ridmania posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 4:40pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

bloody awesome!!! you are one fantatsic writer!!!!!

Abraxan replied:

Thanks!

Abraxan

Hannah2 posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 11:52am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I wish I could say something more eloquent but all that will come out, not matter how hard I try, is "WOW."

Refiners and Dentiny are absolutely stunning works and I have loved every single bit of both of them. You are fantastic.

I love how every loose end has been tied up and those who deserved peace finally have eveything and more.

This has honestly got to be... the perfect ending.

Abraxan replied:

You said it so well, "those who deserved peace finally have everything and more" - that's so true!! Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed my stories!

Abraxan

Hannah3 posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 9:20am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

Those are great! Honestly! I'm glad everyone was happy towards the end of their lives. Anyway, can't wait for more Abraxan work!

Abraxan replied:

Thanks a lot! I'm not writing more fanfic for a while - I'm currently working on an original novel aimed at real-life publication. When I need a break from the novel, I have a bunch of short stories planned to fill in the gaps in the epilogue. Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

Erik GL posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 7:27am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

Just had to have Harry get hurt badly one last time eh? It was a good device to allow you to heal up all of his scars. Thank you for writing for us, I've quite enjoyed your version of the Potterverse.

Abraxan replied:

Thanks a lot!

Abraxan

Rocky235 posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 4:20am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I fear I will never find the right words to describe how good your stories are and what they have meant to me.

Your writing is the best. It is professional. Your grammar and dialog are so good they're almost un-noticeable. They don't distract from the story and they let the reader get on with other things. The sentence structure is well varied leaving no 'sing song' or repetitive annoyances. All your technical aspects fit together so well they just slide into the background and let the story grab the reader.

And what a story it is. Let's see, at last count there were 987 new and intriguing ideas you had. (Too many to list here. lol)

One of the things I liked was that you treated all the characters with respect. I don't know if this makes much sense, but I never felt that you forced any of the characters. They did what the personalities, you gave them, led them to do. In that respect, it was a very relaxing story.

I read to escape and your writing is a perfect place to hide in. I'm going to re-read both stories in April, after taxes, shudder. I marked it in INK on the calendar.

Thank you again, for sharing so much with us.

Oh, almost forgot, the Epilog where you tell what happened to everyone? That was so nice. It felt great not being left high and dry at the end. Too many authors put the last period down on their story and seem to stop in relief. Your ending was a nice touch.

All your readers should buy Lions t-shirt too.

Last, but far from least. Every chapter I read started off with you thanking your beta crew and I thought about them every time. They did a wonderful job. Even though I'm only sending this to you it applies to all of them too.

Abraxan replied:

Thank you for thanking my betas! They often helped me with sticky places, or pushed me to go deeper or further with the story than I had originally, for which I'm very grateful. Most of them are on board to help me with my original novel, so I'm in a comfortable place, knowing they'll push me to "be all that I can be" and not let me get away with being conservative in my writing, LOL!

Yes, ALL my readers should buy Lions t-shirts!!! Pass the word!!! LOL!

You said so many nice things about my writing - the thing about the "technical" stuff fading away so you could get lost in the story - that's important to me! I'm SO glad you said that! I tried hard to keep the technical aspects interesting yet hidden, so the story flowed well and didn't have any jarring places except where I planted them in the plot, LOL! Thanks a lot for that wonderful comment!

I'm glad you liked the epilogue - I just couldn't leave the story there. *I* wanted to know what happened in the rest of their lives, but I didn't want to write twenty (or more!!) novels of such length to find out! So the epilogue and afterword served that purpose for all of us!

Ooo, I like that you said I treated the characters with respect! I do have the GREATEST respect for all of them but Malfoy and Zabini (and that lack of respect showed, I think! heehee). I wanted whatever they did to flow naturally from their personalities, even when they were "out of character" as when Molly blew up at Harry in ToD Chapter 17 - it was out of her NORMAL character, yes, but it was IN character for who she is and what she is - she just doesn't let that aspect of her personality show if she can avoid it. So thanks for your very astute comment about my respect for my characters. I hadn't thought of it that way, but that's exactly the right word for it.


987 new and intriguing ideas??? Where did you get THAT number??? LOL! Glad you liked them, anyway! heehee. "987. . ." :-D


Thanks VERY much for a really lovely review! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story!

Abraxan

AK posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 4:01am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

And a fine end to a fine story
will we see you again?

Abraxan replied:

Thanks very much! You may see me again when I upload short stories based on this epilogue. Other than that, I'm working on an original novel aimed at real-life publication. When - not *if* (thinking positively here) I have ordering info for it, I'll post it to all the sites that host my stories. It's a hero-quest magical fantasy story similar to Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc. Hopefully a publisher somewhere will like it and want to pay me for my writing!!! I have to try this to be fair to myself.

