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Reviewer: CodeRomance Signed Date: 2008.01.13 - 09:48PM Title: The Torch is Passed
BLOODY HELL i think that had better be the last time Harry is int he hospital and i'm glad Blaise finally met his end! BLOODY HELL! i can't believe it! harry how do you get yourself into these situations!?
CodeRomance
Author's Response: ROTFL! I think you're nearly speechless! You said "Bloody Hell" three times in this review! heehee
Reviewer: txreina Signed Date: 2006.06.25 - 07:48PM Title: The Torch is Passed
Will Harry's life ever be normal, or at least boring so that nobody is trying to kill him. How much more can poor Ginny take or any of his friends.
Author's Response: Everyone's life becomes boring eventually. . .keep reading!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Jennifer Anonymous Date: 2006.02.17 - 12:37AM Title: The Torch is Passed
OMG!! Absolutely amazing..now that I'm all caught up. It breaks my heart everytime something bad happens to them....this last one scared me to death though! I really hope things get better for them. I can't wait for them to get married!
Author's Response: Hey, Ginny still has a year of school! A wedding "soon" would be problematic!! Glad you're enjoying the story! Thanks for writing!
Reviewer: Anya Anonymous Date: 2006.02.11 - 11:19PM Title: The Torch is Passed
I fyou had let him die i would have hunted you down and killed you i love this story so much but and am a great fan of yours but if you had killed him all that would have gone out the window i mean i devoted i can't wait for tuesday to come every week its my new favorite day.
Love the story
ps. do.not.kill.him.off you had me scared for alittle while
Author's Response: Anya, it's not NICE to threaten the life of the author!! I love Harry too -- and it's just plain fun to torment the poor boy -- he bounces back so well! LOL! And Ginny's devotion to him is so sweet. Glad you're enjoying the story!
Abraxan
Reviewer: FireBreathingDragon24 Signed Date: 2006.02.09 - 08:55PM Title: The Torch is Passed
Poor Harry... you're so mean to him.... lol great chapter!
Author's Response: The GOOD news is, he always bounces back! ;-D Glad you liked it! Thansk for writing!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Ginavera Signed Date: 2006.02.09 - 05:18PM Title: The Torch is Passed
Oh dear, he just can't keep out of trouble, oh well, he's Harry!!!
Author's Response: Exactly! But since he did such a powerful spell on Zabini when Harry was so badly injured, Harry's much safer now -- who would attack him now, knowing what he's capable of without even thinking or using a wand??? :-)
Abraxan
Reviewer: Leron Anonymous Date: 2006.02.09 - 01:56PM Title: The Torch is Passed
great chapter i feel bad for harry tjough , the kid can never get a break!!!
cant wait for the next update
Author's Response: Yes, he can never get a break, but guess what? Now that everyone's seen what he can do, he won't be in nearly as much danger of attack as he was! ;-> (There's method in my madness, LOL!) Thanks for writing! Glad you enjoyed the chapter!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Xfactor Anonymous Date: 2006.02.09 - 11:08AM Title: The Torch is Passed
Okay, I'll just come out and say it...You sure are hard on Harry! I bet you aren't happy unless Harry is near death. ;-) I'm glad Harry fried Blaise though.
I love Ron's "This is something I can do for him" comments. A true friend indeed.
"Kudos" on the Snape situation. Brilliantly played, from the power being used to remove the mark to the heart felt explanation of why Dumbledore trusts him.
The only thing else I can say is that this is an excellent chapter and I can't wait for more. I felt like I was "there" again.
Keep up the great work and, please, let Harry get better before you strike him down again. :-)
Author's Response: I LOVE Harry! I'm TOTALLY happy when he's happy, but I also enjoy the idea of a hero who's flawed, who gets injured, who needs tender loving care from his friends and loved ones (unlike Batman or some of the other "superhero" types who are rarely injured, or Indiana Jones who laughs off injuries and keeps going). I like HUMAN heroes, and that's what I'm writing here.
Glad you like Ron's "supporting role" (LOL!) Yes, Ron's going to limp forever, and he's no healer, but he knows what he CAN do to help, and does it gladly, bless him!
Glad you liked the Snape situation! Thanks a lot!!
Oooo, you felt you were THERE?! COOL! Thanks a lot! And yes, Harry's going to get well soon -- I only have two more chapters in which to torture the poor guy and make my way to a happy ending, LOL! thanks a lot for a fun review!
Abraxan
Reviewer: lola Anonymous Date: 2006.02.09 - 03:56AM Title: The Torch is Passed
I not only enjoy your story, I love it!!!!!
In this chapter, I wasn´t able to breath, it was so full of suspense and really breathtaking! I can´t kept my eyes from your lines and you are a really amazing writer! Your ideas are great and poor Harry must deal with Zabini (I liked the idea of glue on the wand, ha!) and poor Ginny stands beside her....
