Beonid posted a comment on Saturday 10th January 2009 1:04am for Diagonal Movement

As brilliant as usual, Ruskbyte.

Did you realise that you pulled part of this chapter almost word-for-word out of The Player of Games? I'm talking about the armed flunkies part...

Here's an excerpt from The Player of Games:

'What are they standing there for?' Gurgeh whispered to the drone in Eächic, low enough so that Pequil couldn't hear. 'Show,' the machine said. Gurgeh thought about this. 'Show?' 'Yes; to show that the Emperor is rich and important enough to have hundreds of flunkeys standing around doing nothing.' 'Doesn't everybody know that already?' The drone didn't answer for a moment. Then it sighed. 'You haven't really cracked the psychology of wealth and power yet, have you, Jernau Gurgeh?'

A bit disappointing, but still a very good read.

Mesterio posted a comment on Friday 9th January 2009 6:04pm for Diagonal Movement

This story so far rates up with every other AU fic involving alien or otherwordly interaction with Harry that i've ever read. Not to mention its funny as hell. CANT WAIT FOR NEXT CHAP!

DizzyG posted a comment on Friday 12th December 2008 5:18pm for Diagonal Movement

Is this going to be updated at any point in the near future? I'm missing my fix.

Three points I consider worthy of comment:
I absolutely loved the crack about the goblin guards. Many bonus points for this.
Did the Sufficiently Advanced Technology rename itself after this story started. It certainly seems like a Mind's sense of humour.
Finally, why did nobody in Dumbledore's office note Sma using her full name in the letter?

Zooxle posted a comment on Wednesday 3rd December 2008 11:58pm for Diagonal Movement

Yes yes i know everybody says this fic is the best thing since ADSL, and i agree with all of them. I actually went out and looked for books by Iain M Banks because the Minds are absolutely fascinating. (Reminds me of Isaac Asimov's MultiVAC computer which evolved to encompass several galaxies) Meat Fucker, hilarious. And that kiss was brilliant as well. I can not even imagine what will happen next or how the story will continue, so surprises all round. This is probably my favorite story on FFA.net along with Jeconais' Perfect Sytherins- Tales from the first year. Hope the next update happens soon.
Avid reader, Zooxle

knightsbridge posted a comment on Sunday 19th October 2008 1:56am for Diagonal Movement

I'm truly not dim, but it took me a couple of chapters to get into the swing of this story. Now, I'm hooked. Where EVER did you come up with banes of the "ships" for lack of a better word? Oddly enough, my Da' who is a retired Marine seems to 'get it' right off. I seem to remember and author being a Dolphin, or a surmariner, and wondered if that was you?
I love the byplay between the hat and Dumbledork. Thanks for the great story.

TxA_GunFighter posted a comment on Tuesday 14th October 2008 5:52pm for Diagonal Movement

Good chapter.

gunny

MrRobertsIII posted a comment on Wednesday 8th October 2008 12:31pm for Diagonal Movement

What a strange cross-over! I've never read IM Banks' work, but I'll be sure to start.

Thanks.

J.D. Nicholai posted a comment on Tuesday 7th October 2008 9:49pm for Diagonal Movement

Always a pleasure to see a new chapter of this. I'm looking forward to some of the reprecussions of what the Sorting Hat apparently blurted out.

impatientuser posted a comment on Tuesday 7th October 2008 5:22pm for Diagonal Movement

This story rocks. I loved the reaction to the hat and the hat's own reaction. Looking forward to more. Thanks for writing =)

Jamey posted a comment on Sunday 5th October 2008 9:28pm for Diagonal Movement

I have to suspect that the Minds are currently more interested in the history of the wizarding world to learn how they hid themselves from the original survey, than they are in the Arithmancy books which should properly give them the initial mathematical outlines to properly characterize Magic.

I do have to wonder, though, if Magic might be something separate from the linkage to the hyperspatial grids that Harry has, and the static in the subspatial grid is secondary, or if Harry's connection to the superspatial grid might not be something new to the wizards, and therefore "The Power The Dark Lord Knows Not".

