Omg, I can't believe I almost missed this sequel.

I loved Restoring hope, it's one of my most favorite stories. This sequel is much appreciated and unexpected. I wouldn't of seen it if I weren't looking for a new story to read.

Thank you for this.

"Think of Hope as what Harry might have been, in another life."

I like it!! And I'm much less jealous of Hope now :-)

umm, the last part about the two other girls kind of confused me. anyway, good chapter, I am really enjoying this story or what ever you want to call it. please update soon

Great continuation. I enjoy the transition into a more mundane setting. I will continue reading no matter the outcome.

Hey, a Paracelsus story, my night was complete! :-)

I found myself a little bit upset ... jealous? ... of Hope in this one. Without a doubt she's heaps more powerful than either Harry or Hermione were at the age of eleven, and I found myself sort of resenting that a bit. I *enjoy* reading stories with a 'powerful' Harry Potter, someone worthy of the place he occupies in the magical world, someone with the ability to be the hero. It's a problem I've always had with canon, because as far as I can tell he's just a normal, middling wizard in JKR's series, someone who has problems sub-vocalising spells, and the only clear indication of any above-average 'power' he's displayed is that patronus at the end of his third year (and I've always maintained that was mainly due to his knowing *in advance*, thanks to his time travelling, that he would succeed). Oh, yeah, and he can fly real good, wow.

One of the many reasons I like your Restitution series so much is because you feature a 'quitely powerful' Harry; not a flashy unbelievable super!Harry with a hundred animagus forms who can perform spells wandless, but someone who is still - quietly - recognised to be a notch or two above the rest, and whose actions support same. I love that stuff.

So in this chapter I'm a bit peeved at Hope for effortlessly being so much better than my hero Harry - or heroes H & Hr. Ah well, that's just me. I just don't like comparing Hope to Harry and having him come up short, I guess.

Thinking about it, part of my discomfit is because your Harry in Hope's universe is much more like canon, extrapolated from HBP, and thus much more the 'underpowered, just adequate' wizard that I find wanting. But that's not really fair of me, because - thinking about it more - I recall how in your series you had Harry recognised as having the rare ability to do wandless magic. Maybe I should re-read your novel again, perhaps enough clues to Harry being powerful would pop up to reassure me that his daughter doesn't have him totally outclassed with one wand tied behind her back. Like she certainly could at age 11.

One thing I can't understand is how Hope's display of super-duper magical ability got her off the hook regarding the cheating accusation. Or otherwise what constituted Peppercorn's charge in the first place. I can't see how 'significant adult intervention', as he says, has anything to do with the practical magical dexterity Hope demonstrated in McGonagall's office ... so that demonstration shouldn't have had any bearing on the subject. If there was grounds for her 'cheating' before she changed water into wine (oh dear, what are you/JKR saying here? :-) ) then there is likewise substance to the accusation afterwards?

Or maybe I'm simply on McGonagall's side - Peppercorn's an idiot.

"Harry Potter's eyes looked back at her" -- love that line.

And enjoyed muchly your use of Luna for humour in the first scene. Thanks for the chapter!

Thanks Para, that was worth the wait. Keep writing and dude, though I said okay,'typed' my suggestion in hip-hop style, I SERIOUSLY meant it dude, consider writing like a pro!

God Bless you!

Jay

Nice chapter. However are you sure you wanted to establish that the official defence teacher is that incompetant and distrusted by Minerva? The impression I get is of someone about as competant as Harry's second year defence teacher and only slightly more trustworthy then the Trio considered Snape. I that was not what you meant to establish you should think of toning down his incompetance and perhaps establish that not ALL the other professors had known about Harry and Hermionie's portraits.

Additionally I can't see how Hope talking with Hermionie would allow her to cheat, unless the tests were the same from one year to the next (in which case Ravenclaw and Slytherin would all get perfect scores every year) or Hermionie could read the tests in advance (in which case I'm sure some Sltherin students would have figured out how to get the answers long before this) if neither of those is true any help hermionie could offer would be the equivalent of additional study with some books the teacher didn't know.

The Unicorn

It was a lovely chapter I really like how Hope is like the perfect mix of her parents and I can imagine Peppercorn's angry face It was great

I was just yesterday wondering about a new chapter for this, and bam! My wish is granted! ^_^ I truly cannot wait for more ^_^

Very, Very Happy to see a new chapter to this amazing story, like all the interactions, can't wait to see what she has a foot! Can't write now rushing to see a film and then got a midterm tommorow. Glad to see you again write more later.
Tim

I do hope it's nothing serious! Anyway Para have you considered being a pro writer? You could be the BOMB!

God Bless you

Jay

PS thanks dude, I'd insert a here but we're both males who aren't well, you know!

Yo Para, man you gotta write more stories! Come on!.... I can see it now... Hope Potter and the..
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.......Ah! Come on man! HURRY UP! (that was desperation, not anger !

That was a sweet touch at the end. Turn, indeed. How irresponsibly unfair of Magic to obey the vernacular of a powerful Pottie.

OMg. I can't believe I missed this when it was first posted! I'm soo glad I was poking around your profile

Anyway, I love the Restoring Hope universe and this first vignette was wonderful (particularly the Harry-Hermione interaction )

Sweet. I hope there is more to come in this universe. I think you have captured the characters very nicely.