I am a senior citizen that somehow got addicted to a boy wizard and his enchanting world. I had NEVER written anything besides letters prior to this. I hope my feeble efforts amuse and entertain you.
Well, I am just so sad...the story is over..finished. I will miss it greatly. I adore your writing style. I actually had to call a friend and read them the...she was eating like a goose bred for pate'...(paraphrase). Your way with words and your teasing, fighting, erotic relationship depictions had me glued to these eye-blurring, small print pages for two solid, enjoyable, delightful days. Thank you so much for the fun.
Author's Response: You've made my day, Wiccan! I completely sympathise with you about the font size, but am very flattered that you stuck it out and even felt compelled to share my silliness with friends. Thank YOU for all of the wonderful feedback.
Well, its been a while, and with this lovely new bold enlarged font, I just had to reread this. Yup, I remember why it is one of my favorites! Actually one of my three favs from four sites. The last paragraph in Ch 13 has still got to be one of the most charming and amusing and let's face it, realistic I have ever read. Again, thank you for creating such a wonderful tale.
Oh, Merlin knows, we Muggles do love our feedback. I have been so rude as to read thus far and not leave any. Shame on me!. I love your writing style, the premise, the dialog...Well, I love the whole thing and can't wait to read the rest!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback!
What a unique, delightful, well-written story! I truly felt I was reading the diary of an older lady and her husband was very real and believable. I especially loved the fact that Harry came back to say 'thanks' and that she can't understand why. The kindness they showed him would have been overwhelming to him and the rememberances of his grandfather (?) would have been priceless to him. Very well written emotions here. Excellent job!
Author's Response: Thank you very much! I'm really pleased that you enjoyed this adventure in the lives of the Comptons - and that you understood what I meant when I depicted his behaviour - that Harry would have been, as you put it, overwhelmed by their kindness to him. Yes, that was his grandfather - the World War Two link - same time period as the Grindelwald one, if I recall correctly! It's great to hear you enjoyed it, anyway, and I hope you like my other fics too.
Sick! Sick!! Sick!!! You have a very warped mind, my dear...AND I LOVE IT! This was one of the funniest, wittiest stories I have ever read. I bow down to the Mistress of Droll! Please, Please...give that bunny a martini or two!
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Wiccan! I am so happy you enjoyed this! The bunny says thank you as well. :-)
~Lisa
Oh, I must be slow...it has taken me this lone to overcome my prejudice against Snape to quit believing that he was dosing her with potions or charms to garner her affections. But, she seems to be pretty happy about it! More power to the bunny!
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Wiccan! I am so happy you enjoyed this!
~Lisa
Alright, now you have done it!...you have turned him into an entirely believable, warm hearted (cold exterior in tact) man worthy of respect and love. Dang.
Author's Response: Thank you, Wiccan! You seems somewhat disappointed by that. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it!
~Lisa
Wonderful....just simply wonderful.You say this is your first fic? Ye gods, when will your first best-seller be published? Next week? Thank you for keeping me amused and amazed while I wait for HBP. (click) add to favorites....
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Wiccan! I wish you worked for a publishing company.
~Lisa
Oops sorry...I went back to Authors notes in Ch 1...Of course this is NOT your first fic....Duh. Sorry, brain burp.
Author's Response: Don't worry about it, Wiccan. :-) This was actually my third story.
~Lisa (who will never count those first two attempts that she burned and Obliviated all who saw and is only counting the next two that are actually decent)
Well, turn about is fair play! You reviewed me, so now it's my turn. Dum de dum dum...I LIKED IT! After your manic author profile, frankly I had some trepidations LOL! This is a tough site...although you (and I) love commas, some validatiors here will throw you away for the slightest punctuation error. I have now deleted 7,847,475 commas and am still having problems. Keep on keeping on!
Author's Response: If I wasn't overly "manic" I would be ripping my hair out....oh wait. That's what that sharp pain is.... I NEED HELP.
Well, all I can say is thank you so very much for such a wonderful story. I throughly enjoyed every single paragraph...and thankfully, there were so many of them! Brava!
I'm loving the story but I don't usually review individual chapters of completed ones. I mean, what am I going to say? "Oh, what happens next?" However, I've got to tell you, as entrenched as I am in this great opus, I had to laugh out loud at the A/N: Ginevra...and the pink leash. You are too much, lady! I also have to address how well you understand Post-Traumatic Stress. I am truly sorry that you seem to be intimately familiar with it, but you depict it so well. Hope it was just from study.
With all the great dialogue, plot, angst and emotions in each and every chapter...I am embarressed to say that when Luna said "not only does anger wreak havoc on your internal organs, but it creates erectile dysfunction, as well.", I roared out loud. I am sure my neighbors must have considered calling the police hearing the strange sounds coming from my house at this time of night. Ah, thank you for that...one of the funniest lines I have ever read and I will forever remember.
Oh, this is delightful...Poor Hermione, I can actually feel her conflicting emotions.
Oh, I do like your story...there are many possibilities here. And I know your frustration at validation. Some seem to feel that one error is enough to delete you.
Author's Response: hey! that rhymed! thanks so much for the review!!
“Oh, THAT,” said Sirius, and grinning, he told Harry the story." Now did I totally miss something here or is this another cliffy? Look forward to next chapter.
Author's Response: he was just telling him how he was too impatient to wait for him and resorted to using the mirror. thanks!
Brilliant and captivating. Thank you for an entertaining ride.
That was absolutely wonderful. You captured the characters so well. I cried when Neville got his. Fantastic insight!
Author's Response: Hi Wiccan! Thank you very much for such a rave review! It really makes my day! I wanted Neville to discover something about himself and I am touched that you understood the emotions I was trying to convey! Thank you for reading and reviewing!
After reading the other reviews, it seems they covered most of what I'd want to say. Colly fascinates me though. If I had a house-elf, she's the one I'd want. Could the familiarity and, dare I say 'closeness' between she and Narcissa be because Colly was her nurse as a child? I can think of no other reason she would allow an elf to sit as an equal.
Madam Marb was a delight...shades of the beauty consultants you mentioned to me? LOL With a flamingo, no less. Perfect color! The bickering about the name Malcolm was hysterical. Poor Maeve...she was really more concerned by possible infidelity than murder! I guess it's because she was so sure of his 'innocence', so to speak. Why would Narcissa have lied about that? Just to get an upper hand? Jealousy? Snapes despair after finding out the Horcrux was a fake and it had all been a waste was very nicely written. But then, all of this is.
Author's Response: Yeah, the thought about Snape being hit hard by the fact the Horcrux was a fake hit me as I was writing it. He would have killed DD for nothing... and you can imagine what the would do to someone. And I want to adopt Doris! LOL Thanks for the review. :-)