Sorry for the slight necro, but can someone sell me on this? From the little bit I've read, I can tell its well written, but it also seems that Harry is still very much a kid. Which, for the purposes of believability etc. is, of course, a good thing. However, one of my least favorite things to read about is child-like Harry.

 

The fourty-five pages of discussion and five star rating aren't enough for you to give it a chance?

It's one of the best fics in the fandom. Sold.

 

Character progression, son. Each year builds on the other. We get taken on a magical journey into how Harry becomes a badass dark wizard.

As Ice Cube once said, "Checkity check yo'self before you wreck yo'self."

 

Ok, well, I took the proverbial plunge and read it straight through. Blew about 5 hours or so in the process. I'm happy to say that both of the above posters were completely correct, and the story garners no less then a 5/5 from me.

 

That is your personal preference and shouldn't be taken out on the fic.

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And since you've necro'd the thread already, I might as well bite.

Grindelwald need not make any more appearance in the fic. Harry strikes me as a history buff here, so any influence by Grindelwald can be from second-hand sources. Santi also made a deal about his mark engraved all over Durmstrang. He may be setting out a scenario where Harry will try to learn more about him. Harry may also try his hand on removing those marks (which can mean either breaking free from Grindelwald's shadow and making himself different from him, or surpassing him by removing him from the picture altogether and taking up his mantle).

I'm thinking we would be seeing Harry's Patronus and Animagus form on his 5th year Charms and Transfiguration final project. But what I really want to know is his Dark Arts project. I want to see him blow Rosier's mind with awesomeness.

 

True, it shouldn't. But I very much doubt you can find someone who can vote on something without their personal preferences coloring the vote, even if it is only to a small extent. Such as half a point...

However, point taken. The post in question has been edited.

 

Personal preference is an important thing.

I'm not going to give a 5/5 to a Snape/Harry romance just because it's well written.

 

That's missing the point, though. It all depends on whether dey1234 liked this particular fic enough that he didn't experience his usual distaste for a childlike Harry.

If he still experienced a little distaste, but enjoyed it in spite of that, then it would be fine take his personal preference into account.

In other words, if for some inexplicable reason Rehio comes across a Harry/Snape story that he just loves, it wouldn't make sense for him to downgrade it just because he hates all other Harry/Snape stories. UNLESS, of course, he felt distaste for it but was able to get over it enough that he was still able to enjoy it.

 

Words can hurt, you know.


Yeah, I understand that. When I read it, though, I guess I just took the meaning as a "put preferences aside and vote only on mechanics" type of thing.

 

Okay; if we find a very well written Snape/Harry story that is worth five stars; lets put it in for review here. I think the reactions would be interesting; even if it's the best thing fan fiction has ever seen, I don’t doubt the fact there would be protests. Being honest, how many of you would put time into a fic like that? I admit I once came across a very well written Snape/Harry/Draco story, and even though the writing was brilliant; I could not get past the third chapter. Personal taste equals quality on fan fiction. The proof is that there are so many stories out there that are filled with unbelievable characters, plot holes, grammar and spelling mistakes; but still have hundreds of positive reviews.

 

If I came across a Harry/Snape rec, I wouldn't read it.

If I did, and it was as good as the OP believed, I would rate it as it should be, and include something like "despite being Harry/Snape." It's not that a pairing, by itself, makes a story bad, but typically the authors who highlight certain pairings also have a number of things missing from their story (like, y'know, an actual plot).

 

This is, along with THoT (and a possible sequel to TLIL), one of the stories which make me get a little excited every time I see I have an email from FF. I have never read another story in which Harry heads off to a different magical school that is even in the same league as this. Brilliantly balanced and thought-out, and, thankfully, doesn't fall into any of the pitfalls associated with non-BWL!Harry. Fantastic! 5/5

 

I'm assuming TLIL is "The Lie I Lived" by jbern, but what is THoT?

 

Guessing The Heartlands of Time?

 

Man, I was just about to edit my post saying something to that effect. Anyways, yeah, that's probably right.

Also, am I the only one who has yet to read Wastelands/Heartlands?

 

I've read wastelands. Have yet to start Heartlands. I'll get to it sometime, but not any time soon.

 

@silverlasso: You're not alone.

 

You are both heretics and ought to be burnt at the stake.

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Yeah seriously, wtf are you two waiting for?

 

Wastelands is the best example what happens when someone who should write his own Epic (yes, Epic with a capital 'E') fantasy book, decide to write HP fanfic instead. Seriously, read it now.

On the other topic - it seems speed of updates slowed down. For some time we had a new part of the chapter every two weeks and now it's almost month without anything. You spoiled us Santi and now you make us wait.