David posted a comment on Wednesday 1st February 2006 1:23pm for 4: Fully Qualified?

Two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve in a reverse - or, since it's Grimmauld Place, an inverse (as far as Light and Darkness go) Narnia... Looks like the War Drobe comes out on the equivalent of Cair Paravel Island instead of Lantern Waste, now I'm wondering if there's a castle there, ruined or not.

Mr.Intel replied:

Ding, ding, ding! There's only one more comparison that you are missing between 'worlds' and you'll have nailed them all. There's also the fact that all three (Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe) are in this chapter that no one fully picked-up on.

As to the castle, you'll have to wait for the rest of the story, I'm afraid. :P

Rachel posted a comment on Saturday 28th January 2006 5:08am for 4: Fully Qualified?

I thought this was the best chapter yet! I'd like to see more description in the next chapter about where they are. The action really moved along well. You really get the sense that these are 4 young kids who don't really know what to think or do. All they've known is magic for so long, they're kind of at a loss. I like it.

Brian Figus posted a comment on Friday 27th January 2006 2:12am for 4: Fully Qualified?

Ok, they went from a wardrobe in Grimmald Place to the magical land of Narnia...Is Aslan going to come by and tell Harry there's a procephy saying he must destroy the White Witch now?

Mr.Intel replied:

Not even close. Well, except for the wardrobe bit. The lion is represented by their house (Gryffindor), so not appearance from him. The White Witch? Ginny and Hermione are witches, but that's germaine to the story. Oh... and this Narnia is anything but magical. ;)

MercuryBlue posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 9:41pm for 4: Fully Qualified?

How is it that I can get here from the link on the all-authors page but not from the story page?

Mr.Intel replied:

Hmm. I don't know. I can see it just fine from the story page here. Sorry you had problems getting to it.

Patches posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 6:02pm for 4: Fully Qualified?

Interesting. I like the Witch in the Wardrode touch. I want to see how they deal with Draco and the fact that they're on an "island". Thank you for writing. I look forward to your updates.

Mr.Intel replied:

I'm glad you discovered that. Did you also notice that they are all Gryffindors? Therefore, they are lions, two witches and the wardrobe. ;) Thanks for reviewing.

Evan Mayerle posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 12:11pm for 4: Fully Qualified?

I thought the bit with the wardrobe was a nice "tip o' the hat" to C. S. Lewis who wrote some excellent fantasy and science fantasy (the "Perelandra" trilogy) along with his other books (mind you, I've never found any of his work to be dull).

It will be interesting to see exactly where these folk ended up, esp. since magic doesn't appear to work there.

Mr.Intel replied:

C.S. Lewis did indeed write some great fantasy, and I intend to blend in more of his greatness into this story. I'm glad you think I've done well so far. :D

Jim_xinu posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 5:15am for 4: Fully Qualified?

Yes, I did see the C.S. Lewis influence, but I thought it was too obvious to comment on. :-)

Jim_xinu posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 5:14am for 4: Fully Qualified?

Now I'm seriously puzzled. The Fidelius, which worked on Ginny like 10 minutes ago, didn't work on the Malfoys.

Malfoy must have already known magic didn't work, right? Otherwise he would have tried to hex them. But if he knew that, why did he come out into the open? He's arrogant, I grant, but that's just stupid. Even trying to chase them 1 on 4 without getting help is pretty dumb.

I'm curious to see where you take this. Right now I'm really scratching my head. :-)

Mr.Intel replied:

It is puzzling, isn't it? I'm afraid that I can't tell you why until the very end of the story, however. Pity that.

You are on the right track with Malfoy! I'm glad my hints aren't all ignored. Sharp eyes, Jim!

Quizer posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 4:26am for 4: Fully Qualified?

Elliot?! What the hell was I thinking?! The guy's name was Lewis.
How embarrassing... ^_~

Quizer

Mr.Intel replied:

We're all human.

C.S. Lewis did indeed influence this story, but I wonder if anyone can spot the level of influence. ;)

Quizer posted a comment on Thursday 26th January 2006 4:24am for 4: Fully Qualified?

Hmm... Interesting. Inspired perhaps by one C.S. Elliot? :D
If I was Harry, though, I'd attemt to do magic more often, to see whether the restriction was temporary, wherever it seems to be coming from.

till your next update
Quizer