lelila posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 5:23am

yippeee!! an update is exactly what i was hoping to get for christmas. of course, it was a great chapter as always. i can always rely on u guys for an excellent story.

poor dan knowing that his lil girl is growing up. at least he sees the light and sees how solid harry and hermione's relationships is. it's so sweet the pace they're going with their relationship. and speaking of relationships, it's about bloody time remus gave into tonks and got together with her. i'm very happy to see sirius and cindy's relationship just as strong as ever despite what's happening around them.

and woohoo for hermione for standing up for herself. lavender really lost her common sense to her jealousy. i was quite happy in not liking lavender as she's never been my fav character but then u had to make me feel sorry for her by giving her such a father. i can relate all too well to situations like that.

i like how harry took his language newt. quite clever of them. and the defense newt was definitely intense. it was a definite 'u ought to see the other guy' moment. hee hee. and the throwing of the coconuts, for whatever reason, i get a real kick out of that idea.

i eagerly look forward to the next chapter. :)

UdderPD posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 5:09am

Another excellent chapter and I hate to tell you this but Christmas pudding is better than donuts.

TTFN UdderPD

Jason Karr posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 4:58am

I like this story. I like your disclamers.

FaithU posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 4:52am

Weeeeell, I guess I have to come out of the woodwork sometime, so here I am. Wonderful chapter as always, except that there's not enough of it. But then, there rarely is.

It's sort of mean of you to give Lavender a nasty father. I was feeling rather comfortable hating her guts and then you have to go and make me feel sorry for her.

And because I don't want to meet the cleaver up close I'll try to be usefull and point out that while Harry is swimming toward the island and thinking that rules were made to be broken, there's some mess up with the italics. I think. 'Rules' is in italics, the rest isn't.

See, I was useful. Don't hurt me?

tntornado posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 4:14am

Once again I have to say that this was an AWESOME update - I absolutely love this style of writing. Most storys that take it slow tend to fill it in with way too much extra detail that didn't need to be there, you on the other hand have done an awesome job with making it slow without boring.

I can't tell you how many times I reread the last update, and checked my email and the site for this update - you are doing a great job on this story.

Thanks for sharing this with us - I for one appreciate it.

TnTornado

Marius DeJordan posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 4:09am

Another great Chapter. I love really the Quibbler Articels. With the broom to the Moon? Any Jules Verne allusion? Lol.

Marius

P.S. A merry Christmas.

Delta-Theta posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 4:07am

great chapter, and an even better story.. I can't wait for more.

on a side note.. I loved the end of the defence mastery exam... it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "You should see the other guy"

great job and keep up the good work!

D-T

Lilredwitch posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 4:04am

I love reading this story. The way you have Harry as mature but naive at the same time is amazing and probably the way he should have been in the books. Also your beginning and ending notes are funny as hell. Keep up the good writing and I'll be sure to read whatever you post next. *gives virtual cookies to Alyx*

anettemargarete posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:43am

i just like the yournal entries very much.They give the story a nice flow and you get to know everyones feelings. thanks anettemargarete

Evan Mayerle posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:41am

Now, that was quite the nice Christmas present, thank you.

I quite enjoyed this look at the second half of their sixth year. *wicked chuckle* I can't feel at all sorry for Lavender, she let her ego & pride get in the way of her common sense and it burned her big time. I do like the way things are heating up 'tween Harry & Hermione as their relationship evolves, it most definitely feels natural.

I especially enjoyed the Culture/Language NEWT and the hit wizard testing and how he made it through both quite successfully.

It should be fascinating to see how the next couple chapters go since he'll be in the UK to help Hermione with her NEWTS - and I'll wager he'll be as firm and thorough with her as she'd be with him.

It was quite interesting to see that the other Ministries in the world are not just sitting by and watch Wizarding britain stew, but are actively preparing an intervention if required. That they're already supporting people on the inside, esp. ones as involved as Harry and Sirius has to be a good deal for them. I look forward to seeing how Wizarding Britain reacts when Harry does permanently terminate Tom and then reveals who "Evan" really is; the reactions should be intense and colorful, to say the least.

