noylj posted a comment on Tuesday 9th October 2012 5:08am for Caged Fear

It is truly amazing the care and concern taken for the safety of the competitors and others.

If is so in-line with canon--no adult magical has a moral compass, integrity, inner strength, logic, or ability to think their way out of a paper bag.

Even Ameiia couldn't put up a fight about Dementors in Hoggy and the danger to minors.

Personally, I would be tempted to grab Krum and throw him into the Dementors and keep pitching others until the wall falls--self-defence, you know.

To bad the Quibbler can't start writing a series of articles about the atrocities permitted at Hoggy under Bumbles and Fudge and the lack of justice still for a man never convicted of crime who spent 12 years is Azkaban. There should be some voice or reason in the Magical world, even if it is nuts.

MonkeyAxman1302 posted a comment on Tuesday 10th February 2009 12:33am for Caged Fear

great chapter, loved the dementor thing, nice twist with the trap thoughat the end.

whats with mad hagrid thing?!

thanks for writing.
monkey

JBern replied:

By now, you know.~Jim

fyrecat posted a comment on Sunday 23rd November 2008 5:30pm for Caged Fear

... ever hear of finishing one thing before moving on to the next? Just a thought... Bloody hell what a cliffie! You are an evil, evil man.

JBern replied:

... ever hear of always leave them wanting more?   :-)

riegert8 posted a comment on Tuesday 1st July 2008 7:53am for Caged Fear

good chapter

JBern replied:

Thanks.   Glad you liked it.~Jim

walsall posted a comment on Monday 30th June 2008 10:15am for Caged Fear

Fantastic Story, can't wait for more. The suspense is killer. xx

JBern replied:

Glad you liked it.~Jim

Joseph Stoutimore II posted a comment on Monday 30th June 2008 5:28am for Caged Fear

Suspense is killing me here!!! ACK!!! o_O Today's the 30th, are you gonna put us all out of our misery soon???
No really though, I love the story, keep up the good work and please get back soon, I wanna see what happens next. ^_^

~Amanda (obviously NOT my login)~

JBern replied:

As you can see, I made the deadline.   Hope you enjoyed it.~Jim

HalfBloodHarp posted a comment on Sunday 29th June 2008 7:52am for Caged Fear

I hate you. That's the worst cliffhanger *ever*! But I offer you donuts and cake and chocolate chip cookies for a speedy-as-hell next chapter. -grovels in hope- Offer is rescinded if the new chappie is a single minute into July.

Anyway, have just read through the whole story, and I sort of want to go through it with a fine-tooth comb myself for grammar, etc., because I'm picky, but am really enjoying it. (Except for this bloody heart-pounding cliffy.) Especially like the Sorting Hat; I think it would be fun to be that incredibly vulgar.

-begging for the next chapter-
HalfBloodHarp

JBern replied:

As you know, I made the deadline and have already responded to your review.~Jim

makieus posted a comment on Thursday 26th June 2008 6:37am for Caged Fear

DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN for that cliff hanger.
Can't remember if I reviewed in FF, but great job as usual. I am waiting on 3 of my top favorite fics for updating, and you produce 2 of them.

Great job. Looking forward to the next one.

JBern replied:

Hope 14 lived up to your expectations.~Jim

Alex Mcpherson posted a comment on Wednesday 25th June 2008 10:51pm for Caged Fear

I think you're teasing us by that promise.

JBern replied:

As you can see, I made that deadline.~Jim

Rebel Goddess posted a comment on Wednesday 25th June 2008 10:12pm for Caged Fear

As Monkey once pointed out to me, Draco is never truly a threat to Harry, wet behind the ears kid or not. Until the last two books, he's pretty much comic relief. Loved the Dobby section in particular. He definitely deserves to see Draco suffer.

HJ's conversation with Sirius - especially "quantity of quality" - was brilliant. Even better, and I think I might have literally punched the air, was the Hat's song in particular the fuck with Potter line. Too true. Your imagination is as filthy as it is fertile. Hurrah for Lynch taking charge.

Nice to see Ron not being a total prat for once. LOL at HJ being a more adorable McGonagall - though I'm not sure it's true when she's in cat form. I was slightly surprised by Harry bedding her but then again, you did it very well considering she was being tutored in a most unusual way. Nice to see you're making allowances for Harry being twenty as well as fourteen.

