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Complete Delenda Est by Lord Silvere - T

Discussion in 'Almost Recommended' started by craigery9700, Nov 19, 2009.

  1. T3t

    T3t Purple Beast of DLP ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Awesome update rate continues.
    Excellent chapter, if I'm going to be honest. The plot continues to move forward at a respectable clip, Harry isn't sitting around being lazy, etc. etc.
     
  2. Anarchy

    Anarchy Half-Blood Prince DLP Supporter

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    I like the new chapter a lot. There was one or two grammar errors, ex: "Thus, I still more about some things than you."

    I like how the chapter ended, I wasn't expecting it at all. This is one of the few stories out there that I actively enjoy reading and waiting for updates. So, 5/5 from me.
     
  3. Kurufinwe

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    New update pretty nice. Cliff-hanger at the end and new awsome spell, bit over too powerful but I love stories with powerful Harry and this slowly take direction in this, even though he was little newb and lame at beginning.
     
  4. Pirazy

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    New chapter rocked my face sufficiently.

    And when I reread the previous chapter I realized I skimmed over the parts of Harry's conversation with Albus where he made it clear he was intentionally folding to Albus pressure and letting him in on the situation. My bad.
     
  5. azrael

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    The ending was definitely the best part of this chapter; I found the interactions between Harry and Bellatrix somewhat annoying.
     
  6. SilverOtter

    SilverOtter Seventh Year

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    I've always enjoyed Harry/Bellatrix pairings but this one is a bit different, I don't really care for the whole Harry goes back in time thing. Harry sending his memories back to his younger body is ok but time travel in general is a bit of a killer for me.
     
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    Son of a bitch...

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    Why even check this subforum then?
     
  8. Azotez

    Azotez Seventh Year

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    I think the whole "sending your memories back in time" is much worse than normal time travel. A story about an 11 year old pwning the world, gets boring fast and writers tend to get stuck in the same loop, 1 year+.
    I'd much rather read about a teenager that people can take seriously, doing the same which has some original plot.

    Delenda Est is pretty awesome and this new chapter had an unexpected twist in the end that I definitely did not see coming. The world has pretty much been turned upside down and Harry will have to step up his game fast if he is to prevent Voldemort's rise to power.
     
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    Decent chapter, though it didn't seem as polished as the rest.
     
  10. Anarchy

    Anarchy Half-Blood Prince DLP Supporter

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    I liked the new chapter all the way up until the Gringotts scene at the end. It could have been written a lot better. Both the Gringotts and fight scene investigation seemed very rushed. While I do like that there has been an update every week, I wouldn't cry if they spent a few extra days polishing the chapters up to be on par with the rest of the story.
     
  11. psihary

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    This ^.

    Also, we keep on getting hints on Harry's apparent "combat experience" from his future/past, but beside those sporadic hints we've seen nothing of his character that points to a person who has any experience in actual fighting, or at least his character is not handled well enought to leave such a feeling about him.
    Because of that, sentences like this one annoy the shit out of me:

    And when would people stop writing in a way that paints the Death eaters as a goddamn military unit, and instead write them as a people with magical powers who went to blow some shit up and cause chaos.

    ... at least we haven't seen a sigh of Voldemort's "lieutenants"... yet, so that is plus.
     
  12. Oruma

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    Just caught up with this. It's pretty decent, although I too wish Harry is more uniformly written whether as a badass or a pussy.

    I'm beginning to think that Romulus will be assassinated in his house when Lucius brings the currently homeless Dark Lord into Malfoy manor.
     
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  13. Knyght

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    I think you're misreading. Their actions are being described from a military perspective but they're not being viewed as a military force. You could say that a wolf's "tactics" for capturing a deer are "sporadic" but it's quite obviously not beign described as a soldier.
     
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    Careful there Harry, you're two steps away from being accused of being one of the Dark Lord's minions, if not the Dark Lord himself.
     
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    Eagerly expecting exactly that to happen.
     
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    I really liked Harry having a more proactive role with Romulus and Cygnus. His blind obedience was okay for a while, but finally it seems he is coming into his own as a real entity in the new world. Hopefully more of this.
     
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    Exactly! I liked how Harry took control in the Minister's office. Then the bank happened, where blundering Harry showed himself. It's such mixed signals and is frustrating. Maybe he's meant to be like this only around Bellatrix, but you'd think that he'd be a little more used to her by now.

    Looking forward to more either way though. 4/5.
     
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    Author better not make him Bellatrix's bitch.
     
  19. azrael

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    I think he already did :( The Harry/Bellatrix interaction is actually the weakest part of this story so far, in my opinion.
     
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    Excellent chapter, much better than the last one. I felt that pretty much every part was done well.
     
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