There is so much downtime if you're on a submarine or in any part of the military for that matter. I know this because a majority of my graduating year, and most of my friends joined the military, in some form or another. My brother left for a year and came back, after guarding a 1 square mile base. He gained like 20 lbs of muscle because there wasn't anything to do except eat and lift weights and talk about killing "rag heads". This is the case for many people, who are deployed. Nothing against the military, since I almost joined for the pay for schooling, but a lot of the people who join just can't cut it in real life. An example is my brother a 1st lieutenant, had to "baby sit" people that were only 2-3 years younger than himself most had children out of wedlock were impregnating random chicks, giving SDS like candy on Halloween, and who was accountable for these idiots? Someone that is 3 years older than them with a puny 4-year degree. He literally had to have a talk about birth control and safe sex. He had to prevent a woman from suing because she obtained an STD from one of his boys. He had to be available 24 hours a day because someone was constantly fucking up. Don't just assume if you're in the military you're an upstanding guy. That is like saying if you're a politician you're immune to corruption.

I could go on for pages about this topic, but it's very naive to just believe all the military are noble heroes. Although, I feel anybody who steps in Iraq or Afganistan are very couragous I also would never devalue what my friends have done for this country.

 

It's not that he's upstanding...he's a fucking jackass...it's just that it's a bit hard to write Harry Potter fanfiction aboard a submarine filled with adults.

 

Can someone close this stupid fucking thread already?

 

Why? People have a right to talk about this fic and if Ross does update, there no doubt will be a lot of people who would want to talk about it here. It's a valid story thread and so shouldn't be closed.

 

This was my third ever fanfiction so cant be to harsh on it really, was really very good at the time but, i dunno now it seems outdated and lacking in quality. Maybe if he updated again with something new it might help but i cant really see myself jumping to read it.

 

I really do NOT believe that everyone in the military/navy are "heroes"...
I think moast poeple in the american army or navy are idiots... like the rest of the americans... Or rather US citizens...

Nothing against you ppl but your average american is one dumb fuck, and thats a fact...
In america there are 3 kinds of people... Fat people, Stupid People and Smart peple... There is no middle between people in america, your either smart or your stupid, unless your of that minority "movie stars"

When i said that hes in the navy and write HP fiction i wasnt talking about them being heroes or anything....
rather im talking about him being an nerd, on subs there is almoast allways something to do, otherwise the sub is overmanned...
You do 3 things on a sub, you work, you sleep and you eat
And yes, i know people in the militairy and the navy.. I eaven have a friend that is an green barette (is that how you spell it?)

 

It's beret

And what's with the America bashing??? I'm not american but if I was I would really take offense to this. Sure there's idiots (and fat people) but it's not like everyone there is an idiot (although there are a lot of fat people). I tend to judge from my own experiences and most of the americans i've met have at least been decent. I don't think this kind of stereotyping has any real purpose other than pissing people off, would you like it if suddenly everyone starting making fun of finland for being tall and blond???

As for people in the army being idiots the same applies, of course there's bound to be idiots in an army but there's also smart people. Just like not every american is pro-war, not every soldier is pro-war.

Allright enough of this, I just can't stand people bashing things they don't know too much about.

 

Thank you for proving that you, in fact, are a prejudiced idiot far stupider than the minority of Americans you make fun of.

Apparently all Finnish 16 year olds have joined the "America is filled with stupid morons" bandwagon and actually have no real clue whatsoever...right?

 

I'm an American and I do take offense to that. It is hard to call people "idiots" when your grammar is horrendous. Shall I stump you with some simple math? Nah... I don't want to see you have a brain hemorrhage. Also, I don't believe all soldiers are heroes, but you have to be kind of brave to join the military, or at least ambitious. There are many benefits for soldiers after they finish. Seriously, grow up little.

Okay, back on topic. If Rosswrock does decide to update, I believe he will have less readers because it has been so long. I'm sure the Harry/Ginny fans would rush back to him. I probably would check it out, but lose interest.

 

...

is this the one where lily is magically alive and he has a sister?

 

I don't think so, but I haven't looked at since it was last updated. This is the one with the magical trunk and like 5 different Harry's because of a time turner.

 

i think you mean minority. most of us worked long hours over there. so what if your buddy gained 20 lbs of muscle from being over there. all that takes is about an hour a day of dectication. So unless your pussy ass was over there don't talk about something you heard. maybe he got lucky and got an cake job. no one knows but him and his unit. so stop being an ingnorant fuck.

 

This coming from a 16 little shit who still lives off of mommy and daddy. I think your talking about the military in finland. I saw a few of those guys when I was doing military escorts for them. They were upset because their vehicle a/c was broke and they had to wear body armour.

As for the story after this long of a break it could be that he lost his view on the story unless he was writing while he was away. I hope he does update, but I have a wait and see attitude to the story.

 

Hum, it has been a long time, but i know that even at this time most of what he wrote was not original. But he did manage to research his thing, the problem is that he had poor grammar, and there were "wince scenes", meaning that we feel the author goes on his soap box instead of writing from the character's point of view.

