They are one messed up bunch. I like Draco here. Yeah, I'm aware I've said that before, but I like how make him so Malfoy'ish, yet spoiled, yet broken, yet conceited -- and gosh, I do like him here. Even when he's being an arse.

I also like your Harry. Gosh he makes me love yo hate him.

'And for all that Harry had gone through the intense physical training of an Auror, he went down without a sound.' - *giggles*

Like I said, a little Harry-bashing never did any harm.

P.S. Sorry for the flood of reviews I'm leaving! *blushes*

Author's Response: Oh, NEVER be sorry for reviews. Never ever ever. :) I think that this was a Harry I loved to hate, and still do (because this fic really will get finished-- the next new chapter is almost done, in fact.) Draco's motivations for his actions at this point in the fic only really become comprehensible much later on, so hold that thought. ;)

Oooh, Weasley bashing. I like how pathetic they're here. While I enjoy reading about their maternal/familiar side, deep down we all know they're evil and messed up ( . . . Like Harry. ^__~).

-- I liked the details on the ceremony.

The Luna bit was also gold. LOL, on her being straight forward.

Ginny is starting to seem insane again. I wonder where you'll take this.

Author's Response: I kind of always have seen the Weasleys that way, too. Hopefully not as bad as Harry, but there are some seriously weird dynamics going on in that family. And it'll go some interesting places, believe me...

//The strong Weasley jaw tightened against her skin. It was the gesture that had always made people turn their heads and look at her again. It turned her face all the way from pleasantly pretty to what might have been called either disturbing ugliness or striking beauty, and what made her so unforgettable was that it was always impossible to say which.//

I really liked this line, and I think it is something that describes Ginny perfectly.

You say this chapter may not win an awards, but I think it was necessary, and I actually liked it a lot. It's almost like the 'calm before the storm'. I enjoyed the conversation between Ginny, Miss Kitty, and Freddy.

Author's Response: I always liked that description of Ginny too. :) And I also like the "calm before the storm" description of this chapter... the storm picks up again, believe me! ;)

Poor Ginny. I really feel for her. Ron's angry eating made me laugh, I have to admit. It's so typical of him.

I wonder how Ginny is ever going to solve this mess she and Draco have got into with Lucifer. It seems like it's going to take quite a bit. I'm glad Ginny is going to get the chance to talk to Blaise, though I wonder how much help he can actually be.

Author's Response: Yes, the ongoing solving-the-mess-with-Lucifer problem is (here's a hint) really going to be the ongoing struggle for the rest of the fic. It won't be easy at all. And you'll just have to find out when it comes to Blaise... ;)

I had a feeling this was going to happen as soon as sacrifices were being named. You can't really change time completely, so Lucius had to die. I wonder how this will effect Narcissa, though, and how this is going to influence the future.

Author's Response: Yep. Someone really did have to be sacrificed, but what Lucius didn't understand, of course, was that Draco would not permit Ginny to be the one, no matter what. Actually, I think that NYL's Lucius even knew just how obsessed Draco had always been with her, but he had no idea of the depth of his son's emotions. And yes, it does influence the future for sure!

Oooh, I loved this chapter! This story just keeps getting better and better. I'm very curious to see how everything is going to turn out when Ginny returns to her own time. It seems like something has to have changed, but I don't know what.

Author's Response: I really, really liked this chapter, too. :) But Lucifer's plan has yet to be played out, and Draco and Ginny really have no idea of what's going to happen when it all comes to light...

Oh, I really loved this: “Speak not to us, who are the archangels of the throne,” said Michael.

“Thou faithless, fallen, and accursed,” said Gabriel.

“Still singing the same old song, I see.”

That made me laugh so much. Those angels sure are stiff.

Well, I'm guessing Ginny's helper is Lucifer. I have to say, if it's a choice between the angels and old Lucy, I'd be going with the devil. He's much more entertaining.

