The Time of Destiny

Outstanding chapter. Very good humor.

gunny

Thanks!  This was a fun chapter to write!

Abraxan

Wow! Two funny incidents in one chapter! First Ron & Hermione as baboons, nearly getting it on, then Trevor turns out to be Neville grandfather.

This was so funny!

Glad you enjoyed it!  This chapter led to my Yahoo group calling any romantic scene "Baboonery(c)" LOL!  They always ask if there's going to be any "Baboonery(c)" in each new story I upload, heehee

Abraxan

I'm not sure, but I think "abeo" is litteraly I change. I think the thing about the spells is should it be in the first, second or third person? Singular or plural? Imperative?
I think the simplest thing to do would be to find yourself a cheap book on latin grammar!

And I think you should just enjoy the story and stop worrying about whether or not I'm any good at Latin.  The story is complete and will not be revised. 

Abraxan

I just finished reading Refiner's Fire, and now I'm partway through Time of Destiny and I'm loving it.

You're a wonderful writer and a joy to read. I do have one nit to pick that jumped out at me when I was reading this chapter, and one question that will probably get answered as I read on...

The nit: You mentioned that Harry and Ron were sitting on Ron's bed waiting for Neville to wake up. I thought that Ron was Head Boy and had his own bed in a separate room this year. Perhaps Harry and Ron were sitting on Harry's bed?

The question: You have no Slytherins coming to the DA meetings, and no attempts from any of the characters to develop connections with any of the Slytherins, other than Harry and Ron trying to unscare some Slytherin first years. Do you perceive everyone in Slytherin as unredeemable simply by virtue of being in Slytherin, or will there be some communication opened with that house before the end of the novel? It just seems sad that innocent 11 year olds can't learn with the rest of the DA first years just because they were sorted into Slytherin. I s'pose I'll find out by the end.

Thank you very much for writing these wonderful novels!

I'm glad you're enjoying my stories!

Yes, Ron has a Head Boy suite, but he was lonely up there and moved back into the dorm with Harry and the others.  He uses the Head Boy suite as a study place for him and his friends (I do say all this somewhere, although I can't recall where - it's been over a year since I finished uploading Destiny and I've been busy writing original novels and HP ficlet since then).

As for the Slytherins - JKR didn't show a single Slytherin who could be considered an "innocent" of whatever age.  I base my stories on the world she created.  She didn't have any Slytherins in the D.A., and I see no reason to change what she started, since my goal with these stories was to continue Harry's story as I thought JKR might do (and I'm very pleased with how "right" my guesses were.  When HBP came out, I found a LOT of things in there that I'd already written-- my guesses were based on things JKR had written in previous books). 

All that said - Harry does want the houses to get along, and he does offer the Slytherins an opportunity to get involved with the other houses, but through Quidditch, not the DA.  You'll have to keep reading to find out what happens.

Abraxan

Cool idea with the Rupert/Trevor thing. Though the thought of my granpa living with me for 7 years as my pet kinda creeps me out!

I really liked the part Harry where discusses his career plans with Remus. I mean, it would seem logical for him to want a life outside fighting Dark wizards after the whole Voldie stuff ends.

PS: I hope posting this review is ok now that the story is already over :)

Reviews are the only way I get paid for these stories, so they're ALWAYS welcome!  I'm glad you liked the Rupert/Trevor idea, and Harry talking about his future with Remus.  Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

That baboon scene was fun.

Trevor is Rupert . . . *snicker*

Glad you liked the baboon scene, Crys!  It's so popular among my Yahoo readers that one of them coined the term "Baboonery(C)" (that's how he writes it) and they always ask if there's "blood or baboonery" in any given chapter or ficlet ("blood" meaning action, "Baboonery" meaning - well, you can figure that out!  LOL!)

And I chose "Rupert" for Mr. Longbottom's name not to say anything about Rupert Grint or Rupert Everett - it's just such a quintessential Brit name, it seemed right.  And this way, Rupert got a mention in my fics, as have Dan and Emma, LOL!

Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

That was a spiffy idea about Grandad the frog.

I'm enjoying your story a great deal, but I don't know what to say anymore.

THanks a lot!

Abraxan

Nice bit with Neville and his grandad.
I lost both my dad's parents last Christmas, so I can understand Harry's wistful wishing for family. Poignant, that.

Loved the baboon stuff. Glad you didn't go into baboon sex, that would have been squicky. And loved the reaction - She was hot?!?

heh.

Good work. Love the little pearls you keep dropping on us. Keep it up!

That was brilliant! Nice stuff and what a twist. Nice writing.

gunny

That is the single most brilliant thing I've ever heard. Way to incorporate a miniscule quirk of the books into an interesting and completely believable idea. *squeals* soneatsoneatsoNEAT! Ok, enough gushing. *swicket!* ok, except that.

oh, sorry. "Swicket" is a made-up word of one of my best friends specifically for (but not limited to) Harry Potter use. It's 'sweet' and 'wicked' morphed together.

Cute sub-plot about Neville's grandfather. Looking forward to the upcoming confrontation. :-)