Harry Potter Harry Potter fanfiction rantings
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Heh, I suddenly feel very glad that I invented new goblins for Black Heir instead of using old ones. 
:lol: B)http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1672761/1/
Emerald Tablet, post OOTP. It's another fic that i really like a lot. The beginning might be a little rough but by the end it has you hooked. First time writing for the autor so you can see the progression.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/959090/1/
Phoenix Rising
This one is just great, and the ending.....wow.
Emerald Tablet, post OOTP. It's another fic that i really like a lot. The beginning might be a little rough but by the end it has you hooked. First time writing for the autor so you can see the progression.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/959090/1/
Phoenix Rising
This one is just great, and the ending.....wow.
If we're back to suggesting fics than I've got two new ones for you guys.
"Of Blood and Power" by Dalyon is excellent from what I've read so far, it looks like it's just about to get into the real meat of the story once the author gets a few more chapters up soon but it is shaping up to be an excellent one.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2327297/1/
Also, "Harry Potter and the Eclipse of Rememberance" by The Zig which I've just started reading and thus are not done with it yet but is looking like the most original thing I've seen for awhile as I'd hit quite a 'dry-patch' as far as fanfics for awhile and so it's good to see there's still good quality works out there waiting to be found.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1470503/1/
That's all I'm giving for now so make sure to tune in next time for... 'Israfel's Fanfic Picks of the Day!'
"Of Blood and Power" by Dalyon is excellent from what I've read so far, it looks like it's just about to get into the real meat of the story once the author gets a few more chapters up soon but it is shaping up to be an excellent one.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2327297/1/
Also, "Harry Potter and the Eclipse of Rememberance" by The Zig which I've just started reading and thus are not done with it yet but is looking like the most original thing I've seen for awhile as I'd hit quite a 'dry-patch' as far as fanfics for awhile and so it's good to see there's still good quality works out there waiting to be found.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1470503/1/
That's all I'm giving for now so make sure to tune in next time for... 'Israfel's Fanfic Picks of the Day!'
hum... about the phoenix rising, it's alright and gets better, but it has a few problems that irritates me, mainly harry punching voldemort in the back while he has a dagger on him :/
apart from that, i'll recommend bobmin's sunset and sunrise over britain :
http://bobmin.fanficauthors.net/Harry_Potter.html
it's not the best, but quite good nonetheless.
apart from that, i'll recommend bobmin's sunset and sunrise over britain :
http://bobmin.fanficauthors.net/Harry_Potter.html
it's not the best, but quite good nonetheless.
Realizations by Wishweaver
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1260679/1/
Perhaps not *the* greatest fic I've ever read, but it comes pretty darn close. Well worth a read for the fact that it manages to use the heavily overused Harry-goes-to-live-at-diagon-alley-plot without turning him into some sort of super-harry. Anyways, Harry is heading home after the events of the Goblet of Fire when the Dursley's doesn't come to meet him at Kings Cross.
Because they've moved to Australia, without telling him!
Harry then spends some time on his own, meets people and befriends a family of muggles when two young girls make their way into the leaky cauldron, which their mother doesn't notice and just keeps on walking past it. Bah, anyway, this is a completely marvelous personal-development fic with some lovely psychological insight.
Anyways, marvelous fic well worth a read that's kinda hard to stop reading once you've started reading ( and the reason why I haven't done anything but read today, despite noble intentions to do some writing on my own, read some pm's and perhaps even deal with some of my backlogged e-mail... ), so make sure that you've got some time on your hands before starting to read, as this is a huuuuge fic.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1260679/1/
Perhaps not *the* greatest fic I've ever read, but it comes pretty darn close. Well worth a read for the fact that it manages to use the heavily overused Harry-goes-to-live-at-diagon-alley-plot without turning him into some sort of super-harry. Anyways, Harry is heading home after the events of the Goblet of Fire when the Dursley's doesn't come to meet him at Kings Cross.
Because they've moved to Australia, without telling him!
Harry then spends some time on his own, meets people and befriends a family of muggles when two young girls make their way into the leaky cauldron, which their mother doesn't notice and just keeps on walking past it. Bah, anyway, this is a completely marvelous personal-development fic with some lovely psychological insight.
Anyways, marvelous fic well worth a read that's kinda hard to stop reading once you've started reading ( and the reason why I haven't done anything but read today, despite noble intentions to do some writing on my own, read some pm's and perhaps even deal with some of my backlogged e-mail... ), so make sure that you've got some time on your hands before starting to read, as this is a huuuuge fic.
