PerfesserN posted a comment on Thursday 9th November 2006 1:03pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Bravo Ishtar, I have always had a soft spot for the Addams and your juxtaposition of the two worlds is like a good Cajun Japanese restaurant, odd, spicy and thoroughly satisfying.

Regress posted a comment on Thursday 9th November 2006 6:33am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Sweet! I can't wait to see the rest of this. I absolutely adore how they basically give Dumbledore the run around without letting him in on any of their secrets. Most of which of course they probably don't even realize should be secrets, being the Addams they are ;)

Chris1 posted a comment on Wednesday 8th November 2006 8:39pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Nice chapter :) Can't wait for the kids to have a bigger role in this :D

Hogwarts won't know what hit it.

Great work, and keep it coming :)

Chris

Howard posted a comment on Wednesday 8th November 2006 1:19pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Wow, by far one of the most...original...HP fanfic stories I've ever read. However, i must say it is indeed a pleasure to read so far, and eagerly look forward to more.

Keep up the great work.

-HB

papillon30 posted a comment on Wednesday 8th November 2006 11:11am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Anything Addams Family is morbidly charming. I have really enjoyed this story so far. Keep up the good work.

IndigoCat posted a comment on Wednesday 8th November 2006 10:53am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Loved this chapter. I could visualize the action very clearly.

Essex posted a comment on Wednesday 8th November 2006 9:51am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

An excellent start to a great crossover. I look forward to future chapters. I loveed your excellent characterization of Gomez and am especially interested in seeing how you'll eventually handle an older Harry's characterization. Showing how being raised by the Addams family has changed him as an individual while simultaneously keeping him similar enough to Canon-Harry that readers can identify with him will be quite a challenge. I suggest keeping him in Gryphendor as the familiar presence of Ron, Hermoine, etc. will act to both strengthen the similarities while highlighting the differences (I also can't wait to see how the sorting hat reacts to this version of Harry - somebody as brave and determined as a Gryphendor, as loyal as a Hufflepuff, and with a mind that would give nightmares to a Slytherin).

Sheylenna posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 9:25pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Hi I love the story but one thing that bothers me... for Harry to be an Addams shouldn't he have to be blood related to Gomez? 'Cause when a woman marries she usually takes her husbands name, and Wikipedia Introduces Morticia as Morticia A. Addams (née Frump), therefore Petunia's mother, to be Morticia's cousin, has to have been related to the Frumps not the Addams. Right? Or do I just think to much?

Ishtar replied:

Consider it AU.   I couldn't see a woman like Morticia ever being a Frump, so I decided that her maiden name is Addams, and she's a distant cousin of Gomez.   Lily/Petunia are more closely related to Morticia than they are to Gomez.   So Wednesday is something like Harry's third/fifth cousin depending on which side you're counting on.   I read "Morticia A. Addams" to be "Morticia Addams Addams", as she uses her maiden name as her middle initial (also a common custom).   There are other things I had to reconcile between cartoons, movies, and the TV show, so if you see anything else that looks odd, just write it off as me messing with it.   The show, for example, has Grandmama as Gomez's mother and Fester as Morticia's Uncle, whereas in the movie they're Morticia's mother and Gomez's brother, respectively.   I'm taking some of each, with Grandmama as Gomez's mother and Fester as his brother.   Morticia's family may show up later, and there are plenty of other relatives that will come out of my fevered imagination.

Honor posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 5:47pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Is Snape going to turn out to be another lost cousin? That would throw a spanner in the works.

Ishtar replied:

No.   Snape is not related to the Addams Family.

la13 posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 9:44am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Ahhh! this story is wonderfully hilarious! i love the way you right petunia, with her just straddling the line betweeen being utterly despicable and almost sympathetic. i can't wait to see what harry's like in your universe.

dogbertcarroll posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 9:27am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

DD really was outmaneuvered before he set foot on
the property. You have to love the Adams.

Uldihaa posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 8:14am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

I do believe Dumbledor was bested this round, and rather soundly. I'm looking forward to Round 2 :p I loved the way you fleshed out Mrs. Figg; she came across as very skilled agent of Dumbledor. I also loved the little bits about how Harry is doing. It seems his adventurous side is already starting to show, as well as his natural leadership judging by the way Pugsley and Wednesday seem to follow him.

The scene of the kids barging into the room, shrieking (one in fear, two in delight), then running out was just damn cute. You certainly have a deft touch when it comes to depicting child characters.

I can't wait until we get to see more of Harry's life with his new family!

Silent Claw posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 8:13am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Oh, nice :) I do hope this isn't the last we see of Dumbledore; Morticia deals with him so well.

selenepotter posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 8:08am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

I love this story!

