Your story is engaging and the dailogs captivating. Great job!

Author's Response: I appreciate the review. I hope you continue to read on!

This is getting scarier and scarier. Are we now going to learn how out of the leaky bucket became a whole, but still leaky, cauldron?

“Just how clueless were you, really, about what the Generous Ones wanted, about what you'd have to trade?” she demanded.

Her father rose to his feet, and his expression became a scowl. “Generous ones? I don't understand you.”

“Maybe you knew that someone had to die to get what you wanted,” she went on. “You're the one who knows so much about how terrible the Confederation is and how it makes deals –”

“Alexandra, you're making no sense!” he snapped.

So Abraham Thorn was clueless about the Lands Below?

Anyway, barely two chapters after AT started becoming more likeable, when we discovered he had pushed for the Elf Protection Act, he is becoming less likeable once again.

Is Max really gone? Poor Alexandra. Is there no way to still rescue him?

Your books are masterpieces. I already posted one review where I pointed out how you expand magical theory, providing answers to some of the things J.K Rowlings left open.

Example:
* how do spells formulas work? While we still don't know why, we have seen how spells don't need to be in Latin, and that spontaneous spells also work (dogerell verse. Both points from book I)
* How did house elf enslavement happen
* why do children travel to Hogwarts with a train. Portkeys may be tricky to create, and are regulated, as we see in the beginning of HP GoF (the ministry prepared them) and at the end of OOtP (Fudge is furious when DD makes a portkey for Harry) When you say they are expensive, you tie in to that and answer the Hogwarts Express question for those who missed the above two HP references. But boy, does the Confederation clamp down on portkeys; sounds like "1984."

The last scene, with Quimle, is masterful. Now Alexandra is going to wonder whether by coming along she prevented her brother from escaping the Generous Ones. May be Quimle is in cahoots with Abraham Thorn? Then again, he didn't seem to know what the Generous Ones were.

Will we get to glimpse into the Lands Beyond (without anyone dying) by book 7? Before that?

Thank you for these marvelous books. And by the way, you should consult with a copyright lawyer; your stories seem original enough that they might be publishes without infringing on JKR's copyright. But, IANAL.

I have been reading your writing since Hogwarts Houses Divided. You are one of the best writers on this site. After you finished HHD, I was hesitant to read AQATTC, as I was really looking for HP canon compatible fanfics, however, I fell in love with the series (I do hope you write more sequels, until we find out what Abe Thorn is really finally up to, in her senior year, I guess?).

I am absolutely impressed how you have taken the HP world beyond JKR, while being true to her. To a certain extent, you have invented the magical theory that explains standardized spells, by claiming that doggerell verse would also work, but not repeatedly. You also massively developed an American, and even more, an American Indian magical universe, again, taking JKR's world beyond one's wildest expectations. I am speechless.

Recently, I pasted the entire HHD into a word processor, made a pdf and had it printed with lulu.com, and then gave it to my spouse, who is reading, eh, devouring it all at once. Once AQATLB is completed, I will do the same for both AQ books.

I do hope you also publish some of your writing in print; it is a pity to keep it a secret of HP fanfics fans only.

You haven't updated in a little while. Can we expect a new chapter soon? We want to hear from Hermione & Hermione! (also, can you please continue your SHAM story?)

Author's Response: Believe me when I say I have been working very diligently on chapter seven, but it has been a very stubborn one. I have even started writing the next chapters in the story while I wait. But I'm in the last 1000-word leg, and I hope it will be done soon.

Uncle Marty?!Wickedly creative. But, this very much looks like a non canonical twist. After all, the Ministry constantly sent Obliviators around, and it was never that grave to slip up and reveal something, as long as the Ministry cold mop up. That is what Arthur Weasly did much of the time, at least after his promotion.

Or is there something more sinister behind Uncle Marty?

Please don't let us wait that long until the next update!

Author's Response: Well, Uncle Marty has a very unique job because this is a very unique situation. His job is to keep constant tabs on Minnie's family, to make sure the charm isn't wearing off so they don't remember parts of the wizarding world before they remember not to go around telling everyone. I don't imagine something like all this happens very often, so there isn't a set procedure.

Pleas, pleaseplease, update this and SKAToM.

Author's Response: Let me assure you, I am working my way through the chapters as best I can.

What a great chapter. The detailed portrayal of the wizarding market is great, and we are as clueless as they were without a compass, as to what is happening next with Minnie. Aussie or British school? When will their parents finally get their memory back? And how will they return without being seen by the parents? Aparition outside the home?

Keep the updates up!

Author's Response: Well, the only way to come up with the answers is to read the rest of the story!

OK, so we know that Alexandra will probably fail and get caught and get endless detention once again. But what will happen between now and then, and considering the title, how will she get to communicate with her deceased brother? Will anyone talk more sense into her before Saturday night? (Funny that that chapter will indeed appear on the 'net right after Saturday night, on Sunday ;-))