Never Alone Never Again by Bored Beyond Belief
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/750576/1/
This one is filled with some Angst, so I'll tell you now that if you don't like angst then this fic isn't for you, but it's still a damn good piece of work.
After all that Angst I would suggest this one. It's short but still good stuff. Harry/Tonks, rating is mature.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1547874/1/
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/750576/1/
This one is filled with some Angst, so I'll tell you now that if you don't like angst then this fic isn't for you, but it's still a damn good piece of work.
After all that Angst I would suggest this one. It's short but still good stuff. Harry/Tonks, rating is mature.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1547874/1/
Ok, this is a bit off topic but I absolutely have to share this one with the masses, the author Post has to be one of the best (and most consistent, with length of stories and updates) that i've ever seen, he hasn't written any HP yet (hence it being off topic) he/she has only written X-Men: Evolution, Teen Titans, and some Zelda stuff so far but wow...just wow. I just got done reading the X-Men: Evolution story "Between The Walls" which weighed in at 163,454 words and it's sequal that is still uncomplete called "Chronicles of Ecto" that has a respectable 43,869 words. But now I'm getting prepared to read the most monstous story that I've ever seen. The Teen Titans fic entitled "These Black Eyes" that has an incomprehensible 2,289,297 words that are spread over 270 chapters!!! Not to mention afterwards I have its uncompleted sequal to look forwards to called "Manifest Destiny" that comes in at a wopping 658,338 words over 67 chapters. So if you've got some serious time on your hands (like an entire Saturday or possibly even a full weekend) than check out this juggernaut of an author, Post.
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/6342/
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/6342/
The guy is amazing! I have seen him around when I was still written for the Teen Titans section (and still am, if quite a bit less now), and everytime I check is profile to see that his These Black Eyes, I'm amazed at how much he has written! I mean, 270 chapters! And these are NOT short chapters by any stretch of the imagination.
Unfortunately, I'm a little weary of getting into the story now. I mean, 270 chapters with 2,289,297 words! And that isn't including the sequel! This guy needs to start writing some serious stuff and not just fanfiction!
Unfortunately, I'm a little weary of getting into the story now. I mean, 270 chapters with 2,289,297 words! And that isn't including the sequel! This guy needs to start writing some serious stuff and not just fanfiction!
Yah, it's weird how you can almost always tell authors that are aspiring to be or are on the verge of becoming authors (generally because their stuff is much better and longer than other writers stuff) I've noticed a few other writers like this, like the other of the story "Mysteries" that I mentioned in an earlier post, Pride-Fall, who wrote the Naruto story "Meridians" among others. And it seems to me that Kraken's Ghost and The Seldon Planner could both be real authors as well. The Seldon Planner is not a very well know author but if you haven't read his stuff you simply have to read it, it's some of the best Eva stuff out there, albeit very dark, when I say dark I mean dark like some of Random1377's earlier works (as he seems more inclined towards lighter hearted things lately than he used too). *Sigh* and it seems I just can't talk about only HP, me with my rants and ramblings and all, always drifting off topic.
Ah! I have just finished reading a very interesting story, better than most I've come across in awhile (been in a dry spell (fanfiction-wise) recently). It is called "Cave Ultor" by Lord Letumvis, it is a Dark!Harry story and it looks like he has a good update rate going on it too because it was posted on 12-24-05 and the last update was on 01-06-06 and it already has eight good sized chapter out with a total of 31,436 between them. Here's the link.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2718629/1/
Read and enjoy. :lol: B)
Love it, hate it, not my problem.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2718629/1/
Read and enjoy. :lol:
B)Love it, hate it, not my problem.
This is one of my top-ten HP fanfic peeves as well. I couldn't resist drabbling about it, in fact... (This is posted elsewhere, but seemed appropriate given your comment. If it's not appropriate here, feel free to delete)
Cheers,
Mike [Full Pensieve]
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A pair of goblins bowed Harry through the silver doors and into the vast marble hall. His eyes swept the long counter. There was no queue.
ôGood morning,ö Harry said quietly to an unoccupied goblin. ôIÆm here to take some money from my vault.ö
ôKey, sir?ö
ôHold a minute,ö Harry said. He rifled through his pockets, scattering two Canary Cremes and a spare Horcrux. The goblin before him hissed as the Cup left dark smoke trails on an open ledger. The goblin to the right looked up from a pile of emeralds and peered appraisingly at the Cup through his jewelerÆs eyepiece, and Harry quickly stashed it away.
