Family Values

Quizer posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 5:11am

Still as fun as ever, and you keep the chapters coming along quickly. Your writing has a refreshing quality about it that few authors I know can match. I'm looking forward to more of this.

Quizer

amulder posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 5:02am

Strike two indeed. My, My, Dorothy, you do have a deft hand with the wry humour.

Hang on... humour, honour, neighbour ... I'm going to have to have a word with Tim, this comment posting form of his is trying to impose American spellings on me!!! (it underlines words it believes are misspelled.) sacrilege!

Where was I.. Oh yeah. Good job on humbling Albus. But I wouldn't have pictured Harry as a animal-collector. Are you planning on waiting until Hogwarts to introduce him to a broom?

And on the subject of houses... It would be very interesting to see what it would be like for her and Hermione to become friends - assuming you did put them in Gryffindor. After all, Wednesday is certainly more intelligent than Lavender or Parvati, so Hermione would be drawn to her. Yet, her weird way of looking at the world would also no doubt be baffling.

What fun.

Thanks for sharing,
...art

Ishtar replied:

The animals just showed up and demanded to stay in his room. Not my fault. It's NaNo, these things happen.

No, Grandmama knows how to fly on a broom (according to some of the cartoons) so she'll probably introduce him to it when he's a little older.

I'll admit my original intention - as shown in the scene I posted on the Forum and pottersplace3 - was to have all three of them in Slytherin. If only so they could torment Snape. I may still do so. But I'm finding everybody's arguments as to why they should go in other houses fascinating.

Viridian posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:54am

Wow... Dumbledore really went over the line, didn't he? You'd think he'd try to sweet-talk a bit more before he exposed himself like that.

I'm sort of curious if Harry will still be attending Hogwarts though... you'd think Gomez and Morticia would want to keep him as far away from Dumbledore as possible. (Given the lengths he has previously gone to.)

Or is this going to be even more massively AU than I first thought? (Frankly, I was looking forward to those three, especially Wednesday, turning Hogwarts upside down...)

reimanr06 posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:53am

Once again, great chapter. I really liked the initial part of the chapter with the family business, and the descriptions of Harry's rearing. Once again, however, I see the portrayal of Dumbledore as an exaggerated caricature of the actual character, but as this is an AU, I'll shut up about it.

Ishtar replied:

There's a reason why Dumbledore is going too far. And it's hinted at in this chapter.

Jim_xinu posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:50am

Wow, they're actually going to give him three strikes? I'm impressed. I figured it would be war after try number two. :-)

I also would have expected the American Magical government to press for DD's resignation as Supreme Mugwump, at least, rather than just settling for a threat. Walking into a Muggle court and Obliviating people when you get caught on your illegal scheme is not the act of a man you want in a position of authority.

Great chapter, thanks for sharing it with us.

Ishtar replied:

Yeah, well I didn't want Dumbledore in Azkaban by the time Harry got to Hogwarts. Although that would make an interesting twist on the "Prisoner of Azkaban." Hmmm.

philh1985 posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:37am

This is such a fun story! I loved Harry's not eating anything he could talk to rule, and I LOVE seeing Dumbuttore getting caught out like that. Don't know what's coming to him after strike three, but I'm looking forward to it. <evil grin> More soon please!

Phil

CamilleF posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:27am

I am totally loving this story. Maybe it's because we bought both Addams Family movies for a Halloween treat this year. I agree with you that Harry would have had a blast growing up with the Addams! Dumbledore is an idiot for trying to get him out of there! I loved that they threw a party to celebrate Harry's first accidental magic. So great!

traveller posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:15am

I have to confess in being a tad bit disapointed in this chapter. It's not bad, it's just... lacking the Addams touch.

The House and family were deemed 'safe'?
If the Addams Family was anything but, it was safe in the conventional sense.
An Uncle with a thing for explosions, sabers all around the Patriarch's study. Dangerous animals. Large flesh eating plants. A swamp (health risks; we are talking about a governement institution after all).
And all those other wonderfull things.
If you meant it as that it was a fib and the inspectors were to scared to say the truth, you might want to make that more clear.

I hope to see a bit more interaction between the Addamses themselves in the next chapter, as this chapter felt more like a report than dialog. Like I said in my previous review, I'm especially looking forward to some Gomez/Harry father/son interaction.

