Bump.

Gave the story a read. A solid 5 from me.
It is awesome because it proves that a good Indy!Harry doesn't have to be and/or act all Slytherin. Plus, it keeps everything as canon as possible, as the books have given them. Not the timeline, but fcts and info. This may not be a good thing in some cases, but it makes the story all the more believable. I found myself very disappointed when I reached the last chapter. Hope it updates sometime.

 

And I found myself very fucking disappointed that my hopes of an update to this story were met with nothing more than your bland review. Yes, I know it's technically valid and not a necro and I'm only adding to it by posting my non-related reply, but goddammit, I felt a thrill of anticipation at the thread being updated, and having it dashed just fucking irritated the hell out of me.

/pointless and whiny rant

 

Updated.

I'm a little vague on some of the finer detail - actually, quite a lot of it, I really need to reread this story some time - but the writing is as good as ever, and there's some promising developments.

 

Holy fuck, an update! Going to wank - uh, read!

 

Wow, that's pretty cool timing. Forging the Sword has been mentioned half a dozen times this last week or two with people crying over its apparent abandonment.

 

Read the chapter, the world-building is still very good. However, there's something wrong with the dialogue. I can't put my finger on it, but it just sounds... off.

 

I find the dialogue - sometimes the narration as well, actually - can be a bit Buffy Speak, but that's no bad thing for me. Possibly not quite accurate for 12/13 year olds in early 90's Britain though *shrugs*

 

Excellent chapter, but if the next one takes more than a year I'll be ARGHRAGE.

 

...Well now I'm hooked. Again. On one hand this was a very enjoyable update. On the other hand it has left me wanting more.

 

Well I'll be damned, this was a pleasant surprise to come home to.

 

From the author note to chapter 7:

 

IIRC, someone did notice, I think it's an OC - a Slytherin prefect named Greengrass.
Also, keep in mind that they spent a lot of their time at a specific meeting place, away from the other students.

 

My money is on Theodore Nott.

From Chapter 8 where they are discussing the various magical artifacts to enhance the mind: "Byrnjar Nótt was gifted in tribute an armband that would help him keep a clear mind."

We already know the mysterious observer is a Slytherin and has an armband that heats up every time the time-turner is used. This seems to fit the bill pretty well.

 

The mysterious slytherin clearly refers to his family treasure as 'commissioned by a viking ancestor for raids on the druids shore that he later settled on', so its pretty sure that Byrnjar Nótt was this particular viking and Theodore is the mystery slytherin.

 

Gave this a quick reread tonight. Was decent. The latest chapter was ok. Not much given the wait, but ok. Hopefully more frequent updates will occur.

 

I'll probably won't say anything new with this, but it's a refreshing story, without bringing out any "inner slytherin" and giving Harry proper motivations with good reasons.

Also, It's kind of what I would expect from Harry if Ginny died on him in the chamber. Butterflies in motion.

The search for the diadem, especially the last chapter was surprisingly fun for me to read.
When they ran into the wall, I was almost cheering. It's a perfect example of executing a situation where we know what is happening and the characters do not. The longer they ponder the problem, the better it will be. (Of course, everything is good with moderation...)

All in all a 4.74 (the rating as of this second) is very accurate.

That is all for today.

Nauro.

 

I have missed this story. This was a great update, what with the coming so close to the Room of Requirement. I can only hope that the next update will be swift.

 

One and a half years later...

It has been updated!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3557725/11/Forging-the-Sword

I thought it was decent. Excellent writing as always, but it definitely feels like it's necessary filler. Based off his notes, he split this chapter into two (or three) parts, meaning all the exciting stuff we are waiting for wasn't introduced. (Durmstrang!!!)

But if he split this chapter into two... It should mean the next chapter is mostly done... Right?

right?