Not seven years to finish a fic - I'm assuming that each chapter will cover one year of Hogwarts.

Haven't read yet, won't be rating until it's finished.

 

the fact that you thought he was referring to how often he was going to release a chapter surprises me... never once popped into my head.

 

Though considering how long it might take to finish the current story, he might not be too far off too.

 

I will say the same thing I said in the Almost Recommended thread, while the idea is original and the writing is superb, I found the humour lacking. It's still too early in the fic to give it any rating. I will wait for the next few updates before rating the thread.

 

In the OP's defense, it is jbern's work. I think we can count on him to finish it sooner or later.

 

It was interesting at certain points and almost amusing at others. I'm not too fond of the premise, but as said before, I'll still read it. 3.7/5

 

The author is a genius, the story is ok, the plot sucks.
As I'm a bit of a fanboy of JBern, I'll say it's a clear
3/5

 

Well, everything is good except the humor. Guess it may become better later on, but as it stands right now this fic should not be allowed entry to the library simply because the author usually is good.

2/5 from me. The story can sure as hell redeem itself, but we need more chapters for that to happen.

 

Having seen (quite a while back) some scenes from later on in this fic, I can say that there is some truly funny stuff in there. However, this opening chapter was not the best start. I think the format of the story could have been better: a series of short flashes, rather than a fully elaborated fic.

 

I didn't like the opening chapter. He fit to much into one chapter; it felt rushed, and yes, the jokes didn't make me laugh. Good premise, as someone already pointed out, and possibily the most original you're going to get in this day and age. I too, am a Jbern fanboy, but, for now, this get's a

2.5/5. It's "okay", but not "good".

 

Not a fan of it so far. It's got an original idea to it, but honestly originality doesn't mean good all the time. 2/5 from me so far, but will wait to rate it until a few more chapters are up. I can see that there's some potential for later on in the story.

 

As others said, too little right now to really base a rating on. Props for an original premise and good writing style. I also thought it was reasonably funny but it still seemed a bit bland. That said it's the first chapter so I'll reserve judgment.

Good on jbern for not feeling obligated to make it novel-length just because he can. At this point, it's basically a canon-rewrite and no one needs to read another rewrite that get slogged down.

 

Eh - I read it a while ago and skimmed through it again now.

While a lot of details seem to be original ideas, including being raised by Sibyll Trelawney, the whole concept isn't. There have been several way better attempts at rewriting canon as humor/parody (Lunakatrina et alii). All these attempts where based on slightly altered canon events, more often than not featuring antagonizing the sorting hat, staff members, questioning the curriculum, ...

Compared with other fics the humour is average and doesn't punch. The Uranus line was just meh. There wasn't a single moment I actually laughed. I miss lines like Harry naming his owl Voldemrot - because she has the rot that must not be named in her basement.

Especially "humorous" fics have to capture my attention within the first chapter, and this one didn't. With its lack of humour it fails at the one point which would make it unique - and without that it's just one of numerous random canon rewrites.

2/5

 

The humor's not lost on me, but it's fairly light considering the author.

It reads like quick sketch of an idea. It could potentially be quite amusing though I don't know how many people would be entertained by it, by the looks of some of the reviews here.

3/5

 

New chapter up today. I hope to see more of Colonel Sanders in future chapters.

 

It's an excellent installment. It's clear now that Harry is just as crazy as Luna, and jbern is doing a nice job of melding his craziness into the basic canon outline.

It's not laugh-out-loud, ribald humor like TLIL, but it is breezy, light-hearted fun. I'm looking forward to more.

 

I agree. It had me smiling throughout the chapter. It wasn't gut-wrenching funny, but it was humorous.

 

Huh, I didn't find this particularly funny. That's not to say it wasn't an interesting AU, just that putting as a humour fic would probably be a mistake.

I did like that this new chapter proved that Jbern CAN write Luna, if a fairly stock example.

3/5: Nice idea, decently written. An enjoyable enough read, could have been reminiscent of Happy, Red Prince but y'know ...it's not. Shame.

 

Both chapters so far have been a decent read. I don't feel the humour much so far, but it isn't bad by any stretch. At the same time, it's lacking something to make it good. 3/5 for now. We'll see how the next couple years turn out before making a final rating.

 

It's an interesting take on canon, but I wasn't laughing, out loud or otherwise.