ôHere it is,ö Harry said, holding up his golden key.
The goblin looked it over. ôThis seems in order. Very well,ö he said, handing it back to Harry. ôI will have someone take you down to the vaults.ö He waved at a goblin standing to the side. Once Harry put away the Canary Cremes, he followed the goblin toward one of the doors leading off the hall.
ôI am Griphook,ö the goblin said. Harry nodded as they entered the narrow stone passageway that held the carts.
ôI am Griphook,ö the goblin repeated. ôWe have met.ö
ôI see,ö Harry said. The goblin scowled and then whistled and a cart hurtled toward them. They climbed in and were off into a maze of passages.
The air stung at HarryÆs eyes û they were moving at least as fast as his Firebolt, he figured. ôPerhaps you remember?ö the goblin called out over the rushing wind. ôIt was your first time at Gringotts.ö
ôWhat?ö Harry said. He looked intently into the field of stalactites, intent on seeing one of the fabled Gringotts dragons.
ôWhen we met û it was your first time at Gringotts,ö Griphook went on.
ôThat seems a long time ago, doesnÆt it?ö Harry said, not taking his eyes off the rocks adjacent to the underground lake. There was an orange glow just then, surely reflected from a burst of fire. ôI scarcely remember it.ö
ôIt was only five years ago, perhaps six,ö the goblin grumbled.
ôI was with Hagridàö Harry said. The cart whipped around a corner and once again he was deprived of a dragon sighting. ôOf course û he was here for theà erm, never mind. He was here.ö He laughed. ôThese carts surely werenÆt made for his like, I can tell you. I remember that much.ö
ôPeople comment on your excellent memory, Mr. Potter,ö the goblin said tersely.
ôMy memory? Honestly? My memory isnÆt anything worth mention,ö Harry said. ôHermione does most of the remembering, IÆd say. Ron and me, we just do things.ö
ôYour consideration for magical beings is well known ûfriend to the lowly house elf and such,ö the goblin hissed. ôI had thought that you would recall my name.ö
ôNo, no, afraid I didnÆt,ö Harry said absently. ôSeems like this is taking longer than usual, donÆt you thinkà erà umà?ö
ôGriphook. Grip û hook,ö the goblin spat through clenched teeth.
ôOh, right û that. Never have been any good with names,ö Harry said. ôThis trip does seem to be taking a long timeàö His eyes narrowed. ôYou arenÆt angling for a tip, are you?ö
Griphook growled loudly and the cart came to a screeching halt. ôYour vault,ö the goblin screeched.
Harry raised an eyebrow as the goblin roughly opened the cart door. ôThank youà?ö he said, confused. He heard the goblin mutter things along the lines of æChosen One, indeed!Æ, and Harry wondered idly if this was how Kreacher had started out.
FIN
Cheers,
Mike [Full Pensieve]
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A pair of goblins bowed Harry through the silver doors and into the vast marble hall. His eyes swept the long counter. There was no queue.
ôGood morning,ö Harry said quietly to an unoccupied goblin. ôIÆm here to take some money from my vault.ö
ôKey, sir?ö
ôHold a minute,ö Harry said. He rifled through his pockets, scattering two Canary Cremes and a spare Horcrux. The goblin before him hissed as the Cup left dark smoke trails on an open ledger. The goblin to the right looked up from a pile of emeralds and peered appraisingly at the Cup through his jewelerÆs eyepiece, and Harry quickly stashed it away.
ôHere it is,ö Harry said, holding up his golden key.
The goblin looked it over. ôThis seems in order. Very well,ö he said, handing it back to Harry. ôI will have someone take you down to the vaults.ö He waved at a goblin standing to the side. Once Harry put away the Canary Cremes, he followed the goblin toward one of the doors leading off the hall.
ôI am Griphook,ö the goblin said. Harry nodded as they entered the narrow stone passageway that held the carts.
ôI am Griphook,ö the goblin repeated. ôWe have met.ö
ôI see,ö Harry said. The goblin scowled and then whistled and a cart hurtled toward them. They climbed in and were off into a maze of passages.
The air stung at HarryÆs eyes û they were moving at least as fast as his Firebolt, he figured. ôPerhaps you remember?ö the goblin called out over the rushing wind. ôIt was your first time at Gringotts.ö
ôWhat?ö Harry said. He looked intently into the field of stalactites, intent on seeing one of the fabled Gringotts dragons.
