Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Wednesday 14th May 2008 9:27am

Well, I have to say, when Harry goes all out for Ginny, he goes full bore. Fun chapter with the after-wedding part, and the two of them getting along nicely, and can't wait for the part when they get back to the school.

Abraxan replied:

Glad you enjoyed it!

Abraxan

Ken Warner posted a comment on Wednesday 14th May 2008 7:10am

lovely - I lived on Maui for 3 months in the 70s, and have never since found as nice a place as that.

I sure envy them the flashing around - beats airplanes all hollow

Abraxan replied:

I haven't heard anyone but me say "beats ___ all hollow" in YEARS!   LOL!   And yes, it would be fun to flash around like that!!   Especially with gas prices the way they are!

We've been to Maui twice, the second time last year.   It really is a wonderful place to visit.   I expect it would be a lovely place to live, too.   :)

Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

Minerva Granger posted a comment on Sunday 11th May 2008 1:00pm

Perfect. I've been looking forward to this scene ever since RF started. Well done.

Abraxan replied:

Glad you enjoyed it!

Abraxan

fallingmonkey3 posted a comment on Saturday 10th May 2008 12:47am

Awesome chapter Abraxan. That's one of the best written weddings I've ever read, personally. Even though it was just for show, and all. Great job!

Abraxan replied:

Thanks very much!   It may have been "just for show" for Harry and Ginny, but it was THE wedding for Ginny's family and their friends, so it had to be as perfect as possible!   I'm glad you liked it!

Abraxan

Alnoira posted a comment on Thursday 8th May 2008 12:15am

It's that all. :( I was hoping a larger chapter but it's great the essence and everything, geat job!

Abraxan replied:

It isn't the essence, it's everything necessary.   To make the chapter longer would've required giving them problems, and I didn't want to spoil their wedding.   Glad you liked it.

Abraxan

Teresa Lynne posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 8:27pm

What a lovely wedding! It was perfect! My thanks for another one of your great chapters!

Abraxan replied:

Thank you so much!   I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Abraxan

Evan Mayerle posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 2:39pm

That's truly a beautiful wedding ceremony and I hope it satisfies the idiots on the Board. It'll be interesting to see how this wedding is reported and by whom. I thought the anticipation et al. rang true (been there, done that - though it was a fair while - 3+ decades - ago).

Still, Harry being who adn what he is (I swear, he's the incarnation of a strange attractor), I can't help but wonder what strangeness the universe will throw his way while they're on their honeymoon.

Abraxan replied:

Yeah, our wedding was close to 40 years ago, but I still remember all the feelings involved!   I was excited, not nervous, and that's how I expected Harry and Ginny to be, especially since they're already married, LOL!   Congrats on being married so long!   There aren't that many of us in the world (who've beem married 3 or more decades)!

Harry's a "strange attractor" - ROTFL!   You'll just have to wait and see what happens on the honeymoon!!

Thanks for writing!   I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter!

Abraxan

Deborahsu posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 12:26pm

Hurray!!!! They're finally married so EVERYONE knows it!!! Now what kind of trouble can they find on their honeymoon, I wonder? ;-)

Abraxan replied:

Trouble on their honeymoon?   Would I do that to these poor kids?????   You'll just have to wait and see!

Abraxan

DJ posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 11:53am

Verry sweet they made it yea! Thanks so much for writting. Have we hit the end of the road or do you have more for us? Just wondoring how sad to be LOL.

Abraxan replied:

Glad you enjoyed it!   No, if it were the end, I'd write "The End" at the bottom of the chapter!   There are 9 chapters to go, IIRC.

Abraxan

jilumasam posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 10:54am

A big smile on my face!!!!! ooh I'm off for the day now with a big grin at how happy Harry is !!!!!!! Certainly made my day :)

Thank You!!!!

Lizzy

Abraxan replied:

Thanks!   I'm so glad you enjoyed it!   Harry and Ginny did too!   Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 9:48am

Most excellent here, and a really sweet and warm wedding chapter here, and loved how it worked out. Yay! Too bad we didn't get this in canon, as it would have been nice to see them really growing together with each other. Very nice here, and well done!

Abraxan replied:

Yeah, JKR shortchanged both Harry and Ginny and us by not showing how their love grew, IMO, but she just doesn't write romance well (IMO anyway).   I'm glad you enjoyed this!   Thanks a lot!

Abraxan

Namizujs posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 7:28am

This story along with its prequels are fantastic!
Thanks for great work

John

Abraxan replied:

Thanks very much!

Abraxan

Wolfric posted a comment on Wednesday 7th May 2008 6:08am

Nice wedding. Thanks for writing. W.

Abraxan replied:

Glad you liked it!

