amulder posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 1:08pm for The Gringotts Job

Now, what would be fun, is if Harry would immediately go back to his Goblin account manager and tell the tale, much as you told it to us...

She'd get indignant, and probably want to have him arrested... he could point out that she was an accomplice, as she was the one who called him to the bank in the first place and told him about those vaults... and that nothing had in fact been stolen, which was good news for Gringotts, and his knowledge of the "breach" such as it was, would help them prevent future problems. Furthermore, messing with time was a dangerous thing, and really he had no choice but to fulfill the demans of fate place upon him. And neither did she.

Y'know, Draco, considering your rant in the forums the other day, and the inevitable comparisons to Heinlein that was made (him frequently also accused of believing what his protagonists believed) ... considering all that... this really is a bit of a "By His Bootstraps" chapter, don't you think??

(And in case that confused you, that is a very classic well known time loop paradox novella that was written by the Grand Master decades ago.)

best,
...art

Jim_xinu posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 11:24am for The Gringotts Job

Awesome! Excellent chapter, had me laughing out loud repeatedly and shouting when I figured out who the thieves were.

Drake posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 10:17am for The Gringotts Job

Oh man, even though Harry's problems aren't resolved you managed to write an exciting chapter, and at the same time leave Harry with more problems.

Master Slytherin posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 10:09am for The Gringotts Job

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. My favourite parts have to be the constant humour, it kept the whole thing alive and engaging. The constant American references were a little bothersome (but I suppose you can't help it) but overall, I loved how inventive you were with the capture of this horcrux. I look forward to your next chapter.

Kepp up the good work!

Ken Warner posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 8:46am for The Gringotts Job

there are some convolutions to try and keep straight - great chapter, without the complications induced by x chromosome poisoning.
Nice slap down on Rons insensitivity about Blaise though.

thanks for some very entertaining reading
warmest regards

David M. Potter posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 8:33am for The Gringotts Job

Bloody brilliant chapter mate! BRAVO!!! It was too funny. I do hope Hermoine gets off her bloody boat and ciiks off. Or warms up which ever is most suited.

Quizer posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 8:21am for The Gringotts Job

LOL! Great chapter! Great job on the whole time turner thing. You made it work the same way as it works in book three. Too bad the ever-refilling jug didn't survive.
You were pretty mean to poor Griphook. A far cry from all those stories that turn him into Harry's account manager. But why do the goblins have nothing but contempt for Harry?
I liked your portrayal of Ron, even though I don't like Ron himself in particular. He does spout off a lot of stuff he should better keep to himself, even worse than Harry. Zab would have a field day with someone like Ron.
I'm a bit surprised you chose oxygen as the gas. Hydrogen would have worked well, even though the explosion would have been much larger, and would probably have consumed a lot of the oxygen in the cavern. Oxygen itself doesn't burn; it is used to burn other stuff. Depending on what is contained in dragon's breath, the explosion probably used only a small portion of the available oxygen. I'm not sure whether the jug would cause an oversaturation of oxygen in the air, but considering the temperature, it probably all went downwards, not affecting our heroes.

I'm looking forward to the next chapter. See you soon!

Quizer

Draco664 replied:

From what I've seen in canon, goblins have nothing but contempt for humans, at least those who aren't blindingly rich. It's a cliche that Harry is nice to one goblin, and is then accepted into the goblin fraternity as a VIP. He was treated with barely contained contempt by Rilifa, who feels that she shouldn't even be talking to him, so he treats other goblins the same way.

As for choosing Oxygen, I actually asked a half dozen kids who had just started secondary school what kind of gases there were, and only one could come up with something other than oxygen and carbon dioxide. Since Harry only has a muggle primary school education and carbon dioxide doesn't form a liquid...

Also, a powerful magical object was destroyed, right where stone was snap frozen and then flash fried. Who knows what would happen? I figure an explosion was just as likely as anything else.

Kinsfire posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 6:32am for The Gringotts Job

Excellent chapter.

Be prepared for all the reviews telling you that LOX doesn't explode, though. Trust me, you'll get sick of them. I know I did.

Draco664 replied:

Hitting a powerful magical item with dragon's breath does cause an explosion...

Anand posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 6:25am for The Gringotts Job

That was a brillant chapter and a fantastic plot. Harry needed some good news after last chapter. I'm still not sure if Snape is really dead or if Albus is plotting again, but we shall see...

Meg posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 6:23am for The Gringotts Job

Another great chapter that had me laughing aloud at parts!

Thanks,

Meg

Renzo7 posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 6:08am for The Gringotts Job

lol, this chapter was hillarious... so funny. I swear my boss thinks I'm crazy right now... keep up the awesome work, and please update soon.

nonjon posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 5:53am for The Gringotts Job

Excellent chapter. Best robbery of Gringotts I've ever seen.

In fairness I can only remember two others at the moment, but my assessment still stands.

And I like that Ron figured out how to get the broom back inside the vault while Harry just nodded and acted like he knew. Makes me wish Ron's coming along on some more adventures.

