Reviews for Rising Up
AvidReader2236 chapter 1 . 12/19/2014
Very interesting indeed...
WeasleySeeker chapter 1 . 3/16/2013
Aahh, this was brilliant! I love (in a sadistic kind of way) Voldemort wins!AUs, because there's kind of this loss of hope when Harry dies and then that just makes everything so much more dark and desperate and emotional, and this was definitely that.

I normally struggle with reading long fics where there's little dialogue, but I didn't feel like this needed to be broken up more at all. I don't know what it is, but the tone is just so captivating and easy to read. Luna's thoughts seem very like her, despite how different she is from how we see her in canon, but that's because of the desperation of her situation.

I always think the Malfoys might have turned to the other side if circumstances were different, so I think this whole scenario was pretty believable. The ending was so sad! Poor Draco, and poor Luna. :( But I loved this!
lowi chapter 1 . 3/14/2013
Oh no, that was too sad! Gosh, the ending ;-; I really /really/ wanted them to get a happy ending here.

I've always liked Druna as a pairing, and you wrote this extremely well - it was such an interesting AU, or, twist on the events in DH. Gosh, I'm mind-blown!

I also liked (wrong word, because I didn't /like/ it, you know? ;D) the idea with the prisoners having to fight the animals; it was really creepy.

Brilliant work!
keeptheotherone chapter 1 . 3/5/2013
Luna inventing imaginary friends for comfort/entertainment is a great character detail. In fact, there are several good details here, like the window being the size of her fist, descriptions of the cell, her trying and failing to sleep, being "frog marched," biting her tongue when she fell. Death Eaters, as a specific group of people, should be capitalized as a proper noun, the same way you would capitalize a sports team, for instance. Luna wrapping Draco in a shroud was very touching. Favorite line: "...if she could stay on the board long enough she could become a queen."
whirlwinds of watercolours chapter 1 . 1/29/2013
NAYLA, THIS IS ALL KINDS OF AMAZING ASDFGHJKL ALL THE DRUNA FEELS.

little canon error, though - when you're stunned you don't know what's happening around you.

BUT THAT'S OKAY.

wonderful job!
slightlysmall chapter 1 . 1/28/2013
I haven't read many Voldemortwins!AUs, but I think you did a great job with this. Fighting against an animal a la gladiators was an interesting twist, and I really love the way you describe everything. I kept reading from paragraph to paragraph much faster than I usually do for something of this length, and I think you described everything perfectly, as well as keeping everyone in character. Great work!
burning happiness chapter 1 . 1/27/2013
It's interesting to read a story in which Voldemort wins. I really liked how you portrayed Luna as a character, and how Draco had truly wanted to help her so much that in the end he died so that her life was safe. Tragic, but so pretty.
-littlemissreadaholic
The Crownless Queen chapter 1 . 1/26/2013
Gosh that was sad and horrible (I can't believe you killed everyone...) but so beautiful too. I especially loved the first part, when she was locked up. That really was Lunaesque ;p Good job!
ProfessorSquirrell chapter 1 . 1/21/2013
:( So sad. I love the tragic ending though. It makes this whole thing that much more beautiful. I've never really read much Voldemort wins! scenarios so this was interesting and believable. The description of everyone being dragged away to be killed at the beginning was heartwrenching. And I love Druna but this is great because it's not all fluff. Nicely done!
autumn midnights chapter 1 . 1/20/2013
Really interesting look at a Voldemort wins!AU. I don't read a whole lot of these, to be honest, so it was cool to seen your own take on the idea. Since I don't ship Draco/Luna, I liked that romance wasn't the focus of the story. I think you did a really good job with the dark theme of the story, keeping it suspenseful and dramatic, and I definitely wasn't expecting Draco to die at the end - that definitely threw a twist into the story, something that I didn't see coming at all. Just a couple little things - 'killing curse' and 'disapparated' should both be capitalized, but overall spelling and grammar were pretty decent. I enjoyed reading this fic, I think you did a nice job with it :)
silver-nightstorm chapter 1 . 1/15/2013
Oh, lovely! Should have known it was for Gamma ;D You did a good job writing a dark fic though, cause I haven't seen many of those from you :)
Forever Siriusly Sirius chapter 1 . 1/8/2013
Nayla this was stunning. It was so delicioualy dark and seductive and I couldn't stop reading! I was almost in tears at the end because Druna, I can actually ship kt, I don't know why but Druna is the perfect mix of light and dark and HE DIED AND I CRIED AND NAYYYYYYLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAA WHY WHY WHY WHY /sobsincorner

This was so beautiful and original and utterly perfect. Awesomesauce wifey :)
Ralinde chapter 1 . 1/6/2013
Ah poor Draco. Having to pay with his life to save Luna, that is rather dark indeed. I like how the 'creature' Luna had to fight was 'just' a gorilla (by the way, was it a silverback?) and the idea of having prisoners fight in an arena is twisted, but does sound like something the Death Eaters would do.
Two minor things: Death Eaters is to be capitalised.
Fire The Canon chapter 1 . 1/6/2013
This was so wonderfully written and so original. I soaked in every word of that like it was air. It was marvellous. But poor Draco :(

Oh, this was so beautifully sad. I adored it. Well done.
Kayla chapter 1 . 1/2/2013
I don't like this one it is too scary.
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