Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/22/09 14:14
Chapter: Chapter 43B The Battle of Many Armies Contd
Very interesting battle. If they kiil the werewolf that bit Tonks hopefully she'll be saved. On towards the end!
Author's Response: Hmmm... not too likely. It has to be the LEADER of the pack, the alpha wolf. The one that bit her wasn't necessarily the alpha--the alpha to that particular wolf might not even be in the battle! Besides, like the irony that she and Reem will be switching roles. After all his angsting about putting her at risk, now he's the one who has to cope with the dangerous partner. Kind of a karmic Neener-Neener.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/22/09 13:44
Chapter: Chapter 43A: The Battle of Many Armies, Part 1
And the battle is on!
Author's Response: Darn tootin'!
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/22/09 11:43
Chapter: Chapter 42: The Crossing
And what did I say about wondering what she was really up to?
Author's Response: Certainly looks grim, doesn't it? And yet all may not be as it seems...
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/22/09 11:19
Chapter: Chapter 41: Gathering Momentum
I'm certainly hoping Sirius will think to ask Albus how he destroyed the ring before he tries to destroy the Horcruxes on his own. Loose ends are starting to be tied-up. I am very curious as to what Tura found in Bella's mind and why she's hiding it from Harry and what she's really planning when the get to Voldy
Author's Response: Well, you'll see pretty soon...
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/22/09 0:42
Chapter: Chapter 40: The Turn of the Tide
Gawd I love the way you've written this story. I'm also beginning to think Harry is not going to use the AK curse to kill Voldemort. It won't be as it was in DH, but I bet it's going to be interesting.
Author's Response: Glad you're enjoying it!
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 23:39
Chapter: Chapter 39: Bubbles Burst
I think I love you, LOL!!!! Utterly fantastic, amazing, wonderful, etc., etc. I can understand Dumbledore's crying. Even though I'm sure he wanted to save Lily, because of "The Greater Good" he couldn't do so even as he arrived too late to save James. He could only act as he did because he did not know what the future held. It's also very easy to see he had no way of tracking down the traitor. I hated Umbridge from the moment we met her during Harry's trial. I am SO GLAD you made her the traitor. Okay, I'll even pretend to like your romantic pairings for what you did in this chapter.
Author's Response: LOL! Well, you can just like the rest of the story, no pressure. It was fun to give old Dolores what she really deserved--and to mitigate some of the damage done to the Longbottoms. I also wanted to show he was not as all-powerful as Harry thought, in a way that wouldn't necessarly tarnish his reputation, just make him more human.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 22:52
Chapter: Chapter 38: The Darkest Secret
Now that is a stretch that not in my wildest nightmares could I imagine! I can't wait to see where this is going.
Author's Response: That's one of my favorite cliffies ever.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 20:48
Chapter: Chapter 37: Ways and Means
Awesome! The whole chapter was a learning experience. Harry learned you need to pay attention to everything when you're reading someone's mind, and he was able to realize what needed to be done before they acted. I can see the relationships from your point of view, I'm just not broadminded enough to like them, lol
Author's Response: I always saw Harry's tragic flaw as this tendency to run headlong into situations without getting all the facts. So I wanted him to grow a little as a person, learn not to be such a hothead all the time...
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 19:51
Chapter: Chapter 1: The Calm
Didn't read that. I had a copy and loaned it to someone before I read it and never got it back. I'll have to check it out of the library.
Author's Response: Sadly, it's so dry it's like trying to read sawdust, but the concepts are incredible--and you'll understand LOTR so much better if you know the "prehistory" of the Silmarillion.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 19:49
Chapter: Chapter 1: The Calm
You can't remember everything you wrote. Even JKR admitted she had to go back and look up stuff when people asked her questions or when she wanted to make sure she didn't give conflicting statements about something that happened in a previous book.
Author's Response: Heh, ain't THAT the truth...
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 19:45
Chapter: Chapter 1: The Calm
I was projecting into the future for the Harry/Ginny romance. I also think Harry learned a lot about love, family and relationships during his years at Hogwart's and hanging around the Weasley's and Hermione. We all have our own ideas about where we'd like the relationships to go in books. How boring would it be if we all thought alike?
Author's Response: Quite true--differences are the fun part.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 14:29
Chapter: Chapter 36: Wolf's Bane
He was part of Fawkes magic would be my conclusion. 'Course since he said he was there for Fawkes it didn't take much stretch. I love how Sirius got his magic back, and Harry did have to sacrifice his blood for it to happen. You write so well it's so easy to "see" everything that's happening, as if you were there. I'm still not okay with the romantic pairings, but it's your story, not mine. I can only praise the way you write it.
