Wow. I decided I needed to update my summary. Chatspeak now makes me cringe, as I have become my community grammar Nazi. I do write fics, and would LOVE to post them, however, they keep getting rejected. So, if by miracle, you clicked on the link because you read something I've wriiten, congrats, future self.
TT.TT It's a cliffie...UPDATE AGAIN TODAY!!! Lol. I'm all hyper now *jumps around room* That was amazing!!
Author's Response: Oh, sure, I bet I could get another 2,000 words done and posted before midnight :P ...not! Anyway, glad you liked it :) and I'll try to update soon!
*squee* I KNEW I should've checked back sooner! I blame YOU biology! I'm really hyper now, 'cause yooooooooou updated! ....a while ago actually...I'm a bit late...but WHATEVER! *pants* Okay, I'm cool. But seriously, this was gooooood.
Author's Response: Oh, Biology :) Next time, I'll be sure to mention it to you when I update! And thanks for the funny review XD Glad you're liking it!
ARG!!!!! You're killing me with the cliffhangers!!!!! I HAVE to know what happens!!! lol
Author's Response: Hello! Don't worry, you'll figure it out soon enough! Cliffhangers are fun, though =D
(annoying singsong voice) I GOT THE FIRST REEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting it. Reading this gave me a break from "Scary Fairy Tale" with my German. xP. YOU SHOULD GO POST FIFTEEN NAO.
Author's Response: Yaaaaaayyyy! Congrats on the first review. It's quite the accomplishment. And I'm glad you got a break from German! Chapter 15 is almost done!! Hopefully, it will be up soon :) ttyl
*squee* I feel so accomplished betaing something that got accepted. Okay...I need to get off my iPod and pay attention to walking in a crowded city. 'Twas a good read the second time through too.
Author's Response: You did an excellent editing job :) Haha glad you liked it the second time around!
*squee* I feel so accomplished betaing something that got accepted. Okay...I need to get off my iPod and pay attention to walking in a crowded city. 'Twas a good read the second time through too.
Author's Response: DOUBLE POST :D
One formidable Longbottom grandmother and two mischievous Weasley twins teach Rita Skeeter a very public lesson...
UK English, canon ish , humour.
"diaritta skeeter" that was brilliant...i had to stop reading i was laughing 2 hard 2 concentrate
Author's Response:
Hello mortaldraco,
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is owned by J.K Rowling, etc. Not me. I'm only dabbling my unworthy fingers in her magical world. No Copyright infringement is intended.
Credit: Harry Potter dot wikia dot com
Delphinius' Delights Chocolate Frog Cards Special Edition
Wizarding War Heroes
Card Number 27/40
Cedric Diggory
Cedric Diggory, born 27th September 1977. Son of respected Ministry official Amos Diggory (Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures).
Attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1st September 1989, where his loyalty, integrity and faultless character saw him sorted into Hufflepuff House.
Even-tempered and extremely hard working, Mr Diggory was popular among fellow students from all Houses. Reported to have been particularly skilled in the arts of Transfiguration, Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts. Skilled flyer, he became Seeker of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team.
Named Prefect and Hufflepuff Quidditch Captain in his fifth year. Displayed an impeccable sense of fair play when, upon beating Gryffindor Seeker and Boy Who Lived (twice), Harry Potter, to the Snitch during a Quidditch match, he offered to replay it, believing his opponent had been seriously disadvantaged by a mass Dementor attack during the game.
Selected as (first) Hogwarts Triwizard Champion on 31st October 1984 when the legendary Tournament was resurrected after two centuries. Although enjoying overwhelming support from fellow Hogwartians, Mr Diggory refused to participate in the mass derision initially shown to fellow Hogwarts Triwizard Champion, Harry Potter (who, at the time, was universally believed to have circumvented the Age Line around the Goblet of Fire and to have inserted his own name for candidacy; a belief that was later disproved).
Successfully completed the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament by Transfiguring a rock into a dog, though suffered burns from a Swedish Short-Snout later when attempting to escape with the Golden Egg.
Winner of the Triwizard Tournament Second Task, Mr Diggory was lauded by all five Triwizard judges for his clever use of a Bubblehead Charm during the task in Hogwarts Lake.
Tying in first place with Harry Potter, Mr Diggory and his fellow Hogwartian were the first to enter the giant maze (specially grown on the school's Quidditch pitch for the occasion) at the start of the Third Task on 24th June 1995.
Successfully overcame obstacles that would debilitate a lesser wizard: Blast-Ended Skrewts, the Cruciatus Curse - used by an unfortunately Imperiused co-contestant - and an Acromantula (which he defeated with assistance from Harry Potter).
