Ravenclawchaser68 posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 10:12am

Great chapter! This is one of the best fight scenes I've ever read. I love how it turned out. Also, the chapter as a whole was pretty funny. I like Harry's internal dialogue. His will was pretty good too. I'm looking forward to hearing from Luna again in the epilogue or the sequel. Thanks for making my day!

JBern replied:

Thanks so much.   Hope you continue to enjoy the epilogue and the sequel.~Jim

Wolfric posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 7:59am

Once again you do not disapoint me. I don't know anyone who does as well with an action packed narrative. I particullarly like that Harry thinks to use the daemons carcass for weapons. Maybe he'll go after the dead basilisk. The use of the growth potion and his animagus to take down the daemon is ingenious. Thank you for the entertaining read. I look forward to Dumbledor getting reamed by Harry and Bill. W.

JBern replied:

Hope it has raised the bar you judge final battles by.   Thanks for the review.~Jim

MrRobertsIII posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 6:29am

Loved the fight and how you tied in book 2.

I've read many animagus!Harry fics but you continue to handle it well without making it cliched. Very creative use of an enlargement potion - don't think I've come across that combination before.

Harry's will felt very in character and made me laugh in parts.

If I were Harry I'd consider stopping by the underworld boss's house. Bet he could set them up with great care and keep it quiet.

Looking forward not only to his next conversation with Luna but with Lupin as well. Mad-eye seems like someone who would be on Harry's side if he knew the complete story.

Excellent fic and the pov is very amusing.

JBern replied:

Wait a sec.   This is your second reveiw.   You're cheating...   Thanks.   Glad you liked the look back at book 2.   Hope the epilogue answers some of your questions/comments.~Jim

Aaron Meyers posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 4:42am

Just.......epic........

This is all.

JBern replied:

Thanks~Jim

uthamm posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 4:02am

Epic Indeed! Your ability to set up the unexpected continues to astound me. Never thought of the growth potion enhanced Jaguar killing off the demon. Excellent!

Loved the realization moment with the changed patronus - only one person can save you now! Full marks for the mature, kick a** Harry with the demon skin armor.

Will Hack get to rip Malfoy's arms off?

JBern replied:

Thanks.   Still catching up on my backlog of reviews.   I've been typing for better than an hour now.   I hope this raises the bar in what people look for in a final battle.~Jim

Erik Wiggins posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 3:37am

FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Love this story. On a personal note, I was at this party and I had printed a couple of pages out to read so I could finish the update. Someone asked me what it was and I said "Oh it's just some Fanfiction" They wanted to see it and they said "Wow - It's Jbern, He's Great!" and we high fived! - It was pretty cool!

JBern replied:

Glad you enjoyed it.   Strange that I'm a topic at a party, but hey I'll take it.   Hope the epilogue met your expectations.~Jim

grey_shadow_horse posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 3:02am

bloody brilljant! I love this chapter. I look forwards to the next chapter from this amasing fic.
this is a really great AU, a very interresting twist on the betrale fic.
I do hope that Luna will forgive harry and let herself heal. Your idee of 'looney' being a prank was new and well chosen. I can see that happening better then just a wierd personality or 'the sight' or something like that.
your other non cannon characters were well thought out, I really like Kwan so please don't kill him yet :)
your a great writer, please continue to write great and long chapters :) greetz

JBern replied:

Hope the epilogue just posted answers your questions.~Jim

Meteoricshipyards posted a comment on Monday 23rd April 2007 1:52am

"Any zombie horde you get from here on out will be held to this standard!"

Love it! Excellent battle - great finish! Loved Harry's (and Thundercloud’s) solution. Very imaginative. Perfectly set up.

Thanks for the story!

Tom A.

JBern replied:

You have to have standards for zombie hordes.   Otherwise, you'll get a bunch of slackers.   Hope the epilogue met your expectations.~Jim

rmcclain124 posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 11:25pm

Holy sch**! Wow, but DAMN! That was something else. That's all I can come up with at this point. Just...whoah!

Okay, now that I've had a few minutes to collect myself. This was really a different kind of fight. The enemy relied on physical damage and could cast no spells to speak of. I also noticed that the daemon really didn't taunt or speak much, it was all fight. All of HP's adversaries to date have been grandstanders and showboaters. But like it was said, the enemy was probably OVERestimating him in this case.

It's also interesting the shift in Harry's patronus, he is now his own protector. When I saw in the notes that you put this in the H/Luna section, I thought that some H/LL was coming. That's probably the only disappointment I experienced, and it was of my own making.