The Hat remains as filthy as he is funny. I loved the idea of Sprout replacing McGonagall. Now I know this Harry will have offed Voldie by sixth year - he wouldn't want anyone to interrupt his orgy!

I take it Hagrid is bewitched because he'd never do that normally. Excellent cliffhanger. I'm on the edge of my seat now! Mean. More please. Wow.

JBern replied:

Glad you liked this chapter.   Now you have all your answers for chapter 14.   Hope it met your expectations.~Jim

crawfsh posted a comment on Sunday 22nd June 2008 6:46pm for Caged Fear

Fantastic chapter. Major cliffhanger, but it'll make the next chapter just that much more enjoyable. Totally didnt expect that move by Hagrid!

JBern replied:

Hope you enjoyed the chapter just posted.~Jim

motherjenjen posted a comment on Sunday 22nd June 2008 10:35am for Caged Fear

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i hate you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no not really i quite like you
i like your stories as well
i'm busy waiting anxiously for the next chapter of lies and turn me loose
please hurry
if you post it on the 30th it can be like a b'day present to me...
UPDATE SOON
MJ

JBern replied:

You don't hate me.   You know it.   Happy birthday there MJJ.

cliviussum posted a comment on Sunday 22nd June 2008 8:00am for Caged Fear

An excellent story that is well written and addictive; your Harry/James persona is first rate and the interaction with the sorting hat is both imaginative and humorous. In addition the characters you have developed and described are completely believable, which is an indication of the strength and depth of your narrative.

I think you have here a wonderful work of 'fantastic fiction'; it has all the hallmarks of a good book!

Whether your stories continue to be rejected by various publishers or not, I certainly like your writing style and your use of the first person is extremely effective. I would hope that success in the world of published fiction cannot be too far away - hell I've read worse from the so-called main-line writers from various publishing houses ... and believe me I read exhaustively.

This last chapter is a perfect example of 'the hook,' a slow build up with the tension gradually increasing until you turn the next page and ...

Tibi graters ago fabellae mirae et probe! Capitulum secundum observabo. Cs

JBern replied:

Thank you very much for the compliments.   Hopefully, I'll make it as a "real author".   Only time will tell.

Regards,

Jim

Alex Mcpherson posted a comment on Saturday 21st June 2008 1:46am for Caged Fear

tick tock tick tock.


:D sorry just had to do that. ;)

JBern replied:

Er, thanks I guess.~Jim

Melissa posted a comment on Thursday 19th June 2008 2:19pm for Caged Fear

Arrrggghhhh, CLIFFIE!!!! Damn your good! Can't wait for the next chapter!

JBern replied:

Wait no longer!   I hope it met your expectations.~Jim

in-fanficauthors posted a comment on Thursday 19th June 2008 9:02am for Caged Fear

Intense as always. I have to suggest that Hagrid's target could have been better chosen. For instance, to trap the ministry workers in with the dementors instead of the tourament participants... Of course, they had wands, though if they have barrier bombs, why not stunning bombs.

Please continue...as soon as possible.

JBern replied:

New chapter is up and I'm almost caught up on my reviews.   Hope you enjoy.~Jim

warpwizard posted a comment on Wednesday 18th June 2008 11:05pm for Caged Fear

Nice cliffie. :)

JBern replied:

Thanks.~Jim

Cromi posted a comment on Wednesday 18th June 2008 8:56pm for Caged Fear

You, sir, are a horrible person and that cliffhanger was a positively nasty end to a wonderful chapter.

I look forward to the promised update before the end of the month =D

JBern replied:

As you can see, I met that update deadline.   Hope it met or exceeded your expectations.~Jim

King Darius posted a comment on Wednesday 18th June 2008 5:30pm for Caged Fear

evil son of a bitch. i hate cliffhangers. hope you update soon. :)

JBern replied:

Finally catching up on all my replies.   Thanks for the review.   Hope you enjoyed 14.~Jim

Jon posted a comment on Wednesday 18th June 2008 12:39am for Caged Fear

just a wild thought, but HJ isn't going to pull a "ifwesurvivewillyougototheYuleBall/Hogsmeadewithme" stunt on Fleur, would he? =p
Or wait, I dont think the Yule Ball is announced yet..

JBern replied:

It was tempting to do something like that in 14, but I think my solution was a pretty good one.~Jim