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Hi All: ? I just finished reading 'Harry Potter and the Unexpected Power' by KB0. What I found most interesting was a sentient Hogwarts that could interact with Harry. Are there any more stories out there like this and if so, could you all recommend your favorites. ? Thanks in advance, Derek aka The Blind Dragon ? Sent from for Windows ?
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Oh I hope you get lots..love these as well.
Not a story I have read, so care to share just how Hogwarts was sentient?
Kare
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2023, The Blind Dragon wrote: Hi All:
I just finished reading 'Harry Potter and the Unexpected Power' by KB0.
What I found most interesting was a sentient Hogwarts that could interact
with Harry. Are there any more stories out there like this and if so,
could you all recommend your favorites.
Thanks in advance,
Derek aka The Blind Dragon
Sent from Mail for Windows
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Harry Potter and the Unexpected Power
By: kb0
In his sixth year, Harry meets an unexpected visitor at school and not only does she like him, but she can help him beat Voldemort. (for those that care about 'ships, Harry/sorta-OC)
Rated: Fiction T - English - Harry P., OC - Chapters: 6 - Words: 55,341 - Reviews: 451 - Favs: 1,736 - Follows: 797 - Updated: Aug 3, 2013 - Published: Jun 30, 2013 - Status: Complete - id: 9444812
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Hogwarts was able to take a corporeal Form that was around Harry’s age. The sentients came as a result of Rowena Ravenclaw’s spell and the ambient magic of the castle for nearly a thousand years.castle. ? ? Oh I hope you get lots..love these as well. Not a story I have read,? so care to share just how Hogwarts was sentient? Kare ? ? ?
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2023, The Blind Dragon wrote: ? > > Hi All: >? > > > I just finished reading 'Harry Potter and the Unexpected Power' by KB0. > > What I found most interesting was a sentient Hogwarts that could interact > with Harry. Are there any more stories out there like this and if so, > could you all recommend your favorites. >? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Derek aka The Blind Dragon >? > > > Sent from Mail for Windows >? > > > > >? ? ? ? ? ?
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Sounds like 'Hogwarts Dawn'. Don't have a link handy at the moment but it can be found easily.
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Hogwarts was able to take a corporeal Form that was around Harry’s age.
The sentients came as a result of Rowena Ravenclaw’s spell and the ambient magic of the castle for nearly a thousand years.castle.
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Oh I hope you get lots..love these as well.
Not a story I have read,? so care to share just how Hogwarts was
sentient?
Kare
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One of my favorites too. But then, Jeconais’ stories are all amazing anyway. ? Derek ? ? Sent from for Windows ?
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From: IcemanauSent: September 19, 2023 4:23 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [Snorkack] Recommendations ? Sounds like 'Hogwarts Dawn'. Don't have a link handy at the moment but it can be found easily. ==========
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Regards Brad
Hogwarts was able to take a corporeal Form that was around Harry’s age. The sentients came as a result of Rowena Ravenclaw’s spell and the ambient magic of the castle for nearly a thousand years.castle. ? ? Oh I hope you get lots..love these as well. Not a story I have read,? so care to share just how Hogwarts was sentient? Kare ? ? ? On Mon, 18 Sep 2023, The Blind Dragon wrote: ? > > Hi All: >? > > > I just finished reading 'Harry Potter and the Unexpected Power' by KB0. > > What I found most interesting was a sentient Hogwarts that could interact > with Harry. Are there any more stories out there like this and if so, > could you all recommend your favorites. >? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Derek aka The Blind Dragon >? > > > Sent from Mail for Windows >? > > > > >? ? ? ? ? ?
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Unfortunately, Jeconais has become somewhat disenchanted with fan fiction, and now doesn't put a lot of effort into maintaining his web site - and it's currently unusable for anyone with anything approaching a recent browser as the SSL certificate is expired, and the settings forcing https connectivity can;t be complied with - so most browsers will refuse to connect to it
is the base URL - but connecting at the monet just isn't happening.
