Wonderful story.
Would love to see a Part 3. There is just so much to work with. (Not to mention I'd like to see Harry suffer just a bit more.)
Author's Response: Thank you! It's always great to hear from new reviewers! And there could easily be a sequel, but I just don't have it in me. I will definitely miss Thuban, and could see myself revisiting him someday. The epilogue covers a lot of info and takes places many years later. I hope you enjoy it as well. It should be posted soon! Thanks again for reviewing!
I love the way this turned out! I'm glad Harry gave in (even if it wasn't quite willingly); and Ron and Hermione came so far in this story. I'm sad that it's over, but looking forward to the epilogue. :)
Author's Response: Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it - even with Harry's reluctant turn in the end. And I am hoping ot get the epilogue posted soon! Thanks so much for all the reviews. :)
I knew you'd pull a happy ending out of the hat. Congratulations! It's a wonderful complete story! I wouldn't say I was surprised about Harry's revelation, but it certainly works out the best way. And may I just say, I'm not sorry for him, one bit. Fantastic job!
Author's Response: Glad you had faith in me. If you've read my other fic, you would have to know that I love the happy ending regardless of how bleak it can seem. Love your thoughts on Harry. He has been the most polarizing character! Well, we must all love him on some level or we wouldn't be reading any of this. :) Thanks so much!
thank you for writting this! best fic ive read in a loong time! so impressed this is your 1rst! ps. so impressed that you updated regularly here and on fanfic.com...most people have long drought and irregular update
Author's Response: You are so welcome! Thank you for the amazingly generous compliment to my writing. I am so glad you have enjoyed reading this fic - I think it will always be special to me since it was my first. :) I decided about halfway through writing it that I wanted to finish it before I started posting regularly. Thanks for appreciating that. Epilogue should be up soon, but sadly not by Friday like usual. Having some computer issues at present.
This was beautiful! I'm glad Harry finally came around, and I think it will let everyone move on. The scene with Severus was great he is a very smart man! Great work, can't wait for the ep#
Author's Response: Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Beautiful? Thank you! Also, glad you enjoyed the Severus scene. Thanks so much for the review. I hope to get the epi out soon. :)
love it!! can't wait to what the outcome will be!!
Author's Response: Thank you! Epilogue should be out soon.
I glad you gave us such a sweet ending. This was a great chapter feel of depth and emotion.
I wish the best for Ron and Hermione... it's not their fault Harry lied to them and they have suffered enough-although I always believed Harry played a part in this I never thought I'll say that! :)--(They have orphanages in the wizarding world..a little baby girl for them would be great)
Although Severus isn't always my favorite, I love when he's written like this. Very loyal and when it concerns Draco-protective, loving and proud.
No I wasn't not at all surprised by Harry's revelation. I KNEW Draco was 100% innocent and somehow knew Harry was at fault. I thought in his upset state over Ginny he had mixed something up. You know like said the address was 121 instead of 212. Harry is so selfish it is amazing. He's never really liked Draco so no surprise there about how he treated him. He was content to use Pansy until Ginny came back. Content to lie to his best friends and Ginny about Draco. Content to destroy the Weasley family for his own selfish gains. And the part where he put the blame for the trap on Ron and Hermione. OMG He is so luckly that after all that Ron and Hermione...heck even Pansy still care for him.
Author's Response: Thank you! For the review and the great compliment on the chapter.Ron and Hermione are extremely loyal to Harry, yes. And he is really not such a bad person, definitely selfish at times, but he so desperately wanted Ron and Hermione to be right about Draco's cursing Ginny. He made some really poor choices based on what he wanted to be true. I think we have all done that at some point in our lives - maybe not to this extreme. And glad you liked my Severus. I have mixed thoughts about him too as a reader. Thank you again!
They ended up together!! Just my kind of ending :)
Author's Response: Yay! My kind of ending too. I have read too many fics that end with one of them dead or her back with Harry - no thanks! Real life is hard enough - I want my happy endings where I can get them. :) Thanks so much for revewing!
I'm glad that Draco and Ginny can finally be happy with their son and upcoming child(I hope they have a lot more kids.) I have to say I'm shocked that Harry finally did the right thing. I think the Weasley's should work for that forgiveness and that last moment with Severus nearly put me in tears and I'm not the crying type.
