I loved this fic so hard. The conversation between Draco and Narcissa at the beginning had me snorting. You have to love that women, and you do her justice.

And what humour. Reading this a second time and I'm still snorting. This part, especially:

"I think he's dead."

"No, his hand twitched."

"Bodies twitch after they're dead."

My cheeks hurt from grinning.

Your characterisation of Draco is fantastic. His responses/actions throughout? Priceless! I absolutely love how he reacts to each hurdle thrust his way. The poor guy just can't seem to get a break, which makes his actions at the end - barging into the Burrow on Ginny's date and demanding that he marry her - was not only understandable but justifiable! It was so perfectly in character and hilarious and it filled my romantic quota. *sighs*

In all, honesty, Ann, I loved everything about this fic. It is the perfect one-shot, with the right amount of banter, passion, romance, humour, and the most perfect "you're going to marry me!" proposal.

Like I'm sure I said before: I could quote everything that I loved about this fic, but I might as well copy and paste the entire fic!

Fantastic job, Ann. This shall be favourited. Thank you so much for posting it. ^_^

Author's Response: I do love Narcissa. She has a nice, special place in my heart--her and Lucius. And I'm glad this was funny to people because while I was writing it, I was freaking out that I would never get it done so I didn't think it would be humorous. Now you're just making me blush. Draco and I have a hit and miss relationship. I guess we hit head on in this then? I do believe this could have probably made a fantastic chaptered fic. But I'm happy you liked it. Thanks for the wonderful, ego boosting review. :)

I have to say that this was my favourite prompt that offered - so much of a favourite that I had thought about writing it. And, I was hesitant, at first, of how it would be written. I was afraid it would be too short or too OOC, but it wasn't. You did such an amazing job with this - going above and beyond what I had asked for and anticipated. It was so wonderfully in character (especially Draco) and hilarious, and I would like to thank you so much for writing it for me. And, yes, I knew it was you who had written it for me. A beta knows. u_u Oh, and I recognise your beta. She's a mod on MNFF, so that was a bit of a give-away, too. Hehe. Now onto the review for the first chapter!

How horrible is it to wake up every day to a headache? I have to say 'that's my girl' for putting Draco through torture - especially since this is a Hogwarts era Draco. He deserves it. I also like that you wrote this entirely from his point of view. So many people - myself included - are tempted to switch back and forth (either scene by scene or chapter by chapter), but you showed a lot of commitment by keeping it to one PoV.

Needless to say, you set this chapter up perfectly for comedy, so I cannot wait to read and review the next chapter. ^_^

Author's Response: I think, in the past, I would have switched up the point of views every chapter or so, but there's something so interesting about only having one character's point of view in a story. And if I had written Ginny's POV, I'm sure the story wouldn't have been as funny, because what makes it funny, I think, is Draco's confusion, indignation, and attitude. Ginny took the situation much more seriously than Draco did. I think I've just discovered how much fun it is to write Draco. He is entertaining to mess with. n_n

It means a lot that you liked what I did with the prompt. I always worry about that. I've read fics with this idea before and always wanted to attempt to write one like it, so thank you for the awesome prompt. :)

*flails* Sorry, I had to do it. It's the first real DG interaction as of yet and it doesn't disappoint! I'm so glad you're keeping the atmosphere dark and the characters pessimistic, except for maybe Draco, who's trying to hard to be an emotionless brick wall. He's failing, though. Poor lad. :/

Absolutely loved the fellatio scene. Well-written and handled tasteful. It's a big tease is what it is, but I love teases. It'll make the ending, when they get together (obvs!) all the more satisfying.

Once again your prose is delicious. Nothing is embellished or flowery yet I'm far from description-starved. It's just the perfect amount, as always.

Your characterisation for Ginny - what she's gone through - is fitting, although I really want to know what happened to her and what the 'deal' between her and Draco is. However, more than anything, more than the mystery and the suspense, my enjoyment is found in reading Draco's development and potential metamorphosis. He's thoroughly engaging as a character alone, not just as a fanfiction interpretation of him - and that says a lot towards your skill as a writer.

