Well hi! My name's Becca, I'm a Gryffindor, and I reside on the forums as twilightHPgirl18. I live in New York, I love the 1940s-'70s almost as much as I love Ashton Kutcher, and I'm actually working on an OF that takes place in 1966, and another in 1976 based on my dad's teenage life :)
My favorite bands are, in no particular order: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, The Doors, and Pink Floyd.
I love the TV shows The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls, Happy Days, Glee, Saturday Night Live (I love Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell), and Survivor.
My favorite movie at the moment is Pirate Radio (which I love oh so much), but I'm also very fond of Tommy Boy, Across the Universe, 21, The Breakfast Club, The Blues Brothers, and Grease.
My dream is to live in New York City, London, or New Haven, Connecticut. I'm just that cool ;)
Becca:D
I almost cried while I read the ending. I really like Sirius/Lily, and I wish that it could have happebed. Sirius is absolutely my favorite character ever, and I hate to see him so sad, but this was wonderuflly written. Great job! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Aw, thanks so much. The pairing has grown on me a little since I wrote this story, I have to say. But of course, if Sirius/Lily had been canon, then there would have been no Harry Potter, and that would have been a true tragedy!! :P Anyway, thanks again for your review.
Hey, Sarah! Why is it that Scorpius/Rose is the most popular next-gen topic, along with Ted/Victiore? Why not Scorpius/Lily? Then again, Lily is younger...
Awwww! *squees* This has to be one of the most bloody brilliant stories I have EVER read in the year and a half I have been visiting Mugglenet! I absolutely loved it! Excellent power and emotion in it. I normally don't read next-gen stories that focus on Scorpius, but you nailed it. This is sooo going on my favorites. Great job! {BeccA}
Luna and Schmergo! You guys have the crazyest imagination! I think Schmergo knows me pretty well from the numerous reviews I've written her, but I'll be sure to go and read Luna's stuff as soon as I'm done with this.
I actually understood the title when I saw it, even though I've never seen Kill Bill... a kid in my class did, though...
it would be like Prince Charming murdering Cinderella and eating her liver with a side of fava beans.
^^You guys have a twisted sense of humor. I like it!
Great story, I loved it, but whats up with the ending? I'm guessing that this is the page he tore in half... am I right? Was the word 'half'? That's my answer and I'm locking it in! (I'm watching weird game shows)/ Awesome job, guys!
Luna: Arthur was incredibly well written, and he seemed like that crazy, somewhat odd character that JK wrote. Have you ever thought about becoming an author?
Schmergo: Things I have impaled- grapes, cheese cubes, pineapple, my mother's bed (long story including standing on a quilt rail trying to close an 'imaginary window' a couple years back during one of my more 'hyperactive crazyful' days. Bill was awesomeatastical (please don't sue me for word-copywrite infringement). He was in character perfectly as well. You should be an author, too. And just an off-topic question: When will the next Potter's Pentagon book be out, or the next chapter of Pride and Prejuiced Plums? I've been had some rather strange daydreams during exams involving Ted in a chicken suit, Emma becoming a Death Eater, Haley confessing her undying love for Vlad, Jordan falling off a boat in the middle of DADA class due to his large pile of books, and Ivy running off with Tyrone to pursue a career in professional cheerleading. Please update soon before I end up making my next-gen fic characters do any of the aforementioned craziness.
But this was a great story, guys. And how do you come up with these ideas?
{BeccA}
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I\'ve never seen \"Kill Bill\" either-- it\'s definitely not the type of film that I like to watch. But yeah, the idea randomly just popped into my head. And of course I remember you, Becca! Yeah, you\'ll probably like Luna\'s stories, especially \"A Day At The Spa,\" which is in the humour section. The Cinderella line is my fault... I have to admit ,the character of Prince Charming has always kinda intrigued me, because we never see his personality. HE COULD BE A DERANGED KILLER! (I once wrote a book-length story called \"Spyros: Prince Charming\'s Side of The Story\" where he\'s a shy, nerdy teenager. And Cinderella beats him up. Yeaaah.)
\r\nThe ending was the word \'half\', so yes, you were right. The document he was holding was this story, so he ripped it up so no one could interfere with his life anymore, but it also meant that we, the members of the evil MNFF, can\'t read the story anymore. Remember, we\'re all the bad guys here. So we don\'t get to know the story because he escaped out of the story into our world. Yeah, Luna told me it was a confusing story, too.
