GBTtown posted a comment on Thursday 11th October 2012 6:34am

It is really too bad that Snape killed himself. I think Harry or Hermione deserved the right to tear the a-hole apart piece by piece. Either I missed or you didn't actually say that Ron followed Hermione. I kept hoping that he would hex Snape and make "him" drink his own potion. Which, would probably been a good thing for Snape. He would have forgotten Lily and James.

Patches posted a comment on Saturday 6th October 2012 4:02am

I really like the changes you have made. They make a lot more sense than canon. I like Hermione comments about JKR have a toilet facination. That makes a lot of sense too. Ron getting together with Luna is great. I look forward to more of that connection. Thanks for writing. pms

preier posted a comment on Saturday 6th October 2012 3:56am

yes, the idea of wearing a horcrux was perhaps amongst the most moronic in canon.

thank you very much for sharing and re-sharing your stories!

Patches posted a comment on Saturday 6th October 2012 3:13am

This is a really good introduction to the Deathly Hallows. I'm glad that Harry and Hermione didn't tease Ron about Luna before they went to the Lovegoods. That was very mature of them. I liked the way Luna introduced them to her home and then to her room. The mural she painted on her walls was great. (It was on the ceiling in the movie but the walls work too.) I'm glad they let Luna know they appreciated her art work. The introduction to the Deathly Hallows by Mr. Lovegood was very well done. I'm glad that Luna let Hermione have a false sense of security about her towel until just before they entered the sauna. All and all I think the boys handled being in the sauna very well. Now they just have to figure out what Dumbledore was thinking before he died and left them with this puzzle. Thanks for writing. I look forward to more of this story. pms

Patches posted a comment on Thursday 4th October 2012 3:23am

Wow! A lot of progress. I'm glad they were able to convince so many of the muggleborns to take portkeys. I'm glad Dean and the Creevy's families are in france. They are some of the people that end up dead in so many stories. I'm not surprised by the Finch-Fletchleys. The upper crust don't want to believe they are at risk like the "rabble"! I'm glad they took advantage of the 10 day build up of "procedures" the ministry is implimenting. I like the way Harry and Hermione reacted to the "misspent youth" of Dumbledore. Ron has been raised in the "people in awe of Dumbledore". Harry and Hermione are able to be more objective. Thanks for writing. There is so much I would have to rewrite the chapter to do it justice. Thanks again. pms

Patches posted a comment on Thursday 4th October 2012 1:26am

I like this chapter. You have explained very well that this is a dark time for every one on the light side of this conflict. Harry and Hermione are moving along in their relationship. Progress all the way around. I especially like the relationship between Harry and Kreacher. Very well done. I look forward to more of this story. Thanks for writing. pms

Patches posted a comment on Wednesday 3rd October 2012 3:45pm

This is good. I like the way that Harry and Hermione are working together and that Ms. Delacoure is working with them to help muggleborns get to safety. I'm glad Harry came up with the idea to fly on brooms back to England after the problems they saw at the apparition point in Paris. Hermione's sleeping arrangement with Harry was cute. I'm glad they are that comfortable with each other and that she shared that with her daughter. Thanks for writing. pms

GBTtown posted a comment on Wednesday 3rd October 2012 9:35am

So, then I assume you are not going to allow Hermione to get preggers either? Hmmmm?

n1gxq posted a comment on Tuesday 2nd October 2012 8:08am

I am enjoying the story very much. I did not miss the reference to the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ which had to have come from the halftime show at the Super Bowl when Janet Jackson suffered (?) the same thing. Keep up the good work.

GBTtown posted a comment on Monday 1st October 2012 12:25pm

I had reservations about starting this story. I have read other stories written from Hermione's POV and been disappointed. I weighed that against the fact that you are one of my favorite authors and decided to dive right in. So far I am glad I made the decision to read the story.

Your alternative to Book 7 is "SO" preferable to canon! But then your descriptons of years five and six are also much better than JKR's. I do have some misgivings as to where I think the story might end up, but I am enjoying the read in the meantime.

Patches posted a comment on Monday 1st October 2012 3:29am

I really like this chapter. It has covered a lot of ground. I'm glad Harry is working with Scrimgeore a liitle. He is also not buckleling down to him either. They have picked up a lot of information. I look forward to them learning more about what Mr. Lovegood has to say about the deathly hallows. Victor deffinitely doesn't have any love for Grindlewald's Mark. I really enjoyed Harry's proposal to Hermione at the end of the wedding. That was sweet. I'm glad they kept it to themselves. This is Fleur's and Bill's day afterall. I thought it was great when Remus and Tonks told them they had decided to get married in France. With the werewolf laws being so much more lenient in France it is a good choice for them. It was really a brother thing for Ron and Harry about Victor's interest in Ginny. I'm glad Ron was able to lower Victor's ire toward Mr. Lovegood over the Grindlewald Mark that Mr. Lovegood was wearing. It looks like the trio will be paying the Lovegood's a visit to learn more about it's significance. I'm glad Ginny was able to set Harry and Hermione straight about their worry about Victor's expectations. He is a grown man afterall and is probably ready to settledown and get married. Hermione made it very clear to Ginny to be careful with Victor. I look forward to finding out what Mr. Delaclure has to say to Harry. Thanks for writing. this is going along very well. pms

