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Byakugan789 2008-04-16 ch 18,	abuseA solution for the tribbles: perminant levitation charms. charm the tribles into hovering in a large mass in the air above the great hall so they can't get anything or get away.
Byakugan789 2008-04-15 ch 16,	abuse"Are you going to have Father do that to Voldemort? The Whole Poof Goes the Body. 'Fraid not. That would be too easy." you coud as a way to buy harry some more time if needed. due to his horcrux's he simply needs a ritual to grant him a body and he can come right back. i found it kindof funny in the 7'th book that voldy became harry's own personal horcrux with his reanimation ritual. are yo going to use that? or keep going only with what you made before books 6 and 7 came out?
Byakugan789 2008-04-13 ch 13,	abuse"Is the 'phased plasma gun' running actual plamsa, like the super-heated gel kind, or is it just running a magic equivilent? There'll be an explanation in a later chapter, but for the moment, the plasma rifle fires literal plasma, ie, super-heated gas." to the berk that asked this, plasma isn't a gel, on the ocation it looks similar to a gel (ie. when its a large particle in the plasma state) it is because plasma's are magnetic. also they're typically too bright to look like a gell anyways. "Why kill Fudge, when you could just get Father to kidnap him and replace him with one of the drones? As witnessed by the Order, Harry doppelganger wasn't a perfect match for him. It had a limited vocabulary and not the smartest AI available. Replacing Fudge would have been possible, but not for an extended period." even with that limited AI it would do better that fudge, besides from what you've sofar written harry can telepathically link to his drones (primarily due to father) so he could have 'fudge' run the ministry his way. pitty its far to late for my comments to matter, its most of why i'm not disecting your story like i do with most people i read. "Can same sex couples have babies? I'd imagine that with magic, anything's possible." shivering spine kind of reminds me of the anime bible black new testament. beyond that lesbians have kids all the time, its not their kid together but they still have kids and raise them.
Byakugan789 2008-04-11 ch 5,	abusem...yeah. I'm lost. a truely amising story i will admit but I am well and truely lost. also as a point of interest, harry seems not to understand that he's reacting to their future pasts actions. why isn't acting at least a little smarter or at least explaining as such?
Byakugan789 2008-04-10 ch 4,	abuseuhuh...dimention shifting? an what happened to this dimentions harry?
Byakugan789 2008-04-10 ch 2,	abusereally hermione, who'd have thought. ahwell, good writing. I'm still confused as to who is supposed to have jumped into him.
Byakugan789 2008-04-10 ch 1,	abuseI've seen all of quantum leep. I assume by what you have written that there is no time change and that you've just thrown someone into harry's body just now? From you summery i can only guess it's harry himself...I'm morbidly curious enough to read the next chapter. see you then.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 17,	abuseDumbledore keeps going to lengths to help out Harry. Eventually Harry will have to admit this, and stop threatening Dumbledore. I'm glad Malfoy did not get off free. That would have been infuriating. Great work.
Perfect Lionheart 2008-03-30 ch 1, anon.	abuseI know I heard someplace that you'd like to continue this, but were stuck for ideas. I was thinking perhaps I could throw a few in the air and see if any appealed to you. It would seem clear that Harry's Plan A, which could be loosely described as "stop the bad stuff from happening" seems to have hit a wall. The Ministry, having decided to treat Harry as the problem, has pretty much curtailed any chance of him fixing things 'inside the system.' So, without ability to push forward on Plan A, it now falls for him to go with a Plan B. Showing that recording of the ferret abducting Hermione in the Great Hall, so the rest of school could see that side of the argument as well as they did the other, could do a great deal to help salvage that situation. But probably not enough. Let me suggest a few ideas I think could serve him to consider. That old adage: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Since the general reaction has basically put a stop (hopefully temporary) to actions that would win the war, he would do well to lay down some groundwork for in case he loses some battles. Basically, Plan B could generally be described as "Limit the damage." Forgive me for saying this, but hanging around Hogwarts while under suspension so he couldn't actually DO anything but listen to the whispers and feel those stares would be the worst possible thing for him. Regardless, he needs to do something to work off the stress. Harry would be much better off if he could productively use his time, things like going to Grimmauld place and studying at that library, since he can't use the school one, or possibly better yet, going around making preparations for later. Setting up safehouses around Britain for them to flee to should that ever become necessary is a good contingency against all kinds of setbacks. Outfitting some with reasonable emergency supplies, or the ability to create them (greenhouses for growing potions ingredients, for example) could be a lifesaver if things went anywhere near as foul as they did before. Also, going to other countries and publishing books or articles about the growing danger in Britain, and how the British Ministry helps it more than opposes it, could wake up other people to the danger and make certain the Dark Lord gets limited to Britain if he ever does take over. For that matter, an Underground Railroad of transport and safehouses to evacuate those endangered to safer countries could be an enormous help later on. And it would be far, far easier to support and protect such a network than to try and defend each and every person who might be at risk. They could set up an entire hidden city in the labrynthine tunnels of the unused portions of the muggle London underground. Actually, I'd be tempted to go find a great big desert someplace and set up an underground colony right in the center of it. The magic to do those things certainly exists, look at the Chamber of Secrets. That's a big ol place to have been constructed by one wizard, working alone. For that matter, we are told Hogwarts was built by only four of them. But no maps, no floo access, no portkeys, you only get there by having been there before and knowing where to apparate. Throw a spell on the ceiling to show the weather outside and garden some dome shaped caverns, and it'll be just like home. Only safe. Probably something you'd want to reserve for only long-term residents, people who will be in hiding for the long term. But it could also be a good place to train up, basically invent your own magical school