\r\nI want to be an author, honestly... though I\'d just try to write funny kids\' books. The next chapter of Pride and Pre-Juiced Plums\" should probably be up within a week... I\'m really busy with play rehearsals (I\'m playing Mrs. Darbus in the play \"High School Musical\" right now!), and my idea was that I\'ll submit the third Potter\'s Pentagon book as soon as I submit \"PRide and Pre-Juiced Plums.\" After that should come more \"Love A Duck!\"
\r\nYOUR DAYDREAMS ARE AMAZING. Can you draw? Because if you can draw, I would LOVE to see a picture of all of this. I\'m imagining it all drawn in the style of \"Meet The Robinson\" for some reason (possibly because I\'m watching that movie right now.) You\'re asking ME how I come up with these ideas? How do you come up with YOUR ideas? They\'re hilarious!
Alas, I cannot, and never could, draw. And I have no way to unpload pictures to the computer, so I'm really sorry... although, my friends might have one... I could ask, but their busy talking in spanish and german and i have no idea how to ask 'do you have a photo-upload-thingy' in either of those languages. my life is interesting. {BeccA} P.S. I have read quite a few of Luna;s stories, and you're right, they are all really good!
Author's Response: It\'s perfectly all right if you can\'t draw-- I was just facetiously asking. I didn\'t think you\'d actually draw this ridiculous picture. ^_^
Great job, guys! I loved it! It's a great start to the whole story, there's a lot of potential, and a great idea for a humor fic.
Granny rolls her eyes at the lack of imagination and tact the next generation has.
^^I beg to differ, Granny! There are several good ideas in this generation! Like HP, the Wii, and toast w/ powdered sugar! It may sound bad, but I'ts good!
Seems like a really good plot coming, I can't wait for the next chapter! How many chapters are there?
Really good, yet random pairing for one of the contestants: Aberforth Dumbledore. *gets several strange ideas* *dies of fright of the whole Hermione/Aberforth theory* *falls off chair* *is revived*
Anyway, this is going on my favorites. Excellent job, again. {BeccA}
Really good sequel! I loved how, like, the names of the fics are incorperated into them, imstead of just being summaries), and these two were very good. Excellent job, Nymphea. {BeccA}
Author's Response: I'm glad we agree on how to title stories :) Thanks for sticking with this through the sequel, and for reviewing!
Wow. Nice story. I really liked the 'don't make me go all third year Malfoy on you' part! That was really funny. I never expected a story like that, but I'm gonna add it to my favorites as soon as I can. Excellent job! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Thank you. :]
Yessss! An update! Hallelujah! *sings chorus of Paramore's Hallelujah* And I was scrolling through the forums and found your thread in Dean's Corner. You are totally amazing! I love the Marauders, Fawkes *little feather'head penguin!* and the PP sones the best. And I liked the goth cape that CReepy PP Gender Swap Jordan had on... It was hilarious! They are some of the best artwork I've ever seen!
“Haley, I didn’t fall for the ‘hurry-Dementors-are-after-me’ trick the last three times. If you want a piece of chocolate, you can always just ask for it.”
^^I love Haley! She's soo hilarious; I'm just like her and love my chocolate.
And earlier when Emma's surprised thatTyrone's telling her that he fainted, it's kind of like me. I mean, whenever my friends are scared, I can't show that I am too. I feel like, just like Tyrone, that I have to be brave even if I'm more scared than anyone.
Lupin nodded in agreement. “Maybe he’s just feeling a little under the weather,” he said, sounding as though he was trying to convince himself. “After all, there is a full moon coming up.” He paused. “You stole my chocolate bar, didn’t you?”
“No,” Haley said innocently, while taking a blatantly obvious bite of chocolate.
^^Have I mentioned that Haley's probably the funniest person in here? She reminds me so much of my friend!
I feel soooo bad for Ted! My friend has diabetes (we found that out after he fainted in Church twice last year), and I feel really incredibly bad for him and Ted! I mean , I've heard a lot about the disease and it's just absolutely horrible with the injections and the blood sugar testing and... *shudders* I feel bad for anyone who has it.
“Dagnabit!” he exclaimed. “I splinched my mustache!”
Emma cackled and pulled his hat down over his eyes. “What mustache?” she asked sweetly, and hightailed it out into the foyer.
^^Poor Tyrone. I loved Emma's reply; she's absolutely hilarious!