ôWhen we met û it was your first time at Gringotts,ö Griphook went on.
ôThat seems a long time ago, doesnÆt it?ö Harry said, not taking his eyes off the rocks adjacent to the underground lake. There was an orange glow just then, surely reflected from a burst of fire. ôI scarcely remember it.ö
ôIt was only five years ago, perhaps six,ö the goblin grumbled.
ôI was with Hagridàö Harry said. The cart whipped around a corner and once again he was deprived of a dragon sighting. ôOf course û he was here for theà erm, never mind. He was here.ö He laughed. ôThese carts surely werenÆt made for his like, I can tell you. I remember that much.ö
ôPeople comment on your excellent memory, Mr. Potter,ö the goblin said tersely.
ôMy memory? Honestly? My memory isnÆt anything worth mention,ö Harry said. ôHermione does most of the remembering, IÆd say. Ron and me, we just do things.ö
ôYour consideration for magical beings is well known ûfriend to the lowly house elf and such,ö the goblin hissed. ôI had thought that you would recall my name.ö
ôNo, no, afraid I didnÆt,ö Harry said absently. ôSeems like this is taking longer than usual, donÆt you thinkà erà umà?ö
ôGriphook. Grip û hook,ö the goblin spat through clenched teeth.
ôOh, right û that. Never have been any good with names,ö Harry said. ôThis trip does seem to be taking a long timeàö His eyes narrowed. ôYou arenÆt angling for a tip, are you?ö
Griphook growled loudly and the cart came to a screeching halt. ôYour vault,ö the goblin screeched.
Harry raised an eyebrow as the goblin roughly opened the cart door. ôThank youà?ö he said, confused. He heard the goblin mutter things along the lines of æChosen One, indeed!Æ, and Harry wondered idly if this was how Kreacher had started out.
FIN
Ahahahah, ohh I needed that, glad to see that I have some supporters out there, and the illusive Mike has even come out of lurkerdom to respond as well, I'm honored. I think I put the fear of god enough into Hawk that he made sure that his goblins were a bit more original, as you can see if you check out his "Dark Heir" story. I'm pretty sure he made a comment somewhat to that effect earlier in the thread.
Ahh, this story hails from an author that I had read a while back then forgotten, and now have rediscovered. The author is 'The Watcher In The Dark' and is an excellent author. The story of his that I'm currently reading is his HP Vamp fic called Harry Potter: A Vampire's Curse, a decent fic by any means, but he also has another HP fic and two NGE fics which I would also heavily suggest. Check it out, it's all good stuff.
Ah Hyne I can't believe I forgot this one. I'd have to say one of my favorite one-shots of all time and my ABSOLUTE favorite crossover ever is the story "Evil Be Thou My Good" by Ruskbyte. I LOVE this story, I must have reread this one at least ten times by now as I tend to just go back and reread it when I'm bored and can't find anything decent to read. It's even gone so far as to be put on my favorite's list which I'm very picky about as all of you know. So if you haven't read this you should defintely check it out, it comes with my highest recommendation. Oh yah and it's a Harry Potter/Hellraiser crossover for anyone who was wondering, and if that doesn't make you want to read it then nothing will.
Yeah, I liked that quite a bit as well.
I actually didn't think it meshed all that well with the actual Potterverse though, since the murdering of the Dursley's should have had some major repercussions beyond what happened. But considering itÆs a oneshot and a damn good one at that, I just let it go.
I enjoyed his Something Grim This Way Comes as well, although in a different way. I have to say that I spent some time giggling during that reading.
I actually didn't think it meshed all that well with the actual Potterverse though, since the murdering of the Dursley's should have had some major repercussions beyond what happened. But considering itÆs a oneshot and a damn good one at that, I just let it go.
I enjoyed his Something Grim This Way Comes as well, although in a different way. I have to say that I spent some time giggling during that reading.
Meh, don't wanna start a new topic just for this, so I'll stick with this one.
Just saw the Goblet of Fire movie on DVD.
Meh...
Meh.
Meh!
The crappiest one of the bunch, I thought. A real insult to the Goblet book, which I rather liked. Prolly a close second to Order, which is the one I liked the best.
I just never managed to grab my attention, I fast-forwarded through almost the entire thing and have no regrets whatsoever concerning this.
