I think it one of the sad, but feel good stories about how Harry finally gets to know his parents and that'll be a gift he'll be able to carry with him all the time. You know, like Bloodsport.

 

This is exceptionally well written. While the lack of action is somewhat of a drawback, the story is fun to read. This sort of reminds me of an X-men fic I read a while ago called Interactions. It had a plot, but it mostly consisted of the interactions between the characters. This is what looks like the Harry Potter version of that fic.

Still, I did enjoy reading it, and in the end, that's the only thing that really matters.

4/5

 

This story is well-written and solid, if a bit slow to develop. The updates seems rather frequent, which is another plus. Usually the good writers take oodles of time before bringing out the next installments of their stories. I'll give this a strong 4/5. It's just not quite epic enough for a full score.

 

Updated. Still, the plot looks non-existent. Had some grammatical problems [that if even I spotted, than it's saying something], and it's getting boring. If in the next few chapters things won't start moving, I'm dropping this.

 

I don't exactly think that this story was meant to be this epic foray into the past where Harry fixes the world and all that. Instead, its a little vacation for him, and in this most recent update there seems to be a nice mystery developing with the Professor. Also, I enjoyed the Boa Vine, as I haven't seen a plant Parselmouth yet. Neat piece that definitely deserves its 4/5.

Kevin

 

I started reading this the other day and didn't make it pass the first chapter, I dismissed it as just another irritating parent-timetravel fic. After seeing all the positive things here I went back and read it all the way through.

This story is without a doubt the best timetravel to the parents time story that I have read. While there is not all that much action the author has done all of the characters extremely well. Yes, they do tend to be the stereotypical teenage!parents but they are well fleshed out.

Harry doesn't really come across as all that angsty to me, rather he seems to be just a world-weary, slightly disillusioned young adult who is fairly accepting of what is happening to him.

The story does seem to be picking up just a bit this past chapter but I doubt that there will ever be a huge amount of action in this story. Still the rest of the story more than makes up for that. It gets a 4.5/5 from me.

 

First thing that comes to me as I read this story is Harry’s characterization, which I like! He’s not too brooding, nor behaving like a moron. He’s somewhat fatalistic but I can readily understand that, given his background. Hermione and Ron while not as irritating as they usually are, still make me question why Harry’s friends with them. ​

The time sand; I thought was a rather plausible explanation for the time jump. Also the explanation of Time-Turner creation was rather cool. The characters are more or less behaving as I would expect them to, save for Lily. I was expecting her to be far more cheeky and vivacious, than how she’s portrayed. ​

Harry’s maturity is a welcome sign and I do sigh in relief that at least he’s not going to be pissing me of anytime soon. Lily does start to bug me as I go along in the story, I would have thought her to have far more tact then she does. It’s now clear in my mind that this is not, Lily. It’s just Hermione with a different background. ​

The marauders and Snape are all behaving as I would expect them too. Their characters appear very IC, based on the information the books have given. ​

I personally don’t see the problem some are having with “nothing happening”. There appears to be plenty of things happening, and the plot is quite clear if somewhat unorthodox. This story is more about Harry’s learning experience rather than a thick action heavy plot and I have to say I prefer it that way. Heavy plot sadly has an easy time of destroying the magic of a story. This appears to be a story more of characters than actual plot, and while that usually isn’t done well; the Author pulls it off nicely. ​

4/5 for what it’s done so far. I like this story and save for a few grumblings I have about Lilly’s character, it’s interesting and well written. I’m looking forward to the next chapter and I definitely recommend reading it.

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I'm with Ikaros on this one. 4/5

 

I have to agree, in general I was preparing myself for another Time Travel fic full of angst and emo Harry. I must be masochistic becasue i feel compelled to atleast venture into most time travels I find. Of course I fully expected that the the author would abandon the fic and I'd have another waste of space on my story alert list. I mean, Time Travel, fifteen year old author...sort of didn't inspire much confidence.

But I've found myself pleasantly surprised. I tend to agree with Ikaros Mephisto here. The story, while having a plot, doesn't seem to be action based, focusing more on relating one experience Harry has, not trying to tell an epic tale. The humor was also a nice surprise. I loved the Douglas Adams 'Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy' reference. (Those of you who didn't get the joke...well, read the books. There is no accounting for being ill-read)

Mind, some of the plot does go into the land of cliche. But there is some clever twists to some of the older ideas. And I'll admit I'm glad I didn't have to sit through chapter after chapter of Harry/James/Lily drama. Some time travel writers seem to spend several chapters on that issue.

In general I'd say one of the better timetravels, if anything the length of chapters, good diction and better writing skills punched it up a notch. On the negative side, it does seem a little slow, if amusing, in its development, and I'm not certain exactly what the 'point' of the story may be. Maybe we'll get one, maybe not. I suppose that introduces the argument of whether a story has to have a point to be enjoyable.

Still, I enjoyed it, and will look forward to the next chapter.

 

Just got to this one. This story actually seems to getting pretty good - I'm actually finding myself wondering what will happen next, plus the writing (although there are a couple of minor errors here and there) is really quite decent. I think I like the characterizations of the different characters the best, as it seems more like "real" version of the past than most stories are able to manage.

4/5
-J

 

Update. Good stuff so far with a nice pace. Update times are a plus too.

 

mh, a fairly interesting take on time-travel but one thing bothers me. Where is this story supposed to go? With Harry (who should be back in his own time by now) only on a short visit to the past, what excactly is the "goal" of this story?
Aside from developing the characters of the elder generation (and showing some surprisingly well done insights) there doesn't seem to be a plot.

 

The plot is not some action, war-centered, epic plot.

The plot is for Harry to learn and experience a life lesson... so I see it anyways.

 

The way the author is teasing us with these dreams and Harry's increasing magical talent might be foreshadowing for your basic Harry vs. Voldemort plot when he goes back home, but with this writer behind it, I would immensely enjoy that.

 

I'm starting to think that around day 12 is going to be when Harry gets sent back to his own time. Other than that... I really can't say...

 

The fic overall I like very much so. Pretty much everything I can think of has already been said, so I won't bother with adding anything.

Well...Actually, maybe this is just me, but I actually think this is the first HP fanfic I've ever read where Harry has willingly taken the lemon drops and enjoyed them. I don't know, maybe that just proves how little HP fan fiction I've read, but I like to think I've read a my fair share.

 

Updated.

<To fill the min word limit />

 

Bloody cliffhangers...

 

New chapter up!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4198643/11/Timely_Errors

EDIT: Just read it, and I've got to say the story is really coming along nicely. The sub-plot regarding why Voldemort marked Harry as his equal and not Neville was masterfully crafted, and makes a lot more sense than the lame reason provided in canon. It really adds a layer of depth to the story I think. Hard to say where the story will go from here though. Most likely Harry facing off against Voldemort back in the future, but I can't see the author abandoning James, Sirius, Lily and co. Maybe it's just me, but that part feels quite unfinished. Still, I give it a 5/5.

 

It is a bit unfinished to me too. Like what happens to Harry now? Any lingering after effects?

I have to agree with you John. It's pretty damn cool how the author used a paradox to make Harry the marked one, rather than Neville. The mind-wipe thing was a bit of a downer, but eh. Time travel stories are complicated enough.