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The Banebrewer
Grace has Victory21 Reviews | 9.9/10 (21 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )
Wolfsbane Potion is illegal, but the illicit brewing continues. Ariadne Lupin can preserve the human mind of a werewolf, but can she reverse the mindset of a whole civilisation?
Part IV of “The Moon-Cursers”.
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Grace has Victory
Member Since 2006 | 10 Stories | Favorited by 23 | 3 Reviews Written | 356 Review Responses
My family became hooked on Harry Potter in 2001, when my son was going through a stage of reluctance to read fiction. Now it is a family hobby. I am a psychology teacher from Birmingham, England. My husband, who is Australian, is a computer programmer and network engineer. We have three teenaged children and two cats. We are all Evangelical Christians.
Reviews for The Banebrewer
Good for her, I'm glad she used magic to escape. That place was horrible.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Not too horrible for a drug-dealer, perhaps, but certainly not the right place for a healer, a free-speaker and a semi-literate peasant.
How sad, so many troubles and so little in the way of resources. Everyone in Britain is against this potion and yet it does so much good for so many afflicted people.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
I'm glad to have moved you. But it never was easy to make idealism practical.
What a clever way to get information! I also enjoyed the back story about the witch leaving her world for her husband's. It was sad, yet touching and quite believable.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
I think Muggle-borns must face a terrible dilemma. But in a way it's even harder to be a pure-blood negotiating the bewildering Muggle world in secret. No wonder some pure-bloods turn to isolationism and terrorism.
Nice, I think those people will make life a bit more difficult for them. I bet they think that white powder is cocain...
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
At the very least...
I adore how Lockhart is found to be unbelievable by a few intelligent folks.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Well, would you believe him? I notice you didn't comment on the R-rated sections of this chapter...
It occurs to me that Remus has a family life in this story, but in canon he doesn't. I wonder what will happen to them?
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Alas, this story is completely canon-friendly...
Very interesting chapter. The information given about blood gave the chapter a academic feel.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Sorry if your head aches - it's a lot for Ariadne and Remus to learn too. But blood matters in this story.
Response from sinbad (Reviewer)
I'm sorry, I should have made myself more clear. I love studying and academics.
Wow, the court came down hard on him. How sad, he did so much good for those werewolves.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
The law is not permitted to distinguish between legality and morality....
Oh wow, this is in the past. Very cool!
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Most 95-year-olds would have a past! Smethwyck is NOT in love with Ariadne, but he has played her protector because he was once in love with her grandmother.
Wow, the papers are being quite harsh. I'm waiting for Hermione to show up and tell them Rita is able to transform into a beetle LOL.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Unfortunately, that is a secret that Rita has revealed only to the reader. No other cast member has any idea!
I don't understand why the potion was kept a secret. If it wasn't an unauthorized potion the press wouldn't be having a field day now.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Thanks for writing in, Sinbad. Are you aware that this is the fourth volume of a series? The reason why the potion wasn't legal is explained earlier.
Response from sinbad (Reviewer)
I had no clue this is the Fourth volume in a series, I saw it and thought it looked interesting so I started reading it. LOL, I guess I'm in for a bumpy ride.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
The series starts with "Moons of Deceit". But if you want to keep going with this volume, I'd be interested to know how coherent it is without the background knowledge.
Response from sinbad (Reviewer)
OK, I'll stick with this then read the earlier stories.
Interesting, I bet the political climate will change (hopefully for the better) for werewolves. Pardon the pun...
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
That depends on the depth of the prejudices...
Good chapter, creepy in a way.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Werewolves are a creepy topic.
Great chapter, I loved the almost 'grab-bag' of news. The Healer i released from prison, the werewolves stopping a attack and a letter pleading for a child's life. A lot happened in this chapter, but it came out great.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
We're moving quickly here. I'm glad you didn't think it too quick.
I see trouble looming ahead.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Well spotted.
You captured Dolores perfectly. She always was an evil minded... witch (spell it with a 'b' and you capture my thoughts of that woman).
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
In one of my other stories, the students call her "Umbitch". She has a total lack of concern for other people, which is the epitome of evil.
So, so sad. An entire family wiped out and there was no justice. Poor Remus, I think this would have killed a lesser man.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
I am so happy that I made you sad...
So heart breaking... will there be another installment?
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Sorry, but there's no more to say on this one. I seem to have killed off all my OCs. Thank you so much for your support. I'm very glad that you kept reading.
I read your author's note and agree whole heartedly. I was bullied in school until I totally lost my temper and thumped the person who was the ring leader. It's sad that so many went through that, but our children have it much better.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
I hope you got away with the thumping. Some victims who fight back are punished for "bullying"! I am staggered that so many schools have always taken the attitude that inter-child violence (and teacher-to-pupil bullying) is inevitable and the school's job is to ignore the violence and "just teach". Remus speaks for me a great deal in this chapter. Unfortunately, the law is only beginning to protect children: some schools' anti-bullying policies are purely nominal.
Excellent, although I can see where reading the other story would help.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Yes, it does become rather complicated at this point, even if you HAVE read the earlier stories. And the dramatic point probably works better for readers who are emotionally involved with Veleta, who is an on-stage character in the first volume.
Very interesting, I'm not sure what I liked better the 'bully list' or Veleta's resourcefulness.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of The Banebrewer)
Both display character. Thank you!