Aaaw, that is how I always picture Draco with Ginny. Needy and pleading for her to save him, although neither of them know how she can do that. It's so raw and real and beautiful. Once again, I am awed by you. Keep up the good work.

It was beautiful, as always. I'm glad that Ginny's pregnant, should add an interesting element to the story.

Oh! I knew all of that was too good to be true! Of course, something else had to crawl out of the woodwork and ruin everything or rather, Draco hid it there and now he's decided to pull it out. Goodness gracious, I can only imagine what's going to happen when the baby comes! Oh now, wait a minute. "...her world went black." Maybe there won't be a baby...

That was incredibly written. You painted a picture so vivid, I almost felt as if I were in Ginny's position. My heart is pounding madly in my chest, you must know, surely, that you are a literary genius.

I think I may be the only person who's picked up that this is largely derived from Lost. But I think it was incredibly clever of you to relate Sayid's story to Draco. It actually makes a lot of sense. I can't wait to see where you take this.

Author's Response: Thanks! Glad you like it. In the first chapter, I did state I got the idea from that particular episode of LOST in the author\'s notes. However, I don\'t know how many people here watch LOST so i am glad you like the derivative. :)

Wow,I read this whole story in one sitting- I couldn't tear myself away from it. Even when my stomach assaulted me with hunger pains... I must say this story has one of the most unique and gripping plots I've ever had the pleasure to read. I can't even begin to imagine what will happen next, nor do I know if I want to! It's been quite a roller coaster ride, with you playing with my heartstrings! I hope we're all rewarded with a bit of fluff in the end! In any case, I'm desperately awaiting the next installment.

Author's Response: Isn\'t this the kind of review every author hopes for? Wow. Thanks so much. Fluff? God, we could all use a bit of it right now, don\'t you think? - fallenwitch

This was absolutely heartbreaking. (I mean that in the best way, only something meagerly well written can even touch uponsad. This, with its poignant likeness to reality made me want to cry.) How is it that life hands you something you don't want and then snatches it away just when you've realized you can't live without it? It's the cruelest truth in life. Unfortunately for Draco and Ginny, it has presented itself in the most irrefutable way. I was so proud to see Draco pull himself together, to find the courage to go get Ginny and then prepare himself to lose her all over again. '"I am not the weak-hearted wizard you believe me to be."' I loved that line. Draco, despite his downfalls, is not a weak man and you have fleshed him out well enough to show all the contours of his personality. I'm almost dreading the next chapter, but I'm sure you'll lure me in and surprise me. You usually do.

Hmmm, I have to be optimistic here. I'm not going to believe that Harry has been overtaken by the oldest, darkest magic and is going to stand here and kill Draco and Snape. No, no, I refuse to believe it. He is going to open his mouth and petrify Scrimgeour or maybe kill the bastard, whichever is more convenient to the story. ;) Which is brilliant by the way, I'll be waiting on pins and needles...

Hmm, I must admit I'm a bit confused. How did Scrimgeour get involved in all of this? I'm also a little surprised that Hermione didn't tell Harry where he could go when he ripped her away from her son like that. I guess that will become clearer once we understand why they're all in danger of Scrimgeour in the first place. I was so happy to see Ginny finally stand up to Harry, especially by way of praising Draco. ;D

Well, it figures Harry wouldn't listen to Snape. He never has. And besides I really don't see any other way for this to be played out. What else were they supposed to do? It's amazing how the one order member who would have stopped this is no where to be found. I can't remember whether or not Ron even knows about this plan. I remember when he was looking for Ginny and he came to Azkaban, but I don't recall whether or not he was aware of the plan. Wow, can't wait until Ron reappears. Should be interesting...

Hmmm... Well, you've told me not to be afraid and so I'll try not to be, but I honestly have to say, I was warming up to Harry in this chapter and now I'm worried. I'm thinking if the obvious meaning of Harry's words is misleading then what he must mean when he said he wanted her is that he wanted to love her. And why wouldn't Harry want to love Ginny? She's a Weasley (therefore he would officially become part of the only family he's ever known), she's conveniently there and after everything Harry has lost in his life I could see how he would want to be in love. I dunno, but I'm real nervous now...

You know, I must confess I really haven't liked your Harry in this story and not just because he's being a bastard but because I thought he was incredibly OOC. But I must say, after reading this chapter I'm starting to see how after such events had transpired, our Harry could become this man. He's really in quite a predicament. He's responsible for the fate of the entire wizarding world (or so he feels) and he's lost the only power he ever had over Lord Voldemort; or rather he's had it stolen from him by Hermione. I can see how he would be even more furious with Ginny because he loved her and she knew it was a hoax but she just let it continue. Now he's watching everyone around him die and there's nothing he can do. So, I definitely think it's plausible that he would get Ginny to do this. I mean it's really that or nothing, isn't it? They would have lost- they would have all died...

Love the flashbacks by the way, I always love a story which doesn't reveal it's secrets until the end because it makes you think you understand but really, you never did... You're brilliant.

Goodness gracious. I didn't know you'd been updating, so I had 5 chapters to read and boy was it something to read! First of all, Hermione's heartache was one of the most powerful parts of this story. So sad and real and just wow. I can definitely see how she was driven to make the choice to leave Snurk behninf but I can only imagine what it must have been like for him to wake up alone. I wish Ron was here. Speaking of Ron- where is Ron? I think I've lost track of a lot of this story in my mind. I guess I'll have to go back and reread. Anyway, I loved the end of this chapter. We all know Draco is still head over heels for Ginny, I've just been waiting for him to give in a bit, just show her... I loved it!