Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Jul 08, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Male Bits

LOLOLOL!! Some REALLY funny lines in this fic. The first was: “How on earth he walked away from our conversation under the impression that you were a man in the not-so-distant past is absolutely beyond me.”

And then you kept coming with them from there. It was a bit too shout-y and exclamation point-y, as if you were trying a tad too hard to make it funny. But the silences were excellent, the comments from left field were hysterical, ("You're balding as it is.")

You make both characters funny, the way I think they're meant to be in canon.

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Mar 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4

This fic is great! It's delightfully funny in many places, but the emotions Ginny feels are very real. I'm greatly enjoying it. :-)

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Mar 04, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

"I had the odd feeling that I was an item on his to do list that had been summarily checked off.” Ouch! What an absolutely brilliant and painful line. I'm really enjoying this fic, and am so sad there's only one more chapter posted!

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Mar 04, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: for my beta, Cyn

Love!! Love Love Love!!! It's very hard to put Draco and Ginny together while still (mostly) respecting the DH epilogue, but you did such an awesome job!

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: May 06, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Cowards

I LOVED it! I love the idea that something different might have been going on in that scene from canon, that D and G might have been experiencing "what might have been"-s while Harry had no idea. I'm also really interested in Draco and Astoria's relationship. She asks the question we're all wondering-- do they love each other? And lastly, I loved her thought that the next 19 years will be just like the last 19, because no one's being brave. I'm not so sure about the last line--who cares if Ginny's a Gryffindor? It's not quite in line with the fic--but otherwise, it was a great ending to an awesome fic. Really well done!

Author's Response: For me, it was obvious he doesn\'t love her because he never told her about Ginny. If it\'s still a touchy subject, he\'s not over her. I really thought hard about whether Astoria loves him. My final conclusion was that she\'d be very confused after 19 years, if she hadn\'t grown to hate him in that time. I decided to let her continue to struggle with it. The last line is really supposed to show her pity and contempt for Ginny. Gryffindors are supposed to be brave and courageous. Ginny, instead, behaved like an utter coward by bowing to family and social pressure and running back to Harry when he came home. In the process, she damned herself to a lifetime without Draco, even though she clearly still loves him. I think Astoria feels a little sorry for her, and a lot disappointed and contemptuous of her cowardly decision. So, she\'s reflecting that everything was ruined by the cowardice of a girl who was supposed to be a Gryffindor. I\'m glad you liked the fic other than that, thank you for your great review! :)

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Dec 19, 2008 Title: Chapter 13: Epilogue

What a brilliant, brilliant fic. I absolutely loved it. If I hadn't stayed up until 2 am to read this, I would write you a more detailed review, but I'm afraid I can't manage it this late. Just know that I enjoyed this terrifically and I think you're a great writer!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm thrilled you liked it!

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Feb 13, 2009 Title: Chapter 8: The Boy Who Fainted

Hurrah! I was so glad to see this final chapter posted--oh, how I love this story. As for Draco, thank god he remembered! The memories you created for them were really beautiful and perfectly *them*. I have to say I thought he'd be a little more traumatized by recovering his memories; I thought he'd lament the time lost and the things he'd done. But I guess our Draco is too well-grounded for that. In any case, I love love love this story and the relationship you've created between them. I'm glad you enjoyed writing it--it's been a joy following your story!!

Author's Response:

Hey! Thanks so much for your awesome review! As for the memories, I admit I didn't actually "create them" here....this story is actually the sequel to my first D/G fic, so everything that Draco remembered were actually scenes I took from that original fic. ^_^

Thank you for your lovely review! I'm very happy that you liked how it all turned out. ^_^

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Dec 19, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Proposition

Noo!! I've seen 'Nikita'! I know how this ends! I'm just kidding. This is really interesting and well-written, and I'm dying to see how you bring in the DG romance.

Have you ever seen 'Nikita'? It's a French movie. If not, you should check it out--really good, and it has a similar premise!

