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--- In snorkack@..., "Phil" <tarkas1956@n...> wrote:

--- In snorkack@..., "Alyx" <alyxnw@y...> wrote:

Actually, the stampeding Scotsmen are the reason for my mistakes.

Umm... yeah, that's it. See, it's the kilts! I mean, how can I
possible pay attention to anything else when a bunch of men in

skirts

with nothing on underneath go running by? I mean really, I think
you're asking too much of a girl! <

Oh, so it was a deliberate mistake to draw the attention of the
competitors in the next Highland Games? Does that mean that my joke
about NY, etc. being part of California will lead to my being

mobbed

by a bunch of beach bunnies? I can but hope... ;-)

Okay, so that probably won't work as an excuse, but it might.

Either way, I'll be sure to apologize to Her Majesty for my

blunders

the next time I see her! *Cheeky Grin* <

Or you could get Tom Clancy to do it for you; considering the

number

of times he's used members of the royal family as characters, he
should be used to it by now...

Oops! Have to run. My hubby's burning King George in effigy

again. <

Does he know the Clerihew about the poor, sick gentleman (in case

you

didn't know, modern opinion is that GIIIR wasn't mad, but suffering
from a serious liver disease that produced the symptoms in

question)?

*Skips off whistling Yankee Doodle Dandy* <

Have fun, dear Californian... <eg>

Phil, remembering an Arnold Roth cartoon that gave a modern version
of that famous signal from Revolutionary history: "One if by land,
two if by sea, three if no opinion..."

Californian? That is almost as insulting as calling a scott irish. :D

Thank God we have Mel Gibson over here to show us true British
History.

Now if you two don't behave yourselves I'll smack you both upside the
head. :D

- Bob (who is NOT a californian of any sort.)

--- In snorkack@..., "Alyx" <alyxnw@y...> wrote:

Actually, the stampeding Scotsmen are the reason for my mistakes.

Umm... yeah, that's it. See, it's the kilts! I mean, how can I
possible pay attention to anything else when a bunch of men in skirts
with nothing on underneath go running by? I mean really, I think
you're asking too much of a girl! <

Oh, so it was a deliberate mistake to draw the attention of the
competitors in the next Highland Games? Does that mean that my joke
about NY, etc. being part of California will lead to my being mobbed
by a bunch of beach bunnies? I can but hope... ;-)

Okay, so that probably won't work as an excuse, but it might.

Either way, I'll be sure to apologize to Her Majesty for my blunders
the next time I see her! *Cheeky Grin* <

Or you could get Tom Clancy to do it for you; considering the number
of times he's used members of the royal family as characters, he
should be used to it by now...

Oops! Have to run. My hubby's burning King George in effigy

again. <

Does he know the Clerihew about the poor, sick gentleman (in case you
didn't know, modern opinion is that GIIIR wasn't mad, but suffering
from a serious liver disease that produced the symptoms in question)?

*Skips off whistling Yankee Doodle Dandy* <

Have fun, dear Californian... <eg>

Phil, remembering an Arnold Roth cartoon that gave a modern version
of that famous signal from Revolutionary history: "One if by land,
two if by sea, three if no opinion..."

Actually, the stampeding Scotsmen are the reason for my mistakes.
Umm..yeah, that's it. See, it's the kilts! I mean, how can I
possible pay attention to anything else when a bunch of men in skirts
with nothing on underneath go running by? I mean really, I think
you're asking too much of a girl!

Okay, so that probably won't work as an excuse, but it might. Either
way, I'll be sure to apologize to Her Majesty for my blunders the next
time I see her! *Cheeky Grin*

Oops! Have to run. My hubby's burning King George in effigy again.

*Skips off whistling Yankee Doodle Dandy*

~Alyx~

He called them Mum and Dad. *awwww* The rescue of Dan and Emma was really well written and a good ride. Harry needs a white horse.

Will Dumbledore ever get a clue? Advanced dueling? With Snape? It could have been fun. Ah the path not taken...

I don't think I have ever seen Filch killed off. Refreshing and fun at the same time. (What is wrong with me?) I have a bad feeling Harry may take the blame for that one.

I think Nott was lucky. Harry could have snapped his other wand.

Luna is fast becoming a favorite character of mine. She was one of the few in HBP that was on target. The quidditch match was one of my favorite parts of the book. Her telling Hermione that she is being mean for teasing Harry shows that the lights are on and someone is home. She just doesn't answer the door too often.

