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Sacrifices Arc #1
Saving Connor
Fandom: Harry Potter
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AU, eventual HPDM slash, very Slytherin!Harry. Harry's twin Connor is the Boy Who Lived, and Harry is devoted to protecting him by making himself look ordinary. But certain people won't let Harry stay in the shadows...
Cover art by kimpertinent (deviantart.com).
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AU, eventual HPDM slash, very Slytherin!Harry. Harry's twin Connor is the Boy Who Lived, and Harry is devoted to protecting him by making himself look ordinary. But certain people won't let Harry stay in the shadows...
Cover art by kimpertinent (deviantart.com).
326 pages, ebook
First published October 5, 2005
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August 14, 2013
Spoiler Free Book and Series Review.
To give a good review of this story, you first need to understand my criteria for rating this as I have. I first read Harry Potter as a young adult. I avoided it for years thinking it was "for kids". I was wrong. It is a delightful series.
This series is better.
Yep, I said it. This is Harry Potter for ADULTS. The whole series is a long journey filled with character depth and plot, that made me feel like every other thing I have ever read to date was just fluff.
This 'fanfiction' is better than just about any book sitting on any of my 4 floor to ceiling bookshelves.
Saving Conner is in fact probably the weakest of all the books in this series. However I think many people review this book, and the rest of the series, comparing it to fanfiction, and it SHOULD NOT BE. You should read this as a book all of its own, because this author has reimagined this world so thoroughly that its similarities are insignificant in comparison to its differences.
I also think this book feels like the weakest because it is setting up a lot of things 3 and 4 books ahead. I have re-read the entire series 3 times, and EVERYtime I find some new facet or detail in this book that I suddenly realize paving the road for other events far in the future.
So why should you read it? Because this is a literary work of art. This should be published and this author should be a multimillionaire. If I were offered the chance to buy these books or the Harry Potter books. I would choose these. If I could see the entire fandom taken over by fanfiction based on THESE books I would. If could only bring 1 series of books with me on vacation, it would be this one. Hands down, no competition.
This has a depth of plot that stays interesting, even after several re-reads. It has a slow burning but not all encompassing love story. It has PLOT, and then subplot, and then subplot, and then more subplot. It has war, and action. It has moments of such intense emotion, that if your reading in public you might embarrass yourself when you burst out laughing, or in tears, or in anger. Even the most leisurely readers will have trouble putting this down. You will want to read the next chapter, and the next one, and the next one.
Stop bookmarking it for later and just start reading, you will be glad you did.
To give a good review of this story, you first need to understand my criteria for rating this as I have. I first read Harry Potter as a young adult. I avoided it for years thinking it was "for kids". I was wrong. It is a delightful series.
This series is better.
Yep, I said it. This is Harry Potter for ADULTS. The whole series is a long journey filled with character depth and plot, that made me feel like every other thing I have ever read to date was just fluff.
This 'fanfiction' is better than just about any book sitting on any of my 4 floor to ceiling bookshelves.
Saving Conner is in fact probably the weakest of all the books in this series. However I think many people review this book, and the rest of the series, comparing it to fanfiction, and it SHOULD NOT BE. You should read this as a book all of its own, because this author has reimagined this world so thoroughly that its similarities are insignificant in comparison to its differences.
I also think this book feels like the weakest because it is setting up a lot of things 3 and 4 books ahead. I have re-read the entire series 3 times, and EVERYtime I find some new facet or detail in this book that I suddenly realize paving the road for other events far in the future.
So why should you read it? Because this is a literary work of art. This should be published and this author should be a multimillionaire. If I were offered the chance to buy these books or the Harry Potter books. I would choose these. If I could see the entire fandom taken over by fanfiction based on THESE books I would. If could only bring 1 series of books with me on vacation, it would be this one. Hands down, no competition.
