Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 05/12/13 14:22
Chapter: Chapter 18 - Shaman's Way
Jeo,
I will confess that the Draco portion of this story has not been my favorite. That Draco has changed and is willing to change more is very encouraging. I always thought that Draco was strictly a parrot of his father without choice. It's good that he has had this chance. I now wish that Narcissa had been able to live to see the change. I look forward to the further transformation of Draco. The Riddle portion continues to turn my stomach. I kept thinking that the note Severus received was a set up by the dork lord. So Sev really had no choice but to turn them in. If they weren't a set up, that will be one more burden on his heart. Someday Severus will triumph.
Write More,
FoM
Author's Response: Thank you for your kind words! I am glad you are beginning to come around on the Draco transformation portion of the story. He still has a way to go, but he at least is now in a place were he can really start making changes in his life.
Snape remains complex. I have been purposely scuttling the fence with him. Right now he is trapped in an impossible situation. He really had no choice but to do what he did. Either he has really gone over to Voldy's side, or he is so deep under cover that he has to carefully protect his position and that means doing some very difficult things. Such as occurred in this chapter. I hear your plea for his eventual acting for the right.
More is underway and I hope to get it posted a bit quicker this time! Thanks again for reading!
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 04/09/13 23:27
Chapter: Chapter 17b - The Party - Part 2
Jeo,
All I can say is Oh my Goodness! A very special birthday for Harry. I did wonder why Arthur and Molly didn't give Harry Fabians watch? The watch they did give him sounded spectacular, but very expensive. I guess I wondered too, why there wasn't an heirloom watch for Harry? His Grands certainly left him everything else. But after listening to Molly's tale it makes sense that they were the ones to give it to him. I was also waiting for when Harry makes Jarvy his servant Elf again, But the happy occasion had to be disturbed, such a shame. I do hope everyone comes back, Now I will wait for the next, which looks to be about Draco. Your story just keeps growing better and better.
FoM
Author's Response: If there was an heirloom watch for Harry it was with James and may or may not still be located at the cottage in Godricks hollow. As to why they gave him a brand new one, well... it seems they recently came in to quite a lot of money so spending money on an expensive watch was no problem.
As for Jarvy, he was recaptured by Harry right at the very end of the Heart-stone scene, but it could have been easy to miss. As the brightness of the stone fades, Harry is seen standing up from kneeling next to Jarvy and the Elf is glowing golden, just as seen when Harry captured Dobby and Winky.
And sorry for disturbing the happy occasion, but you didn't think it could slide by without any interruption did you?
As always, thank you so very much for reading and especially for commenting.
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 04/07/13 17:59
Chapter: Chapter 17a - The Party - Part 1
Jeo,
Another mystery of both the Manor and Riddle. Though I can see him killing the Dragon for his powerful heartstring, the rest not so much. Nowhere in the books did it ever allude to Riddle having any interest in women. In fact I got the distinct impression that he hated them. As much as Bella adores him, he feels nothing. I suspect the ingestion of snake venom and the splitting of his soul has made him less than human. I also have to add that reading that part made me ill. The happenings at the Manor though, showed wondrous magic. I suspect ancient magic. I am intrigued at why Hermione was accepted? She must have ties to one on the list, but who? The Evans family, Lily must descend from a Wizarding family that somehow was turned Squib. I look forward to the next. I have mixed feelings about Harry unfreeing Jarvy. Though Jarvy will be just as happy. In fact he must have a clue as his secret keeper status was removed from him. Perhaps he knew that he had to be freed temporarily. Most house elves hate the thought of being free. I'll be waiting.
FoM
Author's Response: Yes, things are getting more and more complex. Enjoyably so, I hope. The scene with Voldy is meant to be a bit sickening. As it is all about his desire to have total command of everything around him, including people. I realize that JKR never alluded to Voldemort having any interest in women, and I suspect that was largely due to her intended audience. I believe I am aiming at a slightly older reader and so I want to show just how rotten our villain really is. I understand if it is a bit much for some, and I promise it is not something you are likely to a lot of as the story continues. but it was a good opportunity to show just how vile he really is.
Jarvy was well aware of his status as a free Elf, and he was not particularly happy about it He is much happier now, knowing that his place as the head Elf is more secure.
You can be sure that it will be revealed just how Hermione is related. I cannot for a second imagine Hermione failing pursue that particular mystery, can you?
I hope you will enjoy the conclusion of the chapter... I just posted it. As always, thanks for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: bigtimer
Date: 04/07/13 16:53
Chapter: Chapter 17a - The Party - Part 1
i absolutely love this story and this chapter is one of the best yet i love all the blood magic and secret keeper stuff, i can't wait for the second half
Author's Response: I just posted it! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 03/03/13 21:45
Chapter: Chapter 16 - Happy Birthday Harry
Jeo,
I'm glad you posted this chapter. I love your take on Harry's coming of age, at least so far. I look forward to the next part. Harry is so noble and so right in going slow. I am wondering why there hasn't been any hint of Riddle and his thugs. I'm sure he's not going to be silent much longer.Don't make us wait too long.
