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Taking Control by Fake a smile - M

Discussion in 'Almost Recommended' started by Trulle, Nov 16, 2008.

  1. KrzaQ

    KrzaQ Denarii Host DLP Supporter

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    It's not said to be a soul bond, they cannot talk or whatever. They did glow when exchanging fluffy words though. And Harry is apparently unable to sleep without Ginny. Granted, this story has one of the best Ginny characterizations around, but the idea is still fucking stupid.

    What is really annoying and stops me from enjoying the story (I can stand the soul bond, as long as it doesn't get any worse) is that Harry is a fucking moralfag. He hasn't killed a single enemy yet and doesn't even seem to want to.

    And no, this story starts as any other average indy!Harry deciding to stop being a pussy after Sirius' death. He trains, he goes to a shopping trip (!), he learns animagus transformation, he learns wandless magic, he goes on a date. He stops being pussy in terms of power and, gradually, skill too, but he is incapable of taking a life.
     
  2. Torak

    Torak Death Eater

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    Right Learning to Breathe or something like that was the WeaponHarry. Guess I try this one out though your summary makes reading seem like a waste of time.
     
  3. Howdy

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    I sort of feel like the Harry not killing people thing is a way to keep the story going, because with the power!level he's at he'd probably kill off half the Death Eaters in a week if he were so inclined.

    This story has been stalling for quite a while. I liked it back when the slow-paced character-building stuff was going on, but now that Harry is going after every Death Eater that shows his face and still isn't accomplishing anything tangible it's getting old.
     
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    Sesc Slytherin at Heart Moderator

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    Well, it got a second chapter some time back, but I just got round to reading it now.

    It's better than the first chapter :p

    Though Dumbledore remains stupid, he seems to come around slowly at the end. Harry meanwhile kills a bunch of Death Eaters with a blasting curse. All in all, I found the update decent, and the story might just be picking up, there were some developments in the chapter -- let's hope the next one doesn't deal exclusively with Harry angsting over people he's killed.
     
  5. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ā­ā­

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    I remember reading this one a while back. If I recall correctly I really enjoyed reading it. It's not 5/5 material by any means, but I'd give it a 3.5/5 and then not be sure whether to round up or down.

    I'm going to round it up to 4/5, because while it had it's problems I did enjoy it, but I'm not up to date on the most recent chapter or two.

    EDIT: Nevermind, this isn't the story I was thinking about, though I did read this one as well. 3/5.
     
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