Amazing, brilliant..! Here I am, reading your work in 2020. And it is best ever..! For me, personally, you gave Rowling run for her money. I don't know whether you could see this review but be know that your work is being loved, immensly.

This is a good story. It could have been a brilliant one but for two problems. First, it reads like the author wrote it with a thesaurus next to his keyboard. Second, in many places the author went with the theory of why write one word when three would do.

End result, the flow of the story is constantly interrupted, which gets in the way of appreciating what is actually an enjoyable story.

This is beautifully written and a it's a story marvelously told.

Interesting concept to base the story on, finding yourself in a different bed. Fun way to mix up things from other stories. And I like your version of Ron in this

Okay. So. I have no idea how long ago you wrote this but I simply cannot leave without saying a word.
You had me since the first paragraph. It is the best paragraph I have read in a long time time and one I will hopefully remember forever. It set a wonderful tone with yours Voice shining through the narrative for the first and thankfully not the last time. I adore your style and it makes me a bit embarrassed for mine at times.
The story itself could be summed up in one sentence and that's really the beauty of it. You took something utterly ridiculous and made it into something real. Something I couldn't turn away from even to work on my own writing. Now that it's over, I will hopefully recover from that.
There's a sentence my brother once said that I really like: an artist can write about frying an egg and make it work. You made this work. It still amazes me. How many people would hear: "it's about a boy teleporting into his female friend's bed at night" and think "that's a serious story?" But it is. It really is and for that I feel a great deal of respect for you now.
Some people may say it's a Soulbond-OoC-Crackfic-without-Johnny-Goldfish or whatever, but I've never read a Soulbond where people felt so real in their actions. I salute you again.
Now, so it's not all so sappy and embarrassing, I will point out some downsides (for me at least).
1. The language is sometimes hard to understand. I get that you were indulging your love for poetry or whatnot, but taking five sentences to say: she walked down the street is a bit much. I personally dealt with it by slipping away into my own thoughts until the sceneries changed, but not everyone can do that. It may not be a real issue, may be just my taste. I just would like to have some parts with simpler descriptions to take a breath. And seriously, when I was reading it aloud to my friend, I sometimes just said "and there's something poetic I'm too lazy to translate" and skip to the next paragraph. (btw. I'm not actually a native, despite the fact that I sometimes find it harder to use my own language than to use English.)
2. I had a hard time getting used to Dobby. Dobby was just so different to canon or to the inarticulate-house-elf-proffessing-love-to-HARRYPOTTERSIR, that I had to make a double take and then start treating him like a different character. It's not an issue you'd have to deal with writing original fiction, but it's there.
3. I realized I didn't actually say what I liked in your style, so I say it now: I liked when you took an idea, ascended it into the abstract, messed around with it a little and then placed it back again into the concrete. Like with the calendar or with Hermione thinking about the irrelevance of everything. I guess it made it more smooth of a transition and having the abstract influence the concrete was fun. I know it's not actually an issue, but neither were the first 2 points, so who cares?

I loved this story! I’m many years late in reading this, but perhaps you still check your reviews. You write beautifully, and I both giggled and laughed throughout this story. You captured how funny Harry is, particularly in the later books when he is more confident and sure of himself. That’s my favourite Harry.

Now, if you dislike constructive criticism, just ignore this:
The long speech in the boat felt unnecessary. I kept hoping Hermione would interrupt by kissing him or something. It was beautifully written, but it was too long, and Harry had already poured his heart out once. This is just one persons opinion of course!

Other minor things is: I haven’t read anywhere that dobby is green, but he is in this story? Perhaps I’m wrong but it confused me a little.

Lastly, pants is American, brits would say trousers. Pants means knickers or underwear in the UK. I think you refer to Harrys pants at one time, and Parvati Patil is caught with her pants down by Harry, which would mean she is about to put on her underwear. Just wanted to clarify that, if that wasn’t your intention!

Other than that, thank you for making me laugh and smile, i was hooked thoughout this. It’s hard to find something to properly distract me these days with everything that’s happening in the world, so thank you for providing such a lovely, funny form of entertainment.

