Bungle in the Jungle

Fic Title: Bungle in the Jungle
Author: JBern
Links: Bungle in the Jungle on Fanfiction.net, Bungle in the Jungle on FanficAuthors.net
Content: M-Mature
Status: Complete
Rating: E-Excellent

A recommendation on the Dark Lord Potter forums pointed me at JBern’s AU summer of fifth year fic, Bungle in the Jungle.. After reading the first chapter, I was addicted. JBern is an superb storyteller and while there are a couple of grammatical errors here and there, the quality of the story is such that they barely seem noticeable.

One of the key features about the story is that it is written in the second person, which is very rare. It works out very well here, as JBern uses it to envelop the reader in Harry’s experience. The battle scenes in particular, benefit heavily from the usage of the second person.

Some of the key features in Bungle in the Jungle include:

• an excellent explanation of wards and curse breaking that is interesting, but does not come of as an information dump. Instead, we learn it as Harry learns it.
• one of the best, if not the best, “Harry becomes an animagus” plots I have ever read.
• well-written and rounded-out original and canon characters. I especially like Jbern’s take on Fleur Delacour. A lot of fics have her as a sex-kitten or an airhead. In this fic, it is easy to see why the Goblet of Fire picked her as a Triwizard Champion.
• the most unique and interesting interpretation of Luna Lovegood’s character that I have read.
• updates every two or so weeks, so just as one finishes mulling over the last installment, a new chapter is out.

Currently, Bungle in the Jungle is my favorite fic (at least of those that are regularly updated) and I recommend it highly.

Note: Bungle in the Jungle on Fanficauthors.net requires registration to read. The registration is worth it despite the story also being on Fanfiction.net due to the high overall quality of Fanficauthors.net.

Update 05/20/07: Jbern has finished the story. Changed the Status to Complete.