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Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles by Grace Ann Parsons
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it was amazing
bookshelves: surely-ye-jest, fanfiction, awesomeness, top-recommendations, religion
Recommended to Homaira by: Google News
Recommended for: satire lovers

I take off my hat to you, dear author. Flawless execution. You are an icon for satire writers everywhere. I'm speechless. This was fantastic!
- Impressed reader

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Wonky Faint chapter 14 . 1h ago
Just had to elaborate on my praise.

You outdid yourself with the adverbs in this chapter. A most fitting adverbial climax. I especially enjoyed how wicked, godless, and depraved Voldemort was as he departed at the end.

Loved the first mention of the Reddit account. It was where you started to slide the mask off more vigorously, as the Grace Ann we've all grown to know would probably be too sheltered to know what Reddit is.

Then Dumbledore's melodramatic "godless coven" remark was pure gold. And then I LOL'd when Harry sniped about Voldie's spelling and grammar. Such a wonderful knowing wink to Grace Ann's writing!

Love how you recognize how both extremes can produce caricatures of themselves. And it's interesting to ponder how ready we are to believe that truly extreme views are the norm, but yet if you read comments on news, you will find that those extreme views do seem to exist out there, making your attempt at satire disturbingly possible, if not terribly probable.

Loved that screaming is the work of the Lord. Sometimes it does feel like that because you only hear the most vocal proponents and their screaming is what makes them vocal. The moderates slip under the radar, but hopefully are more the norm.

"I thought it might be at first, but it was too realistic." Delightful commenter-mocking gold. Poe's law isn't it? It's impossible to tell a true extremist zealot from a sophisticated troll? Life imitating art.

Then you call out your audience. How could we have been so drawn in when you weren't being subtle? And you really weren't really subtle at all! Except we've all seen someone comment somewhere (or we've seen someone on the news) who espouses the beliefs Grace Ann expressed. Creationists, misogynists, racists…. They all exist - sometimes bundled into one person. It wasn't outside the realm of possibility, but it was suspicious that you hit so many hot-buttons. It should have been obvious, and it's a sad commentary on our society that it wasn't.

And D's observation that it's what most atheists (or the reader can substitute Christians in this self-conscious concluding chapter) are like today. Is it, or is it just how they are perceived because a few very loud ones are like that?

Then you're big reveal, which some commenters seem to have missed. Not many, but there are still a few, remarkably.

Then the extremist not listening to reason while accusing the opposition of doing the same. Not listening at all really.

Really well done! You skewered us all!
Guest chapter 14 . 4h ago
Oh my god. This was the funniest ending I've ever read.

Thank you for confirming my faith in humanity and that you are a troll and there isn't actually somebody out there who wants to rewrite Harry Potter. Also, thank you for 'apologizing' through Voldemort for perpetuating stereotypes :)

I enjoyed your story very much, and understand why you cut it short. Enjoy your life as a troll. *tips hat*

BellPo chapter 14 . 7h ago
That was amazing. Bravo! Bravo! You have successfully trolled everyone and you executed this whole thing flawlessly. I tip my hat to you.

V chapter 14 . 7h ago
Oh man, i just got so trolled. You're a legend. You are such a legend!

Guest chapter 12 . 8h ago
HE DID NOT MISPRONOUNCE "THAT'S RIGHT"! WHAT A SAINT!

Firechemist chapter 5 . 7h ago
This surpasses My Immortal by a long shot. I couldn't read My Immortal - it was worthless BS. THIS is masterful satire. How the author manages to offend EVERYONE WHO READS IT is totally ingenious - atheists, Christians, career women, Evolutionists, those averse to chest hair references, writers who strive to uphold the sanctity of the English language with all of its properly-used semicolons and adverbs…
And then in the last chapter, the author throws our own silly indignation back into our faces.
OMG.
A genius troll.
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Reading Progress

Started Reading
October 1, 2014 – Finished Reading
May 20, 2015 – Shelved
July 29, 2015 – Shelved as: surely-ye-jest
July 29, 2015 – Shelved as: fanfiction
July 29, 2015 – Shelved as: awesomeness
March 18, 2017 – Shelved as: top-recommendations
December 6, 2017 – Shelved as: religion

Comments Showing 1-6 of 6 (6 new)

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Jerry It's not supposed to be satire.


Homaira The author literally says “I am a troll” in the last chapter.


Charlotte That's to make Voldemort seem what is her idea of stupid. My idea of stupid is rewriting a brilliant book really terribly and taking out everything that made it good. For example the interesting characters and the important lessons.


Homaira Read between the lines.


Rhysenne Well... I'm still undecided. I think it could be either way.


Sydney Stafferton Loved this <3 some people really don’t know what a joke is when it hits them in the face.


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