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I think the flashback was my favorite part of this story. The mission was good, too, but there was such atmosphere and emotion in the flashback, I really got into it. There are limits to how much of that you can do while also sporking badfic.

I honestly don't have anything much to critique. I'd like to tell Charlotte to back off a little, but that's just her character, I think. I can tell she means well and really wants Ix to be happy, but every now and then she goes just a tad further with kissing and whatnot than my introverted self finds to be charming. She still has a thing or two to learn about her partner, I think. {= )

~Neshomeh

And the basilic made indeed for the perfect kill here. The relationship between Charlotte and Ix is always sweet to see, without being overbearing.

Now, for the flashback/nightmare about Ix's past... Am I the only feeling the urge to hit her 'friend' in the belly, with a spiked bat?

I love these characters, and where you're taking them. Seeing more background for Ix was interesting, and this story did an excellent job of showing that her character has quite a bit of depth- getting a story focused on her was nice, as often as Charlotte tends to steal the show.

The slightly more serious tone of the story fits its focus, and nicely counterbalances the insidiously saccharine feel of the fic you sporked.

And while I won't get detailed here, it made me very curious about the events that were hinted at in the opening, all those years ago.

Looking forward to more from these guys.

We got some more insight in Ix (and the poor girl surely had it hard), and the badfics was... really, really idiotic. Good work on the takedown, I really like the use of the Basilisk.

Now, a little nitpick:

"After Ix revived Snape and wiped his memory and they dug Harry and Voldemort out of their respective plotholes,"

Hm, I think there is a bit of a run-on here?

I haven't seen the movies in a while but I remember the lines about the love potion so much because of just how jarring the idea was to me at the time. A love potion that forced love onto another human being resulting in a human being that literally will never feel love for anyone no matter what level of relationship.

With that in mind really the best I could see for Tom if he didn't turn into the Dark Lord would be a life alone focused completely on surviving and his own comfort.

... Which, now that I think about it, has really Unfortunate Implications, but I definitely remember that being a canon thing.

He was born of a love potion correct? Isn't it canon for those born under the affects of one to have zero clue when it comes to love of any kind?

I mean it's uncanon for him to show love to anyone considering he didn't even want friends,but it might be even more canon breaking if it's something that's not even possible in canon even if he wasn't the dark lord?

Because I still can't find/remember the password for the other one and I didn't set up any recovery options.

Which one are you using, again? Please send me an e-mail.

Ix and Charlotte get to deal with a replaced Harry Potter and... a loving Voldemort?

Anyway, to stay on topic even though it's a bit late: I'm asexual, panromantic, and (vaguely transfeminine but using they/them pronouns) nonbinary. I never came out to anyone IRL, but I got outed to my family a few months ago. They're not exactly supportive but it's not that bad.

Seconding that notion, as well. AVEN's cool. :>

"The only way we can lose is if they cheat" and "someone should shoot her" are… uh… hard to misconstrue?

This guy is telling things like this? No wonder the Republicans are trying their hardest to distance themselves from this madman.

How could people vote for that wreck?

And I thought elections in France next spring were going to be ugly...

Trump isn't just supported by white supremacists, though, he's also hired one as campaign manager. (Breitbart News does one thing, y'all.)

And also, on top of promising to jail his opponent if elected, he's been on and off telling his supporters to respond with violence if he loses, because "polls are showing" he can't lose. That's not even true - no polls that I've seen have put him ahead of Hillary. So… this should be pretty clear-cut.

I came out to my dad years ago during a conference trip. I'm proud to be bi, and always will! :)

Especially in this election, where members of both parties are refusing to vote for their candidate (because they hate Trump/won't vote Democrat without Sanders). I'm not saying you should argue for either side, or even say which one you're voting for - we fought hard for secret ballots, y'know! - but you should make your vote count, not throw it away.

hS

Thank the electoral college system; I live in a very red state, and I have a feeling that most people here are going to vote by party rather than by candidate. Plus, the Republican VP used to be our state governor.

I guess I'm just sick of the constant pressure to "pick a side" from both parties. Politics is something I just do not have the energy for, neither candidate is appealing in terms of personality, and I don't feel like I have enough understanding of their plans to improve the country to vote on that. And given that my parents fall to one side and most of my friends fall to the other, I feel like I'm constantly being pulled both ways at the same time. It doesn't help that everyone seems to act like it's an issue of morality. I feel like I have to defend a side I don't agree with because otherwise people I care about are being demonized.

It's just really stressful, and I just want to get away from it. Nothing I do will make a difference one way or another, so why do I have to feel awful about it?

I don't think anyone took me seriously, but it's nice to bring attention to the countries where this sort of thing is illegal.

I'm not convinced by your first two: it looks like the letter after the S is a P, and the letter after CU... also looks like a P, actually. Assuming the other two are right... give me a minute.

Hmm. Soiling/Horseplay in a similar font gives the right layout (with the O in the last NO about halfway under the N of the third). Then the second word, CUP-, needs to have about four more letters; CUDDLING is too long. CUPPING is obvious, but doesn't seem to mean anything relevant (I asked the OED). CUPIDITY actually fits very well, and means inappropriate covetousness or lust; an archaic word, but a good fit.

As for the top word... SP and five more letters gives over 200 results. Spouses could be banned, or spleens. We don't want any spewers here, or any spading... but ultimately, I think the only version I can advocate is this:

NO SPORKS
NO CUPIDITY
NO SOILING
NO HORSEPLAY