All in all, I really liked this chapter. It's probably my favorite chapter in this book so far (my favorite is In Which Christmas Isn't Quite So Jolly in the Five. Don't ask me how I remember that...) And another thing! The chapters in all three books have started with the words In Which except for this on, which has The as the first word in the title. It's pretty cool! Good job! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Mwahahaha, thank you! And... I can't believe you found my Dean's Corner thread, I've been trying to hide it from the world. Ah yes, I remember my gender swap picture... creepy times, creepy times. You know, this sounds really snotty, but I'm kinda surprised this is only my third review, because this story's been up all day. But I'm really, really, really glad that you like this. You know, it's weird, this lady at my church fainted, and it turned out SHE had diabetes, too.
There was one other chapter that didn't start with "In Which"-- Chapter Seven of "The Truth" was called "That Romance Chapter." Since this is also Chapter Seven, I decided to not start its title with 'in which,' either.
Wonderful chapter, Schmergo! I loved the Emma/Tyrone parts the best, but it was all really good. Great job, and have a happy birthday on the 14th! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Aw, thank you, Becca! I liked the Emma/Tyrone bits the best, too, but don't I always? ^_^
Schmergo! Again, a great chapter, annnnnd I just had to say something quickly: I clicked on audio fiction and was like *gasp* when I saw your name! So, I listened... and was very happy! I'm sorry this is such a short review; im not supposed to be on the computer right now... So I'll leave a longer one later. {BeccA}
P.S. *still excited after listening to Happy Christmas Lord Voldemort*
Author's Response: Ooh, thank you! And I'm glad you liked the audiofic... it was not my best recording yet. Nice to get a review from you!
I love Anatoly too. He rocks. And I'm not just saying that because we're both Slytherins (I just got the results of my sorting test on the forums. I'm AnythingButOrdinary13, if you ever wanted to PM me or something.. heh. I love getting them.). Sooooo... I was browsing through my favorites, and found this, and asked myself 'hasn't this been updated yet?' Alas, seconds later, I got an email telling me that it was!
“And you’re boring! We should call you Bore-dan!”
“That’s a horrible pun! And you’re obnoxious!”
“What’s that about the Fwooper calling the Augurey feathery Jor-jums?”
“I specifically ordered you never to call me that!”
“Well, you can’t give me orders. You’re not my Quidditch captain, baby bro.”
“Only because you’re the most dreadful flier I’ve had the misfortune to ever see.”
^^Ah, traditional brother-sister rivalry. To be honest, they've been a great inspiration for my MWPP era fic, where Remus has an OC sister, Torrey.
Ooh, spinny chairs!” she squealed, and raced over toward one of the many swivel-chairs and plopped herself in it, twirling around several times.
^^I do that everytime I go to my mother's accountanting firm. Not very professional, is it?
Anatoly stood and strode across the room dramatically. “Well, I am cynical, sarcastic, sly, resourceful, self-centred, overly theatrical, resourceful, cunning and crafty.” He paused. “Or maybe I just think snakes are cute, look fabulous in green, and like to sneer. I mean, seriously, have you ever heard of a Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff sneering? Yes, I didn’t think so, either.”
^^Anatoly's description of himself is totally hilarious! It reminds me of myself a few years ago, before becoming more like Emma. And now I'm beginning to have conflicting thoughts about Haley... now I'm confused as to which ship I prefer more: Haley/Vlad, or Haley/Anatoly. I think they tie! I only like Vlad's character better, but I like the HP/AC ship. And the hp on Jor-jum's computer being 'Haley's initials'. She has a lot to learn.
(Anatoly managed to create a background of Zabini’s head stuck on a potato with cartoony arms and legs protruding from the sides. Haley couldn’t wait for Jordan to find it.)
^^Another potato joke! I love it!
TEDWARD! No! This is so sad! What happened to Tedward?! I love calling him Tedward, therefore am being rather insensitive to the poor guy, but WHY TEDWARD? Why not Jor-jums? Life isn't fair! I figured that one out when I only found only three pieces on cheddar cheese in the fridge for my family's lunch instead of four! And I'd also love to nominate you for the QSQ's, but alas, I have no idea as to how to do so. So, I'll be scrolling through the forums all day to figure out how! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Ooh, awesome! That's a pretty cool username. By the way, I just sent an email to the mods about how this story hadn't been updated, and THEN I checked my inbox five minutes later, and it had. I have fun writing Haley and Jordan's interactions, because they're so ridiculously different and yet bizarrely similar in other ways. And I LOVE spinny chairs, and I LOVE Anatoly.