Thanks for a great chapter.

Dee VanBlundht, enjoying her losers lurgy

--- In snorkack@..., "Phil" <tarkas1956@n...> wrote:

Why are you up for being trampled by a bunch of irate Scots (and a
few Welsh and Irish, for good measure)? Because you commit Clueless
Yank Mistake no. 4621: Obsession with England, as follows:

Elizabeth II, Queen of England [...] <

Her Majesty may be the second of her reign-name ro reign over

England

and Wales, but she's also Elizabeth I of Scotland. More to the

point,

she was crowned as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, not "Queen of England," a title that hasn't

existed

by itself since at least 1707, and quite probably centuries earlier
if we're getting picky (remember Wales and Ireland?).

"I'm sure that's true, but if the Royal Family could

remain in England during World War II [...]

Elizabeth laughed. "No, I don't think so. I have been on

the throne for nearly fifty years, sir. When my time comes, I will
die on the throne, in England, not fleeing from the danger that now
threatens my country." [...] <

Lese majeste, you Colonial upstart! <j/k> But seriously, I can't
imagine the Queen talking about England like that. She is very
conscious that she is Queen of England, Scotland, Wales and

Northern

Ireland -- not to mention those parts of the Commonwealth which
formally recognise her as Sovereign, like Australia. She would talk
about Britain, not England, and would no more ignore the Scots,

Welsh

and Northern Irish than you will be able to ignore the boots of the
aforementioned stampeding horde when they read this chapter.

Easiest

way I know to insult a Scotsman is to say that Scotland is part of
England; that's like saying that New York, Hawaii, Florida and

Alaska

are all part of California. You have been warned... ;-)

"It will be as you say, Ma'am. But if I may suggest, when

the tour begins, perhaps you and his Royal Highness should retire

to

Balmoral Castle," he said, closing his eyes in defeat. In his mind,
he was already thinking about the possibilities of rescuing them

from

Balmoral. <

You do realise that Balmoral is in Scotland, don't you?

Apart from the geography errors, the chapter is a lot of fun, and
things are obviously coming to a climax. Shame Snivellus didn't get
his, but we can but hope that they'll do better next time. Also

hope

for lots of Slythergit-bashing, as we can't have too much of it.

Phil, British Isles mongrel (English, Scottish, Welsh _and_ Irish
ancestors) and proud of it!

Heh.. complain to my wife Alyx. She writes those scenes. I lay no
claim to any significant knowledge of british royalty. Heck, I don't
even like the British Royalty, they seem to act like a bunch of
spoiled children with a few exceptions.

Yes I know where Balmoral is and its significantly removed from the
southern england, which is why I suggested it. Can't blame the PM for
trying to put the royals in a position where he might be able to
arrange a rescue for them can you?

- Bob

--- In snorkack@..., "Dorothy McComb" <dmccomb1958@y...>
wrote:

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Excellent chapter as usual! I love your action scenes. I'm
wondering if the attempt on Snape could actually be considered just
a "warning". Given how physically tough wizards are (e.g., Neville
falling quite a distance in SS and only getting a broken wrist)

it's

possible that Snape would have been expected to survive a fall like
that with some painful injuries to get the point across - then he'd
be jumping at shadows for a while until one of the shadows finally
jumped at *him*. The DEs want him to *know* what's coming -

killing

him fast with the first attempt would not satisfy their sadistic
tendencies.

I believe that was a bonafide attempt on Snape's life. But I could be
wrong. :)

Poor Mrs. Norris! I hope she manages to find a new person. (Any
chance of a Crookshanks/Mrs. Norris pairing? And kittens?)

Mrs. Norris and Crookshanks? What a pairing! I'll have to ask Alyx
about this one. :)

Really minor nitpick: "Her parents were laying on the floor

covered

in blood." They were "lying" on the floor, not "laying." "Laying"
is the act of putting something down; once it's down, it
remains "lying" there.

Well... um... oops?

I do love the way people are actually PAYING ATTENTION to Luna! In
too many fics, she just wanders around saying insightful stuff and
nobody pays attention because she's weird. Of course, she's just a
little more focused than usual here.

Luna is an interesting character, she deserves much more air time
that we're giving her here.

Does Harry know how to Vanish (as opposed to Banish) things yet?

