I agree with this statement. This fic has a lot going for it imo, but frankly ... Spoiler The fact that Snape is in any shape, form, or fashion a mentor to Harry irritates me to no end. Snape dies horribly...that's his lot in fiction. Why can't author's get that? Oh..and Vampires. Good god am I sick of Vampires.
One of the best AU stories I have read in a while This story has exceeded my expectations, especially with such an ambiguous title. I just wish there was more conflict in the story. Don't get me wrong, I love the story, things are just taking a long time to mature, leaving that painful wanting for more we crack and fanfiction addicts know.
My main issue with the story is that harry/julian seems infallible, he can't do nothing wrong and is great at everything, also there isn't really a subplot.. 3.5-4/5
Nah, Harry/Julian's not infallible - but extremely close. I'll also have to disagree about the "no subplot" part as well... those ginormous chapters are actually building up to a climax, even though to some people who skim over the - what was it? 70k+ words - might not really feel the push towards a battle. Great story, like everyone else practically said, but it's just ah... has a sense of overly done words for so little action. More time is spent on describing scenes that are not as important than dragging the story a little further down the plot line. still.. a solid 4/5 and definately recommended
Actually there are a couple of plots going on. 1) The fight between the Order and the Deatheater. While not much attention is really paid to it, it does set the backdrop. 2) Nevils struggle with his sopposed status as the BWL 3) The fight between Dumbledore and Voldemort to secure Jullians Loyalty or support. 4) The plot by Nightwinds to get their students in positions of importance (this also is not central focus, however it has been mentioned a couple of times) 5) Julians studies as a Sorcerer. We want to know what the diffrence between a wizard and a sorcerer, etc etc. There is some obscure goal that Sorcerers are driving towards mentioned in chapter six I think. 6) what is the goal of Julian, Evan and their friends from Nightwinds. It has been mentioned several times whether or not to bring certain people into the fold/secret. What this secret and how it plays out... There are probably more, but there are a couple of things that seem of interest.
Yea. I had this in my alert list but I don't really remember a lot of it.. but from what I remember, it's a decent story. Gonna reread it and see if it still interests me..
I had good memories of this fic, and had been sure it was abandoned. But after so long... that was disapointing. -The fighting scenes. Oh look, there went ten minutes of (what we, the readers, must imagine to be) vicious fighting. Now a short, rather repetitive, rather bland finish is described. And did anyone even notice the other Dux's fight? That one sentence? -Magical system. Not as big of an issue, but I've forgotten how silly detailed discussion with magical cores are to read - especially when the author puts more effort into this discusssion than on a pivotal fight scene. There's even a line that reads, "The core..." -Voldemort gets a short, intense headache that disappears quickly, accepts without reserve a potion from a man ideally placed to replace him, then goes back to gloating over the gothic architecture and depraved raving of his supposedly intimidating Death Eaters? Yeah. -The three parralel Samhain scenes. While switching between the ball/dance/gathering scenes seems a nice thematic idea, to show the similarities and differences between the three factions, the execution... I got the impression that the author's favorite part of the Matrix trilogy was the dance/rage scene. Even more than the sexy scene we got afterwords. -There's more, but eh. In short, I would have preferred not to read this chapter, and let the good memories of my younger, more naive self undisturbed.
;_; I remember loving this story. But it seems Naia's taking it in a different direction than I had hoped she would. It's still got great potential, and I'm going to read it as it keeps getting updated, but not with the same anticipation as I did a year or two ago. Which is too bad.
I like the new chapter. I will agree that there seems to be nothing be week subplots but I also think this might be a very long story and just starting out. I love this story and look forward to more I give it a 4.2/5
My first read through this story and I have to say that the author and the story itself have my full attention. I have a feeling that I will be waiting in suspense for updates as I do for Jbern's stories. I cant wait to read more.
If it makes you feel better, I hate it. I think I liked it once, but that was several years ago. Now, it's just...ugh.
After 7/8 years, Naia updated to chapter eight. I knew I should have deleted that story from my alerts. Would have been spared of wondering how it all ends. At least, the latest chapter doesn't end on some cliffhanger.
This was one of my favorite stories way back when. It hasn't really aged well, but I appreciate that it's been updated (even though it would take 30+ chapters to reach some sort of satisfactory conclusion).