It's not insensitive to call him Tedward... I do it all the time, hahaha. And it had to be Tedward because frankly, everything bad happens to him. *Snicker* I'm horribly evil, actually. Anyway, if you'd like to be an absolute doll and nominate meeeee, go to the Fiction Junction section of the site, then click on the subforum called "Quicksilver Quills."
I just got an email from mugglenet giving me the summary, and I can't wait! I just have one question: Why isn't it up?
Ok, make that two questions: Why does Jordan have a bad expierence of a hobo?
I lied. 3 Questions: I haven't read the Artemis Fowl books... are they good?
I read one of your reviews, and I love annoying salespeople, too! One time, someone called for my dad, and he didn't want to talk to them, and I had to say he wasn't home. Then the person kept annoying me, and my dad told me to give him the phone, so I said 'Oh, here he is!', and the person with the Southern accent hung up the phone. I was very offended and started yelling at the phone until my mom pretended that nothing happened and called me for dinner! Then my friend picks up her phone and yells 'we don't want whatever you're selling, idiot!' and hangs up. Yea... I hope this gets up soon, though. I think I jinx it... everytime I look at an email saying one of your stories has been accepted (ya know, the emails you get when an author on your favorites *wink wink* *hint hint* *prays that the author understands this* has another story accepted). Then when I go to check, only the summary is up. It happened with Kill Bill (And Arthur), too! *frowns* I'm evil!!!!!! *throws computer out the window* Ok, I didn't really do that, but I want to! It's mean *curses evil, vile (if you rearrange the letters in evil, you get vile!!! I just realized that... wow) GREAT JOB!!! (at least for future chapters... I'm kinda sugar high now... triple chocolate ice cream... so good... so much sugar... *SQUEES LOUDLY*) {BeccA}
Author's Response: You'll find out how Jordan has a bad experience when the chapter is up! I won't give anything away at the moment. I personally LOVE the Artemis Fowl books, but the biggest problem is that, unlike Harry Potter, they kinda throw you into this fantasy world and expect you to understand it. It takes awhile to get accustomed to it, like the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Artemis Fowl is unique when it comes to fantasy, because the 'magic' that the fairies use is more like advanced technology, and the fantasy beings are almost exactly like real, modern people. In fact, they're more human than the main human character, Artemis the twelve-year-old evil genius!
I swear I favorited this, but I guess I didn't, because I didn't get an nupdate notice... *goes and favorites story* There. Now I can't make any more mistakes. I spent the day at my grandmother's, and I spent it drawing my random Potter's Pentagon pictures. So far, Ivy became a pro cheerleader and Emma joined the U.S. Military. Now, Jordan has to become the lead singer of Keane, Ted has to become the first wolfman in space, and Haley has to ride a fishing boat down the Amazon River while singing 'Shake It' by Metro Station... this should be fun. I wish I knew how to scan them onto my computer, or do something with them to enter them, but aside from having no way to and having absolutely no time today (I'm lucky I'm on now) because it's my birthday (July 22. Is a simple date that hard for my uncle to remember? He forgot my birthday.).
Uther Smith-Smythe... because one 'Smith' can make a guy boring... I found it hysterical. Like, really really funny. Of course, like someone needs a definition of 'hysterical'. Apparently, I haven't gotten any smarter with age (not that much age, like, I'm not that old, or am I? No, I'm really not. I don't even have my own apartment yet. But I will. Oh, I will.) I'm gonna stay on topic now and look for that Beatles reference...
What does a fedora look like? I've heard of one, but I can't remember it...
"Shotgun!” called Haley, jumping into the passenger seat before anyone else could claim it.
^^School Christmas production. After it, I go running across an icy parking lot screaming 'Shotgun!' as loud as I can. My mother and I go fighting over the passenger-side door handle and my dad yells 'Rebecca (he only uses my real name when I'm in trouble), if you don't let go of that door, you're going home with Dylan!' Dylan is this really weird kid I go to school with. Dylan's dad laughs and then speeds out of the parking lot. I simply sigh and walk to the back of the car, trying to guilt my father into buying me ice cream... in the middle of December... when it's snowing.
Alpaca farm? Nice one, Ted.