DaZZa
One of my favorites too. But then, Jeconais’ stories are all amazing anyway. ? Derek ? ? Sent from for Windows ? ? Sounds like 'Hogwarts Dawn'. Don't have a link handy at the moment but it can be found easily. ==========
"My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes." ~Douglas Adams
Regards Brad
Hogwarts was able to take a corporeal Form that was around Harry’s age. The sentients came as a result of Rowena Ravenclaw’s spell and the ambient magic of the castle for nearly a thousand years.castle. ? ? Oh I hope you get lots..love these as well. Not a story I have read,? so care to share just how Hogwarts was sentient? Kare ? ? ? On Mon, 18 Sep 2023, The Blind Dragon wrote: ? > > Hi All: >? > > > I just finished reading 'Harry Potter and the Unexpected Power' by KB0. > > What I found most interesting was a sentient Hogwarts that could interact > with Harry. Are there any more stories out there like this and if so, > could you all recommend your favorites. >? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Derek aka The Blind Dragon >? > > > Sent from Mail for Windows >? > > > > >? ? ? ? ? ?
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I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but I am adamant). ?The only problem - that I can see - is that the certificate is expired. ?I'm pretty ignorant about these things. ?Is it really that much of a risk if its a website that has been visited many many many times before the certificate expired?
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You should be able to in Chrome click "Show Advanced" and then it will reveal a link at the bottom that says "Proceed to anyway" or similar.? That's latest version of Chrome, I just tested it.? Pretty sure any webkit browser is going to be the same, which includes Edge as well.
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On 9/20/2023 5:17 AM, DeliaDee via groups.io wrote: I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but I am adamant). ?The only problem - that I can see - is that the certificate is expired. ?I'm pretty ignorant about these things. ?Is it really that much of a risk if its a website that has been visited many many many times before the certificate expired?
_._,_._,_ This is why I strongly disagree with the "https for everything" switch. It is a risk for entering in your password, or doing any type of e-commerce. For just reading a fanfic, or anything where you wouldn't care if the information was sent in clear text and intercepted/observed by a 3rd party, there is no risk at all. Up until around 5 years ago with the switch to HTTPS everywhere, Fanficauthors.net used HTTP and sent the fanfics in clear text, where no certificate was needed. Now when you log in, it should be in HTTPS, and with an expired certificate there is a risk that somebody has hacked the site and is monitoring what you are doing so they can intercept your password in the hopes that you use the same username and password on other sites with more valuable stuff, such as being able to log into Amazon.com or Ebay and purchase whatever they want on your credit or debit card. However, if there is no logon required, and you aren't entering or accessing any non-public information, there is no risk with certificates, and this illustrates why they should not have abolished HTTP.
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Safari is obviously not following current security practises if it actually allows you to get content from that site (not just a warning about the expired certificate). The code on the site enforces HSTS - which stands for "HTTP Strict Transport Security" - if the HTPS browser transaction fails for any reason, the browser is supposed to refuse to connect. If it's allowing conenction to the actual site (not just giving a warning), then it's breaking protocol. And yeah, an expired certificate can be evidence of many things - a MiTM (Man in The Middle) compromise being one of them. Allowing this override could allow a site hack to direct you to a site which mimics the original - but which delivers a malicious payload instead. That's part of the reason HTTPS everywhere was brought into being. DaZZa On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 20:17, DeliaDee via groups.io <terrapin19148@...> wrote:
I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but I am adamant). The only problem - that I can see - is that the certificate is expired. I'm pretty ignorant about these things. Is it really that much of a risk if its a website that has been visited many many many times before the certificate expired?
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Not true. You might get the option to go into the advanced menu, but
from there you will get simply a message like this
"www.fanficauthors.net normally uses encryption to protect your
information. When Chrome tried to connect to www.fanficauthors.net
this time, the website sent back unusual and incorrect credentials.
This may happen when an attacker is trying to pretend to be
www.fanficauthors.net, or a Wi-Fi sign-in screen has interrupted the
connection. Your information is still secure because Chrome stopped
the connection before any data was exchanged.
You cannot visit www.fanficauthors.net right now because the website
uses HSTS. Network errors and attacks are usually temporary, so this
page will probably work later."
Edge and Chrome are both Chromium based browsers now, and will give
the same error. Firefox/Waterfox will give something different.
