Back in Black
ubiquirk487 Reviews | 7.12/10 (487 Ratings, 0 Likes, 186 Favorites )
The Dark Lord has fallen, but an even more terrible force has arisen to take over the Ministry of Magic – the Pink Lord. Ruling with an abundance of ruffles and terrifyingly sharp stiletto heels, Umbridge’s Think Pink Brigade terrorizes a populace grown weary of decrees designed to enforce sweetness. Unexpectedly, Hermione Granger joins the resistance, the sarcastically snarky Back in Black. Award winner.
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ubiquirk
Member Since 2006 | 10 Stories | Favorited by 212 | 89 Reviews Written | 1,629 Review Responses
I am a longtime fanfic fanatic, having entered the realm via Buffydom. One day I read a Willow/Severus crossover and I was hooked – on Snape that is! He's been in every HP story I've done so far.
I write in multiple fandoms on LJ, esp. BtVS and Firefly. If you're interested in reading my fic for other/crossover fandoms, it can be found at:
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Reviews for Back in Black
giggle! I LOVE it. What a totally neat idea. I'm dying for more. It sounds so Mary Kay... And utterly terrifying!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! More very soon!
When I saw the title, I thought perhaps Lockhart was the "Pink Lord". Imagine if he and Umbridge teamed up? (*shudders*) I like the Watch Witch posters--they sound better than
surveillance cameras! Funny! Keep it up!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! Now that's really terrifying! (shudders)
Love the premise - it made me laugh out loud countless times, but I'm just a wee bit concerned about being stuck 3/4 way up a "Ladder" and it's getting uncomfortable just sitting here, waiting.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it!
Erm - Ladder updated twice last week, so I don't understand what you're saying about being 'stuck.'
Response from BradyB66 (Reviewer)
Stuck's a relative term. Just meant that I'm loving "Ladder" and waiting more than 1 day is excruciating. It wasn't a criticism of your update frequency. Just a left-handed compliment and a request for assurance that a new story isn't going to take focus off "Ladder". Sorry if I offended.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Nope - not offended - just concerned! But I'm glad you like Ladder!
This is amazingly fresh and interesting! Keep it up!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it and found it novel!
Oh my God, I have no clue where this is going, how Umbridge got in this kind of power, but...I like it. Ok not enough for a real 'review' but you caught my eye update soon!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and I hope to get a real review sometime (though this seems one to me)!
This is frighteningly brilliant. You really know how to create a picture, don't you? :)
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it vivid!
Oooh, I like this very much!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm so very glad you enjoyed it!
I can't decide if I've enjoyed this because I started giggling or because it's such a different direction than normal. Maybe it's both. Either way, I hope this continues and continues and continues because I LOVE the idea and can hardly wait for more. (And to think that I actually like pink - but I don't like ruffle and ribbons and all that stuff, either.)
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it original! Yes - this is an attack on an excess of pink!
Hee...it's never a good thing to giggle loudly in the middle of the library...yet you made me do it!
This is a very intriguing--and amusing--start.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it funny!
Interesting start. Looking forward to your explaining how the heck Umbridge got to be minister and why she is still there? More soon please.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! More soon.
Wonderful beginning! I can hardly wait for more of this fantastic twist on "1984".
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
Hee! Oh, that is really cute. And really funny.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it funny!
Looking forward to more! Had to double-check the genre to make sure it included humor--afraid I was going to have to re-read it again. "Terrifying" imagry for certain! And then Snape with the twins??!!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! It's hopefully going to be a mix of humor and terrifying things.
It's clear you're having fun with this, especially with the rhyming and alliteration. I can't wait for more.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm so very glad you enjoyed it! More soon!
I am in LOVE with this story... and Ladder. Please continue, I have finals and I need to laugh. The idea of Umbridge as the Pink Lord is so fantastically original. And I laughed out loud at "Back in Black" and the siren being the sound of hot pink.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and that it made you laugh!
This promises fantastic things. I'm already in love.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
Oh this is cool! I love Ladder, but this is a very close second....
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it!
Oh dear! The Think Pink Brigade! I love pink personnally, I own plenty of pink clothes, but I wouldn't want everyone to be dressed in this colour. It'd be boring. It reminds me: one of my colleagues arrived at work last week clad from head to toe in fuschia, and my first thought when I saw her was, "Umbridge!" LOL
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! Yes - this isn't an attack on pink, per se - rather enfoced pinkness!
Anything but pink! Shouldn't it be Pink Lady? Or is Umbridge a cross dresser?I hope for their sake that Harry and Ron were taken out with Voldemort. No one deserves death by pink. Except Umbridge, but I'll wager that she's immune.Looking forward to more!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! Well - she doesn't refer to herself as that - it's what people who hate her call her - a twist on Volemort's use I guess.
So amazing! Very original and super funny, I can't wait for more!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! More soon!
*jaw drops*
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*still speechless*
Wow. I was holding my sides with laughter just reading the summary. I cannot wait for this whole story! Excellent!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! (laughs) I'm really glad you liked it! More soon!
I'm torn between being terrified and laughing hysterically. The twins and Snape are the core of the resistance? The twins??? They're going to throw me out of the library if I laugh anymore. That's just too perfect. Glad to see the writer's block wore off!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! [This was before that bout of writer's block, but it wore off nonetheless so thanks!]
Response from firefly124 (Reviewer)
Ah, well, that would explain the extreme speed with which it got written, beta'd, and posted then. I thought that was kind of an amazing turnaround.
*laughs maniacally*Proper Smile, Watch Witch, Think Pink Brigade - two words: simply magnificent!! I wonder if our pretty, blond, smiling, pink Proper Witch comes complete with a copy of Emily Post's Etiquette or a wizarding equivilent.I've been tracking your progress on Back in Black through LJ. The image you've painted thus far is bleak, but the introduction of the resistance brightens the outlook a smidge. I cannot wait for the next chapter.
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it and all of the terminology I've come up with! Etiquette books do make an appearance - clever you!
Wow! The sheer terror of Pink! Great start, will be with you for the ride wherever you are taking us with this!
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm so very glad you liked it! Pink!!! (shudders)
*squeeeee* It's remarkable how chilling all that militant pink can be 
. Actually, the juxtaposition between the sickeningly sweet and nauseatingly creepy is well drawn. You've chosen an historically appropriate day to start posting this, ubi. And I love, love, love the smirk and “Congratulations, Ms. Granger. You’ve just joined Back in Black.” 
*sits patiently waiting for more*
Response from ubiquirk (Author of Back in Black)
Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it! Hee - militant pink - I love it! Thanks - I try to have the final line have impact.