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Neville stared down at the smouldering scrap of parchment. There, in neat handwriting that was not his own, was printed the name NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM.
When Neville's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, the Boy-Who-Lived is thrust into his most dangerous challenge yet. For how can a boy with such limited magical ability possibly hope to survive one of the most gruelling and violent competitions in the Wizarding world?
The new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher takes Neville under his wing, but evil is growing nearer and not everyone is as they seem. Meanwhile new complications arise in Neville's life. How will he cope with these challenges, and what awaits him at the year's end? In Year Four, everything changes...
I am enjoying this saga, especially the way you have managed to keep the characters true to JK's world. Please don't be as long as she was in writing OotP!
Author's Response: I'm beginning to learn just why JKR took so long to write OOTP. The number of characters alone makes it mind-boggling, let alone the plot and all the emotion in it! Fortunately, I can post chapters as I write them, rather than having to complete the whole thing! Chapter 1 is submitted now.
I suppose it would be difficult, being a hat... good thought... very interesting...
Author's Response: Yeah, the Sorting Hat has it quite hard. Thanks for reviewing!
Ok, I'll give this a whirl, since you keep me laughing
Dear Draco, I have a wonderful boyfriend who is very sweet and loving and all. My problem is that I also find myself looking at and even falling for other boys, who never seem to like me. Any advice?
From, Can't Help Falling in Love
Author's Response: Draco is reviewing your letter!
Somehow, it fits...
Author's Response: Best review ever! LOL!
How long did it take you to type out that long list of items left in the common room?
Author's Response: Not too long, actually. I find inspiration in the oddest places. When I got stuck, I emailed a friend and asked her if she could give me a random item or two.
A little strange. Why Ms. Dun Bar, and is that supposed to be Lily?
Author's Response: Julie, how well those first three words of your review describe me! It's a little creepy, really...
About Dun Bar, you may or may not find out in the coming chapters... :p
~BB
Cute! It reminds me of a section in To Kill a Mockingbird, although the kids in that actually got in trouble... and you're a lot funnier!
Author's Response: Thanks! This is my first time writing humor, and I'm glad it came out funny. ~ Teresa
Oh...my...god...
Author's Response: Hm. After some thought, I'm going to consider this a compliment. Thanks for reading.
God, Tim, it gets better all the time! Did you mention John's character role? I don't see it anywhere...
Author's Response:
John’s character role is snuck in there in Chapter One and Two. Here’s the description of the group of friends in the first chapter: “There was a stereotypical smart student, a stupid one, a sarcastic one, a couple infatuated with each other, and some other characters designed to make the group as thoroughly average as possible.”
John is the sarcastic character pretty much by default, and he claims that position in the second chapter by saying – “I’m the heartless, sarcastic character in this story – no room for compassion.”
Hope that cleared things up. Enjoy the next chapters, because NOW THE REVOLUTION BEGINS!
Tim the Enchanter
Suddenly, I'm more afraid of the characters than the author... how much longer is this going to be?
Oh, and I'm on your side, Tim!
Author's Response:
HA HA! I’m glad my smear tactics have worked! You see, if you can’t defeat someone with brute force, you can always play with their brains, or give them a nasty scandal that they have to deal with for the rest of their lives, witness what happened to Wat Tyler! Poor guy… but he deserved everything he got! How dare he revolt against his author – RAAWWRRGGHH!
So, thanks for the review, and I’m glad I have an ally to call upon if this situation goes out of hand. Since you asked, this sixth chapter is more than halfway through, so the from here the epic conclusion approaches! Check it out whenever it’s approved!
Tim the Enchanter
HOW?! HOW COULD THE CHARACTERS WIN?! WHAT KIND OF DERANGED AUTHOR ARE YOU?!
Author's Response:
Well, they didn’t summon YOUR pancreas. Alas, my only weakness! And that HURT!
And now I’m a deranged author who has to finish off the story with fluffy bunnies and happiness. Just brilliant… Well, the story’s not over yet, so check out the next (very subdued) chapter whenever it is validated!
Tim the Enchanter
I should have known you'd end it like that... couldn't all be sunshine and daisies, now, could it? TIM THE ENCHANTER RULES!
Author's Response:
Wow, thanks – I’m flattered! There are no daisies in this story, because I BURNED THEM! HA HA! And more absurd stories are to come!
Anyway, thanks so much for reading and enjoying this story, armagod679. And thanks for the review!
Tim the Enchanter
About that dream that led to the ruckus... don't they make meds for that?
Please continue! I love reading your absurdity!
Author's Response:
I’m sure they do make some sort of medication for that, but I have no interest in taking any. I’d much rather keep my rather crazy brain the way it is! HA HA!
More absurdity is on the way!
Tim the Enchanter
Once again, I am frightened of the power of an author with very little in the way of an actual life.
Another question: How can characters rebel against the author when they need him to dictate their actions?
Author's Response:
I actually wrote this story over the summer holiday because I literally had nothing better to do, which probably explains everything! Currently however, my life consists of writing papers, studying for exams, and writing this response! Sounds like fun! Of course, I would love to have the omnipotent powers of authorship, but unfortunately that is only for my weird imagination to enjoy.
And your question about how the revolution is actually happening is a very, very good question! It’s so good, in fact, I’m not going to answer it! Perhaps some later chapters can shed some light on this question… Anyway, thanks for the review, and look out for the next chapter whenever it’s approved!
Tim the Enchanter
GO TIM! ATTACK THE DISSENTING CHARACTERS WITH BARNEY EPISODES AND BEATLES MUSIC! LONG LIVE THE BORED AUTHOR WAY OF LIFE!
Author's Response:
Why think so small, armagod679? THEY’LL FACE MUCH, MUCH WORSE THAN THAT!
Tim the Enchanter
You're scaring me. No offense, man, but it's sad when your characters are more normal than you are.
Please write more!
Author's Response:
Why, thank you! My characters are angry because they haven’t had any honey to eat, because I ate all of their bees! Bah! Normal people don’t eat honey!
Chapter Four is in the queue!
Tim the Enchanter
Let me ask... where was the author during all this? And when are you going to run out of ideas? And why hasn't John Lennon's Revolution started playing yet?
Please answer these questions in the next chapter.
Author's Response:
Don’t worry; all will be revealed!
Tim the Enchanter
This is so cute! The ending was so beautiful... I wanted to start crying.
Author's Response: Aw, thank you. :]
He was tired of living in the same world as Harry-Bloody-Potter, and yet was not so obliging as to leave it by dying.
Arr, ye're a right one! Good story, especially for the week of Talk Like a Pirate Day. (Ye should be knowin' about that.)
Author's Response: Aye, I was hopin' t' story would post on Friday, :D, but t' stars didnae align. Week of be grand too. Thank ye fer reviewin'!
Poor Remus! Poor Sirius! I can't believe it had to end like that...
Very well written and thought out.
Author's Response: Thank you. I did consider ending it differently, but I kind of wanted to keep it somewhat in line with canon.