Author's Response: Ooh, no, I've never seen Nikita; I will have to check it out sometime. Thank you for the rec, and for reviewing! :)

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Jan 16, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Black

I agree, I think it's much sadder when they go on with their lives, crossing paths occasionally but no longer parts of each other. Maybe because it's more like real life? Lol. One of the fics that I love that plays with that concept is "Interlude" by Mourning Broken Angel--have you read it? Lastly, I have to say that for me, too, the one-shot seems to lend itself to really dark stories. I don't know how so many people manage to write good, fluffy one-shots, but I'm glad they do!

Author's Response:

Imelda, I definitely know what you mean about the real life-ness of losing each other and then crossing paths ocassionally. It's less romantic than being separated by a tragic, untimely death, but at the same time it's more heartbreaking, in a sense. I have not read "Interlude", but I've heard of the author; her name keeps coming up in the D/G communities I hang out at. I will check it out. Thanks for the rec!

 As for the gooey one-shots, I have one that's sweet and fluffy as cotton candy. ;p I tried to upload it here but it didn't meet length requirements (it was 100 words shorter than the accepted length, and when I tried to add more, it kind of lost its charm...

Still that's my ONE instance of a non-angsty short story. LOL.  ^_^

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Feb 13, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Hee! My favorite line was "We will take very long lunch hours." He's got it all planned out, hasn't he? Adorable. I also have to say I loved when Zabini sort of hit on her--given their interactions in HBP, it felt very canon in this situation.

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Nov 12, 2009 Title: Chapter 14: Chapter Thirteen

Yay!!!!! And thank you, thank you, thank you for finishing this fic!! It has been on my list of faves for years and I figured it was done for. Thank you for giving us that resolution! You know, i was so angry at Dumbledore when he let Severus go to the fountain--i screamed, "dumbledore, he's doing it for the wrong reasons! Why are you letting him?" But of course, Dumbledore knew best, as always. As for your D/G, I'll be honest, I didn't love them together in this story. Maybe because we never see them not fighting, but I kind of was rooting for Ginny/Snape. LOL, oh well. I'm glad they worked it out, and I hope Severus and Draco sail the Mediterranean--in fact, I'm positive that they will. All in all a wonderful tale, and thank you again for writing it!!!

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Nov 27, 2009 Title: Chapter 3: The Day That Ginny Weasley Caught The Wrong Fish

This is so funny! I am really enjoying this fic. Usually I like stories where Ginny is more self-possessed, but I find myself dying to see how she'll actually pull off winning Draco. Then, it's also really funny to see her have all these girly, fairy-tale-esque daydreams about Draco, and then have him come along and be an absolute jerk and ruin them. It's a funny dynamic, though it does leave me hoping to see some genuine growth in both of them. And finally, I must confess, after this chapter I kind of want Ginny to end up with Goyle! Lol, I really like your Goyle. I really like your story in general, actually. :-)

Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying. I know what you mean about having Ginny more self-possessed, but the prompt called for a very naive and youthful Ginny, which is what we get here. I don't think Draco would ever be able to fit a girl's romantic fantasy. He will always be a jerk and come along and ruin them. *laughs*

Haha, poor Goyle. I always feel sorry for Crabbe and Goyle being lumped together as trolls, even if they are rather trollish. I wanted to give them a bit more personality. Goyle ended up being rather sweet. I'm glad you liked him, though I don't know if Ginny could ever like him. ^_~

Reviewer: imelda Signed
Date: Nov 04, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Wonderful! It's crazy how different Draco and Harry are--you do a great job of showing that--while still loving the same woman. I love how completely Draco gets Ginny; that moment when she realizes Harry is wrong for her and Draco knows right away is just beautiful. (of course, it's a little unfair that she ditches Harry based on the ring, but....I guess her reasoning was sound) Overall, I really liked your conception of D and G. Nice job!!!

Author's Response: Thankyou! I'm glad you like the concept, its really the only one I have!