And if you were referring to Griselda Marchbanks when you mentioned the family "Marchibanks" there's no "i" in it. If it was a completely different family, then excellent. I'd hardly expect to know all the so-called "purebloods" especially when you consider globally and not just the U.K.

Keep 'em coming.

freakyfinger posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 5:25am for The Gringotts Job

wow, you break into your own vault . . . how sad . . lol. What's gonna Happen between Harry/Hermione?

pedro_penduko posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 4:46am for The Gringotts Job

Hope we see H/Hr back in the next chapter. And please some blaise too. Still enjoyed the chapter but I feel sorry for Harry. He should not loose Hermione. Especially because of Snape

brad posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 3:48am for The Gringotts Job

Oh, I should also mention that I appreciated Harry's explanation of why Hermione left him. I'd commented last chapter that his "but we got away with it!" exclamation just seemed too artificial, too weird, too out of context, I couldn't understand it, it was just jarring. And I didn't quite understand why Hermione left him, I put it down to selfishness over the possible damage to her career.

It might have only been a single sentence on page 2, but a) a 'brain fart' (!) might be the very best way to explain why the hell he said what he said (frankly I still think there must be a better way to 'tune' the dialogue of that scene to get what you wanted but still make it more believable), and b) I now am happier in understanding the real reason why Hermoine left. She felt used; felt that Harry was 1) a killer, and 2) had deliberately and deceitfully used her in perpetrating his crime, manipulating her without her knowledge or consent. #2 is possibly the biggest reason why she felt so hurt, she felt betrayed by her lover and angry at the loss of control? Would you classify canon!Hermione, her desire for information, to know everything, as something of a control freak? I was too dim to pick up on (2) with the last chapter.

So I found that bit of recapitulation with Ron very useful and somewhat settling, actually. I'm still upset - worried - that Hermione would think so little of Harry regarding (1) above - she should know he's no killer! - but maybe she was so hurt by (2) she wasn't thinking straight. I hope. Because I do want to see them back together. Tell me I can look forward to a mushy - but written in the practical, tell-it-the-way-it-is style of Apprentice & Journeyman Potter - reunion in a future chapter?

Please?

(Wondering even if Blaise might - for the happiness of Harry, if he's moping - act as a catylst for same. And, being a Slytherin, hold it over Hermione as a favour owed. But now I'm just rambling)

brad posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 3:34am for The Gringotts Job

Enjoyable time-travel romp! Plus it was good to see Harry's cameraderie with Ron, two mates in another adventure, swapping stories and all. A nice change from the luvey-duvey scenes we've had previously (although I enjoy those greatly, as you probably can tell from my previous comments).

But I've got to ask ... why exactly did Harry steal the box in the first place? Okay, I know the time-travel answer is "Harry stole the box because Harry stole the box", but, paradoxical cuteness to one side, why did he want to steal the box when he was the rightful owner and could just extract it legally? Was this a vault that he can only access when he is 25? I had a quick skim through again and couldn't see any (obvious) statement along those lines.

Actually, re-reading again, Rilifa states that the Regulus vault is one of Sirius's two *personal* vaults for which Harry has already 'obtained control'. So I'm really curious as to why Harry needed to steal his own property which he could have taken out at any time.

What happened to the never-empty jug? Was it destroyed? I was worried that Harry didn't summon it along with Ron and the box, but I guess it was the 'faint conjuration charm' that was reported by the Goblin forensics as being 'blown up inside'?

I've agreed with others that JKR made a mistake on bringing time travel into her universe. Don't get me wrong, this was a fun/good chapter, but in the greater scheme of things it introduces too many paradoxes for a 'serious', non science-fiction series. If I could have the choice of one super-power (and putting aside my own selfish desire for immortality or invulnerability - or the pure fun of flight) I'd pick control of time; maybe I've watched Bill & Ted too many times but time travel, handled intelligently, would make one invincible, I would think. Beat Voldemort using you-beaut magic spell XXX, then go back in time and tell yourself about XXX, whose true origin you never have to know outside the time loop.

Thanks for the chapter; I didn't have anything lined up to read tonight so it was great to get an update on one of my favourite stories!

Draco664 replied:

What sort of chapter would that be? Duh!

Actually, I did originally have a reason, but it became a paradox half way through writing the chapter, and I was enjoying the writing too much to go back and fix the premise.

So, the official answer is, because it is a better story this way...

;)

Ike posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 12:29am for The Gringotts Job

Fantastic chapter! I can't wait for more

mjc posted a comment on Thursday 13th July 2006 12:17am for The Gringotts Job

Superb...wonderful...fantastic

Goddessa posted a comment on Wednesday 12th July 2006 11:30pm for The Gringotts Job

Hey, this is hilarious! So, all this happened because of a fluke with a time turner. Boy, if Hermione hears, she's either gonna laugh like crazy or bug them out.

Alex00 posted a comment on Wednesday 12th July 2006 10:05pm for The Gringotts Job

Great work.