The idea of Tom Riddle having visited Sunnydale in the past is simple but effective, and while the circumstances that lead to the Hogwarts trio acquiring their costumes was a BIT of a stretch, it’s still interesting (Even if I have my doubts about Xander being that insightful about people he’s only just met; this is the guy who constantly judged everything non-human as evil unless something drastically proved otherwise, after all).
A part of me has some doubts about all six heroes instantly starting to kill the ‘demons’ they encountered on Halloween- even the Punisher has made it clear that he’ll only kill those who deserve it-, but given the situation I suppose the demons would appear to present an immediate threat to innocents (Plus, at least you didn’t have anyone kill Angel just for being a vampire; I acknowledge that I’m biased because he was my favourite character, but I really hate it when people write Halloween stories where the Scoobies’ new personalities either kill Angel during the crisis or reject him in the aftermath).
Still, with the Scoobies and the Gryffindor Trio developing into more morally complex characters as time goes on- although I hope that Harry and Buffy aren’t going to just drop Ginny and Angel respectively; whatever changes they’ve undergone, I still think those two made good partners for the others (Even without Logan’s apparent penchant for redheads in canon, Ginny’s not to be sneezed at in terms of either power or her ability to adapt, and Angel certainly showed an ability to accept the need for morally grey actions in LA that should help him cope with Buffy's new attitude)-, combined with Kendra and the Council now essentially under Voldemort’s control, I hope you’re going to keep up the interesting work with this story...
Plus, I confess that I’m looking forward to seeing how Angel and the other Scoobies will react to learning what Voldemort did to HIS soul; what can I say?
Review By [MarcusSLazarus] • Date [9 Feb 12] • Rating [9 out of 10]
Thanks for the update. I re-read the entire story to date and it's coming together very nicely.
The Travers connection is a good twist, and it's good to see the pre-"chipped" Spike come out to play, and I'm looking forward to seeing a bit more of the darker aspects of both Giles and Angel.
Review By [draconis] • Date [28 Nov 11] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Great story so far! I have a off the wall question for you. How tall are Harry, Hermione, and Ron? Did they grow a few inches when they got the extra powers? I was curious. Thanks and take care.
Review By [Knightmare] • Date [27 Nov 11] • Not Rated
Worth the wait, eager for more. Spike (Shake the Head) what are you doing, I mean working for that pathetic hack. He got ass kicked by a toddler, you can do better. Dru, you're making your kitten unhappy. Travers, congratulations on coming out of the closet, you know revealing your true self. Giles a slayer (Kendra) is lost, she needs you to save her. Word to the Wizarding World: GROW A PAIR.
Review By [BlueEyedJedi] • Date [27 Nov 11] • Rating [9 out of 10]
Great bout. Love the first meeting between Buffy and Kendra. Voldy seems to be getting desperate. Wonder if their is a relation between Spike and the Malfoys.
Review By [grd] • Date [27 Nov 11] • Rating [10 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Giants and Werewolves" from draconis
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I too just read this story, and I very much hope you return to it.
Very nicely worked tale...with the Trio and the Scoobs turned slightly 'Dark'...or as you said, they are now Grey-Hats.
I thought your choice of costumes a refreshing change from most halloween fics.
I like the initial distrust and conflict, then some working together, but retaining a bit of trust and security-risk issues on the part of the Trio regarding Horcruxes, etc. (although I would think they would benefit VERY substantially from gaining the additional research eyes of the Scoobies and Giles on the topic.)
Please update!
Review By [draconis] • Date [13 Aug 11] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Giants and Werewolves" from jcon
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Just found this story. Really enjoyed reading it. Liked the crossovers and the plot. Pleased to read that not everything is handled the first time. The characters are interesting & well thought out. Looking forward to further updates.
Review By [jcon] • Date [1 Jul 11] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Giants and Werewolves" from teddybear
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This is awesome! Truly enjoy reading it! Please keep writing.
Review By [teddybear] • Date [18 Nov 10] • Rating [10 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Giants and Werewolves" from CrystalBlaze
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I see that they missed the Death Eater's explanation for all the awful laws meant to oppress "Dark" Creatures.
I got it, though; all those laws meant to marginalise any creature that could serve Voldemort's ends leave only Voldemort as a means out of horror and practical starvation.
(None of them realise, after all, that the lawmakers and Purebloods that did this were doing so FOR the Dark Lord.)
Well, Greyback may know. But he didn't care.
Review By [CrystalBlaze] • Date [6 Nov 10] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "Giants and Werewolves" from palgober
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If this group knows about the taboo on saying voldamort (greyback being a snatcher) then they would probably set some sort of ambush for the low level minions.
Review By [palgober] • Date [5 Nov 10] • Not Rated
I would disagree with the idea that high powered guns wouldn't be able to hurt a giant. At the very least you could shoot them in the eyes and kill them. You can shoot through an engine block with some of those things... giants in the books were never that tough. Wolverine can cut through some of the hardest things in the marvel world... giants would be a cake walk. It just seems rather omg giant's are AWESOME like... detracts from the story in a lot of ways. While I might agree that some of the low calabar weapons might not do much, the stuff these guys are likely to carry... I can't really see the giants doing that well against it. Ah well your story your fic, it just seems a bit over the top considering what the giants in the books were like.
Comments from author:
The giants will go down I just want an excuse to use big guns. Besides if you think about it Hagrid is able to take over a dozen stunners at once which puts McGonagall in the hospital. That means that the resistance that they have to magic is fairly high. Also none of this group is a high level magic user no one got magical knowledge or power increase that would allow them to slice the arm off a giant. This chapter was also to show that the war is not going to be real easy despite their upgrades and that they will still have to work on winning.
Review By [MistofRainbows] • Date [29 Oct 10] • Not Rated