Further more, I have to admit disapointment in the practice wands the children recieved.
I can't help but liken it to a number of stories out there that have a 'Americans do it better' vibe to it. In these Harry comes to Hogwarts ahead of his classmates both in power and magical knoweledge because the US uses such a better system. It usualy takes any equality between Harry and his peers out of the picture and robs Hogwarts of some of its fascination.
Also, as a non American (Long term commited to an American woman though, so I do have a fondness for the country :p) this always rubs me the wrong way.
The point is, your story doesn't need it. He's an Addams! He will have such an extrodinary childhood anyway, because of all the things so typpically Addams, that Hogwarts wont know what it it.

Hope my rambling made any sense and was considered constructive critisism,

Traveller

Ishtar replied:

The inspectors know about the Addamses and the property. It's been there for years, after all. The kids are perfectly safe. It's outsiders who aren't safe. The bit with the smoke detectors was more because they "had to report something" than because there was any real threat.

As I said to someone else earlier, Harry's going to get a slight advance in strength and be maybe a year ahead. Not a major advantage.

Danny1 posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:12am

I really like your story. I think dumbelbees meddeling is redirected quite nicely.Hmm Dumbelbee can isist that harry goes to hogwarts because his parents have paid already. But the Adams want the best, the would strike agianst hogwarts the don't offer really good education in my opion. Well the do say Hogie warts is the best. That bodes not well for the rest of the magic world

utamm posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:08am

Very Nice! I like the combination showing that 'freakishness' is definately in the eye of the beholder. I like seeing Dumbledore put into his place . . . Strike Two, indeed!

I seem to feel like Harry's upbringing in this story is similar to what Luna's is in cannon and I would expect to see him more like her when he is older. Is that totally off base?

Thanks for sharing a good story.

Ishtar replied:

Harry and the Addams kids are a lot more focused and grounded than Luna is. If Harry believes in Snorkacks, it's because there's persuasive evidence that they exist.

Howard posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 4:06am

Awesome chapter once again! I really like this story and it keeps getting better and better. I especially like how, even with a harry potter crossover, your keeping the Addamses in character from what i can tell. Keep up the great work!

-HB

Christopher Gilmore posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 3:59am

This is just tremendous fun. I'm looking forward to seeing how things progress.

texasranger_10 posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 3:43am

i love the way you wrote this. it is very well written. at first i didn't want to read it as i didn't really like the addams family but i have to say you have done a wonderful job with it. please continue to surprise me.

Mickey posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 3:42am

Very Nice chapter. I especially liked the description of Albus' ignoring medical advice. This round of Dumbledore vs. Addams was much more belivable than the first one although I'd think I'd some point Dumbledore might have realized the Addams weren't merely muggles. I liked the practice wands but I hope you don't go overboard about American magical practices being rational as opposed to British ones. (Especially since you'll need to have a resonable explanation for Harry going to Hogwarts)

Ishtar replied:

Not overboard. The Americans believe in starting a little earlier, and keeping in practice (so none of this "not practicing over the summer" stuff). The basic educational pattern at the major schools, however, derives from Europe. Since the ultimate point of this story is to get Harry back to England, I'm not doing the heavy U.S. background that I have in JYA.

Ronnie McMains posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 3:39am

I can't wait to see Albus' reaction to an 11-year-old Addams-raised Harry (and Wednesday; I know you're not cruel enough to seperate them) showing up at Hogwarts. It's odd; I'm very much in favor of this 'ship, and the only material I have to base this off of is a ?/W ship that wasn't really Wednesday at all: Jeconais' The Warrior and the Witch. I'm following 3 NaNo stories at the moment; yours, Keith's, and Lora's (which I know at least Keith is following; I read his review). Keep up the good work!

proftlb posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 3:14am

You had me laughing out loud three different times in this chapter:) This is fantastic! Can't wait for the next chapter.

Rebel Goddess posted a comment on Friday 10th November 2006 3:13am

The evil twin conversation was very funny. I almost feel sorry for Dumbledore. He really shouldn't have done that though. Good chapter. More please. I especially like Harry's multicoloured clothes.

Ishtar replied:

No, he shouldn't have. He's become obsessed, and obsessions aren't easily let go of.

By Ishtar

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