Agree with sesc great idea but the level of execution has been steadily dropping for the last several chapters.

 

After a few first chapters I wanted (and hoped for) some blood, real war and the destruction of this version of MoM by Muggleborn rebels. Now I'm happy there was no general reconciliation after some rotten compromise. Still, now we have Draco's evil plan, so there is still a chance of an interesting conflict.

 

As someone who enjoys politics, this idea really appealed to me. An uprising and political movement based on socio-economic conditions who finally get sick of it and decide to rebel? I could totally see a story like this dealing with politics, characters, themes, and in the climactic end, an uprising. The potential is huge for a great story with over arching themes.

Yet, when we get down to it, this story misses a lot of its potential. Just look at the latest chapter. We have a Wizengamot, split broadly into the liberals and the tories but we don't see any conflict! Hidden jibes, shouting across the benches. We have that spat with Flint but it just didn't deliver for me. Couple of spats and then Malfoy stands up, takes the stage, and wins unanimous approval? I had to disband disbelief.

We could have had a story which defined the political establishment, characters, parties, the muggleborns, the secret uprising, and Harry. So much potential, but much of it is wasted from poor characterisations (Ron, Ginny), a small world, and the uprising itself (which I consider to be poorly handled).

It's not all as bad as I'm making out. No, the story still has me coming back. The idea intrigues me and keeps me hooked despite bad characterisations and the bad action scenes. The idea itself is worth a 4/5 but the execution is something to be desired.

3/5

 

The story is good, but the author's attitude pisses me off.

 

The author paints good picture of a stable partnership between Harry and Daphne. Also does a good job at making Harry not seem overly powerful, but also seems to go a bit further in the other direction and allows harry to seem like an average wizard. Overall, 3/5.