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Reviewer: skiutahnum1 Signed Date: 2020.04.10 - 08:17AM Title: Fun and Games
Well when no one gets hurt it works great...kutgw
Reviewer: Ranma-sensei Signed Date: 2014.06.13 - 03:37AM Title: Fun and Games
Still reading your (great!) story, but I have two things to say:
First, Pinky and the Brain started in '95; and second, you keep writing pajamas, while pyjamas would be the correct British term.
Now to carry on reading...
Reviewer: sunnyseaforever Signed Date: 2012.05.20 - 09:32AM Title: Fun and Games
The Quidditch match was very well-written, one of the best I've read. And the prank was just brilliant. The twins were awesome too!
Reviewer: Talons Signed Date: 2011.02.10 - 08:19PM Title: Fun and Games
I love the Monty Python reference in Chapter 12... That is probably one of my favorite movies.
Reviewer: jediprankster Signed Date: 2008.07.22 - 09:10AM Title: Fun and Games
". . . you’d have thought someone ate his puppy.” That was the funniest thing I've read in a fanfic yet, and I'v read a lot. I have a question. Didn't Harry and Ginny wonder how Fred and George knew where she was? I should have thought of The Marauder's Map myself, especially after McGonagall's Gryffindor Tower version showed up. I didn't though, and Fred and George showing up like that took me completely by surprise. I was also surprised when Harry and Ginny's first question wasn't "how did you know?" It would have been mine.
Excellent work. This chapter had me laughing hysterically.
Author's Response: I think Ginny is fairly used to her brothers (particularly F&G) showing up where they're not expected and not particularly wanted. Harry and Ginny do eventually think of that particular question, though.
The puppy line is one of my favourites, too.
Reviewer: bookish327 Signed Date: 2008.01.17 - 06:44PM Title: Fun and Games
(I was going to wait and write one review for the whole story, but I couldn't wait any longer, after the prank in this chapter. So, assume the following compliments apply to the first twelve chapters, not just this one.)
This story is SO WELL-WRITTEN. You follow canon really well, yet there are a lot of interesting side-roads that you've taken that show your own creativity. This chapter's prank is a perfect example. It's amazingly original, and I agree with Ron that the prank is brave enough to be Fred & George's work while showing Ginny & Harry's "outside of the box" thinking. It was brilliant of you to come up with the idea for the Invisible Combustion Powder and then to have them make it occur at many different House tables and the staff table. The seeming-randomness of the attacks (except for the Hufflepuffs and Prof. Sprout being left alone) was genius. Also, the idea of Ginny and Harry being able to "pop" somewhere is really inventive, and I've enjoyed it each time they've popped around a room when they're showing someone new what they can do. I also liked when they were talking to Fred and George and showed their ability to talk the way that F & G can.
I've enjoyed Harry and Ginny's relationship so much. The way they cherish each other is wonderful. The "left eye" comparison was really apropos. They are so much a part of each other that this metaphor is the only way to possibly explain it to anyone. Not even Fred and George are as integral to each other as Harry and Ginny are.
Thank you so much for writing this wonderful, amazing story!
Author's Response: Firstly, I hope you are enjoying (or did enjoy) the rest of the story.
I really enjoyed writing that whole chapter. Of all of them (40 chapters of MoO now), that's probably the one that flowed most easily for me as I wrote it. I'm really glad you liked it, too.
Thanks very much for reading and reviewing.
Reviewer: mr_wizard Signed Date: 2007.08.24 - 12:07AM Title: Fun and Games
I was going to wait until I finished reading the hole story but I just had to comment now. The prank that Harry, Ginny and the Twins pulled at breakfast was hillarius. I laughed so har it hurt. This has been so far an excellent retelling of Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone. Excellent Job, keep up the good work. :)
Author's Response: I'm glad you enjoyed that prank... I had a lot of fun coming up with it and working the whole thing out. Thanks!
