Good start.

Was hoping for more on the "chaming muggle objects" but, oh well.

Liked the confrontation with the other girls. I expect Harry's going to have to beat them off with a stick even more so. I hope we'll see Ginny doing it to. I do so love the cat fights ... :)

Hrm. I think I'll catch it from my wife on that statement. I'll rectify it by saying that Ginny is a smart witch, you're doing well by her by letting her develop on her own. I like the fact that she's not a "Mary Jane" and you're not painting her with the "Miss Perfect" brush that so many authors do.

Looking forward to more on this story. Good work.

he he bounce.... nice

bon

And the story has begun.  I was thinking of waiting to read this chapter, so that I didn't have to wait a long time in between chapters (you don't take long... but you know what I mean).  I liked being able to read the entire story (as with the previous one).  Of course, that's a crummy idea, as I want to know what happens now.  Now that I've explained why I haven't reviewed until now... I'll just get on with it.

Good opening chapter.  I can see quite a few subplots forming, from the animagus issue, Pavarti (silly girl), Ron and Hermione, Cho, the spell, etc.  It'll be interesting to see how things progress with each of them.

As for Harry.. he's such a studmuffin!   I really liked his reaction to Pavarti, nervous and a bit frightened.  I was getting worried that he wasn't going to mention Ginny right away, and then I'd have to get angry at the poor boy.

Harry and Ginny's relationship is really nice.  I like that Harry noticed the first time that she called him her 'boyfriend'.  People do notice those things... at least I would.  He hasn't had that before, so everything that happens with Ginny is going to be significant.

           "Harry's hand was in hers and she smiled when he gallantly helped her onto the steps, as if she would have trouble keeping her balance. Not wanting to bruise his ego just yet, she didn't say a word."

This part seemed very Harry-esque to me.  I can see him taking care, especially because he would feel so strongly for Ginny.  I like her reaction too.  She would understand about boys and their easily bruised egos.

Ron and Hermione aren't together yet, are they?  I don't think so, but I'm wondering what's going to happen on that front.

The spell.  Interesting, interesting.  Trust Dumbledore to only give part of the information.  You seem to be skilled at inventing magical-type spells and things, so I'm confident that it'll be a good one.  Hopefully, in the next chapter (which I'll read as soon as it's posted).

That said, it was a great chapter!  You broke right into the story well, without running around.  I'm looking forward to more.

Sarah

This story seems to start with a bit of foreboding, then moves rather smoothly into the events of Harry's sixth (?) year.  Harry's relationship with Ginny seems to be a key to the "power that the Dark Lord knows not."  I am enjoying it so far, and look forward to events and enjoyment. 

Thank you for your story!

Owen  (ohboehm@aol.com)

   Cheers!  Looks like a good start.  Hope it's as good as the last story.  Are all the girls at Hogwarts going to be irked at because she was finally the one to "snag"  ?  I wonder what the spell Dumbledore wants to try that requires permission from their gaurdians?    Keep it up and update OFTEN! 

A whizz-bang way to start a story! I loved the pacing of this chapter, all the difference scenes ran smoothly into each other, and the scene with Harry and Parvati, and then Harry and Cho actually made me laugh out loud.

I also am really impressed by how you just started the chapter without any of the serious background information of the prequel. We've all read it, after all

All that Harry and Ginny-ness was superb

Looking forward to more!!

- Katie

By the way.. update soon! lol

Well, I gotta say I really can't wait for part two of this wonderful ride to really commence! This was an amazing chapter! And I'm sure all futire chapters will be amazing also!! I'm just very worried that when Dumbledore performs the spell, that he'll be left in a coma, thus being unable to protect the school, making it vulnerable to Voldemort.

~Maria~

Oh yay! Good! Can't wait to see more soon!

Mmmmm - what a lovely continuation from Consequences of the Heart (CotH). Plot threads galore - but with a nice holistic view to keep them together, although this is based on my experience from your other longer fic's! Harry  might be "more sensitive" - I think I'd rather call it less oblivious! 

He sure seems to be in for quite a few "rude awakenings" this year in trying to learn to live "safely" with Ginny  - I have a feeling shin- and toe-protectors might be a necessary buy! Even a convinced bachelor as myself (and thus more oblivious then the average bloke) knows that one should never ever comment on eating habits or dietary likes and dislikes unless one is prepared to take some serious flak for it, the even more deadly sin is to repeat or tell anything told to you "in secret" by your female friend - Harry  should be glad he only had to suffer mangled toes and not "enjoy" the bat-bogey hex or a red, smarting hand-print on his cheek! Ginny  sure has a temper, which is why we like her! I have a feeling that Parvati might be feeling the wrath of Ginny  as well if she ever finds out that she was chasing after Harry  - but Harry  managed to avoid the evil vixen with his honour intact, he didn't even cringe!

As always your style of writing is enviable - you manage to keep your main characters very canon - I especially liked the way that Hermione  was depicted and Ron  is much more fleshed out and mature than he was in the middle of CotH. Ginny  is so very much spot on, just the ways that I always envisaged her personality to be - not some giggly airhead but a force to be reckoned with!!! I also very much like the way you can describe a scene, a surrounding, a feeling or an emotion without being "wordy" or overly descriptive, with a few well-chosen words paint a very vivid picture!

Reading this has really cheered me up and brought a smile to my face - thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of writing with me!

Off to an excellent start!  I like that you've set up so many, varied tensions right away: dreams, Voldemort, jealousy, etc.

I'm another American who knows serviette (though that might be because I'm from a state that borders Canada...  ).

I do have one possible nit.  I remember reading a JKR comment (wish I could remember where!) about animagi...  She specifically mentioned Hermione and how we already "know" what her form is because of the [room of requirement/DA] (one or the other of those).  I've been assuming she meant the Patronus bit.  At any rate, unless JKR was misspeaking, we know that Hermione should be able to transform.

Anyhow, excellent chapter!  I'm looking forward  to the rest. 

Yay!  I'm very excited that you started posting this. 

Geez, Harry's just the school stud, isn't he?  Parvati, Cho, Ginny...  Good on him for telling Pav what was up!

Even though I get the idea that a lot of this was just setup for what happens afterward, I really enjoyed reading it.

P.S. I'm American, and I knew what a serviette is!

Great start to what promises to be a great story.  Too bad you don't have the author alert thingy to be aware anytime you update. I'll be awaiting.

You're off to a good start with this one.    "Consequences Of The Heart" was well-written, and an altogether enjoyable story.  It was interesting that you managed to insert that exchange with Parvati, after such a brief mention in your previous work.

A couple of squawks:  I thought they were called "Puffskeins" though it could be I mis-remember - I'll have to find my copy of Fantastic Beasts.  Secondly, as they are sixth year students, and as such, should all be around sixteen years of age.  McGonagall's comments about developing the skill of animagus after the age of seventeen doesn't make a lot of sense in this context.  Changing the after to before makes a lot more sense.  (I hope it was just a typo.)

Okay, enough whinging about the bad things, there's plenty of good things there and I expect there are still more to come.  Enjoy your reviews, (don't let 'em bug you,) then get back to your writing so we can see the next chapter.

-- SC