Author's Response: Thank you so much for the review! And yes, Harry did the right thing - it amazes me how some reviewers have missed that, in the end, he still is a good person. Anyway, I'm so glad you loved that last scene with Severus. I loved it too. I wanted one more chance to see him and it gave me a chance to explain a little more of Draco's evolution. Thanks again!
I don't think Gin truthfully could've forgiven her family so quickly. Even if she would have said the words, I just don't think it is possible. I think Harry is a jerk. He mouthed to her that he loved her while sitting next to her husband, and then when he finally told the truth, he left like a coward. The scene with Snape... to be perfectly honest, I felt like it was a bit out of place through the course of the chapter.
Anxiously awaiting epilogue!
Author's Response: It's always interesting to read how others interpret certain scenes. I wrote Harry mouthing he loved her to show that he loved her enough to let her go. Of course, at that point in reading the chapter you did not know for sure what he was going to do. He did leave like a coward, not something Harry would usually do, but he was feeling extremely guilty. And well, I love that last scene with Snape. I wanted to come back to the beginning a bit and it opened up a chance for me to explain some of Draco's 'softer' personality, some of his reasons for embracing a new way of living. But you are of course always welcome to your opinions, and I am very grateful that you have taken the time (many times) to share your thoughts with me. Thanks so much for the review. More on Ginny's forgiveness in the epilogue. :)
Oh... And i have another email address that I prefer u use. kuro.julene29032904@gmail.com
Author's Response: duly noted :) Thanks you!
*faint* *'enervate'* okay..... That was..... Awesome! They r finally back together! And I get what u mean by last real scene now...... U've come a long way...... If u go back and read your past chapters u can see the difference in language...... I've decided to write.... Once I get my new laptop anyway.... Been kinda busy. I can't believe it's finally ended.... After what... 2 entire years of posting it's finally ended.... I'll miss checking for updates.... *sigh* Ive got a question for u though...... What does HBP spoiler mean? Oh... And my email address is kuro29032904@yahoo.com.sg if u wish to contact me.
Author's Response: *giggles* Thank you so much for your awesome and oftentimes funny reviews! Yeah, I think my writing has improved too. I kind of hate reading the first few chapters now. They were my very first writing ever and not beta'd so I think it kind of shows. Thank you, though, for the compliment. HBP spoiler means Half-Blood Prince Spoiler in case you haven't read that far in canon. This fic was compliant through book 6 but not book 7 so anything in canon up until then is considered true for this fic and may be referenced - hence the spoiler alert. And good luck writing! I started this as kind of a therapy of sorts during a very dark time in my life. Now that I am happier, it's harder to spend as much time on the writing, but I do enjoy it and plan on continuing. Thanks again!
I love this. I really really do. I'm going to miss anxiously awaiting new chapters. Please tell me you have something new in the works!!!
As for Ginny forgiving her family, I think that she should but that she should do it in time. That kind of betrayal isn't something you forgive and forget over night. She needs some time with her own growing family and some time away from the Weasley clan before she can really forgive them and move on. At least, that's what I think.
Author's Response: Thank you! I love hearing that this story has been something you have looked forward to reading. I always look forward to reading your reviews! Thanks again for all the love and support. Only the epilogue left! I think you will approve of how things are going in the last chapter. And I do have something in the works. I am need of a beta and I would like a pre-reader before I start posting. It's very different than my other fics. So hopefully it will be out soon.
love pansy scene.. she was brave to leave theo! draco is all not bad, since help an old friend!(soem think that draco has never changed) i don't that the end of harry's breakdown!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review! I'm glad you liked Pansy's backstory. And the last chapter will be out soon. Thanks again.
I'm really, really, really scared about your comment about it being the last scene between Draco and Ginny; I'm D/G for ever.. and it has to end with them together. OMG
It was a great chapter. My week must have been worst than I thought because I felt NOTHING for Harry. He's full of it and the scene with him and Pansy clinches it for me that Harry cares about....Harry. I am hoping for a happy ending for Hermione and Ron.
