Review of chapter "Setting the Stage" from superbrutal
Review:
Its been awhile sense your last update, but I'm glad to see that your still writing.
I'm glad that the Prime Minister was able to at least tell off Fudge, cause someone really needed too.
I look forward to your next chapter.
Comments from author:
Yeah, it has been a while, hasn't it. . . Hopefully the next chapter will be out faster. And stayed tune for more Prime Minister-Fudge interaction. I just couldn't stand how Fudge treated him in HBP. Thanks for reviewing!
Review By [superbrutal] • Date [23 Jul 07] • Rating [10 out of 10]
Wow, this story is quite different from others i have read, but then again the best ones usually have some individuality to them. I like the idea of the prophecy - it is very buffyworldish, Joss Whedon would certainly approve. I like Angela, although the act that she is the Death Eaters servant seems slightly degrading, if she is an 'old one' she should definitely comeback and do some damage. Even if she is a bad guy, because they made her to servant work, old powerful creatures are in general terms not minions. Also just pure randomness here, but is Dawn one of the old ones?
I like the fact that you have Spike and Illyria bonding going on (not in the 'i proclaim my love for you' bonding, i mean bonding like 'i will no longer rip your spine out' bonding, in an altogether semi-friendly way) , even if she/he/blue girl does not agree.
So, as a result to my semi-coherent review, i will now tell you very clearly that you need to update. This is obviously going to be a long-term story kinda thing, and you can not leave us poor pathetic reviewers hanging around. It is just not right. It's mean and evil and morally wrong! But then that is according to me and i have been told many a time how wrong i am on such matters, and i will stop talking now because it is extremely annoying and apparently off-putting but there we go.
UPDATE!!!!!!!! You see the exclaimations - they mean something!!!!! there we go again!!! wow, this could go on for ever, ok shuting up now.
P.s. sorry, but i write like i speak, most people find it extremely annoying.
Comments from author:
Lol!! Your review made me laugh. .. and actually you remind me a lot of a friend of mine, so I don't find your way of writing at all annoying.
As for Dawn and Angela. .. well, I don't really want to come out and say anything just yet. I mean, Angela could be something else entirely (damn, I just got a great idea for something I could've done. .. oh well, too late now. . ). I will say this much: remember how Voldemort found out she had absolutely no memories of anything other than the last couple of years. . .
I'm glad you think the story's different - actually to me that's the highest praise of all :D I aim for originality. And keeping true to the original works, so I'm also glad you think the prophecy's Buffy-esque. And the next chapter's actually already done; I'm just waiting for my betas to finish with it. Hopefully, that means I'll be able to update by the weekend. . . Thanks for reviewing!
Review By [Frogsareevil] • Date [6 Jun 07] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Quite an interesting story... I'm looking forward to seeing where you take this variant.
Comments from author:
My first review!! Reviews make me smile. Lol! Glad you think the story's interesting. Hopefully I won't disappoint with where I do take this. The next chapter should bring a few more. . um. . .interesting twists.
Review By [EricThorsen] • Date [7 Apr 06] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Decisions and Discussions" from rayningstars
Review:
This story is quite intruiging, and I'm curious about Angela. It's safe to say I'm very excited for more.
Comments from author:
Angela is my very own special surprise for a bit later on. Glad you're excited and I'll try to finish the next chapter as soon as I can. Thanks for reviewing!
Review By [rayningstars] • Date [26 Feb 06] • Rating [10 out of 10]
OCs generally make bad central characters - unless of course the OC is a villian then it's matter of how the author makes the villian. Another words don't focus on Angela if she is OC, it's the best way to loose readers.
We don't read Fanfiction to read about Mary Sues... We read fan fiction for the "What if" where the original author left off.
Comments from author:
Oooh, I can respond to reviews!!! Lol, sorry, just realized this fact.
Thanks for taking the time to review. I will admit that as a fanfic reader I'm also very wary of OCs. Having said that, sometimes cannon simply doesn't have all the characters you need for a story. That's where I'm adding my OCs. And none of them are Mary Sues (I have a beta making sure they don't even begin to slide in that direction). Angela will not be the focus of the story, however she featured so much in the first chapter because I felt it necessary to explain how she got there and why she was there. She will be popping up again and you need to know her story. Plus the scene introduced the death eaters and, more specifically Voldemort. I don't want to give too much away about her, but she will not suddenly develope Stockholm Syndrome and fall in love with Lucius or anything. I don't write romance.
Hopefully, you'll stick with this story for a little bit and not let yourself be scared off by the OCs. Btw, I never said Angela wasn't the villian. ;P
Quite mysterious. If Angela turns out to be a Buffy-verse character, like Tara, Cordialia or Darla, then good. But if she is OC, then not enough focus on the Buffy characters for me.
Comments from author:
Hmmmm. . . sorry, I think I'm going to let Angela be a mystery for a while. And hopefully by the time you do figure out who she is it won't matter so much. Be assured though, that's the most chapter space she'll get for a while. I just needed to introduce her and sort of explain why she was there, 'cause you have to admit, it would've been slightly weird if Voldemort suddenly had this random servent girl around.
The next chapter will have much more Buffy and HP focus.
Review By [VillageOrchid] • Date [24 Jan 06] • Not Rated
Another escaped Old One? If Angela was the Forgotten then The Slayer is the found. Remember the shadowmen "Found" the essence of an Old One to incorporate into a girl thereby creating the slayer. Only the essence of an Old One could survive death after death of each slayer and last from the beginning of time til now.
Comments from author:
Wow, you're the first person to like the Old One essense of the slayer to the prophesy. Wish I had thought of it. =) I'm having so much fun reading about people's theories about the prophesy! There will be more clues coming soon.