Reviewer: lolamadrid Signed Date: 2006.12.16 - 02:14PM Title: Fun and Games
Loved Lee! “Sorry, Professor,” Lee replied. “I’m sure they showered last month.”
Again, loving your characters. Fred and George were perfect, very multi-dimensional, i think and real.
Great prank! Best I've read in fanfiction!
and what was the cartoon reference? i missed it.
Author's Response: I hope you continued to like the twins in subsequent chapters. I'm quite fond of them.
The cartoon reference was Pinky & the Brain . . . "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" and so forth.
Reviewer: Keira Azul Signed Date: 2006.10.15 - 06:55PM Title: Fun and Games
So, I usually don't want to bother authors by writing reviews for every chapter in my quest to catch up in their stories, but I had to comment on this one. You have a very very devious mind - and I mean that as an incredibly good thing. Also, “He got better,” was just too funny to pass up. I know many other somebodies caught it, but I definitely laughed so I had to tell you I loved it. Be sure to put in a lot of action for the twins in the futre, I love them to bits. Great job so far, I'll tell you how I think it's going when I reach the end (though I'm sure, as always, it will be wonderful). :)
Author's Response: I like the twins a lot, too. I promise that they'll be around to liven things up.
Reviewer: ValorOrgulloso Signed Date: 2006.10.10 - 07:33PM Title: Fun and Games
Hey... was that "He got better" part from Monty Python and the Holy Grail? I love that movie. Your story, too.
Author's Response: Yup, I couldn't resist that little bit of MPHG.
Reviewer: Matt Harris Anonymous Date: 2006.09.27 - 08:11PM Title: Fun and Games
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Reviewer: noylj Signed Date: 2006.09.25 - 06:55PM Title: Fun and Games
1) Enjoying story
2) Why don't the twins have the map?
3) What line from American cartoons? The "ate my puppy" comment?
Author's Response: 1) Thanks!
2) Who says they don't?
3) Pinky & the Brain . . . "We think so, Harry, but where are we going to find a Fwooper and a Quick Quotes Quill at this hour?"
Reviewer: Torak Signed Date: 2006.09.18 - 08:06PM Title: Fun and Games
Hmm.... ever so slightly inspired by ammonium triiodide, perchance? Me like. :-)
Author's Response: It is rather similar, isn't it? What a strange coincidence. =)
Reviewer: Chreechree Signed Date: 2006.09.14 - 03:19AM Title: Fun and Games
“I’m sure they showered last month”. Nice. Good job on the Quidditch. I know lots of authors don’t like writing it. I was glad that they decided that Ginny would not search for the snitch during games. It would be an advantage, but I like Harry doing it in a game on his own. Now, if you’d had catch the snitch in his mouth, that would’ve been fine. I just want to say thank you for not emulating that stupid ending to the match in the movie. Standing up on his broom? Why not use the broom to fly a couple of feet higher, eh? That was one of the stupider movie changes. I do have a list. Don’t get excited. It’s a mental compilation, so you can’t put it in a spreadsheet. Sorry to ruin your fun.
Newt. Lizard. As long as he got better…
I heartily approve of the twins’ reactions. I see them as reasonable, even if they do have a protective streak too. I’m glad they heard them out, and the fact that their parents and headmaster know about it means they aren’t going to quibble. Above all, the fact that Ginny is happy with her connection with Harry is good enough for them. And the blushing scene turned out nice within the larger context. I am glad that you tweaked it as this way does work better.
Someone ate his puppy? Oh – sides – hurting –ow – snort – ah. What a fabulous variation because, let’s face it, someone killing your puppy is terrible, but someone eating it is simply bad manners. Giggle.
That was a very clever prank. The chaos and various experiments (especially all the deliberate self-burning) was just a fun reaction so that most victims ended up enjoying themselves. Snape’s failed attempt to gather some of the powder for his own nefarious reasons (no, not academic curiousity – that’s no fun – he must be evil) was particularly satisfying.