As always, I loved it and can't wait to read more. :D

Author's Response: Thanks! :) (And why does flailing make me think of Kermit... actually, it's just too convoluted to explain. But the CakeWrecks site is involved. I really recommend it. Very funny. :) Anyway. Thanks for the wonderful review!! As always, you're very perceptive. There's so much that Ginny is keeping from Draco, but he's being far from entirely honest either at this point, even-- or perhaps especially-- with himself. And here's a LITTLE hint... they do eventually get together in another smut scene... probably not a big surprise... but there's also a flashback to their most important smut from the past. More to come soon! :)

Tease! You teasing trollop! I'm not quite sure why I'm calling you a trollop, but this entire chapter was a giant cock-tease! Oh, I don't mean it in the building sexual tension, which I plan to see lots of next chapter, but the way you're slowly unfolding information - who won the war, why magic is now known to Muggles, possibly why there is no magic anymore. TEASE! But I love you for it. What can I say? I guess I'm a masochist. ;P

The prose is wonderful, as always. Everything is straight-forward and direct, yet clothed in fine vestments of intelligence. It's always just the exact amount of detail in all the right place - to either set the scene or the atmosphere. I can never say enough about how much I love the way you write.

Again, your characterisation of Draco is utterly fascinating. He's starting to warm up a bit. He's trying very hard to cut off the valve to his emotions but you can see he's beginning to crack. He needs companionship, he needs to talk to someone. He just needs to be given the right nudge or the right ear to listen.

I'm still curious as hell how Ginny and Draco hooked up in the past. So I look forward to that reveal and, of course, the NC-17 time. :D Another wonderful chapter, Anise!

Author's Response: You know, the word "trollop" really makes me think of the Renaissance Festival and someone serving ale in one of those low-cut dresses that nobody actually WORE then... ;) Anyway. Thank you so much!! Draco does have a great need for all of those things, which is actually the way that I've always seen him in canon too. And he's been haunted by his memories of Ginny for three entire years. Now that he's found her, he won't want to let go of her again. Not that things will actually run that smoothly... ;)

This was quite the tease of the chapter, but through this - Draco giving Ginny the money without anything in return, telling her he'd make certain pledges if they were still permissible - he has now built a trust with Ginny. So I very much appreciated that.

I'm very curious as to why Ginny doesn't remember. Perhaps a certain sort of memory charm has been placed on her or she's unaware of the old magic she is using.

There's an almost surreal quality to this fic at times, which makes me think this could be a drug-induced hallucination or dream on Draco's part - the end of the war, the loss of magic, Muggles finding out - or maybe it's just all one big curse. Whatever the case, I'm constantly guessing and to have that quality of writing that inspires such internal debate is a wonderful gift. :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much! :) No, it's real... well, in a fictional way... although if all possible realities really do exist in separate quantum universes, then that means the TD world actually IS real somewhere. (Looks on Travelocity for possible flights there) We're going to find out a lot more very soon-- and I haven't forgotten about Blaise et al. ;)

I was so excited to this updated, and I was more than pleased with the interesting turn events. Now what Ginny said earlier about Draco not being happy from the pleasure he'd receive from her makes perfect sense. It also makes sense why she'd continue with this profession, since she doesn't remember anything.

I am curious why she doesn't remember her past relationship with Draco. What happened there? Or was that imagined relationship on Draco's part? So many questions, and I can't wait for them to be answered - and for Ginny to remember shagging Draco, if/when they do that in the near future. ;)

Author's Response: Thanks! :) Oh, the D/G relationship happened, all right... and we'll find out a lot more about it soon. Some interesting things are coming up in the next chapter, for sure. If you ever wondered what happened to certain characters... we may just find out. ;)

Haha, cute ending. I didn't think Hermione would move on so quickly, but I guess Charlie's that charming. Overall, this was a lovely read. Kudos. :3

What I like about this chapter are the interactions between Charlie and Draco.