This has a depth of plot that stays interesting, even after several re-reads. It has a slow burning but not all encompassing love story. It has PLOT, and then subplot, and then subplot, and then more subplot. It has war, and action. It has moments of such intense emotion, that if your reading in public you might embarrass yourself when you burst out laughing, or in tears, or in anger. Even the most leisurely readers will have trouble putting this down. You will want to read the next chapter, and the next one, and the next one.
Stop bookmarking it for later and just start reading, you will be glad you did.
March 27, 2015
3 stars for the first book and 5 stars for the series.
Saving Connor is the first and the weakest book in the Sacrifice arc but after that the series gets better and better.
One of the best crafted fantasy words I've read. And I'm comparing this with such books as Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.
Narcissa Malfoy from these series is my favourite female character ever.
Minor spoilers
In this world Harry has a twin brother Connor who is the boy-who-lived. James and Lilly are alive. Remus and Sirius are free and are family friends.
When Harry for horror to himself and his family is sorted in the Slytherin house at first he wants to be Gryfindor but at the end he reconciles as he sees that as opportunity to help his brother in the future.
Draco who is bored out of his mind decides that Harry is most interesting boy from other first years and he has to have Harry as his friend. Snape as well sees that Potter brat is worth his attention to utter Harry's horror who wants to stay average and invisible.
Harry may seem too loyal to Connor but ,believe me, there is a reason for that.
Saving Connor is the first and the weakest book in the Sacrifice arc but after that the series gets better and better.
One of the best crafted fantasy words I've read. And I'm comparing this with such books as Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.
Narcissa Malfoy from these series is my favourite female character ever.
Minor spoilers
In this world Harry has a twin brother Connor who is the boy-who-lived. James and Lilly are alive. Remus and Sirius are free and are family friends.
When Harry for horror to himself and his family is sorted in the Slytherin house at first he wants to be Gryfindor but at the end he reconciles as he sees that as opportunity to help his brother in the future.
Draco who is bored out of his mind decides that Harry is most interesting boy from other first years and he has to have Harry as his friend. Snape as well sees that Potter brat is worth his attention to utter Harry's horror who wants to stay average and invisible.
Harry may seem too loyal to Connor but ,believe me, there is a reason for that.
January 22, 2013
Very, very good.
I am wary of the sequels, though. They sound too dark. [I started this story for many reasons—to explore the ideas, to write about the psychology of a certain kind of abuse] << Author's note after the epilogue of pt 7, which I don't find very encouraging.
And look at that length!
1 - Chapters: 22 - Words: 81,263
2 - Chapters: 33 - Words: 169,197
3 - Chapters: 51 - Words: 278,941
4 - Chapters: 86 - Words: 500,864
5 - Chapters: 125 - Words: 786,063
6 - Chapters: 124 - Words: 709,580
7 - Chapters: 107 - Words: 543,467
Holy sh!t. And I thought Turn was long. Not sure if I'm ready for this journey.
I am wary of the sequels, though. They sound too dark. [I started this story for many reasons—to explore the ideas, to write about the psychology of a certain kind of abuse] << Author's note after the epilogue of pt 7, which I don't find very encouraging.
And look at that length!
1 - Chapters: 22 - Words: 81,263
2 - Chapters: 33 - Words: 169,197
3 - Chapters: 51 - Words: 278,941
4 - Chapters: 86 - Words: 500,864
5 - Chapters: 125 - Words: 786,063
6 - Chapters: 124 - Words: 709,580
7 - Chapters: 107 - Words: 543,467
Holy sh!t. And I thought Turn was long. Not sure if I'm ready for this journey.
January 13, 2015
Once upon a time, I though fanfiction was just this silly thing I wrote and read in my free time. I didn't really think much of it. After all, it's the natural progression of a reader who wants know what happens beyond the pages of a character's story. That's all I thought it was. Then I started to stumble across stories that radically changed the ones I had read, the ones that were darker and harsher and maybe more honest. I read The Darkness Within trilogy and the Sacrifices arc. And while both are complex and haunting, I do think the Sacrifices arc is the tougher story.
