Now this is an interesting story! I have always liked Viktor, though I've never really given much thought to his backstory!

Firstly, I've got to say that I love the way you set up this story. Each section having a prompt before it really made each clump of story make more sense.

My favorite out of all of them was probably Confrontation. It showed how he can be powerful and make his point known. It shows that he's a real leader.

I laughed at the part about the beaters! I mean really! They are always missing when you need them.

Finally, what drew me into this story was the summary. I know the summary was basically the first section. But I just wanted to compliment you on it. You wrote it so beautifully. I could just picture a young Viktor at a game, trying to catch the snitch.

You did a great job, and I look forward to reading some more of your stories!

I chose this one to review because I like the challenger's comment about character development (tho unlike him/her, I am a romantic, haha)

Viktor is an interesting minor character and I would have liked to have known more about him, but of course he was only intended to be around for a short time. I love the little slices of time you've chosen. You start with a little boy of five, and as we all know, kids of that time have wonderful imaginations. I like how that was a defining moment and that it carried him from the little boy dreaming of catching the Snitch to the famous young Seeker we met in Goblet of Fire.

My favorite parts besides the first:
Meditation - his first Quidditch captain makes a good point about visualizing your goals.
Trepidation - he's in danger and he's still singularly focused on that goal.

Medication - OUCH. (i'm with Viktor...just where WERE those Beaters anyway?)

Adoration - reminds me of that scene in Goblet of Fire where Ginny asks who that is and Ron tells her and the crowd is chanting his name. Always sends a little chill up my spine, lol.

This was a great read :)

I think you did a great job of character development as you traced his Quidditch career and his hatred of Grindelwald. The rhyming prompts added to the stylistic aspects of this, and I enjoyed reading about Viktor/snitch. Lol. Lots of insight into his character, and I liked reading it. Keep writing :)

Very cool. I like that you can say so much in so few words. His appeal to the girls though can't be forgotten, even if it isn't a romance story. Maybe it could have gone under Admiration for what he inspired in others or Exasperation, trying to live a normal life despite the fan club. But since it's been complete for months, I'm just gilding the lily

This is awesome! Interesting character development on Viktor, my favorite one was Fabrication. Lol, I think you may have written Viktor/Golden Snitch.

This is an excellent character development/exploration piece. You really flesh him out in these moments. Your characterization is consistent throughout. A great piece of writing.

One question remains: how did you come up with these words? Were they prompts? OK, I guess that's two questions.

"It wasn't difficult for Victor to find allies against the pro-Grindelwald fad; many at Dermstrang had lost relatives to the now imprisoned dark wizard. It was also surprisingly easy to teach the pro-Grindelwald group a lesson they wouldn't soon forget. They went from mocking to mewling in the space of minutes."

That should be Durmstrang.

"With two bludgers coming at him from opposite angels, what Viktor feared most was allowing the Golden Snitch to slip through his fingers. Perhaps the bludgers were inevitable, but losing the game was not."

Nice use of the bludgers and snitch as a metaphor. Angels should be angles.

This is really nice insight into Viktor!

I like that all of your prompts rhymed and that there was a logical progression/ they were all related.

My favorite was Adoration, for the little detail about his new uniform.

Cheers!

Rosa, you complete me. When I saw Viktor/Golden Snitch, my heart just stopped before picking up again. I have now found the meaning of my life: to find all Viktor/Snitch stories...

OKay, I'm done being an idiot. Onward with the review. I can completely understand Viktor's fascination with the snitch when he's young. I think any little kid would run around and try to catch a Golden Snitch. Hopefully without hurting themselves.

I actually feel bad for Viktor for going through the constant reminder of his grandfather's murderer. And the fact that the students were rubbing salt in the wound without knowing is even worse. It really reminds me to today's society.

I absolutely love the ending. It was definitely my favorite of the one word prompts.

I really like this story, its very descriptive and I love the way you word it. Very well done.

Ari

What an awesome idea this was! I really liked all the prompts. And, I love the character development throughout it, even for a slightly shorter piece. I really liked this piece, although I admit, I don't quite remember who Viktor is. I don't read HP books, and I don't if he was in the movies. But, I don't think I really need to know because you told me everything. :) A truly lovely story. Thank you. :)

I will admit straight up that when I read the Potter books I didn't like Victor Krum. However, I did like this story! And I love the use of rhyming prompts, it's such a good/original idea that I haven't seen used before!

"Trepidation" is my favourite prompt, because it shows Krum's determination perfectly - perhaps I didn't give his character enough credit after all!

But overall, it's beautifully written and I will certainly be reading some more of your fanfictions in the near future! _

I agree 110% that Victor Krum doesn't get enough attention.

Very nice oneshot. While short, you managed to say a lot in the words you did choose to use. I got a sense of not only Viktor Krum's love of Quidditch, but also his values and experiences that helped shape him as a person.

Well done.

This was a really original idea. I don't think that I've ever seen a Viktor/Golden Snitch pairing before but it was absolutely fascinating. Viktor really doesn't get enough attention in this fandom.

I like the diversity that we see in this; it's not all Quidditch all the time. The fact that we get to see so much character development really makes this an enjoyable piece. I especially enjoyed "Education" because it gives us a nice glimpse at the important things in his life.

Thanks so much for sharing and nicely done! Cheers!

I don't read Harry Potter fanfiction all that often, but if more of them were of this sort of quality, I might. While I feel that the way it jumped around helped make it unique, I also thought that it left some parts a bit undeveloped. But still, the fact that you managed to give such a minor character even a little bit more depth is definitely a good thing.

Loved the Viktor/Golden Snitch pairing. Shall we petition a category for that? :)

I felt like I was reading snippets of Viktor’s life, almost in chronological order, like it might have been presented in a newspaper or magazine article. I enjoyed this format. You pulled it off nicely. Good read!