I really enjoyed this fic.

Hermione's characterization was perfect. You potrayed her stubborness perfectly. You can see her struggle with Draco, and you can tell that she is doubting her feelings.

“I’m glad you are,” she replied nastily. “I’m glad you finally, after so many years, decided that you were in the wrong. I’m glad that you think you’re changed for the better. I’m glad that you can see what you’ve done to me through the years. I’m glad you feel like shit now. And I’m glad that I still have some small willpower in me — I’m leaving.”

I love this line. It really shows Hermione character. It is exactly what she would say.

I was glad to see that Hermione didn't give into Draco right away. Hermione and Draco had a bad past with each other, and I doubt Hermione would be willing to quickly just forget about that. I love how you stayed true to her character.

I like Draco's characterization. I like how you keep some of his sacastic humor in there. I think that it is highly unrealistic, in my mind, that Draco would be on his knees, begging Hermione for forgiveness. He seems a bit too proud for that. Apart from that, I think Draco's character is good.

I loved the symbolism of the latte and cappuccinos. The lattes symbolize Hermione's hate and anger at Draco. The cappuccinos are a sign of forgiveness and a fresh start.

I think that it takes a good author to pull of a ship like D/Hr, and you are definitely one. I really liked, even though I don't typically read D/Hr.

Author's Response: Thank you, tc, I\'m glad to hear you liked how I wrote Hermione in this story. I\'m also very pleased to know you liked that line of Hermione\'s; it was quite an important line because it had to show her emotions through it. Draco might not, as you say, get down on his knees and beg, but - even though he means it deep down - the remorse act here is not very truthful (as Hermione knows and comments on) but more done to slightly embarrass Hermione and put her in a position where she almost has to forgive him because of the entire café listening in on their conversation (and joining in!). He does, however, truly want her forgiveness - and he\'s quite persistent, going from café to café in search of her. I\'m glad you liked the beverage symbolism, lol. As I told Lindsey; it\'s time for innovation. I greatly appreciate your kind review, thank you!

I really enjoyed your fic. The similarity to the myth is amazing. I really loved how you potrayed Remus and Sirius. It was very realistic how Remus followed Sirius to the Mirror, and it reminded me of how Echo followed Narcissus to the Fountain. I liked how you used the messge on the Mirror and then added the part about Sirius and Remus at the end. It was very clever.

Overall, it was written and didn't feel forced at all. Great job!

Author's Response: Thank you very much for your kind review. I\'m glad that you enjoyed the message in the transitions and the similarities with the myth. I actually really like doing these little one-shots based on ancient Greek myths, and I have one titled \"Persephone\" pending right now (it\'s Draco/Hermione). Thanks again for the review!

I absolutely loved it. I loved how you had Bella reach out her niece like that. I love how potrayed Bella. I don't think that Bella is completely heartless and you seem to get this idea through.

Author's Response: Thank you. I love this story, as well. It\'s one of my personal favorites.

And of course, I do not believe that Bella is heartless either. I love her. She is my favorite character and defending her seems to be taking up a fair amount of my time these days.

Thanks so much for the review. I\'m glad you liked the story and I\'m happy to hear that you don\'t think Bella is a heartless monster.

I love the idea. It's so original. I have never read an fic where Harry's son is the Chosen One. Usually you read that it's Neville who the prophecy refers to.

I don't read a lot of AU, but I just really liked this one. Even though one thing from canon was changed (Harry as the Chosen One), it still felt very canon. It didn't feel unrealistic. I could see that happening in the books. All the characters were IC, which was nice to read.

Seeing them in the graveyard was so sweet. Jacob was just adorable there; “I talked with Grandma and Grandpa,” the boy announced proudly. He seems so innocent, so carefree. It's a nice contrast to Ginny, who is so sad and unhappy.

I love Ron in here. Normally, I'm not overly fond of Ron in fanfic, but here he was really IC. It was so horrible that he had to tell the Grangers about Hermione. Ron's reactions are so like him. I love how he is the one to tell Ginny about Jacob being the Chosen One. Ron isn't stupid; it's nice to see him be the one to take the spotlight. He's a very observant and logical person; he's very good at Chess. He seems like the type who would be able to take all the little pieces of the puzzle to create one big picture.