Mark Safransky posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:34am

Now that was interesting. Nice to see Harry make his Mastery so quickly. Now he's becoming a sort of Agent for the International who are watching Britain very closly. Nice. Can't wait to see how the Nagini Hunt takes place. Happy Christmas!!

Lostchyld posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:26am

I think people should stop complaining about the pacing of the story. I think it's perfect, or at least as close as I'm going to find.

I really love the journal entries. They provide a sense of time passing as well as let us know what's happening with both characters. There's enough action between the entries that it doesn't feel like a story written in journal form, which would be boring to read.

Finally, I also love the lack of explicit sexual scenes in the story. It's incredibly nice to read a story that doesn't get broken up at random points for gratuitous sex. Thank you for that.

-Caet

Wolfric posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:21am

Wonderfull chapter. Merry Christmas to you too, or should that be two? I continue to enjoy your fine story. I especially liked the NEWTs. Thank you for writing. W.

Sheepstamper posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:21am

Well, once again a beautifully crafted chapter, one that had my eyes glistening with unshed tears one moment and had me laughing out loud the next - only you two can pull this sort of writing off that has your readers wanting more.

You have left a few titbits lying around in this chapter which hopefully you will pick up in the next chapter. The thing with the 'focus crystal' that Harry created and the bonding of Dobby to Harry - where will that get Harry with Hermione, unless you have already covered it and I missed it?

Will wait anxiously for your next writing escapade with bated breath....

I hope that you both have a nice Christmas and an even better New Year.

Sheeps

Memory King posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:21am

Excellent, looking forward to the climax. It will be interesting what'll happen next, the climax will probably be very entertaining.

The chapter was lovely as always, the Japanese exam was very enjoyable to read. Keep writing!

pfeil posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 3:10am

Keeping the journal entries is definitely the right thing to do.

Jim_xinu posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 2:41am

Good chapter, thanks for sharing it with us.

Ken Warner posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 2:39am

What a lovely Christmas present - last work day of the year, with business ultra slow, i got to spend an hour with several of my closest non material friends.

thanks for a great chapter, I thought the exams were very well done, and the Japanese one would surely demonstrate actual ability more clearly than some formal written paper. (As to the accent - I have spoken french for 28 years, including 8 1/2 in country, and Still have a thick american accent.

I think that the romance is perfectly done, not "wank material" but healthy and loving, which makes for long lasting.

warmest regards and best wishes for Christmas and a Happy, healthy new year.

avram posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 2:34am

I don't think I've ever seen the curvature of the earth factor into Apparition before. Nifty.

Excellent as always. I wish you'd write more, but I recognize that quality takes time, and I wouldn't want to detract from that. It's always exciting to see you've updated.

Ronnie McMains posted a comment on Friday 21st December 2007 2:31am

Note to the Quibbler: Harry did NOT ride a broom to the Moon! Honestly, there's no way a Firebolt could reach escape velocity. He obviously used the (Chinese) Lawn Chair Mk II. Either that or he seriously overcharged a Portkey. I actually started thinking about that, when I read his journal entry about the Portkey issue. A little charms work to make his full-body shield a full-body Bubble-Head charm, one seriously overcharged Portkey, a wizarding camera, and Hey Presto! First Wizard on the Moon! He could even bring Luna back some moon rocks... ^_^; That'd be great, everybody thinks the Quibbler's nuts, and they publish pictures from Harry's impromptu trip to the Moon. (Why yes, I do like Luna; how'd you guess?)

I liked the Defense exam; Harry was there to be tested, and his testers ended up being schooled. Bet it's a while before they even _think_ the word 'kid' again.

His Oriental Culture NEWT made a lot of sense; if you want to find out what someone knows, you talk to him about it.

Poor Dan; he's worried about being a grandfather too soon, and the kids aren't even moving in that direction yet--for them, sleeping together means just that, and that's enough for them. Not that that won't change, but for now, all that's happening is Dan's hair turning gray.

So you don't want us giving Bob any sugar, huh? Guess you really wouldn't like it if I gave him this case of Jolt cola then. (Brandishes Spatula of Impenetrable Defense, v1.0(beta))

Love the story (as I have most of your work; I'm not brave enough to try the Attack of the FanFic Authors), keep up the excellent Work!