I wonder how Ginny managed to stay in the memory. Is she trapped there? And did they really change anything? So many questions.

Author's Response: Well, the mystery of how Ginny managed to do that does get explained, actually. But not just yet. ;) Also the one about whether or not they really changed anything. Just keep reading....

Ginny must be feeling pretty messed up at the moment, passionately making out with the 18 year old version of her husband.

My guess is that the book has something to do with initiating Draco as a demon, or something to do with demons anyway.

Author's Response: Yep, but she really couldn't resist the temptation. ;) And... (shakes crystal ball) hmm... 'Signs Point to Maybe.' :)

What's going to happen? I'm completely mad with wanting to know right now.

Poor Draco. He's done (and tried to do) horrible things, but I really do feel for him. It's so heartbreaking seeing young men on edge like that.

Ah, crap. I should not have read this one. How can I stop here?

I kind of wanted to shake Harry in this chapter. He was even more annoying back then than he is later, which is saying something.

Author's Response: Oops... the cliffies just keep coming, I know. ;) Yes, Harry was a pain in the butt, wasn't he?

Ewww, scary Mrs Cobbins is there. I don't like her. Over cheery people are just creepy.

Loved the conversation with Shax!

Author's Response: Yes, Mrs. Cobbins is a bit creepy, isn't she? And I loved Shax too! :)

So much emotion in this chapter! The scene with Molly was heartbreaking in the sense that you could really see how torn she is -- clinging to beliefs instilled in her as a child, but also what her maternal instincts demand. And then, of course, there is a pain of her own actions -- actions that she tried to get Ginny to repeat with Harry. It's sad, but I guess what makes it really sad for me is that, despite all that, I don't see her changing.

The part with the stars (and Draco) was beautiful. I'm glad Ginny has come to a decision, and I look forward to find out what will happen next.

Author's Response: The scene with Molly still makes me cry every time I reread it. Yes, Ginny's made a decision, and we'll see what happens now...

I really got into this chapter. It's such a unique pairing. I've seen a lot of Sirius/Narcissa and Snape/Narcissa, but not Arthur/Narcissa. What a sad and tragic romance.

Author's Response: Thanks! :) I'm not sure why, but that pairing just spoke to me. I'm also not sure why we don't see more of it in fanfic, because it just seems logical to me that if Draco and Ginny could get together, so could Draco's mother and Ginny's father. ;) What happened to Narcissa in later years (as we do see her in canon, too), I see as being shaped by the loss of Arthur, her one love-- it hardened her heart for the rest of her life so that she had no love left for anyone but her son. She can be very cold and calculating, for sure, as you'll see later...

I really, really liked this chapter. Ginny's struggles are so true to the character you're creating here -- a woman who has allowed herself to be subdued without even realising it. Because she is right: Draco wasn't treating her like an equal, and until he does (and until she learns to accept all of them), their relationship will not work.

It was a beautiful moment when she reunited with her past self -- the girl who is stronger and able to stand up for herself more. I think she will only continue to grow stronger and come to learn more about herself and what she can accomplish.

Molly. What can I say -- I would love to shake her. She's so . . . ugh. Can't even express it, but you write her very well. She is so impossibly stubborn and quite narrow minded, and that shows through clearly.

Oh, yes. Regarding our conversation in the previous bunch of reviews, I'm doing a Master of Arts -- specifically English. After this year I'll have a nice shiny certificate that proves nothing more than that I can read a lot of books and write very long essays. Good old arts degrees, eh? *laughs*

Author's Response: Yay! I'm glad you liked this chapter. I loved writing the two Ginnys, as I recall. :) Molly just annoyed me. I could not make her likeable in this fic (well, so far, anyway.) And yay for the MA in English. Let's see, with a master's in social work, what glorious heights have I scaled... I, um... took someone to the sherriff's office yesterday to register as a sex offender, and listened to his long explanation about why he wasn't REALLY a sex offender, in his opinion, but the police apparently didn't QUITE agree... and apparently, he only has a history of being violent when he's OFF his meds.:P Seriously, though, I do love social work, and there's always something fascinating about it. Hopefully, you find just as much fascination in an MA!