Also! THANK YOU for the best version of Ron I’ve ever read! Funny, supportive, kindI loved it! Made it so much easier to enjoy the HHr relationship as I didn’t need to feel bad for Ron!

I especially loved Snape in this. Thank you for making me smile in these hard times. Wish you the best

Wow! This review may be few years too late but I still want to say... wow! I slept at 4am to finish this because I couldn't stop reading it. I was constantly amazed by your way with words. You perfectly captured their moments with your eloquence and just maybe, experience and empathy? I guess, what I'm trying to say is that you certainly know what you're writingenough to make your readers feel (and share) what the characters were feeling and experiencing in a particular moment. The way you'd written the characters especially the professors were spot on as wellI could picture them perfectly delivering your dialogues. Regardless of some inconsistencies of some details with canon, this was beautifully written and honestly? It didn't matter at all. Plus! Your pop culture references were very much appreciated and entertainingit shows how well-versed you are with such.

I particularly love Hermione's lengthy monologue on how it would be scary and terrifying to /sacrifice/ their friendship should they choose to be lovers only to subsequently fail, while they were at the bridgeit was perfectly written and it couldn't have been written any better by anyone. But most importantly, I love Harry's response to Hermione's conundrum, albeit hours apart, back at the lake. I mean, after hearing Harry say all that, what other choice could Hermione make (even if she hadn't had an epiphany with that letter yet) but to say yes?

I also love the progression of the storyhow it was a bit slow burn though just enough to keep us, the readers, on our toes, to thirst for more, and to keep reading (why I stayed up 'til 4am tbh) without getting tired of it. Their realizations were rightly-paced. Oh! Oh! I have to say, their conversation during the third teleportation was my favorite. It was just so softit was tentative (one could see the uncertainty) but nevertheless, the lingering thought of something more was also evident. For me, it was a definite point when a transition was mademay it be realized or not.

The suspense and curiosity of finding out just what makes Harry (and well, Hermione too) teleport to each other's bed was an added spice to the story that hooks the readers, us, as well. I love how science was used, albeit a bit ironic, to search for the answer of a problem that is magical, in nature. It was funny and ironic but it fitted well. (Although I hoped it was addressed more explicitly if the teleportation continued after their confessions and if not, explained in a more detailed way why, preferably by Dumbledore because he seemed to know just what was going on, as always, but I guess it was addressed implicitly when Harry and Hermione were talking about teleporting again in greater distances after graduation)

I love the dynamic between the professors and the two. Those meetings, though they left the two flustered and embarrassed (but I guess it was actually one of the reasons why I liked them), were fun to read, especially those with McGonagall. I could easily imagine the professors' triumphant and amused (though prolly masked with professionalism) smiles upon finding out that the two got together, finally. Oh! And of course, Ron. I've encountered many fics where Ron was written in a bad light upon finding out about the two, so I really like how you've written him here. I like to believe that despite his childishness more often than not, he would still be supportive and happy for his best friends finding love with each other. So, thank you.

I'm aware I've already said much about this story but trust me I could have said may things still, however, it's long enough as it is. The point of it all is that I love it. It was well written (and gosh! Your grammar and style of writing is pretty much on point and print-worthy so that's an added bonusas a person who can be OC about these things, I appreciate your effort very much). Maybe you'd consider writing a novel someday (if you're not yet) and publish it. I'm sure it could go a looooong way.

Great job with this! It easily made the top of my list of favorite Harmony fics. So, thank you for the read. Keep safe and please continue writing. ️

Not only did you advance Luna a year, you appear to have held McLaggen back one.

Very nice ending. I enjoyed the way they got together. Apparently they weren’t weirded out by waking up in the boat bed?

Nice chapter. I loved all the allusions you drop in, especially to Friends. I agree that it’s much better than How I Met Your Mother. The only thing I noticed in this chapter is that Harry shouldn’t have been able to start up the steps to the girls’ dorms without the klaxon going off and them turning into a slide.

