Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 4 from A Nihilist on June 01, 2010

Beautiful story. Adore the characterization of Harry and Voldemort's sophistry. 'as they are weak, and the weak cling to the powerful.'-Line made my day. A bit confusing that the Order didn't react immediately. Especially with Dumbledore's monitoring devices. Even if Harry broke them in OoTP, I would have expected Dumbledore to have some security/warning measures. Introspections and descriptions in italics are brilliant. Voldemort's uncertainty and response to Harry's arguments is very plausible. Also- I thought Harry would give Hermione the reprieve as the Weasley's aside from being under the protection of the Order are wizards while it is difficult to offer the same to Hermione's family. That said, this is currently my favorite story. Drop a hint as to when the next update is expected.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 4 from sushiz on May 26, 2010

Thanks for the update. Amazing work on this chapter, loved the whole battle with Bellatrix and the interaction with Voldemort. Can't wait to read more. Please update again soon!! Regards, Sushiz

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from seraanexia on January 29, 2010

awesome... wish it had been concluded

Author reply
Weeeeell ... expect an update this weekend? :P Thanks for the review!

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from TheDarkPhoenixCon on July 15, 2009

Please update soon! I have really enjoyed this and the fact the it was well written and used good grammer was a major plus!

Author reply
Update ... Well, it took time, but there'll finally be an update this weekend. Glad you liked it, thanks for reviewing!

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from rags007 on February 23, 2009

cool story....i reallly liked it.....hope u update soon

Author reply
Update this weekend 8D Thanks for reviewing!

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from Laughtrack on February 14, 2009

Pretty extraordinary. And I have absolutely no pity for Hopkins. What a loathsome wretch.

Author reply
"And I have absolutely no pity for Hopkins. What a loathsome wretch." He. Yes, I agree. Whoever would have guessed :P Anyway, update this weekend, and thanks for leaving a review here.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from entropic4ever on January 02, 2009

Haha! It might be sadistic of me, but I'm glad that Mafalda Hopkirk died. She deserved it for messing with Harry. I'm also very curious as to what the mission is with Voldemort and Bella. As always, very well written, and Iook forward to reading more!

Author reply
"I was especially impressed with how well you described Harry's apathy, and it was all very realistic, and deep." Thanks! I'm glad it came across that well. The next chapter will be up this weekend; hopefully, Harry's POV will continue to work this neatly. Among other things, "I'm also very curious as to what the mission is with Voldemort and Bella." this will be revealed. Thanks a lot for reviewing the chapters!

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from entropic4ever on January 02, 2009

Once again, amazing! The conflict within Harry was detailed perfectly, and I could imagine what he was going through. A little confusing in the begining, but overall, very good.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 1 from entropic4ever on January 02, 2009

This story is amazing! It makes me sad when authors like you don't recieve reviews for their work. I love this story, and it is one of my favorite stories, and arguably, the most interesting. I was especially impressed with how well you described Harry's apathy, and it was all very realistic, and deep.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from jettftw on November 29, 2008

Nice build up, can't wait to see where you go with it

Author reply
I can't either! ;) Glad that you liked it, and thanks for the Review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from psihary on November 29, 2008

Nice... just wondering if you have come up with such an ending for our dear Madam Hopkirk, a rather fitting ending as well I may add, just how brutal the death of Umbridge we should expect to be ? O_0 Looking forward to the next one... the power is strong with you...

Author reply
Eh ... the Hopkirk scene I wanted to write ever since I read CS, where Harry gets her letter for Dobby's magic. So if you will, Hopkirk is for me the original Umbridge :D I have loose plans for Umbridge, but nothing definite. I'll see what happens when I get there. This story isn't as thoroughly planned out as my other ones. So yeah, I don't know myself :D Anyway, thanks for your review!

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from whatareyouevensaying on November 28, 2008

Very interesting update. Understandably disappointing, given the focus, but it was still quite good. Looking forward to more.

Author reply
Yeah, but just to warn you to in advance, there will be more from Bella's POV. She and Harry are the main character, after all. Not saying I'll split it evenly, but we'll see things from her POV from time to time. The Hopkirk scene was more of a funny way to deal with the underage-magic letter, though; a one-time thing. Thanks for your review!

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 3 from Scott on November 28, 2008

Good chapter, beginning was weird but well-written and readable. Been a long time since you updated but as long as it doesn't get abandoned? Also this will be a Harry/Bella story? Just wondering, I know not right away but eventually?

Author reply
Weird? In what sense? Anyway, yeah, it took a while, but that's because I have more than one story going. I have no plans to abandon either, but *if* I ever did, I would mark it as such. Nothing irritates me more than authors who simply vanish without a comment. Harry/Bella ... it says that in the summary :P so yes, it will be, eventually. So, glad you liked it, and thanks for the review :)

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from animekingmike on September 06, 2008

and that was like an orgasm of pure win! is this on ff.net

Author reply
Yes, it is (I'll add a link in my profile). But whyever would you want to read it there? ;) Thanks for the praise, though :)

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from Void Sorcerer on August 11, 2008

So very interesiting the way you have done ths chapter, so very interesting. You have done remarkably well, I applaud your great work. (Even if I don't like how long it took you to get this chapter out) Really only one major problem that I see. (You made everything else fit in and explained other would-be problems) Harry used Magic...where was the warning, where were the aurors? Also, where is Harry's guard? Sure we know it's Dung...but honestly even he is not that pathetic as to let this happen is he? It just seems to cliche' put perhaps it can't be avoided?

