fyrecat posted a comment on Sunday 16th November 2008 3:26pm for Closets and Secrets

Awesome story. Thanks!

JBern replied:

Yay, almost caught up.

Jizzle posted a comment on Monday 7th July 2008 8:07pm for Closets and Secrets

Luna's eyes are gray. For the love of god, why is that mistake everywhere? Honestly, I've seen more blue eyed Lunas then I can count. It's weird.

Speaking of Luna and thinking about the rest of the story, there really isn't enough Luna. Then again, there never is.

I absolutely love your Arthur here. Spot on character wise and a great counter balance to the dickery of most of the other Weaslys.

I love this line: " I’m so crushed by the news, that I almost miss the sincerity in the Hat’s apology." It so perfectly but subtly conveys what HJ is feeling. Very well done.

You use one too many "probably"s in that last paragraph. I mean, it's not incorrect or anything, but it just sounds awkwardly repetitive to me.

JBern replied:

Again, more comments I can use.   Thank you.~Jim

TheHard posted a comment on Sunday 30th December 2007 5:13pm for Closets and Secrets

Hi!

Oh, C'mon!!! That piece with the hat, after they get out of the closet what truly hilarious!!! Bravo!

Love your stories, man... keep working

cheers!

JBern replied:

Glad you like it.   Chapter 9 is now up for your viewing pleasure.~Jim

koppe posted a comment on Saturday 14th July 2007 2:47pm for Closets and Secrets

LOL! I just love that Hat... impkying that Harry was gay... Well, Dumbledore did warn him!

Liked Harry making the moves on Penny... too bad he crashed an burned (but as you're probably saving him for Fleur, that's alright).

Too bad Ginny got the wrong idea, hope Harry's able to let her (and Katie) down gently (when he starts-up with Fleur).

So Harry is going to take on the death-eaters? This should be good...

Keep up the good work.

JBern replied:

The Hat does need it's entertainment...

Hope the story continues to impress you.~Jim

Tyler_A posted a comment on Tuesday 10th July 2007 2:20am for Closets and Secrets

Well, the language is horrible and I think Harry/James should have gotten in Penny's pants before Oliver showed up, but I like it.

JBern replied:

Well cut Penny some slack she's 18 and HJ is 14.   HJ was definitely going to have to pull out all the stops to score.   Too bad Ollie beat him to it!~Jim

noylj posted a comment on Sunday 1st July 2007 4:50pm for Closets and Secrets

More chapters. It's July and you should be through summer before the actual autumn turns...

JBern replied:

Working on it.   Trying to finish the other story (Darkness) before leaping into the sequel to Bungle.~Jim

busted posted a comment on Wednesday 27th June 2007 2:29pm for Closets and Secrets

This fic is really funny and entertaining. I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the story. It would be good if Harry had James's attitude but was still attracted to people around his age so he didnt hold off on katie. So I cant wait for Harry to start making moves on Fleura.

JBern replied:

Thanks.   I'll be starting the next chapter of this one tomorrow.   I actually like the fact that he's having a hard time looking at the 13-16 yr old group with an 'I could but why on Earth would I want to' attitude.~Jim

siege1975 posted a comment on Wednesday 27th June 2007 12:51am for Closets and Secrets

I would enjoy seeing more of this one, certainly a different take on the whole thing :)

JBern replied:

I'm starting on the new chapter tomorrow.   So, with a little luck, you should see the next installment by the end of the week.~Jim

Blocker posted a comment on Monday 18th June 2007 9:10pm for Closets and Secrets

OMFG!!!! Seriously dude this is the funniest story I've ever read. You given me some great tips on what my friends when their bein dick. I think ass spackle works just fine, dont you???

JBern replied:

Glad you got a good laugh and perhaps some useful material from the story.   Next chapter coming in a week.~Jim

Muggleborn Prince posted a comment on Monday 18th June 2007 6:10am for Closets and Secrets

AWESOME.......I LOVE THE HAT HE IS SO FUNNY

JBern replied:

Glad you liked it.   Next chapter coming soon.~Jim

Junky posted a comment on Sunday 17th June 2007 7:38am for Closets and Secrets

I like it. I'm still wondering how the hell he has James' memories and what will happen if that gets out but otherwise ...

I'll be waiting for your next update.

JBern replied:

Well is it Harry with his father's memories or his father with his son's body.   The world may never know.   Next chapter by the weekend.~Jim

Donald McLeod posted a comment on Friday 15th June 2007 11:57am for Closets and Secrets

Good I like the hat, It has more life than most but then it has the founders four pluss over who knows how long of time as the sorting hat. Excellent character.

