Review: A Serious Harry Potter
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
This was an excellent story of magic and friendship, very much in the spirit of a serious Harry Potter. Both Kowl and Alice were wonderfully fleshed out characters and even Aeria was a breath of fresh air with her childish behavior. Though not only was this in the spirit of Harry Potter, but it felt like it borrowed directly from it (the fight scene with the troll was right out of Chamber of Secrets and the scene where Kowl interacts with the creature in his Magical Beasts class was almost exactly like the scene with the Hippogriff in Prisoner of Azkaban complete with his Draco-like nemesis getting the creature mad). And it did seem to be overly technical in places, like describing step after step of how he mixes potions. And the story could use an editor going through it one more time since there were still quite a few errors (most of them were small words like him when it should have been I or with when it should have been when and some awkward phrasing in places). But, even with the errors, this is still a fun, enjoyable read, suitable for all ages and especially people who like a bit of magic in their lives.