Time to re-read carefully and see if you left any clues, other than the over-jump Harry used to escape from the troll, rather than the under-jump he was more comfortable with, and that seemed to be blocked by the apparition wards...

(Hum... apparition - squeezing feeling - under-jumping - compression - over-jumping - expansion... ... ... Ok, maybe I'm over-thinking it...)

bluminous posted a comment on Sunday 5th October 2008 11:05am for Diagonal Movement

this is so cool..... i really really am impressed with this haha. cant wait for the next one. great writing! fantastic!

Musings of Apathy posted a comment on Sunday 5th October 2008 10:43am for Diagonal Movement

Would it even be called reading if the information is presented in one massive chunk? Are these minds (ships I believe) able to give such information to Harry, therefore letting him learn by memory dump? How interesting.

This is a great story and an excellent chapter. I like how you have Harry different, but with logical reason. You did good.

Thank you for writing.

Mike (MoA)

jakjakattk posted a comment on Saturday 4th October 2008 5:29pm for Diagonal Movement

It seems so long bettwen chapter but I still like to ready this story. I can't imagine what it really would have been like to see Harry kiss the hell out his mother, she must be really hot. I'm not sure if everyone caught it but the brother wands are out of the picture now, how will this effect the future? don't try to answer that. Harry also go put into another house but the thing that I would want to go over again would be the sorting. I wonder how the student will see this and how they will react in the coning years. will the coming years submit to the sorting or will the sorting hat have to talk to each one of the face to face to be able to sort them into their houses. the lies and cheating that could happen if that is the case.
I look forward to the next chapter so don't go flaking off!! LOL
Thanks for the story

Nelly posted a comment on Friday 3rd October 2008 10:12pm for Diagonal Movement

Glad to see your back. Great Chapter.

Terdwilicker posted a comment on Friday 3rd October 2008 6:30pm for Diagonal Movement

So good to see an update. With your child rearing I'm surprised to see an update. I figured this story was abandoned. I'm glad to see I was wrong. So, the next step is dealing with the HP-Voldemort conflict, and the Philosopher's Stone issues. After this, the typical PS resolution, done to death, and the usual Dumbledore apology (such as it is). What will make your version different?

Steven cornwall posted a comment on Friday 3rd October 2008 2:56pm for Diagonal Movement

Well...
That was pleasant to read, I had worried that this would become the usual crossover people >HP Universe.
It looks like the lace simply makes it easier to use legilmency as it basicaly puts up signposts to whats what, I expect that if they used legilmency on either Sma or Harry they would be successful but they don't in fear that they would be caught.

Meteoricshipyards posted a comment on Friday 3rd October 2008 10:42am for Diagonal Movement

Yea! I'm happy to see an update. And a very good update, at that. Loved the shopping trip, the destruction of Olivanders, and the sorting. Really, really liked the sorting.

That should have some tongues wagging!

Thanks for the update. Good writing!

Tom A.

Rifty posted a comment on Friday 3rd October 2008 2:18am for Diagonal Movement

I do like the fic it is terrible funny. I never read the other book series listed but it reminds me of some of the cultural difference shown in Larry Nivan's Known Universe. I hope the rest is as entertaining.

QChronoD posted a comment on Thursday 2nd October 2008 3:11pm for Diagonal Movement

I don't think that I've come across anyone else that brought up the argument the Sorting Hat is raping the kids' minds. Definitely gives you something to think about.

morriganscrow posted a comment on Thursday 2nd October 2008 2:29pm for Diagonal Movement

That was bloody brilliant!!
The culture clash is now getting personal - and Harry is glimpsing the inherent bullshit in both cultures. Isn't there a saying that the victors are the ones who (re)write history?
The scene with the Hat was excellent - a most unusual, but completely logical take on the Sorting.
This is, without a doubt, one of my most favorite stories, ever.