I cried at parts, smiled, and felt sorry for Ginny. I really enjoyed reading it.

~ Teresa

This fic is definitely one of those most interesting things I've read.

I love the way the fic starts out. You can tell right away that you're talking about Snape. He's crying, but he doesn't know why. It's interesting that he suffered a bit of amnesia first - I'm guessing that it's from the rubble that fell on his head when the house exploded.

Instinctively, he made his way to the sound, still covered by the Invisibility Cloak. Still in shock, he was unable to figure out why he was suddenly sifting through rubble. Damn, he had to get to that child. But why? He didn’t have any children . . . did he? No . . . he had lots of children. He had nearly two hundred and fifty of them.

No, no, no, that couldn’t be right. Nobody had two hundred and fifty of their own children. Why then, did those faces swim before him . . . faces of children he knew were, somehow, his responsibility?
I love this part. It really showed how you managed to combine Snape-with-memory-loss to regular Snape. It would be like Snape to say that he had two hundred and fifty children to take care of when talking about his students. But it's interesting that Snape doesn't understand this sarcasm. The memory-loss even made him forget a little bit of who he was.

I love how Snape discovers about what happened little by little. It's realistic, and it makes much more sense then if it all came back to him at once. Everything he does seems to make him remember a little of what he is and what happened. I also love how Snape manages to push all his despair to the back of his mind so that way he can deal with baby Harry. It's in Snape's character to push his emotions out of the way so that he can deal with the other things in his life, and this time it's no different.
Snape's interaction with baby Harry was great. I thought it was interesting that Snape is better with a little baby then he is with his students. He does a good job of staying calm, and trying to help Harry get to safety. I love how Snape talks to Harry like he is a mature adult like him. It's a lot like the way he acts with his students. I love Snape's reaction when Harry seems to understand what Snape is saying. Snape doesn't think that Harry will understand what he's saying; his students don't most of the time. It must have been weird to have a baby understand you more than your students.

Well no wonder; the house had collapsed around him, some scary looking ugly stranger he’d never seen had come and grabbed him, and wouldn’t tell him where his caretakers were. Snape KNEW what was going on and felt like crying; he could only imagine how traumatized the child was.
I loved this line. It combined Snape's sarcasm with his grief and despair. Snape's sarcasm comes from his hate and pain, so it makes sense that he would sarcastic in a time like that. Sarcasm is a way of dealing with uncomfortable things for Snape, I think.

Overall, I thought that you did a really good job here. The idea that Snape found Harry in Godric's Hollow is original; I've never heard of it before. Great job here!

~ Teresa

Author's Response: Wow, thank you so much. The Heads of House are effectively in loco parentis 24/7 for 10 months out of 7 of the most formative years of a person\'s life. I can absolutely see him thinking of the Slytherins as \"his\". I think we have a great deal of support for Snape being able to do \"crisis mode\" remarkably well. And while he\'s absolutely rotten to Gryffindors (and honestly, probably those of other houses), the Slytherins, at least in Harry\'s year, seem awfully devoted to him. Not all of them are good enough actors for that ALL to be show! Snape\'s problem with Harry in this scene was that Harry saw the Mark and was pointing to it and saying \"Peter\" . . . but since Snape didn\'t know Pettigrew was a Death Eater, he didn\'t cotton on. It\'s not so much that Harry didn\'t understand Snape, or that Snape didn\'t think Harry would understand Snape, it\'s that Snape didn\'t understand HARRY. Thank you for the lovely review, although I can\'t believe you\'ve known me for THIS long and hadn\'t heard about my Snape at Godric\'s Hollow theory!!! Have you been living under a rock? ;)

I love Luna, and I really enjoyed reading you story. Luna has an amazing sense of humor, and it showed here.

Luna's revenge on Hermione is so perfect. I love the idea of her using one of her dad's creature on Hermione. It's funny that she's being sabotaged by a creature that doesn't believe exists.

I love the idea of Luna attacking Hermione's SPEWly efforts. Ron doesn't like SPEW, and would probably be grateful that someone hurt Hermione's efforts there.