I have heard it said that Saving Connor is the tamest of the series, and they are right. Even with that, there are so many disturbing and dark things to be swallowed as you read. This version of Harry is essentially a child soldier, trained to protect and die for his brother if need be. The horrifying part to Snape and later Draco and the reader himself is that Harry is so brainwashed to it. Lily has drilled it into him, and it doesn't seem like there's a clear way out. There is no one in Harry's corner when the story starts, and though there is some hope by the end of this installment, it doesn't seem like there is an easy happy ending. The Sacrifices arc does what the actual Harry Potter series has trouble doing fully: accepting the inherit darkness that is in the world and everyone's heart. There are no true bad and good guys in this tale. There are just people doing what they have to do for their families, for themselves, for the good of the rest of their world. The Sacrifices arc not only points out reality but shows the active consequences of decisions. Harry's upbringing is a good example of this, but there are others.
If you haven't, go to fanfiction.net and check out Saving Connor and the rest of the series. I highly recommend it.
I have heard it said that Saving Connor is the tamest of the series, and they are right. Even with that, there are so many disturbing and dark things to be swallowed as you read. This version of Harry is essentially a child soldier, trained to protect and die for his brother if need be. The horrifying part to Snape and later Draco and the reader himself is that Harry is so brainwashed to it. Lily has drilled it into him, and it doesn't seem like there's a clear way out. There is no one in Harry's corner when the story starts, and though there is some hope by the end of this installment, it doesn't seem like there is an easy happy ending. The Sacrifices arc does what the actual Harry Potter series has trouble doing fully: accepting the inherit darkness that is in the world and everyone's heart. There are no true bad and good guys in this tale. There are just people doing what they have to do for their families, for themselves, for the good of the rest of their world. The Sacrifices arc not only points out reality but shows the active consequences of decisions. Harry's upbringing is a good example of this, but there are others.
If you haven't, go to fanfiction.net and check out Saving Connor and the rest of the series. I highly recommend it.
October 29, 2015
This series is the BEST HP fanfic I've ever read. Nothing even comes close. I think this series rivals the original books in world building, plot, depth and complexity. I'm absolutely gobsmacked by how phenominal this series is. I'm very saddened that the author walked away from writing, as far as I know.
Just.... unreal. 6 stars.
Just.... unreal. 6 stars.
June 2, 2014
Simply. Great.
One of the best HP fanfics I've ever read, and I'm not trying to sugar coat it. It's been a few days since I read this and to be honest I can't recall much fromn the first part of the series but that it'll take amazing plot twists in the long run. Once you start, you can't stop. When I started "Saving Connor", I expected the usual "Harry has a twin brother who's a boy-who-lived and now Harry is ignored" story but in the end everything will turn out to be very different from how it started.
I loved Slytherin Harry! He's wicked yet kind and he does everything grate even without realizing it himself. The author has written it so that you don't even expect it to happen and then BANG it suddenly happens and it feels so right. And you can't believe how much I'm looking forward to reading the fourth book of the story because, hehe, it means Drarry slash~
I'm going to give a better review from the third book of the series, I'm reading it at the moment, you know, and I'm quite captivated with it that I can't even remember a thing from "Saving Connor" or "No Mouth But Some Serpent's". All I can say that the author bound his/her AU of the first Harry Potter book to the original book in a very believable way. And how the plot develops slowly but not too slowly. Suddenly there're evil people who you didn't think were evil. And suddenly you find yourself reading the story with your mouth gaping open because everything is so confusing yet it all makes so much sense. Nothing is black and white after all. The story tells us how everything is actually quite gray.
One of the best HP fanfics I've ever read, and I'm not trying to sugar coat it. It's been a few days since I read this and to be honest I can't recall much fromn the first part of the series but that it'll take amazing plot twists in the long run. Once you start, you can't stop. When I started "Saving Connor", I expected the usual "Harry has a twin brother who's a boy-who-lived and now Harry is ignored" story but in the end everything will turn out to be very different from how it started.