If

so, he should set up a Vanishing location of, say, the bottom of

the

Marianas Trench, and Vanish things like Howlers, DE's wands and
things there. Hell, Vanish the DE's themselves! Feed 'em to a
kraken! (Vanishing is a potentially lethal spell; wonder why

nobody

uses it that way?)

Keep up the good work! I'm waiting eagerly for next week's chapter!

Harry can do a lot of things that others can't do. The problem is
that Harry is still human enough to be subject to surprise and the
confusion that brings. His ability to manipulate auras will be
pivotal, but he doesn't really understand it all that well yet. It
will take time, and more instruction than he's currently getting. Yes
he could have manipulated the auras of the howlers, one at a time to
deactivate, but right now its an ability he doesn't want to flaunt
and it would have taken him too long per howler. Hermione's solution
was quicker.

- Bob

--- bobmi357 <submitaccount@...> wrote:

--- In snorkack@..., CRS
<malko050987@y...> wrote:

--- spd3432us <spd3432@h...> wrote:

--- In snorkack@..., "totorivers"
<Tom.Beauvais@g...> wrote:

Sunset and its planned sequel will probably

be

the last Harry
Potter

fics unless I come up with a really good

plot

bunny. Its all

learning. :)

- Bob

Then we do have to hope you stumble upon a

nice

good plot bunny,
don't

we? of course, if you want ideas...

And here I was hoping for another 6th and 7th

year

set of stories with
Tracy Davis or Daphne Greengrass as the romantic
interest -- uniting
Gryffindor and Slytherin and eventually getting

the

whole school on
board.

sean

Hmmm.... you could try writing a Harry/female
Slytherin, with a draker Harry, but still on the

side

of the light. Maybe corrupt Dumbledore to the

point of

joinind V...

-Crs

Now this has me somewhat confused.

Bad Dumbledore.... check
Darker than canon Harry.... check

The only thing missing is hooking Harry up with a
Slytherin. Hell we
redeemed draco, what more could anyone ask for? I
can't tell you how
much my fingers itch to have an asteroid drop on his
head. :D

- Bob

I meant a Dark dumbledore, as in using the dark arts,
siding with Tom....

And by dark Harry, i meant that you should use his
hate, his pain and his anger, and motivate him through
that. Also, I'd expect this Harry to die at the end.

-crs

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--- In snorkack@..., "aholeio" <sturnbull@m...> wrote:

Gripping, riveting, amusing - and that was just the disclaimer.

So I ask myself, SELF... Why would Dumbledore want to keep the DE
Jrs in the school??? Potter has surely pointed them out. Snape
knows who they are. This is surprising to me, especially in light
that there have been two attempted murders. I never really
considered who planted the spider before. At this point, I don't
think it was Ron or Dumbledore, rather a student placing one of the
Gryffindors under imperius. Yet there was no on screen scene with
Dumbledore contemplating who did it.

Good question! Why did Dumbledork keep them in the school in canon?
The actions of the Inquisitional squad of book five should have been
grounds for expulsion in my book, but Rowlings kept those turkeys
around. Or you can go for the old saying of "An enemy I know is
better than one I don't know."

The Spider was definitely placed by a student. But I'm not saying
which one. :)

The second question that I'm asking myself is, as of chapter 15,

who

is on Dumbledore's side? The ministry seems to be distancing
themselves from him, as do the interesting professors.

Which side? Well if you go back to our little head to head with the
British Prime Minister you'll find out exactly which side he's on.
(Chapter 14 I believe).

The last question that I have is, using the analogy of the pretty
girl going back to the cabin in the slasher movies(where everyone
knows the killer is lurking), why would Harry and friends stay in
school? They obviously have better things to do, and could just
stage an argument or something to get expelled if they didn't want
people to really know what they were up to.

Heh... its all slight of hand. Things are going to ease up a bit for
the students in Hogwarts while they worsen elsewhere. Remember what
Harry is trying to do and you'll know why he's sticking around.

Two final comments – You two are the best. Finally thanks for
busting Filch's arse. It's about time that that creepy perv met

his

maker. Hopefully each of the students will pour a bottle of the
finest butterbeer on his grave, after they have first filtered it
through their kidneys.

You know, I don't recall another story where Filch bit the dust. He's
a character people universally hate, but don't want to kill off for
some reason.