Author reply
Glad you like it. Next chapter will get out faster -- the question is, of course, how much xD. But I'll do my best. Regarding the Ministry ... that will be cleared up in the next chapter (or in the scene I posted in the WbA-thread). Dung ... hmm, I don't really know. I could have him being away from duty -- once again -- but I guess that would be cliché. Would he actually take notice of it, before the house exploded? I mean, they are all inside, and he's sitting at the street corner, outside; or maybe even doing rounds? I have to think on that. If you have a good idea, though, let me know. Almost everything will fit -- from him getting knocked out to alerting the order; Dumbledore

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from sgtoutlaw on August 08, 2008

Love how you had Harry turn evil. How long does it take for a ministry owl to get to house anyways? Wasn't it pretty quick. I think he should blow up the owl as it is coming to him. Oh, and a great attempt at first person, it is done very well. Generally we do 3rd person point of view because it seems easier to get what you want across that way.

Author reply
Ministry in next chapter. Might not be what you expect, but I think you'll still like it. Something gets blown up, but it isn't an owl :D Regarding first person ... I tried both, but this was really the only way to make it work. Third person was too distant -- I wanted to draw the reader in, make them follow Harry's line of reasoning, and more importantly, make them *accept* it, and for that to work, they need to be as close as possible to him. Therefore, first person. The idea is that from the inside (meaning for Harry and the reader) his actions will seem reasonable, while from the outside he may look simply insane. Thanks for taking the time to review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from sushiz on August 05, 2008

Great job with this chapter, its amazing, update soon and keep up the great work!

Author reply
Working on the next chapter, we'll see how fast it goes. Thanks for the review :)

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from Lord Ravenclaw on August 05, 2008

Need more, Sesc. Evil!Harry is great thing. You're doing a great job on it. I look forward to the future chapters...though wouldn't the Ministry pick up his underage magic?

Author reply
*Finally* someone who thinks of that. Yes, they would indeed, and at the moment, Mafalda Hopkirk in the Improper Use of Magic Office is blowing a gasket. It will be cleared up in the next chapter; in my favourite scene so far. It's already completely written :D Glad you like it, Raven; thanks for the review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from Memory King on August 04, 2008

This shit is bloody awesome. Can't wait to read more!

Author reply
Awesome :) And if you're lucky, and I find the time, I might write while I'm away camping, on my pocket PC ... so maybe it'll be just two weeks. Not promising anything, though, my other (non-HP) story needs updates as well. Thanks for your review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from Scott on August 04, 2008

It is a good chapter, glad you didn't start from scratch.

Author reply
Actually, I did ... two times. That was why it took so long. Pers prevented the third time :p But I think it was worth it. Glad you liked it, and thanks for the review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 2 from whatareyouevensaying on August 04, 2008

Quite a quick transition...but then again, Harry has been through enough that a little insanity is never out of the question. Now he just needs to get stronger. Looking forward to more.

Author reply
Yeah well ... I wanted to get to the heart of the story, as quick as possible. But I tried to have it at least understandable, and I think I achieved that. Well ... I hope ;) And yeah, stronger indeed. He realised that to some extent here, but it will be even more pronounced in the next chapter. And after that, he'll start learning, and then ... ah, that would be telling. But we'll finally see Bellatrix. Thanks for your review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 1 from Kirijamascion on August 02, 2008

Too short, write more :P

Author reply
Hehe ... the next chapter is at 11k words. Better? And better yet, it should get online some time today, so look out for that. Thanks for the review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 1 from sushiz on July 28, 2008

looks to be a promising story, im looking forward to more, keep it up and update again soon!

Author reply
Thanks! New chapter should be out some time today.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 1 from Outcast on July 01, 2008

I love your story even if its only a few thousand words long, I like how Harry's character is coming along too, keep up the good work.

Author reply
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Next chapter will definitely be longer, but it's been not all that easy to write it. So far it's at 4k words, and I'm not quite done. On the bright side, I've made good process on the chapter after that. Thanks again for the review.

Review for By That Last Candle's Light Chapter 1 from Void Sorcerer on May 07, 2008

A very, very interesting, and surprisingly good start; I'd give it so far a solid 5/5 but as it's only a few thousand words so far... Anyway, your start is very solid, and your writing style is very, very good for someone whom is not a native speaker. You've portrayed Harry's attitude in a great way, giving him light in an otherwise empty world. Very well done; his attitude appears to be right on for what you are aiming for, I applaud your effort. Things it seems are about to heat up, and I can hardly wait for your next posting. However as this was just the prologue and things could quickly fall apart lest you are very careful. I'll review when there is more, until then, just watch your writing very carefully. -Void

Author reply
Well, I'm glad it is readable and enjoyable. That was my biggest concern, nothing is more frustrating than a good idea miserably presented. I'm also glad you like the way I set things up; it could be seen as bit contrived, but I thought it might work. So yeah, his attitude should be right for what I want to do, because I planned it that way. Anyway, I'm writing bits of the next chapter, so far it looks like we'll see a visit from Aunt Marge, some practice in casting the Cruciatus and a dead Dursley. I hope I'll not disappoint with that. Thanks for taking the time to review.