I loved Slytherin Harry! He's wicked yet kind and he does everything grate even without realizing it himself. The author has written it so that you don't even expect it to happen and then BANG it suddenly happens and it feels so right. And you can't believe how much I'm looking forward to reading the fourth book of the story because, hehe, it means Drarry slash~
I'm going to give a better review from the third book of the series, I'm reading it at the moment, you know, and I'm quite captivated with it that I can't even remember a thing from "Saving Connor" or "No Mouth But Some Serpent's". All I can say that the author bound his/her AU of the first Harry Potter book to the original book in a very believable way. And how the plot develops slowly but not too slowly. Suddenly there're evil people who you didn't think were evil. And suddenly you find yourself reading the story with your mouth gaping open because everything is so confusing yet it all makes so much sense. Nothing is black and white after all. The story tells us how everything is actually quite gray.
November 25, 2014
I was leery of reading this. When I found Saving Connor I was looking for some Harry/Draco slash, not a tale of two brothers. However, I decided, based on the positive reviews, to give it a chance. I'm glad I did because, frankly, I loved it. More than the actual book it was based on even. Books written from the point of view of children often fall into two categories I find. One, where the child acts as adults expect children to act; they make silly mistakes, act impulsively, and are intimidated by authority figures. And two, where the child, while still enjoying childish things, behaves logically and views him or herself as equal to adults. This book fell into the second category, which greatly pleased me. Though perhaps not the most realistic of the two, I find intelligent, skilled children far more interesting and engaging than kids who always act immaturely and do stupid things. Harry, because of the interesting brainwash his mother had subjected him to throughout his childhood, was confident, resourceful, and one of those people who collected useful information and acted on it swiftly.
June 20, 2017
The concept ended up being my favorite part of this one. The idea of an AU in which Harry's a Slytherin and it's his twin who's known as the Boy Who Lived fascinated me.
I'd initially put off reading this because of the daunting length of the rest of the series. But then, I realized I was searching and searching for new drarry stories just to keep living in these fantastic interpretations of a world I love. Once I realized that, I decided that 2 million+ words might be a GOOD thing, and I gave this a shot.
It was fun and the premise was every bit as interesting as I'd hoped.
I'd initially put off reading this because of the daunting length of the rest of the series. But then, I realized I was searching and searching for new drarry stories just to keep living in these fantastic interpretations of a world I love. Once I realized that, I decided that 2 million+ words might be a GOOD thing, and I gave this a shot.
It was fun and the premise was every bit as interesting as I'd hoped.
July 22, 2016
Five-star rating for the integrity and brilliance of the entire series, if not the for this particular installment alone. The author's Sacrifices Arc is a great one, the kind of long epic readers hope for -- it's a story that isn't contained in a few hundred pages, but a few (many) thousand pages. The story is constantly growing, revolting, surprising, and endlessly entertaining. It's told beautifully, and has fierce detail, careful structures, wild imagination. It'll ensnare you for weeks in a hard read, months in smaller yields, and the type of reading one easily invests time in.
*Told through Harry's POV (with occasional if fairly frequent appearances by other characters).
*All in all, there were many themes that could have been handled much better, but there were also many themes that were done quite pleasingly. The title of the story, and the title of series, drew me into reading before anything, and then when I found out Harry's to be a Slytherin, but now that I've read the story, it's on it's own merits that I finished, and will happily continue.
*House segregation:
*Prejudices:
*Purebloods:
*First year house cup:
*Characters:
*Smut count: none. They're eleven -- eventually, there are promises of mm yumminess, though.
*Conclusion: SPLENDID.
*Told through Harry's POV (with occasional if fairly frequent appearances by other characters).
*All in all, there were many themes that could have been handled much better, but there were also many themes that were done quite pleasingly. The title of the story, and the title of series, drew me into reading before anything, and then when I found out Harry's to be a Slytherin, but now that I've read the story, it's on it's own merits that I finished, and will happily continue.
*House segregation:
*Prejudices:
*Purebloods:
*First year house cup:
*Characters:
*Smut count: none. They're eleven -- eventually, there are promises of mm yumminess, though.
