I like this chapter. It's a great start to what looks like it's going to be a very interesting story. And perhaps less dark than the other one?

Thank you, I hope it will be interesting, as for less dark? I make no promises...

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Great chapter :)

Thank you.

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I'm eager to learn more about this shaggy dog story. Gnome wrangling is some punishment eh? That perv in the U.S.? Maybe hanging out with the Watchers council?

Gnome wrangling is a familiar Weasley family chore. ;-)

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Everytime I read Jean my mind flashes to Jean Grey of the X-men...

Anyway, another good one as usual, and Xeno made me laugh with his comment about needling authority. Actually I quite like his character in general so far. It's nice to see Myrtle happy as well.

A lot of the reviews so far have commented on Ginny's punishment, and I rather have mixed feelings about it all so far, I can see both sides of the argument, so I'm going to reserve judgement on that matter for chapter 3.

Anyway, just thought I'd leave a quick review basically saying I liked this chapter and am looking forward to more before I go to bed.

Well, her mother's name is noit actually mentioned so I just took Hermione's second name. Glad you like Xeno, people seem to enjoy him happy and not forced to turn traitor to save his daughter.

Chapter 3 should clear up a lot, 4, I hope, will be the clincher.

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Hmmmmm good start to this story and Hagrid's been vindicated. I wonder if a certain rat will be caught in your story or if he'll escape like in cannon. Little events can create huge ripples afterall.

Not entirely happy with the gnomes bit but that's because I've been playing the sims 3 and my house has been infested by them. I wouldn't mind so much but they keep turning on the TV and radio. So not only do I have to go and turn them off but sometimes they wake up my sim right after she's gone to bed rather than anything to do with your story.

Hope Percy learns to be a better person than in cannon.

Thank you. Oh yes, little events will have major ripple effects, indeed they will.

Actually as I was writing that I was thinking about Terry Pratchett's Gnome series, the Bromeliad Trilogy. Im may have to use them in a crossover.

Percy eventually learned his lesson, I just hope he catches on more speedily here.

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I can already tell im going to love this one as much (maybe more) as your other stories, very well written and funny so far so i thought i would get my recommendation in early :)

Thank you. I will do my best to live up to your expectations.

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I really like your Xeno Lovegood.
And Arthur publishing an article about the Gnome's tunnels was a stroke of genius.

TY.

Thank you. I like Xeno too. He's quite fun to write. And everybody needs a hobby that's not Muggle related. Even Arthur.

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LOVE the new story so far. Continuing from where you left off, you have managed to show us more in one chapter than I expected.
Keep them coming and pay no mind to those who are rude.

Thank you. I tried to get a lot done, Prisoner of Azkaban is very plot heavy and I need to work in the Luna Angle.

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Lesson learned for Ginny - never trust your parents - ever again. If anything bad happens to you, keep it a deep, dark secret and never tell anyone. Because if mom and dad find out, they'll punish you for it. Great parenting job, Weasleys. If Ginny has an active brain cell in her head, she'll have learned not to *ever* to go to an authority figure again with any problems she encounters, no matter how severe. Maybe Molly and Arthur have been reading "Spartan Parenting for Dummies" or something. Sigh...

As stated in the end note, the matter of Ginny's punishment is dealt with in chapter 3. It's not quite as bad as you seem to think.

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Not enough, but nice to see Hagrid vindicated & compensated. And with a new wand! Meanwhile-later on HP blows up his aunt and runs away and nobody in the wizarding world thinks to wonder why he would do that? Yeesh.
Poor Ginny--if she ever sees that article Arthur is writing.....
Should be an interesting new school year. Sirius Black, Kettleburn training Hagrid (hm, less likely for a certain event to get a certain animal scheduled for killing...?) Later on Sunnydale is a great place for a fugitive wizard to hide, surely? heh

It will take a while for fifty years of injustice to be dealt with I fear. The wizrding world is very good at thinking with it's arse.

Yes. Luna only knows because Arthur went to Xeno for help, the latter having more experience in zoological publications.

As for Kettleburn as a teacher and a certain Hippogriff? Patience is a virtue...;-)

Nice to see someone figure out calling people muggles isn't exactly nice and might anger them and there are a whole lot more of them than there are of wand wizards.

Hope Hermione has someone to talk to at school that's something you don't just get over and it doesn't help to keep it bottled up.

As for Ginny's punishment decisions have consequences because Ginny didn't say anything about the book kids were almost killed and Hermione was almost raped putting her to work during her sh cool vacation is a mild way to remind her that her decisions can affect other people in very bad ways.

Good story looking forward to your next chapter.

Yes, I thought so too, and I thought Xeno would be excellent for pointing it out. Hermione will not be alone.

Ginny's punishment is not quite what it seems to be...

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