I´m so excited what happens next, you are really wonderfull.
Are you planning another ff after this one? I hope so, I would miss you and your excellent writing.
[and I am not a native speaker, so sorry for all my mistakes, but I think you get an impression of what I wan´t to tell you: you are brilliant!]
Author's Response: Your English is superb! Congratulations!! That's quite an achievement, because it's quite a difficult language! It's sad that so many native English speakers don't use English as well as you did here!
I'm so glad you like my stories! Thanks so much! Nope, no fanfic's are planned beyond this one, but I expect I'll do a short story from time to time when I miss Harry and his friends. I'm already at work on an original novel aimed at "real" pubilcation, so I can't share that online. I'll post ordering info for that novel when (not *if* - thinking positively here!) it gets published!
Thanks for writing!
Abraxan
Reviewer: angry_horntail Anonymous Date: 2006.02.08 - 09:51PM Title: The Torch is Passed
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You NEVER stop amazing me with your writing! And I don't agree with the one review. Net speak is not the worst thing young people do nowadays. I should know. I am only fourteen. I say he is wrong.
Author's Response: Hey, I started that thing about netspeak becuase someone reviewed in netspeak and it took me a while to decipher it! I don't have the time to waste trying to decipher something that SHOULD be written in plain English! Nor do employers have that kind of time or patience. You write extremely well for a perosn of 14 -- and you write in clear English with good grammar! Other young folks should practice that, as you obviously have! Kudos to you!
Thanks for your kind words about my writing! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Merlani Anonymous Date: 2006.02.08 - 08:53PM Title: The Torch is Passed
Excellent!
Author's Response: Thanks!!
Abraxan
Reviewer: ambush Signed Date: 2006.02.08 - 06:13PM Title: The Torch is Passed
I am loving it! Poor Harry really isn't having a good time is he? Keep up the excellent work.
Author's Response: He has a good time BETWEEN bad times, though, doesn't he? And he's due for some of that soon! LOL! Thanks for writing!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Ted M. Hammett Anonymous Date: 2006.02.08 - 05:47PM Title: The Torch is Passed
I love long chapters, thanks for writing this story it is great reading.
Author's Response: Thanks a lot!!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Old Fart Signed Date: 2006.02.08 - 03:41PM Title: The Torch is Passed
Thank you for your kind answer to my review. Just so that you know, I am a guy. LOL
I agree with you that "net speak" is the worst thing that young people do today. I find it so hard to follow what they are saying. It makes people look uneducated and unwise. I would never hire anyone for a job, no matter what the job was, if they claimed english as their first language and seemed to have so little mastery over it. I am very forgiving to those of you who learn english as a second language and try to do your best when writing. So no flaming please.
Author's Response: Yes, I'm the same way. I'm very tolerant of those who speak English as a second language -- most of them use better English than we do, which is truly sad on our account! I'm really afraid of what this "netspeak" is doing to damage our young people's language skills. Thanks for your excellent review!
Abraxan
Reviewer: Trey Anonymous Date: 2006.02.08 - 03:06PM Title: The Torch is Passed
Well once again, you never seem to amaze me with your writing.
Author's Response: Thank you, Trey! I appreciate that!
Abraxan
Reviewer: amber Anonymous Date: 2006.02.08 - 02:42PM Title: The Torch is Passed
really good but can't he jus live hapily now ?him n ginny need 2 b a propa couple!
Author's Response: See Old Fart's review and my response to it -- that should explain it. And he and Ginny will certainly be a "proper" couple, and fairly soon. Keep reading!
Abraxan, who wishes people would write in clear, proper English so it was easier to read!
Reviewer: Old Fart Signed Date: 2006.02.08 - 12:55PM Title: The Torch is Passed
I've been following this at Yahoo Groups. Impatient me....
GREAT chapter. You are definately correct that there would still be people out to get Harry. After what Harry did to craphead however, I don't think to many other people will try. Harry's displays of power are of course amazing, as are his displays of compassion and forgiveness. Great job keeping him human. Power does corrupt... but not always, not with all people.
Old Fart
Author's Response: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Run to the photo files on the Yahoo group and download the gold star award - you earned it because YOU GET IT!!!! You understand this chapter and the reasoning behind it! WELL DONE!!!! With every sentence of this review, you show yet another aspect that I was trying to illustrate in this chapter - and that you UNDERSTAND IT! Maybe it takes being an "old fart' like you and me to understand the subtleties here -- or the reality I've presented here. Maybe that's why some of my readers just dont' get this chapter - they're just not old enough to understand. Here's to Old Farts like us! LOL! Thanks for a FABULOUS review, and for understanding what I was illustrating here!!!!
Abraxan, doing the happy dance