Anyhow, keep the great story going. Enjoy your trip, and we'll catch you later. -- Shaz

JBern replied:

Glad it impressed you.   Hope it raises the bar for what you look for in a final battle.   The H/Luna was a relationship that is still developing.   The sequel will focus on that more.~Jim

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 10:46pm

Wow, you should be proud, this was one of the most intense sequences I read in a long time. You pretty much did have everything but a kitchen sink in this, and it probably would've been used if it could have. Great part with the will, and Harry is indeed bitter about his so-called friends, though I hope that somehow, maybe there was a bit of misunderstanding there, and that Harry while angry, will at least forgive somewhat, even if he doesn't forget. Excellent, as a certain DW C-Leader would say.

JBern replied:

Still trying to catch up on my backlog of reviews.   Hope this sets a new standard for final battles.   Thanks for this and all your previous reviews.~Jim

The Resident posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 9:29pm

Damned fine, exciting battle. Keep up the great work.

JBern replied:

Thanks.   Glad you enjoyed it.~Jim

fraupapst posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 7:06pm

Wow, wow, wow...

I hope you're planning a couple of sequels. There are still some Horcruxes out there :-))

I loved the Patronus change. Harry's difficulties in casting them were a bit unsettling. I was afraid they were a sign that he wouldn't pull through.

Hack is my favourite troll. I hope he'll stay on the team.

JBern replied:

Just one sequel for the moment.   We'll see how it goes.   Hack will be around for a while.~Jim

Patches posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 4:42pm

A very good chapter and battle. Thundercloud really came through in the end. I suspect Harry will want Thundercloud's family to share in the money they make off of this accomplishment. I liked Harry's will. It seems he learned something else from Sirius. How to write a kick ass will. I am sure Thunderclouds spirit warrior was what gave Harry the inspiration of how to kill the Daemon. That was amazing. That and Patronue charms were effective against the Daemon. Thanks for writing. I look forward to the epilog. I am glad you are planning a sequel. I would hate to see this end so soon. pms

JBern replied:

Glad you enjoyed it.   Hope the epilogue will  impress you.  ~Jim

dogbertcarroll posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 1:15pm

-"I’ve had five years of Potions with Neville Longbottom.
-I’ve seen my fair share of cauldron explosions. Heck,
-our very first lesson he made some kind of blistering
-agent. I bet I can reproduce it. We can use some buckets
-and banish them into it."

I would have liked to have seen a couple of Neville's 'designer'
potions used against it.


The will was great. I wonder if Gringotts has spells in use
that would automaticlly update his actual will off that one
since he wrote it in the bank.


‘The Great Inferi Cattle Drive of 1996’
*snicker*


Great battle. Some surprises, but they fit well.

JBern replied:

Thanks for the review.   I'm catching up on all my delinquent replies.   Neville's unusual concoctions might have been useful, but I think you enjoyed the battle anyway.~Jim

Matthew Sands posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 12:57pm

Holy crap on a stick, that was awesome.

JBern replied:

Thanks for the praise.~Jim

jzysman posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 12:54pm

AWESOME! Man, this has got to be the coolest battle sequence ever! I love this. The change in Patronus was just about the best psychological bit in fanfiction! Of course Harry's last will is also just about perfect. One question, did the wills go into the "log" book, I mean after all a will doesn't do much good, if it is locked in with the body hidden by the Fidelus charm... I am just wondering about Dumbledore's expression in reading the will... The slinky to Snape is just classic.

JBern replied:

Thank you for the compliments.   I'm catching up on all my reviews and I have to thank you for all the reviews of this story.   The wills didn't go into the journal.~Jim

Sturmie posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 11:42am

Absolutely spectacular, keep up the good work.

JBern replied:

Thanks~Jim

Manatheron posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 11:13am

excellent chapter, one of your best yet! I never would have even given a second thought to stormcloud's totem, nor to Harry's animagus! at least not in the context of fighting the demon. Excellent work on catching me completely blindside!

JBern replied:

Glad to see I am still improving.   Thanks for the compliments.~Jim

dboris posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 10:20am

Awww been a while since I last checked the story and I did miss a lot of things. I can't be more exited to see the next few chapters. Anyway, I've thought about something; is it going to be some little Harry-Voldemort confrontations? Even one or two taunts between each others would do, it's just that I haven't seen my dead Voldemort much in this story.

Well, have a good time in Orlando, wheverever this may be.

JBern replied:

Glad you liked it.   Hope the conclusion was satisfactory.~Jim

Matt101 posted a comment on Sunday 22nd April 2007 8:18am

Great chapter... keep up the good work.

JBern replied:

Thanks~Jim