Lynn Terald posted a comment on Thursday 16th October 2008 12:10pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

AWESOME!!! That was quite a chapter after the ones you've previously written. I liked the fluidness and how natural it felt when Ron and Hermione agreed to start dating. And Ginny and Harry getting engaged...wow...that was just the cherry on top of a HUGE ice cream sundae.

Whoever said, "Life is made up of one part sadness, one part happiness" described your story perfectly. This chapter was great and I hope to read more soon, though I will continue to check the website for more updates from you quite often should you take a while in typing up the next part.

So, now that I have finished your most recent update I have to go freak out about studying for my test. Thanks for the great chapter.

Ravenclawchaser68 posted a comment on Thursday 16th October 2008 5:09am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Wow, didn't see that coming *quite* so soon. 14 is rather young, but clearly they are aware of that. You did a lovely job with Ron and Hermione in particular, especially Ron's insecurity. I like that they had different notions of obvious too. Great job, and hopefully this constitutes encouragement to get the next chapter out soon!
Jay

kendiara posted a comment on Thursday 16th October 2008 1:23am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

omg omg omg omg omg

I'm sitting in a hotel room coming back from relative visit making my husband and kid wait so i can read....YAY Good Ship!!

Lesa posted a comment on Thursday 16th October 2008 1:01am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

All I can say for most of this chapter: FINALLY! And the Ron/Neenie picture sounds adorable!

callie posted a comment on Thursday 16th October 2008 12:36am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

ah you gotta love everything about dangerverse!!!

i loved it abosolutly loved it!!!!

can't wait for more!!!

tangentsferret posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 11:35pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Chapter chapter CHAPTER!!!!! YAY!!!!!!

Neenie and Ron made me sniffle. And chuckle, because it was so *very* Neenie and Ron.

And of *course* Remus still likes the Peril. After all, it's just another word for danger.

That was a scary mature way for Harry to handle that. Is he feeling all right?

And I, not *quite* as thick as Ron, have finally cracked the code on the "Bearer of Hope" line. Yay!

Thank you for writing this!

At the risk of sounding like a soap opera addict, *all* my favorite stories seem to have gone on hiatus at once the last six weeks or so! It has been very lonely and boring and I have been forced to actually wade through the slushpile that is effeffdotnet again, hoping for diamonds in the muck. Ick.

bookaholic_au posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 9:42pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Okaaaaay ... I liked the bit about Hermione and Ron, however, all the 'if our parents agree' and 'when we're old enough' really takes away from Harry's reasons for proposing to Ginny. Your characters are written older than they are, probably a consequence of way this series follows them from childhood. It is easy to feel that these incidents fit the age of your characters, but they do not fit their chronological ages. It seems to be a consequence of writing fiction that is so chronologically defined by the school years, and so neatly placed in our own time, and in a similar culture.

I really enjoyed reading, but the scene seemed to belong in a different chronology. (Both of them actually - feverent avowals of love are pretty rare amongst fifteen year olds as well as fourteen year olds.) In a way, the chronological issues subtract from your story, and the impact of these scenes. Add a few years, and they would be taken more seriously, and would therefore be more romantic.

You have chosen to write in a world parallel to our own, and the basis of fantasy is a strong set of unbreakable rules. In Harry Potter, those rules are that the dead may not be raised. In our own world the rules are those of physics. In the world of the romance, these rules are age related.

(I'm sorry if I've been too cutting, reaching adulthood is something that scares me, so the really adult portrayal of your characters makes me sympathise with sentiments they seem not to be cognitised of.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

I thank you for your comments, and no, you were not too cutting. You were in fact very polite, and I need to hear when I haven't done as well as I hope to do.

In response to your very good points, all I can really say is that I need this to happen now for the story to proceed. I'm quite aware it's a bit OOC for their ages, but I would like to think I can rationalize by saying that the characters have lived in a way, and have had some experiences, that would tend to make them more mature than the average person of their age. Whether or not you accept this rationale is up to you.

I think reaching adulthood scares us all. Thanks again for your comments and I hope you are able to keep reading.

Anansii posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 8:11pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Ok, consider yourself encouraged. :)

AnnaTigg posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 7:16pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Ok, so you made us wait, but it was so worth it! What a fantastic chapter - Ron and Neenie (and reactions to that from various pack-parents) and what a brilliant proposal scene between Harry and Ginny. What else can I say except, update soon, pretty pretty please. Can't wait to see what happens next!
Anna Tigg(previously Leeming)

apuzzle posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 5:02pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

ahhh... (she sighs happily and trots off to work feeling better )

Blocker posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 3:43pm for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Awww!!!


Im a dude and aven I think that was cute.

Ron and Mione!!!

I loved how it was so sweet and still the essence of them.

Your so talented. Your an amazing writer and I SO appreciate your talent and zeal for the HP world.


I think your the one who should be making millions.


Thank you so much for writing this.


-Blocker (well, David's my real name)

ErinA posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 11:03am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Yay, I love Hermione and Ron!

DarQuing posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 10:30am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

*releases the robotic clones of you after chaining you to your computer* How's that for encouragement to post soon? :D

Seriously, though, it's great to see somebody finally updating on fanficauthors. It's been entirely too quiet here. :P

carolebear posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 10:25am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

I love the way you handled all the relationships in this chapter. It was such a perfect way to get Hermoine over her fear (which canNOT be rationalized, as much an Neenie might want it to be), and to begin a different phase of her and Ron's relationship. The awkward proposal from Harry to Ginny was so sweet, too. The poignancy of the chapter left me with tears in my eyes. Great job!

Hedwig12 posted a comment on Wednesday 15th October 2008 10:04am for Chapter 35: Questions and Confessions (Arc 6)

Aww, there are so many precious moments in this chapter. Great story, and great update.

Happy Writing