Wow, that was brilliant! That was just...wow. Sorry, I'm usually more coherent than this--I'm actually pretty verbose in reviews but just...wow.

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Thank you for such a lovely review :)

That was really cute and funny. A really good play on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Hello Soraya, wow, don't know which one's cooler - your pen-name or your real one! This was a sort of Luna fied version of the original Yuletide favourite, rewritten last Christmas when I was in a festive mood. I think Luna would have had a lot of fun singing this around Hogwarts - she certainly would have made people do a double-take with her version ... *snorts* Thanks for R & R-ing, M ;)

Brilliant!! I loved this poem - just about the right amound of defiance and it really summed up what I'm sure Harry and the DA were feeling at the time. Well done!

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Hello xxbabewithbrainsxx, gosh, I'm really glad you liked it! When I worte this, I was thinking more of Neville's DA singing it because of all the torment the Carrows put them through, but it works just as well for Harry's DA and Umbitch ... er, I mean Umbridge ... Thanks for R & R-ing, Kara's Aunty ;)

Great story, really enjoyed it. kutgw

~Soraya~

Author's Response:

Thank you!

This story is actually a expansion of my other story Dust in the Wind. If you'd like more details about the story in certain parts, reading that will provide them. It's not necessary, but it will add a bit more to the relationship between Scorpius and Dominique.

Thanks for reading and reviewing. ^.^

Jess

This fic is well written but I hate the ship with a loathing. Another thing - I think that the rating should be raised to at least 3rd-5th years because of the language.

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Thanks for reminding me about the ratings. I thought I had capped it at 3rd-5th, but...hmmm...I obviously hadn't. And, to tell you the truth, no one really likes this ship. That's the point of the whole fic. :)

Julia, that was just beautiful. Honestly. I can't leave a more coherent review, tbh, since I have two exams tomorrow and should be revising, but I just wanted to say how much I loved the poetic and lyrical quality of your writing -- it really shows in both your poetry and prose. And while I'm a guilty Harmony shipper as well as Romione, I have to say that I love your writing of both. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Thank you, Soraya! It's so nice that people are still reading this and enjoying it, especially another fellow Harmony/Romione reader! -Julia :)

Wow! This story is definitely QSQ worthy. It was funny and so Fred-and-George-ish. Brilliant!

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Thanks for the review. The QSQ Award was an unexpected honour, I'm really glad that you liked this. -N-

Jess, ever since writing my own femmeslash, I’ve really wanted to read one of yours. I had to go back a couple of pages to read it, but it was definitely worth it. And that’s probably what draws me to writing it, because it’s just so nice when slash is well written and not used just as a plot device.

As you know, I am a firm Harry/Ginny shipper. My guilty pleasures, though, are definitely Harmony and Hermione/Ginny and Hermione/Luna and Ginny/Luna, actually. So for me to be reading Ginny slash that doesn’t concern Hermione or Luna is rather rare, but as you always do, you picked out the one character I didn't expect to be paired with the major character in question — Ginny. As I said, normally, rarepairs are used as plot devices, but I truly think that you characterised Gabrielle and Ginny very well. Gabriella wasn’t given much description by JKR, but she definitely wasn’t described as immature in DH, at least. So I'm glad you built on that, and the fact that you didn't make her a younger version of Fleur made me smile. You made her your own character, with not so much French in her, which is a nice change from what Gabrielle is normally like in fanfic.

Ginny was well characterised too. She had her weak and her strong moments, the times when she gave in to Harry and let him be, and the times when Harry and Ginny fought, that eventually led to Gabrielle and Ginny’s affair. What I really liked about the pairing, by the way, was that Ginny wasn’t too fond of Gabrielle, at least in DH, because she was still under the impression that Gabrielle fancied Harry. And you continued that rather than ignored it, having Ginny act a little hostilely towards Gabrielle at first, but then warm to her. I really liked how you made them both really funny, and how Gabrielle remained French — just not as much as her sister was, LOL.

