Oh my goodness. The characterizations are spot on.

Ohhhh my! Harry is an arse.

Author's Response: Yes he is, but I think most late teen boys are arses, so there it is.  Thank you for the review!

There were several lines that particular stood out so I thought I’d comment on their awesomeness :)

“and so Trelawney was tolerated - predictions of death and all” – made me chuckle for a full minute.

“as if despite having accepted that many of the things his father told him were lies, finding out that there still were more tore at him.” – The great thing about your characterizations is that you’ve managed to pick up on the subtle things in Canon and give them real depth. From this line, you really get the feeling that despite Lucius being an “evil Death Eater,” there must be something about him that Draco loved. And not just for the fact that he was his Father, but that there was a true connection between father and son that surpasses the obligatory “heir to the millions” sort of thing. Draco’s character is manipulated enough that it is still remarkably in tune with canon.

“Ginny - the spitfire he loved to hate” – though this has become a cliché over the years in this fandom the really is no other way to describe your Ginny- she is exactly that!

The plot seems to be taking shape beautifully. A great chapter :D!

Author's Response: Thank you, again, for the lovely review (though I'm shamefully behind in replying). "And so Trelawney was tolerated - predictions of death and all" might just be my favorite line in the whole thing so far. As for Draco's dad, just because he's a DE does not mean that he's a bad father, yes he might have different opinions on appropriate behavior and punishment, but don't we all? Besides, he is a human, despite his (many) flaws.

*loves Hermione* She's so with it! Obviously I'd be sitting there with my mouth agape going, "And what has that got to do with the price of eggs?", then about an hour later, you'd hear this random 'oohhhhhh!!! *Horcruxes*!'. :P

I love hearing about Draco and Ginny's spats. It makes me smile and Harry makes me want to throw a chair at him.

Can't wait til the next update!

Author's Response: I'm almost certain the RAB clue in HBP doesn't have anything to do with Regulus Black (it's entirely too easy), but I can't resist the idea of 'what if it is.' It's just too good to pass up.