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Comments Gin110881 came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.25 - 10:05AM to say: Yeah, I know what you mean. My eyes popped out when I read her message. The only concern I had regarding The Seventh Horcrux was that I was afraid everybody knows the story, and it turns out, the gem wasn't as buried, as it was supposed to be, lol. ginnyweasley777 came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.25 - 10:30AM to say: Well I've read a lot of stories but I've never read that one - I only recently read Curse Of The Damned by the same author. I feel like I'm missed out now lol...shall have to go and read it Sovran came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.25 - 10:43AM to say: It is 100% true that The Seventh Horcrux was once passed around as a leaked copy of Deathly Hallows. I remember finding news articles about it even after I heard about it through the HP online community. Fantastic choice! ginnyweasley777 came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.25 - 06:00PM to say: I meant Power Of Emotion, CotD is the sequel Gin110881 came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.26 - 02:41AM to say: Yeah, PoE and CotD were the third and fourth fanfiction story I read. I thought about mentioning them here but decided to keep them for a later edition of the Gems... ginnyweasley777 came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.26 - 06:24PM to say: I'm half way through Seventh Horcrux now - glad this has given me the push to read it :) alterdream came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.27 - 09:26PM to say: I think I'll have to reread it now. It's been so long I can't remember much, although I'm sure it will come back while reading. I'll try to dig up a few suggestions too :) melindaleo came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.30 - 08:44PM to say: Oh my God!! I just happened to click on here tonight and my mouth dropped open. No one even told me! Am I really a hidden gem when I'm still here? Thank you very much for the kind words. It is true that this one was stolen and passed around - even sold in several countries, but it also brought me my 15 minutes. I got to be interviewed by the Leaky Cauldron and also got contacted by JKRs publishing agent over the whole thing. It was very exciting, and I still have a scrap book of all the newspaper articles, lol. melindaleo came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.30 - 08:50PM to say: As for recommendations, two oneshots that I've always enjoyed coming back to are: Gowdie's "Something Gold" and Professor Scrolls "Bullseye." I'd also like to mention an author and former administrator here - Jacquelyne. She was a wonderful friend, and I still think of her fondly. She left us too soon. Any of her wonderful stories would be great. Gin110881 came out of the woodwork on 2018.05.01 - 03:33AM to say: When I was asked to oversee of the buried gems, I immediately knew what story I would start with, as it is a real gem. However, I agree with you that, although you are certainly a gem, you're not a hidden gem as it's quite obvious that many SIYE readers still enjoy reading your stories. Sir Ollivander came out of the woodwork on 2018.05.08 - 10:34PM to say: I agree with Gin110881. Yes, Melindaleo, you are a gem. I remember reading your stories when I first started with SIYE. I even removed some harsh Comments about your "stolen" story. And that was quite a while ago. Also, Jaq's stories are still worth reading. Thanks for bringing it up. Tom ginnyweasley777 came out of the woodwork on 2018.05.09 - 10:52AM to say: A Different Beginning by Breanie...definitely worth a read Gin110881 came out of the woodwork on 2018.05.10 - 03:14AM to say: Breanie is already on my list. | |||||||||||
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GHL came out of the woodwork on 2018.04.25 - 08:44AM to say:
So Gin110881 had tipped me off a few days ago about which story he intended to lead with.
I swear I did, nearly physically, bite my tongue yesterday when ML offered her cheery support!
Anyway, it is true that many of us first stumbled on a HPFF story by chance. If that first story happened to be a good one, then chances were pretty good that we were hooked. No surprise that someone whose first HPFF exposure was 'The Seventh Horcrux' would then be off on a many-year voyage of fanfic discovery.
Fine choice!