It’s invisible to Muggles normally… but have you ever, like, read Peter Pan, where the fairies die if you say ‘I don’t believe in fairies’ but if you say ‘I do believe in fairies,’ then they live?”
“Ummm, yeahhh…” said Giorgi, who had absolutely no idea where this was going. All she knew was that six-foot-five werewolf was pointing into thin air, insisting there was something there, and babbling on about fairies.
^^Umm... Ted's taller than my dad... weird. I'd probably be in the same shock as Giorgi (I actually tried to get my nickname to be Giorgi, but it's not a great nickname for 'Becca' now is it?
Edwin Weasley... where does that sound familiar from... omg isn't that George's son from Long Distance Extendable Ears?.. wait! I thought it was when Fred died that Edwin was Geore's son... now he's Fred's son? 'Dad and Uncle George'... I'm confused!
And when they finally drove by Abbey Road, Jordan couldn’t help but laugh as four long-haired men crossed the street in front of the car, one of them barefoot.
^^IS THAT THE BEATLES REFERENCE???? IS IT? IS IT? IS IT? Sorry, I'm exhibiting Haley-esque qualities right now. Is the bare-foot one John? It kinda sounds like a hippie...
(he managed to trick her into eating a horseradish bean, and she retaliated by force-feeding him two vomits and an earwax)
^^I made my grandmother eat a trout!
“Look who’s talking, mutant!”
^^Does this have anything to do with the X-gene/ Y gene type thing that I told all my friends in school about and we now torture all the boys? (Strangely, quite a few of them didn't know about it...)
“That was interesting,” Ted remarked mildly.
He and Ivy had just watched with some interest as Tyrone Thomas danced by, brandishing a Chinese food carton and calling, “Hey, Ted! Hi, Ivy! TOADS ARE COOL!”
^^Stop being so funny! I almost choked on my gum I was laughing so hard! Do you want a dead body on your conscience? I think not. Just kidding. I did almost choke on it, though...
HOLY FLYING MONKEYS! What's up with the whole Ivy-Pansy-Smythe-Smith-guy thing? That's not fair! Ivy's Harry's daughter, and Mrs. Evilcan't do anything about it!!!!! HA! BURN PANSY! (squees and tries to stop acting like Haley). Well, this is the longest review I've ever left anyone... and on my birthday too! What a great present, making someone happy!!!!! I feel special.
{BeccA}
P.S. Tyrone's right! Toads are cool!
Author's Response: Becca! Thanks for the amazingly long review! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope your birthday is amazing and special and full of fluffy pink cake and stuff. Thanks so much for favouriting! Do you have a digital camera? You can take a photograph of your picture and send me an email with the photo via the contact author link on my profile. You wouldn't be the only one to enter that way. Your pictures sound amazingly funny!
I have a feeling you like Ted a lot. Do you? ^_^ Fedoras are those hats that look kind of like smushed top hats. Ryan from High School Musical is always wearing one. Boy band members tend to wear them, too. I love fedoras! They make me feel DEBONAIR!
When I was in Elementary School, I used to go to this camp every summer. When we passed an alpaca farm, we knew we were getting close to the camp! It was totally a land mark, much like Eraser Mart, which was actually a porn store in Estonia.
Ted's really tall. I've been hinting at that for awhile, but the last time I remember mentioning his specific height was in "The Truth" when he told Haley he was six feet, three-and-a-half inches. His ultimate full height by "Pride and Pre-Juiced Plums" is six feet, five and a half inches. I know exactly how tall everyone is off the top of my head... that's REALLY sad.
Edwin was originally designed to be Fred's son, but then Fred died in DH, so I switched to having him be George's son. I'd already written all three Potter's Pentagon books before DH, but I seem to remember that in "The Truth," I had Edwin as George's son. I might've forgotten, though. Ah, well. Doesn't really matter, he's not super-important. We know he's half-black, but Angelina Johnson (who I had Fred marry) and Eglantine Mackle (the OC from Long-Distance Extendable Ears) are both of some degree of African heritage, so he could be either one's son.
YOU FOUND THE BEATLES REFERENCE! If you look at the cover of the Beatles album called "Abbey Road," it shows the Beatles crossing the street. The barefoot one is Paul, and it's one reason why a lot of people thought he was dead for awhile.