 

Egads people. Going a little off topic much?

Yeah, I'll join you briefly. America is full of fat lazy slobs and idiots. True. So is Finland and every other country. Any time you're generalizing or talking about a large group, i.e. the "public" then you are essentially speaking of the worst sort within standard deviations. You're dealing with lowest common denominator intelligence, and you're dealing with an average awareness of public policy, politics and world events that's pretty embarassing. And considering a majority of our voting nation chose to re-elect George W. Bush, I cannot in good conscience ever defend our current state of affairs. I'll defend our history and priniciples, but right now we're all a reflection of the asshats we put in power to represent us (and I simply have zero respect for our current administration). Individuals are smart, people are stupid. Here's an example from which other nations form their opinions on average americans: In a brief study, 1000 people were polled a series of questions. Only 1 was able to name all five freedoms granted by the first amendment (speech, press, assembly, freedom of religion, and from religion - maybe... not sure those are them. I'm an american.) But comparatively, approximately 200 were able to name all five members of the Simpson's family.

If we're generalizing, then yup, Americans are every bit as useless wretched and rotten as everyone else.

The misconception though is that the people who give their time, dedication, and sometimes life towards defending our country are, according to many, heroes. The ones in armed forces are not an accurate reflection of the average american, because the average american lacks both the courage to serve, and often the ignorance necessary to being a good soldier. Those willing to follow orders and kill or follow orders and die are what we have and need. But if you start insulting them, all of us fat lazy slobs will heckle the shit out of you for insulting them, and if you insult the right fat lazy slob, then we'll send those soldiers off to bomb your little land.

Much like humanity, the democracy of the United States sometimes just takes a break from evolution to just sit back and enjoy being good enough.

Okay. Back on topic.

No Vash, this fic is pretty much the quintessential cliched independent!harry fic, with a manipulative!Dumbledore and still friendly with the rest of the Weasels and Herman. No massive betrayals or evil people hiding their secrets. Just going his own way, training, getting crap done, while still being a teen who plays quidditch, etc...

The most spectacular part about it is it's impressive size (which to me is a negative) and it's over the top following. That and it seems people can't shut up about a fic that's gone 15 months without an update.

 

Hum... just a stupid question, but why do you all call hermione herman???

Back on topic... well, the size was a good motivator, i like long winded fics. But that's pretty much aall i like. Even his fighting scenes were boring.

 

Enh... I'll let you pick. Your choices are:

A). Because it sounds prettier and there's no confusion about 'her man on my knee'
B). Because of the penis and testicles hanging between her legs
C). Because it's fun to degrade the canon characters the fangirls squee for
D). I don't, it's merely an extremely common typo

 

So any ranting I was all rilled up to do was taken away from me by nonjon. Speaking of which, can I rip off your evolution quotation?

Anyway, slightly back on topic, I think the problem with Ross isn't that he hasn't updated in awhile (at least that isn't the big peave people have with him) Its that every 3 or so months he comes back online and says "Sorry I was away, but I was _______, but I promise I am currently working on the next chapter right now and it should be up soon." Then he disappears again for awhile, never to actually update. I'd much rather him say, so I'm didn't write cause I didn't feel like it, just deal with it.

 

cu_cullen9

Shut your trap it was my brother not my buddy dipshit. The only reason I never joined the army was it is for morons who can't cut it in real life. most of the people i know, who went into the military, sorry to generalize, barely graduated highschool or had to go to continuation to get there high school diploma. They have no skills and the inability to study to go on to college gives them very little options because it requires "dectication" in your words not mine. So they join the military, become x-ray techs or find blue colar jobs, complements of the army.

I was in ROTC in highschool long enough to meet many people who joined and I'll tell you this the ones who did join wern't the sharpest knives in the drawer. My brother does tell me alot of what goes on and I would take value in what he says; considering, he's now in the FBI at the age of 27 with a masters degree in criminal justice and 4 years of army experience as an officer. I hardly consider myself an "ignorant fuck". Sure there is going to be less downtime if you're in a combat situation, but we're talking about a focking submarine so shut the fuck up. Try reading my post before you open your mouth.

 

I dont really like how he writes the fic, sure its a great story and a lot of detail but he doesnt update and the chapters are riddicusly long, he really should shorten them down to about half that size....

I stopped reading around chapter 17 i think, I tried to start reading it again but i just couldnt, it really wasnt any fun the second time over...


To SLASH SUCKS:
What's ROTC?


P.S. I know that my grammar sucks and thats becouse I dont bother to write better on forums and english isn't my native language, swedish is... (Im from a swedish part of Finland, the Åland islands)

And I wouldnt compare the American and the Finnish army, since you have to do service in the Finnish army, the American army is voluntary...
If you refuse to do service in the army you'll be thrown into prisson for 10 months, that fortunately does no apply to me, becouse im born in the Åland islands, which is a demlitarised (how do you spell that?) part of Finland, meaning that no militairy forces may cross over Åland, eaven militairy airplanes have to request permission to enter the air space above Åland...