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person ren13love
schedule November 6, 2010 at 12:00 AM

I love reading fan fiction, I do it every chance I get, but this; this was amazing. You staid true to the characters, you made it seen so real I had to go back and read the last book just to remind myself that it was really just fan fiction. Your way with words is inspiring. You should not limit your self to fan fiction. In fact if it was not for the fact I could not stand to not read more I would tell you to stop, it is just limiting your abilities. I read, a lot, and though I love most {if not all} the books I have read, sometimes the authors have good ideas but the writing is not up to par. You are a great writer, one of the best I have seen in s along time, and your creativeness with your story is just {i hate using adjectives more than once in a paragraph so sorry but i cant think of any other words that fit this description well enough} Amazing, Inspiring, {I found other words, thank you to http://thesaurus.com} fascinating, incredible, marvelous, stunning, unbelievable, wonderful, encouraging, enlivening, exalting, exciting, exhilarating, heartening, inspirational, inspiriting, motivating, moving, refreshing, stimulating, stirring, and uplifting. All these words work. I am very serious about all of this, in the past year I have not had a book or any fan fiction that has gotten me so addicted that I stay up until 3 in the morning reading it. I think my eyes are swollen from looking at the comp. screen for so long. Please continue writing, and please try to write some originals, if you have already please post them, I would love to read.

Send me an e-mail with you update please, ren13love@gmail.com
schedule September 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Absolutely fantastic as always. I do believe that you have made me fall in love with fictional characters lol. The passion and the details just suck a person into the story an keeps you wanting more. I love it!!!! Congrats and much love =)
person Jing
schedule July 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Your stories are always fantastic. Whether I read them on FF.net, AFF.net, or your LJ... whether they're Hogworts, post-Hogwarts, or AU... I can always count on your fics to be absolutely fantastic. I have no idea how you manage to be such a prolific writer and still have time for everything else in life, but I'm grateful for whatever it is. Your stories bring joy after a long day :) Thanks for another great one.
schedule October 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM
I wasn't expecting to review upon finishing, but I'm really happy right now (in an almost idiotic way). I love this story too too much. Reading it again was such a pleasure. Of course my favorite scenes revolved around Draco's POV in the courtroom, as well as Harry's first encounter with Narcissa, but overall this is such a fabulous story. Although I should be studying, this provided a really nice (about 5 hour) break from that. Will all the stories proclaiming Ginny as the antagonist, it is very convincing how you display it here. The dialogue is controlled, and explodes across the pages when the frustration and greed becomes too much for her. It is believable, in a way. Although I doubt anyone disappoints me more than Bill's reactions, even now. This is such a great story. I'm so glad you wrote it. Overall I usually like your Harry POVs more, but in this story, Draco shines.
schedule July 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Oh dear goodness. I loved that so very much. Read it all in one sitting... I am very amazed at how far the cruelty went. To start, Bill's opinion I didn't really care about either, and I'm glad not to have heard from Percy, but I was surprised at the twins. All their years of being tricksters and they so easily got manipulated. Kind of sad. I was glad for Mr. Weasly, Hermione and Ron too, even on his "anti-divorce" days. Sorry that I'm going to jump around a bit in writing this review, but I'll try and talk of the things that stick out after reading 33 chapters. I really liked Harry's manner with Narcissa. Skeeter rose really high in this book for me. lol I enjoyed reading her articles. Ginny. Oh dear. I was surprised at how far she let it all happen, and either how good an actress and/or how delusional she was even up to the very end. I'm glad that her family wised up a bit about it, and although it is Mrs. Zabini, I'm really glad that the kid will not grow up with Ginny's bitterness or Blaise's hopelessness/thirst for revenge. The courtroom proceedings were really good, great speeches in there. I especially liked the spell that makes the judge act with justice, yet also is influenced by what the people feel. And I must say, I really love how you write Draco. Not usually in Harry/Draco fics, but otherwise he is treated as the poor sod he deteriorated into from lack of screen time and lack of spine throughout the books. I was happy to see him become an "lawyer". Pansy was also absolutely delightful. And lastly Harry. I'm glad how he was covered. Following his rise to strength again was inspirational and very uplifting. I was glad where he came to a point of wising up to Ginny's manipulations. Wonderful job on this story. I really enjoyed it.
person LeeB
schedule July 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM
I just reread this story from the beginning, and it simply enthralled me. I love it as much now as I did the first time. Thank you.
person Vibora
schedule March 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM
wow
i just finished reading your story...and it was...wonderful!
keep writing cuz your awesome! =]
person Diane
schedule March 12, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Oh that was freaking amazing. It satisfied both my yaoi cravings and my crime drama cravings. *huggles and kidnapps Arguer Malfoy* So freaking hot. I guess since I wasn't around to go chapter by chapter and I couldn't read this all in one day, I'll just randomly point out the parts I liked. I never could understand why people don't have Harry speaking Parseltongue more often. It's hot! I love how he used the guarden snakes as a home security system. Hmmm... Ginny's a right bitch in this one, but I can see how that would stay in character with her because of the hero worship that was so evident when she was younger. I was just saying to someone how great you are about keeping everyone in character and developing them. None of this, "Oh, I hated you, but now I love you. Life is perfect," nonsense that appears in so many DracoxHarryxDraco stories. I like it so much more how you have them recognizing their differences (in morals for example) fighting about them a bit, and then realizing that they're not going to be able to change the other and moving on. That's so much more realistic. Hmm... I absolutely adore the public apology from the twins. That's just cute. I kept thinking that Harry was going to invite Draco to go flying with him. I thought that would be a great way for Harry to show just how much he trusted Draco to let him be a part of that. Not to mention, I'm sure Draco would have loved the sight. And I love Harry's out of control magic. It makes for such an interesting part of the plot and even prettier during the sex. Speaking of sex, that was great. Harry's amazing when he's lost in himself and even better when he's lost in Draco. So good. The entire story was just excellent.
person LeeB
schedule February 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM
That. Was. Marvelous.
The characterizations were strong and complex.
The plot was new and nifty.
The sex was blistering (thank you!)
You avoided all the cliche's, the pace was perfect, the backstory was well thought out and expressed easily and naturally.
This one goes in my favorites. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it.
person Darkless
schedule December 9, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Finally got back to this to finish this.

Fan-fic-tastic!!