Home again. For now.

[valis2]

Good news and bad news on my fanfic front.

Good news? A Niffler wrote a review about TLS. Yay!! Super yay! For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a Niffler is a fanfic reader who recommends fics to other readers on Fictionalley.org. There are only a select few Nifflers. I would love it if my fic was Niffled. It would truly be an honor.

Bad news? The review pointed out that I haven't explained a long-running plot point, and that my Minerva McG is not canon. In defense? Well, the long-running plot point is a biggie, and I'd rather hold off and save it for a little while longer. The Minerva thing? To me it is logical. Sarah is a Sanguimagus. Minerva knows. Minerva really doesn't like anything she's heard about Sanguimagi, and was completely against Sarah coming to Hogwarts, and especially teaching young children. Minerva doesn't trust her at all, and only the will of Dumbledore keeps Sarah there. I think it is within McG's character to react this way to a character like Sarah. And the other teachers are coming around as well.

The review was definitely positive, though, and it was awesome that she/he spent so much time reviewing it. I really like long reviews. (Not that I don't appreciate short ones---all reviews are helpful, honestly.) I can only cross my fingers. He/she was only at chapter 31, so hopefully I'll hear more about what they think soon. Hope I don't lose them!

If I don't get Niffled that's okay, of course, really. It's just good to get such a pointed review. Makes me think about things and tests my mettle.

Glad to be home, though. Hopefully I'll write more tomorrow.

Comments

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

The Coming of Age

Snape/Tom Riddle. Kind of a squicky pairing, but this story is awesome. This is a future Dark Lord I can see following. It was written as part of a challange in which the challenger specified 'Tom seduces Snape's brains as well as his balls'.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I've read this one. After I read it I wondered to myself how this Lord Voldemort had somehow not taken over the world yet. He was fairly frightening, and the fic is definitely worth of its NC-17 rating. I thought it was quite interesting, and one of the darkest fics I've ever read.

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

*nods* Without a doubt the best Voldemort I've ever read.

This was posted yesterday. It's very dark. Chan, non-con (kinda), character death, etc... But it blew me away with the characterizations of Harry and Snape.

By the Light of Lesser Stars

Totally not a happy ending story. In fact, it's ugly. But there is a truth to the ugliness.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Read that one already too. The Snape characterization was fairly incredible, but of course it squicked me quite a bit and was hard to finish reading because it was so dark and I am not fond of Snarry. Still, it was well done.

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

I've been reading way too many dark fics lately. Of course, my Snarry is usually dark. Fluffy!Snape doesn't work for me.

For romance I turn to H/D. Star crossed lovers and all that. (Which is odd because I hate Romeo and Juliet.)