Patches posted a comment on Monday 1st October 2012 1:21am

T think Harry and Hermione made a good choice about going to Hermione's house. That gave a place for Hedwig to find them so they could make and informed choice of what to do next. I'm really glad that Madam Pomphrey was there to deal with their injuries. Those were good changes from canon. The fact that everyone else made it back to the burrow was great. A scar on Geroge's cheek is much better than losing an ear; I'm sorry Moody had a bad end. Being hit by a killing curse as he was in the movie was better than this but this is more realistic in a way. I surprised Rita wrote such a factual article. That was good. The changes in the wedding venu are good and more in line with tradition. It should be Fleur's choice about where it will be. I look forward to more of this story. Thanks for writing. pms

GBTtown posted a comment on Sunday 30th September 2012 10:40pm

I think that my dislike for Dumbledore finally peaked when he insisted on showing Harry "home movies" of Voldemort rather than train him to fight. It was at this point in reading canon that I figured out that Dumbledore was not training Harry on how to win but, on how to die. At this point my interest in JKR's remaining books became strictly academic. I wanted to finish the story but really had no expectation of them turning out the way "I" thought they should.

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Saturday 29th September 2012 4:58am

Heh, I think I might have mentioned this before, but I always wondered what it might have been had they gotten Emma to be Ginny if she'd had red hair, and Bonnie to be Hermione, as they'd both fit much better imo, with the way JKR described them LOL.

gadriam posted a comment on Friday 28th September 2012 12:18pm

Thanks.

Now, i do find it rather ridiculous to use polyjuice of all things this way. So they want to kill Harry. This means that they will fire on all possible Harrys, practically guaranteeing casualties. If Harry and Hermione had been polyjuiced to, oh Neville and Ginny, they would have denied the DE's their targets and added to the confusion about who to aim for. This way, they provided a shooting gallery. The other way, they had a chance to get away without any shots fired at all.

You made great use of the polyjuice concept though, and the phony Moody, and his unmasking, was masterfully portrayed.

Thanks.

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Patches posted a comment on Friday 28th September 2012 12:35am

This is really good. I really like the changes you made. Harry discovering that Mad was a death eater polyjuiced again was great. I'm glad Harry took over and made changes that helped everyone escape reatively unharmed. Harry discovered that he either missed hitting the spell Voldemort shot at him or Voldemort had a different wand. I glad Harry was able to take Voldemort's wand. That was great. Hermione was smart to put a sticking charm on her so she couldn't fall off the broom. That made Harry's job that much easier. I look forward to more of this story. Thanks for writing. pms

socar37 posted a comment on Thursday 27th September 2012 5:53am

Regarding AN2: Actually, I took it to mean that leaving Ron in charge of food supplies guaranteed that there wouldn't be enough. I picture him being like most procrastinators, putting the job off since he can always do it later, until suddenly its too late.

gadriam posted a comment on Thursday 27th September 2012 2:50am

Very nice. Yes, this does put some much needed flesh on the obliviation bones. This way, it's credible. I also like that Mad-Eye reacted to Harry's assertiveness, not just took it in stride. He shouldn't be able to shrug off such a change. I also enjoy that Snape is communicating. He really should. I'm staying tuned.=)

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Patches posted a comment on Thursday 27th September 2012 1:31am

There are a lot of improvments here. I like the fact that Harry discovered who RAB is quite early. Snape leaving a message in Sirius room was a good idea. He knew Harry would read any letters that involved Sirius and his parents. I think it is a good idea that Harry and Hermione are keeping things from Moody. He is too old to change his ways. Following a child as the leader just doesn't fit his profile in my book. I'm glad Hermione and her parents took Harry to the Dursley's. At least that is one less thing for the Dursleys to complain about. 2 weeks was more than long enough for Harry to have to spend with them. I'm sure that it will take someone else to figure out the "Deathly Hallows". Hermione is too set in some beliefs to see them as possibly being real. I'm glad Hermione's parents are in contact with Rose. It is sad to think such intelligent people would hold a grudge against a problem that the solution used probably saved their lives. Thanks for writing. I look forward to more of this story. pms

Patches posted a comment on Wednesday 26th September 2012 4:31pm

I really like this entry. It is so much better than what happened after they left school in canon. It was sweet that they were able to spend the night together. They are getting there but slowly. I'm glad McGonagal and Flitwick are in the look about the horcruxes and other things. I can understand why they would keep some details to themselves, like what Snape told Harry. I look forward to more of this story. pms