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Wednesday 10th March 2010 07:51 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Cute story, interesting look at a future view. Poor Hermione though! You really could go further along these lines and have a great flashback story. Hope to see more! |
| Thursday 11th March 2010 12:02 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you! ~Ken |
pnb2002
Thursday 4th December 2008 18:34 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| oh my god. this story made me cry i cant be reading fan fiction that has this type of angst in it yes it is good but wow you and the outer that helped wright this must have at least got a little upset. and i realize how horrible it is to be made a painting(a living oneish). i cam across this story by accident i was looking for harry/Ginny romance but i found the oppeset end instead its like...well having your sole mate taken away right in frunt of you like what append to harry n Ginny in the story that 1 thing i really didn\'t want to read but oh my god. its amazing yes but you could of at least put a warning in the summary about the level of angst in it. and there was. i like hermione and i hated the way she was treated in the books but having her this upset is beyond cruel...yah i no its only a story but that do sent mean that theirs an alternate universe were this is exactly happening....and im an emotionally time boom.....(er bad life and all i sympathize with Ginny she has six brothers iv got five sisters eep and no brothers so having grown up with sisters kinda make me weak against stuff like this).....so after crying for a few mins id like to say bravo and looking for ward to anouther story of yours. shame theirs not a story were harry&Ginny actual didn\'t die but just got stuck in between the living and the dead but then re-appeared exactly were they were sapost to die but only its twenty or so years latter and hermione has started her new role has headmistress and then harry and Ginny re-appear then she helps the return to back to there time perod to sixty mins after tom dies and then skip to the beginning of the story of this tale but the portrait of Hermione is different its a very happy Hermione now instead of the miserable one that was there in the story oh and harry gives the letter to Ginny so that means theirs two portraits in the school one for harry and one for ginny you no like a hero shrine or thank you that way the happy portrait of Hermione can talk to them. ok i feel better now now that iv made up a extra ending to this..okies bye and good night. oh and i wounder what it would look like for the hermione to talk to a portrait of her self that\'s gota be a really big argument. |
| Thursday 11th March 2010 12:03 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| I'm sorry to have taken so long to reply to this flattering and heartfelt review. I'm grateful. ~Ken |
hellohello
Friday 18th January 2008 20:09 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| This story is probably one of the most exceptional stories I've read. The genius of the climax of the second war is so amazing. I'm just thankful that JKR didn't have the audacity to kill Harry and Ginny in such a sad way. Overall absolutely amazing. |
gymnastgal19
Sunday 18th November 2007 19:46 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| wow!!!! that was awesome!!! |
QuidditchLover
Thursday 18th October 2007 17:04 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| now im a wreck. you have me in tears! this was an excellent story.emilygail0323@aol.com |
| Friday 19th October 2007 14:14 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thanks, Emily. I'm sorry you're a wreck. Well, not completley sorry. Truly I was in tears while writing parts of this story, so I kind of like it when the readers are in tears too. ~Ken |
CheddarTrek
Monday 13th August 2007 16:42 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
Wow, great story, very powerful. I always enjoy reading about things like this, where people in the future read and study the events surrounding Voldemort in a similar manner to how Harry himself studied the Goblin Wars. There aren't too many stories like this out there, and I think this is the best of them that I've come across.
Kudos,
CT |
| Monday 13th August 2007 20:54 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thanks, CT. That's high praise. The distance between the present and the future was essential for this story, because the theme is loss and memory. ~Ken |
narumi
Monday 6th August 2007 11:02 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Best "Dead Harry to Ginny" letter I've read. Well done! (And I really loved Linda's preface!) |
| Friday 10th August 2007 18:01 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thanks again! Hmmm, Best "Dead Harry to Ginny" Letter -- sounds like an Oscar category to me! |
t-ravis
Friday 3rd August 2007 23:36 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| wow, i'm not gonna lie that was so sad my eyes started to water. I really can't rember the last time i cried at all and this just wow |
pyromain
Tuesday 17th July 2007 13:35 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Well I must say when I read the prologue I thought I don't like this story then I found there where more chapters and the main part proved me right it was perfect. The Epilogue was lovelly and emotional, all I can say now is that I loved the story, you delivered an other nice piece of work. Thanks |
| Wednesday 18th July 2007 15:24 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you very much. Yes, the Prologue by itself doesn't amount to much, although I think it's exciting. |
beechy1001
Thursday 28th June 2007 08:57 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
amazing story!
amazing letter! |
| Thursday 28th June 2007 20:08 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I take credit for the story, but most of the idea for the letter I swiped from Sullivan Ballou. |
ShadeXH
Tuesday 26th June 2007 21:57 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Wow, dude. Powerful stuff. |
| Tuesday 26th June 2007 22:02 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Glad you liked it. Rock on. |
hahaheeheehaha
Wednesday 14th March 2007 13:04 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| aww did you have to make them both die? thought that is a bit hypocritical seeing as the first fanfic i wrote had the final battle where ron and hermione and ginny die, and then harry commits suicide 5 years later. cheerful eh? then when i tried to write a follow-up, i was stuck because i\'d killed too many people. and here i am saying yours was too sad! it is a great story though, i really enjoyed it (even if it was sad) |
| Thursday 15th March 2007 11:18 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it; thanks. Sad stories can be useful... |
Astrid
Saturday 3rd February 2007 14:15 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
Beautiful! I love all the bits and pieces of it. The way passion, love, and hate are just anecdotes in history. The torment Hermione the portrait feels. Linda's writing. Everything is excellent.