I'm glad you've enjoyed my stories. Thanks a lot!

Abraxan

Sean1 posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 1:59am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I know I haven't reviewed at all during these two novels, and for that I am very sorry. This series was absolutely incredible. Thank you for taking the time to share your world with. Your writing was excellent, your character's were believable...truly a great piece of work.

Great job

Sean

Abraxan replied:

Thanks very much, Sean! Better late than never, and all that! LOL! I'm glad you enjoyed my stories!

Abraxan

Aaran St Vines posted a comment on Thursday 9th March 2006 12:56am for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I finished reading this last night and had to wait to review. The sense of completion, the sadness and happiness I feel is quit like I think I might feel at the end of JKR's Book Seven - (hoping it's better than HBP).

This was an epic tale. Epic in that at the end of over 900,000 words I was still riveted. Epic as in a modern day fanfic equivalent to the Illiad. Epic in that the hero has been and always will be THE HERO in the time honored grandest sense of the word.

It's sort of like I don't know what to do next. - I know, I'll go write something, and try very hard to not discourage myself comparing my work to yours.

So very and completely well done indeed.

Abraxan replied:

Wow, what a wonderful review! Thank you so much!! Actually, Asad counted and there are over a million words between both stories! YIKES! I had no idea I was writing such long stories - I just followed Harry wherever he led me, and it was ALWAYS interesting and fun! He's a fun guy to follow around, actually. ;->

Wow, I'm re-reading your "epic tale" paragraph - still riveted after a million words - yeah, that IS something! Yikes! And yes, Harry IS "The Hero" in every possible sense of the word! Lyrically said, Aaran!

Thanks for all the wonderful reviews! Keep me on your "fav. authors" list so you'll get notices when I post something else (a HP short story or news about my novels!). Thanks so much for writing!

Abraxan

MarinePotterfan posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 10:05pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

And So it ends, it just wont be the same, not expecting your updates. You wrote two Great!! stories. I hope the book that you are writing well be as great as RF and TOD. Good luck in the future.

All the Best!
MPF

Abraxan replied:

Thanks so much!! I hope my novels will be as well-received as RF and TOD! Thanks a lot!

Semper Fi, Marine!

Abraxan

The Resident posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 9:28pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

An altogether excellent story. This last chapter brought tears of sadness and tears of joy. Your abiity to express your imagination is incredible. The words you use manke me feel as if I were actually part of the story and a close friend of the characters by knowing them so intimately. Thank you so much for letting me share your vision.

Abraxan replied:

OOooooo, what a LOVELY review! Thanks so much! Wow, you felt you knew the characters like close friends? That's wonderful, that's what I was after - and that's how I feel about them myself. Thanks so much for the wonderful review, and all the other lovely reviews you've shared with me!

Abraxan

freakyfinger posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 5:44pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

AHHH!! I don't think Harry will ever have a year without a hospital visit . . .

Furthermore, I hate you. I truly hate you. How can you end this story?? Its the best duet I've read, not to mention, probably the longest ;)

Well, start a new piece right away!! I need another good story to pin after ;)

Abraxan replied:

Harry had several years without hospital visits except to be there when Ginny had kids! I just didn't show them because "normal" life isn't all that exciting most of the time!

So you hate me, eh? Too bad! All good things must come to an end and a good story has to have a climax and a denoument, and this one included both of those AND an epic-length epilogue!! :-D

I've already started something new, but you'll have to go to a bookstore or Amazon.com to order it - once I finish it and find a publisher willing to publish it, that is! :-D I'll keep you guys posted on how the publishing stuff goes, and I do have plans to write HP short stories to fill in the gaps in the epilogue whenever I need a break from the novel.

Glad you liked my fics! Thanks a lot!

Abraxan

twilliams1797 posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 4:22pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I have truly enjoyed the Refiners fire and Time of destiny stories. , both for the facinating and powerful plotting and the layers of depth to so many characters. I think this story is every bit as good as the "official" story, better in some ways because of the freedom from the constraints from the "childrens book" format
I look forward to seeing and reading ANYTHING that Ms.Abraxan writes.
Ms. A: thank you for the effort and time you have put into these stories. All too many thigs published and posted via the internet and fanfiction sites are not worth the electrons wasted in their creation TRF and ToD have been worth the wait and effort to see them through to conclusion.

twilliams1797@yahoo.com

my porsche project

Abraxan replied:

Thank you very much!! I really appreciate your kind words! "Fascinating and powerful plotting" -- COOL! I'm very grateful for your wonderful review!