(“I can’t fix it, Weasley. In case you didn’t notice, your sister thinks I’m an immoral racketeer.”

Charlie held his hands out. “I don’t know what a racketeer is, but if Ginny had a manual, there would be three warnings: she’s often impulsive, short-tempered and proud. Do you really think that’s true?”)

Lol, I don't think Draco knows what the word means, either since I don't believe Ginny's ever accused him of as much, except maybe being a manwhore, but that's certainly not the same thing. At least Charlie knows what he's talking about.

I don't ship Hermione with Charlie like almost everyone on the forum, so I can't say that I'm happy to see them flirting or whatnot. I will say that Charlie is charming, though.

I felt Ron was unnecessarily cruel to his sister here. Personally, I never saw Ron as the type of person who would choose Harry over his sister. In fact, in the books Ron was against Harry dating Ginny. I always saw Ron as overprotective and short-tempered, not downright cruel. I'm afraid this was the one part of the fic I didn't like. But that's just a personal opinion. I'm sure everyone else loved it since a lot of DG shippers are anti-Ron or anti-Harry, so those two characters are often villainised.

I did like that Draco came to the Halloween party in a Death Eater outfit, although it might have been a bit too soon. Lol. But the funny thing about that is that Ginny was the insensitive one who wanted him to dress up like that and potentially get lynched. I feel sorry for Draco if that's the girl he wants to date. Lol.

Hands down, this was my favourite chapter, for both Draco and Ginny. Ginny was being such a typical girl, which she is, so there's no insult laden in there.

(She hadn't heard from him since his last owl, and if she were being honest with herself... Well, she was a little offended by that. Didn't he care that she was ignoring him? Then again, she wouldn't be surprised if he'd just assumed that she would be at dinner tonight, the bastard.)

See, this is such a girl mentality. Lol. He went through all those lengths to avoid him and make sure he couldn't contact her easily and she's made because he hasn't - or at least as far as she knows. It just cracks me up. As does the little add of 'the bastard' at the end. Hehe.

Personally, I'm not a fan of Harry being villainised or anything of the sort. The comedic value of the scene, however, allowed me to over-look it. Especially with Ginny accidentally telling her mum to f**k off. Lol. Priceless. ;P

The last scene here was just the best, from start to finish. Draco all domestic-like, making sure everything is perfect, and the the arrival of Saskia, and him actually trying to get rid of her. And then there was the coat drop. Hehe. Just the absolute perfect cliffhanger. Great job! :3

I do believe I said this in my review, but I loved your characterisation of Narcissa here. I couldn't help but laugh at how her disdain for the silverware and Ginny's plebeian influence vanished the moment Draco shoved an expensive present her way. Lol.

I really liked the dynamic of the family put into play here. Draco's position as an Auror is 'humoured', sort of like how some well-to-do people will humour their children to do some sort of charitable work or join the UK equivalent of the Peace Corps in their youth before joining/taking over the family business. It's very appropriate.

(He’d worked hard over the years to get to where he was and was proud of the independence he’d gained.)

I very much enjoy this aspect of Draco. This sort of character-building for him is very believable. Draco has always been so attached to his parents that I think if he ever managed to get away and make something of himself independent of their influence, he's hold onto it, and you demonstrated this wonderfully.

Ah, and your characterisation of Arthur in this was wonderful. He's just the right amount of parent, giving Ginny words of encouragement and support and being patient yet still that hint of he will almost always defer to his wife, yet when push comes to shove he will stand up to bat for his kids.

And then there's Charlie. They really should have had more of him in the books, but I think it was a good think we rarely saw him because JKR didn't have a chance to ruin his character and we can see other characterisations of him, such as yours, which I love.

(“Gee, Mum, it’s like you’ve never had a kid move out of home before,” Charlie commented dryly as he rested his boots on the chair next to him.)