Keep up the good writing OC. We're both still reading your fic :)

- Bob

--- In snorkack@..., CRS <malko050987@y...> wrote:

--- spd3432us <spd3432@h...> wrote:

--- In snorkack@..., "totorivers"
<Tom.Beauvais@g...> wrote:

Sunset and its planned sequel will probably be

the last Harry
Potter

fics unless I come up with a really good plot

bunny. Its all

learning. :)

- Bob

Then we do have to hope you stumble upon a nice

good plot bunny,
don't

we? of course, if you want ideas...

And here I was hoping for another 6th and 7th year
set of stories with
Tracy Davis or Daphne Greengrass as the romantic
interest -- uniting
Gryffindor and Slytherin and eventually getting the
whole school on
board.

sean

Hmmm.... you could try writing a Harry/female
Slytherin, with a draker Harry, but still on the side
of the light. Maybe corrupt Dumbledore to the point of
joinind V...

-Crs

Now this has me somewhat confused.

Bad Dumbledore.... check
Darker than canon Harry.... check

The only thing missing is hooking Harry up with a Slytherin. Hell we
redeemed draco, what more could anyone ask for? I can't tell you how
much my fingers itch to have an asteroid drop on his head. :D

- Bob

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Why are you up for being trampled by a bunch of irate Scots (and a
few Welsh and Irish, for good measure)? Because you commit Clueless
Yank Mistake no. 4621: Obsession with England, as follows:

Elizabeth II, Queen of England [...] <

Her Majesty may be the second of her reign-name ro reign over England
and Wales, but she's also Elizabeth I of Scotland. More to the point,
she was crowned as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, not "Queen of England," a title that hasn't existed
by itself since at least 1707, and quite probably centuries earlier
if we're getting picky (remember Wales and Ireland?).

"I'm sure that's true, but if the Royal Family could

remain in England during World War II [...]

Elizabeth laughed. "No, I don't think so. I have been on

the throne for nearly fifty years, sir. When my time comes, I will
die on the throne, in England, not fleeing from the danger that now
threatens my country." [...] <

Lese majeste, you Colonial upstart! <j/k> But seriously, I can't
imagine the Queen talking about England like that. She is very
conscious that she is Queen of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland -- not to mention those parts of the Commonwealth which
formally recognise her as Sovereign, like Australia. She would talk
about Britain, not England, and would no more ignore the Scots, Welsh
and Northern Irish than you will be able to ignore the boots of the
aforementioned stampeding horde when they read this chapter. Easiest
way I know to insult a Scotsman is to say that Scotland is part of
England; that's like saying that New York, Hawaii, Florida and Alaska
are all part of California. You have been warned... ;-)

"It will be as you say, Ma'am. But if I may suggest, when

the tour begins, perhaps you and his Royal Highness should retire to
Balmoral Castle," he said, closing his eyes in defeat. In his mind,
he was already thinking about the possibilities of rescuing them from
Balmoral. <

You do realise that Balmoral is in Scotland, don't you?

Apart from the geography errors, the chapter is a lot of fun, and
things are obviously coming to a climax. Shame Snivellus didn't get
his, but we can but hope that they'll do better next time. Also hope
for lots of Slythergit-bashing, as we can't have too much of it.

Phil, British Isles mongrel (English, Scottish, Welsh _and_ Irish
ancestors) and proud of it!

--- spd3432us <spd3432@...> wrote:

--- In snorkack@..., "totorivers"
<Tom.Beauvais@g...> wrote:

Sunset and its planned sequel will probably be

the last Harry
Potter

fics unless I come up with a really good plot

bunny. Its all

learning. :)

- Bob

Then we do have to hope you stumble upon a nice

good plot bunny,
don't

we? of course, if you want ideas...

And here I was hoping for another 6th and 7th year
set of stories with
Tracy Davis or Daphne Greengrass as the romantic
interest -- uniting
Gryffindor and Slytherin and eventually getting the
whole school on
board.

sean

Hmmm.... you could try writing a Harry/female
Slytherin, with a draker Harry, but still on the side
of the light. Maybe corrupt Dumbledore to the point of
joinind V...

-Crs



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there is another story (It's My Life?) where the spell used was a trash banishment spell that sent the trash to a Icelandic volcano. Worked well in the story for 4 DE's.
dave

--- In snorkack@..., "spd3432us" <spd3432@h...> wrote:

For the past five years, the numero uno death nibbler has been
Draco "My dad is Voldemort's right-hand man" Malfoy. Things happened
over the summer and Draco doesn't want that anymore. Given
Dumbledore's propensity towards "He's just misunderstood. Tom Riddle
is a good boy. Really he is. He'll turn back to the light. You'll
see." I figure Dumbledore is keeping the kids at Hogwarts in the
hope that if he offers them enough lemon drops they'll come back to
the light also.

sean

Hum. You do realise that in this fic, dumbledore is NOT in the light?
maybe he just wishes to have more pets, like snape is.