*Conclusion: SPLENDID.
March 14, 2020
Saving Connor is definitely the weakest book in the series yet (while writing this I'm currently on book three, Comes out of Darkness Morn) and it was still really good. I love the premise (Harry has a twin that's supposedly the Boy Who Lived and he's his loyal protector; until suddenly he's sorted into Slytherin and everything slowly, but surely, changes) and I really liked some of the dynamics (Harry/Draco, Harry/Malfoys, Harry/Hermione). REALLY liked.
The writing wasn't The Best (definitely not the worst either!) but it gets better and better in the next parts of the overall story. I wish James Potter, Blaise Zabini and Fred/George would play a bigger role, too. In this book, I didn't really care about Connor but I totally felt and understood Harrys need to protect his brother.
The writing wasn't The Best (definitely not the worst either!) but it gets better and better in the next parts of the overall story. I wish James Potter, Blaise Zabini and Fred/George would play a bigger role, too. In this book, I didn't really care about Connor but I totally felt and understood Harrys need to protect his brother.
October 20, 2020
I fully agree with all the positive reviews on this story. This series of Books are held high in my top most beloved stories.
It is a investment and a long journey to the end. But if you are a keen reader and a fan of this shipping and fanfiction style. Then finishing these stories will be the best achievement you will have. The writer is so intelligent about the world she creates and only builds more on top of what JK Rowling has done to the betterment of the series.
It becomes its own world in the most natural and impressive way.
Totally worth your time and this should be considered the Gem of all M/M Harry Potter fanfiction.
Don't let the size of these books scare you. It took me some time to read them too. But I enjoyed the ride and didn't stress over it because I did read other books in-between these one. However the story and Harry's journey became apart of my life for these years. To the point that when it came to the end... I felt like I was losing a friend.
I don't think it will take me long to feel the need to go back and read it again, to bring the writers words back into my life again as a constant friend I can go back to enjoying when I most need it.
This is how I read the books and this is why you should give it a go.
It is a investment and a long journey to the end. But if you are a keen reader and a fan of this shipping and fanfiction style. Then finishing these stories will be the best achievement you will have. The writer is so intelligent about the world she creates and only builds more on top of what JK Rowling has done to the betterment of the series.
It becomes its own world in the most natural and impressive way.
Totally worth your time and this should be considered the Gem of all M/M Harry Potter fanfiction.
Don't let the size of these books scare you. It took me some time to read them too. But I enjoyed the ride and didn't stress over it because I did read other books in-between these one. However the story and Harry's journey became apart of my life for these years. To the point that when it came to the end... I felt like I was losing a friend.
I don't think it will take me long to feel the need to go back and read it again, to bring the writers words back into my life again as a constant friend I can go back to enjoying when I most need it.
This is how I read the books and this is why you should give it a go.
September 9, 2016
I love this fanfiction !! I wanted to give it 5 stars but my raison that I didn't have is that it will get better I know and in this first book Connor was acting stupid and harry ... But that's what makes this series so special !! this book !! So different than the others and darker ! I will continue with the rest and enjoy it :)
November 23, 2015
3.5 stars
Harry's twin brother, Connor, is the boy who lived, and Harry can do anything to shield his brother from any harm in the Wizarding world although later, Harry is sorted into Slytherin and his twin is sorted into Gryffindore.
Fanfiction could take readers to another alternative world of their favorite story. For me, it feels great to be back home again, but in different timeline. Although this book received just 3.5 out of 5 stars from me, I will just keep continuing reading the remaining books in the series since from reading the comments, it sounds very promising.
*It's the largest fanfiction I've ever attempted to finish so far.
Harry's twin brother, Connor, is the boy who lived, and Harry can do anything to shield his brother from any harm in the Wizarding world although later, Harry is sorted into Slytherin and his twin is sorted into Gryffindore.
