Sandrine Lupin posted a comment on Monday 2nd March 2009 9:32am for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

hello,
I have already read this story in version 1 but I re-read it now. Do you have all the chapters already written in one file (like for V1) or not ? Because it is more simple for me to print it in one file than chapter by chapter.
It is so a wonderful story I really wait to arrive at the last chapters to read the following of this story.
I really hope that Harry and Susan go on together ...
I must continue to read now.
good luck for the chapters in writing.
thanks for your work
sandrine

Lady Alchymia replied:

Hi there,

I'm glad you're enjoying the story, and thank you for your good wishes!   (Sorry, I don't have  a single file.)

Kindly,

Lady Alchymia

TxA_GunFighter posted a comment on Tuesday 17th February 2009 12:57pm for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Good chapter.

gunny

Lady Alchymia replied:

Thanks kindly :)

Lady A

beauty01021 posted a comment on Saturday 9th February 2008 2:24pm for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

yeah great chapter.

Lady Alchymia replied:

Thank you.

oso983 posted a comment on Sunday 20th January 2008 6:44am for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Wow. Can't wait for the next chapter! Please, update quickly or I will have to read the old version. And then everything will get mixed ;).

Good job!

Lady Alchymia replied:

Hi there, and welcome!

No, no, no, don't read V1!   You will get muddled, and there are some big things coming up you won't want to be spoilered.   I'm pleased to say that the next few chapters are nearly ready to post, so it shouldn't be too long.

I'm really pleased to hear that you're enjoying the story :).

Cheers!

Lady A

 

impliedauthor posted a comment on Saturday 19th January 2008 5:25pm for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Hmmm.. I like this version better in some ways. But I did like the other chapter where Harry told Dumbledore off for ruining his happy birthday party like that.

Lady Alchymia replied:

Thank you kindly, Tinkerbell :).   I must admit, I rather like it when Harry gets cross, too, so it was a bit of a shame to lose that exchange.

Cheers,

Lady A

morriganscrow posted a comment on Wednesday 16th January 2008 3:47pm for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

You write an excellent Quidditch game, m'dear!
The flashback was appropriate, the party was fun and the teeny bit of anti-Cho was appreciated!
All round entertaining chapter leaving me keen to read more.

Lady Alchymia replied:

I appreciate your compliments, thank you so much!   I'm pleased to say that the next chapter should be going up  quite soon.   I hope you enjoy it!

Kind regards,

Lady Alchymia

Patches posted a comment on Tuesday 15th January 2008 10:10pm for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

That was excellent. The Quidditch game was really good. I'm so glad you had Gryfindor win and still allowed Victor to catch the snitch. That was really something. The thing with Cho will work itself out. Harry would be much better off with Susan. Frank would like it I'm sure! I can't believe that Dumbledore let out as much as he did to so many people. That was terrible. But now Harry is sharing the prophesy with Ron and Hermione. I'm sure he would never tell Cho. This is very well done. Thanks so much for writing. pms

Lady Alchymia replied:

Hello,

I'm delighted you enjoyed the Quidditch, thank you kindly!   I really didn't want to have Harry (at just 16 and with only one real Quidditch game under his belt in the previous two years (he didn't play during book 4 and played only once during book 5)) come out and outplay Viktor Krum, and yet I did want to explore the way strong captaincy (from Oliver), keeping faith with your captain and game strategy, and working together as a champion team can produce results even against a team of champion players.

Viktor is the best Seeker in the world, but (in my story) he isn't a particularly effective captain.   He chose a very inexperienced Keeper because he had a grudge against Ron about the Hive (and he had also been growing jealous of Ron, who has been seen staring at Hermione too much for Viktor's liking).   Viktor also underestimated his opposition, and he kept changing strategy mid-game whilst basically ignoring the game (as Seekers do).   With the benefit of having a professional captain (Gwenog Jones) on his side, he might have done better to defer to her judgement.     As it was, Gwenog, quite responsibly, followed all of Viktor's orders without question and tried to make herself as useful as possible.   In the end, Viktor decided to settle for a draw and would have got a draw if Alicia hadn't made that last-second goal against--yep!--the exhausted, inexperienced Keeper Padma Patil.   And so that horrible emotion jealousy (and a dose of pride) claims Viktor as another of the Potterfest weekend's victim ;P.

As for Cho and Harry and Susan and Frank .... I like your thinking lol.