Too much shit removed and what we're left with is too fast-paced for those who haven't read the books to keep up with. Not that I think there's all that many people watching the movie who hasn't read the books, but still... The f/x is good, as usual. The sfx are more then acceptable. Ralphie did a good job as Voldie.
But dear lord, couldn't they have found the time to send some of those morons to acting class before letting them stand in front of a camera?
And howzabout the casting? Did someone have a few too many drinks before sitting down and deciding which people to have in the movie? I mean, what's up with Fleur?! Blegh!
The next movie had better be better thought out and if Tonks and Bella are as badly cast as Fleur, I'll be bringing a baseball bat with me if I ever go somewhere near the people responsible.
Ruddy plonkers...
Ah well, at least it got me going for a bit and I managed to write a couple of paragraphs for Fall of the Malfoys, before I got bored and started tinkering with my It's not enough-spinoff Naughty Swordmaiden Minako instead.
Just saw the Goblet of Fire movie on DVD.
Meh...
Meh.
Meh!
The crappiest one of the bunch, I thought. A real insult to the Goblet book, which I rather liked. Prolly a close second to Order, which is the one I liked the best.
I just never managed to grab my attention, I fast-forwarded through almost the entire thing and have no regrets whatsoever concerning this.
Too much shit removed and what we're left with is too fast-paced for those who haven't read the books to keep up with. Not that I think there's all that many people watching the movie who hasn't read the books, but still... The f/x is good, as usual. The sfx are more then acceptable. Ralphie did a good job as Voldie.
But dear lord, couldn't they have found the time to send some of those morons to acting class before letting them stand in front of a camera?
And howzabout the casting? Did someone have a few too many drinks before sitting down and deciding which people to have in the movie? I mean, what's up with Fleur?! Blegh!
The next movie had better be better thought out and if Tonks and Bella are as badly cast as Fleur, I'll be bringing a baseball bat with me if I ever go somewhere near the people responsible.
Ruddy plonkers...
Ah well, at least it got me going for a bit and I managed to write a couple of paragraphs for Fall of the Malfoys, before I got bored and started tinkering with my It's not enough-spinoff Naughty Swordmaiden Minako instead.
Personally, I've been disappointed in the HP movies ever since I had seen CoS. I also think they had fucked up PoA as well, and considering this is all because the books are getting longer, OotP will be even worse.
Movie Begins:
Harry walks down the stairs and... SUDDENLY, WIZARDS, THOUSANDS OF THEM!
Remus: Let's go Harry! We're off to Grim... Grim... that place!
Harry: What?!
Fade in at Grimmaulde place:
Hermione, Ron, Sirius: Hi Harry. *several months pass in one scene cut* Bye Harry!
Harry: What?! Wait, Sirius!?
Fade in at the Hogswart Express:
Harry gets shoved into a compartment by Hermione and Ron.
Hermione & Ron: Okay, we're off now, Prefect duty and all that.
Harry: Wait, what?! You're Prefects?!
Harry gets ignored as they leave. Harry sits down, and a fade out begins.
Harry: Hey! Aren't I supposed to meet someone he--?!
Hogwarts arrives after the first minute in, and then the true slaughter begins.
Movie Begins:
Harry walks down the stairs and... SUDDENLY, WIZARDS, THOUSANDS OF THEM!
Remus: Let's go Harry! We're off to Grim... Grim... that place!
Harry: What?!
Fade in at Grimmaulde place:
Hermione, Ron, Sirius: Hi Harry. *several months pass in one scene cut* Bye Harry!
Harry: What?! Wait, Sirius!?
Fade in at the Hogswart Express:
Harry gets shoved into a compartment by Hermione and Ron.
Hermione & Ron: Okay, we're off now, Prefect duty and all that.
Harry: Wait, what?! You're Prefects?!
Harry gets ignored as they leave. Harry sits down, and a fade out begins.
Harry: Hey! Aren't I supposed to meet someone he--?!
Hogwarts arrives after the first minute in, and then the true slaughter begins.
Oooooh ouch. In the words of the MK announcer guy "FATALITY!".
Blasphemy!!!!
Yup pretty much, from the time they started making the HP movies I knew it was gonna' get bad because unless they have the movies five hours long each there's just no possible way they can fit everything that happens in those into a movie, just no way in hell.
Blasphemy!!!!
Yup pretty much, from the time they started making the HP movies I knew it was gonna' get bad because unless they have the movies five hours long each there's just no possible way they can fit everything that happens in those into a movie, just no way in hell.
Tonks is apparently being played by Natalia Tena.