Fanfiction could take readers to another alternative world of their favorite story. For me, it feels great to be back home again, but in different timeline. Although this book received just 3.5 out of 5 stars from me, I will just keep continuing reading the remaining books in the series since from reading the comments, it sounds very promising.
*It's the largest fanfiction I've ever attempted to finish so far.
November 28, 2014
The first time I read Saving Connor, I was gripping the edge of my seat and reading like crazy. There's something about it which hints at great, tragic, beautiful secrets - possibly the fact that a 5 year-old has vows to protect his twin brother and to be ordinary so the twin can be extraordinary. Something wicked this way comes...
Lightning on the Wave wrote one of my favorite series, fanfic or otherwise, and now I'm re-reading it for the sheer pleasure.
Rating 4/5 because I know what's next.
Lightning on the Wave wrote one of my favorite series, fanfic or otherwise, and now I'm re-reading it for the sheer pleasure.
Rating 4/5 because I know what's next.
November 30, 2018
Normally, I don't really track/count my fanfiction reading, but I found the Sacrifices Arc here and the series is so epic that I had to include it. I've read it before ages ago, but recently started rereading it and found that I loved it all over again. It's such a different version of Harry Potter that it reads on a completely different level. But I love the depth and complexity of the story, there's so much politics and intrigue as the series goes on and a different view of magic. Would highly recommend to any who like HP fanfiction and don't mind original characters.
September 11, 2013
Honestly Didn't get to much into this one, thought the character is far far far to mature for a supposed 11 year old(even considering the premise), and wasn't that much of a fan of the writing style. That being said I'm not a big fanfic reader so part of the low rating could be attributed to that. All in all wouldn't recomened someone not read it but definitely wouldnt recomened it to anyone either
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March 30, 2015I would like the chance to be given the chance to read this magnificent book only if it would be available to the public.
November 2, 2015
That was pretty darn good. It was very different from the usual Harry-has-a-twin story, and was very well written. I'm a bit wary about the length of the other works in the series, though.
May 23, 2023
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September 10, 2024
This is a very long, very heavy Harry Potter AU where the author tries to make a good story out of common tropes, namely Slytherin!Harry and twin!Harry. As I said in an update, I read the series in the fall semester of senior year of high school and then in the fall of my junior year of college. Been wanting to revisit for a while, and since I tie books to seasons, now was the perfect time to go for it.
This first book held up just as well as I remembered, thankfully—I was scared my tastes had changed and I wouldn’t like it this time around. The quality of writing was very good (only once did a line stick out at me as being particularly awkward), and the characters, while not very similar to who they are in canon, are well developed and interesting in their own right.
You know when you talk to someone about HP and they say that while the stories themselves were pretty basic, JK Rowling created such a great, realistic world? No one who reads this series will ever espouse that opinion again. The Sacrifices Arc shows a depth to wizarding culture that JKR herself never comes close to. My favorite is the intricacy of pureblood culture, in this book most clearly shown when Harry stays with the Malfoys for Christmas. I’m very much looking forward to more of that. (If I’m remembering right, we get way more of Dark wizarding culture than Light, but I hope I’m wrong; I really like the idea of Houses besides Slytherin keeping wizarding traditions alive, pureblood or not.)
Harry is the most frustrating unreliable narrator I have ever encountered. Very effectively done on the author’s part.
Only a couple gripes with this one:
- I get there’s a reason for this and that it’s entirely deliberate, but Harry doesn’t read like a child even remotely
- Rolled my eyes so hard when Harry was like “Connor just needs to spend more time with my friend who’s actively calling his friend racial slurs :)”
I’m very glad to be reading this series again. Huge time investment, so let’s hope my pending surgery goes through soon; balancing hockey and reading this will be tall order. Those six weeks in recovery/off skates might get me through book four, if I’m lucky.
(As much as I love this series, I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anyone; there are 3.3 million words among the seven books.)
Oh, also, I really wish the author had gone back and edited this book to have a Swinburne title like the rest of them.