I got my friend to eat a vomit bean, telling him it was spaghetti flavoured! MWAHAHAHAHAHAH! The mutant thing DOES have to do with that-- throughout the trilogy, Giorgi always calls him a mutant or a freak of nature. It's kind of her pet name for Jordan. And he takes it as a compliment.
Toads are so cool... I have had four pet frogs, but no toads, in my life-- and I've always really loved amphibians. When I first read Harry Potter at age six, I got all upset that toads were considered uncool. Plus, Neville is seriously the bomb.
Random review that is a forgotten continuation of my last one: My mom borrowed Les Miserables from her friends, and I'm reading it. I'm not that fond of it, but I've only read a little bit. I scared my grandparents by screaming 'Oh my God I'm on page six!!!!!'
Author's Response: SKIP THE FIRST 58 PAGES!!!!!!!!! (or however many pages it is in your book... diffrent editions are different.)They're all about the bishop. Start on 'book' two inside the book-- look at your index. Skip all the stuff about the bishop and start when Jean Valjean comes to town. I read all the way through the Bishop part and almost bludgeoned my own brains out in boredom. Also, skip the books on the Petit-Picpus convent, Waterloo, and Argot later on. I promise it's a really great book, though. I've read it four times and am working on it a fifth time. The first time I read the book, it took me two days, and I read it all the way through with like no breaks ever.. I don't think I ate any meals.
Well hello! It's been so long since I've reviewed or actually read this story. *facepalm* What with untrue rumors being spread about me, trying to take care of those, and being told to stay out of trouble at the same time, I've been unnaturally busy. And any time my parents tell me to stay out of trouble, I get in even more! So I've been grounded for several detentions, only one of which was my fault (the others my friends dragged me into, one of them even telling the teacher I wanted it when I said no such thing!). Of course, my family didn't see it that way and I was grounded from my cell phone, the computer, and most of the daily activities in my life. However, I am now on Christmas break, have been ungrounded, and can finally r&r! Anyway, let's move on...
I already discovered those, but I’ve still not mastered Telemency
^^What the Niflheim is Telemency?? Will someone please explain this to me?
And if that’s the case, I should be able to invent Telemency—moving thoughts from one mind to another.
^^Ah, thank you!
..."But I have absolutely no doubt that you’re a Seer.”
^^*gasps* *faints* *dies in shock* *paramedics arrive* *revives* *paramedics leave* *stands up* *sits in chair* *cycle continues about four more times* JORJUMS?!!?!?! a seer?!?!?!? Oh boy...
He couldn’t finish his statement, because Trelawney had snatched his hand and was wearing the type of overjoyed expression that Emma usually did right after a Slytherin Quidditch player was injured grievously.
^^Oh, Emma. Emma, Emma, Emma.
“You must have been a powerful magician in a past life.”
^^Was he Merlin??? Or, like, Slytherin or Gryffindor or someone like that?
Ohhhhhh Jordan. He's got a lot of trouble coming, I can already tell that. A great chapter, and I regret all the trouble that I caused, that ended up preventing me from reading this earlier! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Ahhh, how lovely to receive more Becca reviews! Though I'm SOOOO sorry about all of the trouble that you've been in! I absolutely hate it when that type of thing happens to me (which happens OFTEN!)
Hahahahahaha, I was hoping for that type of reaction to the Jordan Seer thing. Because that's basically how Jordan responded as well! But he's totally in denial, so he's still considering the issue, whether he wants to believe it or not.
Just to clear things up, though, Jordan had a reason to get mad at Trelawney when she said that he must have been a powerful magician in his past life. That was SUPPOSED to be a batty thing to say-- I don't think there's reincarnation in the magical world, and Jordan's not a reincarnation of anyone. So don't you worry about that bit!
And another incredible chapter! Great job!
Emma pretended to vomit into a potted plant.
^Why is it that Emma constantly reminds me of myself?
The Twister game reminds me of the one I played with my friends on Halloween. My one friend ended up in the same position as Jordan, and my other in Emma's predicament.
Ivy thought wistfully of meals where it was typical to see Uncle Ron transfiguring a plate of bacon into bees, Emma talking loudly while eating, Holly and Jonathan throwing scrambled eggs at one another, Ted mixing together everything on his plate while Jordan picked apart every separate ingredient of his, and Haley covering absolutely all of her food with whipped cream. She missed her friends, strange food-related quirks and all.
