Yay! Go Ginny! She punched and hexed him! I love this story! I've never read or seen HYD, but I don't care. I love your version! Can't wait to see what happens! :D

It is about time Ginny cracked. Poor little Ginny, though. One against hundreds. She doesn't stand much of a chance. And let me just say, that Claire, I just want her to receive a Howler now. Some friend! Excellent chapter, though!

i love ur work!!!!!!!!!!!!!u r sooooo talented !!!!!!!!1please tell me when ull sumbit ur next fic

OHMYGOD....this is one the best stories i have read on this site. Please Please Please continue. I really like the way Ginny's character is so developed and so solid. Darn Malfoy! I cannot wait for the romance to come, though! So once again, please update for us.

At times this is almost painful to read, but that's definitley a testament to your writing- Every scene is so powerful and emotional! I loved Ginny's moment of triumph. Her ending speech actually made me forget about all the impending doom, haha. Anyways, thanks for starting a brilliant fic. I'm completely drawn in.

please update soon!!! its really good, i want to see what happens soon!!!!!

I LOVE this fanfiction. You better keep it up and update asap! This is marvelous.

I have read your other fanfics and really enjoyed them. So, even though I am not interested in AU stories, I wanted to see what you wrote.

And, hey, I am really enjoying this fiction. It seems totally appropropriate in an AU way - the characters and the setting of Hogwarts works really well. I was so relieved when she finally got some courage.

I was sort of hoping that MacGonnagal would support her in changing things - now - as opposed to trying to stay unnoticed so the could help 'us' in the future after she graduates. After all, that's why she's going to the school, isn't it - to help her parent's cause for justice. Or, did I miss something subtle in her talk with the Head of her House?

Instead of 'cut the crap' I wished you had written, "Oh, save it for someone who cares, Malfoy" with the name "Malfoy" coming out as the foulest disgusting noun that has ever passed her lips.

And, I am wishy washing about her punching him. It does seem like a 16 year old's reaction to the brutal torment she has had to go through. But, I would hate to see her go punching her way through the rest of the story. I want her to be more clever and have more 'gumption' than the rest of them.

Like, I wish, when the whole student body was watching their confrontation, she had said, "Can anyone lend Malfoy here a tissue?" And, then, in fake slyness she'd touch under a nostril and in a stage whisper say, "You've got a great biggest, most disgusting bogey I've ever seen hanging out your nose." Then hit him with the bogey hex when people look at him to see if he really does.

What also comes to mind is Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory - where Depp's Wonka would reply to any hostile nonsense from Mike TV with more nonsense. "I'm sorry, I can't hear you when you mumble like that." Did you see that movie? He really shut down that obnoxious kid. "Your mumbling again. It's so hard to understand you. Could you try to enunciate a bit more?"

Author's Response: Thanks for everything you've said! I have a few comments: Re: McGonagall - The Order of the Pheonix and any other kind of resistance to the Voldemort regime have to operate in the utmost secrecy, or face complete destruction. This will be addressed later on in the fic, but anyone who is different, who thinks differently or opposes anything about the way the world is now is completely crushed. That's why it's important that Ginny maintain some kind of low profile - they have some kind of "bigger" plan, and if Ginny is going to be a part of it, she can't be flagged as a free thinking person. Re: Ginny punching Malfoy - I was so torn with this! But I ultimately went with it because I think it reveals so much more of her character and her personal strength this way, considering what happened to her the day before. Here she is, a small girl who had just been physically over-powered by two boys who are much larger than her, who she believes were sent by Malfoy to do that to her. As much as she struggled, she wasn't strong enough to save herself, and only a coincidence (Blaise being there) saved her. For her, the next day, to stand up to him, punch him in the face in front of the whole school after that physical defeat, I think, show how much courage she really has. Plus, she's had a TERRIBLE day, and he just really pissed her off, and it is the best way to really put Malfoy in his place. Because, most people who get Howlers get them because of an accident - they've never meant to offend Malfoy, it's all just been a mistake. But GINNY, she purposely told him off, and now, she's the first person to ever actually strike back. I wanted it to be a concrete, physical strike. Thanks again for your review, and for your suggestions!

I seriously love this fanfiction! its amazing! the anime you mentioned is also really good! im watching now! anywayz continue writting!

I'm glad that Ginny has chosen to stay at school, and to say something - I felt pretty triumphant at her ending "speech". All the same, I'll have to admit that I was daunted at the prospect of a bunch of boys grabbing her into an abandoned classroom. If Draco had supported what those boys attempted, I'm not so sure that I could think this story was very plausible anymore. But, as the contrary happened, even with his asshole-ness intact, I can still enjoy your fic.

Thanks for the speedy chapter, and I look forward to the next one!

Author's Response: I wrestled with this SO much, I can't even explain it. Because, as I mentioned in the Author's Notes, this fic is loosely inspired by a manga/anime/drama series, and the 'grabbing her and pulling her into an abandoned classroom' happens there, and I was very unhappy with the way this scenario was treated - as if it was nothing, no big deal at all. I almost tried to find another situation that could yeild the same results (the Slytherins doing something despicable and Blaise kind-of-sort-of-but-not-really rescuing her, but I decided to go with this situation anyway, but to make sure I treated it better, and more seriously, which I hope I've done here.

yay! Ginny finally fights back!!

I like Ginny's discussion with Hermione and how even though it's AU, Hermione is still very...well, Hermionieish.

“You and I always said that our generation would do things differently.”
that is definitely one of my favorite lines of the chapter.

and I still can't see how people find Goyle appealing...ick...

just one question, when you said, "“I’ve already checked your king, mate. Game’s over,” he said. Draco stared down at the board for a minute, assessing the position of his king and Crabbe’s pieces. Upon realizing that Crabbe had indeed lost, he picked up the board and flipped it off the table, scattering squealing chess pieces across the floor."
was it suppsed to be "realizing that he (being Draco) had indeed lost"?

Author's Response: Yep, you busted my typo. Thanks, I'll fix it as soon as I get a chance. And I'm glad you liked that line, because it's totally my favorite too, if it's not too arrogant to say that I have a favorite line in my own fic. And I'm SO glad that you find AU Hermione kind of Hermioneish, because Hermione is just SO hard to get right! Thank you!

yay! that was fab! I can't wait for more...

i loked the way you handle draco's character... it is a nice blend of arogance and attempted power control...

love it love it love it love it! update asap pleaseee! i love everthing u write, its addicting!