Author's Response: Peredhil: Well, not exactly. You might try googling some of the foreign words he says and see what they mean--and what language it is. That'll point you toward the answer of that mystery.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 13:45
Chapter: Chapter 35: Illuminations
You've written a really great picture of Draco and Harry's first meeting. This is a side of Draco you could never imagine from the HP series, though the scene on the Astronomy Tower made you wonder what really be happening in his head. It still makes me want to vomit thinking that Harry would be in love with Ondossi.
Author's Response: Yeah, I was reading another person's fic about the whole HP story from Draco's perspective and gave some thought to how he might have reacted to that first meeting. I think even back then Draco was too smart to alienate a total stranger without at LEAST making sure he wasn't from an important family first. From there it's not hard to imagine that HE thought HARRY was acting like a jerk, even as Harry was thinking that DRACO was the jerk. As for Harry and Tura... well, to each his own. I think he'd see a kindred spirit in this other abandoned, unwanted soul, not to mention someone who is helping him become a better wizard. Look at his other favorite adults, for example--Dumbles, Lupin, Sirius... All people who basically took him under their wing and nurtured him. Tura has done that, too, and on top of it all she's also a girl, not too much older than he is. I can't imagine Harry NOT getting a crush on her, really.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 13:07
Chapter: Chapter 34: The Lost Boy
Another few steps that make up an amazing stride.
Author's Response: Thanks. This was one of the first chapters I wrote, actually... just had this vision of lost, lonely Draco slowly going mad from being all alone with his thoughts and regrets. I think we saw a lot more to him on the Astronomy Tower AND when he was crying alone with Moaning Myrtle in her bathroom. Harry wasn't the only kid whose life was messed up by Voldy...
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 1:40
Chapter: Chapter 33: The Downward Spiral
I meant to put a name to who I thought Ondossi was referring to a couple chapters ago. Snape is the only one I can think of who fits her description. I'm guessing he was not in love with Lily in your Bk 7. Or maybe he found Ondossi in later years and she loves him but he doesn't really love her? Nothing is as it seems. Your son is loyal, but overall I must admit I'm partial to DH. I love the explanations you've come up with, and a lot of the stuff you've written. I just love Snape's memories and Dumbledore's confessions at King's Cross, and the Epilogue
Author's Response: You may be on the right track, but you'll have to read on to find out. :)
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 0:50
Chapter: Chapter 32: Truth and Consequences
Another interesting chapter and twist. She's using his guilt to make sure he really is ready for Voldemort. I'm beginning to think she had this planned all along, as the only way he could get enraged enough want to kill. You are good.
Author's Response: *nods* Sort of. That was definitely why she was kind of mean to Harry at first--she wanted to antagonize him enough that he'd be ready to take that next step--because killing isn't the type of spell you can do with a kindly heart.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/21/09 0:23
Chapter: Chapter 31: It Tolls For Thee
Now there was something I didn't expect. Well, actually I was thinking there was some connection, but that wasn't it.
Author's Response: Well, the story IS called "HEIRS of Slytherin..." :)
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/20/09 23:31
Chapter: Chapter 30: The Spirit of the Season
Think I just lost my lunch, lol. Even in an AU I can't imagine Harry with anyone but Ginny. They've been perfect since Harry met the Weasley's at King's Cross. I'm glad Sirius found out his brother turned out to be a good guy. Will they think of using the Sword of Gryffindor to kill the Horcrux? Did Sirius become a Horcrux? That's a new and interesting thought.
Author's Response: Talk about losing lunch! Ginny was what, 10 years old, and had a bad case of Hero Worship. No one is "just perfect" for someone else at age 10, or 15... or even 20 in most cases. And on top of that, Harry and Ginny couldn't be more different--she's from a huge loving family, he was abused and unwanted. She'd make a great sister and friend for him, but once the honeymoon was over they'd find out they had nothing in common. And for people who live to their 180's that would be one LONG marriage...
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/20/09 22:55
Chapter: Chapter 29: The New World
I certainly hope Harry wouldn't become a snake if he really became an Animagus. That would be a little too much for me. I know the other shoe still hasn't dropped, but I'm not sure I'm going to like it when it does.
Author's Response: He's not. He was experiencing her magic when she's doing the Animagus thing, but he can't necessarily do it himself--and even if he could, I'd imagine his shape would be magically determined, like Sirius being a dog or Peter beiing a rat.
Reviewer: captburke
Date: 01/20/09 21:54
Chapter: Chapter 28: The Pitch
Gross is the only word I can come up with for that. I'm still looking for that knife to reappear, though I may be looking in the wrong direction. And why can't the Sisterhood work with Sirius? How's anyone going to find out?
Author's Response: Gulp... you caught me. Someone else pointed out, "Why didn't Mrs. Weasley help Sirius?" I kinda goofed there. Maybe everyone lost faith in him after he turned around and allegedly killed Peter and all the muggles.
