Ken Warner posted a comment on Monday 6th November 2006 2:36am for Well Let's Bungle in the Jungle

Excellent story - after the rocky start it keeps getting better and better - I like the way you have illuminated the difficulty in achieving a balance with the animal form - it has got to be more than a mild compulsion to chase mice, and eat them raw, bones and all - so having him struggle with it over an extended period is appropriate (did James and the Marauders {might be a cool band name}get any help with this?) Looking forward to having Harry get back to England and being face to face so to speak with Luna, and introducing Narina and Chico as his summer project gone bad.

thanks for an enjoyable read - i do not envy you the difficulty of not only coming up with an original plot, but writing it all in 2nd person has to be a ball buster.
Warm Regards - Off to search for the rest of your H/SB story.

JBern replied:

Thank you.   Until Harry get's a chance to ask Remus, he may not know how the Marauders did it.   Perhaps James, Sirius and Peter went to learn this way' of doing it?  

As Thundercloud would constantly point out, the European method is a scientific approach that seeks to completely repress the animal instincts and place the human mind in complete control.   The method he taught Harry is about realizing that the animal form is just another form equal but different than his human form.   Instead of seeking to repress the instincts he should welcome their presence into his spirit and use that knowledge to further enlighten himself.

Pretty heavy crap, I know.   But remember Magic around the world should be viewed differently.   He was quick to point out when the white man came to America that European magic was more structured and organized.   It was better suited to combat on a large scale so I don't want you to think that this is a fic where everything they do at Hogwarts is wrong and bad.   Differences can exist.   Harry's thought process right now will just paint everything that he did at Hogwarts in a bad light.   He's not very pleased with them right now, as you can well imagine.~Jim

 

Life's a Dance posted a comment on Sunday 5th November 2006 8:47pm for Well Let's Bungle in the Jungle

OH MY GODDESS!!!!!!!! I can't believe you actually put that line in...my fiance and I busted up in laughter over it at a quarter to 2 in the morning and almost woke everyone up! Good story and update soon, please!

"No. Hack’s dick hurt."

Rooting for the sore-crotched troll-
Rhiannon and Richard

JBern replied:

I know it was shameful potty humor, but I was grinning like a maniac when I hit the submit button for that chapter.   You two got off lucky in some respects.   I had at least  a few  honest souls tell me that there was choking on food and beverage including some beverage going up and out the nostrils.   I actually had intended on ending the chapter with Harry agonizing on how to respond to Luna, but the need to write that punchline forced me to push through specifically so I could write that scene to end a chapter.   We are within 3-4 chapters of finally catching up to chapter 1's starting point.   Expect Hack to be a permanent fixture in the storyline from here on out.   Maybe like any great entertainer, Hack knows when to leave them wanting more?

Harry certainly has a Motley Crew around him, doesn't he?~Jim

 

Princess Fictoria posted a comment on Sunday 5th November 2006 4:25pm for Well Let's Bungle in the Jungle

I owe you an apology! You see, despite the fact that I love you as an author... I resisted reading this story. The title and summary just didn't sound like something I would like.

I was wrong!

This is wonderful. I love how you have written it in first person present tense... especially when Harry changes into the Jaguar. The way you have kept the story moving along without having to resort to a narrator's point of view is a fantastic bit of writing.

I eagerly look forward to reading the rest and hope that you will give us the inevitable confrontation between Harry and the traitors... if not in this story then in its sequel... please?

I hope that you will post more soon.

JBern replied:

I'm told it's actually second person present tense, but thank you.   The first couple of chapters are a difficult read and the confusion there is somewhat intentional.   It would be nice to be able to define my world in terms of meat.   His clarity will be progressing.   He probably won't be back in England until the sequel, but that day as well as explanations for people's behavior is coming.   I start writing 14 today.   ~Jim

coronal posted a comment on Sunday 5th November 2006 2:11pm for Well Let's Bungle in the Jungle

"no. Hack's dick hurt."


ROFLMAO!!!!!

that's f**king AWESOME!!!

JBern replied:

I have to admit, I had been dreaming that line up for like 4 chapters and looking for the place to use it, similar to Thunderclouds declaration that he was never scared - the dragon was clearly chasing Harry.   It came off better than I imagined.~Jim