Subject: This was mostly enjoyable.
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Posted on: 2015-08-06 18:27:00 UTC
I liked the agents' interactions, and the different ways the non-humans reacted to being in a human disguise in a strange, magical world.
But as so often, I have some nitpicks:
He tuned his back to her and started limping away.
You probably meant "turned".
I do not want want to share a House with a Sue.
Repetition.
Once the agents finally reached the the seventh floor of Hogwarts, Chakkik looked askance at Natalie.
Repetition.
Za’kiir and Stephanie had changed out of the DORKS back into their natural forms, and had slept quite comfortably, as had Natalie herself.
Huh? The DORKS isn’t a disguise, it’s a device that creates a disguise. I don’t believe that you can change out of it. Yes, the agents wouldn't be able to change their disguise or to drop the disguise and change back to their natural form on mission if they didn't use a DORKS. But calling this "to change out of the DORKS" doesn’t sound right.
"That is not Voldemort. …"
Apparently Natalie's rant was not enough to prepare me for "Voldemort" going down so easily. For the rest of the page I wondered why Voldemort didn't do anything. Not sure whether this is me being thick. It may have worked for others.
Second, I absolutely refuse to recite that line from Clash of the Titans in regards to you, Podd.
Where did this come from? I understand that it is a setup for releasing the kraken further down the page. But why would Chakkik say this at this time? The only reason I can imagine is stealthily hinting at Stephanie that she should prepare for having her disguise dropped, in a way the Sue and her grandfather would presumably not understand. This, or some other reason I don't see, might have been made more clear.
Besides that, it's a really good co-write.
HG