I do hope Ginny will figure out how to wake up again. I don't want Draco 2.0 to become reality. :(

Author's Response: And a very good guess that is. :) I loved, loved (and still love) writing Lucifer in this chapter. And yes, Ginny will figure out how to wake up again.. eventually.

:D i liked this chapter

Author's Response: Thanks! There's another chapter coming soon, I think. This will probably be the next Anisefic to get an update.

Things really are beginning to fall apart now. I'm glad Draco and Ginny were strong enough to withstand Voldemort. That could not have been easy for either of them. I wonder how well Harry will do. Probably not very good at all.

Author's Response: Hmmm, you MUST be psychic. ;) That's exactly why Harry was brought there-- because he wasn't going to do well, and he couldn't withstand Voldy.

I love this description: "The moon was a full orange disk hanging heavy over the horizon, like a piece of rotten fruit." -- It's such a powerful image, in that ugly, unsettling kind of way. Very nice!

This chapter was very tense. You have a gift for writing suspense without actually having any real 'action'. I guess that's why so many people get hooked on your fics. ;)

Somehow, I'm having a hard time believeing Lucius's sincerity. It doesn't make sense that he would give so much power to his son without expecting something in return. Suppose I'll have to read on and see.

Author's Response: Thanks! :) Oh, there's some more action in the next few chapters, never fear... and yes, there's every reason to doubt a lot of things about Lucius. More coming soon, obviously... ;)

I gathered that something awful had to have happened to Draco to make him the way he is, and I did have my suspicions about Voldemort when he called Draco his ‘pretty pureblood boy’, but I never thought Voldemort had actually taken that step. Not that it was just Voldemort’s abuse which unhinged Draco, but that kind of thing is not something you can just throw off when you don’t feel like dealing with it anymore. It festers in you for years and years afterwards and warps your thoughts, and you really showed that here. Admittedly, it was very difficult for me to read, but the fact you dealt with it so realistically made me less inclined to just get upset, if that makes any sense. I get annoyed when people use sexual abuse as a plot device and then just gloss over it likes it’s nothing. So thank you for not doing that and actually taking it seriously.

Well, I was right that Draco would regret what he did to Ginny, and hearing his story does make me have sympathy for him, because he is really just a vulnerable, broken boy. But now he’s taken that pain into himself, and it seems like he won’t be able to recover easily. I wonder who Ginny is ever going to find a way to help him. Things are just getting worse and worse for those two.

Author's Response: Thanks! :) (Okay, maybe a smiley face doesn't really make sense here, but anyway...) This was something which I think simply had to be in Draco's past in order for his actions and emotions to make sense. And I do think that it actually could make sense, given canon. One thing I really didn't care for too much was that I felt the reality of Draco living with Voldemort in the same house for over a year was glossed over-- this was something that Harry never had to do; he couldn't begin to understand or sympathize with it (and in both OotP and DH, a big point was even made of the fact that just because Harry had Voldy somehow "in his head" didn't mean that he was really having anything like that same kind of experience.) Voldy killed, maimed, and tortured without a qualm, so abusing a vulnerable, attractive boy so close at hand did not seem that much of a stretch to me.

And don't give up hope for Draco and Ginny yet! :)

Oh, wow! This chapter was one of those roller coaster ones where you're not sure if you even want to see what will be at the end.

Draco showed himself at his most twisted in this chapter -- or so it seemed to me. There were times were I was literally cringing as I read, but I'm glad that despite all his thoughts and feelings, he never actually did take that step to even try and rape Ginny. That would have really killed the character for me.

I wonder what Ginny's 'lie' will do for the future. I'm getting nervous just thinking about what's going to happen when she finally goes back to her own time.

Author's Response: Yep... and just think, you read the *edited* version of the chapter. :P Ahem. And as for seeing Draco as his most twisted... you haven't read Chapter 39 yet. That's all I'm going to say. (Edited version. It's the edited version. Would you like some warm milk and a chocolate chip cookie? How about a nice teddy bear?)