^The Potters and Weasleys certainly are an interesting clan, aren't they? Jordan picking apart every ingredient of his food, and Haley pouring whipped cream on all of hers seem the most like breakfast with one of my friends over. I'm like Jordan, they're like Haley.
Oh, my gosh. Why, no, how (it's perfectly obvious why) could Pansy do that to her only daughter? It's horrible! She's horrible!
I actually almost like Ophidias how he is in the beginning of the chapter; he's not evil or anything, just... ambivalent, I guess.
Again, a great chapter! {BeccA}
Author's Response: It's so cool that you're like Emma-- I LIIIIKE her! I have a one-shot hopefully coming up soon (just submitted it!) featuring Emma that I thiink you will like. And I love Twister, but your situation must have been WAY more awkward than Jordan and Emma's, since they're relatives and practically brother and sister. And my best friend eats like Jordan! I'm more like Ted-- I mix everything together. But I also LUUUUUURVE my whipped cream!
I think it's cool how you like Ophidias in the beginning of the chapter, because everyone was like "I HATE OPHIE!" when the first book came out. It's neat to see some... turning tides.
This was by far the weirdest thing he’d heard in days, and he had heard Haley’s infamous “Christmas Mooseduck” song.
^^I would absolutely love to hear what a Christmas Mooseduck is, moreso why it has a song.
Eh. Ophidias is NOT "emo". Nor can he be related to anything like that. I'm sorry if I'm going over the top on this. It's just, some of my ex-best friends started a rumor about me like that... even though it's not true and never was, my school took it seriously and it was enough to get me to go over-the-top whenever someone mentions "emo". Anyway, a really good chapter and I can't wait for the next update! {BeccA}
Author's Response: The brilliant Chistmas mooseduck song was created my my sister when she was about five. Sing to the tune of jinglebells: "Moose moose moose, moose moose moose, moosey moosey moose. Moose-moose-moose-moose-moosey-moose-moose-moose-moose-moose-moose-DUCK!" Also, my sister has been known to play duck-duck-moose. Mooseducks were kind of her little... thing.
Ah, when I said 'emo,' I just meant, 'short for emotional.' Which is true, Ophie's a little emotional in this chapter! But I know what you mean, and I HATE it when people do that, I really do. Luckily, I've never been in that predicament myself, because I'm ridiculously cheerful almost all the time, but I hate what people do with labels.
Hola Schmergo! Yes, I'm speaking in random Spanish, but hey! After vacation, I had to quote our GPS (yes, it can speak in Spanish). So, I come back, and have an update to this. My reaction: how in the name of TED did I miss this?
Nice names. Very original. In my stories, the most random names I have are Draco Charybdis Malfoy and Sirius December Black. heh.
Do you know who Ivy reminds me of in the second paragraph? She reminds me of Cosette from Les Miserables. The only difference I find it that Cosette was most certainly not happy with the Thenardiers or what have you.
“Tell Pansy where to stick that custody arrangement, and give Bellowes a nice swift kick in a soft spot for me, will you?” (That was Emma.)
^^That would be me... actually, that IS me... don't ask.
“Dueling on desks, loose papers everywhere, bringing children in on field trips, jinxing toilets… I’m going off to find a bathroom without attack chickens, thank you very much…”
^^My neighbors have attack chickens! Well, that's not their purpose, but... close enough! It's funny how this series' world and characters can relate to me... COOL!
Oooohhh. Don't have a big cliffie like that! It makes me sad... only joking, this is just such a good story that I hate cliffies like that. But excellent job on this chapter, and I love the names. {BeccA}
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I think more people should totally say "How in the name of Ted." I think Sirius December Black is the most beautiful name I have ever heard of. And Ivy TOTALLY reminds me of Cosette, to the point where I made a comic book about it! I see the Malfoys as the Thenardiers and Harry as Jean Valjean, who, like, rescued her and adopted her. (Ted's Marius, Haley's Eponine, Tyrone's Enjolras, Jordan's Javert, Emma's Fantine, Anatoly's Thenardier. In terms of the musical, of course. Their personalities are totally different in the book). ATTACK CHICKENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNS!
Hello again, Schmergo!
Sorry I'm double-reviewing this chapter; I left a very short one when I got to read about half of it! Anyway, this is such a good story! its really coming out nicely! (by the way, the first chapter of my first story just got accepted if you wanted to read it :D!!!!!!!!!) Anywayyy...