Heheh, like I said before, I like the humour sprinkled throughout. And another great chapter. :)

When I read this during the exchange, I was completely intrigued. It definitely had an eternal sunshine of the spotless mind feel to it, yet vastly different. It sort of reminded me of The Island a bit, too.

The atmosphere is striking with the juxtaposition of this somewhat sterile world of the Lacuna with the striking interruption of memories (the backwards expressions). You get the feel of blurred snapshots, little vignettes of life pre-Lacuna.

The exchanges between Draco and Ginny are wonderfully done. You definitely get a sense that they somehow remember each other and, if we're to go by the backwards phrases, were quite close.

But what is most intriguing about this fic and the first chapter is how you place the reader in the story, painting this odd yet very intriguing picture. You definitely have something original on your hands here and I look forward to more.

Author's Response: Thank you so much for the great review, Lia! I did hope for it to have an Eternal Sunshine feel to it, so I'm glad that you think so (I'm not so familiar with The Island, though. Is that a movie?). I'm glad that you're enjoying this fic, and I hope you'll enjoy the next chapter just as much!

There is a reason why this won Best Banter and Most Humorous. I was grinning and laughing throughout the entire thing, and what was the best about this story is that it was written for me! It was exactly what I wanted and my absolute favourite of the exchange.

And now to get onto the actual chapter...

What I loved about this first chapter especially is that you had them as friends first. I really think it couldn't have fit any other way and you convinced me of their friendship straight off, while still keeping them both wonderfully in character.

Ginny was flirtatious, feisty and a witty dynamo. She certainly kept Draco on his feet and I thank you a thousand times over for making Ginny her own woman, and a sexual one at that. I might have squee'd at the mention of a tryst with my favourite HP character, Theo. Mwah!

“I think I always expected you to sip on tea and nibble biscuits while chuckling over piles of gold,”

HAHA! I think almost died when I first read this and it still makes me cackle. I friggin' love Ginny. And don't get me started on Draco's fascination with tits. Lolol. God bless.

The banter is just phenomenal. I'd quote the bits I like but I might as well copy and paste the whole damn thing. This is just one of those enjoyable reads that you can come back to over and over again and I'm so happy you wrote this for me.

I can't wait for the next update, although I'll have to make sure I'm not drinking anything or else it will end up on the screen. :)

Author's Response: I use baby wipes on my screen when there's a mess ;) A message from Ann's cleaning corner, which is slowly gathering dust...I got sidetracked. I'm so happy you reviewed (in both places, too so I'm doubly thankful). I'm so glad you loved this too since it was for you, and I really don't think the story would have worked if they didn't have a solid-ish friendship so I'm glad that was one of the things you had on your prompt. As for all the sexuality and whatnot, well, you know me. If there's no smut, I at least need to mention smut. :) And I have to say that I think at some points I may have overdone the tits thing, but it was fun. Thanks for the prompt dearest. I absolutely loveeeeeeeeeeeeeed it. -Ann

This was just one of those stories that I wanted to go on and on forever, sheerly to be entertained by your DG banter. Having said that, I think this ended perfectly. Just the right amount of romance and humour.

“Where is your sense of adventure?” asked Ginny.

“I lost it over the Persian Gulf,” Draco said.

Hehe! Have I mentioned how much I love your DG banter? It's just so natural and funny. Love it!

And I really loved the concept of natural magic in the Amazon - a sort of magic that dampened their own. Very creative. And, of course, I loved that Paulo automatically assumed Draco and Ginny were a couple and tried to give Draco some advice. Lol.

“So that’s why you brought me here. You want to see me naked,” Draco said. He pulled his shirt off, smirking. “Have your fill, Ms. Weasley.”

This is what all girls want, Draco. Hehe.

Ah, and the ending was just so sweet. *sighs* Really, such an enjoyable read and a great DG story and I'm *so* happy you wrote this for me. Thank you, Ann. I loved it. Now write more DG! ;P

Author's Response: ... So I realized I never responded to this. At least you got your wish a year and a half later, I wrote more DG! :) ~ Ann