Very nice. Please write a sequel

I' not sure of the purpose of this fic?

Is it just a character exploration?

Seems a little pointless, at this stage.

Loved this! X

just realized i've never reviewed this, which is honestly such a disservice, because i reread this fic like every 2 months. still one of the most beautifully written fics i've read. the part about aotscera is hair-raising, and i love the part about reaching into the void. a really great fic.

I'm stunned. It's such a wonderful story. Poetic descriptions, deep character study... Each one scene has something beautiful and mesmerizing in it.

The title is catching and I can easily imagine Tom burning remnants of his previous life. I loved mentions of old magic ("this or my life" is wonderfully harsh), Slytherin and old runes pictured far back in time and in more contemporary setting. The story about yews was magical in disturbing way. The scene with poison was just chilling.

I'm genuinely impressed.

beautiful and chilling

this is truly very beautifully written. all of the little things that created the mood...they were lovely and the implications of your words rang strongly. an excellent work.

This is such a remarkable and beautifully written story. One of my favorite stories on this site ever. Thanks for writing!

breathtaking

Your fic has without a doubt some of the best writing I've seen in fanfiction. The short length only complements the story by not having it drag on.

That was powerful. I don't think Dumbledore ever considered the ramifications of teaching Tom Incendio, and to be honest, neither did I.

Liked this... I prefer Tom's journey to be more spiritual/mystical than how it's usually portrayed in fics (just going places and learning spells? Boring!), so your version is pretty good.

I would have added maybe one last line at the end, for added effect, but aside from that I can't complain in any way. This is a marvelous little one shot.

Beautifully written, and quite chilling. In terms of writing style and content, I have nothing but good things to say. I particularly liked the way you went out of your way as presenting magic to be something more than just wand waving and incantations, linking in bits of folklore and alternate ways of using magic. Slytherin's brief appearance was the best example of this.

Only downside was some some minor formatting errors. There are a few spaces, scattered through out the piece, where it seems you've forgotten to space your words. In the first section, you have "welcomein" as one word, though it should be two. Further below, in the section's second segment, you have "coldly,I", dropping the space between he comma and "I". The same mistakes crops up again in the second section, "you want?rasps", though with a question mark instead. Then the third section has " ". The fifth section has "death,he" and "maybeand possiblyand". The sixth section has "says,but". The seventh, "dreams?he" and "Incendioand" .

I say it seems, since they all come between the transition from speech to text, so it may be stylistic choice, but the rest of the speech doesn't do this, so I figured that such were errors.

But again, this was a brilliant piece, and I suppose the fact that the only thing I can really criticize about it is the formatting just goes to prove it.

Wow... I honestly am lost for words because this was amazing. Beautifully written, and I loved the references to WWII from the wizards side of things. Have a follow and a favorite.