh posted a comment on Saturday 2nd February 2008 1:47am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

great chapter can't wait until the next chapter.....if someones was to bribe err I mean give whips and chains to the authors to play with would another chapter be coming sooner rather than later????????????

DarkestSecret posted a comment on Wednesday 30th January 2008 8:23am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

I read 'Dumbledore's Army' and it's sequal (I'll probably spell it wrong without looking, and I'm too lazy to look it up and too afraid of bodily harm to risk it) on fanfiction.net, and, quite honestly, didn't make it to reading your works on this site til just now. But good job with it. By the end of this last chapter, my ribs were hurting from laughing, my mind was both confused and twisted, and I can honestly say that, after reading the AN's, I feared for my life. Can't wait to read more! (Not that I'm rushing you, or impaitent or anything. I do value my life)

Having said that, the diaper idea? You could sell them to all your loyal readers so that they wouldn't have to hold it the whole time they read your stories. There's nothing worse than having to relieve yourself in the middle of a chapter =)

amb posted a comment on Tuesday 29th January 2008 7:23am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

I am usually more of a lurker than a reviewer, but I wanted to make the effort for this fic.

I have read all of your Hermione/Harry stories on this website and I have to say that this is probably my favorite.

I find that I prefer stories that explore the more emotional aspects and this story fulfills my craving for well developed plots and emotional interaction.

Though I, like most, long for fast updates. I am willing to forgo speed in updating for quality in content.

Thank you both for the time and effort that you put into giving we poor readers something worth sinking our teeth into.

Happy creating!

Erik Wiggins posted a comment on Tuesday 29th January 2008 1:15am for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

As always your work is superior. I enjoy the story immensely and can't wait for the next chapter. Keep up the good work!

iluvchocs posted a comment on Friday 25th January 2008 9:41pm for Chapter 7 - Year Seven Summer

I apologise for the lack of screams (and chocolate). However, I'll do my best to explain.

Understandably, after Christmas I was rather broke. So I went out and bought a nice box of Lindts to send, and then realised that they were the only thing available I could set traps for to catch impatient reviewers. Plus, after digging one of those old fashioned bear pits, I kind of needed more sugar energy (operating a stolen digger on Boxing Day whilst pretending it's all for the kiddies and letting the parents take photos of them with it takes effort). So I figured that I'd use up the chocolate, and just do my best to catch as many reviewers as possible.

Flaw to the plan: when you dig a bear pit, it's impossible to get the reviewers out again. Have either of you ever tried breaking into your father's toolshed, stealing the ladder, dragging it out to the local park in the dead of the night and then removing all the planks you'd put over a deep pit? Then, when I got down there, the reviewers were all sitting down wailing about how nothing had happened for like totally ages and they were so completely utterly bored and how when was Harry Potter with all his awsum magic going to come and save them. Well. It was a bit of a racket. And then when I put the ladder in to get them out, it was too short, and I didn't have another way of getting out. Plus, some of the girls had gotten together in the corner and were discussing nail polish colours. And which one would best match Harry Potter's eyes. And giggling.

So I kind of lost my temper, and just chucked in the torch and would I'd brought with me. And they went up like . . . well, like a group of flammable objects that gets lit on a hot day goes up. I was in the midst of congratulating myself on my brilliant plan, and deciding how to phrase the placque I was crafting to place the edge of the pit that would explain exactly what it was that happened to impatient reviewers for stories with lovely long chapters, when I realised I'd left the tape recorder at home, and thus had no way to record the screams and send them to you. So I'm real sorry about that, but trust me, the pleas of "Please no we'll be more patient get me out now!" and the dying screams were nice to hear. Very soothing.

Oh. Right. Meant to review this chapter too. I loved the way you showed that Harry was really developing his relationship with Sirius and maturing. Also loved the way you showed that he was keeping his sense of humour and instinct for pranking well in practise, and carefully cultivating similar talents in Hermione. Great job guys XD

I can't promise you any impatient reviewer sacrifices or chocolate, as I just got back from Germany a couple of days ago, and there's a lot of neat stuff over there to window shop at. And there's also such a fine line between window shopping and buying. But if ever you need an inventive torture story for reviewers to keep the blood pressure down, let me know :D