I’m enjoying this, but wondering how Harry managed not to set off the girls’ stairs alarm when he snuck out the first time. Also, Hermione’s hair is NOT auburn.

Amusing beginning. I particularly loved Crookshanks.

This was just wonderful. Your writing is excellent and I thought the banter and characterization was delightful. Thank you for writing

Greetings Stanrick,

First and foremost, I hope that you are well & healthy during these unprecedented times of uncertainty and worry. I want to use the time at my disposal to write you a review, saying thank you for your high-quality contributions on this site.

A bit of context: I've been a fan of the HP series since the early 2000's. However, after book 6 I was immensely disappointed in the paths which were set up and therefore I sought refuge in fanfictions. I never liked how canon ended - and I dislike it strongly to this day - but that didn't make me stop liking the world JKR created. I still had a longing to read stories in which Harry ended up with the girl he was truly intended to, at least in my humble opinion. Thankfully, portkey and this site offered many great pieces of work, some of them which I rate higher than the original tomes.

After suffering from a slight period of insomnia during the heat wave of last summer, I joyously discovered your ff-account. During my stay-at-home period of this pandemic, I'm revisiting all kinds of H/Hr stories and while browsing through your story catalog, I was drawn particularily to this one. "Thresholds" itself remains for me one of the most memorable H/Hr stories I've read.

Now, I don't want to be considered as a lurker ( or a so called "Schwarzleser"), but I think that I haven't left you a review yet. "The horror, the horror!", to quote Joseph Conrads "Heart of Darkness". ;)

After all, you are one of the shining beacons of light for every Harmony-shipper on here. The fact that I haven't yet left any review for you presents an inconceivable circumstance which I absolutely can't tolerate any longer. I'm going to use this opportunity of being at home for redempting myself.

"Thresholds" - as I've just mentioned above - is one of my favourite H/Hr stories. I've read lots and lots of stories but your idea of Harry being beamed unconsciously into the bed of the woman he cares about the most in the middle of the night, stands among my favourite premises of a story. I was instantly utterly and completely hooked. It's a wonderful feel-good fanfiction with a pleasant happy ending and your portrayal of the characters is - in a way - refreshing.

My almost unhealthy craving for Harmony - due to the harsh punch in the gut I received from the releases of books 67, leaving me emotionally devastated! - often results in me finding fanfictions with a substantial amount of Weasley- and/or Dumbledore bashing. To a certain extent, I might agree on various critical depictions of their characters. However, some stories have a shallow feel to them: characters are depicted as being hyperbolically ignorant & evil and the execution is done in a crudely manner.

I truly enjoyed your version of Ron acting as a friend, supporting his companions, sometimes even by being unexpectedly devious, such as developing a scheming plan to bring H. and H. together. I guess all the tiptoeing around made Ron resort to these drastic but undoubtedly necessary measures. In general, your characters feel very canon-like. Grumpy/insinuating Professor Snape; strict but caring Professor McGonnagall, exhilarated Professor Flitwick, caring Headmaster Dumbledore... I like it ;)

Furthermore, as a non-English native speaker, I want to highlight your writing skill explicitly. I cherish your eloquence and the seamless writing transitions which contribute to a story with an agreeable flow. It is a literal delight to read a piece where the wording meets the highest standards. Your vocabulary doesn't distract from your work at all. On the contrary, it elevates it to elusive spheres, unreachable for most of us profane earth dwellers, who stand flabbergasted and stare open-mouthed in the face of your artistic adroitness.

It's also the combination of these factors - your original plot ideas, the behavioral description of the main protagonists, as well as your articulate writing style - which makes you part of the illustrious cream of the crop among the many authors on here.

Therefore, I want to thank you for all the stories you've bestowed upon us. I wish you all the best for your future endeavors.

Lastly, there is a small egoistical part in me which wants a talented soul like you to keep writing more beautiful Harmony fics for this community. So... If you have still some ideas lying around on your desktop somewhere by any chance, then feel free to share them with us in the future. :D

kind regards and stay healthy,

HBP