Author's Response: Yay! Another review from you! Don't be too scared. It's something I didn't even realize until I was reworking the last chapters. And thanks for the compliments. I love reading your thoughts on Harry. He is def a bit self-absorbed. Thanks again for the review! Last chappie should be out soon.
Happy Late Birthday!! (It's been an interesting week and somehow I lost time and missed this chapter.) I was so happy with this chapter. I loved how Ginny let everybody know she was with child; the whole opening of the outer robes was classic.
I didn't really think it could happen in this fic, but I felt....bad...for Ron. Good Job!!
Author's Response: Thank you! I had a wonderful day. Glad you liked the big reveal with the pregnancy. :) And it is a great compliment to me that you have actually felt bad for Ron. Thank you!
Hmmm... I shall reserve all comments until the end of the story except for this one
---> Great to see Harry break :)
Author's Response: Glad you enjoyed Harry's little emotional breakdown. :) Only one more chappie to go! Well, and then an epilogue.
Oh no! I love it so much I don't want it to end... poor Harry this is so hard for him but Ron made it so can Harry right? And George and Pansy, I love that he is there for her no matter what! Great work!
Author's Response: Thank you! I love it that you don't want it to end. I have mixed feelings about ending it. I added more George to this chapter just for the reviewers who have shown so much George/Pansy love. :) Thanks so much for reviewing!
If there's not going to be a happy ending, I can't promise to keep reading. That may be the last 'real' scene, but that doesn't discount a happy reunion when the trial is over, right? I have been dying to know what happened b/w Draco and Harry since the beginning of the story, so I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for that.
Author's Response: Your threats will not make me reveal the ending! :) Only one more chappie. Come on, you can do it! Thanks so much for the review. I do hope you read the last chapter - I think you probably will - and I hope to read what you think of it!
The end left me feeling a little bad for Harry. Which is annoying because I really want to make him the bad guy.
"I hate to say it, but that was the last real scene with the two of them." I hope that doesn't mean they're going to rule that he's guilty.
Author's Response: Sorry to annoy you, but I love it that you are feeling some sympathy for Harry. Thanks so much for revewing! No comment on the last scene statement.
I liked Pansy's testimony and as for Harry it all depends on what happens to Draco and Ginny for me to even think of feeling sorry for him. What do you mean by that being the last real scene for Draco and Ginny? I'm starting to get paranoid about the next chapter.
Author's Response: Thank you! Glad you liked Pansy's testimony. I was wondering if it was too much as I reworked that chapter last week. So thanks. One more chapter!
I can't believe it's almost over! I loved everything about this story. :(
Author's Response: Well, I hope you love the last chapter as well. I can't believe it's ending either! Thanks for the review!
I'm starting to feel for harry,but i honestly can't forgive him for taking Draco into custody in the first place, but meh...whatever xD I love the draco and ginny scene with thuban. That really made me all cheery...but then i crossed over to harry who made me all drepressed again hahha ;)
xx Butterbeer Corks
Author's Response: I love it that you are starting to feel for Harry - that means that I have done my job. Thank you! Glad you also enjoyed the scene with the Malfoys. Only one more chapter to go. Yikes! I can't believe it is ending. Thanks for the review.
UGH! A bit of a cliffhanger there! This story is so different from others. I really enjoy it. I hope everything turns out in the end for everyone.
Author's Response: Yes, it was a bit of a cliffie, but there's only one more chapter to go so all will be revealed very soon. :) Thanks so much for revewing again. And I love it that you think this story is different - I choose to see that completely as a compliment. Thank you!
Happy Belated Birthday! Those last three chapters were so exciting. I do love a good court scene. Pansy was excellent and I am so glad Hermione and Ron are beginning to see the light. :) Harry...sigh...I don't think I can hate him any more. It's more like pity now, because he's acting quite crazy. The war had really got to him. I loved the Draco and Ginny scene! But, um, what do you mean by that's the last real scene?? See, now you have me scared...
Author's Response: Thanks for the belated birthday wishes! And good to hear from you again. I love that you are not hatig Harry any more. Even if you think he is crazy. And I cannot comment on the last real scene. Only one more chapter though. And then an epilogue. Thanks so much for the review!