There may be a browser out there which will allow you to ignore the
HSTS requirement - I haven't tested all of them - but the three most
common ones won't.
DaZZa
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On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 23:59, Alex Cherry <raginginsincerity@...> wrote:
You should be able to in Chrome click "Show Advanced" and then it will reveal a link at the bottom that says "Proceed to fanficauthors.net anyway" or similar. That's latest version of Chrome, I just tested it. Pretty sure any webkit browser is going to be the same, which includes Edge as well.
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Has anyone messaged Tim Joy (Jeconais) about switching the site(s) to Let’s Encrypt? The HTTPS certificates they give you are free (rather than $25 or more for a basic site certificate), but they only last six months and need some server-side setup to handle the automatic renewals. For basic HTTPS service, once it’s set up, it’s free and you don’t have to worry about renewals every year or two.
I would, but I lost his contact info.
On 9/20/2023 5:17 AM, DeliaDee via wrote:
> I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but
> I am adamant).? The only problem - that I can see - is that the
> certificate is expired.? I'm pretty ignorant about these things.? Is it
> really that much of a risk if its a website that has been visited many
> many many times before the certificate expired?
> _._,_._,_
This is why I strongly disagree with the "https for everything" switch.
It is a risk for entering in your password, or doing any type of e-commerce.
For just reading a fanfic, or anything where you wouldn't care if the
information was sent in clear text and intercepted/observed by a 3rd
party, there is no risk at all.
Up until around 5 years ago with the switch to HTTPS everywhere,
Fanficauthors.net used HTTP and sent the fanfics in clear text, where no
certificate was needed.
Now when you log in, it should be in HTTPS, and with an expired
certificate there is a risk that somebody has hacked the site and is
monitoring what you are doing so they can intercept your password in the
hopes that you use the same username and password on other sites with
more valuable stuff, such as being able to log into Amazon.com or Ebay
and purchase whatever they want on your credit or debit card.
However, if there is no logon required, and you aren't entering or
accessing any non-public information, there is no risk with
certificates, and this illustrates why they should not have abolished HTTP.
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He already uses LetsEncrypt - but I think his auto update scripts for
his certificates are either failing, or just not in use.
DaZZa
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On Thu, 21 Sept 2023 at 08:46, Z C <Z.C.no.spam@...> wrote:
Has anyone messaged Tim Joy (Jeconais) about switching the site(s) to Let’s Encrypt? The HTTPS certificates they give you are free (rather than $25 or more for a basic site certificate), but they only last six months and need some server-side setup to handle the automatic renewals. For basic HTTPS service, once it’s set up, it’s free and you don’t have to worry about renewals every year or two.
I would, but I lost his contact info.
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:37 PM SlickRCBD <slickrcbdalerts@...> wrote:
On 9/20/2023 5:17 AM, DeliaDee via groups.io wrote:
I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but
I am adamant). The only problem - that I can see - is that the
certificate is expired. I'm pretty ignorant about these things. Is it
really that much of a risk if its a website that has been visited many
many many times before the certificate expired?
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Granted, I have not tried today, but my bookmarks still take me to the site.
Still, contacting him with that free offer is a fine step for someone to take.
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On Wed, 20 Sep 2023, Z C wrote: Has anyone messaged Tim Joy (Jeconais) about switching the site(s) to Let’s
Encrypt? The HTTPS certificates they give you are free (rather than $25 or
more for a basic site certificate), but they only last six months and need
some server-side setup to handle the automatic renewals. For basic HTTPS
service, once it’s set up, it’s free and you don’t have to worry about
renewals every year or two.
I would, but I lost his contact info.
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:37 PM SlickRCBD <slickrcbdalerts@...> wrote:
On 9/20/2023 5:17 AM, DeliaDee via groups.io wrote:
I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but
I am adamant). The only problem - that I can see - is that the
certificate is expired. I'm pretty ignorant about these things. Is it
really that much of a risk if its a website that has been visited many
many many times before the certificate expired?
_._,_._,_ This is why I strongly disagree with the "https for everything" switch.
It is a risk for entering in your password, or doing any type of
e-commerce.
