thealphamale posted a comment on Thursday 8th June 2006 4:20pm

Why are you making Harry such a weakling! He has never needed Neville's help! It's ridiculus!

popecow posted a comment on Tuesday 6th June 2006 7:15pm

uuuuum you had a tyyyypo. you said she reached the age of MAJORITY. i belive you meant maturity. good chapter

Shadowface (Vaun) posted a comment on Monday 5th June 2006 8:28pm

A glorius chapter for a glorius ship. I look forward to reaquanting myself with your stories, and I especially look forward to reading the next chapter of this story.
Keep it up!
<3

Chris10 posted a comment on Sunday 4th June 2006 7:57pm

This truly is an incredible story, and you've done very well capturing an essence of romance to a finer point, despite all the conflicting personalitites in this story. There really isn't much to critique as far as story is concerned, since you seem to already have everything mapped out. I only have one problem.

This entire story has been based on the Harry and Gabrielle romance, obviously, and where it will lead them in life. So much of the story is dedicated to the aspect of Harry and Gabrielle's soon to be love life. It seems to be the big high of the story. That final moment when Harry and Gabrielle finally take it that one step farther, and solidify the rest of their lives with each other.

It was unfortunate to see them take another large step in their relationship, but not see it played out. (The night they spent in his London apartment.) Instead, you seemed to cut it off, whether you didn't feel like writing such an aspect or you left it up to the reader to interpret. It kind of made it feel, well, lackluster.

Albeit, I'm not asking you to write smut for readers to perv on. But it was somewhat disheartening to lose out on something that could have been explored further, shown a bit of the more adult side of Gabrielle, and the essence of their lives in the bedroom, as well as what Harry actually did to her.

When they finally take that final step, it would actually be nice to see it written out, tastefully of course, Otherwise it takes from a story such as this. Interpretation of course, is a nice tool some author's give to their readers, but I guess I'm more of a person that enjoys that finality.

Other then that, all is well. :P

Regards,
Chris

AnnieBee posted a comment on Sunday 4th June 2006 11:19am

The long wait was worth every word of the chapter. I had even "forgotten" Hope was a WIP until late last night it got into me to check it out.
Jeconais, this one was simply outstanding, and like always, lets the reading craving for more. All we can hope is for it to be a shorter wait than this last one.:)

Sterling posted a comment on Sunday 4th June 2006 6:32am

Thanks for sharing this story. I was kind of leery with the whole "Mate" angle on things in earlier chapters. I'm not one for blatant shipping plot devices. However you've done a wonderful job working with it. Making it a lot more then the hack-kneed plot device it could have been in a lesser authors hands. I like your characterizations quite a bit with a few exceptions. Snape and Malfoy are a bit two dimensional here, even as bad guys. Also, the way you are portraying Dumbledore is really odd. But I am seeing that you have special plans in that regard so I am witholding judgement on that. I look forward to your next updat as you have a lot of questions building up and I am intrigued to what your answers will be :-) Take care and thanks again for a lovely story.

Cami posted a comment on Sunday 4th June 2006 12:54am

Definitely different being on this side of things, but absolutely brilliant. I enjoyed it very much =)

Syaoran posted a comment on Saturday 3rd June 2006 11:06am

Now that is great dude!!!!! I'm utterly speechless at this story, its left me breathless...

miriellegrey posted a comment on Friday 2nd June 2006 11:50am

I have just discovered this story and read it straight through without stopping to review, so please forgive me for that. I will be much more forthcoming in all future installments.

Let me please tell you that this story is incredible . I have so enjoyed the creativity you have expended into making the entire premise plausible, believable and even inevitable. Your Gabby and Harry scintillate, they shine, they are so very well constructed. And the supporting characters are a suitable compliment to the pair.

While I could go on and on, plot point for plot point, it would become tedious, and after reading this magnificent bit of fiction I don't wish to bore you. Please know that this is one of the best that I have ever read, and I have been reading exhaustively since 2001. While that might not seem long to you, believe me, after some of the fics I have slogged through in morbid curiousity it feels like an eternity. In comparison, the time that I spent here in your Harry/Gabrielle unvierse flew by all too quickly.

I love your Harry. I love your Gabrielle. I love their friends and family, and I love this story.

I look forward to readong more of this story, and more of your other works, in the future. Well done.

Patches posted a comment on Wednesday 31st May 2006 1:19am

This is such a good chapter. I already reviewed
but there are aa couple of things I forgot to comment on. Is Gabrielle going to fix Harry's
eyes? I thought that would be addressed in this
chapter but knowing you you have an alternate
plan to use that to Harry's advantage later on.
I am really looking forward to how Harry and company deal with "Sybill" and her accusations.
Thanks so much for writing. I look forward to the next chapter. pms

Angus Hardie posted a comment on Tuesday 30th May 2006 10:52pm

This is a wonderful story. I've never read a story with Gabrielle and Harry before and I never imagined how well it would work. THe story is brilliantly set out, the concept is extremely clever and the writing superb.