So what was the cartoon line you mentioned in the A/N. I didn’t notice anything. Is it the puppy line? If so, where did you steal that from? Remind me to send you a link...
~ Christine, KWSS
Author's Response: Catching the snitch in his mouth bothered me. It was, in my opinion, pointless cinematics and silliness. So I changed it. =)
I like the twins a lot. Thanks so much for helping me make that work properly.
'ate his puppy' is mine, I'm glad to say. That doesn't mean that nobody's ever said it before, but I didn't consciously borrow it.
I'll PM you about the cartoon.
Thanks for everything!
Reviewer: dalf Anonymous Date: 2006.09.12 - 07:12AM Title: Fun and Games
If there is an award for best prank in a fic this one would be in the running!
Author's Response: If nothing else, that would be a very entertaining competition, wouldn't it? Thanks for the kind words.
Reviewer: am12 Signed Date: 2006.09.10 - 07:40PM Title: Fun and Games
"That's a good question about their teleportation. I wonder, though... would you volunteer to help them find out?"
Well, I would think they'd first test with larger and larger inanimate objects. Then maybe borrow a flobberworm or summat from Hagrid, moving up to higher animal life forms.
But perhaps expecting a rigorous adherence to the scientific method is a bit much to expect of magical children.
Actually, I take it all back. Thinking back on how Harry things of "where he wants Ginny to be" and then pushes her... I suspect that it is all part and parcel of their bond. It's too late now, but a perfectly reasonable restriciton on this would have been if they could only pop TO the other person, and NOT pop to random other places. But this does make them a lot more powerfull.... :-) :-)
best,
...art
Author's Response: There is a limit on what they can and cannot transport. There's also a specific reason for that limit. There's also a reason that they're able to transport to other places, but those places have to be carefully chosen for safety, and again there is a specific reason it works that way.
Thanks for thinking!
Reviewer: Nyeshet Signed Date: 2006.09.10 - 06:17PM Title: Fun and Games
“No, Professor,” Ginny answered for them all.
It’s the truth. We know it was the powder, but we have no idea what the powder was made of.
I don’t think that’s what she meant, Harry answered.
Let’s pretend that it is.
That last line is hilarious. Whenever I read it I hear it said in such an earnest 9-10 year old voice.
In regards to your reply, I think I see your point. Still, even if Ron is only 6.5 or some such, it still reflects an amount of power that likely exceeds that of most professors and even most aurors. It will be interesting to see what he does with it. I've never really seen canon Ron as that powerful, I'll admit.
As to the family reunion, recall what caused Molly to finally agree - ie: Harry speaking directly through Ginny without even being aware of the fact due to sleepiness. How do you think she will react to their new 'Fred / George multi-talk' routine? I can see her feeling the situation is both worsening (as they seem to be losing their individuality to some degree) and perhaps growing more out of her control (or their control, for that matter). I can see her rather firmly telling them not to do it (at least in her presense).
I wonder how long it will take Molly / Arthur, Dumbledore, and even Hermione to realise that Harry / Ginny have become something of a gestault entity - a being that, other than having two bodies and two sets of prior memories before a certain point, is more or less a single entity: in mind, in magic, and possibly in spirit. One thing that I wonder about is how this entity responds to magically binding situations. For instance, if Harry is again chosen as a Champion, wouldn't Ginny similarly be a Champion - as they are in effect the same being (from magic's perspective, at least - considering how the sorting hat viewed them)? That could make for some interesting instances. What would Dumbledore think if the fourth parchment came out of the cup with two names on it, I wonder. :lol:
Author's Response: What he does with it? What about what he did with it?
Hide and watch.
Reviewer: Athea Signed Date: 2006.09.09 - 11:01AM Title: Fun and Games
Ahh--Thank you! Reading Harry and Ginny say those lines, but with Pinky and the Brain's voices just made my morning. ^-^ Wow, I miss good take over the world cartoon television. :) Can't wait for the next chapter.
Author's Response: Leaves you with a warm feeling, doesn't it?
