Clendy 82: Probably one of the best fanfics I have read so far. If you're familiar with the author's work on Team 8, then you know what to expect. The only complaint I have is a complaint common to almost every Peggy Sue fanfic known to man: The main character just acts too damn mature for any intelligent adult not to notice. The author covers it quite well, with other characters attributing it to his rough childhood and Harry's cover story of reading many books on topics he should have no knowledge of, but when Dumbledore buys into it, you know somebody's been issuing the entire supporting cast...I won't say Idiot Balls. More like Idiot Marbles. Instances like Harry (age 11) walking into Gringott's, making an appointment with the executor of his estate, and arranging for Vernon Dursley and family to endure financial setbacks The Count of Monte Cristo would have been proud of, not to mention discussing possible assassination with a straight face tend to send up a red flag. The story avoids this pitfall better than most; perhaps better than any, but I don't think it's possible to avoid it completely. Despite this one pet peeve, the story is top-notch, with the new timeline being altered in ways that elicit at least one case of Fridge Brilliance per chapter. My personal favorite being after Peter Pettigrew's capture before the start of second term. In the original timeline, Ron and Hermione get into arguments over Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, constantly being on the hunt for Ron's rat. However, now that said rat was revealed to be...well...a rat, Ron is in the market for a new pet. Preferably one specifically crossbred for intelligence and the ability to detect malicious intent... Brilliant. Highly recommended.
Phoenix FTW: Amazing plot, and awesome character development. I could fill a whole page with how brilliant the story is. But I'll use just 2 lines. Seriously, this guy is awesome.
Anon: The only reason Harry is able to get away with his maturity is by being careful in whom he displays it to. Peripheral characters like Gringotts goblins and Dobby he can tell pretty much anything to. Other characters he has to be careful with, poking and prodding them subtly. As for Dumbledore, Harry is forced to adopt a bitter semi-antagonistic relationship with him solely so that Dumbledore won't be able to investigate without fear of pushing Harry away irrevocably.
Moving comments to reviews pt 2
Clendy 82: Probably one of the best fanfics I have read so far. If you're familiar with the author's work on Team 8, then you know what to expect. The only complaint I have is a complaint common to almost every Peggy Sue fanfic known to man: The main character just acts too damn mature for any intelligent adult not to notice. The author covers it quite well, with other characters attributing it to his rough childhood and Harry's cover story of reading many books on topics he should have no knowledge of, but when Dumbledore buys into it, you know somebody's been issuing the entire supporting cast...I won't say Idiot Balls. More like Idiot Marbles. Instances like Harry (age 11) walking into Gringott's, making an appointment with the executor of his estate, and arranging for Vernon Dursley and family to endure financial setbacks The Count of Monte Cristo would have been proud of, not to mention discussing possible assassination with a straight face tend to send up a red flag. The story avoids this pitfall better than most; perhaps better than any, but I don't think it's possible to avoid it completely. Despite this one pet peeve, the story is top-notch, with the new timeline being altered in ways that elicit at least one case of Fridge Brilliance per chapter. My personal favorite being after Peter Pettigrew's capture before the start of second term. In the original timeline, Ron and Hermione get into arguments over Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, constantly being on the hunt for Ron's rat. However, now that said rat was revealed to be...well...a rat, Ron is in the market for a new pet. Preferably one specifically crossbred for intelligence and the ability to detect malicious intent... Brilliant. Highly recommended.
Phoenix FTW: Amazing plot, and awesome character development. I could fill a whole page with how brilliant the story is. But I'll use just 2 lines. Seriously, this guy is awesome.
Anon: The only reason Harry is able to get away with his maturity is by being careful in whom he displays it to. Peripheral characters like Gringotts goblins and Dobby he can tell pretty much anything to. Other characters he has to be careful with, poking and prodding them subtly. As for Dumbledore, Harry is forced to adopt a bitter semi-antagonistic relationship with him solely so that Dumbledore won't be able to investigate without fear of pushing Harry away irrevocably.