Is this it? wow, great story!

That was just...I don't think there is a word in the human language that can possibly describe what I have just read. I read it all in one in one sitting; can you believe that? It's 7:40 AM now and I haven't slept - I had to stay up and finish your amazing story.

First off all, I love the different take on Pansy's character – you made her a nice person who had the decency to treat Hermione with respect. She has feelings and thoughts; she is a real person who loves her husband and children. It was different, yet it worked well.

Hermione is outstanding. Her characterization is just perfect, truly! You’ve manage to perfectly convey her pride and stubbornness, and her emotions are just so wonderfully portrayed!

And of course, you have a talent for writing Draco! He’s one of my favorite characters, but I have never loved so much before reading this truly enchanting story!

This has got to be the saddest story I have ever read! I’m glad you stayed away from the typical happy ending stuff though – this was a nice break from the usual monotone.

A quote that stood out in my mind was when the mirror was talking to Hermione about clichés, and how they wouldn’t be clichés if they weren’t great. That was so wise! It was a perfect intrusion into the story. It fit really well.

All in all, I had tears gushing in my eyes while I was reading this. I was mouthing the words along with Hermione and crying along with her. Truly amazing. Wonderful. Beautiful. Awesome. Memorable. Breathtaking. Splendid. Awe-inspiring. Just…indescribable.

This story should leave a happy feeling in your heart-Voldemort is gone, everyone is happily married, and all that. It's peacefull, nothing to worry about...and yet it makes me so totally sad that things turned out like this...Harry and Sara, Ginny and Neville, Ron and Luna...wow...it's an aswome story albeit extremely sad.

Author's Response: Thank you for reviewing! I hope that as the story goes along, it won\'t be so sad. I\'m a huge fan of happy endings ;)

Although I think you haven't given us much to go on (there's not much stuff in chapter 1) so far it seems great. I'd love to know more about Bonnie and is she related to Harry at all? I mean, she has the same eye color and hair color. Can't wait for the next chapter; update soon.

Author's Response: Thanks. Ooooh. The speculation begins. You'll have to read more to find out what happens next...

I am loving this more and more every time you update! Your story is one of those stories that I never want to end. You have no idea how disappointed I felt when I finished reading the capter. I really hope you update this soon!

Wow. Harry found out. I loved the confrontation between him and Siobhan.
Sad how her life's turning out. The story isn't very supsensful-I mean, there's no big mystery, really, but I still want to read more, and I can't wait for the next chapter! Awsome story, and good luck with your next chapter!

Awsome story, update soon!

Author's Response: Thanks, BloodRayne. Update on its way.

Wow, Annie. That was amazing. Truly amazing. It displayed a side to Dramione that I cannot say I have ever seen before. It makes me wonder…why does Hermione succumb to him? I don’t see it in her persona. Is Draco threatening her with something?

I love your writing style. It’s haunting. I adore the Draco/Hermione interaction. It’s just creepy, how he manages to so calmly control her like that. Ron and Harry have left her because she is Draco’s girl now, haven’t they? So terrible, yet written so wonderfully. Draco is scary, and Hermione is very submissive (although unlike her character, perfect portrayal of an abusive relationship). Does Hermione only want sex from Draco? Again, it doesn’t seem like Hermione at all.

That and another thing I have to say: I think the story would have been better off without the song lyrics. I found them an annoying interruption in a story that is written so beautifully it didn’t need outside help to give it emotion. Besides, I know the song Dirty Little Secret and I think it has a bit of a funny undertone to it, not at all suiting for this enchantingly dark story.

I close my eyes, letting the sound of my sharp intakes of breath fill my ears and the image of her face fill my mind. So innocent, so pure, so perfect. Pure unlike her blood.

This anticipation of Draco’s is perfectly balanced by the fact that he still remembers a Mudblood. Draco likes people fawning over him, wanting him. He still knows and realizes Hermione is a Mudblood, yet he wants her and her submissiveness that he pushes it out of his mind. Lovely characterization of Draco here.

Moments later, she is shaking beneath me as I kiss her with a vehemency and passion that scares even myself. Her hands, cut by the times I pressed them against walls and floors covered with jagged rocks, clutch onto my shoulders, nails digging into my skin in a way that only spurs my lust. Her hips, bruised by the times I gripped onto her so forcefully that she cried out in pain, are thrust up against mine as I pin her against the wall behind her. All of it is for my pleasure and mine only.

This is just…it has an extremely strong impact. There is passion, and there is slight romance, but it all has a demented feel towards it, like a love that isn’t quite right. There is something brazenly wrong with it, and I love that the abused wants her abuser – I don’t think she realizes what he is doing to her. She is blinded by passion and – dare I say it?- love. The way you describe this love encounter is memorable. It’s a subtle way of saying Draco has hit her many times before, and abuses her physically as well as sexually.

She understands. Naturally. After all, she’s mine.

So Draco. So selfish and arrogant of him to claim a human being as being something that belongs to him and him only. I salute your Draco characterization!

It’s now my turn to understand. She isn’t the one enslaved.

I am.

This line made me want to scream, the beauty of it. It is beautiful and poignant. Draco finally coming to the realization that he is as much a slave as Hermione is. It touches upon him saying before that he and she are very similar. Now they are both enslaved – Hermione I don’t think realizes it, and now Draco has just discovered it. It’s just a very powerful line, just like your entire fic.

Once again, I cannot possibly say how amazing this fic is, how powerful, haunting, and unforgettable. I have never seen abuse portrayed so subtly, yet managing to make such a lasting impression. You’re a wonderful writer, my dear.

Something's bothering me. Draco was thought to be dead, right? But hadn't Severus made the Unbreakable Vow that no harm with come to Draco in front of Bellatrix? So how could Bellatrix not question the fact that Severus is alive in front of her while at the same time believing that he killed Draco?

Author's Response: Do you think everyone knew about the Unbreakable Vow? Remember, Narcissa went to Severus against the Dark Lord\'s wishes. Bellatrix knew this. Bellatrix may be a Death Eater, but she obviously still shares a connection with her sister. I think the events that transpired at Spinners End stayed secret between the three, and perhaps Draco.

Author's Response: But I see what you\'re saying about Bellatrix. I can\'t really talk about anymore, but there was a reason she was brought to look for Severus and Draco. And there\'s also a reason why Wormtail was stationed back at Spinners End, even after Severus showed his loyalty.

I find this chapter a bit OOC of Malfoy, but I think you've written all the graphics...well, if nothing else. You've managed to convey it in a respectful way, although I truly can't imagine Draco raping anyone.