My Father's Image

jake m posted a comment on Thursday 16th March 2006 3:38pm

okay......could go somewherw write more

dadofdj posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 12:10pm

Like all your other stories excellent work. Please update this one and the others when you can. Thank you.

Brian Campbell posted a comment on Tuesday 21st February 2006 6:12pm

Got to say, I love all your writing, beginning with "Family Matters." I've noticed that you seem very skilled in portraying a young person in the chains of depression, leaving this survivor of severe teen depression (more than 16 years ago) very impressed with the realism. "My Father's Image" continues with very realistic emotional scenes, and though I bounce like a five-year-old in the McDonalds Drive-In Lane waiting for new chapters, I also appreciate that you don't offer quick resolutions to severe negative emotions, such as anger and depression. Oops, run-on sentence - sorry.
Of all the stories you still have incomplete, I think this is one of my favorites. I wish JKR would deal with Albus' criminal negligence in leaving HP with the Dursleys. As a minister, should I find a minor being emotionally and physically abuse in such a way, I would be considered an accessory to child abuse for not reporting, as would any physician or teacher. I assume England's laws are not that dissimilar from those of South Carolina. In addition, I would lose my ministerial credentials with no possibility of ever getting them back.
I find that I have no serious criticisms to offer. Many writers bring HP into multi-amorous situations quite unrealistically, but I find that when they occur for reasons other than simple lust or perversity, they actually happened much more slowly than those other writers might wish. I suspect laziness on the part of the other authors. Your delightfully long and intricate chapters set a much higher standard. If you ever publish something I can get at B.Daltons or elsewhere, I predict an immediate drop in my cash-flow, since I'd go crazy getting my order in.
One could wish for more frequent updates, but I do understand that you must have a life. I may review some other tale in the future, but for now, best wishes -
BC

Alice Kendalwood posted a comment on Saturday 11th February 2006 3:24pm

Very nice. I'm just waiting for the twist. Will it be that Lily slept with Sirius as well, and Sirius is Harry's real father? I, personally, find it odd that he looks so much like James. Wizarding genetics, I suppose.