For just reading a fanfic, or anything where you wouldn't care if the
information was sent in clear text and intercepted/observed by a 3rd
party, there is no risk at all.
Up until around 5 years ago with the switch to HTTPS everywhere,
Fanficauthors.net used HTTP and sent the fanfics in clear text, where no
certificate was needed.
Now when you log in, it should be in HTTPS, and with an expired
certificate there is a risk that somebody has hacked the site and is
monitoring what you are doing so they can intercept your password in the
hopes that you use the same username and password on other sites with
more valuable stuff, such as being able to log into Amazon.com or Ebay
and purchase whatever they want on your credit or debit card.
However, if there is no logon required, and you aren't entering or
accessing any non-public information, there is no risk with
certificates, and this illustrates why they should not have abolished HTTP.
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Only if you have the highest security
level in Chrome.
Chrome for me is giving me and "advanced" button with "proceed to
(unsafe) at the bottom.? 
Chrome for me is giving me and "advanced" button with "proceed to
(unsafe) at the bottom.
Firefox lets you click the "advanced" button, then "accept the
risk and continue" and access the site.
On 9/20/2023 5:32 PM, DaZZa wrote:
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Not true. You might get the option to go into the advanced menu, but
from there you will get simply a message like this
" normally uses encryption to protect your
information. When Chrome tried to connect to
this time, the website sent back unusual and incorrect credentials.
This may happen when an attacker is trying to pretend to be
, or a Wi-Fi sign-in screen has interrupted the
connection. Your information is still secure because Chrome stopped
the connection before any data was exchanged.
You cannot visit right now because the website
uses HSTS. Network errors and attacks are usually temporary, so this
page will probably work later."
Edge and Chrome are both Chromium based browsers now, and will give
the same error. Firefox/Waterfox will give something different.
There may be a browser out there which will allow you to ignore the
HSTS requirement - I haven't tested all of them - but the three most
common ones won't.
DaZZa
On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 23:59, Alex Cherry <raginginsincerity@...> wrote:
You should be able to in Chrome click "Show Advanced" and then it will reveal a link at the bottom that says "Proceed to fanficauthors.net anyway" or similar. That's latest version of Chrome, I just tested it. Pretty sure any webkit browser is going to be the same, which includes Edge as well.
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I don't know what's going on here, because even with safe browsing turned off (not even "normal security" set on Chrome, I can't connect
It fails the HSTS check and stops. Firefox is the same.
What version of Chrome are you running?
DaZZa
Only if you have the highest security
level in Chrome.
Chrome for me is giving me and "advanced" button with "proceed to
(unsafe) at the bottom.?
Chrome for me is giving me and "advanced" button with "proceed to
(unsafe) at the bottom.
Firefox lets you click the "advanced" button, then "accept the
risk and continue" and access the site.
On 9/20/2023 5:32 PM, DaZZa wrote:
Not true. You might get the option to go into the advanced menu, but
from there you will get simply a message like this
" normally uses encryption to protect your
information. When Chrome tried to connect to
this time, the website sent back unusual and incorrect credentials.
This may happen when an attacker is trying to pretend to be
, or a Wi-Fi sign-in screen has interrupted the
connection. Your information is still secure because Chrome stopped
the connection before any data was exchanged.
You cannot visit right now because the website
uses HSTS. Network errors and attacks are usually temporary, so this
page will probably work later."
Edge and Chrome are both Chromium based browsers now, and will give
the same error. Firefox/Waterfox will give something different.
There may be a browser out there which will allow you to ignore the
HSTS requirement - I haven't tested all of them - but the three most
common ones won't.
DaZZa
On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 23:59, Alex Cherry <raginginsincerity@...> wrote:
You should be able to in Chrome click "Show Advanced" and then it will reveal a link at the bottom that says "Proceed to anyway" or similar. That's latest version of Chrome, I just tested it. Pretty sure any webkit browser is going to be the same, which includes Edge as well.
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HSTS can be a pain at times. It’s been awhile since I’ve had to do it, but here’s a link to steps to bypass it if you want to try them.?
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The Blind Dragon
Tammy Driver
DeliaDee
