I enjoyed your story. This final part has the most intimate interaction between the 'verses. I loved Sirius and Cosmo excon bonding. The pace also works well for showcasing the conversation and details.
Sneakers is an unusual choice, and a cool movie. It was interesting that you focused on Carl. He wasn't as memorable character as Marty, Whistler, or Mother. You made him more interesting here. I kept looking for Marty occasionally.
I was a nice criticism of DH. I loved this: Americans are rather touchy about memory charms. And how! I won't even start, or I won't stop. *claps for the point*
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. This last bit was a last-minute addition, of sorts; I was hoping the whole time I could find some way to work in the ex-con bonding, and then I finally saw how to make it work. (I'm glad it does work, come to that.) Carl's... pretty much the most vivid of the group in my head, really. Also, he's closest in age to the Trio, which may have impacted some of my POV choices a bit (hard to say objectively, really). It's no crossover I thought I'd write, until my brain went 'you know, Cosmo could take Voldemort in a fight ANY day...' and things progressed from there. It was fun, writing characters who were as fed up with the course of events as I was. XD
I've been saving this fic until I had time to read it all the way through, and just now finished. I really enjoyed seeing the outside perspective on Dumbledore's tendency to be cryptic - it reminds me of Marty's being closed-mouthed about Cosmo and his past, until he learns that lesson. And the Cosmo and Sirius ex-con bonding is excellent.
I hadn't thought of that comparison, but now that you mention it, it does work. (Difference being, Dumbledore never exactly figured out how to tell people anything. XD) I'm glad you think the ex-con bonding works; when I first had the idea, I thought it might be overkill. But the concept works so well that I couldn't rule it out entirely, and it also suits Cosmo's approach to personal business, to have a strong personal connection driving him as well as professional stuff. Thanks for the feedback; I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
I haven't the faintest fucking clue what this other 'verse is, but I adore this whole thing to bits. These people are amazing and clever and interesting, and I have such problems with the giant logic holes inherent in Rowling's wizarding world (seriously, an entire culture that eschews pencils and ballpoint pens for quills?) that it seems like the perfect way to go.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And I highly recommend Sneakers; the tech's almost painfully outdated these days, as the film was made in 1992, but it's still pretty damn awesome (and, philosophically speaking, ahead of its time). I have problems with the Potterverse logic holes in general and the Deathly Hallows logic holes in particular; letting some characters not steeped in the illogic comment on it seemed like a great way to process those issues. (And the fact that Cosmo could out-villain Voldemort any day of the week. XD)
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Sneakers is an unusual choice, and a cool movie. It was interesting that you focused on Carl. He wasn't as memorable character as Marty, Whistler, or Mother. You made him more interesting here. I kept looking for Marty occasionally.
I was a nice criticism of DH. I loved this:
Americans are rather touchy about memory charms.
And how! I won't even start, or I won't stop. *claps for the point*
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Carl's... pretty much the most vivid of the group in my head, really. Also, he's closest in age to the Trio, which may have impacted some of my POV choices a bit (hard to say objectively, really).
It's no crossover I thought I'd write, until my brain went 'you know, Cosmo could take Voldemort in a fight ANY day...' and things progressed from there. It was fun, writing characters who were as fed up with the course of events as I was. XD
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I'm glad you think the ex-con bonding works; when I first had the idea, I thought it might be overkill. But the concept works so well that I couldn't rule it out entirely, and it also suits Cosmo's approach to personal business, to have a strong personal connection driving him as well as professional stuff.
Thanks for the feedback; I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
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And I highly recommend Sneakers; the tech's almost painfully outdated these days, as the film was made in 1992, but it's still pretty damn awesome (and, philosophically speaking, ahead of its time). I have problems with the Potterverse logic holes in general and the Deathly Hallows logic holes in particular; letting some characters not steeped in the illogic comment on it seemed like a great way to process those issues.
(And the fact that Cosmo could out-villain Voldemort any day of the week. XD)
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