hee hee, i love this story so far. great stuff!
oooh! iam happy! does she really bat boogy hex him???? OFF TO READ NEXT CHAPPIE!
Author's Response: Yeppers!
Please read this whole review before getting angry or defensive. Wait it out.
I find this completely implausible. Hogwarts does not put on muggle musicals. Ginny, Hermione, and Draco don't sing. Not one of them. (Well, I guess Draco could, but I doubt it, as his father certainly wouldn't indulge it, especially in public.) And even if Ginny could sing, she couldn't reach that C and sound good. Let’s be realistic for a moment. When has she been having all these lessons? I mean, I do voice and especially the last year I've focused in on it, and I have a pretty high range, but I don't sound good on that note. Ginny is no super woman.
But, not only do I love the Phantom of the Opera, on principal. I also can see the reason why you might want to bend things so far. It's not like Phantom of the Opera is all that plausible either, except that in its own way it is. I think you can get away with this extreme fall away from cannon if you keep one thing in tact: the characters and their characterization as done by J.K. Rowling. I think it's not only possible, it's necessary. So, with that to think on I encourage you to keep up what you're doing, but remember that you're treading on fine ground; you don't want to jump so far off that what you're writing no longer relates to Harry Potter enough to be called fanfiction, really, but that it can't be called anything else as it's a story about two magical characters named Draco and Ginny who go to a school called Hogwarts, etc.
I wrote what was before this in the review after reading the first two chapters. I'd just like to say that you're doing a good job of characterization though your Ginny is slightly cliché, she's also quite believable. I had to laugh when she said why she loved music, because it's the same answer I myself have given many times before. So, don’t give up because of raunchy reviewers like myself who haven’t the tact to figure out how to coat what they think of your story with sugar. Do know this, I don’t tell people I like their story when I don’t just as I don’t hold back telling people what I think are their weak points. So, when I say I see a strange sense of much skewed promise here, believe me. I’m giving your story a chance even though it’s subject matter is something I’d usually deem completely ridiculous, and, therefore, not worth reading or review. So, have hope in that fact and continue to write this holding on to what you can of the cannon and knowing that you can discard what must be discarded for the sake of the musical, and the romance. Keep it up, whatever you’re doing. You’re doing a better job than I think I myself could do with this plot. You’re really quite brave. You see, I’d never in my wildest dreams attempt to write something like this. I wouldn’t even give it the chance.
Author's Response: It IS completely impluasible, I'm not going to lie. I'm not good at writing canon, never have been, so I write non-canon. Regarding Ginny, I wouldn't be so sure about that. I can hit a 'C' just fine, and that was before I started voice lessons. Oddly enough, I find it really amusing that you think my characterization is good, because that's what I've gotten the most complaints about, namely for my portrayal of Harry in this last chapter. But, quite honestly, I'll ALWAYS prefer you not to sugarcoat it; reviews that say something besides 'OMG, post more soon!' are what make my fics worth something. Thank you for a VERY good review, and I'm glad that you're reading it. And just out of curiosity, what are you taking voice lessons for? I mean, what do you hope to do with it? I myself am planning to take Broadway by storm (at least, I hope so ;)).
LOL. I love this story! Update soon!!
Author's Response: Ha, thanks!
Short but so sweet. Update asap
Author's Response: Everyone says that, and I've been trying so hard to write long chapters. :( Ha, j/k. Thanks for reviewing.
Hmm, there are some lovely moments in this fic, and some places which set my teeth on edge a little. Your Draco feels very real---sullen, hostile, uncooperative, possibly covering up some strong emotions. The scene in the last chapter, where Ginny enlists his help with her costume is wonderful. Her impulsive hug, his inscrutable reaction were perfect.The scenes with Ron and Harry, particularly Harry, are over-the-top, however; they don't chime right for me.
And for Ginny to react by threatening the Bat-Bogey twice---I mean, she's never used it unless she was being directly attacked or restrained before, and physically, not with words she didn't like hearing. The last line of this chapter made her character very unsympathetic---overreactive and hypersensitive (I mean, she has known Draco felt this way about her for years, so why does it suddenly matter so much?), immature and foolish (to pull such a stunt right after she asked Draco for his cooperation with her costume?) Just to let you know where I'm experiencing trouble-spots in the fic.
On the plus-side, it's interesting enough to make me want to read more. Phantom of the Opera, what a lovely musical and what a great vehicle for a love story within a love story!
Author's Response: Thank you very much! I agonized over that scene a lot, so I'm glad to know it was appreciated. :) Yeah, I've gotten quite a lot of comments about Harry being so OoC. I think I'm going to go back and re-write some of that. Ron, though, will stay the same, because he acts like a total butthead a lot in the books. ;) At least one of those times will be changed. No one else mentioned that in their reviews, but it DOESN'T really make sense, I suppose. Thank you very much for all your input; you've been a really big help!
can't wait for more! Great job!
Author's Response: Thank you very much!
Aw! That was a really good chapter! Ginny's response to her mom's howler was great! And the trios being prats, I hated and loved it at the same time!
As for Ginny's admission, well that's just plain cute!
Author's Response: Aw, thanks. Yeah, well, the trio being prats isn't anything new, I think ;) Ha, thanks.