I love how Luna's revenge backfired. It's funny that the Woolyshuck ate everyone's socks. I can imagine Luna finding all of her clothing eaten; it's probably worse considering how all the people stole her clothing in OotP.

Luna's suggestions are so funny. I can imagine the person who wrote the letter trying to find Nargles. I love how Luna seems to know so much about Antarctica; it seems like the perfect place to find her creatures. I love Luna's comment on sending her Neptune; it's so much like Luna to think of sending someone to another planet.

I really liked this story overall. Luna's the perfect character to write an advice column; she seems to have knowledge on everything. Good job with updating the archive, and hopefully your job as a mod will be less stressful now!

~ Teresa

I loved your story. The interaction between McGonagall and Dumbledore was very realistic. I liked how you described McGonagall's past. Overall, great story.

Author's Response: Thanks for your comments, tc! :D

I liked the chatacterizaton of Pansy. I can imagine her acting like that. She probably has never done anything for herself. Watching her trying to do laundry was hysterical. I have never seen someone have such a hard time with it. To most, it is a easy task, but if you have never done laundry before, then it would probably be difficult. The scene with Mrs. Parkinson cooking was also hysterical.

I enjoyed reading the train scene. I like reading it from Pansy's POV. It would nice to shove some people in a compartment sometimes. You could relate to Pansy in that scene. I think that Hermione gave up a little too easily to Pansy. I could writing a sequel to this, explaining what Hermione does to Pansy to make up for this. Apart from that, I enjoyed the fic.

~ Teresa

Author's Response: Thank you very much for the great review! I\'m so happy that you enjoyed the story-- the train scene is one of my favorites, too. Thanks for pointing that out about Hermione. I\'ll keep your suggestions in mind when I write her again. :]

I thought this story was very interesting. I never read anything in the POV of a dragon, and I found it very interesting. I liked how you potrayed Nobert's need to break free, and the same time, want to stay in his home. I think you did a good job at making it sound like a dragon. Good job.

Author's Response: Ooh, you liked my \'weird\' story! Thank you so much for reviewing!

This was great - perfectly written. It was creepy and dark - exactly what I love in D/A.

I love your Romilda. We don't know a lot about her from canon, but the character you created was perfect. She sounds for the most part like a spoiled, little ten-year-old. The only thing is that some of her dialogue seems a bit too sophisticated for a person her age. “Grandad,” she sighed. “That tale was an utter letdown.” It isn't something a ten-year-old would say. But her action did show her age. I loved how she demanded Archibald to tell her a story. It seems like something she would do. She thinks that anything she wants has to be done, so you would expect that she would order around her family like that.

Mary's story was extremely creepy. Even though Romilda might not have thought the story was scary, I did. Mary Worth is such a tragic character. She was driven to madness; most people probably would too, if my best friend and lover got married. I loved how she killed herself with the fragments of the broken mirror. Her vanity, the fact that she thought that she could get any man, is what really killed. It makes sense that the mirror, a symbol of her vanity, would be used to kill her. The way Archibald told the story was creepy, a perfect ghost story.

A young woman’s face, it was, with raked cuts down her cheeks and straggles of hair emerging from her bleeding scalp. Her lips were cracked and bleeding, her mouth toothless and gummy.

I love your description, and the above quote is a perfect example of it. I can picture Mary Worth perfectly. The description really added to darkness of the fic. It made the scene really come alive in my mind, making it even creepier.

Archibald is such a great character. He is perfectly developed. He is extremely perceptive; he notices his granddaughter's bossiness and attitude. But you can how much he cares for Romilda at the end.

Yet, the attack was on his precious granddaughter. Yes, he saw her now as precious– not a brat, not an annoyance, but precious. How terrible things can change your perception.

I loved this line. It is really true. You don't realize how precious things are until they are almost taken away. Archibald realizes this, and so does the reader. While I don't really like Romilda, I was scared for her when she was being attacked by Mary. It's great when you can make a reader feel sorry for a character they don't really like.

Great job overall! This is probably one of the best D/A stories I've ever read.

~ Teresa