JBern replied:

I picture the hat as the mindset of a 10th century man.   Life was far less civilized back then.   Plus would you call it's job exciting?   No, I didn't think so either.~Jim

in-fanficauthors posted a comment on Friday 15th June 2007 6:38am for Closets and Secrets

Great stuff! I wonder if Hat was put on the Longbottoms if it would have learned anything useful (are they actually insane or is there some magical problem interfering with their expression of thoughts.

It is of course to laugh that Harry nails it right on the head with Voldemort using the surprise to sneak a trick in. I'm not sure what he is going to be able to effectively do between now and the unveiling of the tournament which will have a positive effect. Other, I mean, than the normal level of paranoia for Harry in a school like Hogwarts where a good number of teachers and students alike are out to get him.

JBern replied:

Might use that idea at some point, but if you were the Hat would you want to look into the mind of someone insane?

That's one thing I really think Harry seems to be missing in the real books - a distinct sense of paranoia.

Jim

Hiroki_Prowl posted a comment on Thursday 14th June 2007 1:44pm for Closets and Secrets

I love this story! It's such a unique concept and I love the hat, you know I'd never had thought what it must be like cooped up all the time like that. Loved the quidditch stuff too ('Harry's Bitch' XD, beautiful) I must say I only skimmed a bit of this chapter, I have dial-up so I'm not always online so I've saved the chapters in a .rtf so I can read it when I want to and I'm not up to this one just yet but I hope there's LOADS more chapters to come because I just can't wait to finish this story, but at the same time I never want it to end :D, whether I like stories ending all depends on how good the ending is, v.v I hate sad/angsty endings, there's enough of that in the world. How long do you think the story will end up being?

JBern replied:

Thank you for the long review.   My apologies for the delay in my reply.   I am working on the next chapter starting today.~Jim

Amamama posted a comment on Thursday 14th June 2007 10:25am for Closets and Secrets

OK - now things really speed up. So, you won't cover the Death Eater attack at the World Cup camp? Hope you do, it's be interesting to see your take on things.

A drawback to reading five chapters in one go, is that I'm not sure what happened in this last one, lol. It's a new and refreshing version on Harry's life, and I enjoy reading it. Looking forward to the next one.

Cheers!

JBern replied:

Well I'll have a different version of the DE attack.   You should see the finished product of chapter 6 sometime this weekend.~Jim

Infin1x posted a comment on Wednesday 13th June 2007 7:45pm for Closets and Secrets

The Hat is a truly wondrous creation and if I begged enough would you put the aforementioned lyrics as the song? Sure his sentence would probably be extended by a hundred years but for the reactions of the students and teachers it would be worth it. Though i do think that the song could really use a transvestite because alls songs are made better with transvestites.

JBern replied:

I'll see what I can do with the song lyrics, but I won't hold myself to it.   Something tells me even my best efforts wouldn't live up to the imagination of you readers if I gave you a bit of innuendo to feed your fertile imaginations.~Jim

johndoh posted a comment on Wednesday 13th June 2007 6:40pm for Closets and Secrets

incredible so far, can't wait to see how it pans out. thanks :)

JBern replied:

Chapter 6 coming shortly.~Jim

tula posted a comment on Wednesday 13th June 2007 10:55am for Closets and Secrets

Well if your hat wants to spend the next 200 years on probation as well then "there was once a witch from nantucket" should do it nicely :p

The pace of this story is rather different compared to Bungle and Darkness so far, but its a nice change not to spend 20 chapters in the summer (especielly considering the fact that there isn't THAT much to do for HJ in the summer )

JBern replied:

5 chapters of a summer is a frickin miracle for me.   Look for chapter 6 this weekend.~Jim

IceBlades posted a comment on Tuesday 12th June 2007 3:57pm for Closets and Secrets

Aww, no fun with the Song but you can't have it all. Good chapter and i can't wait to see how HJ takes those death eaters out in the next chapter

JBern replied:

Look for chapter 6 this weekend.~Jim

Disobedience posted a comment on Tuesday 12th June 2007 3:34pm for Closets and Secrets

This is really a wonderful story. Love the Ollie and Sorting Hat characters a lot. I look forward to seeing why you gave HJ a pronghorn animagus... Should be interesting.

JBern replied:

The animagus form will figure into the story a bit.   Primarily it followed the theme of similar but different for HJ to compare himself too.   He may never figure out if he's Harry with JP's memories or James with HP's body... Sorry for the delay in the reply.~Jim