:-)

Cool!  Glad you're enjoying it!

It is odd.  And it's about to get even odder in 30...

Yah, they seem to be sorta drifting that way, don't they?

Thanks!  I just read it to my son and he didn't like it so much--he got confused in several places.  It had been so long since we met Elias Ravenclaw, he had forgotten about him and couldn't figure out what a Ravenclaw team member was doing out on the pitch during a Gryff-vs.-Slyth match.  Argh.  It didn't help that baby brother was climbing all over us and chattering while we were trying to read it, either...

Thanks!  Well, there are a few more cooking out there.

No problemo!  Actually, what I wanted was "Fortress of Dreams," or "Realm of Dreams." Comments?

Try: "Φρούριο ονειρων"Fortress of dreams. ;-)

Oops. I meant:

Φρούρος ονειρωνMixing up ancient/modern, sorry!

He'd had a bit of a rough day, I think--wasn't necessarily thinking too clearly.

Awwwww... "It goes up to 11!"  There's still a bunch of questions to go--in particular, who set that trap in Sirius's memory, but it will all come together in the end.It's a bit of a bummer though to write an 11,000 word chapter and get one review on it.  I guess this isn't really the best site to post this particular story on.

Are there better sites where people actually take the time to review?  I had a story at FF.net, over 115,000 words in it and barely got 90 reviews in all.  The feeling of 'bummer' is right on... maybe people are just too clueless, ignoring the fact that reviews are an author's only means to validate what they have done.  A simple 'way to go' may seem empty to some, but it means the world to an author... it shows that someone was actually happy to read their piece of imagination.  I wrote little after that experience, left me with the feeling that my writing was awful or something.  Bleh!  My fault for actually letting others rule what can be deemed worthy to read.  When i write now, i do it because i want to see my ideas on paper.  Please, don't stop writing.... I'm here to read good stuff!I'm sending you hugs of encouragement, hope it helps.   GO, FAWKES, GOOOO!!!

awwwwwwwwww...Thanks!I was just feeling grumpy--had a tummy virus all day.  Now that I've been able to put away a little soup, I'm already cheerier.  TPP is one of the best spots for feedback--the hit-to-review ratio everywhere else I've posted doesn't even come close to here.  Besides, ultimately this story is for my son, who gives me all the positive reinforcement I need every time he laughs at one of my jokes.  The way his face lit up the other night when he caught on (all by himself) to what Tura was doing dangling the snitch right there in the middle of a Quidditch match made my day.

Awww!  What would we do without our kids?  I love my girls but they, unfortunately, don't like HP.  *sigh*  My eldest still doesn't get my little crush on Snape... and his lovely billowing robes.  *gush*  (now I'm cracking myself up... HAhaHAha!!!)

Maaaaybe, maybe not.  You'll have to wait and see!  ;)

Well, remember, he was specifically thinking if Voldemort had possessed Harry--I think he's already worried about some sort of Horcruxy concept.  Voldy just killed his best friend--I think if the only way to get rid of Voldy was to kill Harry, he'd do it.

Thanks!  27 is in the works...

Oh, it's never quite as simple as that...

*nods sagely*  Thanks.  Aurium is the modern technical name for elemental gold but I hadn't thought about the fact that the "ium" ending on most metals was a fairly recent change.

Yeah, but Percy's trying.  He's a jerk, but it takes a Big jerk to admit his mistakes.

Thanks!  26 will be up soon and it IS big.

Well, you never hear about Voldie's grave, or body...it had to go somewhere!  Ah, but who done it is the question, isn't it?  And why hide it?Hee hee hee.  More to come.

In a few days...I gotta slow down the postings so I can write more...

Nothing quite like the old graveyard at night routine. 

Yay!  Thanks!  I always wondered what happened to Voldy's body back in the day, and this seemed like a logical thing...

I hadn't thought about it... well!  This could be a possible outcome for canon.  Good job, as always....

*shrug*  I liked leaving it a little more open-ended for people to fill in the details.  What more can be said than Snape got the girl?  ;)

Yeah, a lot of people seem to guess Snape before they get to the chapter, although I tried to keep it mysterious.  Glad you're enjoying it!

Someone once suggested it should have been Arthut Weasley, that would have been a major surprise.

Thanks!  Pelos = egg (IIRC)

That was my hope for him...