Alright, I just finished reading this fic, and I can safely say: this is the most entertaining story I've read. nonjon, you're a genius. That is all.

Oh, sorry if there's no constructive criticism, but I just can't think of any... The size of this story is considerable, but there are hardly any chapters that are not worth reading, even if some of them don't really matter plot-wise; and the writing is great as far as I'm concerned.

 

That's actually a perfect critique on our WIP forums themselves. I think a lot of writers suffer from pushing their work into that section. While the grammar corrections and story ideas are nice, having a fluid project being reviewed for change by anywhere from a dozen to three dozen people can harm the overall style, just too many people you're trying to please.

That being said, this chapter felt like it was trying to make up for your overly-wordy presentation. I just felt like the writing itself was too concerned with how many words were going into this chapter. While the overall story this chapter was good, it definitely hurt the style (I was smiling instead of outright laughing, something that is sometimes a byproduct of your wordiness this story). With the style, it definitely affected the flow, almost as if you were bullet-pointing the main events of the party at times, as if you had too many ideas and a self-prescribed limit on words allowed for them.

Still enjoying this, especially considering you're one of few authors that I consider good consistently updating right now.

 

Just finished reading the new chapter, nice touch having Tonks having to be a centaur for a few minutes. I definitely wish I could attend a party like the one the Lord Black's threw after Voldemort's defeat. Overall I liked this chapter, can't wait for the next one. How much longer do you think the story will continue?

 

Next chapter is the epilogue ;(

 

Anyone have some confirmation of this?

 

Nonjon had said in the summary for the latest chapter, that the next chapter is the epilogue, so basicaly the story will be finally finished when the next chapter, epilogue is posted.

 

Just think, though, after this is done he'll think up another awesome idea and we'll have another story to obsess over soon.

 

But I want to obsess on this fic =[
Pretty please, nonjon, make us a baby sequel, pleeeease?
[I'm always an idiot, but this time for a good reason.]

 

Have them go thourgh the arch again. Start over in a new world that puts the Lord Blacks talents to the test.

 

Eh... That might just end up rehashing the same points that were hit in this story, unless the new universe was really different. Plus, Harry and Sirius seem happy enough in this world; the only possible reason I could see for them jumping back through the veil is if there's a scorned lover out for their blood or worse, if they run out of women. The wizarding world isn't that large, after all.

 

It has been updated! Rejoice and Sing!

 

Sadly the story is finished. 'Twas quite possibly my favorite story, and will continue to hold that spot for a while. It's terrible knowing that it'll probably be months before the next badass Nonjon story comes out, and i'm just not sure i'm gonna be able to hold out. With all of the shitty writing out there these days, stories like Nonjon's are so fucking hard to find, now i'm gonna be stuck with shit like "The Black Heir". In summation: Quite possibly the best, most consistently enjoyable fan-fiction i've ever read, and I'm sad to see it completed.

Veritas

 

Well since you asked so nicely Nonjon, here is the final review.

You wrote one of the most epic Harry Potter fanfiction stories of all time. I don't think there was a single chapter that I was not entertained in, and in almost every chapter you managed to sufficiently surprise me. However the best one had to be Riddlebottom turning out to be "The Fucker". Out of all the guesses I made, I don't think I even came close to discovering the true identity of "The Fucker". Also thanks to you I will never ever look at Remus/Tonks the same way.

Another thing that makes A Black Comedy so epic is it's humor, making people laugh is a very hard thing to do, and doing it for more than 200,000 words is an accomplishment that most (read = 99.8%) authors cannot hope to match.

You said in you last Author's notes that one of your goals was to make Harry the new James to Sirius, Well, Nonjon, I'm going to have to say that you succeeded magnificently. This is what I imagined as the friendship of Sirius and James in canon. I doubt any author will ever match the interaction or relationship that Harry and Sirius had in A Black Comedy. In fact, I don't think I can put into words the sheer epicness of the Lords Black.

Last, but not least Good Luck in your endeavor to write your own book, but do come back to fanfiction soon. I'm waiting for the day that you write a JLU/Harry Potter crossover. There is only one good one, and I hope you can corrrrect that.

A Manning Hater!
Homer

 

You said you want to dabble in a universe of your own creation for a while, is this something we will be able to read or is it in the hopes of being published?

 

The last scene i was expecting Harry to wake up back in his world.
Great story. No story i ever read will compare to this masterpiece/

 

I don't know. I'd love it if when I'm done I was inordinately proud, thought it was fantastic and was able to get it published, spawning a whole series of stories set in my made up world. I have some doubts that's how it's going to happen but until I actually see what comes of building my own sandbox to play in, I won't know. I'm testing the waters to see if I can attract people's attention who don't already have extensive preconceived notions on just about every aspect of the story and world.

I'd love for it to be as easy and comfortable for me as fanfic is, but I don't think it will be. If you want a guess, I'd say it's very possible that I will share the first few chapters on my yahoogroup or somewhere appropriate, and it's less likely I'll share the whole thing. But we'll see.

 

Now that I don't have this story to read anymore, I feel very lonely, like my best friend just died. Ahh well thank you nonjon for creating a very hilarious fic, with many good laughs. This will is a fic that I will read multiple times in the future to remember again and again all the good times this story brought. Hopefully one day after you've written your own book and became rich and famous, you will write more HP fanfics for us to enjoy.

 

You're my hero, nonjon LOL The ending seemed a little forced, but the rest was original and funny as hell.

 

I feel that the ending wrapped things up nicely, and it's nice that you brought everything full circle. However, the beginning of the last chapter was one of the more boring things in your story.

But overall, it's the best "Humor" fic (I say that loosely) I've ever read. There was something that made me laugh outloud in every chapter, and even though I didn't read it straight through, it always felt like everything flowed together nicely. You can definitely be proud of this one, even more so considering that it came during a difficult (I'm assuming) time of your life.

Good luck on the Original story you've planned, and I think one day, even if you feel you've completed this, you should throw a one shot of a few of the expeditions Harry and Sirius mentioned.

5/5, honestly.

 

I hadn't watched the Firefly series when I read your Browncoat, Greeneyes story, and there was relatively little backstory for either series in the crossover. Nevertheless I found that story highly enjoyable and easy to follow.

I don't think you'll have as much trouble with your world crafting as you believe, as you've already demonstrated a remarkable attention to detail and ability to build, which is the hardest part in my opinion. Compared to that, building a foundation world is relatively easy.

At any rate, I know that if you do get published the literary world will be much better for it. Thank you for your remarkable stories, and good luck.