FoM
Author's Response: Oh... you are going to love the second half of Harry's Birthday! (bites tongue) Sorry I'm not telling. It is making the rounds with my Beta's hopefully it will be up in a week or so.
Happy reading!
Reviewer: shotty
Date: 01/28/13 23:51
Chapter: Chapter 15 - Weasleys Reunited
Love the story so far! Can't wait for you to post more
Author's Response: Thank you so much for letting me know of your interest! I am working on additional chapters, but I have been having problems with Beta readers lately. I am looking for a new reader and hopefully will be posting again very soon.
Thank you.
Reviewer: Charly42
Date: 01/13/13 15:46
Chapter: Chapter 15 - Weasleys Reunited
This appears the only place where updates to this story happen, so I had to register here to say thank you for continuing your story, I had to read it from the start to refresh my memory of what of it. Good story I like it.
So thanks again for continuing it.
Author's Response: Thank you for reading my story. I love it when readers comment, so thank you. I do update this story, and I am working on additional chapters. Usually I update here first, quite frankly, because Mugglenet has the highest submission standards, and I want each chapter to be as good as it should be. I also post on Harry Potter Fanfiction, and on Fanfiction.net. I was also updating on Ginny Potter, but I think I am going to abandon that posting because submissions seem to take forever there. Anyway, I am glad you found the story and I hope you enjoy it. Please keep up reviewing, and Happy reading.
Reviewer: Dad
Date: 01/11/13 15:53
Chapter: Chapter 15 - Weasleys Reunited
Good to see a fairly rapid update.
Author's Response: Sorry it took so long. I ran in to validation trouble this time and it actually took longer than it should have. Thanks for the read and the comments.
Reviewer: Dad
Date: 12/09/12 14:47
Chapter: Chapter 14 - Hermione's Happy Place
I bookmarked this story the last time you updated. Saw the latest update and was forced to read it all from the beginning. I really look forward to seeing the rest, but I hope you can get iy up a bit quicker,
Author's Response: Thank you for reading, and especially for commenting!
I am working on chapters ahead as quickly as I can, hopefully the next will be up soon, just have to get it past a Beta reader.
Thanks again! And Happy reading!
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 12/09/12 11:45
Chapter: Chapter 14 - Hermione's Happy Place
Jeo,
Perfect! I love reading about the Manor. Your imagination has come up with some very special Magic. The Library sounds lovely. Even better, the newest Magical creature. I suppose you will have an unconventual way for Hermione order the books she'll need. So far we have only seen Jarvy. I expect we'll be seeing more House Elves, also free, but still loyal. Having the Wedding at the Manor is wonderful, but I can see some possible problems. Unless the guests will arrive at the Burrow and be led to the Manor. Please don't be too long with the next.
FoM
Author's Response: Thank you, thank you!
This was a bit of a fluff chapter, but I love when I can interject more magic into this particularly magical world. I figure the creatures in the Library are some form of Pixie, but I am not concerned with giving them a specific name. We will see more of them as Hermione spends more time in the Library doing research. Once we get to Harry's Birthday we will see a lot more of the Manor, at least until school begins. (Chapter after next!) We will also begin a more concerted effort toward the Horcrux search. More House-Elves... Hmm? You are right about security and the wedding. Right now the only way to get the Manor is with the Portis Omnibus so yes, guests will have to arrive at The Burrow, that way no one will actually know where they are and the Fedilius Charm can be preserved.
Next chapter should be up soon, just getting past a Beta reader.
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 11/30/12 6:10
Chapter: Chapter 13 - Welcome to the Jungle
Jeo,
I am so glad you finally posted. I do hope the next is on its way to be read. I am sorry that Narcissa passed. It will free Draco to be the man he wants to be, not is lead to be. He needs lets go of his hate for Harry, it will transform him. One little mistake I noticed. You wrote the word waste to indicate the middle area of Draco's body, it's actually spelled waist. The other is a word for trash. Keep writing!!!
FoM
Author's Response: Very glad to see that someone I recognize is still here!
The next chapter just has to get past some beta reading, though I am thinking about a couple of quick changes before I post, but don't worry it is on its way. Yeah, I was sorry to let Narcissa go too, but it just had to be done, as you correctly observed it is necessary for Draco's development.
I will find that misspelling and make the correction, thanks!
And I am glad to be back. It has been a couple of hard struggle years, unfortunately my published book has not really amounted to anything so while I am still working on another novel, I just really wanted to get back to this story. It never seems to leave me. I do hope you continue to enjoy it.
Reviewer: opti
Date: 11/29/12 5:42
Chapter: Chapter 11 - The Most Noble and Honorable House of Potter
I've only just finished reading chapter eleven, but I like this so far. The changes in some areas seem a little weird, but all in all I enjoyed it. I especially liked the dilemma presented in having the Dursley's and the Weasley's in the money issues - that was an actually morally ambiguous choice that Harry had to make, which you don't see often in fanfic. Well done, because even though I think I would have done only slightly differently than Harry, I had to actually think about how I would act in that situation.
