[Report This]Date: 08/31/2006 02:47 pm Title: Chapter Four - Tonks and Remus
i realize harry Potter is quite an idol for you but the stories you write are what many people would consider as fake. Try writing our own book or story of your own ideas instead of obsessing about this harry potter thing. harry potter is for j.K Rowling and nobody will ever take her place. You have good talent so don't waste it on this. Start your own series and have fun, you can do it!
[Report This]Date: 03/17/2006 12:43 am Title: Epilogue - Hogwarts' Spy
Awww, that was a very sweet ending, and quite a surprise as to who the mystery author was. I really liked the concept of the story and it was a great way for us to get a peak into several different characters minds in one sitting.
“Really, Neville!” chastised Hermione, the only one whose puzzled expression was mixed with reproach. “I barely have time to read; where do you find the time to write non-assigned essays?”
That response from Hermione was spot on, and made me giggle!
Author's Response: Hello Kittynoir! I'm happy to learn that I surprised you! And that I made you giggle! This short novel was certainly fun to write for the same reasons: I liked to play with the parchment and have people react differently to it. Thanks for your nice comments; I put them all in my pocket! Take care!
[Report This]Date: 03/07/2006 08:41 am Title: Epilogue - Hogwarts' Spy
I like how this story broke out of the norm, in its selection of its main characters and their responses.
(I was wrong in my guess of who the spy was, and the two he was spying on! Ack!)
Author's Response: Hello BarbB! Thank you very much for your review, it warmed my heart! I am really glad that you found the plot choices original, and especially happy that you were surprised at the end! If you feel like it, send me an email to tell me who you had in mind (in order to preserve the other readers' surprise). Thank you again, and take care!
[Report This]Date: 03/06/2006 04:55 am Title: Chapter Four - Tonks and Remus
The way you describe the developing relationship between Tonks and Remus is just beautiful and very natural.
I'm a little confused about the parchment burning in midair at the end, but I suppose that I'll find out in the conclusion!
Author's Response: Thank you for taking the time to read and review all the chapters; I appreciate it *very* much! I thought it was a good occasion to explore things from Tonks' point of view, for a change, and this evolution came naturally to me indeed. As for why the parchment burns... ask Tonks! *wink*
[Report This]Date: 03/06/2006 04:37 am Title: Chapter Three - Minerva, past and present
This chapter was incredibly sad...especially considering what happens to Dumbledore at the end of the year. I enjoyed reading the passion underneath Minerva's stern surface, the way her friendship with Albus began and I loved her realisation that he knew her feelings, and had known all along.
Author's Response: This chapter was a very intense and heavy one indeed. Minerva had to realise that Albus had always known... for I would have imagined he would have felt something before and yet, he had not acted on it. Not that I really believe something is going on between Minerva and Albus, but we know very little of them and I thought I would just let my imagination loose on what might be hidden there. I am glad you appreciated it! Thank you so much for reviewing all this! Take care!
[Report This]Date: 03/06/2006 04:23 am Title: Chapter Two - Severus and the Gargoyles
The whole scene with Snape being so paranoid about the parchment had me in stiches! and I loved the description of Minvera's 'nighttime' wear. :)
Author's Response: Hehehe thanks again, dearest! It was a very fun chapter to write. For some reason, Severus was so vivid in my mind that I could see all this happening as if I was one of the gargoyles! I'll never get tired of writing him! As for Minerva's nighttime wear... I am still recovering from the horrible tartan hat (with "earflaps" please) they made her wear when Draco woke her up very late in the evening to report Hagrid and the trio! I just can't imagine her any other way, and canon does state that she has questionable fashion tastes! ;o)
[Report This]Date: 03/06/2006 04:08 am Title: Chapter one - Irma and Argus
Only just finished the first chapter and I've never really read fic about Irma and Argus and I have to say, they are very entertaining. I love Irma's fuddled attempts at explaining the parchment (and her reasons for wanting to) and I cracked up when Filch asked if it had any 'action' in it.
Author's Response: Thank you! One of my worries was that the humour only made *me* smile and laugh, and I am glad you appreciated it! Though their relationship is hinted in canon, I just could not see and describe it without making it a bit caricatural. I am glad you enjoyed it!
[Report This]Date: 02/15/2006 02:32 pm Title: Chapter Two - Severus and the Gargoyles
It is original and it wasn't boring.
But what makes a good author? [or even a sellable one]. If there were a simple formula, then we could and would all apply it.
To write a full length novel involves not only writing skills, but what I might call an archectural skill - the ability to weave the complete work into a satisfying overall narrative. JKR has that in trumps. And it can't be taught.
But your story to date is original. The characters - well, with fanfic, you're using someone else's. Another snag with writing a novel is producing convincing characters - and giving them convincing dialogue. Though, I must say, your dialogue is convincing enough.
Author's Response: Hello there! Thanks for taking the time to write your comment. I agree with you: there is not one single formula that describes a good author or novel. I personally believe that there is a public, more or less distinct, for each style and, to a certain extent, for each author. Though I am absolutely not looking for *the* formula, I know that each author's strengths hit or touch readers in a particular way. Without knowing what touches whom and how, it's difficult to enhance those strengths. I agree with you that when you take out all the learning and improvement, it all comes down to "you've got it or you don't". But I don't think it means good writing cannot be learned, and JKR is still a good example for that: compare book 1 with book 5... night and day. As for creating my own characters, it's the first time I write a novel without any OC; you might want to check One Wish Alone Have I, in which my main character is an OC. Thanks again for leaving your comment, and take care! :o)