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AzureVortex

PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:01 pm


Yeah, I don't have confidence this is going to go far. But I most post this before I die so thus...

Part 1 -Before the Ride-

“Come on Seth! We are almost late!” a blonde girl around thirteen shouted. Following her was an Asian boy the same age chasing after her as fast as he could. The two made a sharp turn in the snowy New York street. They seem just know where everyone was dodging and weaving though the crowds of people.

Up ahead was a blue taxi that seemed to wait for them. The driver stood near the passenger opening the door for them. The two jumped into the back door huffing and puffing. Inside, however, was not a taxi but a large bus. A tall woman stood their holding a clipboard and a golden pen.

“Hello, Ms. Rowling!” Seth said as he stepped up.

“Hello, Seth,” the tall woman replied, “Who’s your little friend?”

“Her? She’s my friend –“

“My name is Sarah!” the blonde said pushing Seth out of the way.

“Very well,” Rowling said, “Your seats are in the back. We’ll be
leaving in a few minutes."

“Thank you,” the two replied together before heading to their seats.

After sitting down Sarah looked toward Seth asking, “So that was J. K. Rowling?”

Seth nodded his head, “Her stories are all about her grandfather. Hogwarts was a real place and her family has a history of being wizards and witches.” The bus lurched forward only to pull back to a stop. The door opened back up and two twin girls walked in. One of them was dressed in pink; the other was dress in purple. They spoke with Ms. Rowling for a few moments before walking towards the back of bus. As they walked, Seth closed his eyes and tried to see if he could feel their magic energy. He, like most fifth generation magi-bearers, had the sight of Cansino which allowed him to see the magic of all magical beings. It had been spread through an injection given to all third generation magic-bearers to pass on.

As he closed his eyes he could the whole bus eliminated with the magic light. He slowly moved his eyes sight around to see the twins. Just as he reached them the bus suddenly lurched forward and again before taking off. He quickly lost his concentration as he was thrown against the back of seat.

He threw a glance at Sarah whose face was pressed against the window. Although Seth had been to The Academy the year before, this was Sarah’s first year. He had remembered forgetting his fears as he looked out and saw that they were in the air. He found out later that normal humans had just seen a newly-wed couple leave the taxi and enter a helicopter. He had an amazing fear of heights even though both of his parents had been excellent broomstick riders.

He didn’t know why but he felt something strange about the twins. He didn’t know why but he could just tell that they weren’t normal witches. He began to yawn and thought of the two hour fly to The Academy and quietly dozed off as Sarah continued to marvel at the clouds.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:22 pm


Hmmm... I don't know about the whole JK Rowling reference, it makes you (the writer) sound like you're prepping for criticism or being accused of mimicking Rowling because you want to write about a magical school. Try to refrain from doing that (prepping for criticism) and write about your own magical school. Sure, take some inspiration from Rowling's work, but try not to pull off a fanfic if that's not what you're trying to write.

By the way, there were some awkward sentences in your piece that I stumbled quite a bit on. A way you can fix this is if you read your sentences out loud. You'd be surprised what you might hear yourself say. A lot of things sound good on paper until you actually say it. xp

I hope you take my advice into consideration, and please don't think I'm attacking you or anything, that isn't my intention at all. heart


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:26 pm


Quote:
“Come on Seth! We are almost late!” A blonde girl around thirteen shouted. Following her was an Asian boy the same age, chasing after her (Double negative) as fast as he could. The two made a sharp turn in the snowy New York street. They seem to know where everyone is, dodging and weaving through the crowds of people. (This is is a suggestion, but you have already ommited to us that the "crowd," is a group of people, you do not need to add that last bit, since it is implied already)

Up ahead was a blue taxi that seemed to wait for them. The driver stood near the passenger side? opening the door for them. The two jumped into the back door huffing and puffing. Inside, however, was not a taxi but a large bus. A tall woman stood there, (wrong their) holding a clipboard and a golden pen.

“Hello, Ms. Rowling!” Seth said as he stepped up.

“Hello, Seth,” the tall (we already know she is tall, try either a different word for tall, or leave it out completly) woman replied, “Who’s your little friend?”

“Her? She’s my friend –“

“My name is Sarah!” The blonde said (Well, she didn't just say, she sort of retorted, much more expression than just saying) , pushing Seth out of the way.

“Very well,” Rowling said, “Your seats are in the back. We’ll be
leaving in a few minutes."

“Thank you,” the two replied together before heading to their seats.

After sitting down Sarah looked toward Seth asking, “So that was J. K. Rowling?”

Seth nodded his head, “Her stories are all about her grandfather. Hogwarts was a real place, her family has a history of being (weak language) wizards and witches.” The bus lurched forward only to pull back to a stop. The door opened back up and two (double negative, twins already implies that there are two) twin girls walked in. One of them was dressed in pink the other was dressed (double usage, there is no need.) in purple. They spoke with Ms. Rowling for a few moments before walking towards the back of the bus. As they walked, Seth closed his eyes and tried to see if he could feel their magic energy. He, like most fifth generation magi-bearers, had the sight of Cansino which allowed him to see the magic of all magical beings. It had been spread through an injection given to all third generation magic-bearers to pass on. ( I would explain this a bit more...)

As he closed his eyes he could the whole bus eliminated with the magic light. He slowly moved his eyes sight around to see the twins. Just as he reached them the bus suddenly lurched forward and again before taking off. He quickly lost his concentration as he was thrown against the back of seat. (Revision is needed in order for this paragraph to make further sense...)

He threw a glance at Sarah whose face was pressed against the window. Although Seth had been to The Academy the year before, this was Sarah’s first year. He had remembered forgetting (remembering to forget sounds awkward, try a different word or perhaps describe the feeling a bit more.) his fears as he looked out and saw that they were in the air. He found out later that normal humans had just seen a newly-wed couple leave the taxi and enter a helicopter. He had an amazing fear of heights even though both of his parents had been excellent broomstick riders.

He didn’t know why but he felt something strange about the twins. He (use his name or something, but two sentences in a row with the same word to start is technically a double negative) didn’t know why, he could just tell that they weren’t normal witches. He began to yawn and thought of the two hour flight to The Academy and quietly dozed off as Sarah continued to marvel at the clouds.


Yes. I am not a fan of J.K Rowling fanfiction because anime lovers every where have totally killed it for me. However, this was sort of different, yet, the same, just changing the names. I would suggest trying to find a different approach to the whole story other than another magical school. Like a school for writers? I mean, J.K Rowling was a writer, after all. I don't know. I am just throwing out ideas. XD
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