for future generations. Could be fun. Since seizure has been suggested as a possible punishment, one of the first moves to consider is getting all of his money out of Britain and where neither the Dark Lord, nor the Ministry can reach it. Even if that means in his trunk, it's better than just losing it all if DE cronies stack the courts against him (which they would be most gleeful to do). One of the Shannara books detailed a staff that was used to transport entire cities within the crystal on its tip. While such a thing might be way too much to consider, something on a smaller scale might be possible. That way he could even remove his landed properties out of England. He could, very logically, apply to some other school, too. He is, after all, a Triwizard Champion, Boy-Who-Lived, and so on. And if he can present a case for WHY he tortured Malfoy to reasonable people who weren't there to be shocked by it, actual rational adults could see he'd been provoked beyond all measure by bullies protected by the school system to beyond the point of it becoming a crime. So, yes, I could see him going to America or some other place and liking the change. Not the least of the advantages of such a switch would be that it would likely minimize the fuss from his future memories, and if his close firneds were to transfer with him, he could afford to let England stew until they wanted him back like a drowning man wants breath. And, if Dumbledore or the Ministry hear through the grapevine that Harry is planning to leave them all to the tender mercies of their Dark Lord, instead of being a good little boy and taking him on like a proper attack dog should, they may find themselves far more motivated to see to it that he feels welcome to stay. The scramble to attempt to get Harry to accept the situation he had before could be a great hoot, if he got accepted to some other magical school where he did not have to submit to the company of Death Eaters and their spawn on a daily basis, and found he liked the change. Basically, you can't help those that don't want to be saved, and right now Britain is doing it's level best to resist all of his attempts to help it. So it might be time for new horizons, time to prepare for a day when they might change their minds.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 16,	abuseDumbledore certainly seems to appreciate the situation that Harry was in, even if others did not. I don't see why the ministry would be very concerned that Harry killed a bunch of Death Eaters, including the person who assassinated the prior Minister. Rules of engagement, anyone? The Luna shower scene was priceless. Great work.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 15,	abuseSo the large amounts of ** kicked by Harry were very well written, very excited. I liked that the tension regarding Hermione came mostly from the blade, since that was the most obscure of all the things that threatened her in this chapter. Well done.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 14,	abuseWell, this story is progressing more quickly that I thought. I did not expect to see Hermione's kidnapping this early in the story (or at for that matter). Why didn't Harry tell Hermione that it was Draco that planned her kidnapping? It would have made her more careful during her encounter. Harry's relationship with Dumbledore is certainly going to take turn for the worse after breaking his hip. Wow, Snape's starting to act reasonable. That's good. Draco's torture was excellent. You did not disappoint on that front. Okay, having Hermione kidnapped isn't what I was expecting. Since it had already been covered in the future. Here's my complaint though. In my mind, it's obvious that Harry is going to arrive there in time to save Hermione's dignity. While it certainly was written well, I just don't feel like she's going to be in real danger. It's like in a movie, where even though a particular character is in certain danger, because of their relative importance to the plot, you know they're going to get through fine. Maybe I'll be wrong about this, but I don't think so. Despite my minor complaint, great work.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 13,	abuseWell, certainly a lot of material in here. Snape seems to be realize that perhaps he may have been a bit of an idiot. While his apology to Harry should be a thing of beauty, maybe it's time that Snape realizes his potential as an ally of Harry as opposed to an enemy? I like that Harry is finally trusting Dumbledore. Harry's making him work for it, but with the staggering depth of Dumbledore's intellect, him working with Harry cannot be a bad thing. Great work.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 12,	abuseWow, that was a lot of material go digest. It's good that Harry is starting to realize that perhaps his methods are a bit excessive. While he definitely needs to get Fudge removed, his interactions with people he perceives to be threats, imagined or real, seem to be way overblown on Harry's behalf. By far the worst example was the incident at the park. He was made worse than his targets on that exchange, seeing as how they were truly defenseless against him. You know, oddly enough, I did feel sorry for Snape in this chapter. Sure, he is a right bastard, but to almost be killed by a stray pull of a trigger? His rage, for one of the first times ever, was completely justified, but because of prior reputation, his concerns were dismissed. Talk about the past coming back to haunt. I will say that Hermione's **-slap was more than deserved, and the right and just way to handle it. Harry seems to be more than a bit miffed at people questioning his word. I'm wondering if this is part of his increased proclivity for senseless violence? The scene within Dumbledore's office was very masterful. Great work.
Voice of the Nephilim 2008-03-30 ch 11,	abuseI like the glimpse given into Voldemort's psychology. It truly shows has pathetic he is, that he actually wants his underlings to break etiquette, so he can torture them with correct pretext. Voldemort is also vastly underestimating Harry's abilities. If he confronts Harry, he is going to be in a world of hurt. Dumbledore's original plan to remove Fudge fomr office with failed assassination attempts was a good idea, but Dumbledore's prompting only causes Fudge to grow more sure of staying in his position. That's not surprising, since it seems most politicians would pimp out their daughters if it meant furthering their respective careers. Well, you certainly addressed my concerns regarding the DA. Your numbers seem a little strange to me. It seems that the original incarnation of the canon DA did have roughly twenty members or so. You mentioned here that about thirty people showed up for the meeting, but described it as the ranks being swelled by a large magnitude, at least doubled. Yes, this is a nitpick. Very well done.

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