I'm really torn about this one. If Ginny and Draco were real people, I could only hope that he never finds her, and that she never goes back to him. But they're not; they're a pair of fictional constructs. So we can all only wait in fascination to see what you manage to come up with for the future of their relationship.

Author's Response: I think if Ginny and Draco were real people, they hopefully wouldn\'t get themselves into such a situation, and if they did, I hope they would escape. And then we\'d have three miserable stories on D&G.com... :( And honestly, except for the butter-knife, he hasn\'t been THAT mean to her. (or have I missed something?) Hanging out with other women and missing Valentine\'s day is nasty, but in a childish way, don\'t you think? That being said, I think it\'s going to get worse before it gets better :/ Thanks for the review :)

(sigh) Lordie, lordie. I don't know what to think. I really don't. I wish I could tell you that I did. I have got to be honest. The most truthful, the most realistic, the most honest, the most... HEALTHY... ending would involve Ginny and Draco walking away from each other in some way. I really do not see how they can come together after this, after what he did, after what she knows. It's not exactly a matter of forgiveness, either. As George Orwell wrote after Winston Smith and Julia betrayed each other, "Something had been burnt out in him... cauterized out. There were things, his own acts, from which he could not recover." If Ginny had been at the Burrow then, Draco would have killed her too. How could he not? He could no more avoid it than he could avoid killing her brothers, her father, her mother. How can she live with that knowledge? In my own fics, this would be the part where I kill Draco off, frankly. But SOMETHING tells me that you're going to have a happier ending than that. ;) So... well, let's just say that I look forward to seeing how you're going to do it!!!

Hmm. I can't say that I think Draco was out of character here. However, that's because of the very particular and peculiar situation that he's in. I doubt he would have told Ginny so flatly that he loved her without that.

Author's Response: I\'m really glad you think so. That\'s the whole reason I\'ve been taking the progression of the romance SO slowly. I wanted to build it up to a point that would make a confession like this plausible, whereas any earlier, it definitely WOULD have been out of character. That, and like you said, his circumstances account for a lot too, which is what I was hoping people would take into consideration. I\'m happy you seem to think I did an all right job presenting that! Thanks!

Well, I absolutely love this. I love all HP/Sandman crossovers, of course, and Draco and Ginny always seem like the most appropriate people in their generation to be in them. Kinda makes me wonder what comes next, though... (hopes for sequel)

You know, I really, really like this story. It's an underappreciated gem. It's quietly getting everything right-- Draco's reactions, Ginny's inner life, Harry's attitude, everything. I truly believe that this is the way things would have gone if HBP had had this ending.



Now, if you want more reviews... a word to the wise... think about upping the rating a tad. Just a suggestion. ;) You know, more D/G smut in the world is always a good thing...

Author's Response: Thank you, so much. Haha. There is plenty of time for D/G smut to come, no worries.

I really like this Draco. It's easy to just make him into a jerk who is Redeemed by Teh One True Love of Ginny, but I think your portrayal is actually a lot closer to what canon!Draco would be if this particular set of circumstances had happened. Anyway, we all hope to see more soon! :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much.

So just in case anybody is reading this... NYT is the first of my long, unfinished fics that is in line for a major reboot. The revised version will be shorter, much more cleaned up, and a much better fic, I think. Then it'll be finished! :) Watch for it soon.

Smut, smut, a perfect storm of smut, one might say. Very interesting power dynamics between Draco and Ginny. You know what would really be interesting, though... a fic exploring how your Draco and your Ginny got together in the first place. It could be a one-shot... unlike some of us (snerk), you know how to write short wonderfully well, clearly...

Author's Response: Thank you! It means a lot to get a review from a writer I admire so much! But ahhh... compilation stories... they almost never work out for me! Much unlike you, and CCC, once I write a story, the plot bunny runs away.

YAY!!!!!

It's up!
(runs around yelling)

Okay, I'll leave a real review in the next couple of days. I have a headache and I'm going to bed early. So wait for it!! Coming soon!!

Author's Response: Best of luck with the headache! hope you feel better soon! (hubby has one - due to weather moving in, so I do hope it passes quickly! Hugs, and most best wishes!!!
-G

Hi! (waves) I'm not sure why I never saw this fic before... anyway, great first chapter. Ginny has every reason not to want to have anything to do with Draco, so it'll be interesting to see how you work that one out. How funny that you had Lav and Parvati; they're in the next chapter of CK, and this is pretty much how I envisioned them, too.

Author's Response: Ack! Anise left me a review! I'm all aflutter! Lav and Parvati are fulfilling the roles of Lydia and Kitty Bennet in this fic, so I can take little credit for having envisioned them this way. What ARE they going to be like in yours, I wonder. I will have to wait and see, I suppose...

This really is a promising beginning to this story, but there never seems to be much rhyme or reason to why some stories receive zillions of reviews and some don't. So don't get discouraged, and keep writing and posting! :)

Author's Response: Thank you! I will :)

What an adorable, detailed, and delightful read! I just loved seeing Draco as a surly stable lad. ;) More collaborations, ladies!

I'm really enjoying this fic. Your Draco is very dark (quite the Captain Obvious statement), but... it's hard to explain, but there are DarkDracos that kind of slip over into characterizations that are just too much, and yours manages to walk that tightrope without falling off so far. It isn't necessarily about the terrible things that this character has done (because he's clearly done quite a few), but there's *some* kind of line that (IMHO) Draco just can't cross and still remain readable. Yours is on the believable side of that line, and that's hard to pull off.

Author's Response: Okay, I'll have to admit that I might have squeed a bit when I got your review. (I don't think that it's a coincidence that "squee" rhymes with "pee," either.)(That doesn't mean I peed. >_>) The way you described the line that all Dark!Dracos walk was fantastic, and makes me blush to see that I seem to have gotten it right (at least for that chapter . . . ). I never want any of my characters to seem overdone or cliched, so it's always rewarding as a writer to be assured that they weren't. Thanks for the lovely review!