Jonny posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 1:56pm for 10 - Antwerp

"I am safe," she whispered in shock. "I will not go insane."

"Damn right," Harry agreed.



Haha! You bloody legend! God. I can't believe you finally posted. And I also can't believe TMW is finally finished...

:'(

peter foster posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 1:01pm for 10 - Antwerp

brilliant, i have been eagerly looking foward to this chapter and it has not dissapointed me at all. i cant tell yo how much i enjoy your stories but in my opinion this story is your best one. i cant wait for the next chapter. hope its out soon but i know you cant rush a good story. good luck with whatever you are doing :)

Harley posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 12:43pm for 10 - Antwerp

Good job I love your stories. I have to say if I were to be picky I would say the only parts I haven't liked so far are the Try out seens. I picture it in my head at to me it looks like it would be a mess. Hundreds of people in the air at one time! Where do they get so many brooms? Not everyone has one and they all very in quality. Also with so many people in the air at once they would be hard pressed not to have any crashes.

Thanks for write your stories I look forward to the next chapters and future stories.

Mark Safransky posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 12:25pm for 10 - Antwerp

Hey Tim, nice to see your triumphant return. Loved this chapter. It really took us in depth into the feelings that are Harry and Gabby. Some of the insights also shown how the characters have grown over the years. Say, that little riff about Madame de Pompadour, did you happen to channel a second season Doctor Who episode while writing? *grin*
Loved the smackdown that Rita administered to Sybil. While she's still a conniving bitch, she's at least smart enough to pick the right side now. The fallout of those stories in the Daily Prophet is going to be interesting. Will there finally be a chance to shut it down or take it over? Say, we really haven't seen any direct involvement from the Ministry in these events yet, but are they behind those articles? Also, just what IS happening to Dumbledore and is Snape actually to blame? Can't wait for the next installment!

Aberbadger posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 12:24pm for 10 - Antwerp

ENFIN!

Aquilara posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 11:52am for 10 - Antwerp

Hello!

I think this would be the appropriate moment to tell you that I absolutely adore this story. I must have read it about 3 times now and I bet I will do it even more often in the future.

Harry Gabrielle never seemed to be a pairing I would have considered, but the way you write it I cannot but love it.

By the way, you saved my day with this chapter, I had something to look forward to since I checked my emails this morning...

This chapter was absolutely brilliant. I would never have guessed that Rita Skeeter reacts like this to Trelawney's pictures though it seems perfect and logical.

Aimee is probably one of my favourite characters. She really is the only one that seemed to behave normally at the beginning. I may have found my role model in her, even when I am far from it.

Anyway, before I talk some more rubbish...

I'm looking forward to the next chapter and I hope it comes soon.

X

Aquilara

Cale posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 11:44am for 10 - Antwerp

Uhm...I live in Antwerp, and it is in Belgium, not Germany. Of course, I may have misread it and Gabrielle missunderstood that they ATE a German lunch (as I'm sue some restaurants here sell German dishes as well as the usual stuff) but still...and of course, Antwerp, should they speak to you firstly they will speak in Dutch, not French. French is the second language in Flandern, where Antwerp is the main city, and French comes first in Walonia (I probably misspelled that, but I don't know the real English name counterpart of Walonië, what we in Dutch call it) so...

But you are right, we are the Diamond Capital of the world (at one point at least 75% of the diamonds in the world were handled by us) because of the Schelde, the river conected to the sea that goes back pretty far inland and thus is a good harbour for trade. Leaves many options for further transport...

Sorry to have bothered you with all this information, but as I am a local, I feel I have to correct these slight mistakes...please don't think of this as a personal slight or critique on your writing style. This story is one of the best I have ever read in HP Fiction...

Alan Salazar Slytherin posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 11:15am for 10 - Antwerp

ooo...just curious as it struck me after I had thought about it for a bit, but would the Quidditch Coach/trainer that he is going to suggest by chance be Ginny? As Ron who would be an obvious wouldn't be able to do it due to working in the Ministry Foreign Affairs department? As well as he being about the only other character from the canon characters that haven't made an appearance yet?

Alan Salazar Slytherin posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 11:06am for 10 - Antwerp

YAY!!! FINALLY AN UPDATE FOR SUCH AN EXCELLENT FIC!!!

sorry to hear about all the mess you had last year with losing much of your fic notes and such but I'm glad that things have worked out again so that you can continue writing you wonderful fics!

