Bro did you really have to off her, i was really enjoying the character.

Stayed up all night to finish this - kept me hooked all the way. Spectacularly written, and war with true cost.

Wait, they draft minors?! That's disgusting.

In any case, this is a unique take on the war that I wish we saw somewhere. It should be terrifying to be signed up to face this immortal dark lord and his cabal of followers.

Enjoying this story so far! I just want to say that this is the most realistic reason I have ever read for Sirius going to Azkaban despite the Potters surviving.

Awesome story, best i have read where Neville is the BWL.!

First of all, I'd say that the story was fantastic! The interactions felt very good and genuine. The Harry-Hermione relationship, Harry-Malfoy partnership was amazingly written. However, apart from that, I can't say that I liked the story much...

Maybe I'm dumb, but why would Lily not allow her 'future son-husband' to live happily in their house? Older Harry never told anyone about what he did with James. On the topic, why was the whole sequence of Older Harry making the younger Harry kill his own father even a thing? That made absolutely no sense! If he really did want to create a horcrux (for reason I didn't understand very clearly apart from the whole transferring power thing), he could just make Harry kill a random dude to make a horcrux? Also, what was the need to keep Sirius imprisoned? The story had no relations with the canon as far as I can tell, Neville didn't participate in the Triwizard tournament... so Peter clearly didn't have as big of a role in Voldemort's resurrection...

Now I'm not saying that everyone should be happy and merry in the story. I liked the ending very much! The sacrifices, the deaths, everything was too good. It's just that the things that I mentioned above could have made the story even better without changing very much in it. It felt as though you made the story unnecessarily dark by adding random things into it. Still, it has to be one the good ones I've read. Favorited and followed!

Seeing how this story ended, I'm definitely glad I dropped it. I could never have been satisfied with an ending like this.

The whole draft thing with the Ministry actually making students fight was enough to take me out of the story entirely.

Oh sorry...I forgot to post spoiler alert for the previous review...the review just down to it is mine...with my name on it ..so SPOILER ALERT FOR THE NEXT REVIEW or review down to it

I know it was written years ago,so maybe author is no really reading reviews but maybe is ...(Obviously readers are too... I just can't summarise the 'story' ..but I can definitely telltale my very thought and emotions... FRUSTRATED AND ANGER...IS ALL I have to say...the ending just get on my nerves...it was like all for nothing ...I emphasize for nothing at all...all deaths for nothing...all suffering for nothing at all...all the chapters reading nothing at all...well...that goes without saying that it was an incredible story until the chapter where Harry dies...it just so depressing.. because we can agree on one thing that is we read to forget and get HOPE and clear head..you know atleast that's the case for me ...but this just made slump into the spiral all over again...
This was a great story that provided plot and much more that we wanted to see...slept like only 7-8 hours in last 48 hours to read this because it kept on the edge...such a great story it was...for starter I thought it was funny and was anticipating more and more...then the character development that 's just wow ... Malfoy -potter interaction marvelous... Harry and Hermione- chef's kiss... everything so right ...dean and Seamus with all their musings...wow..all dark turns ...good ...grey Harry great (if I can call him that if not dark)...
The skill of writing of author top notch... action described mind boggling... strategies insane... overall nicely done...
But (there always is)...the regret I am feeling from reading this ...my mind is mess and jumbled really...quite honestly... ending is just too pointless...why kill him...I know read the notes why you killed him but the ending that was presented, was also not right ..it doesn't felt right at all...just like that..I mean just like that...come on no sense Harry has been in war. ...and formidable at that...his mind worked like bullets and lasers all the while...like how can he be just sort of out of it...now Neville he can't really defend himself,can he?...oh Merlin that is on my nerves now...but I understand...his mind of so much scarred that he can't think straight... prophecy said to mark the Neville equal but in what way ... mostly interpreted as power levels and strength to fight voldemort...that he can't actually do it ...till the end ...when voldemort was actually on his death bed...To be honest I thought it was going to be Harry in the end, the chosen one...it made sense because of lily dying ... facing voldemort third time I guess... Harry being powerful and all...
I would really if you put up the warning of it being a very very sad story...then I guess I would have been saved from this whatever this feeling is ...
You did great work really but nicked it at ending...I know happy concept did not sit right and being out of war unscathed too..but it really wasn't going to be a happy ending,it never was ...how can it be? With Padma dean Seamus all dying...it was about survival and growth...it was not about demon and devils...it was not white and black...world is not white and black...it can never be..it's grey... Harry very prime example...he was beacon of hope more than the wonder boy...but it ended in the end
I wanted him to have peace and experience peace after all this time not death...
I hope one day you could change it...when you feel how it can be right and just fitting... thank you for your precious time to read this...
WARNING: (to readers) EXTREMELY SAD STORY
you can read it ...plot and action is very nice ..it just feel useless to read it all when all it ends and leads to nothing...(Dramatic bow)

Mixed feelings about this story.. extremely grimmdarkbut with several extreme holes that make the grimmdark world just weird

I dont want to spoil anything so i will try to be general
- the war setup makes no sense whatsoever- the ministry is shown to have extreme powers (enough to mobilize any minor), and yet the minister is supposedly still influenced by Malfoy, where do death eaters come from? And why are their children in hogwoarts, where they can be easily mobilized by enemy?one of the plot lines including hogwarts makes absoluteky no sense and is extremely forcedlets just say that hogsmeade is 3rd year and it would be extremely stupid to leave castle completely unmanned even more so in waranotger extreme contradiction is longbottomnowhere in the story has he shown what i would call strenght of will, i truly cant see him passing the test of founders? And what even was it in the first place? It might take just few word in the story but is the reason for the prophecy and interest in longbottom in the first place so it being so lacking is dissapointingJames makes absoluteky zero sense, with the information he had and skills he really had many other ways to act … and the sxplanation for this is so flimsyin the end he didn’t need to be travellet he could just be skilled wizard thta taught harry … it trully doesnt change much from storyline perspectiveLily nonexistent presence in story she just adds up the numbershow quickly and easily teenagers acclimated to war there woukd be at least some breakdownsthe whole tower gimmick is insane it would make more sense if it was relick of ancient past … gods … cause humans can create something that is capable of literally vreaking down the realityfinal wish majes no sense if tge tower can grant wishes there are far better wishes out tgere (voldy not exusting ij the first place anyone?)

That and many many more flaws

That being said i liked harry s personality sonewhat, he is one of tge two characters with actual and massive character development, i like the conflict of ideals between trio and harry, i liked actions having consequences which is neccessity in such fic

To sum up I wouldn’t reread this ever, and I wouldn’t really recommend it either but if you find yourself extremely bored or cant be bothered to read this ramt go ahead

Wiw this is ludicrous why should we stay and fight because we care?! There is no heroism in war especially when your side is as bad as the opposing one (if fudge creating chikd soldiers for bo reason whike he still has enough aurors ti trow around and hogwarts … is not evidence enough i know not what is)

Brilliant plot twist! I could never have guessed that the supposed James was actually a time travelling Harry.
BTW, I think that you are probably writing mostly for an American readership, and therefore do not mind your fics seeming to be about Americans rather than about British, but if I am wrong, and you ever need a Brit-picker then feel free to contact me.

A very very sad ending...
I remembered again why I didn't like the story the first time I read it... The story is very good, the ending not so much