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Let's Try That Again, Shall We?
(#) Daemonwelsh 2011-06-26
Great story, rather hilarious tale with the basllisk jokes. I would assume thatt it was quirrel doing the first attack?
Cannot wait to read more on the Nymph. Is that what we as the readers should call her? Or does charlie have a name for her?
Great story, read it all the way through on first shot. Keep up the good writing and i hope to see the next chapter soon!Author's response
Thank you so much! I sometimes wonder what readers think they are getting, and whether a chapter that's basically just a long string of jokes with little plot advancement will leave people cheated of whatever it is they think they are here for. I mean, I'm going to write it anyway, but still. :P
I'm really glad someone other than me is willing to say they liked the nymph -- I was beginning to wonder why no one wanted to talk about her!
Charlie doesn't have a name for her, other than maybe something like "Hufflepuff's Legacy", "Hufflepuff's Monster", or "Hufflepuff's Very Questionable Idea". :P
Personally, I'm not even bothering to capitalize "nymph". The lack of a name was one of those things that just came to me from somewhere as "right", so I can't claim it's motivated by something conscious on my part. But the effect should be to make humans slightly uncomfortable and slightly conscious of being human.
I am moving relatively slowly on the story atm. I have the next 5k words written, though. "Slow to update" does not mean "not being actively worked on". :)
Thank you for reviewing, especially after reading it through in one shot!Let's Try That Again, Shall We?
(#) hunterw 2011-06-29
I'm not coming here for anything in particular, except good writing, so a chapter of nothing but jokes is fine with me, as long as they're funny, and maybe move a little bit of characterization forward. So I liked this chapter, as I've liked the rest (though it's not my favorite so far, that would be A Letter and Office Hours).
As for the nymph, despite reading about 27,000 words on her, I feel like we're only just getting to know her and what she's going to be to the story. I DO like her, as a character and as a 'deus ex' as it were, but I don't think I want to talk about her yet... maybe after our next two or three encounters with her that will change (in particular when more characters than just Charlie have been forced to deal with her).
Anyway, glad to hear that you're still working on this, even if slowly.Let's Try That Again, Shall We?
(#) trulte 2011-07-03
I truly love your story! Great idè with the nymph and use her to explain the history of the founders.
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