I enjoyed this story very much, and especially appreciated this different Harry!

The bit with his finger feels remarkably stupid to me. Voldemort would have murdered Rookwood for cursing it. Not to mention that he doesn't bother to check in... nothing... Not to mention the shit with Bella.

Impressive. Definitely one for my favorites.

so harry loses a finger, couldn't he have gotten one like wormtail in canon? or something alchemical? and the philosopher's stone should have healing properties, if it's able to be used to create a new body, it should be able to heal flamel's wounds

I really enjoyed this story, the plot is intriguing, and the characters are well built. Nice read

Fun concept

I really enjoyed this story. A very interesting take on the HP universe. I liked seeing different aspects of the Magical world through Hermione's classes, as well as Harry's adventures.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

The story got downhill after chapter 2. Huge let down.

A beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it with us.

an awesome fic man!

Wow. One of the best things about this story is the facet about defeating Voldemort was exactly that; a facet of the larger tale of Harry learning and growing and developing new skills.

I am looking forward to the epilogue. I bet it will be better than the one JKR gave us. Hermione and Ron? Really!

Thank you for writing this and sharing it. I have really enjoyed it.

Harry wants to meet an adventurer... perhaps Newt Scamander? Although Newt is more interested in the creatures that he finds in distant lands than the lands themselves. It's amusing that a child who is so focused on survival would be attracted to a vfield like adventuring. One very good thing about this story is that Harry is a bit more true to his age than many others. He seems to be as flawed and (pardon me) ordinary as any other 12 year old. No, I don't think that it is that strange that Harry happily spent a summer excavating the stones of his family home. Young people, when thy have the freedom to pursue them can get as obsessed with their interests as any teen.
Thank you; this is very interesting.

Apparently I have read this before and already commented on chapter 1 & 2. I can't review the same chapter twice so here's my review of those Chapters for the second time. I hope that it is different to the first!

I am very pleased by not-Norberta's choice of names; Bobmin356 and his Beneath Sovereign Skies is a favorite of mine, too. It's a pity that it (apparently) won't be completed; Real Life is hard on we mere mortals.

I am very amused by Flamel's treatment of Malfoy. When the (figurative) lions rule, you learn to be a predator if you want to survive. And Umbridge never had a chance!

This is a different take on canon; I am a bit tired of many of the recent HP stories that are all about how awful APWBD was and the damage that he did. Yes, he was either stupendously lazy or willfully ignorant of the consequences of some of his decisions. He was manipulative? Yes, he was more a politician than an educator. You have avoided that trap.

Thank you for sharing this!

This is a fantastic story! Loved the curiosity, humor, common sense, intellectual and international perspectives. Loved this! Thank you so much for writing and sharing.

This was such a brilliant story. I have throughly enjoyed reading it. Lots of magic, no bashing, Harry managinh to end up in scrapes regardless of how he tries to avoid drama.