Really? I skimmed the last bit to be honest...

But I suppose with the line about half-way into the chapter about the "big Weasley family" it should've been predictable...

 

That would be the final nail in the coffin for this fic. It really doesn't need any more fabricated drama. I already thought this chapter was a bit ridiculous for the Order's reaction. As if people like Moody or Kingsley give a damn about who Harry's sharing the sheets with. Moody might throw him a condom and yell "CONSTANT VIGILANCE", but that's about it. Most of the Order barely knows him anyway.

 

"CONSTANT VIGILANCE, lad! Remember to use the Syphilis Negatus spell, too - never know who might have it! And the anti-fungal shampoo!"

 

Mad-eye Moody gives the gang the talk. This one-shot needs to be written.

 

"Ron," Hermione said, clearly pouting, "why won't you kiss me?"

"BACK, SHE-DEVIL! I DON'T WANT MY BITS TO ROT OFF! CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"

Hermione blinked in shock, and then turned to Harry for a logical explanation. To her surprise, he seemed to be fending off a very confused Ginny with his Firebolt broomstick.

"Uh, sorry Ginny, but I don't want crabs...or an STD." Judging from the slight, puppy -like tilt of her head, it was clear that Ginevra Molly Weasley did not exactly know what either of the terms he used meant.

Behind them all, a once-curious and now very horrified Dean Thomas glanced down at his crotch in panic, before fleeing the common room. He was a half-blood: he knew what problems an STD could entail. It was also quite surprising that, after Dean's quick exit, a small exodus from the Gryffindor common room also ensued.

Lavender Brown, clearly struggling to resist the overwhelming urge to laugh, squeaked out, "Even I know that you should get checked out once a wee-...oops."

Everyone stopped and stared at the now blushing blonde.

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On topic: God, I hope that there isn't going to be a love potion angle going on here!

 

Rofl Mad eye giving Harry the talk during the ootp when he pulls him into the corner when he gave him the old order photo.

I am still laughing hahahaha

 

Jormungandr:
Have no fears on that front. I hate the "love potion Molly" cliche that exists
in fanfiction. I merely wanted to end on a good note, to show that both Molly
& Ginny were willing to at least attempt to talk it out now that everyone had
calmed down (though the tension will still linger). I had no idea so many
people would automatically think of spiked tea, & I'm almost regretting that
little bit.

Author's reply to review I left on FFN.

 

This was updated again.

Best chapter in a while IMO. I guess the author simply does action and romantic angst better than fluff. Nothing special happens though. Harry's rescue from Privet Drive through Tonks' eyes. Small change to canon to help the plot along.

The love potion angle is indeed ignored. There's even a Author's Note about it.

 

Thank God.

The author gets a cookie from me for avoiding that pile of dog crap.

 

I think the twist is that it seemed Harry inherited everything... Harry being jealous of Charlie I saw coming...

 

When I recommended the story I didn't actually read the authors profile (which I usually do before I read a fanfic). I think that if an author likes lets say Tonks/Charlie pairing but writes a Harry/Tonks pairing. Then that author needs to learn to not show the pairing of Tonks/Charlie at all even if it's past-tense.

Sure it might give a little insight about the past of one of the main characters but to me it just fails miserably. You should be more creative and use a different scenario to show more insight on that character. Especially when you do it so much and have them two interact with each other.

Just my opinion though.

 

The launching platform for the divergence was quite long and a tad tedious, but it's getting there, now.

 

This has been updated a few times since the last post. It was never great to begin with and it isn't really improving any.

A 3/5 if I'm feeling generous.

 

I think I realized while catching up why they stuck so close to canon- and that's because they are unable to convey a realistic idea-I had a couple of things I didn't like.

My final review as I won't be reading anymore. 3/5 because the beginning was hopeful.

 

I read this, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It had a couple of cliches, but it was well done. I can enjoy a cliche if if it's not badly done, and this wasn't.
I eagerly await the next update.
My personal opinion is 4/5, and that this fic deserves a place in the Romance section of the Library.

 

In case anyone is still following this, the final chapter is up.

The author has an epilogue written but is considering leaving it out in favor of writing an eventual sequel.

The final chapter was... meh. Though the chapter prior to it has my favorite Harry-Walking-To-His-Death scene to date. I would have put a spoiler tag there but really, the author has followed canon so closely that if you weren't expecting that it's your own damn fault.

Having reread the entire story, I will admit that there are times that I wanted to skip a pageload of useless bullshit. Overall however, I'd say this is probably one of the best Harry/Tonks fics out there.

The overall quality of Harry/Tonks out there is incredibly poor. It's an in-between pairing, slightly less believable than H/G and H/Hr, but more believable than Harry/Daphne or Harry/Bellatrix. For the most part, it's a particular kind of author that flocks to the pairing, and the results are generally... bad.

The Harry/Tonks interaction gets a solid score from me, but once they finally get together the plot takes a tremendous downturn, which I blame more on JKR's awful 6th and 7th books than anything else.

For what it is, the story is decent. Library worthy? Probably not. But decent nonetheless.

 

This may be one of the best Harry/Tonks out there, but that's like saying that it's the best piece of shit in a line up of shit nuggets. There's just chapters upon chapters of dull, boring, trivial, pseudo-drama. There's no suspense, and no originality. A little creativity would have gone a long way in this story. I don't think anyone could honestly vote this story above a 3/5, and I think it's the pinnacle of bland, average, mediocrity. Sure, it gets the job done, but you can't help but wish it was better.

 

My sentiments exactly.

One thing though..

Spoiler

Why the fuck did Snape live? It added nothing to the story.