This is a great little story. I’ve always liked the Tonks.

I’ve always despised the firs (and canon) where Dumbledore says “I must insist . . .” and every caves. Tell him to pound sand.

I really enjoyed your story. I confess, it was kind of fun to see Hermione get a little comeuppance, as she tends to be a bit arrogant about her academic abilities. I can see her struggling in these sorts of culture classes, because she doesn't really respect a lot of Wizarding customs. She probably argued a lot with the instructors over things like betrothal contracts, house elves, Ministry hiring practices, etc.

I'm surprised at her attitude toward the Delacour family. Fleur was a TriWiz champion, which suggests she was an intelligent, accomplished witch. The family seems to be upper class, which indicates they are probably well-educated.

Hermione is being a bit of a snob. Her attitude toward Harry's abilities is kind of insulting. The fact that he picked up everything so easily from being taught in such a relaxed manner suggests that 1) he is more intelligent and capable than she thought, and 2) kids can soak up quite a bit of information just by being exposed to it on a daily basis in life.

I have always believed that Harry realized being top student was critical to Hermione's self-image and self-esteem, and I think he held back at times, for that reason. I think she really believed he was less capable than he actually was, and this was a shock to her view of the world.

Good story!

I can never decide who is the most irritating: Dumbledore, Draco, or the two youngest Weasleys and their mother

Wow, someone remembered.
Color me impressed, but thi is the first fanfic I've read, that dealt with Head of House issues, that remembered that Arthur isn't the Head of House Weasley. He has older brothers, who have sons of their own. Heck, at Bill and Fluer's wedding, where Harry went disguised as a redhead, due to the danger he was already under, one of Arthur's older brothers (admittedly drunk at the time) asked Harry if he was one of his. So, either he was really drunk, or has so many sons he can't keep track of them. Well, I suppose given Weasley fertility and Magical lifespans, he may have thought Harry was one of his truly massive brood of grandkids.

Anyway, I'm just so glad to see someone in the fandom that remembered that. It's kind of a pet peeve of mine and this was a refreshing change.

Other than that, I do find this a fun and interesting story. It does address what I've seen as a major weakness of the Hogwarts system, which is no Magical Studies class for the Muggleborn, or Muggle-raised. Although I could see things like Head of House duties, Estate Management and so on being courses offered at the NEWTS level for those who would need them, since they should apply as much to purebloods as the rest.

When I first read that Harry was learning as much in six weeks as the others would learn in 2 years, it seemed completely unreasonable. But when I thought about it, they only have the short summers (since Hogwarts ends in mid-June and starts on Sept 1), so he really did in 6 weeks what the others would cover in at most 20, so about 1/3 of the time. Not really as impressive, especially since, instead of sitting in class rooms, he lived it through immersion with his new family and personal tutors. Like learning a language by spending days around people who spoke it constantly and were trying to teach you. That I could buy. I even can see how Harry's conversational French would be much better than his written, though I love their solution for that.

I'm not sure where you were going with the Dursleys in the beginning. I was probably as freaked out by their behavior as Harry. I would have liked to have seen more of them, honestly. At least to find out what was going on there and why Petunia, and even Vernon, were being so civil to Harry. It didn't come off as scared of the Order, more like decided he was actually human. I would have liked to see more of an exploration of that.

Overall, I really enjoyed the story and I'll look for the sequel to see where it goes.

A really well written fanfic, I enjoyed read this fic immensely .
Thanks a lot

Harry Potter - Jerk who lived. Or how a poor guy got among the nobility and immediately got rid of all his previous friends, because they were not worthy of his newly acquired status. Lovely.

Andromeda reminds me a lot of Hermione, their I know better attitude.

Since the children are not allowed to discuss themes outside of classes, I suppose it is all outdated rubbish?
;-)

This was quite a fun story. I enjoyed it. Would be fun to see Harry use his new skills in the next school year.

It's a bit problematic to also call this guy McGonagall. Just call him Andrew.
Also, it seems like you couldn't decide whether his name was Drew or Andrew, please stick to one. If it's a pet name, then it should only be used in direct speech, and probably not with students.
Though it seems out of character that McGonagall (the Hogwarts professor) would undermine a teacher's authority by using a pet name in front of a student.

Why the hell would Harry start calling Vernon sir? He certainly does not respect or like him.

"said Harry rudely"
There was nothing rude about what he said.

I also feel like Hermione is bashed a bit, and that the whole wizard Traditions thing is wanked way too much. I find lordship stories pretty silly when it's about teenagers.
I agree wholeheartedly with Hermione when she calls it barbaric
It makes the story feel pretty AU and not in a good way.

I think it was a bit of a mistake to add Hermione's POV.
First of there's no indication that it is shifting to another person, and shifting from third person to first person comes across as pretty awkward.

The biggest problem though is that you rehashed so much stuff. If you change POV you should move the story forward, not go over the same things again from another perspective, it doesn't add much, the whole part was pretty much superfluous, nothing of importance would be lost if the whole part was deleted.

I would love to see what you write next. Your a great writer and your stories are great too. Keep up your great work of art.

Thank you and Please,

Terri