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Jayne Elizabeth: Awwwww. I know how you feel. But on a brighter note, maybe I'll add a girl-on-girl moment in Dark Lady involving Hermione and someone. I got in a little practice at it when I wrote "A Bunny at the Burrow." It was a Ginny/Hermione moment, but I chickened out. I chickened out on a Lupin/Snape too. It's called "In the Forbidden Forest." lol. But if I include it in Dark Lady, I'll go the whole way this time. :)

Lover are we reading the same story? You must be oversensitive. I'm fat and I feel Miss Figg has handled the issue nicely especially with Ron and Harry talking about Susan. I'm glad she put a big girl in the story. The orangutan situation is funny. I didn't think anything about gay people when I read it. I thought Harry and Ron reacted like normal het boys when they found out what Ron could do. Susan thought it was something that could help Ron. I don't agree with what you've written about Miss Figg at all. Everything she's written that's happened with everyone could really happen that way without the magic. They're teenagers. Teenagers say and do thoughtless things. So do adults. That's what makes it so realistic. I like the story.

a reader: I'm glad you're enjoying the story. I have a habit of putting bigotry and prejudice in a lot of my stories. Sometimes, I specifically get on the literary soapbox and attack it, but most of the time I let the readers feel the inappropriateness of it and draw their own conclusions as to whether the outlook is good or bad. My fanfic "Daddy Dearest" had my OC Andreas Mbutu slurred several times. Once he was called a "Jungle Bunny" and Mathias was very aware of the stigma of not having his father's last name and his mother not being married. It's common now, but still is stigmatized in some circles. I'm not afraid to write about those kinds of things. Maybe it's because I experienced them growing up on Long Island. But, I never felt targeted when I was slurred. I grew up in a mixed neighborhood and we'd slur the hell out of each other, then play together later. I've forgotten more slurs than most people remember. I was also skinny when I was young, but my adopted sister Dell was always big-boned. After I had my kids I plumped up nicely. lol. So I know both sides of the coin. I stayed plump and feel no pressure to try to be "little" again. I lost enough weight to assist my physical health issues, but that's it. Anyway, I'm glad you see this isn't some moral treatise here, just a fantasy story with often silly teenagers with junvenile outlooks. Thanks for commenting.

Lover: I'm sorry you feel that way. Young males have a tendency not to be very understanding about sexual orientation, gender roles, etc. At least the young men I've been around. Actually, I was hoping to show that homosexuality is a part of nature, being that what I wrote about orangutans is true and based on research. The boys' stupid reaction is just that, stupid, juvenile reaction.

And as far as voicing all the fat girl stuff, as a fat girl myself, I feel I can write out those hateful things because I know what it's like. I think most people can tell that Susan is a wonderful person and what's being said about her is stupid, thoughtless, cruel and untrue. I'm blatantly showing the bias against larger women, and meant to do it. I hope you notice that Ron finds her beautiful.

As for my demonizing of Lavender, jealous is as jealous does. Young people can be cruel to each other. And you have to understand something about writing. What a writer writes is not what THEY personally believe, at least that's not the kind of writer I am. And I was Moslem for over 20 years before converting back to Christianity, a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America. My son's name is Ibn-Malik. Voldie as a muslim? I wouldn't write it, but it wouldn't disturb me. I'd just wonder how the author would manage to pull that one off.

I think people are free to live however they like to live, but in reality, there are prejudices, bigotry and more. I'm not about to pretend there isn't, nor am I not going to make fun of that bigotry, or show the idiocy of it. I'm sorry if you think I'm promoting it, I'm not. And I wouldn't be able to write anything if I were constantly thinking about who would be offended. Writing can be that way. If my writing offends, all I can say is put it down.

But don't assume a fantasy is my personal reality. Two of my OC HP characters are gay, one flamboyantly so, and they're fun characters and loved by a few readers.

In this story Harry and Ron are juvenile, Lavender is a jealous little cow, and that's all I'm portraying here. If you choose to think it's about more than that, it's your right to do so. I'll just agree to disagree. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

glad hermione is showing severus that she is going to put herself into their relationship too!

I'm offended by how you've played on the fear and disgust of male homosexuality and gender ambiguity to create a lame orangutan joke. The whole joke trivializes the queer experience, and Ron and Harry's treatment of the subject re-enforces the idea that there is something "unnatural" or "sick" about men loving men. Furthermore, can you imagine how a person transitioning from male to female would feel after reading this?

I'm also sick of all the anti-fat bullshit you've loaded into these last chapters. Despite your demonization of Lavendar, you have done nothing to balance out all the hateful things said about Susan by various characters. Therefore, I must conclude that you really believe it all. Thanks for putting into words all of the unsaid things which loom over fat people everyday of their lives.

All around, I'd say you're doing a smashing job propagating intolerance. Misogyny and queerphobia, what's next a Muslim reincarnation of Voldemort!?

Okay, *wipes drool from keyboard and desk*...an evil cliffie, I admit. Severus's cock...blowjob... I WANT!!! *sigh* Well, I know he's not real, but...well, I guess my hubby will get lucky tonight, good thing he's no Legilimens...

Please more!! I have this story bookmarked, and eveytime I refresh it, I get that same sad feeling I get when I realize I'm out of resee's cups =(

I beg of you!! Next chapter please!!!

OMG!! I can't wait for the part where Hermione tries out what she learnt!!!! Write the next chapter and include all the juicy details please!!!!!!!!!

Gee, I wish this info was available to me several years ago. I had to find out all the tricks the hard way, not that I'm complaining, lol. Great chappie, now I'm waiting for the main event *drool*