It seems the police are actually good for something!

The ending was very cliffery. I wouldn't have thought anything major about her recieving a letter from Harry, but the way you wrote it... *shivers in anticipation*

*plays with stabbit*

Sarah

Yes, yes, yes!  Dudley finally got called on the carpet for his transgressions!  Good to read that the arrest made Vernon aware of the possibility that Dudley isn't the angel that he and Petunia thought they were raising...even if he won't admit it! 

I'm really glad that Harry had a chance to laugh in this chapter.  His treatment is still abominable at the hands of the Dursleys, but at least this time he seems to be sticking up for himself a little.  I'm a little saddened at the abuse that results, but that's life, I suppose.

You've done a really nice job balancing Harry's emotions:  The emotional roller coaster he's on seems very natural and my heart bleeds for our hero.  I'm waiting on the edge of my chair for Molly's reaction to Harry's letter.  I have a feeling the fur is going to fly when she finishes reading.  Until then, I'm going back to read the story over again to see if I've missed anything!

*pokes cliffhanger* You better update soon or....I dont know what but it won't be good. Another awesome chapter by the way! Poor Harry...you'd think the Ministry would know the difference between intentional and accidental magic *shakes head* stupid Fudge.

More please!!

-Liz

Aw I so want to read Harry's letter! Unfair! This story is progressing beautifully! I love it! Fantastic job I can't wait for more!

you will - next chapter, I promise!

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thank you so much for your review- and I'm glad you love it so much... but you will just have to wait for more.. we are trying to get it done by 15 July:):)

The narrative is good, but I think this:

g1-18(4.11-S)[4] cal 7 1995
     July 1995
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
                   1
 2  3  4  5  6  7  8
 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
g1-18(4.11-S)[5]

illustrates a bit of a consistency problem.  (Ref.
"6, July 1995" and "Late in the evening on Sunday,
5 July, two minors were arrested ....")

Hi there -- after I went to the Lexicon and realized that Harry's 5th year ended in 1996 we re-did the dates to fit.  Here's the calendar from July 1996

I think we've got it right now.  Thanks for the head's up!

Musings

Poo.  That's a terrible place to leave off.  As I said before, very well-written, although I noticed just a couple mistakes:

"He thought of Mrs. Weasley's Bogart"  Isn't it Boggart?

And:

"But he just had to become and Auror."  Should be an.

Barring that, it was excellent.  I especially loved the face-off between Harry and the Dursleys.  And how Dudley got arrested... that really tickled my funny bone.  Keep up the great work!  Can't wait for the next bit! ^_^

-Lina

Awww, poor Harry.  I'm really feeling sorry for him right now.  He's right, why couldn't Tonks just have come and got him out of that house.  It's so unfair.

I can't wait to hear what Harry has to say in his letter to Molly.  I'm looking forward to seeing her roar.

I hope that last review didn't sound negative.  ^_^; I really did love it. 

And it wasn't a terrible place to leave off, just all cliffhanger-y.  You're keeping me in suspense.... ahh, such torture! ;-)

Also, loved the revelation that Marge had to have her stomach pumped and how Vernon seemed kind of a suck-up towards her.  Tee-hee.

-Lina

Nope - I had a difficult time doing the calender thing for Harry's summer, as this is the first time I've ever published something. I appreciate an eye for detail and my stories are filled with them:)

Thank you for feeding the plot bunny! and I'm really glad you like the story so far!

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Poo.  That's a terrible place to leave off.  As I said before, very well-written, although I noticed just a couple mistakes:

"He thought of Mrs. Weasley's Bogart"  Isn't it Boggart?

And:

"But he just had to become and Auror."  Should be an.

Barring that, it was excellent.  I especially loved the face-off between Harry and the Dursleys.  And how Dudley got arrested... that really tickled my funny bone.  Keep up the great work!  Can't wait for the next bit! ^_^

-Lina

yeowsers you've got sharp eyes... good thing my beta is quicker than me - I've been off galavanting with a submersible pump in a half-full basement. I'm glad you are enjoying the story so far, thank you for the review!

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Astarte,

Thank you for your review! My plot bunny and I are honored!

As for Dudley, doing drugs has been a suspicion of mine for some time. Before he was a spoiled little brat, and now he's a bigger spoiled brat, but he seemed like he was heading down a slippery slope when we last saw him in OotP. It wouldn't surprise me if the encounter with the Dementors of Azkaban, in combination with permissive, even neglecting parents would lead that whale to drug use. I attended a private boarding school in the country- we had horses and rich snobs, the whole works. Many of those girls were doing more than just applying powder to their noses in the bathroom, that powder was going up their pretty little noses.... So I put it in this story. I'm glad you think it fits!

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