I hadn't really thought about it this way but that definitely does come under loss. I focussed too much on what he's gained that I ignored what he would have had had none of this happened.

 

What you said makes sense, but with it said, I feel that while Harry has lost much; his old friends, Salazar's painting, he still has gained much, such as: his relationship with Fleur, better ties with Sirius, his godfather, one of his father figures, his friendship with Katie.

So, in a way, he hasn't really lost yet, its all been balanced out.

Just my own two cents.

 

You can't really balance out loss. That's like saying if you're parents died but then you get adopted or something then you're loss is balanced out. Loss is more complex than that.

 

This story is such a letdown. Somehow I made it through all the chapters but it felt like I was dying inside with every new chapter. Most of the characters really don't feel alive and Harry seems really bipolar.

Also has magic not advanced in the past 1000 years? Salazar's portrait knowing all this modern information was actually really annoying.

 

Well clearly it wasn't modern.

 

It really is a huge letdown. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I felt like I was dying, but the story is incredibly disappointing. My problem with it is that I'm sure the author could be making this story much better but isn't. There are some really interesting aspects of the story that are somewhat original but they are just handled so poorly.

 

See, I don't think this story is a letdown. Being a letdown would imply this story was good at some point in time, and it just wasn't. It was okay sometimes, but for the vast majority of the time, it was firmly meh.

 

On the topic of the title, I'm surprised no one has brought up the fact that it could be a potential reference to Cadmus Peverell rather than the phrase "Cadmean Victory". I mean, that's what I had been assuming the primary reference was from the start.

 

Cadmus Peverell was the brother with the resurrection stone right? If it does refer to that, that would actually be pretty interesting.

 

I'd forgotten the names of the (non-Ignotus) Peverell brothers, and together with the title literally being "Cadmean Victory" meant that had truly never occurred to me. That does make it very interesting, especially with Harry's vow to bring Salazar back after sealing the Chamber - he actually says/thinks "I have the stone".

 

But why did the author explain the difference between "Cadmean Victory" and "Pyrrhic Victory" at the beginning of one chapter, if that was the case?

To spread confusion?

 

Taure, I swear one day there will be some obscure element of Canon that you will get completely wrong. I SWEAR IT.

 

To be honest, I think the last chapter might be pushing it a little in terms of Harry and Fleur's personalities. Especially Fleur's.

Spoiler

Killing the house elf seemed really out of place even for this Harry. And Theo's death seemed to occur for no reason other than to let Fleur kill somebody to prove she was 'equal' to Harry.

I think it was handled poorly and I hope the author backtracks a little on it. Fleur more so, but Harry could benefit from it too. This chapter more than any other made them both feel a little too shellish.

 

I liked it. I don't see why Harry would kill Theodore before Nott Sr., as it was pointlessly cruel, but other than that all their actions were pragmatic, if a little ruthless.

 

Yeah, last chapter was fine. Maybe a little overly dramatic, but there was a very logical reason to kill Theo and the elf.

 

I'm not saying it didn't make sense. It made perfect sense and I have no issue with them doing it. My problem is more about the complete lack of caring. I get them believing it was the right choice and agree. But this whole empty inside thing feels out of place to me. Unless it's actually a plot point the author is trying to use to show how Harry is becoming more and more like Voldemort. Otherwise though, it's pretty poor.

 

They probably are keeping a tight leash on their emotions during the operation. I'd wait and see how they cope once at home.

 

I think I get it now.

Harry and Fleur are getting closer and closer, in terms of personality, to the psychopath they are trying to kill.

The death of Theo Nott was essential, but cold blooded. Losing themselves in the process of beating LV and becoming something nearly as monstrous?

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Nice catch, I'd say it's a general idea of bringing back what you had to lose at the end. And the resurrection stone is a conduit for that.

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Nice catch, I'd say it's a general idea of bringing back what you had to lose at the end. And the resurrection stone is a conduit for that.

 

I find myself less and less interested in this story - and it wasn't particularly captivating at the beginning. It feels like a darker, better written, His Angel by durararaaa.

Hermione is the foil to Harry, and then essentially just written out of the story. It has the classic Independent!Trained!Harry fic feel, apparently Harry just has to read a few books to completely surpass Hermione in all aspects of Magic. Rituals with basically no downside at all just to boost his magical core.

I did enjoy the interactions between Harry and Fleur at the start, but recently it's kind of gotten a bit bland. I think the chemistry between Harry and Katie is far more interesting.

I think Bill Weasley is a bit of a red herring at the moment. At least I hope it is, I'm already close to dropping this fic without a romcom-esque misunderstanding just for a bit of drama.

All that being said, it was a fairly fun read throughout the 4th and 5th year sections. I powered through it in a couple of days a week or so ago. Worth a read if you've got space in your to-read list and like the genre. Nothing groundbreaking.

3/5

 

I personally wouldn't expect conventional chemistry or romance from two rather damaged individuals. I'd imagine any relationship they had would be warped by their own personality disorders and flaws.

It's too late in the day for a story like this to wow anyone, especially not our jaded community. Some parts are original, some parts too cliché, and it could definitely use a serious edit.

In case anyone is curious I'd give it a 3.5 as it is. It's been written lazily, but it's not terrible.