MOD posted a comment on Sunday 5th April 2009 4:23am

This is bloody brilliant!!! Way to go :). A singularly unique story... looking forward to your developments

JBern replied:

Thanks for the review.   I hope I can continue to impress you.

Wolf550e posted a comment on Sunday 5th April 2009 1:05am

This Harry is very Luna. What shall become of her?

JBern replied:

She'll turn up next chapter.   I'll do my best to keep her close to canon.

BellatheHouseElf posted a comment on Sunday 5th April 2009 12:41am

NO!!!!!!! Lie had better be done quick........It was funny though, and I liked it. It's so cute that Harry is doing all the same stuff, almost, but in a different fashion. Doesn't he have any friends? I understand everyone saying away from him because he sounds a bit cuckoo, but shouldn't Hermione at least become sort of friendly with him? I had fun reading it.

JBern replied:

Thank you for reviewing.   Harry has a few friends in Ravenclaw, but not many.   They'll be mentioned in Chapter 2, but at the same time you see how Ravenclaw treated Luna.

dougal74 posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 7:23pm

A great start and up to your usual standards. I'm looking forward to his second year and I assume an interesting but funny relationship with Luna.

It's a shame your only doing a chapter per year, this could be a absolutely fantastic novel...especially the more it breaks away from canon.

JBern replied:

It could be a great novel, but it could also be a train wreck if I try to do too much.   Comedy takes practice.

Anyway, glad you liked it.   More coming after Lie.

Simon13 posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 6:32pm

I laughed out loud many times. Woke up my roommate, too.

'Save the Unicorn' was great. Good job!

JBern replied:

Glad you got a chuckle out of it.   Sorry about the roommate.

Kelly Hilliard posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 5:04pm

I really like the story. Its highly amusing. Thanks for letting me know about it. plz keep me updated with the new chapters. Thanks!

JBern replied:

Glad you enjoyed it.   More installments after Lie concludes.

jilumasam posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 4:45pm

I am most impressed with this chapter. I like the humour in it very much and I am looking forward to seeing where you take it.

Lizzy :)

JBern replied:

Thanks for the review.   More coming soon.

SailorAlgol posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 4:20pm

This is certainly a new take on a "what if" scenario. I'm looking foreward to the next chapter.

As much as I want to say hurry up, I know and accept that genius can't be rushed.

Keep up the good work!

JBern replied:

Thanks for taking the time to review.   I do my best to keep putting out good stuff.

Andrew Cowling posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 1:46pm

An engaging start. I can't help thinking that, thanks to Sybil's influence, the infamous blood wards are probably much stronger than in canon.

Also, if I remember Philosopher's Stone rightly, some of Harry's dreams did have a prophetic nature, so it is possible that Sybil has chosen rightly.

JBern replied:

Glad you see it as a "plausible" story.   Thanks for the review.

mnmbaby1 posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 1:30pm

LOL! that was really good! please update soon!

JBern replied:

Thanks.   The rest comes after I conclude The Lie I've Lived.

Harley posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 12:57pm

Oh that was good. If that is a preview I can't wait for a the full release.

JBern replied:

Hopefully it will impress you.   I look forward to your comments.

Carol Layland posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 9:35am

I like the direction this story is leading us in. Humor is always a good thing and with so many of the HP stoies going the way of anger, hurt feelings and other teen ane concerns this is a wonderful way of looking at Harry. I eagerly await the next chapters. Carol Layland

JBern replied:

Thanks.   I'm stepping out of my usual pattern to work on my comedic chops.   We'll see how it turns out, but hopefully, it'll be a light hearted romp.

Robert Fletcher posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 8:31am

Funny Chapter. Worth Reading

JBern replied:

Thanks.   Hope you got a good laugh out it.

Grozt posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 8:15am

This is freaking GREAT....

JBern replied:

Glad you liked it.

Amapapa posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 6:33am

Harry as a seer is really something - and having Trelawny as the good "guy" is even better. I loved it :-)

And I look forward to reading the rest of The Lie I lived. I love that too - especially Hat. He's just The Coolest bastard ever....

JBern replied:

Glad you enjoyed it.   Lie chapter 22 is coming next week.

IceBlades posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 6:17am

Looks great to me. I can't wait for you to finish Lie but I can be patient...

Happy Writing

JBern replied:

Thanks.   Happy reading to you.

Viridian posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 5:09am

I definitely like the way you used Harry-as-straight-man here. It's funny, and you can definitely see Sibyll's influence on him. And for some reason the idea of Dumbledore bowling with Vernon cracked me up, even though it's canon that he plays and it's also a nice mundane activity to break the ice.

JBern replied:

The bowling scene was one of my favorites.   The idea of Dumbledore bowling with and losing to Vernon was rather amusing.   Glad you liked it.   More coming after Lie concludes.

Juno posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 4:41am

I love it! It is cute, funny, and a refreshing twist on a HP theme. Thank you so much for writing it. I look forward to the rest when you post it.

JBern replied:

Thanks.

dragonofalagaesia posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 4:36am

lol.
this is great!

"save the unicorn, save the world"? Been watching heroes?

keep up the good work!

JBern replied:

Haven't watched since the middle of the 2nd season, but that theme had to be used here.   More coming when Lie concludes.   Thanks for the review.

Musings of Apathy posted a comment on Saturday 4th April 2009 4:31am

That was great. I loved it. You did it well without being mocking. I'll love to read more.

Thank you for this story.

Mike (MoA)

JBern replied:

Thanks.   I'm trying to make myself a more well rounded author.   I don't think anyone will be confusing me with Nonjon or Rosarch Blot anytime soon, but it never hurts to step out of the usual types of stories I write and try a different direction.