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Abandoned Death, In Glory by Apocolypso-33 - M

Discussion in 'The Alternates' started by Garret P.I., Jan 12, 2008.

  1. Aerin

    Aerin Seventh Year

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    Harry boning his own grandmother...

    Lily would be both his daughter and mother.

    That's gotta be scarring.

    I wonder if Apocolypso visits DLP?
     
  2. Korisovra

    Korisovra Headmaster

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    He opted to ban himself a couple of months ago, unfortunately.
     
  3. the13thdragon

    the13thdragon Raptured to Hell

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    If this was meant as a joke then I apologise. And it is a bit behind the orriginal post.

    But what sort of FUCKING IDIOT WOULD MAKE A 24 HOUR SUNDIAL IN GREECE!!!!! It’s DARK for half the time.

    And secondly let us imagine a twelve hour clock and a twenty four hour one.

    Now at one in the morning the twelve hour one says one o'clock and the 24 hour one says the same, yes? Ohhh and at two in the morning guess what? It still says the same thing. Do you want to know what it says at three in the morning? They say THE SAME THING!!!!!! What part of:



    didn't you understand?!

    IT SAYS "NEVER CORRECT" YOU IDIOT!!!


    Now let us imagine a 24 hour sundial for a moment, at one in the morning it doesn’t say anything so they don’t match but at 9 in the morning they still do and at one in the afternoon it says 13:00 they still match, but why would somebody make a twenty four hour sundial when those extra hours don’t do anything? Or when the concept for 24 hour clocks hadn’t been invented yet

    And a final point in this little discussion on sundials, sundials (modern and ancient) have the time going from around 6 in the morning to 7 at night. And they are all written as 7 not 19 for the later times. Time in old to ancient times was referred to as 7 before mid day and 7 after mid day, it was this (in Latin) that give us am and pm.
     
  4. Darius

    Darius 13/m/box

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    There is nothing unfortunate about it~

    Also you make it sound like he just decided to leave.

    Should change his user title to Dishonorably Discharged.

    Also this fic trips me the fuck out.

    More OOC then Second Chance at this Point.
     
  5. Korisovra

    Korisovra Headmaster

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    I do believe that he asked to be banned?
     
  6. Skeletaure

    Skeletaure Magical Core Enthusiast ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    After making the infamous "court fucking jester" post he was banned, unbanned, and then asked to be re-banned permanently.
     
  7. Blaise

    Blaise Golden Patronus

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    Infamous posts? I'm intruiged...
     
  8. Tinn Tam

    Tinn Tam Review Goddess Retired Staff

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    Understandable, given the education he received from age one in this fic. And I thought you liked A Second Chance at Life... Also, I believe Korisovra's "unfortunately" merely meant that Yarrgh, being banned, could not take any part in the discussion about his own story; if he could, he'd be able to clear some points or give out information about his fictions.

    About the watch thing: well, try comparing a sundial and a regular watch... Especially considering the regular watch doesn't care if nights are longer in winter. And even if he could make the analogy between the 12:00 position of the hands and sun at its zenith, there's a slight problem: Great Britain is 3 hours behind Greece...

    Yes, I really think it's as simple as that.
     
  9. the13thdragon

    the13thdragon Raptured to Hell

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    I agree with Tinn Tam, it's a bit ridicules calling somebody ooc when they have been brought up completely differently.

    And I also agree with her on the time zones thing, if a watch was enchanted to keep British time it would keep doing so until it was "told" to do otherwise.

     
  10. Korisovra

    Korisovra Headmaster

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    You have to be able to get onto the Reading Consortium to be able to discuss anything with Apocalypso anymore, I do believe. Which is waaaaay too much of a pain in the ass to bother with.
     
  11. Dark-Stallion

    Dark-Stallion Professor

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    I've still got high hopes that he winds up in the Great Hall still in the throes of battle... I can just see that damned bewitched cieling covered in blood and grey-matter. Fun and gore for all!

    The story is written well and the ideas are great- but doesn;t anyone else feel that when Harry gets 'back' it just wont be the hp-verse anymore? Meh, it hasn't been updated in a while but I guess that if more chapters are added I'll read them just because there is nothing much better out there at the moment).

    Dark-Stallion.
     
  12. Dareycow

    Dareycow Fifth Year

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    I love this fic, but everytime I think of it I come up with the saying from Meet The Spartans movie:

    "Men greet women with a high-five, whilst men greet other men with open-mouthed tongue kiss."

    Or something along this lines.
     
  13. Khazad-Dumb

    Khazad-Dumb Loves the Gay Porn DLP Supporter

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    In before someone rapes the newb necro.
     
  14. Innomine

    Innomine Alchemist ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Custer, how many fucking times must it be said, that necroes in the library DO NOT MATTER.

    Also, its only been what? 6 Months? Nothing stupidly huge.

    While the response may of been lacking, it still contained some thought, instead of just "i liked it..." or "great fic update more" or some kind of bullshit like that.
     
  15. JoJo23

    JoJo23 Unspeakable

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    Actually Custer's point stands. Why would you remember a line from "Meet the Spartans", never mind watch it?
     
  16. Tinn Tam

    Tinn Tam Review Goddess Retired Staff

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    I remember a line from a text written by Aristophane, which we translated in Ancient Greek class. It contained a verb that translated as "to grab by the testicles." Yes, ancient Greeks had a specific verb to say that.

    In the line, a father addressed his friend so:

    "What is that! You met my son at the gymnasium, and you didn't hug him, didn't kiss him, didn't grab him by the testicles? What kind of friend are you?!"

    Ahem. We remember weird stuff.

    Necro's not that bad. Not the best review ever but not completely retarded either. Moving on.
     
  17. failinggradstudent

    failinggradstudent Squib

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    I am going to be honest here, should this even be here?

    No really isn't there some 300 fanfiction site somewhere. Last time I checked this is DLP
     
  18. Andro

    Andro Master of Death DLP Supporter

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    But you are a failing grad student. Yes, this should be here, otherwise it wouldn't. It isn't too difficult to comprehend.

    The first scene for the fourth chapter is written on the other place. I'm hoping there isn't any rule prohibiting it from being posted here.
     
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  19. Tinn Tam

    Tinn Tam Review Goddess Retired Staff

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    Just as there are Dresden Files sites, or Stargate sites, or Star Wars sites, or Pirates of the Caribbean sites.

    By any chance, would you have missed the "crossover" mention in the summary?


    EDIT: Andromalius, if Yarrgh posted that scene only on RC -- I think that's what you meant -- maybe he didn't want it to be made public yet. Edited out until I have the author's permission (will ask him at the first opportunity).

    SECOND EDIT: Agreeing with Minion and moving the thread.
     
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  20. Dark Minion

    Dark Minion Bright Henchman DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Ha, yeah. I remember that line, too. It is either a classical Athenian dialogue or play.

    All in all I think the story is ok. It is a rather unique crossover and so far well done. Though - at the moment it is just a 'Greek' story and I won't judge it until Harry returns to his timeline.



    EDIT:
    To place this in Timetravel is misleading. Better be "The Alternates" which hosts crossovers. Our Timetravel section is usually for timetravelling within the HP-timelines and the HP-verse.
     
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