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The Potter
Bambu10 Reviews | 10 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )
Harry's introspective the morning after the Battle for Hogwarts. There's soup!
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Bambu
Member Since 2005 | 27 Stories | Favorited by 542 | 117 Reviews Written | 1,029 Review Responses
I have loved the written word since watching my mother’s fingers trace the lines of a book, luxuriating in riveting tales and well-turned phrases. Many a night I read until dawn, a plastic flashlight hidden under the covers to light the pages as I raced the rising sun to finish my latest must-read.
Since joining the HP fandom, I've been privileged to receive more than 50 awards, including Best Author (Quill to Parchment Awards) and Best Classic Author (Most Potente Passions). Among others, my stories have won awards for Best Hurt/Comfort (Spoils of War, Morning Has Broken), Best Novel Length (Calling Card, Guard…Check…Mate), Best One Shot (A Beach in Ireland), Best WIP (Saving a Death Eater, The Summoning), Favorite Overall Story (Complexities), and Readers’ Choice (A Quest of Paladins).
Aside from a judicious polish for formatting and egregious typos, I don't plan on revising my early work. Those stories are the stepping stones of my writing journey. Please note some stories contain adult content. None is more graphic than equivalent scenes in the television shows True Blood or Game of Thrones, and age appropriate warnings are posted.
I no longer write fanfiction prolifically. Like many fanfic authors, my focus has shifted to original work. A member of the Romance Writers of America and the Southern California Writers Association, I write under my name: Lin Thornhill.
My original story Verisimilitude published in Thoroughly Modern Monsters (Story Spring Publishing, 2013) reached the top 100 fantasy anthologies and broke into the top 10 in the UK the first month of release. Ben and Christine’s story will continue in 2016.
Fixation, my latest short story, slated for publication in J. Aldis’ anthology Immanence, with a winter 2015-2016 release, is particularly exciting as it anchors the Messengers of Inari novel series I’ve been developing for the past year.
9/2015
Reviews for The Potter
Wonderful use of Luna. Despite her seemingly odd behavior, i've always found her incredibly insightful.
Response from Bambu (Author of The Potter)
Thank you. I quite agree with you about Luna. I've always liked the idea of a Harry/Luna pairing. She has always seen Harry for himself, beyond the myth and faux celebrity status.
Response from Bambu (Author of The Potter)
Thank you. I quite agree with you about Luna. I've always liked the idea of a Harry/Luna pairing. She has always seen Harry for himself, beyond the myth and faux celebrity status.
I love when a good Luna story makes you stop and think. This is all just a beautiful story. Wonderfully done.
Beautifully rendedered - just like a painting !!
That was sadly comforting like a big bowl of plimpy soup.
Very well turned story. I found the reminders a bit haunting. Voldemort loomed over Harry's life for so long that I can just imagine he'd need that sort of mantra to keep reminding him that the evil wizard was gone and gone for good this time. Dear sweet Luna giving solace at the end... I love seeing she and Harry together, whether as friends or more. Nice work. :)
Interesting. He has to keep reminding himself of the fact that Moldiebutt is dead? Sounds like he needs a shrink. ^_^
I read this when you first posted it, of course, but I always read your stuff again when I happen across it, and this was indeed glorious. I loved the Potter from the Pot metaphor and the way the leitmotiv of the morning after finally sinks in under its (and Luna's) influence. Oh, and I almost cried at the thought of Luna's father talking about Plimpy soup for comfort as he prepared to betray Harry to save his daughter. Lovely.
I've always found Luna to be kind, calming, and insightful. The oddities about her are just decoration on the outside. So glad Harry has her friendship.
A rare glimpse into the days after. Poor Harry. I really like how you gave the moment a twist between celebration and despair. Poor Harry. And lovely Luna. Thank you!
Response from Bambu (Author of The Potter)
Thank you very much. I don't think the aftermath would be easy on Harry at all, and I think Luna would understand that. She's a fabulous character, and so suited to be his friend.
Response from Bambu (Author of The Potter)
Thank you very much. I don't think the aftermath would be easy on Harry at all, and I think Luna would understand that. She's a fabulous character, and so suited to be his friend.
I appreciate the nuances you captured as Harry begins to take in that Voldermort is dead. I think you did a great job writing about him before he can integrate what happened. Thank you!