Ah, that was definitely an interesting little poem. I rather liked how Malfoy's sardonic attitude was apparent throughout, though especially in the beginning. I also enjoyed the stanza of Hermione's that rhymed. Perhaps it was just me, but I kind of hoped that her other stanzas would rhyme as well, just to really offset them from Malfoy's. I was certainly not disappointed by the fact that they didn't rhyme, though.

Nice job!

Author's Response: Thanks for the review. I admit I originally had many of Hermione\'s responses in rhyme, however, with the words I wanted to use it came out too sing-song like and wound up being distracting, so I switched to free verse (which I\'m more comfortable with anyway). Thanks again.

Oh, wow! That was brilliant!

Your characterization of Ginny was superb. I’ve never read anything that went so in depth and ended up succeeding. Ginny seemed very realistic, although her vocabulary was a bit advanced. ;)

One of the other things that I really enjoyed was Charlie. We almost never get to see him and it was an absolute joy to read his interactions with Ginny. They seemed to keep her firmly planted in what is real, instead of her imagination.

Anyways, lovely job!

~Kelly

Excellent chapter!
The plot was very strong throughout the entire thing so...I suppose you're forgiven for the ages it took to update :D

Author's Response: Whew... thanks for that, I was worried. Actually I was, I didn\'t want people to think that I had abandoned the story. Thanks for the review.

Aww...that's so sweet! I sincerely hope that things work out like thisfor Ron and Hermione in Book 7.
And, as always, I enjoyed the references to The Princess Bride. You can never have too many of those!!!

Author's Response: Me too, and thanks for enjoying the Princess Bride references. I can\'t believe that film was made so long ago- it\'s a classic! Westley and Buttercup will always be true lovers- like Ron and Hermione. ^_^

So...can we expect an update soon? Please don't abandon the story; it's much too good!!!

Goodness, this is really shaping up into something interesting! Thanks for updating!

I was very impressed when I read this fic. I'd never really read a Hermione/Charlie fic before, and I quite enjoyed this one.
The description in this fic was quite stunning. It really set the mood and was flawlessly done. There weren’t any moments while I was reading where I was able to say, “Oh, the author is using description to set the scene, now.” Instead, the description was perfectly integrated into the plot, which I really enjoyed.

The characterizations of Charlie and Hermione were also extremely good. Hermione's reactions and Charlie's thoughts were so well done and everything seemed so real.

The last line was an absolutely beautiful line. I was so glad that it didn’t end with a declaration of his love for her - it would have been horribly cliched and much to fast. Rather, I really like this idea that he is making a commitment to care for her and an eventual promise to love her once they’ve both healed. And the sappy romantic inside of me just sighed happily.

I really enjoyed this story. Thank you so much.

~Kelly

What an interesting twist! I enjoyed this chapter very much - it seemed very realistic and just like something that a young Tome Riddle would do.

I was rather surprised that Amy would have gone to Tom to have her hair fixed. Although, this probably stems from the fact that the first image that flashed into my mind was that of Tom Riddle in a beauty shop. Actually, it makes sense that she would have only gone to the older children to have her hair fixed; the image just caught me by surprise.

The scene in which Tom tortures Amy was very well written. I liked how there was a minimum of description and how it was mostly focused on the dialogue. I’m not sure if it was your intention, but it makes the reader feel more like Denis - we are almost in the dark about what Tom is doing.

The fact that the “potion” is truly Amy’s vomit (or the basis of the potion - not sure which) is a very clever twist. I was certainly not expecting that. I wonder, though, did Tom know that was going to happen?

Anyways, excellent chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you so much!\r\nThe image of Tom Riddle in a beauty shop made me burst out laughing - it\'s not exactly what I imagined when writing this chapter!\r\nThanks for all the interesting feedback on this chapter, it was very thought-provoking and nice to hear.\r\nCheers,\r\nEllie :D

Oh no! Don’t let Arthur do the “rebound thing” with any of Romilda’s relatives. Ahhhh!
That was a really good chapter. I never really thought about how sneaky Arthur might get (that’s Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome, to you. :D). I hope Molly realizes it soon!!


Author's Response: Not to worry, she will eventually come around and see Arthur for the great guy he is. Thanks for the review!

Heeheehee....I love how you worked Tenebrus into the story. Also, Rita Skeeter isn't terribly original when she sends that bubotuber pus to Hermione; it had already been done before!

Author's Response: Thanks, unfortunately Rita and Alecto were being original, I wasn\'t. Although I hoped that sending bubotuber pus by owl in the wizarding world was something connsidered similar to throwing vitriol in the muggle world (except of course, bubotuber pus doesn\'t cause permanent damage).