This first book held up just as well as I remembered, thankfully—I was scared my tastes had changed and I wouldn’t like it this time around. The quality of writing was very good (only once did a line stick out at me as being particularly awkward), and the characters, while not very similar to who they are in canon, are well developed and interesting in their own right.
You know when you talk to someone about HP and they say that while the stories themselves were pretty basic, JK Rowling created such a great, realistic world? No one who reads this series will ever espouse that opinion again. The Sacrifices Arc shows a depth to wizarding culture that JKR herself never comes close to. My favorite is the intricacy of pureblood culture, in this book most clearly shown when Harry stays with the Malfoys for Christmas. I’m very much looking forward to more of that. (If I’m remembering right, we get way more of Dark wizarding culture than Light, but I hope I’m wrong; I really like the idea of Houses besides Slytherin keeping wizarding traditions alive, pureblood or not.)
Harry is the most frustrating unreliable narrator I have ever encountered. Very effectively done on the author’s part.
Only a couple gripes with this one:
- I get there’s a reason for this and that it’s entirely deliberate, but Harry doesn’t read like a child even remotely
- Rolled my eyes so hard when Harry was like “Connor just needs to spend more time with my friend who’s actively calling his friend racial slurs :)”
I’m very glad to be reading this series again. Huge time investment, so let’s hope my pending surgery goes through soon; balancing hockey and reading this will be tall order. Those six weeks in recovery/off skates might get me through book four, if I’m lucky.
(As much as I love this series, I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anyone; there are 3.3 million words among the seven books.)
Oh, also, I really wish the author had gone back and edited this book to have a Swinburne title like the rest of them.
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December 7, 2022got COVID and had to isolate. this was a very good being-sick distraction. Very much the weakest of the series so far but a good introduction to this world.
Harry feels very overpowered and very naive— but that all changes quickly.
I was upset at first by how easily he's able to do wandless (and sometimes wordless) magic. And how no one noticed that he was the one doing it. However, in later chapters it's clear he doesn't really fool anyone and his mistakes are glaring. This book is all about setting up parts of his thought-patterns that become destroyed later on. It's interesting to see what mindscapes and magical cores looked like in 2005.
In this book we have him
This book is a good example of the long journey Harry undertakes to become his own person. But I don't remember much of the plot beyond that.
Harry feels very overpowered and very naive— but that all changes quickly.
I was upset at first by how easily he's able to do wandless (and sometimes wordless) magic. And how no one noticed that he was the one doing it. However, in later chapters it's clear he doesn't really fool anyone and his mistakes are glaring. This book is all about setting up parts of his thought-patterns that become destroyed later on. It's interesting to see what mindscapes and magical cores looked like in 2005.
In this book we have him
This book is a good example of the long journey Harry undertakes to become his own person. But I don't remember much of the plot beyond that.
August 15, 2022
The appeal of this series doesn't really hit home during the first book, and there are plenty of warnings as to what's to come. I remember on my first reading, many years ago now , thinking that much of the traditional first year stuff had been rushed and glossed-over.
Yet it is AU and, if you take the time to fall into it, there are glimmerings. The pureblood dances are clear of much more to come, and there's this whole stratified society which we've not really seen much of yet. James and Lily make a very poor showing as parents, and that's obviously only going to get worse, and although I'm sure there's going to be much eroticism and sexual behaviour which can be off-putting if done too much in what started as a series for kids,it's clear the author's taking things off in his own direction and sculpting an intricate, complicated world. Book 2 here I come!
Yet it is AU and, if you take the time to fall into it, there are glimmerings. The pureblood dances are clear of much more to come, and there's this whole stratified society which we've not really seen much of yet. James and Lily make a very poor showing as parents, and that's obviously only going to get worse, and although I'm sure there's going to be much eroticism and sexual behaviour which can be off-putting if done too much in what started as a series for kids,it's clear the author's taking things off in his own direction and sculpting an intricate, complicated world. Book 2 here I come!