Ahem, back to the actual fic... More soon. And the highly NC-17 chapters are 37-41. I really don't want you to be permanently scarred by reading the FIA versions-- especially ch. 38, which truly was a bit much-- so let me know when you get there, and I'll email you the R-rated versions. :)

I KNEW IT! Haha. I feel so proud of myself. I actually guessed something right.

So Marie was a demon, who is actually Lilith. Well, that makes sense.

I do feel for Ginny -- it would be rather difficult to swallow the knowledge your husband is really a demon -- but I think she'll get over it eventually. After all, she loves him.

Author's Response: Yay! You've really been guessing a lot of things right throughout this fic. It'll be very, very interesting to see how your average holds up... there's some highly fascinating stuff on the way, and well, let's just say that there are a few chapters in the future where I really think that it might be a good plan to perhaps send you the ff.net versions. Really. I'm so NOT kidding. But not for awhile. Anyway, yes, Ginny does love Draco, but what made it so hard for her on the train platform is that I've envisioned an instinctive human response to immortals here, something that's very, very difficult to control or overcome. Then there's the negative messages she got from Molly Weasley on the subject (and we'll find out more about the past intrigues in the Weasley household very soon.) So there's a lot.

I kind of want to shake Ginny because she's not letting me have my answers. Understandable for her, of course, but I still want to know.

I realy don't feel sorry for Harry at all. You make it so easy for me to hate him in this, yet I don't think this is the last we'll see of him. Perhaps Draco has made things worse by making Harry mad. I don't know.

Author's Response: I don't feel sorry for Harry either, but he's actually far from the worst Harry I've ever written, and he's not nearly as bad as DDD's Harry, who has really crossed the line all the way into sociopath territory.

I completely forgot to mention a review or so back: the talking cat, Miss Kitty -- I couldn't help but smile while reading that, as I was getting some strong Alice in Wonderland vibes (and it's ironic you used that, since I will be teaching it this semester). I do love the Cheshire Cat, as well as that story. Poor Ginny, though. Talking with cats is no easy task.

Anyway, regarding this chapter. Wow! So much happening here. And this might sound really weird, but is Draco an angel or demon? I'm thinking demon, considering his ties with them. It just occured to me that the pain in his back might be wings sprouting since there were feathers lying around . . . But perhaps I'm wrong.

In any case, this chapter was intense! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I had a suspicion the succubus might be the fake Ginny as I started reading this chapter, because I knew the woman had to be Ginny, and the more that the kids were on it, the more I realised something was wrong. Does that mean the kids are part demon too?

Well, I definitely can't stop here. All these cliffhangers are going to give me a heart attack, I'm sure.

Author's Response: !! So you either read ahead here (ahem) or you're VERY psychic. (Have you thought about setting up a 1-900 psychic network for extra cash? :) Teaching Alice in Wonderland? Fun! To grade school kids, junior high, high school, or it could be a college course, too... anyway, I digress. Much more, as you will soon see.

I read half this chapter a day or so again (the past is a complete blur for me), and I had to come back to it tonight. And I'm still left feeling confused as I was the first time I read it. You and your mysteries! *shakes fist*

I'm kidding, but I really do want to know what is going on. And I feel I should add that I find Mrs Cobbins very creepy, in that Umbridge, smiling kind of way. This is probably way off, but I think Mrs Cobbins is not working for Draco at all, or at least did not want to speak to Draco. I think she wanted to speak to Ginny the whole time, though why she wanted to insist that Narcissa was never in the ward is beyond me. I thought Harry mentioned Narcissa was way back in the early chapters. I can't remember now, but either way, something fishy is going on.

Now who are these woman and children, I wonder?

Author's Response: Snerk. In this case, though, all the mysteries you're referring to will be solved by the time you get to the presently posted chapters. ;) (what a CONCEPT!) Anyway. Yes, Mrs. Cobbins is quite creepy in her own special way, and she isn't what she seems to be, as you will soon see. And the issue of where Narcissa really was is important, although I should warn you that it doesn't get straightened out for a while (but still in the part that's already posted!) And the woman and children! Ah, that too will be made clear... (snickers)