I like to review big fics in one chunk by the end, so hopefully you decide to finish this so I can spill the beans. Any hints as to how long this gets?
Author's Response: Thank you for taking the time to read! I would love it if you could be a bit more specific about "weird" It might help me see if I am making changes happen too quickly. Of course, the Draco sub-plot is intentionally different, and I suppose a bit weird. The whole money issue in the story took a lot longer to write than it should have in my mind because people felt very strongly about it and I felt like I had to explain it over and over again until people could accept it. It seems the majority were flatly in favor of " Nothing for the Dursleys!" In any case, I do hope you enjoy the next couple of chapters, and I hope you will continue reading. Thanks again for the comments!
Reviewer: Dksb
Date: 12/05/10 7:15
Chapter: Prologue - Wrath of the Dark Lord
hey! great work. keep it up. please update.. update.. update..
Author's Response: Hey, thanks for the encouragement. It has been nearly two years, but I am back for more. Hope you still around to keep reading. Thanks
Reviewer: Bee AKA Ted
Date: 07/14/08 7:57
Chapter: Chapter 12 - Ministry Mayhem
wow i love this!
i actually really do
this is how i imagine it would have been if it hadnt been for the camping occurence!
more!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Obviously, it is how I imagine it. I am pleased you like it and I hope you will stay with the story... and keep reviewing. THANKS, SO MUCH!
Reviewer: irishdaddy0204
Date: 07/09/08 8:08
Chapter: Chapter 12 - Ministry Mayhem
I am so glad you hav not abandoned this story. You truly have a talent and I for one am thankful you are willing to share it. So Harry is the grandson of Luna's Great Aunt huh? Very clever and Yaxley getting shot in the ministry atrium is poetic justice.... Keep up the writing, we are kkeping the faith.
Author's Response: I am happy to still see you here. I was watching for a review from you! Thanks for sticking it out. rnI am sort of looking at it this way... I am writing this for fun, and I'll never make anything from it, nor would I want too, so I should have some fun with it, and Philomena has always felt like a Lovegood... with some very Lovegood (if somewhat more down-to-earth) qualities, so I thought creating this relationship would be a fun, and interesting twist. After all, the Lovegoods are a pure blood family, even if they are painfully eccentric. And as they are technically not blood relations it should create no conflict with canon. And, now that JKR's book seven is history... I thought I would start using some of those characters where it is appropriate. What did you think of Sean Fleming?rnrnThanks for the read and the review.
Reviewer: Jander Fili
Date: 07/07/08 14:33
Chapter: Chapter 12 - Ministry Mayhem
Yay! I love this chapter!
Author's Response: Thank you for your review and support.
Reviewer: moonstargazer
Date: 07/06/08 16:38
Chapter: Prologue - Wrath of the Dark Lord
Wow, that was a strong chapter. You do not want to disappoint Voldemort. Apparantly, he takes no pity on a young teenager...Poor Draco...
And The Dark LOrd puts an x on his face, so he's scarred for life.
A sad and heartbreaking chapter, Voldemort is a mean cruel bastard and deserves to die.
Author's Response: Yes... the man (and I use the word "man" lightly) is not just heartless, but according to JKR, quite literally soulless... (or, at least nearly soulless) Hmm... we should ask Nick if being nearly soulless, is anything like being nearly headless... Anyway, I really wanted to get at what sort of a cruel guy Tom Riddle really is, what he is capable of. He was really sort of glossed over in the books. We were told he was terrible, but never really shown anything very bad. So, I wanted to start off with a bit of characterization to show just what Harry is going to have to deal with.rn
rnI hope you are enjoying the story, and I hope I will see more reviews from you concerning further chapters. rn
rnThank you so much for reading, and more so for leaving a review.
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 07/06/08 9:48
Chapter: Chapter 12 - Ministry Mayhem
Wow, another great chapter. I loved the end with the Muggle shooting the last Death Eater, Cool.
Author's Response: I am so glad you liked that. I am not exactly sure how much of a role our Mr. Fleming is going to play in future chapters, but you can be sure y ou will see more of him here and there.
rn
rnHave you figured out who he is?rn
rnThanks for the read, and the reviews.rn
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 07/06/08 9:12
Chapter: Chapter 11 - The Most Noble and Honorable House of Potter
Oh wow. I like the idea of the knob. I've often wondered about Harrys Grandparents as JKR never mentioned them other than in the Mirror of Erised.
Author's Response: Yes... it has been one of my goals in conceiving this fan-fic, that I would try to explore areas left untouched by JKR herself.rnrnIt means of course that I am creating a good deal of my own separate "fanon" for this story, but I guess that is what makes it all fun.rnrntank you so much for you kind words, and I do hope you continue to read.
Reviewer: FriendofMolly
Date: 07/05/08 19:46
Chapter: Chapter 2 - A Little Advice
This is bloody brillant ! I must add you to my favorites, so I can read your take on Book 7. Imagine a pocket sized Dumbledore, Perfect.
Author's Response: Thank you for reading, and thanks so much for the review! I hope you continue to read the story and I truly hope you enjoy it and continue to review.rn
rnThanks again... SO MUCH.
