I love it. 5/5, been following since the start of the second or so. Its quality is so high because the author writes and edits it all before posting, I think.

 

No. Essentially it's fem!Harry but with a completely different plot / setting / supporting cast.

 

I have to agree with Cheddar. I don't really think Alex is Harry Potter in a dress. She is proactive and actually is moves the plot forward herself more often than not, unlike Harry, who, to quote Mike Smith, is "a protagonist who almost reads like a supporting character in his own story, powerless to influence the course of events, yet inexplicably serving as the lynchpin to the entire saga."

Anyway, I have to say I greatly enjoy this, but then again I've always been a sucker for good written OC fics.

Where I have to part ways with the majority of reviewers is that I don't think the American wizarding world Inverarity created holds up that well. My main complaint is that it fails as Americana, and introducing a few token hillbillies (who for some reason are from Arkansas instead of Appalachia), only enhances the incongruity rather than lessening it.

That said, this doesn't often surface as a complaint and didn't stop me from rating it a

5/5.

EDIT: I hope against all hope that this is not going to be femmeslash, but considering recent events, I'm beginning to prepare myself for the worst.

 

I had never started reading this because the summary for the first part didn't really appeal to me. Yesterday I did and it's really worth it.

This is no doubt one of the better fanfictions that I have read.
5/5

 

It's really amusing to me how shippy people are, even guys. I am flattered that people spend so much time speculating who Alexandra will eventually show interest in, but it's hardly the most important part of the series, or anything that I've focused on.

 

Actually, I'm one of DLP's top gen fanboys. That is precisely the reason this would bother me. Femslash would just read like a cheap gimmick, IMHO, and detract from overall enjoyment. Aside from that, I could really care less about her love life;in fact, keeping her unattached is great as far as I'm concerned.

 

Well, I finally read this story.

It was good. The first half was a tad... questionable, but it kept me attached to reading it, frankly a feat I thought impossibly for a story of it's type these days.

The main character had excellent flaws, definitely not a Mary Sue. However, she's learning, and you can see how the consequences of her actions impact and shape her life. The whole father plot device may initially seem quite... bland, but it's pulled off extremely well.

The supporting cast is interesting, David kinda annoys me, the Ozaker twins are... different, but cool. The 'troublesome' theme is actually quite clever and well done.

Overall, for a story attempting to be like Harry Potter, but completely different everything, but the magic system, it's done a phenomenal job. I am looking forward to reading the sequels.

4.5/5 from me, I think this definitely deserves a spot in the library.

 

I already mentioned that.

Also, from what I've picked up, this story is set after the Deathly Hallows and maybe even in the same universe as Inverarity's other story Hogwarts Houses Divided. I might be wrong about that though.

 

Loved it... The books do get progressively better. I wish there was more >.<

 

This. The reason why this fic was put into the recycling bin was because of DLP members rating it at the beginning by the cover without even giving it a proper try. Now that people have read it, the general spiel is a lot different hmm?

On the series itself, the first book from me gets a 3.5 rounded up to 4 for rating purposes. The subsequent second and third books get a solid 5/5 from me.

Get this gem out of the bin.

 

There's 65 votes and a 3.09 average. It's the system. Suck it up.

 

This.

Individual member thoughts do not matter, it may suck that some people just come in here and rate it as 1/5, because its OC centric without even rating the fic, but thats life.

DLP is a collaborative library from all of our members, not just a few who decide.

If you find anything in the Library that you don't think is worth it, post in the thread, explain why you think it's worthless, and if you make your case, a mod will move it back to For Review, where it can be reevaluated.

 

So, move this back into for review or what?

And i find it funny how you dont mention getting stuff out of the bin.

 

Jesus, learn to read.

 

It's 3/5, been talked about recently.

I was talking about threads years old, like how back in 2005/2006 standards may of been a bit lower.

 

Can't stand it, I couldn't get over that rule 1 was broken.

 

Please tell me everyone did get the "Don't read, don't rate" memo. Preferably before I start eating my laptop in frustration.