Dumbledore certainly never says something without a reason, and he's never before (in canon) created an opportunity for himself to address such a sweeping assembly of allies of all generations.   The feast wasn't his idea, but he grabbed the opportunity anyway to impose his agenda on what should have been a pleasant, social event.   He knew that everyone in the room would be aware that the papers were calling Harry the Chosen One, and they all (to varying degrees) would be suspecting something big ahead, so he chose to play to that mystery and confirm that Harry was special, and that, when the time came, Harry would need their support.   He could have expressed himself in more vague terms, just calling on everyone to pull together rather than single Harry out, but he wasn't in the Great Hall, and everyone present had been hand-picked as an ally, so he elected to go that step further.   And this really was quite presumptuous of him because he wasn't the host of the event, he was merely another guest at Remus and Harry's table, so, I agree with you that it wasn’t terribly good form (and neither Harry nor Remus was too impressed either!).

I hope you enjoy what happens next with the prophecy and Cho and all the rest of the gang!   And thanks for sharing your feedback; it's most appreciated :).

Lady Alchymia  

Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Tuesday 15th January 2008 9:35am for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Always like that scene where Harry has flashbacks, and always wondered why he didn't have more with all the went through in canon, wouldn't surprise me if he suffered from PTSD sometime in the future. Always good to see Bill and Fleur in the role of his big sister and brother, and looking forward to how things continue to replay out.

Lady Alchymia replied:

Thank you kindly!   I did toss up getting rid of that flashback, but I agree that such things are quite normal, and it  helped  trigger some important changes and reality-checks in Harry and Cho's relationship.

You know, I've always liked Bill and Fleur, too, and  Harry can certainly use some older siblings! :)

Kind regards,

Lady A

Hemotem posted a comment on Tuesday 15th January 2008 9:19am for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Nice update thank you


Hemotem

Lady Alchymia replied:

Thank you very much!

Lady A

PadyandMoony posted a comment on Tuesday 15th January 2008 8:17am for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Really good chapter. The changes were very subtle but I liked them. That conversation about the snakes and toads that you moved from the Leaky Cauldron to here fit very well.

Lady Alchymia replied:

Thanks very much!   I'm glad you liked the changes (even better that you thought they were subtle!).   Excellent spotting on the snakes and toads! :)   Yep, it was peviously set in the Leaky Cauldron.   I've been cutting out quite a bit, but I couldn't bear losing that wee exchange.   I like to think that Harry and Susan are developing a nice friendship where they can joke around.   But Harry is also getting more comfortable around other DA friends as well (male and female), and they around him,  so it's all good :).

Cheers!

Lady A

scribbler posted a comment on Tuesday 15th January 2008 4:40am for Chapter 10 — The Main Game

Hey! Great chapter. I'm completely engrossed in this story :) I am finding it interesting that you've matched Susan Bones against Cho against...not sure who else...as possible girlfriends for Harry. It's pretty obvious that Cho is not the only one who could (or should) capture Harry's heart. I know you've gotten Ron & Hermione together (YUCK! I hate that pairing) - whereas I will always support Harry/Hermione or Harry/Cho (because either girl is brave & supportive of Harry).

I'm looking forward to seeing where you take this story & how you resolve some of the internal tensions that are going on. How much more are you planning on writing? I could see you adding several hundred more pages to this...

Regards,

the_scribbler

Lady Alchymia replied:

Hello Edmond,

I'm really pleased you are enjoying Awakenings, thank you!

Ah, shipping LoL.   The eyes do wander at 16 (and at many other ages!).   I agree that bravery and supportiveness are essentials in any friendship, and friendships that are romantic should  not be exempt from such behaviours just  for the sake of appeasing lust.

I must say I've never really  felt drawn to characters who  constantly attack and belittle each other in the name of sexual tension.   I do think all friends (romantic or otherwise) should be able to get cross with each other (even have raging arguments from time to time), but, to my mind, that  needs to be the exception not the norm.   I think where I struggle with the idea of Ron and Hermione (through the bulk of  the HP series) is that we so rarely saw them actually being nice to each other.   It was certainly there, but rather rare.

How much more am I planning?   You'll be seeing  two more chapters of  Potterfest fun and games, and that will take us to--ah--about the half-way point in the summer story, so there's a good bit of summer yet to unfold.

I hope you enjoy the rest of Awakenings, Edmond :).

Best wishes!

Lady Alchymia