| Reviews for Quoth the Raven, Nevermore |
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Jaquilynne chapter 47 . 7/19 I'm not one for reviews, I'm no professional to be able to review / critique someone else's work. However, reading your ( blessedly short ) comments to reviews included I just have to express my opinion on what had been said. I would brush off whatever negative comments came from your portrayal of The Morrigan, what little is written is based on often conflicting verbal history and there is no way of verifying the author of that information did not include their own bias in it. That they didn't get the Celtic stories and Welsh stories mixed together? Each of the peoples in the Isles had their own stories about her, the basics of her 3 aspects remaining the same but the expression varies according to the culture of the particular peoples. I personally think you very likely came as close to an accurate portrayal of the 3 fold goddess as is possible. I do find this a very well written story well worth the reading. On the use of firearms, it is understandable that British Author J. K. Rowling didn't include them, the culture just doesn't think of them. That also makes authors from countries where they are more common would include them understandable. Being from Canada I don't have the strong pro-firearm outlook Americans often do, nor the strong anti-firearm stance The British seem to frequently have. I would say your use of them is a perfect balance between the two extremes. Used just enough to get the job done, not overboard in a wild killing spree. Naturally, all of the above is just my opinion given freely with no expectation of agreement. |
Guest chapter 36 . 7/14 Wizards don't know what guns and bullets are. This always seems so... Strangely blind to me. Voldemort himself grew up in the middle of WWII. As a child, the horrors of war leave a mark, especially in London during the Blitz. Then there's Grindleward, one of the biggest names in the wizarding world, and the part he played. Coupled with the long life spans of magical folk, there's plenty of reasons for them to recognise bulletwounds. But... They don't need to anyway. The way you're writing it, Voldemort and Snape can't figure out what to do with the wounds. So, essentially, you're trying to say that wizards have no idea what to do with basic puncture wounds? Like, say, from accidentally stabbings? Or piercing spells? What happens if magical people jab themselves badly with a sewing needle, do they just accept the inevitable and let themselves bleed to death? There's nothing special about bullets. That is, appropriately, exactly the point. They're a very basic sort of thing that work of very basic principles that shouldn't be difficult to comprehend for anyone even remotely familiar with injuring people. They don't need to know what caused the wound to be able to fix it. |
Jordana Babe chapter 24 . 7/13 Yes make the Fudge squirm like a little pig. Lol I'm having fun with this story. |
HeavensHellRazor chapter 13 . 7/7 Scrapper John McIntyre?! I FUCKING LOVE THE M.A.S.H REFERENCE YOU WONDERFUL MAD WOMAN! |
Renazuki chapter 47 . 6/28 Well done! Very well done. I like how The Lady has been portrayed. Excellent reading and thank you for freeing Snape and giving Dumbles his just rewards. |
stevem1 chapter 47 . 6/26 I normally don’t like Harry Potter of the multiple noble titles, who is Uber competent, complete with patron deity and the protection of the Queen. I think they’re usually just too much. This one is an exception. It’s a nice, light, quick read. It’s billed as a dark background with a good guy Harry, and that’s partially true. It’s a good guy Harry but the background is Celtic, but not dark. I liked the Harry/Hermione relationship. There wasn’t a lot to dislike in this story. Recommended. |
Lisa Cooper chapter 47 . 6/26 Thank you/ Danke for the story, QUOTH the RAVEN, NEVERMORE. My daughter and I enjoy mythologies of other countries and cultures. Your fanfiction had a fun feel to it. I loved how it got into Celtic mythology. You did a nice job developing that part of the story. I liked how you worked us into that world slowly so we could get our bearings in that world. I personally appreciated how you put Harry/John into a kinder living situation; and how you rewarded Severus Snape with freedom from 2 of his masters. I enjoyed how you worked Britain in with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles. Thanks to the person who helped with British variances in language, titles, and perhaps some behaviors including Minerva McGonagle’s Scottish Brogue. You had very good attention to detail. It was a very enjoyable story to read. |
twinsouls chapter 1 . 6/22 if you can't stand to do a completely dark harry story. then do a darker grey harry. such as neutrality harry but if betrayed will exact revenge. specially against people who harm or take whats his. family or otherwise. |
Lisa Cooper chapter 2 . 6/19 Ladies, As you are making a warm nesting environment for the little, hurt raven; I too am enjoying the warm environment you have created. Thank you for writing this pleasant, sweet story. |
love4HP chapter 47 . 6/15 Certainly one of the best Harry Potter; Harry-Hermione fan fictions. Just that Harry was shown so thoroughly trained but his dual, battle scenes showing those skills were quite less. |
Kira Potter Jackson chapter 47 . 6/12 I really liked your story. Harry's idea that magic is not good or bad is one of the best you have ever developed. Kira |
Kira Potter Jackson chapter 40 . 6/12 I like the way Umbridge was fired. Better I would have targeted the noble parts. Harry stripping people of undeserved power. I think that even if he complains, Snape is going to have fun. I liked the quick way the problem was fixed. Kira |
Kira Potter Jackson chapter 35 . 6/12 I like the way Umbridge was fired. Better I would have targeted the noble parts. Harry stripping people of undeserved power. I think that even if he complains, Snape is going to have fun. Kira |
Kira Potter Jackson chapter 30 . 6/11 Sirius free at last. Bella looks like a cat, she has more lives than one. Hermione finally knows something of the truth. Harry closed his mouth on the assholes. I find it important that Harry and Snape tolerate each other. Kira |
Kira Potter Jackson chapter 25 . 6/11 Good way to get rid of horcrux. Sirius must have looked like a floor cloth instead of a person. Kira |