Wowowow. I always find leaving my thoughts on a first chapter a little difficult because the story is just beginning and there's so much more to learn and discover as the rest of the story unfolds. But you've set the stage so nicely. And you did something else that I think is pretty difficult to do: you explained Narcissa and Draco's return to society in such a way that it's believable why other people would accept them--and yet Ginny doesn't.

//Nobody wanted to be thought of as someone who disagreed with Harry Potter...//

Yes. That's it exactly. This and the two paragraphs above it. In my personal head canon, that's how it would work. Harry, with his black/white way of thinking and the sympathy he would feel for Narcissa and Draco, would insist on sticking up for them, and no one would want to disagree with Harry, savior of the wizarding world. But Ginny isn't sold on their sob story. I could see her going either way, buying into it and accepting them or not. But her skepticism feels very true in this chapter. And I feel like maybe there's a bit of stubbornness included with her mistrust of the Malfoys, too? The more people tell her they're great, the more she argues with her family about them, the more she digs her heels in and can't believe the Malfoys are sincere? Maybe a little??

Anyway, I'm rambling. D: It's a very intriguing beginning, and of course a nice little cliffhanger to keep people wanting more! I'm interested to see what the deal with the flowers is (I'm getting a Beauty and the Beast vibe :O) and what happened to Ginny after she touched them. And does Arthur know something about them??

Author's Response: Oh my goodness thank you so much! I didn’t want to spend too much time worldbuilding so I’m so glad to hear I achieved my goal with brevity hahaha I can’t wait for you to see chapter two! I hope you love it!

This title was so perfect for this story because it was definitely sweet (Draco not knowing how to comfort Ginny while she cries--doing it correctly anyway) and you definitely got the sense that Draco and Ginny are each other's downfall, like eventually they would have made other mistakes concerning each other leading to their relationship becoming revealed. It feels like they are so happy together, so good together, that it's easy to forget how much people would not be able to accept their relationship, and that's how Ginny slipped up. She was too happy, and Hermione noticed. :( I imagine a happy ending for them, once Draco's spying is done and her family can no longer have any objections. And I thought Draco saying "I loved you first" was so interesting! When and how did he love her first!!! I want to know!! But I don't need to know. That line perfectly explains the history they have together and the depth of Draco's feelings. ;o;

Author's Response: I like to imagine a happy ending, too. :) I also like to imagine it's a sort of ongoing argument between them about who loved who first, along the lines of "I love you more!"| "I love you most!". Couldn't really fit that in, though. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review!