Despite finding himself within yards of the historic Triwizard Cup - and therefore seconds from becoming outright winner of the Tournament - Mr Diggory's innate sense of honour saw him stopping to aid Harry Potter, injured by the same Acromantula which had attacked him seconds earlier.
Once more displaying the extraordinary character for which Hufflepuff students are renowned, Mr Diggory invited Harry Potter to claim victory for himself by taking sole ownership of the Triwizard Cup - an offer he made in gratitude of Harry Potter's earlier assistance. After a short debate, both Champions claimed the Cup (and victory) together, though neither was aware at the time that it had been turned into a Portkey by Death Eater in disguise, Bartemius Crouch, Jr (masquerading at Hogwarts under Polyjuice Potion as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody).
Unwittingly transported to Little Hangleton Graveyard, where Dark 'Lord' Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) was lying in wait for Boy Who Lived (twice), Harry Potter. Promptly murdered on Riddle's order by Death Eater Peter Pettigrew, making Mr Diggory the first casualty of the Second Wizarding War.
Described (shortly after) by acclaimed Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, as exemplifying 'many of the qualities which distinguish Hufflepuff house: a good and loyal friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play'. Mr Diggory's shocking death was a severe blow to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and to Hufflepuff House in particular, where he is still considered to be 'the brightest, bravest, most loyal and exceptional student produced by Hufflepuff House in centuries'.
The C.E.D.R.I.C Society was grounded at Hogwarts to promote the values which the Joint Triwizard Tournament Winner embodied (Charisma, Endurance, Determination, Integrity and Character).
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Author's note: Dumbledore's dialogue lifted from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37: The Beginning.
Gosh, that was quite sombre work. I try to put something witty on each 'card', but the circumstances that brought poor Cedric to public attention made it impossible.
*sniff*
Kara's Aunty ;)
sorry I didn't answer earlier - I've not logged on in a while!
Glad you enjoyed 'Educating Rita' so much though!
*beams*
And I'm also thrilled you like Rita's nickname so much :)
Thanks for R & R-ing,
M :)
That, was a very interersting perspective. I've wondered what it would be like if Harry had taken Draco's invitation, and the result is intriguing.
Author's Response: Hello! I'm glad you found it interesting! It was Oh so fun to write so I'm happy to see that my lil old one-shot was intriguing! (just a side-note: intriguing was on my second grade spelling test and in order to remember it I made up a little song... now I can't spell the word without singing it! just thought I'd share that completely random story!)
Thank you SO much for reminding us all of HBP with Harry's DADA lesson. Your better than WB for putting the epic bit of humor into this.
I love this fic by the way, I don't a whole ton of Next Gen's, but this is really good. I'm quite anxious to continue this, although my 2 hour allowance of online time is up, I'm gonna risk it, just for you.
Author's Response: Thanks for your review! I hope you keep on reading. Chapter 8 is almost finished - I've just come back from a hiatus. Expect to see it within a few weeks!
During the trip to Godric's Hollow, Hermione, through the course of events, comes to realize that her friendship with Harry had become so much more to her - but not to him. This pain, this disconcerting feeling, however, had nothing to do with Horcruxes.
that was rly good. i was quite impressed. the only improvement i can make is to not take so many of the events from the book ex. when harry and hermione were in bathilda's house. i rly enjoyed ur way of interpreting hermione's lie...everyone one of the ten times i've read tht book...i always wonder...
Author's Response:
First off, I'm so glad you liked this story. I really wanted to make something sweet but tragic.
I, too, always wondered, every time I read that one line, what it was that made her so shaken, considering the fact that she had seen Harry while he had visions before. I merely imprinted my own ideas and personality into that scenario.
The reason I incorporated so many of the events of Bathilda's Secret was because I needed the reader to know what was going on for both characters at each interval. We already knew what was happening with Harry, but Hermione was a large part of that scene, so we needed her input.
Thank you so much for reviewing, and I hope to bump into you again somewhere. Take care and happy reading!
Jess
This was beautifully written. I think that you got the characterization spot on with Lily and James.
It was really intersting to see Harry's life from such an abstract POV, but you did an amazing job on it.
The ending...I had to try very hard to stop myself from crying since my mom just called me into her room to show me something, and it would've looked odd if I walked in wiping my eyes and saying, "This fic I just read was so incredible it made me cry."
The description is what got me to read it, I was looking at it and I've read some of your other fics and decided to read it, you're a marvelous author.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! The ending does sort of tug on the tear ducts, I know ;) I'm glad you liked it and that the summary was able to pull you in -- summaries are always tricky balancing acts.
Wow, that's really good. I love reading fics, and this is so far one of my favorites. Good job.