P.S. Happy birthday. St. Margaret sent me here. |
| Sunday 4th February 2007 17:43 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you for the "review love," and thanks also for the birthday wish. St Margarets is a sweetie, isn't she? Occupational hazard of being a fluff writer... |
miss_marauder
Thursday 1st February 2007 19:19 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
This literally made me get all teary eyed...
I LOVED harrys letter
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It seems like something harry would write..
cheers
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| Thursday 1st February 2007 19:36 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thanks, Kelsey. I'm glad you were moved by it. I'm especially glad you thought the letter sounded like Harry; that part was really hard to write. ~Ken |
Neli P
Wednesday 31st January 2007 16:37 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| I'm glad you gave us a glimpse of ... um ...the outcome of Linda's work with Hermione's portrait. This is much more than just a school work, it raised very deep and challenging topics. As for the letter, AWESOME: simple but straight to the heart Again, BRAVO !! |
| Wednesday 31st January 2007 20:05 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you for those kind words. ~Ken |
CruciareMors
Tuesday 30th January 2007 10:26 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
I have just read the response to my review, as well as the epilogue. You were right - I loved what Linda wrote. I loved the whole chapter, the letter especially. It is ironic that Harry wished Ginny never got to read his letter - what can be considered as his last wish was fulfilled in a very bittersweet way. Then again, I would like to believe they met each other again.
Cannot find a fault with this. Truly excellent work. |
| Tuesday 30th January 2007 17:41 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you so much; I'm honored by your good opinion. I hope you're right about their meeting again. ~Ken |
GryffindorDragon
Monday 29th January 2007 14:12 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Very nicely done. |
| Tuesday 30th January 2007 17:33 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you! |
Hoss
Saturday 27th January 2007 16:56 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Very well wrighten. I enjoyed it Thanks |
| Saturday 27th January 2007 22:49 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you for saying so; I'm grateful. |
Grandma Kate
Saturday 27th January 2007 08:49 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
This is splendid. It resolves the conflict in a unique way. Your older Hermione is very realistic.
So if you get fired for trashing the Headmaster's office, Beaubatons will still hire you? That is too funny.
And Harry's letter is classic. What a romantic story, after all. |
| Saturday 27th January 2007 10:27 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I know, it seems that Beauxbatons has lower standards, doesn't it? Actually I think it's more a matter of the rivalry: Beauxbatons wants to grab up whatever Hogwarts missed, and what do they care about the Hogwarts portraits? (Or maybe I'm just deluding myself, but I really wanted her to continue to be a working academic (otherwise it seemed unlikely that she'd get the book published...)) ~Ken |
girlyswot
Saturday 27th January 2007 08:29 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
Oh that was a lovely epilogue. I love that Linda did listen to Hermione and start researching the War properly. And that finally she found a way for Hermione to be free of her misery. And the letter was beautiful and wonderfully Harry.
You have a great talent for slipping fluff into the unlikeliest places! |
| Saturday 27th January 2007 10:24 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| High praise indeed. I think if I were more comfortable writing straight fluff I might not need to sneak it into the middle of angsty stories. But maybe I'm more of a "flangst" writer? All love stories contain the germ of a tragedy, and tragedies are tragic mostly because of lost love... ~Ken |
eaglesnest
Saturday 27th January 2007 00:04 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| I am so glad I read this story. The thought that a future student (then teacher) would stumble onto this new information from Hermione and then discover the letter to Ginny is just so romantic ....... love does bridge time and in this story, the greater population will be so much the richer for it. |
| Saturday 27th January 2007 10:21 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| I am delighted that you thought so well of the story. It means a lot to me. Thanks, ~Ken |
Arnel
Friday 26th January 2007 22:27 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| I've got a lump in my throat the size of a Quaffle after reading Harry's letter to Ginny. I'm really glad Linda found it and was able to have it authenticated by the portraits. As for her "euthenasia" of Hermione's portrait, I'm glad she did it. Living with such unhappiness must have been unbearable for Hermione and I think the portrait was justified in asking Linda to destroy it, just as much as Linda was justified in completing the act. Thank you for a truly enjoyable and heart-wrenching tale. I hope you'll have another story up in the near future. |
| Friday 26th January 2007 22:58 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you so very much. It means more to me than I can say that you were moved by what I wrote. I have another three-chapter story, Counting to Five Thousand, which I plan to post (again one chapter at a time) during the next week or so. I'm also working on a one-shot, The Torch, that may take a while longer to finish. Finally, I have a long-term plan for a 22-chapter fic called Returning Were As Tedious; the protagonist of that story is Severus Snape, and if you recognize the source of the title you'll have some idea of what the story will be like. ~Ken |
CrumpleHornedKiwi
Friday 26th January 2007 19:17 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| Oh - you made me cry!!! |
| Friday 26th January 2007 20:09 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Aw, thanks! Sorry about that. (Well, not too sorry... ) ~Ken |
Lulabelle
Friday 26th January 2007 18:03 | On the Headmaster's Wall |
| I really enjoyed this. It was a completely new perspective on what happens after the war, who died, who lived, and how everyone else has prospered. Keep up the good work. I hope to see more of your stories. |
| Friday 26th January 2007 18:55 | On the Headmaster's Wall (Author Response) |
| Thank you so much. More are coming; wait a week or two. ~Ken |