I particularly liked the way that the relationship between the two of the them develops. I also liked the back story that you wrote for Velas and of course the way that Harry behaves is beautifully done.

I'm looking forward to the next chapter very much indeed!

Aikuchi Shikaku posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 10:16pm

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. Riveting, exciting, and very romantic. A good read in it's entirety. I hope that you will continue.

CootiePatootie posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 5:54pm

Tim;

I started Hope a long time ago and promptly forgot about it. Today I found it again, and boy am I glad. There are so many things in this story that I absolutely love; honestly, I couldn't begin to name them. I am not surprised, though, I have this reaction to everything you write.

This is an excellent example of just why your fanfic (and by the by, the work of those on your site, here) is truly worth reading.

Things I like (of course I will forget some...)
Hermione not being "forgiven" - good show
"Min" - my favorite professor bar none
Gabby - a beautifully fleshed out character (please, this is not meant to be in any way raunchy) she has heart, spirit, intelligence, and wit. *I* would be in love with her, and I'm a 34 year old woman! ;-)
Harry - I'm so glad you let him grow up. I like him grown up.
The Beauxbatons Faculty Quidditch team. Yahoo!!! that was great. And Lee commentating? How perfect is that. Of course the "Harry's Heros" Quidditch team will hire him as an announcer, right???
Mme Maxime - I love her character. Together with St. Margarets (Mary), you two have an amazing gift for taking characters that are somewhat peripheral to the canon story and building a whole world around them.
Love the visits...Merlins' cave, how great is that? Harry Black...wonderful (though it does remind me of one of my top 5 hilarious fanfics: Make a Wish by Rorshach's Blot on ff.net. Harry is "Mr. Black" in it); shopping in Milan oh I could just DIE! I love Milan, though me personally, I would've gone shopping in Firenze, but I'm a teensy bit biased about that
Hmmmm...ol' Trelawney as a devious sneakie poo, didn't see that one coming
Snape & Malfoy bleghhh
Is Dumbledore under a potions influence? I mean, even for "manipulative!Dumbledore" he seems really out of it - schizoaffective really.
oh me...I guess that's enough for now.
I anxiously await your next installment.

Cheers!

Cassie

ps: what's the story with Remus, Tonks, and Cho's betrayal? Have you already written that one? I'd love to read the "final battle." CP

mashimaromadness posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 9:20pm

Wow! I'm so excited that Harry has finally caught on. And the Quidditch and dueling scenes were amazing. You have done an amazing job with these characters. I am so attached to them, and I really try not to do so and read a story objectively first. But I just can't help loving (or hating) them. It's really quite a fabulous expierience. And I can't wait until Harry finally officially accepts Gabby. It's going to be so romantic! Aaah, listen to me, you've made me into a sap! Damnit! I can't get enough, I am forever waiting until your next update.
Faithfully,
Mashimaromadness

Leo posted a comment on Saturday 20th May 2006 6:19pm

This is a hell of a story!! I realy like it!! chevallier harry is just whicked! and gabrielle is perfect! the magic, quiddich, innuendo, etc are precicely what i like!
AND the prospect from a new teem!!!
i'd like to see the next chap!
GREAT STORY ª!!

digger posted a comment on Friday 19th May 2006 9:58pm

I beg you update your work soonest

unperfectwolf posted a comment on Friday 19th May 2006 7:25pm

I just read the entire story over again and I wanted to (re) tell you how much I like it. For some reason, your Harry is one of my favorites. The way you describe him just brings him alive to me - and it seems so right. I think I fell in love, no matter where the story went or goes, when Harry first jumped onto his broom with Gabby. But yeah.

As far as the phrase "if thats what you think, you've got another think/g coming", it /is/ "think". But it's almost always used wrongly these days, so it makes SENSE for you to use "thing". But thats just me being the daughter of an english teacher.

Anyways, I can't wait for more, because I truely am excited to see where the story goes. THis story is absolutely awesome.

GuardianOfLight posted a comment on Friday 19th May 2006 4:59pm

Excellent, magnificent, a truly wonderful chapter.

A real air puncher as I call them, a chapter that was really satisfying to read.

I hope the next chapter comes out soon, this one was definitly worht the wait.

Adam (GuardianOfLight)

ichtys posted a comment on Thursday 18th May 2006 12:55pm

Thanks for sharing this story with us,Tim.
I really enjoy reading enything you write, so if you some day get a book published, I'll buy it (if I can get it).

Please extand my thanks to the Beta-team as well.
Regards Ichtys

Blaznazn2k3 posted a comment on Thursday 18th May 2006 6:17am

GREAT CHAPTER!!!
I can't wait for the next chapter to be released! Please hurry and take us out of our misery.

Just one qualm though, in this entire story, you make Trelawny seem much more intelligent, manipulative, and revengeful than her original character was portrayed. I'm not complaining or anything, but I've always figured her as the self-absorbed type that puts too much faith in her own prowess at "seeing".