Please leave feedback and comments for my story, Almost a Squib, in this thread.

With enough encouragement, I might do a sequel or two...

Thanks for taking the time to let me know what you think about my story.

Hmm. Over 120 views and not a single feedback comment. Guess there won't be a sequel then.

By far the worst response on any of my stories. I really didn't think it was that bad.
Oh well.

Awww! I'll give you feedback! In the words of Ronald Weasley, it was bloody brilliant. How do you come up with this stuff?

I particularly liked the bit when he kicked Malfoy in the robes And that you didn't chang much about PS's storyline, other than Harry's magical prowess!

I wander if the reason you haven't had much feedback is because it's quite long for a one shot? Maybe your readers have yet to finish it and will come back to leave feedback when they have, just a thought. Luckily, I'm off sick from work today so......

Anyway, well done another excellently written, well thought out fic. I like it almost as much as Day of the Spoons.

Having slept on this, I woke this morning thinking about what I liked about your fic bajab. It brings home the point that Harry really was a talented wizard, despite having assistance from Hermione and Ron.

A lot of people will argue that Harry only got by on basics, but he really knew how to use those basics. Your fic took those away, and left a boy who was slightly better off academically, but not magically, and the whole point of Harry was, his Patronus, his use of Expelliarmus/Stupefy/Accio and all the other non unforgiveable spells that he used. He may not have known some of the more complicated, fiddly spells that Hermione did, but the ones he did know, he used to his best advantage and to take them away as you have done shows us what a truly special wizard Harry was.

bajab, I wanted to leave my review earlier but Muggle life got into the way. But finally, here it comes. And I cannot but agree with Elaine’s posts above. The one-shot really is brilliant.

I, too, was wondering why I like Harry’s conduct so much. It is because he is as resourceful as ever, no matter how limited skills are at his disposal. He can do with so little and in such an agreeable way. His actions, and the fact that he has survived the whole of his first year with such squib-like capacities, are evidence that Muggle-trained wizards can do even without superb magic in the wizarding world.

What I like about Harry in your text the most is that his attitude is the very opposite from the canon. In the novels, unlike here, he always needs to be resolving, negotiation and worrying about something. I so much like his laid-back approach to life in your text like in:

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It is also a nice change that Harry is not angry or stressed out anymore but his enjoying himself so thoroughly.

And finally, what makes the text so likeable for me, is that Draco at last gets what he deserves:


Well-done! Please please, keep writing .. *casts begging looks* .. Despite the lack of other feedback I think the text really deserves a sequel.

~Jana

Finally getting around to read it! And I must say that it’s amazing! It was too long for me to read in one day as I’ve been very busy, but I have now. It’s so good, and I hope that you will write a sequel as it’s so great!
The best part was definitely where Harry looks into the Mirror of Erised and just sees himself. I laughed out loud there. It’s so brilliant that Harry can’t so anything with magic, but Astronomy and Herbology are his best classes. And he’s just a little boy at Hogwarts where people like Malfoy thinks they’re better because they can do magic, luckily Harry bet him up!
Really, really good! Hope to see a sequel.

I am so disappointed with the lack of feedback free this site, that I have moved to fanfiction.net. I have posted the next four years and will do all seven, but I am not going to put anymore up here.

You can find the rest of this story here

(http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3885086/1/)

bajab, I’m very sorry that a seeming lack or readers’ response discouraged your from posting the sequel here. As I’ve written in my previous review, I personally like your story very much. And so do obviously happy-potter and Elaine. Well, it just happens so in these hectic times we are living, that people do not have as much time for various things as they would love to have. Which might be the reason for the small number of responses you’ve got so far.

And I’m really sad that you deprive your readers here at VTM of reading the sequel. Particularly those few who’ve had the time to leave feedback. As I always think that it is worthwhile posting a story even for one reader.

Anyway, you are the writer and the decisions are up to you. And I totally respect this decision of yours. I wish you good luck and more responses at the other site.

~Jana