January 31, 2024
THIS SAGA DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER UGH
Weakest of the saga, probably because is the first one tho, I still can’t process how this saga doesn’t has more people reading it, if this was published as a book I am 100% sure the author would gain millions cause of this, this saga is a work of ART, and y’all can’t tell me it’s not better written than half the books published this days, this autor is fantastic, it took me more than 3 years to finish reading the saga cause I couldn’t stop procrastinating it Omg, I enjoyed every second of it, if someone tells me to chose the original saga or sacrifices I wouldn’t even think about it twice before choosing this. It is just AMAZING.
Weakest of the saga, probably because is the first one tho, I still can’t process how this saga doesn’t has more people reading it, if this was published as a book I am 100% sure the author would gain millions cause of this, this saga is a work of ART, and y’all can’t tell me it’s not better written than half the books published this days, this autor is fantastic, it took me more than 3 years to finish reading the saga cause I couldn’t stop procrastinating it Omg, I enjoyed every second of it, if someone tells me to chose the original saga or sacrifices I wouldn’t even think about it twice before choosing this. It is just AMAZING.
August 28, 2022
No le doy las 5 estrellas simplemente por el estrés que me hizo pasar.
Es que como una madre puede ser asiiii aaaaaaa enserio este libro es muuuy bueno pero tenía que dejar de leerlo a veces por qué me estresaba los pensamientos de Harry. Joder es un niño de 11 como carajos va a tener tanta carga emocional lptm.
Además el hecho de que Connor sea un inútil no ayuda.
Te amo Draco del fic y a Snape tbm.
Es que como una madre puede ser asiiii aaaaaaa enserio este libro es muuuy bueno pero tenía que dejar de leerlo a veces por qué me estresaba los pensamientos de Harry. Joder es un niño de 11 como carajos va a tener tanta carga emocional lptm.
Además el hecho de que Connor sea un inútil no ayuda.
Te amo Draco del fic y a Snape tbm.
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March 31, 2020
HP1 - alternative universe, Slytherin!Harry AU, Harry has a twin AU, GEN
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Family and friends oriented, power imbalance among characters but I kinda liked that about it, child soldier???, take the world-building with a grain of salt, it's super flexible to fit the narrative, but it's okay, leaves you wanting to read the sequel.
Kudos.
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Family and friends oriented, power imbalance among characters but I kinda liked that about it, child soldier???, take the world-building with a grain of salt, it's super flexible to fit the narrative, but it's okay, leaves you wanting to read the sequel.
Kudos.
April 26, 2020
So, I really dig AU Slytherin!Harry, and all the Pureblood rituals are awesome. The blend of adult and child in this AU's Harry is a bit disconcerting, but watching all the adult characters engage with him is fascinating. The Marauder's are underdeveloped caricatures of their potential, which is my least favorite part of the book.
June 15, 2020
I enjoyed this story, despite the clichés that this genre entertains. I did not, however, enjoy the particular literary device that rendered the Harry brainwashed to the extent that he accepted being trod on throughout the entire series, nor the implications of abuse entertained because of his mother and the despicable behaviour of his brother.
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May 25, 2021
Fun Read.
My only complaint is with an inconsistency in an early chapter when Harry used a point-me spell to track Connor to the Gryffindor common room then sits outside to wait for him and Connor comes walking down the hall after eating breakfast in the great hall.
My only complaint is with an inconsistency in an early chapter when Harry used a point-me spell to track Connor to the Gryffindor common room then sits outside to wait for him and Connor comes walking down the hall after eating breakfast in the great hall.
September 19, 2024
Still one of my favourite fanfics. There are some issues, as there always are with fics, and I'm not sure succinct is LotW's forte, but overall it's a fun little story that helps set up the basics of the rest of the series. Connor is the most obnoxious part, as he continues to be throughout.
August 18, 2018
Such a unique premise.
Really enjoyed this, even though there was some stuff that was a bit irritating.
Can't wait to continue this series!
Really enjoyed this, even though there was some stuff that was a bit irritating.
Can't wait to continue this series!
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