Abraxan

Teresa Lynne posted a comment on Friday 2nd May 2008 9:09pm

Hmmmmmmm.....perhaps the boy had a reason, but frankly it smacked more of vindictiveness and malice to me than a legitimate problem. Yes, he lost family because of the war, but Harry didn't start it. He just happened to be the poor soul who was placed into the position of having to deal with it. For the rest of his life Harry and those who fought with him will always remember that situation and those they lost. Sigh..... if the boy and the Board are willing to go to so much trouble out of resentment of Harry what will they do to future targets who might not have his support and/or resources? But, as always, it was an excellent chapter, and I really liked seeing Harry and Prof. McGonagall talk with each other! Here's hoping that the Board has had their fangs drawn at last! They should be ashamed of themselves for the whole mess, and for that matter, so should Filch!

Abraxan replied:

You're right on all points!   It was more vindictiveness than anything else on the boy's part, and yes, Harry and the others who fought in the war will always remember those they lost.   I'm glad you enjoyed the scene wth McGonagall - I like her, she's a fun character to write.   Glad you liked the chapter!

Abraxan

Patches posted a comment on Thursday 1st May 2008 8:18pm

This is such a good story. I really like the way Dumbledore and Mcgonagal helped Harry and Ginny our of a sticky situation. It is great that Harry caught the spy so soon. The boy was wrong but also to be pitied. It is really hard for children to choose the right side when so many of their family have not. I thought it was great that Harry feels bad about the subterfuge. He fooled the boy into thinking he was one of the Hogwarts spirits but he felt sorry for the boy who had lost so much in the war. Harry has a good heart in this story. It shows in what he thinks is a good story about a little girl learning to fly and a young boy blaming the man he thinks took his family away. I look forward to more of this story. Thanks so much for writing. pms

Abraxan replied:

Thanks!   Harry has a good heart in ALL of my stories, because I believe that's his true nature.   But yes, he's matured quite a bit in this story, so his concern for the Ravenclaw boy, his regret for the subtrefuge and his thinking the story about the little girl's flying was a good one, are both signs of that increased maturity.   And you're right, it's hard for a child to make a good choice when so many of his relatives made the wrong choice. No wonder the poor kid's confused!  

Glad you liked the chapter!   Thanks for the nice review!

Abraxan

Evan Mayerle posted a comment on Thursday 1st May 2008 10:52am

*laughs* It seems that the board does have a few problems here with credibility, esp. given how quickly Harry & Ginny can move if necessary (having a phoenix is a most useful way of circumventing some things). I did like the way the spy was dealt with and permanently put out of the spying business; I rather hope he was disabused of any notions of revenge by having it revealed just what evil his grandfather, uncles, and father had done to earn them the rewards they received. I suspect he doesn't really realize just what they did; if he does realize it and doesn't care, he may need to be at least watched, if not forced to take a crash course in just why that was evil.

Abraxan replied:

I don't think he's a bad boy, just grieving and misguided.   I think he'll be okay after a while.   At least he was only spying and telling on Harry and Ginny - if he were really a bad kid, he would've found something worse to do to them.

Glad you're enjoying the story!

Abraxan

Carol Layland posted a comment on Thursday 1st May 2008 5:54am

OH!!!!I hate cliff hangers like this. But is is a good well written cliff hanger. When is the next chapter??? Are you going to let them get married next chapter or 4more down the line??? You are very talented at story telling torture!

Abraxan replied:

LOL!!!   i didn't mean for it to be a cliff-hanger!   I'm glad you enjoyed it!   The wedding is COMING SOON!!!!   Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

DJ posted a comment on Wednesday 30th April 2008 1:14pm

Harry should turn this little pr*ck into a rat and drown him. If all the little Death Nibblers have a beef with him they should man up and fight him fair not tatle tale like little bi*chs. Harry did NOT kill or send to jail any one not wareing the Dark Mark. They had to make that call it is ther falt not his. As always love your writting thanks so mutch.

Abraxan replied:

I'm glad you love my writing!   But Harry's matured and is living within the rules - most of the time - so he isn't likely do do away with that kid, sorry!   Glad you're enjoying the story!

Abraxan

fallingmonkey3 posted a comment on Wednesday 30th April 2008 12:21pm

Nice chapter Abraxan. It's good that the spy got caught... Maybe Harry and Ginny can have some peace now. They deserve it. Great job!

Abraxan replied:

Yeah, Harry and Ginny would appreciate some peace!!   Glad you liked the chapter!

Abraxan

Ken Warner posted a comment on Wednesday 30th April 2008 10:58am

i have some trouble with this one - rules made for rules sake should be broken, preferably over the head of the idiot making them - I do not remember any instance in canon where Harry and his friends were not justified in breaking the rules that they were not punished for - and the idiotic rules in this volume that the board is insisting on should be broken, or used as firewood to roast the corpses of the SOBs.
even at 50 - I have no patience with idiots and 'mrs. Grundy' (see Heinlein)
good story overall -
and I enjoyed the 1st installment of the Star Sons

Abraxan replied:

Some rules should be changed, yeah, but this one actually has a good reason to exist (think "Lockhart").   They should have made an exception for Harry, but if they had, there would've been very little conflict, resulting in a boring story, and we can't have THAT!   LOL!

I'm so glad you liked Star Sons!!   If   you'd leave a review on the Star Sons page on Amazon, it might help my ranking in the search engines - pretty please?   :)

Thanks for writing!

Abraxan