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Terri Stephens
2007-08-16
ch 8, anon.
abuseThis story was riveting, but the plot hinges on Voldemort being stupid, which he isn't. And what exactly did Dumbledore gain from putting Percy through this ordeal? Didn't last six months, and anybody could have predicted that.

I still loved it, though. Percy is one of my favorite characters. He doesn't have the twins's charm, but he doesn't have their criminal characters, either. (They used Ron's pet puffskein for a bludger? And Ron adores them. Maybe *Ron* would make a good Death Eater, he seems to have the attitude down!)
Terri Stephens
2007-08-16
ch 3, anon.
abuseFinding it impossible not to loathe and despise Dumbledore, here. His explanation of why he didn't punish Sirius Black in proportion to what he did amounts to: Because I cared about him and his buddies and I didn't care about you--and I still don't.

Furthermore, it's hogwash. If Black had been expelled, the powerful Black family would have launched an investigation that would surely have resulted in the Headmaster being replaced. Does anybody believe that the Board of Directors approved admitting a werewolf?

Dumbledore would have lost 1) his center of operations, 2) opportunities to recruit, 3) his credibility in the Wizarding World as Mr. Knows-All-Sees-All, 4) probably his position on the Wizangamot, and 5) very possibly his freedom, as in prison. So he acted to protect himself, but is too much the hypocrite to admit it to Severus, who would probably accept it as a legitimate motivation.

This also explains why Dumbledore didn't lift a finger to help Sirius Black when he was railroaded into Azkaban.

But leaving that aside, it's clear from canon that Lupin is the ONLY werewolf ever educated at Hogwarts. Clearly Dumbledore had learned his lesson, and so much for "preparing the way for other unfortunates."
Girlie G
2006-11-26
ch 8,
abuseyou have got some real talent dude. i couldn't stop reading!
broken.wings.
2005-12-23
ch 8, anon.
abuseI've never read a Percy-centric fic before. I like it a lot. Your characterization seems right on. Off to read the sequel.
sevter
2004-11-15
ch 1,
abuseThere is but one thing that is plaguing me. Dumbledore carelessly suggesting to Percy that he should be a spy. As far as my impression of Dumbledore is, he doesn't seem to be the kind of person who would deliberately endanger a person's life in such a way. Especially when Percy has no training whatsoever in subterfuge and the like.
hidden-current
2004-11-08
ch 5,
abuseGreat story so far :)
EriEka127
2004-09-08
ch 8,
abuseawesome story! second of yours ive finished today so far - im starting number three now! :)
I'm Not The Weakest Link
2004-07-30
ch 1,
abusegood
BookishGIrl
2004-06-19
ch 6, anon.
abuseOMG, you made me want to help Snape. Nothing else has ever done that!
Aerandirien
2004-03-16
ch 1,
abuseVery good. One thing though, if you're going to qoute the book, then you have to properly cite the book, the best would be by author, book title and page number; the chapter number really isn't that important.
Sabriel41
2004-01-19
ch 8,
abuseLady Iniga -
All right, all right... it's two years after you finished this story, so I realize my praise is a little belated for "Cyanide"... but wow. Excellent work. This is quite admittedly the first and only Percy-centric story that I've really enjoyed; kudos for looking past what other people see in him to recognize what's beyond that... a character that, perhaps, is a lot more suited to Gryffindor than he thinks.
Great job with the characterization, again; both your central and supporting characters were realistic, entertaining, and interesting, while still remaining in canon, and the plot, while it did tie up rather conveniently, was well-executed and interesting in overall.
Keep up the good work; now, to find "Third Power" and read it... *grins*
Regards,
~Sabriel.
b l a c k r o s e 9
2003-10-20
ch 8,
abusei read the previous story to this and hadnt even realised there was a sequal until i went back to read it today. this is a wonderful fic- great insight into the Weasley family :D

BR
Pequenino
2003-05-19
ch 8,
abuseVery funny! And I liked Percy being the center of this story..it's a nice change from the usual fics.
RamaVampire
2003-05-15
ch 8, anon.
abuseI liked this story as the one before it i could go on for a few pages why but I'll just say I'm eager to read the next one and any other harry potter stories or other stories from other char point of view..
The Lady Reaper of the Shad...
2003-03-29
ch 8,
abusecan't wait to read the next one!
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