Harry Potter and the Distaff Side
Responces
By Clell65619
Reviews
bgoldnyxnet posted a comment on Sunday 9th November 2014 12:50am for Responces
Lokabrenna? Rakasha (=demon)? Are those the best you could do for Sirius and Remus? How about Vega or Lyra (both female names for stars)? A werewolf... hmmm... Thiess (a Livonian werewolf)? Gilles (Gilles Garnier, "the werewolf of Dole")? Henry Gardinn (alleged werewolf in Limburg)?
I wonder if you were thinking of Mother Wolf in The Jungle Book. But Kipling spelled her name Raksha. "And it is I, Raksha [The Demon], who answers."
And Dionysodoros? Gift of Dionysus (god of wine and drunkenness) instead of Gift of a Nymph?
But... I can forgive a lot for "Chrismas Fairies and Hanukkah Pixies". Not to mention the role reversal for French Poodles and Rottweilers. LOL!
Clell65619 replied:
Well, Lokabrenna is old Norse for, yes, the Star Sirius and since it indicates the aspects of Loki it fits.
Rakasha is the spelling in my edition of the Jungle Book, and that was the source I used.
Patches posted a comment on Saturday 20th September 2014 1:07pm for Responces
This is very good. I'm glad that Harry has Luna and Orestes has Harri. It is too bad that Arthur is like Ginny and has a crush on Harri. Harry did a great job of showing Arthur where he is going wrong. That should help some. I love the crazy way the Grangers celebrate Christmas. That was funny. I look forward to more of this story. p
huskerfan posted a comment on Sunday 14th February 2010 10:25pm for Responces
Very good story, I love how you have an actuall plot behind a somewhat Girl Harry universe. That said, after a cliff hanger like that update as soon as you can!
Ramos posted a comment on Wednesday 10th February 2010 11:52am for Responces
ACK! Evil Cliffie!
I am really enjoying this story - I loved the smack down that Harry gives this world's Padfoot and Moony. For a werewolf, Moony is the biggest *ahem*kitty*ahem* that ever lived!
dan26 posted a comment on Sunday 7th February 2010 3:18am for Responces
"Arthur, you can feel anything you want to feel. Part of being an adult is to feel what you feel, but not allow your feelings to interfere with how you deal with other people If you keep this up, no one will want to have much of anything to do with you. If you want to be angry, then by all means be angry, but direct that anger to someone who isn’t innocent in the problem. Orestes didn’t do anything to you, and in no way do you have first claim on Harri’s affections."
How profound yet if this was actually used then a harry/ginny relationship would make better sense
Bernd Jacobitz posted a comment on Thursday 4th February 2010 7:38am for Responces
A very good and a very different story. Actually the first I have ever seen with this concept.
Excellent character work and very comprehensive world.
Just on thing I do not like:
Cliffhanger!
I think cliffhangers should be awarded with 2-3 hours of cruciatus exposure.
:-))
So please update this one soon.
paintduckky posted a comment on Wednesday 3rd February 2010 7:42pm for Responces
Oh please continue this!
It's completely fantastic. I laughed myself silly while reading this, all while marveling at the complex-awesomeness of your flipped universe.
The only errors I spotted were a few cases of misused pronouns, but that's no big deal(:
Clell65619 replied:
- Much like Daffy Duck, at least with this story, I have rampant Pronoun Problems. I never seen to catch them all.
RaguajBlack posted a comment on Tuesday 26th January 2010 8:01pm for Responces
This story is quite funny as all i have come to expect from this site ^^ hope you continue it soon cant wait to see how it goes :P
tamda posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 2:35am for Responces
Huh, it isn't showing my review, so I post again and hope not to be Shade mark 2. ;P
I really am digging this story, you have an awesome idea, a wonderful execution, and some really cool character building as well as taking a lot of risks that make for a memorable story!
I noticed a few gender flubs smattered about but they almost make it more fun as they remind me that Harry sees his original friends in all his current companions and enemies. So even when it gets odd it just makes it all the better! :3D
tamda posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 1:25am for Responces
Love this!
I really am loving how you've set this up, a bit odd in some parts, and social implications and word usage of a true reversal were a bit odd, but that's not what makes this so awesome.
It's the fact you've stayed true to a very odd and original idea, and let Harry grow by looking at his interactions throught the mirror universe. He can recognize how very wrong Black is, because it's not *Padfoot* it's Paddy.
I really hope to see more of this, as it has about 300 things I love, and more every few paragraphs! :D
ShadeHawk posted a comment on Saturday 23rd January 2010 4:55am for Responces
I'm very sorry for multiple reviews. The [Review] button seemed so unresponsive...
Clell65619 replied:
- Hey, when you make a point, you make a point.
ShadeHawk posted a comment on Saturday 23rd January 2010 4:53am for Responces
Nice work.
Flipped social gender roles reminds me a bit of "The Black Jewels" series by Anne Bishop... although while in "The Black Jewels" women ruled and males served, it was males that were aggresive. On the other hand it had non-evil dark (common saying is "Hell's Fire, Mother Night, and May The Darkness Be Merciful").
Note however that the aggresiveness of males (social and not) has its reasons: it is evolutionary strategy. Females must (for biological reasons) invest much more in offspring, etc. Still, "narrative license" - it makes for a good plot line.
JaCee2u posted a comment on Saturday 23rd January 2010 2:08am for Responces
Not to gripe or anything, because I still love the story, but when did Ginevra Weasley (of ch. 3) become Monty? Also back a ways I noticed Mr. Abbot having a similar name change to Haden from Howard or something like that. (Haden is a much better name for him, though)
mwinter posted a comment on Saturday 23rd January 2010 2:08am for Responces
Cell are you going to finish this story? I think we've all been waiting.
Riegert8 posted a comment on Friday 22nd January 2010 10:49pm for Responces
Good chapter
Wanderer posted a comment on Tuesday 9th August 2016 11:07pm for Responces