Harry Potter and the Destiny of Prophecies 2. Harry Potter Destiny

This is a great conclusion to dkstorie's version of Year 6 and Year 7 for Harry Potter.  It wraps up with a surprise twist going all the way back to the start of dkstorie's two book series.  Well worth the read, but remember to read Harry Potter and the Sword of Gryffindor first!

The Universe of Fanfiction amazes me!  I stand in awe of the thousands of people that spend zillions of hours writing 'secondary' stories based on their favorite books, games, movies and TV shows.  BUT - even more amazing is the amount of fanfiction that Mrs. Rowling's stories about Harry Potter have generated.  On a popular website dedicated solely to fanfiction, in the 'Books' category the series with the SECOND highest number of stories is the "Twilight" series (everyone loves Vampires and Werewolves!).  That series has 222,000 stories on the site as of the writing of this review.  

The series with the third and fourth highest number of stories are "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "Lord of the Rings" - both which have less than 100,000 stories.

The fanfiction stories for the Harry Potter series numbers 842,000.  So, it is obvious that there is no small number of Harry Potter fanfiction stories to compare DKStories' Destiny series to.  Over the years I have read enough to make a comparison.

DKStories' 'HP and the Sword of Gryffindor' and 'HP and the Destiny of Prophecies' are both excellently written stories that definitely meander outside of the original books' canon.  The author weaves a storyline that encourages the readers to soften their attitudes to some of the original characters that may not have caused such favorable reactions by helping us to admire and appreciate Draco and his parents as well as Harry's Aunt Petunia and her 'little Dudleykins'.

Although Harry and Draco's lives are filled with challenges through the first (and most) of the story, there are many aspects where they are also filled with satisfaction, fulfillment and yes, a little angst.

There is only one place where the reader is given a hint that there may be some subterfuge underneath everything, but it is not until the last four or five paragraphs where the diabolic plan is revealed and the author manages to end the "Destiny" series on a note that the readers will no doubt, appreciate.

This is an author who, in all his stories and all his series, manages to write storylines with well-planned turns, twists and intrigue.  

"Destiny" should be enjoyed by all who have even a slight interest in the Harry Potter Universe.

Davey