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Love the story and looking forward to the sequel. Fantastic job with the whole plot and pacing it so appropriately. It must have taken tremendous planning to incorporate everything together so the passing of time isn't ignored and you got all the appropriate details in there for the plot. Your attention to detail is really apparent in this story, where things that happened 10 chapters ago with little consequence impact the plot.

You've included a lot of details that are brilliant and fit well into the story. I had a heartfelt attachment to Casey, even though she wasn't a permanent fixture in the story. Merlin the Phoenix is a great addition, and I keep chuckling about him having the hots for McGonagall. Your attention to the details in battle scenes beyond merely Harry's POV is admirable. Most stories have tunnel vision and you get a series of "Harry dodges spell. Harry casts spell. Harry cries in pain. Harry gets up." You've done a great job of spreading the point-of-view to multiple characters (Your Battle of Little Hangleton specifically stands out), bringing emotion to the common man and woman fighting, and giving the reader glimpses of the small triumps and tragedies that are typically passed over by authors. Good work.

I am really enjoying the story so far and expect I will continue to enjoy it when I read the next story. Thanks for writing!

Author's Response: Thanks so much!! What a lovely review! Honestly, I knew how I was going to start, that Casey would be part of the story and what would happen to her, that the Refiner's Fire would happen to Harry, that he and Ginny would get together and Merlin would be in the story, plus I knew how things would end - and a few bits in between - but in a lot of ways, the story wrote itself. I didn't write a road map of what would happen, but I did write a narrative of what DID happen so I could keep track throughout the story. The characters took hold of the story and I just wrote down what they did (sort of, LOL!). It was such fun to write, and really hard to hold together sometimes as story lines would try to take over and I'd have to wrestle them into submission. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! Thanks for the wonderful review! Abraxan

AHHHHHHHH! I LOVE this story so much! I will definitely check out the sequel right away! :)

Author's Response: :D Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Abraxan

Awesome! Wonderful read, even if I have read it several times before. I enjoy each time and just love it.

Thanks for writing.

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I love it when I hear from folks who are reading my stories again and again! That's just awesome! Abraxan

great, great story. keep up the good work.

Author's Response: Thank you very much! Abraxan

you don't let up pn harry at all, do you???? very sadistic! but very good gripping reading, and i am luvving it!!! startin the next one!

Author's Response: Hey, it's an adventure, kinds like an Indiana Jones thing - something has to happen nearly every second to keep it exciting! Glad you're enjoying it! Abraxan

Hi again;

I haven't been reviewing because I needed the time to read. Its after 3 now.

I enjoyed reading nearly all of this story. You did a great job. I am looking forward to the continuation. I really liked how you kept the characters as they were written and then having them grow into playing larger and more important parts. You obviously spent a lot of time thinking about how those characters would evolve and what particular circumstances would lead to the kind of growth you had envisioned when you thought about the plot.

Kudos!

Author's Response: Thanks very much! Yes, I spent a lot of time considering how the characters would mature, and it was fun taking them there. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! In addition to "The Time of Destiny," I have several ficlets that fit into the time gap between Destiny and its epilogues, as well as a third novel, which ocmpletes the Refiners Fire saga, "Now and Forever." The last chapter of N&F will be uploaded this week. You can also now read my original work - I have a novel that's available on Amazon.com and B&N.com, "Star Sons - Dawn of the two" - just go to one of the sites and search for "Lynda Sappington" (that's me) and you'll find it. The second novel in the Star Sons saga will be published hopefully in early 2009. Thanks for writing! Abraxan

This is an AMAZING story!!!!! I had a couple of complaints, but i TOTALLY forgot!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for writing this story!!!!

Author's Response: I'm glad the story was good enouhg to make you forget your complaints! Thanks! Abraxan

Very good story! Just out of curiosity, is Malfoy dead? I can't exactly remember...Keep up the good work!

Author's Response: Draco's not dead. Glad you enjoyed the story! Abraxan

This was a GREAT story; I must say I liked it more than the Harry Potter books by JKR. You have a great way of telling the story and I love how you describe the battles. JKR’s version really needed you to describe some of the battles for her. Thanks for the best fanfiction I have read so far. 10/10 easily… I’m moving to Part II as soon as I can.