Can't wait for your next update! Plz keep writing!! plz move!!!

Highschool Nerd posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 10:58am for 10 - Antwerp

Update soon!

DizzyG posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 10:30am for 10 - Antwerp

A well written chapter yet compared to the last it seems rather mediocre. I reached the end and felt somewhat unfulfilled. Please pass a message to your betas to read quickly, I need more story:)

kcgx23 posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 10:26am for 10 - Antwerp

Fabulous chapter, it was definitely worth the wait, I can't wait to read the next chapter.

Chomas posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 10:24am for 10 - Antwerp

"She reached back up and pulled his shorts down, trying hard not to get sidetracked by the overwhelming urge she had in this position. "

(I)/ You have a bad mind...

I have to say you have again shown us how "fanfiction" should be written.

Good work and I can't wait for the next 2 chapters

Haeton posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 9:39am for 10 - Antwerp

Enchanting as always, again thank you for the effort you and your team of Betas put forth.

Meg posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 9:10am for 10 - Antwerp

Now that my brain is recovered from maths homework (8 year olds doing fractions!), beer, and the end of that chapter...

The interaction with Aimee is perfect. I just love that while she's liked Harry all this time, she's not falling right into the "he's perfect" camp - regardless of the situation, she's waiting to make sure that Harry is totally the right man for her daughter, Bond be damned.

IT was also great seeing Gabby get excited about having dinner with R&H. They'd already acknowledged, by agreeing to the scheme in the first place, that Gabby could be good for Harry, but the dinner and how Gabby feels about it shows that first "real" couple step to me. Not her family, not out one-on-one, but with Harry's friends (it wasn't similar to, but did remind me of Samantha in "These Dreams", after Ron had the talk with her).

Those moments the Bond was cut off is when Harry realized that he truly loved Gabby, right? I mean, at the start of the chapter Harry had the need and the want, but that's where he knew for sure? It was beautiful in it's simplicity. :)

Go Rita! As slimy as she is, she's one of my favorite characters, and you nailed her. Trelawney's "defeat" was quite poetic, considering she thought she was a better revenge-planner than Snape and Malfoy, and then here's Rita telling her she's not adult enough to play with the big boys. Rather than being anticlimactic, your slap down was WAY better than anything my little brain was thinking of.

Fun Quidditch stuff, fun Prophet stuff - can't wait to see who the author of that was.

The last part...just...WOW. Loved all of it.

As always, another chapter that was so well written that I felt like I was "there" to watch all of it unfold.

Thanks again.

Meg

Mrs.TiffanyPotter posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 8:48am for 10 - Antwerp

I love this story. Thanks for doing such a great job with it.

DrT posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 8:33am for 10 - Antwerp

Lovely chapter. I esp. liked your use of Skeeter. Now, if you could just finish squashing Malfoy and Snape, and saving what's left of Dumbledore. . . .

"T"

Michael69 posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 8:26am for 10 - Antwerp

Awesome...I don't have my thesaurus out right now...but you get the idea.

fairyp80 posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 7:56am for 10 - Antwerp

YAY! an update! oh I have to get all girly now... SQUEEEE!!! That was soooo romantic, they got engaged and made love.....

ok Very exciting, can't wait for the next chapters, as always excellent writing, can't wait for the betas to get the next chapters back to you...

Quizer posted a comment on Friday 20th April 2007 7:54am for 10 - Antwerp

Another chapter, and once again you prove that all the time we spent waiting for it was more than worth it.

I loved all of this chapter. Something I didn't expect was Rita to come down hard on Sybil Trelawney. I think there are still a few people who seem to consider themselves a threat to Harry and Gabrielle out there, and I'm looking forward to the moment they unwisely decide to rear their ugly heads.

I really enjoy Harry's conversation with Aimée, his descriptions of history, and the visions he has for the future. Magical floating islands à la 'Kingdom of Zeal' sounds like fun! Will we get 'glimpse into the future'-like parts in the epilogue? I'm looking forward to a detailed description of how the world will be when Harry's done reshaping it.

I liked how you did the proposal bit at the end. Those are always liable to come out slightly awkward and cliché even in the best hands, but your handling of it was far superior, transcending anything that could be expected.

Give your betas my thanks as well, the quality they bring is irreplaceable. The writing quality is matchless and I didn't spot a single mistake reading through this chapter.

Great stuff, and I'm eagerly awaiting the final bits! Hopefully it will be out soon!


Quizer