Keep me on your "favorite authors" here and when I have other stuff posted or news on my novel, you'll hear about it! Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

sunrisesunset posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 3:57pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I'm sorry to see this end!

Due to you, I will never look at Harry/Hermione pairings the same again - it just won't seem right. ^^

Overall, a great end to an awesome series.
I can't help but ask: What are you going to be up to now?

Abraxan replied:

I've never thought Hermione and Harry felt any way but "brother/sister" toward each other, so I've never been interested in that pairing at all. JKR indicated from early on that it would be Ginny who was Harry's "other half". Glad you liked my fics! THanks a lot!

What I'm up to now is writing an original novel aimed at real-life publication. It's a hero-quest magical fantasy along the lines of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars - that kind of thing. I'm really pleased with how it's going so far, but I'm glad Destiny's all online now so I can really concentrate on Star Sons (my novel).

Keep me on your "favorite authors" list so you'll get notices when I post something new or ordering info for my novels! Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

Mark Henderson1 posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 3:54pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I loved it all the way to the end. Are you looking at doing another at some point?

Abraxan replied:

Thanks a lot! I'm already at work on an original novel aimed at real-life publication. It's a hero-quest magical fantasy novel along the lines of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars - that kind of thing. I'll post ordering info on all the sites that host my stories when (not *if* - thinking positively here!) it's available for purchase! Now I just have to write it, polish it, and find a publisher willing to publish it!!

Thanks for writing! I'm so glad you enjoyed my stories!

Abraxan

Katie Davis posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 2:11pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

wonderful wonderful stories! i am so sad to see them end. please continue writing, as you are a truly gifted author, and i would be truly saddened if you were to stop!

Abraxan replied:

Thanks! I'm not "stopping," I'm just changing horses, so to speak. I'm working on an original novel so I can be PAID for my work!! It's a hero-quest magical fantasy novel along the lines of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc. I hope it will become a series. Got to get it written and polished, find a publisher (possibly an agent as well) and see how things go. . . . I plan to write HP short stories when I need a break from the novel, but that won't be for a while - I need to immerse myself in Ethan and Jake's world for a while, get the novel really going, and not stop until I get stuck somewhere and need time to regroup - that's when the short stories may pop out. I'll put notices on all the sites hosting my stories when (not *if*) the ordering info for the novels is availble.

Thanks for writing!

Abraxan

Meg posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 1:14pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

Absolutly beyond wonderful! I think I may have to go back and read it start to finish.

Thank you so much!

Meg

Abraxan replied:

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed them!

Abraxan

Voldemort is Dead posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 1:02pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

Absolutely wonderful! I wish you'd write more Harry Potter stories!

Harry Potter GoF is now out on DVD, and Netflix is sending it to me for tormorrow. It wasn't as good as the book, but I still enjoyed watching it.

Abraxan replied:

Thanks, but I'd like to be PAID for my work - I spent too many hours doing this to do it for free!! I'm gonna try the real-life publishing world and see if I can get my novel(s) out there in the real world and get paid for writing - that's my goal!

I got my GoF DVD Tuesday from Amazon.com. I watched all the goodies on the second disc and have started watching them AGAIN - LOVE the interviews and the "how they did that" stuff! Boy, Daniel is one brave - or trusting! - kid to do the stunts he did despite being, in his words, "terrified!" LOL! And the work they all went through for the underwater stuff - BRILLIANT!

Abraxan

Jennifer2 posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 12:58pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

Absolutely marvelous. I don't know how else to describe both stories. Keep up the wonderful work.

Abraxan replied:

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed them!

Abraxan

casey posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 12:47pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

This has been one of the finest fanfics I have ever read. Abraxan, you're an amazing friggin writer and I'm pleased as punch that I've been able to read your works.

Much success to you.

Abraxan replied:

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it!

Abraxan

kittykatluver posted a comment on Wednesday 8th March 2006 12:43pm for Epilogue - Part 2: Back At Hogwarts Again

I'm so sad. It's over! I can't believe it!! All this time, I was hoping it would last for a long time!!! (*Shrieks a happy shriek*) OOOOH! Be sure to write more fanfic! I will be sure to recommend your stories to everyone willing to listen!
Kudos to a long, wonderfully written story!
-Your fanfic fan, Lauren, aka Kittykatluver

Abraxan replied:

Thanks a lot! But nope, I don't plan to write any more fanfic novels - short stories MAYBE, when I get stuck or need a break from the original novel I'm already working on. I'd really like to see where this talent can take me, so I'm gonna try the "real life publishing" world with a hero-quest magical fantasy novel that I think could be a series. I'll post ordering info on all the sites that host my stories when (not *if* - thinking positively here!) the novels are available!

Abraxan