WOWZA! John Lennon WILL come flying in to save the day, i just know it! hahha anyway, great chapter; i loved it! I hope you'll check my fic out, too! {BeccA}
Author's Response: Oh my gosh! I will stop by and check out your story-- I've been hoping you'd get something up soon!
Yay! I love the beginnings of your stories, they always have a way of drawing you in. In my next-gen fic (kinda sorta a fanfic of this but with other characters that I thought up before reading PP. This helped me figure out families and whatnot) there's Scarlett and Cory (twins), Holly (only child), Zoey (only child of a single father), and Jamie (son of... I'm not giving it away before it's posted. But he's got a rather interesting part in Book 5... I've said too much.) and they're kinda like yours, with personalities, but I've got quite a few mixed characters, lkike a combo of Emma and Haley (Holly) and a combo of Ivy and Jordan (Zoey) and Jamie's not based on anyone really, but he's a little Ted-ish. Ooooh! How come you only did u[ to 6th year instead of 7th? I was gonna, but then I figured it qould be too much like yours, so I added about 5 extra books to mine. Only 1 (a Post-Hogwarts category) + 2 (a humor caegory) are finished, and 3 (post-Hogwarts or Other Pairing, I'll have to finish it) is on hiatus while I write a MWPP (Maruder-era or various pairings) story. then book 4 is kinda creepy (probably a Dark/Angsty story, because of past tragedies. I'm saying too much!!! *sigh* But then I have one taking place a year after graduation, and one taking place 5 years after it and a prequel.... why did I say all of this.... OH YEA! If you had any help togive me on character development so as to not have me copy all of yours... Now I'll review!!!
Umm... Ron's dead?? Ron Weasley?? NOOO!!! And the guy on the bench, did he rig the Triwizard Tournament last year?
I'm at my mom's office right now, and she does't know I'm reviewing (or reading for that matter) so trying to type quietly while singing your spoof lyrics to Empty Chairs at Empty Tables isn't the easiest thing ever. She went to pick up lunch, but I still need to hide from the dudes here........
I'd love to enter your challenge, but I have no scannr. I did draw some pretty good pictures of outfits from the Battle of Apple as I call it, and I'd love to submit (along with the daydreams I had during an exam like Ivy professional cheerleading, as I'm drawing that later today!!!) so I'm really mad... maybe I can submit from my mom's office... but she doesn't workk again until, like, two weeks fom now... *mentally swears* Ok... back to this story!
“Make that bed. Want some bread?” said Ted Lupin, causing inevitable giggles of ‘that rhymed!’ from Haley.
^^haha Hale... my teacher said something that rhymed last year, and I start laughing at my desk, and she just stares at me. "But it rhymed" I said dejectedly. "You're lucky you're not in bigger trouble" said the evl Professor Zabini (or my last year homeroom teacher).
Ivy blushed, and Jordan seriously considered starting a tally chart of how many times she blushed that year.
^^haha I was going to start a tally chart of how many times a year our Spanish teacher made a noise like a tazer, or how many times my teacher wore the same outfit, or how many times my friend broke up with and got back together with ber boyfriend... yea...
REALLY GOOD STORY, AND MY MOM'S BACK SO I HAVE TO GO!!! I'LL REVIEW BACK AT HOME AND READ THE REST OF THE STORY!!! {Becca}
Author's Response: I guess the thing about the characters in my story is that they're all "types," but elaborated. They're the "types" you see in every story, musical, movie, what have you. Emma's the bold/feisty/fiery one, Jordan's the moody genius, Ted's the 'nice guy,' Ivy's the 'good girl,' and Haley's the wacky comic relief. But I hope my characters are more than just that! Your story sounds very cool!
I only went up to sixth year because I wanted it to be a trilogy, but the Epilogue features graduation in seventh year... and then some other stuff. I might write a lot of books outside the "trilogy" (which is a trilogy because it's based on Jordan's growth as a person-- he's not as dynamic after his sixth year), including a prequel taking place in first year, a story where these characters are grown up with teenaged kids centering around Jordan, and a really creepy AU called "Sweeney Ted," based on a nightmare I once had. Maybe even some one-shots, who knows? I've gotten incredibly attached to these characters.
The guy on the bench was an older Jordan... you might want to reread the end of the dream! If you don't have a scanner, you can always take a picture with a digital camera and send that to me via email. I've done that a lot before I got a scanner. Bahahaha, you are so weirdly hilarious... I love your reviews, Becca.