Absolutely fantastic. I've been reading this non-stop for a while now, with the intention of penning a review right at the end, but this chapter deserved one on its own. That section deserves to be rechristened the Holy Trinity of Rib-Splitting Humour. I cannot stop laughing thinking about the Pillsbury doughboy and his 'fellow conspirators'. Brilliant work, on this and the story as a whole. Can't wait to read more.

Ruairi

Just thought I would let you know, there is no Sean in the Harry Potter series. I believe you meant Seamus.

Woah.

Love the story! really I do and i cant wait for it to continue. What ever happened with the Ashwinder eggs though?

Wow. The sadist part of me really liked the ending of Chapter 9

you know what would be cool? if you added in some crossover elements from artemis fowl.

that last part rocked!

Wow - This ff was recommended by a friend and I found it a great read! Your perspectives on the various aspects of the Potter canon and derivative fan fiction is extremely insightful, imo, and will make it more difficult to enjoy other HPffs. I found your Dark Ravenclaw character to be one of the best villians I've come across. At the end, I found I took offense at Daphne's interference with what is an intensely personal/intimate moment for H/Hr, something I had been waiting for 103 chapters. You might think Harry!BWL would just take such a crass intrusion in stride but I can't imagine Hermione wouldn't be livid and if it upsets his first love of his life, it better bestir Harry. Harry!BWL routinely handles the schemes of Dark Wizards, I don't see how he could be undone by the machinations of 3 teenage Slytherin witches. I'd expect the situation to be adressed by an angry Hermione with Harry restraining her to keep the girls alive. It doesn't matter who holds title when the knickers are taken, as a minor Luna's belonged to her father. I point out that they were on Hermione when Daphne switched them - they were on Hermione when he took them, in magic intent is is paramount

for awhile there it seemed like the story was falling apart so i quit reading. now here it seems to be getting back on track! nice! keep up the work!

YES! Luna as a main character pushes my rating of this up many, many points.

Pan wasn't the party god in Greek Mythology, that was Dionysus. Pan was the god of nature.

Thanks for the story! If you haven't read them you might enjoy Embers by Vathara and I'll walk you home by justthisguyyouknow.

Just to play the Devil's Advocate here, the books never said much about Tom's life at the orphanage at all. He grew up in an orphanage in London during World War 2... How exactly do you think they treated him there? Sure, Rowling revealed through that conversation Dumbledore had with Ms. Cole that Tom was a bully, but in my experience most bullies have BEEN bullied. It's likely that whatever Tom did as a child in that orphanage was in response to bullying that he was experiencing himself. I'm just pointing that out.
That said, I want to say that I love this story. I find it very entertaining and I love that Harry has a backbone and that you didn't go the route of assuming that since Ron was a horrible jerk in service of an evil Dumbledore that Hermione is too. I love Hermione, probably because I identify with her a lot... Anyway, I love your Luna as well, and I love to contemplate her version of reality and sanity as being the true reality and the rest of us are nuts... , I love all the facts and figures you place in the story. It makes it a lot more believable and more than just a story where Harry gets a bunch of power and immediately destroys his enemies. Those stories are so boring, don't you agree?
-Flying Dragonite

Loving the story so far. You decided to go in a whole new direction with this by changing a few minor things and I can say I'm generally impressed unlike other stories where they can't even bother to get most people's names right. Good job.

Personnaly, a Dark Hufflepuff wouldbe someone who want everyone loyalty or something like that.