The Time of Destiny
Chapter 17 - The Wedding
By Abraxan
Reviews
RNCybergate posted a comment on Saturday 17th May 2008 7:40am for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
[Name: Helen Jones
Commented on: Friday 4th November 2005 1:53am
Great story! I just have a question. Why haven't you included Wormtail's silver hand in the descriptions given of him?]
You answered:
Wormtail died in "The Refiner's Fire," and I did mention his silver hand then. He was about to kill Remus with it when Harry killed him. If you haven't read Refiner's, some things in Destiny won't make sense to you, since Destiny is a true sequel.
Abraxan]
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This is what I thought too...and I was wondering...if Peter is dead then why did Minerva tell everybody to keep an eye out for Wormtail during Harry's Animagus presentation in chapter 16 - A Variety of Lessons
This is what she said:
"Mr. Pettigrew is still alive and is now in the service of Lord Voldemort. If you see a scruffy rat with a missing toe on his right front paw, Stun it, cage it and turn it in to the staff or the Ministry."
I'm just wondering?
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Great chapter by the way...Molly made me so angry...I hope she can't sleep for a few nights...at least.
I have a feeling mother and daughter will be very distant for a while...
I hope Molly is used to being ignored by the whole family (well... expect Arthur perhaps)
-LLC/RNC
Abraxan replied:
My saying Wormtail was alive at that point in Destiny is one of about four continuity errors in the book - and that's far fewer than JKR has in most of hers, so I'm not too worried about it, LOL! Nobody's paying ME to do this, so the fact that I have less errors than she does is pretty darned good especially since Refiners and Destiny together have the same word count as nearly all of her books put together. :)
I'm glad you're enjoying Destiny! Sorry about the mistake, but once something's published, I won't change it - my stories are on so many sites, it would be a nightmare to try to get them all corrected, so they stand as originally uploaded, errors and all.
Abraxan
rgriffith1214 posted a comment on Wednesday 27th February 2008 2:52am for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
I really enjoy your writing, and I certainly do not claim to be able to do better. I love how you detail everything, and your take is as enjoyable as the story from JKR herself. Thank you for your effort. My daughter pointed me to this story and the Refiner's Fire, which I really enjoyed. I don't usually leave comments on sites, but wanted you to know how much I am enjoying your work. My daughter also told me that you really respect constructive feedback, so I thought I would leave you the comment below, which in now way should be taken to indicate that I enjoyed the story any less.
I did notice an inconsistancy at the beginning of this chapter. Harry is surprised at the house being decorated, stating that it was in turmoil when he left for school. Earlier it was mentioned that the main floor was finished at his birthday party in July, when Harry thanked the girls, Mrs Weasley, and the house elves for the clean up and decorating to make it feel like his home.
One inconsistancy over so many stories and chapters is amazing really - better than many English teachers I have seen. If I had to guess, I would say you added the Birthday party later, and just forgot to revise this chapter to match?
Overall, and excellent job. I am impressed and thank you for your hard work and dedication to the authenticity of JKR's characters.
Abraxan replied:
With Destiny and Refiners totalling over a MILLION words (one of my readers did the math), yeah, some errors are to be expected. Nobody's pointed out this particular one before, but I'm not going to change anything - these stories were finished over two years ago and since then, I've written several ficlets, two original novels and another HP novel. Once something's published, that's the way it is forever. But I appreciate you letting me know - I'll be more careful to cross-check before publishing in the future!
You could be right - I might have written the birthday party later. I seem to recall one of my stories where I *forgot* Harry's birthday and had to add it, so this may be the one! Well spotted!
Thanks for all your kind words about my writing! I'm glad you're enjoying my stories!
Abraxan
black_kitten34 posted a comment on Monday 14th January 2008 12:01pm for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
You may want to tweak this chapter a bit cause both tonk's parents are alive. Book seven has both of them in it
Abraxan replied:
Nope. If you read the chapter header (author's notes) you'll see that Destiny was written after OotP came out and is not compliant with HBP or DH as a result. And I finished it two years ago - no way am I going back to try to make it compliant now. My stories are OotP and RF and ToD compliant, not HBP or DH compliant at all, except I did use Neville's grandma's first name in Destiny - that's the ONLY thing in there that's from those last two JKR books.
texasjack posted a comment on Friday 2nd November 2007 1:40pm for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
not that you would have known while you were writing this but tonk's mother appears in deathly hallows. I can't remember her name right now though
Abraxan replied:
Her name is Andromeda, which we learned in Order of the Phoenix from the Black Family Tree. But no, when I was writing this, "Phoenix" was the most recent book released.
Abraxan
Sonicdale posted a comment on Thursday 29th December 2005 10:02am for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
Wow.
Rampaging, Witless Molly.
And I like that Arthur is taking control.
Good for him.
This is getting better and better.
Good work!
Wooster posted a comment on Saturday 26th November 2005 8:58am for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
Great chappie, great wedding, i'm going to kill Molly Weasley. Which sucks. Cuz i love her. Drat. Ooh, I hope Harry's ok out there. I can NOT believe Molly did that. grr... Love what Ron did though, very funny. (the 'let's get married right now' thing) That Quidditch rug sounds super cool, but the bathroom sounds almost...garish. *giggles a bit* oh well...
The Resident posted a comment on Sunday 13th November 2005 2:57am for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
Molly is overprotective of her only daughter and can't stand the thought of losing her. I didn't know when I was that age and it took me 3 tries to find the right woman. Some people mature faster than others. I do hope Harry is OK.
Helen Jones posted a comment on Thursday 3rd November 2005 4:53pm for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
Great story! I just have a question. Why haven't you included Wormtail's silver hand in the descriptions given of him?
LilyPotterJr posted a comment on Monday 7th July 2008 8:56am for Chapter 17 - The Wedding
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