Hey guys! I'm an old time member... and ex-KGB, to boot (aka an ex-PI beta... sorry I had to quit, but it was taking too much time out of my life! That period of my life was pleasant, but it is definitively in my past...). I've been out of the fandom for a few years, but recently I've been working over a large story written an alternative ending to DH as the springboard. SCROLL DOWN AND READ "THE DUNNEST SMOKE OF HELL" at the bottom of the page. Please read, review, and check out my website! Thanks.
excellent job; i love the conversation between petunia and vernon. i have one qualm: if lily was a ghost, she wouldn't have moved on. once you become a ghost, you are stuck that way. unless lily was something else? besides that, lovely... i enjoyed reading it.
Author's Response: Ah, you noticed that, huh? Good eye. I knew about the ghost thing. Therefore, I made her into a phantom. I just hope my general knowledge on phantoms, which isn't much, matches actual information and fits with what I did. If it doesn't, then she was an angel. That in itself can create some rather interesting sequals, which I'm still contemplating on. The story was a one-shot for a reason. But, again, good eye!
thank you for responding! if it's a phantom or an angel, it was wonderful. well done, though i think you don't even need a sequel. just write a new fic; your old readers will return. :)
adorable so far. arthur is just too cute! i think it's interesting that you sorted narcissa into her first year. wouldn't htat make her several years younger than lucious? other than that, i love what you have here. well done!
Author's Response: aha! I never mentioned Lucius - he's not in Molly & Arthur's year. (I think it's logical - They'd be close in age, because they seem to have a long standing agreement of mutual loathing - but M&A's oldest kid is in his twenties, Draco is an only child & he's 15, so it makes sense that Lucius & Narcissa would be a little younger) It doesn't mean he won't make a small cameo in the story, though ::winkwink::
heh that would be interesting. write more soon, if you haven't already!
arthur is the perfect little gryffindor boy, so polite. i can't believe i forgot to read this story for so long! molly is great, trying to push him into a confession. i like the way you do that; it doesn't seem to me that she'd say it herself unless she was truly desperate. and, since they've got time, arthur can take his time. adorable! narcissa and lucius were a good read as well. of course, he tries to make his superiors feel inferior. to quote jkr, "spot on."
arthur, arthur... ah, how i love him! it was incredibly noble and fitting of him to take the blame. their relationship is blossoming nicely. i assume you were writing the scene that molly described to harry and ron in the books? if so, i believe you did an excellent job. i really liked this line, as well: “A sickle for your thoughts?” a good wizarding phrase made from a muggle one. if i ever steal it, i'll be sure to credit you...
aww poor arthur! great job.
well done. i love how the names were incorporated. ironic, isn't it, that fred and george are named after dumbledore's mice! still, this is an excellent story. shane and maeve are fun to read as well. alastor's predictions were a little uncanny, but i loved maeve's reaction ("are you mad?!"). this has been a truly wonderful story that i greatly enjoyed reading.
aww, arthur, come on! well done, though. and i had no problem with the lenght.
wow. poor ron... great angle, having both POV's. it's a plot line most people would never have thought of. very creative! and of course there was that smudge of h/g. lovely!
FYI: I realize now that this is a fairly short chapter. Anyway, thank you to everyone who has ever reviewed my work! it means a lot!
OKAY. I've decided that I won't have time to write the sequel before HBP comes out, and it would screw me up majorly to be in the middle of a fic and then learning all sorts of new stuff (hopefully). Therefore, I will not begin writing until after I've read book 6. I'm sure that makes sense, and I'm sorry to disappoint anyone.
{Posting this here} OKAY. I've decided that I won't have time to write the sequel before HBP comes out, and it would screw me up majorly to be in the middle of a fic and then learning all sorts of new stuff (hopefully). Therefore, I will not begin writing until after I've read book 6. I'm sure that makes sense, and I'm sorry to disappoint anyone.
a big THANK YOU to everyone who has every reviewed my fan fiction.
the chapter was accepted. sorry about the long wait!
great first chapter! a few things: i love the OC character you made up. but one thing: malfoy was not at school at the same time as the marauders. also, if this is year six, then lupin would not be a prefect (that happened in year five). other than that, great job! be sure to go back and fix the little missed punctuation marks and such. still, i like it, and will continue to read it. great job.
great first chapter. the story is developing nicely. i was thinking that the title is a bit off, seeing as the game is happening yet, but that is just me. good job; i'm looking forward to the match.
this could prove very interesting. harry with grandparents... even if they are muggles. good idea, and i like what you have so far; what with petunia remembering what albus would have said.
*lol* Poor baby. But I can't help it. Nicely done, though. To the person who said to watch the language: in the definition of rating: PG-13 signifies language and possible sexual content, and there isn't a warning symbol for language, so I think that it's okay.