--- On Mon, 14/4/08, morwingon <morwingon@...> wrote:

>>What a story! Thank you for not backing away from this idea but doing something wonderful out of it and sharing it with us.<<

Thank you!  Initially I thought "this will never work" but when I started to think about it, it really amused me, which is why I went ahead to see what would happen.  I'm glad people like it, because it's a bit close to being a crack!fic compared to my normal stuff and doing a crossover of my own 'universes' is definitely weird.  But a lot of fun!

>>Your great job with the characters is more evident than ever, this setting highlights
the subtle (and the not so subtle) differences between the Harries and Rons of your different universes. This was perfect: His quills were nibbled in the same way on the ends.<<

I was trying to think of the things they would have in common, and little subconscious habits like that are the obvious ones.  Plus, I could see both of them absent-mindedly nibbling on a quill while they're working.  The absence of sweets in Harry's bag is because he's not allowed to eat them while he's convalescing, by the way :-)  Otherwise there would definitely be chocolate frogs.

>>It's also kind of sad; the huge difference between the worlds. Two Households can never, despite the happy ending, be as cheerful as Checkmate, ever. Poor THh:Harry, to get to hear about all that he hasn't, and that he never had. I wonder if Ron also learnt to value what he has.<<

I think Ron does value it, more than he shows - but perhaps that will show up in the story I'm writing at the moment.  As for Harry, his life isn't perhaps as happy as Checkmate Harry's, but he has things that compensate for it and I think things will definitely get better for him as he gets older.

>>And oh, I would be a happy person if I could se the result of Harry's question in the end!
/m <<

*snicker*  I'm not sure what TH! Ron would make of that!  Perhaps he'd be intrigued - but would he want to play the game with Slytherin Harry?  (He probably would!)

I'm really glad you liked this!

Take care,

Mad Martha