So did Calypso tell her father about the unforgivable, and if not was he able to infer Harry's use of it during the ambush?

My guess about why that ward did not work? Psychological block. Harry subconsciously does not want to block a means to escape, paranoid as he is. This ambush does not help matters on that front.

It appears that Harry had some control over the fires at the end there. Since Aqua Eructo helped Harry's control with other water spells does Harry's control over fire spells suggest that he has been working on Fiendfyre?

 

Doubtful. I find it hard to believe that, in full knowledge of the fact he cannot control Aqua Eructo, he would attempt to cast Fiendfyre at this time. Later almost certainly.

 

What?


Ok, now onto the chapter itself. It was good, I, suppose, despite being like two scenes and some narration.
I always supported that Calypso was a selfish bitch but goddamn! Harry's personal information in exchange for a place in the delegation? Really? That's a new low, even for her.
Nice foreplay to the massive orgy that will hopefully be the Triwizard Tournament.

 

I'm not certain what to make of Romulus at the moment, he's gone from seemingly caring about Calypso and even expressing a little respect for Harry to setting them up for an ambush.

Very curious to see what could motivate him to take such an action.

 

Romulus is obviously time-Traveler!Harry who sent himself back in time to shape Harry to become what he must. Tests and obstacles are part of the plan.

Obviously.

 

That doesn't sound like a terrible plot bunny, honestly.. there would be a shade of pointlessness in it, however.

 

Good update overall, and I'm not unhappy to see another fight scene thrown into the mix. I also like the fallback - that it marks the moment they become an acknowledged force at Durmstrang. The development between Calypso and her father is excellent.

That said, the writing isn't very polished, and this is most obvious in the fight scene, which I feel is only average in quality. Although I feel we get a pretty good idea of what's going on, the flow and detail of it is slightly off. The number, position and condition of the attackers is often unclear and they're not individually distinguishable. Sometimes the duel feels like it's in roleplay mode, as if opponents were taking turns in throwing spells at each other. The curses being sent at them are too often generic and unnamed. The good parts include things like Harry disillusioning the log and banishing it at attackers.

None of these are outright errors, but I find the term "round of spells" to be unfortunate. The fact that the writing is repetious is acknowledged in the serial use of "another".

Not sure if this is an error, or if dragon lung is an illness, but you may mean dragon pox...

Good questions, though it's not that hard to come up with possibilities. His goals have changed quite a lot. He may or may not be aware of Voldemort's whereabouts, but in canon former Death Eaters were becoming agitated at the possibility of his return. Presumably he isn't trying to marry off his daughter anymore; he also can't quite control her or Harry, but he must be aware of their potential. Whether or not the Dark Lord would be interested in them, there are good reasons for him to try to gauge their ability and progress, keeping a level of control over them.

 

I'm the Dragon Lung.

 

It wasn't her final report though. She gave another in exchange for a trip to Hogwarts. Her father even left a veiled threat that he might expose exactly how many secrets that she had kept from Harry if it came down to it in this update. The phoenix not trusting her was a sign of these secrets as well.

I'd like to say a lot more about this chapter. Sadly, I'm surrounded by papers and books doing research of the mathematical variety right now. I don't have time. I didn't honestly have time to read it, but I did anyway. Santi's story managed to drag me away from work for a bit.

 

Romulus' actions in this update were kind of disturbing; before this update we see a sadistic wizard, but one that legitimately cares about Calypso, however, now we see a Romulus who cares about the good of his family over all else (isn't Calypso his last remaining family member?) who seems openly hostile towards Harry (going so far as to call him a half-blood); my question is did we finally see the real Romulus? Or did we see a angry Romulus who is upset at his daughter and let his anger get the best of him?

 

Or he has a clone of himself, al a The Prestige.

I was glad to see a fight, but it read weird. It was hard to keep track of everything was going on. The snip that we just got didn't feel as if it was polished very well. It needs more work.

 

I actually think nothing has changed for Romulus at all. Keep in mind that he IS, or was, a Voldemort supporter. Karkaroff, and most likely the Malfoys know he exists. What's gonna happen when Voldie comes back? If Romulus is, at all, aware of what's coming he might be taking actions to distance himself from his daughter, so she won't do something stupid. Despite Calypso being who she is, her main weakness to her common sense, these days, seems to be her connection to those she cares about.

I retain that all of this is Romulus's way of somehow redeeming, or just saving, his family. He's raised his daughter to be strong and independent, found her a possible future husband that, socially, is beyond reproach, and can protect her, as well as a family of good pedigree, not to mention very supporting. Now, really, all that's left is to cut off the old dessicated branch to let the new survive and grow...

Least that's how I see it.

 

That's a really interesting view on it, but I don't think he's self-sacrificing enough to do that.

 

Romulus is hedging his bets and is upset that Calypso is not.

 

Personally, I liked the fight scene. The fact that we don't really know who's out for the count is something that illustrates the confusion that was happening at the time.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm getting really sick of all the secrecy with Calypso. How many secrets could she possibly have?

Now, I know that many people have a lot of Calypso hate going on, but it seems to me that's she's really loyal to Harry. We had an inkling of what she was thinking during her argument with her father, and we see that she really only cares about impressing and measuring up to Harry now. But, maybe it's just me because I'm a shameless fan of Harry/Calypso.

Also, the flame whip was :awesome
It has always been one of my favorite spells, along with Fienfyre, and the Unforgivables.


EDIT: You know those twins? I think one of them was actually male in the last update. Just pointing that out.

 

I think it was a bit excessive to use the cruciatus curse. It may be an extroadinarily effective deterrant, but it is also illegal and unforgivable. In an environment such as the school's - all pure-blood students; most well connected - it would only take one letter home to start some pretty major problems.


Other than that I love the story and hope you continue.

i.e. Please continue writing Almighty God-King Santi, your story is the one bright spark in my soul crushingly dreary existence.

 

Yeah, I have to admit that I was a tad unsure about the Cruciatus as well. But I doubt that was a mistake my Santi, and I'm sure there's ample reasoning behind it's use. It definitely works well as character progression.

There's enough plausible deniability around at the very least.