Great Story I am hopefull there will be a seqel )

A piece of paper with 'apple' on it :) Mwahahaha.

That was amazing! One of the best Harry Potter fanfics I've read.

The chapter were the fight Blaise and his group and when Ron suggested eating Neville had me doubled over laughing in my chair :)

When I started reading the Siege of Hogwarts chapters I couldn't stop, they were so well written. I actually thought that Snape had turned on Harry there for a second, nice touch.

I'm so glad you wrote this.

Stopping reading now, and more or less marking my place with a review.

So far, the only thing I haven't thoroughly enjoyed about this story was the reconciliation between Draco and Harry. Don't get me wrong, I really like them as friends, and I think it fits. It's just that it seemed a bit sudden, here, as if each boy was just waiting for the other to give over.

I like the mystery you're building here with Severus's clumsiness (or bad luck, or whatever else you'd like to call it), the bond between Snape and Harry, Alrister and his disappearance, the two women light and dark (nice, a touch of the legendary, there) and Harry's missing timeframe.

Coolness!

-K

I just don't trust Alrister, and it's not just because he's the new teacher of the year... even though he's not Defense, his charm seems a bit much...

...and I have definitely, totally read this story before, likely a very, very long time ago, as it's all more or less deja vous at this point.

I feel horrid about Draco Malfoy, and hope someone stands up for him soon... and the bit with the Hufflepuffs slamming the Slytherins was deliciously unexpected and wondrous. I am reminded of the thing I've seen on House Pride: 'Hufflepuff doesn't mean pushover.' Go Ernie! ;)

-K

You have a remarkable grasp of the absurd. The apple was brilliant. And from a third party (Snape) it certainly does sound like something Harry made up on the spot...

I'm intrigued by this new teacher and the new study of Pure Arts. ;)

-K

I adored the bit with the potato... and also the whole heart-spoon line. That's pretty much going to go down in Alan Rickman history, isn't it...?

-K

Amazing. Absolutely amazing. Thanks so much for such a great read - I was completely entralled from start to finish. You've got a wicked plot, great characterisation and just... wow... you're an amazing writer!

Right... think I've gushed enough now, lol. Thanks so much for sharing this.

I definitely *have* read this before! But probably not the revised version. I'm sorry, I don't know if my review for chapter one came through or not, but basically I was expounding on your virtues. ;)

I like the 'lots o' metaphors' thing, but I'm not sure you need to include it. Harry thinking of a metaphor the first time is probably enough ("stopped by one thing"). If it is followed by the actual events - Harry dropping the stick into the mess and watching this small change alter everything - then it suffices without Harry's "why is my day filled with metaphors" speech. Especially if it is followed by "Professor Snape isn't happy". If you have faith in the intelligence of your readers, then you'll realize they'll continue to see the symbolism and they'll also realize that Harry continues to see it, too.

My two cents - if I were editing this chapter, that's what I'd do.

-K

BRAVO! Now I'm going to go investigate the rest of your writings!

I really enjoyed how you pulled off the fabled conversation-with-ambiguous-terms-that-Harry-"over hears." You gave just enough information, but withheld everything that would make it make any sense. Brava. ]

Hello, I have been reading your story and I had noticed that you had mentioned romance in the first chapter. I just want to know the pairings or at least a hint. It just sort of bothers me because this is a good fic and well I dont want to get to far only to be disappointed by something I dont like.

Oh, that was brilliant. The story was creative and engaging and the characterisation was just spot-on... easily one of, if not the best Harry Potter fanfics I have ever read. Wonderful!

Hi,

thanks for this, very good fanfic.

I was so pleased that i've straight started the sequel and post review this after completed it.

Damn that was a good story! It started out excellent with the farewell to Sirius. The whole curse with Snape really had me wondering the whole time what was up with him. I was so pissed when you made it sound like Kainda was going to die but yet I noticed you never mentioned a funeral, so I hoped she would survive. I am so glad you didn't kill her off becuase she seems like a perfect match for Harry. When I was reading the Seige of Hogwarts chapters, I was getting really into the whole thing. Those chapters were very very good and had so many details that I could practically visulize what was happening! Your ending was excellent with the whole removal of Snape's catching curse. Overall, this was an excellent story and I have to read the sequal now!

-AJ