For the past five years, the numero uno death nibbler has been
Draco "My dad is Voldemort's right-hand man" Malfoy. Things happened
over the summer and Draco doesn't want that anymore. Given
Dumbledore's propensity towards "He's just misunderstood. Tom Riddle
is a good boy. Really he is. He'll turn back to the light. You'll
see." I figure Dumbledore is keeping the kids at Hogwarts in the
hope that if he offers them enough lemon drops they'll come back to
the light also.

sean

--- In snorkack@..., "bobmi357" <submitaccount@y...> wrote:

Sunset and its planned sequel will probably be the last Harry Potter
fics unless I come up with a really good plot bunny. Its all
learning. :)

- Bob

*looking at increasing number of bunnies in bunny hutch* I have
plenty. I'd be more than willing to share ...

Dorothy

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Excellent chapter as usual! I love your action scenes. I'm
wondering if the attempt on Snape could actually be considered just
a "warning". Given how physically tough wizards are (e.g., Neville
falling quite a distance in SS and only getting a broken wrist) it's
possible that Snape would have been expected to survive a fall like
that with some painful injuries to get the point across - then he'd
be jumping at shadows for a while until one of the shadows finally
jumped at *him*. The DEs want him to *know* what's coming - killing
him fast with the first attempt would not satisfy their sadistic
tendencies.

Poor Mrs. Norris! I hope she manages to find a new person. (Any
chance of a Crookshanks/Mrs. Norris pairing? And kittens?)

Really minor nitpick: "Her parents were laying on the floor covered
in blood." They were "lying" on the floor, not "laying." "Laying"
is the act of putting something down; once it's down, it
remains "lying" there.

I do love the way people are actually PAYING ATTENTION to Luna! In
too many fics, she just wanders around saying insightful stuff and
nobody pays attention because she's weird. Of course, she's just a
little more focused than usual here.

Does Harry know how to Vanish (as opposed to Banish) things yet? If
so, he should set up a Vanishing location of, say, the bottom of the
Marianas Trench, and Vanish things like Howlers, DE's wands and
things there. Hell, Vanish the DE's themselves! Feed 'em to a
kraken! (Vanishing is a potentially lethal spell; wonder why nobody
uses it that way?)

Keep up the good work! I'm waiting eagerly for next week's chapter!

Dorothy

--- In snorkack@..., "totorivers" <Tom.Beauvais@g...> wrote:

Sunset and its planned sequel will probably be the last Harry

Potter

fics unless I come up with a really good plot bunny. Its all
learning. :)

- Bob

Then we do have to hope you stumble upon a nice good plot bunny,

don't

we? of course, if you want ideas...

And here I was hoping for another 6th and 7th year set of stories with
Tracy Davis or Daphne Greengrass as the romantic interest -- uniting
Gryffindor and Slytherin and eventually getting the whole school on
board.

sean

Gripping, riveting, amusing - and that was just the disclaimer.

So I ask myself, SELF... Why would Dumbledore want to keep the DE
Jrs in the school??? Potter has surely pointed them out. Snape
knows who they are. This is surprising to me, especially in light
that there have been two attempted murders. I never really
considered who planted the spider before. At this point, I don't
think it was Ron or Dumbledore, rather a student placing one of the
Gryffindors under imperius. Yet there was no on screen scene with
Dumbledore contemplating who did it.

The second question that I'm asking myself is, as of chapter 15, who
is on Dumbledore's side? The ministry seems to be distancing
themselves from him, as do the interesting professors.

The last question that I have is, using the analogy of the pretty
girl going back to the cabin in the slasher movies(where everyone
knows the killer is lurking), why would Harry and friends stay in
school? They obviously have better things to do, and could just
stage an argument or something to get expelled if they didn't want
people to really know what they were up to.

Two final comments – You two are the best. Finally thanks for
busting Filch's arse. It's about time that that creepy perv met his
maker. Hopefully each of the students will pour a bottle of the
finest butterbeer on his grave, after they have first filtered it
through their kidneys.

Now, back to my own story. I have work for you two.

Old-Crow