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A review by siobhancollierauthor
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing by G. Norman Lippert
1.0
I read this when it was still available as a free PDF. I wouldn't have paid for it (I know there's another pay copy of a spin off of this fan fiction).
I have nothing against fan fiction. My own has taught me so much about writing in general that I will always have a soft spot for the concept. But I would never dream of making money off my fan fics, and that's probably the first problem that I have with this fan fic. Especially as it has led to court cases on copyright infringement.
But also, too much was altered in the canon. And what was altered didn't even make sense for the storyline - Merlin is feared the whole novel and yet when he's resurrected/changed the laws of apparition to return to hogwarts he's a stern yet jovial character. As a other reviewer has said, it's a little coincidental that all three elements were brought together just at the right time.
There's more I dislike, I could tell early on that this was written by an American, not a British person, by the romantic way they view England. We don't talk like that, school - even boarding school - is not like this novel is presented. The reason the original Harry Potters work so well is that J.K.Rowling was so immersed in our history, in our society, that such notions came easily. I know from friends in America that it's not uncommon for people in different grades to go to the same classes. This doesn't happen in England yet in the novel it appears to? I know I sound like I'm nitpicking, but all these little things add up.
The muggle who somehow penetrates magic boundaries makes no sense - was he a squib and this information glazed over? How on earth did the car/garage bit work with the canon?
I won't even go into the ridiculousness of the prank pulled at the end. Weaching.
I have nothing against fan fiction. My own has taught me so much about writing in general that I will always have a soft spot for the concept. But I would never dream of making money off my fan fics, and that's probably the first problem that I have with this fan fic. Especially as it has led to court cases on copyright infringement.
But also, too much was altered in the canon. And what was altered didn't even make sense for the storyline - Merlin is feared the whole novel and yet when he's resurrected/changed the laws of apparition to return to hogwarts he's a stern yet jovial character. As a other reviewer has said, it's a little coincidental that all three elements were brought together just at the right time.
There's more I dislike, I could tell early on that this was written by an American, not a British person, by the romantic way they view England. We don't talk like that, school - even boarding school - is not like this novel is presented. The reason the original Harry Potters work so well is that J.K.Rowling was so immersed in our history, in our society, that such notions came easily. I know from friends in America that it's not uncommon for people in different grades to go to the same classes. This doesn't happen in England yet in the novel it appears to? I know I sound like I'm nitpicking, but all these little things add up.
The muggle who somehow penetrates magic boundaries makes no sense - was he a squib and this information glazed over? How on earth did the car/garage bit work with the canon?
I won't even go into the ridiculousness of the prank pulled at the end. Weaching.