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Hi , I like your fic , I love Ron here is so sweet and cute, it's a shame that not many people notice it or see it , lol , and I just want to see the Weasley brothers (minus Ginny ) with Ron , although it will not add insurance or close the door for anyone to see them , although I do not like that Ron is the key to my Ron is passive , that is all that is high or large ? , plus some of his brothers are bigger and taller than Ron , and more experienced , Ron is more shy and innocent, and it shows and looks , I like the couple SnapexRon , but Severus did not like, but Harry is silly at times, and I do not really like it, but in that combination , but my favorite couple is CharliexRon continues so , hopefully do more with Ron fics his brothers , lol , thanks.

This story is magnificent! I know absolutely nothing about chess (and honestly can't get into the game when my cousin's try to teach me) but the scenes were compelling, the characters interesting, and the ways the chess-sets and playing styles reflected the characters was amazing! And Snape has a Weasley Sweater! Agh! Amazing!

Creative, interesting, and nicely written. Thanks for sharing!

kyaaaa... ths is a wonderfulf story

sadly there aren't much like this

"Well, this won't take long," Harry said ruefully. "I should have volunteered the way Granger did. She doesn't have to do a thing till next week."
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Why doesn't he call her by her given name? They are best friends.
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:) enjoyed the new characters and the story

Wow. This is nothing like I normally read. And, I absolutely loved it!
Thanks :)

Thank you for writing something so unique! Although I skimmed over the chess, as backgammon is more on my level, your characters were delightfully in character, yet written with sympathy. Having a likable Ron as the main POV character is also great, and very rare.

I had done a fic search for stories where reconciliation between rivals was possible, and someone directed me to the Birthday Present, which I had already read (it was the first HP fanfic I read, back in July of 2007), but I stopped to take a gander at your other stories. I'm so glad I did!

If only I could find more like this - unique plots, likable characters, well written, close to canon, and with a sense of hope for the future.

You hit all of them. Again, thanks.

Your story makes me want to play chess against my computer. I no longer quite love the game anymore, but reading this has got me reconsidering. I loved the writing style, and your development of this story was also great, too. I did slightly have issues with Ron's characterization, but they were not major enough to take from the overall quality of this work. Thank you for sharing it.

This is the end? The last of your author's notes implied there would be more. I really like this even though I know next to nothing about chess. Thanks for writing. Very well done. pms

This was great; I loved how you write Ron and Snape.

"You still need to work on your middle name"

It should be "game" not "name".

You have a real gift for explaining the intent behind chess moves. I've seen chess used for characterization before and it never worked. They either just reported results with no detail or too much detail without explanation. Even without knowing chess I was able to follow this and I found your characterisation of everyone based on their chess strategies and their views of others' strategies to be fascinating. I always felt that JK did Ron's character a disservice by not utilising his latent abilities after the first book. This is why we read and write fan fiction. Cheers!

What a jewel of a fic! The chess aspects were enjoyable, and I loved the use you made of the characters you focused on. Ron was a fantastic protagonist in this fanfic, and his relationships with Snape and the other characters were very interesting to read about. I enjoyed how you wrote Ron, very in character with his strengths and his flaws, and his courage and sense of right in the end. The character development and characterisation were the high points of this story, with the Death Eater intrigue surrounding the chess tournament a good read.