darkelf12 posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 4:07pm

It amazes me that you can take the same tropes that have been done to death, and make me love them in completely new ways. Can't wait to see more of this.

Crys posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 2:51pm

glad you're not letting Harry hook up with Fleur. At least as she is. Annie might be a valid answer, though. No "Boy Who Lived" baggage. Don't know anything about her personality, though. Ah, well.

Enjoyable chapter all around. On the fairy-tale side, but that's your style.

Thoroughly enjoying the story.

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 11:12am

Wow, for once, it seems to have stuck with a Dumbledore that Harry is a living breathing person, not just a weapon to be used and set aside for later on, and felt myself feeling for Harry as he let Dumbledore know some stuff. The Ball was fun, and while I can see Albus making an attempt at being a better person, I wager that with the knowledge of Harry transferring to another school will tear that back asunder soon enough.

Jonez227 posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 8:28am

i am so freaking happy that this was updated again. it's becoming one of my all time favorite stories of harry potter fanfiction. you have outdone yourself time and time again with these chapters. i hope you put the next one out soon but i don't want it rushed or it would be ruined.

ShadowLord posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 7:34am

I do like this story .

Rick D Gale posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 6:17am

WOW! What a powerful chapter! Well, maybe not the whole chapter, but Harrys description of 'What his parent's would think' was just stunning.

Another great chapter from one of the Masters of Fan Fiction. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us.

I look forward to see how the other two tasks work out.

rdgale

smilingjemmy11 posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 5:27am

this is wonderful :) i hope you update soon. great job :)

nestea2004 posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 3:54am

I got to say, I'm really enjoying this series ^^ keep up the good work!

winoniel posted a comment on Tuesday 5th July 2011 3:46am

This was a really good chapter. I particularly like how confident Harry has become and how comfortable he is with himself and his situation.

I also like the relationships he's developing with students other than the more obvious canon people.

Well done.

Palindrome102 posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 8:33pm

i really like this story i can't wait for the next update. Please don't make me wait as long as i had to between chapters last time.

drgonzo2 posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 8:14pm

Most Exellent...

Some nice character development, and probably the best smackdown of Dumbles in fanfic. That said, I have to wonder at how Dumbledore's going to react to Harry going to Beaubatons...

A further thought - how about Harry giving Sinistra a nick-name? To whit, "Lefty". Could be amusing if you choose to continue Harry's flirting with "the blonde hottie" professor...

Cheers... G

dogbertcarroll posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 7:35pm

Damn, but you play the heartstrings like a master!

Evan Mayerle posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 7:21pm

Well, that was a fun chapter and I loved the put downs of Malfoy and that Harry is maturing nicely under the pressure. I rather suspect that Albus is going to regret a lot when he finds out that Harry's switching to Beauxbatons for the rest of his education and taking Hermione Granger with him. It's a fun chapter and it's good to see you back writing as it's always enjoyable work.

amulder posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 1:24pm

Hey, Tim. Thanks for the update. Enjoyed it!

KenF posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 12:51pm

What's with all this character development stuff? OK, it was good character development stuff, but it interferes with my personal shallowness :D

Spotted a couple of nits. During the tree decorating scene, Harry handed his wand to Gabbi, then you explicitly mention Harry using the wand, then Harry asks Gabbi to give it basck. Wee continuity glitch, there.

Second nit, what is a 'simper necklace'?

KenF

darthloki posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 11:49am

Utterly brilliant!

joeBob posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 11:17am

Nicely entertaining chapter, thanks! Loved the elves, especially.

"Anti-Occlumency charms" would make their minds even *more* vulnerable to meddling bastards. ;)

Rexnos posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 8:56am

More Jeconais greatness. To this day, I still don't understand how you manage to write a story without too much conflict of any sort. I mean, Voldemort is still out there, but that's almost irrelevant in this story. I suppose it's most akin to a coming of age novel, but even that isn't right. Harry doesn't struggle or fight against the changes coming over him, he simply embraces them. For all intents and purposes, this story shouldn't be remotely interesting, but I can't stop myself from liking it.

I like this Gabrielle just about as much as Hope's. She's utterly adorable. She seems so carefree and happy, and Harry's interactions with her just bring that out. The Christmas morning scene made me think about how Christmas is really for the adorable little children to have something to look back upon a decade in the future. It's really about the giving, not the getting, and not even presents, but feelings and memories. Not sure how your scene managed to communicate all of that, but that's what I got from it.

Anyway, long reviews are fun. I guess if this story had to have a conflict, it would be Harry vs. the world. Maybe the wizarding world, maybe everything. Like I said, I just don't understand why the stories you write work so well. The fact remains, whenever I feel down, I reread one of your stories. They're like fairy tales really. Good wins, evil loses. There's magic, mayhem, and mischief. Even when things are tense, I know it'll come out all right. It's a wonderful change when present fiction and fantasy is so dark. It's just great.

Thank you,
Rex

xfollyx posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 7:16am

Beautiful chapter. Really touched my heart.

THe Yule dance part was hilarious.

You should update more often.

loretta537 posted a comment on Monday 4th July 2011 5:02am

thank you so much for the update! this was a great chapter, i cant wait to see who will be harrys hostage during the second task