LOVE, love this chapter! It works in so many ways… the macro level of the wonderful plot, the accurate characters, but also the tiny details (Death Eater’s wands being confiscated when they go into a Ministry building, Harry’s office being a mess, Draco keeping a packed emergency bag, etc.) I love the characterization of Harry—stubborn determination rather than actually thinking about what’s going on up to a ridiculous point, but then he does start to relent and use common sense. This is a softer picture of Draco than we often see, but I think it’s very believable as far as where he would be several years after the war. He definitely has a softer side in canon, and once he’d escaped from the life he ended up rejecting, I think he would have allowed that side to come out.
And then when we start learning more about who’s really behind Ginny’s kidnapping… it makes SO much sense. On to the next chapter!!

Author's Response: Thank you! I live for details, and hardly realize that I throw them in there half the time, so it's neat that they're actually noticed. :D

Ohhh, I'm so glad Draco's feelings for Ginny are true! The poor guy. This is exactly the kind of Draco I love. He works so hard to make up for what he did during the war, but he still carries some self-loathing, still believes he deserves to face different consequences. And he doesn't believe he's good enough for Ginny ever. I am a huge fan.

I forgot to say in my review for the previous chapter that I LOVE that Draco and Luna are bffs! I adore interesting pairings/friendships that shake up the usual relationships we see in fan fiction, and the fact that Luna is friends with both Draco and Ginny but they're not friends with each other is a fabulous dynamic.

Can't wait to see what happens next!!

Author's Response: I'm quite fond of this type of Draco too, and he's fun to write. :) I saw a little head canon for the Draco/Luna friendship on Pintrest, and it just sort of stuck with me. Thanks for reading! :D

This is moving along much faster than I expected! I'm excited to see what happens next! Really great and intriguing story. I'd like to see a little bit more background on his and Luna's relationship, although I'm sure that would be difficult to work in. It's just a little hard to fathom them being so close, but given where the story begins there's a lot of backstory we don't know. Can't wait to read more!!!

Author's Response: Thanks! :D I actually have a "prologue" with Draco and Luna's first meeting, which I will be posting on my ffnet account in a few chapters to kind of fill in the gaps. I have one for Narcissa too, though I don't think I'll be posting that one. There's going to be a lot more explained as the story moves along though, so hopefully it will all seem more plausible by the end. 😁