dwilken posted a comment on Saturday 23rd May 2009 7:31am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Nice interactions all around. Fun read. Definitely been an unusual - but very enticing - "coming of age" story.

Of course in this genre, the mentor of the hero - aka Sorting Hat - usually expires in horrible fashion along the way. What with the foreshadowing of Hat/golem possibly fighting death-eaters......

What am I thinking? To date, this is your finest literary character modification. Like you'd get rid of it before utilizing it for at least three more stories - Ha!

Obviously, at least one of the good guys close to HJ will die next chapter. Such is life. At any rate, nice cliff-hanger. On the Hogwart's campus no less. :)

~Doug

JBern replied:

Thanks for the review, Doug.   Just catching up on all the replies.~Jim

Jim_xinu posted a comment on Saturday 23rd May 2009 4:02am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Very nice! *Much* better set up for a trap than JKR's original.

I'm guessing even more James to the front now, fighting left handed.

Good chapter, thanks for sharing it with us.

JBern replied:

Thanks for all the reviews you've given to all my stories.~Jim

elisa_didlittle posted a comment on Saturday 23rd May 2009 3:19am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

I truly like this Harry, and I really want to like this fic, but I can't get ver the dicotomy of having a mature and capable Harry keep getting broadsided time and again. It seems that after getting attacked or betrayed by his school friends repeatedly, Harry has learned no avasive maneuvers. In almost every tri-wiz task, he has been attacked or cheated, yet a suppsedly snarkey and jaded Harry blithely keeps ignoring the next attack. This Harry would be a lot more pro-active about his safety, and a lot more Marauder-y abut his enemies and persnal safety.

JBern replied:

Hope you like the conclusion...

Musings of Apathy posted a comment on Saturday 23rd May 2009 1:03am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Congratulations Jim. Very good chapter. Well thought out and believable. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Mike (MoA)

JBern replied:

Thanks again.

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 11:26pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Looks like Harry's in for it now. Loved the chat he and Hermione had, and was fun to see them really interacting more. Liked the way he spanked Krum for what he deserved, and that Fleur is well mature enough to not get jealous because Harry won, but is also able to accept her loss and move on and learn from it. Here's hoping that Riddle's need to somehow show himself off, especially at what could be the best or worst times backfires on him again. Have fun in Charlotte, and wish I could come in there from Raleigh, but am saving up for Comic-Con, and can't go to both events. Knock 'em dead!

JBern replied:

You chose Comic-Con over me?   I'm going to go cry now...

Ltank687 posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 11:22pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

amazing! :) loved it so far, great great chapter.

DrT posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 11:20pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Aw, too bad Harry is handicapped! I look forward to seeing what comes next!

Lathena posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 10:06pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Still fantastic! I can't wait to see how it ends.

jeffstrauser@yahoo.com posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 8:12pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Outstanding chapter!!!! I could go and read the preview but I think I'll just wait till my pre-ordered copy comes in and read it!!!! I'm eagerly awaiting the ending chapter of this awesome story and your book!!!! Will we get to see HJ escape another attempt by Voldemort to kill him???? Will Voldemort be dead for sure this time or will he come back again???? Do keep up the outstanding work and update soon please!!!!:):):):)

Renzo7 posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 5:23pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Amazing chapter, as usual. Harry's now going against the "evolved" version of Flint in a very handicapped match. But hey, HJ's something special, eh?

Pity I'm not from the states and can't meet you to get a book and an autograph. Best of luck with the event and release!

Rexnos posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 5:19pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Wow. I definitely didn't see that coming all of a sudden. It's been a while since I've read, but I was under the impression that there were more tasks left and I didn't think there'd be a final confrontation until everything was concluded...

Nevertheless, I can't wait to see where this is going. HJ is gimped, but he's always been a force to be reckoned with. What I really want to see if the sorting hat go charging into the melee with a claymore. The mental imagery behind that one is just great.

Also, I'm a big fan of the Inner Eye. It's a departure from your normal fare, but what I've seen so far is a great laugh and completely at odds with everything I've read in the fandom. Great work.

Later,
Rex

Wolfric posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 5:01pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Great chapter. Thanks for writing. W.

Kathleen posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 4:48pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

One word: AWESOME.
Way better than the graveyard!!
ANd I loved the donkey. :)

Killedbykarma posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 4:45pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Well I'll be damned. A perfectly executed trap so it seems.

Gardengirl posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 1:21pm for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Ooh, bummer - Old Ugly found himself a New Ugly body! Time to party, Harry and Moony - batter up!

baumgal2 posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 10:44am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Wonderful! Thanks for another installment of this story.

James Kennedy posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 10:04am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Very good, and the climax to come is, well, not unexpected, but what with the story being an AU, certainly not beholden to canon especially since it's been thoroughly destroyed.

Looking forward to the last chapter.

Minerva Granger posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 9:47am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

FWell, there's one obvious explaination for the scar: Voldemort's using Polyjuice. I loved the Hat this chapter. Athena needs a spanking, that spell should have disqualified her. I'm a little surprised that Durmstrang didn't get a warning for that noisemaker thing that made Harry's ear bleed. I'm glad harry spanked Krum in that duel. I hope whoever cursed Harry with that decaying thing gets expelled, or sent to Azkaban, depending on age. I loved Alice Longbottom. I hope the next chapter comes soon.

Wolf550e posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 9:28am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Pretty awesome, and I didn't notice any grammar mistakes.

So the twins were mocking Voldemort when they thought they were mocking Flint?

Matthew Sands posted a comment on Friday 22nd May 2009 8:25am for Humiliation and Other Diversionary Tactics

Well, this is certainly going to end well.

The questiont then would be, polyjuice, or Flint being possessed ala Quirrel?