Voldemort is Dead posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 6:53am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

I really like this story! I used to watch The Addams Family on TV back in the 1960's, and I always enjoyed them! What an interesting twist on all the Harry Potter stories out there.

I love stories in which people stand up to Albus Dumbledore, and I'm looking forward to reading future chapters. Great job!

reimanr06 posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 2:45am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

I dont think this counts a double post, cause its a different topic...
I was reading some of the reviews, and it seems like everybody hates Dumbledore. Doesn't anyone remember "I'm Dumbledore's man.." from Book 6? Yes I realize book 6 was a departure from the rest of the series, but still. Harry seemed to have gotten over getting "manipulated". I just don't get why people have such a hatred for DD, especially when his character and wit are just so awesome.

Ishtar replied:

I don't care if you double post, if you have something you want to say, say it.

As you say, Book 6 is a departure.   The very thing you quote - "I'm Dumbledore's man" - is one of the biggest departures, since it doesn't follow from the distrust and anger of just a few months before.   (I think Harry used "I'm Dumbledore's man" as an excuse to get rid of the Minister - he definitely does not want to be the "Minister's man.")

Based on Dumbledore's actions (or lack of same) in the first five books, I think he is either a) manipulating Harry or b) completely incompetent.   Since I don't believe he's incompetent, the question is why he is manipulating Harry.  

In this story, he's not doing it for any malevolent purposes.   I'm starting with the Dumbledore from Book 1, serene in the belief that he is doing the best thing for everybody.   He thinks it's best for Harry to go to the Dursleys, so he instructs Hagrid to keep him away from Sirius - with the result that Sirius goes after Pettigrew.   He seems to think that the Dursleys will take Harry in happily and just leaves him there for ten years - or would have, without Morticia's intervention.   He honestly thinks that he knows best, and "best" is having Harry in England so that he will develop fondness for the British wizarding community and be willing to fight for them.   If Harry thinks of himself as an American with loyalty to an American family, he's less likely to go fight Voldemort.   So DD has to get Harry back to the safe haven (the Dursleys - ha!) that DD chose for him, unaware that his actions have been foreseen (he's the Hierophant from Morticia's tarot spread in Chapter 1) and that actions will be taken to resist him.

I don't hate DD, but I do think that he is a deeply flawed human being, and though he means well, his flaws are as destructive, in the long run, as Fudge's.

reimanr06 posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 2:25am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

The Latin seems to be missing a few words, but that's fairly common. "subjectatus" seems to in the wrong case and/or number, but perhaps the trannslators took a little liberty.
I'm really really liking this story so far... it has been a while since ive seen any of the movies tho. With this chapter tho, it seemed as if Dumbledore should have had a more magic minded thought process, at least at the beginning. For example, he thought to himself that if the gate could have giggled, it would have. Well, in his normal sphere, it would not be all that uncommon for the gate to recite shakespeare, or sing songs, etc.
Also, it just kinda sat oddly that the Addamses didnt seem to recognize Dumbledore, especially since they seem so tied to the magical world and Dumbledores level of fame, if i remember correctly, they did know that Harry was the Boy who Lived... Unless of course, they DID recognize Dumbledore, and were playing dumb to get DD to leave. By the same token, the Addams's house seems really close to Grimmauld Place, so DD shouldnt be surprised by anything in it.
Over all, I love this story, and hope you continue with your rapid fire chapter updates!

Crys posted a comment on Tuesday 7th November 2006 12:12am for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

> but if a little modest surveillance saved a life, it was worth it, wasn’t it?
*subvocal growl*

[unhappy, unhealthy Harry at Dursleys]
> it was obvious that Harry had just needed some time to adjust to his new surroundings.
*sigh* Self-deceptive idiot. Okay, fine, always looking for the best in people. Doesn't excuse his blindness, though. (I'm a wee bit bitter toward AD, can you tell?)

1-0 Addams

Fun stuff

RyokoTenchi posted a comment on Monday 6th November 2006 11:54pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

i am truly enjoying this fic and just had to watch the movie again just so i could get a feel for the decor and everything else. great work.

Ishtar replied:

I did that myself.   Gave me all sorts of ideas for things to steal be inspired by for the fic.

Arkeus posted a comment on Monday 6th November 2006 11:16pm for Dumbledore vs. Addams, Round 1

Nice fic so far :-)
I particularly like the addams bit, even though i don't know them, qnd the poor dumbledore isn't evil, at least not yet.
Great work.

Ishtar replied:

He's not evil, just misguided, arrogant and overconfident.