The storyline was also really good. The way it started, the wedding, and how that led up to Ginny really seeing what Gabrielle was like, not just viewing her as a little kid anymore... they were really good, subtle hints on their relationship. I do object to Harry being that heartless to Ginny, but I can kind of understand why he left the wedding to work too. I have many workaholics in my family, so that’s no surprise. I don't think it was to do with Harry prioritising work over Ginny — he just couldn’t choose. I liked how you displayed his insecurity as well as Ginny’s; you didn't make Ginny’s angst one-sided. It was more realistic that way, I think.

I was not at all surprised when Gabrielle had a go at Harry. People always say that when you meet someone you’ve idolised, you see their true colours, and I think you did a great job showing how true that was for Gabrielle. I did feel sorry for Harry, too, and the fact that you got me being sympathetic towards Harry and Ginny means you definitely hit the nail there, Jess. Their arguments didn't seem random, either, and had reasons to them, and generally you displayed their conflict very well. I especially liked the bit about how Harry had affected Ginny’s psyche so much. It was really, really interesting to know that Harry almost abused her in that way, by putting her off like that.

When Ginny slept with Gabrielle, I thought I’d feel angry, since I'm Harry/Ginny through and through, but I didn't. Which definitely shows you’ve done a good job on this, because it doesn’t take much to get me annoyed (as you probably know). But I didn't — I did understand why Ginny did what she did and why she did it, and I can definitely see this scenario fitting in pretty seamlessly into canon. No marriage is perfect (although I still can’t see Harry and Ginny divorcing, ever, sorry) so I don't see why Ginny can’t have had an affair. And somehow, it seems more forgivable because she only did it the one time, and that’s what it took for Harry to get his act together again.

I did spot a couple of grammar errors, pretty minor, really. As well as that, I'm really not trying to sound picky here, but God, does the nickname “Gin” annoy me! At the same time, though, maybe you were trying to go for some kind of effect? As in, yet another reason why Harry’s not right for Ginny/neglecting her? If that is the case, maybe it would have been better to include something about Ginny not liking Harry calling her that. But overall, great story.

~Soraya~

Author's Response:

You know, this fic started as a little  baby drabble for SBBC, but the idea that there could've been another woman in Harry and Ginny's relationship just kind of stuck, but I really didn't think that Harry could find the time to have an affair. He was set to become the youngest Head Auror in Ministry history at age twenty-five, and he was so focused on that as a duty he had to fulfill, as he was with the Horcrux hunt, that he really did forget that it wasn't just himself that he had to worry about anymore. He was used to seeing Ginny as a strong, independent girl who survived the worst possible school year in Year Seven and came out of it not only alive, but ready to fight to the end. This was the woman that he thought Ginny was from the day they got married, but he didn't realise that she was far from that confident until Gabby verbally bitch-slapped him back to his senses.

If you're interested at all, the two weeks that Harry took off were when I postulate that James was conceived. In this period, she was going to confess about her fling with Gabby, but she put it off and off until the very last minute, only to figure out that she was pregnant. She couldn't risk that he would call it quits, because she managed to go back to where they'd been before Harry's schedule monopolised their lives. She couldn't bring herself to ruin that, and she didn't want her child to be one of those who gets bounced back and forth between two households if Harry decided to end their marriage. She loved Harry but was still willing to hurt him with this knowledge, but she loved her unborn baby more than the truth. FWIW, I would have done the same. 

Anyway, thank you for reading, and I'm glad that you understood the emotions and the intentions that I'd tried to put across. Lovely review!

~Jess

That's good, I didn't want it to end so fast! (Referring to your author's note of course)

This looks like a great Our Little Secret 2. I hope it's as long as the last one!

Author's Response: Thank you for not wanting the story to end quickly! It won't be as long as the first story, but it won't be the last. Rose and Scorpius are just starting the adventure of their lives together, and I have loads of story ideas. :)

A great ending to the story. You portrayed Hermione's feelings very accurately - well done!

~Soraya~

Author's Response: Thank you and thank you! Very kind of you. Thanks for reading!