You write great action Shezza. I liked all of it. The battle between Vesper and Harry was great too. Despite what Meciel may have believed, the two seemed to be quite equal to me. Though thats good I guess, since it makes Vesper a credible threat. However, if you wanted to give the impression that Harry truly had the "skills and powers to destroy her" then perhaps Harry should have got in one or two crippling blows to show that he was winning. I also liked that you had Harry use both the sword and his magic in this battle. It was interesting that the sword reacted so violently to Avada Kedavra. Surely it must have known that Harry would use dark magic when it selected him. Or is it just that Avada Kedavra is special?

So Maeve and the child have come to Hogwarts. I am really looking forward to seeing the discussion with Dumbledore and learning what he thinks of Harry's daughter. Harry does seem to show some concern for her. I wonder if there is some Old World honour thing about caring and protecting your children? Meciel was big on honoring a debt to the Carpenters. You would think Honour would say something about the responsibility for children too? Have you chosen a name for her yet?

In any case, looking forward to the next chapter, as usual.

EDIT:BTW! What happened to Cess!? She just disappeared? Would she not have been with Harry when he went to Maeve? And would she not have followed her "lady" to Hogwarts?

 

sweet , cannot wait for the next bit, really looking forward to the talk with Dumbledore

Also Pieman, my understanding is that Harry's daughter doesn't look 5 months old, since time isn't a factor in the neither realm or whatever it is.

Shezza get your arse in gear and upload the next bit already i mean its been an hour already since your last update

Keep it up

Luke

 

It's a girl!

For some reason I had already assumed that it'd be male. She's interesting though. I wonder why Maeve wanted her though? And indeed what she is?

 

Time flows differently in Nevernever. Harry's daughter is around 7.
And Shezza, I crave for moar!

 

I liked using the Leanansidhe as the enemy fae. It's nice to see her as something other than a faerie godmother.

 

Huh? When did this happen?

 

How many other Winter fae do we know of with red hair, violet eyes, and enough power to challenge Maeve?

 

The next Winter?

 

I just read "Summer Knight" and that is apparently how it works. Maeve is the child of Mab who is the child of the Queen Mother. The real question is, why did Maeve choose Harry as the father? He is a denarian yes, but thats not something that would be inherited.

 

Without even being a Denarian Shezza hints that Harry is potentially one of the most powerful wizards in the world. (Potentially the most powerful with Meciel's abilities.) I think he is a good candidate.

 

Although that was a great place to end the chapter, I want MOAR.

 

Nice, “Dumbledore, daughter. Daughter, Dumbledore.”. Pure Class.

 

Woohoo! Return of the bone wings!

Other than that, the action left me speechless... damn, I've said so before but I'll say it again, you're one hell of a writer!

And of course, just like everyone else, I want moar!!!

 

A lot of the physical and magical fighting between Harry and Vesper seemed more designed to incapacitate through pain than to do actual mortal damage. The punches, arm hold, sonic attack, etc. Don't Denarians have complete control over their host's senses, including pain, noise, etc? The demons should be able to just filter out anything like that, so it doesn't seem like the most likely way for two Denarians to fight.

Harry's sudden possessiveness of his daughter felt a little strange. I also didn't understand Maeve's reasons for reacting (temporarily?) like he was an enemy. As for Harry bringing the Winter Lady and daughter to the stronghold of a Summer Fae... he's mad!

I can't help but wonder what's happened to the Winter Mother and Queen throughout this.

 

That bit had me grinning like a maniac . If in doubt? Avada Kedavra is never in doubt...

I may be just a bit too vicious for my own good. Especially since I took great pleasure in reading the fire-kill-vampires bit in Grave Peril yesterday.

Aekiel

 

Is it actually a stronghold of a Fawkes however? I mean Fawkes does not own Hogwarts, he only lives there. If Dumbledore does not set the wards against Maeve then there is nothing Fawkes can do is there? I mean Maeve is one of the queens and Fawkes is not. Of the two, Maeve is the one with more power.

 

He's not possessive of her, I think. He just tried to convince Maeve to take their daughter to a really safe place, namely Hogwarts.

Huh? Give me a quote. She got mad at him a couple of time but that's usual stuff. There was nothing more than that.

Oh, come on. I don't think Fawks is gonna do something really bad to Maeve or her daughter. She is a Summer sidhe, after all. There will, most likely be a bargain of some kind between them but bargains is what sidhe do for living.

 

When Maeve came to Hogwarts to bed Harry in Denarian Renegade, she had to make a deal with Fawkes to do so.

“I see,” Maeve said coldly and Harry noticed her stance changing subtly, regarding him as an enemy now.

That's the reaction I don't quite understand.

 

Hmm, now I see. Well, maybe she thought he was going to attempt to force her to go to Hogwarts or take the kid from her... Or maybe she already sensed Vesper approaching. That's why she agreed to take refuge in Hogwarts so easily in the first place.