Wow, I pity Ginny. No one seems to want her. Even Draco wasn't exactly responding ti her, was he? Is that the same Marie as in the Jewel of the Harem? So do she and Ginny look similar?

Author's Response: I can't believe anybody still remembers JotH!!! But trust me, we will find out ALL about Marie.

That was a nice funny chapter. We actually see Draco actively preventing Ginny from executing her plan. So, I suppose it's somehow important that he is her first partner and he knows it. Thank you for the great story.

That was a nice funny chapter. We actually see Draco actively preventing Ginny from executing her plan. So, I suppose it's somehow important that he is her first partner and he knows it. Thank you for the great story.

Author's Response: Thank you, and good thinking. :)

tHAT WAS a beatiful chapter! Draco finally showed some emotion and you're very good at making him say the truth without revealing anything. Perhaps he was trying to check that she doesn't remember what happened? Ginny seems to me to be a kind of comical character or is it just a way to show that she is still childish and immature? I kind of get a feeling that this story is happening in several dimentions simultaniously. I also wanted to tell you that I think a part of what makes you a great and favorite author is the total unpredictability of the plot. One can never anticipate what will happen next and that gets people really addicted. It inspires lots of theories and speculations but i think at the end noone will be able to say they guessed everything. So you really are a very talanted wrighter and i can tell that you wark really hard on your fics. Thank you!

Author's Response: Great review! :) (does the "was called a great and favorite author" dance) I love that you picked up on these aspects of Ginny's character, because that's really how she is in Book One of the fic. She evolves a lot over the course of the story, and so does Draco.

thank you for a great chapter! It's so beautiful that Draco defends her when he clearly should be getting away as quickly as possible (of course he has his own selfish reasons for that...) and he is even protecting her in the picture. Couldn't Ginny just say at the investigation tha he was with her that night? The article could just come handy. Do we get to see Luna soon? Somehow I think it wasn't a boyfriend with her that evening. I noticed that in stressful situations in this fic and in MMoM Draco avoids looking at Ginny. Is that because she is his weakness and not looking at her helps him stay collected?Is there a hope that we'll get a new chapter of MMoM while waiting for this fic? Thank you again!

Oh, so they had it all planned! Poor Ginny. I love Luna in this chapter and Blaise too (are they going to end up together?). Thank you, thank you for the update. You leave me in suspence ... And have you abandoned MMom? Hope not.

Author's Response: that just MIGHT be a good guess about Luna and Blaise. Wait and see. :) Nope, I haven't abandoned MoM. But sometimes you just have to write what Draco and Ginny tell you to write... I mean... (laces up running shoes to get a good head start, because the men with the butterfly nuts are coming...)

Since I haven't reviewed last chapter maybe I'll do both.
Chapter 13: I really liked Draco in it. The way he primises Ginny he'll protect her(and I don't believe he only does it because he feels obligation to her) and the way the muscle in his jaw jumps to indicate that he got emotional. And he still manages to be the arrogant Malfoy when he says he doesn't explain himself to anyone. Not that he can pull that one on Ginny...And Iliked the line about the dragon-"yes the dragon is responsible". I'm glad that Ginny finally started using her head. I also have a question: in previous chapter the foto Dracosaid that he knows what Ginny did inthe night of her first visit to Lyme Regis cottage because he knows everything that is in real Draco's memory but Draco was asleep when Ginny "molested" him so how can it be in his memory. Does this mean he wasn't really sleeping? Or was it a subconcious thing?
Chapter 14:
Well, it definetely seems that there's a connection between Marie and Ginny since Ginny's hair openes a crate with things that have memories from Marie. Marie seems older than Draco at the fotogtaph. Could that be Ginny who went back in time working under disquise? But then it's hard to picture Ginny being a companion at Crystal Palase even for noble reasons. Also she's not experienced to be teaching Draco in that particular area unless she goes back in time after somesessions with him. Oh well, we'll just wait and see what really happens. And if Marie was Ginny than Draco already knows it. Ibet some evil Lucius's plot is behind this. Did he make some deal with the devil involving our couple? And speaking of Draco, he is really creepy in this chapter. I suppose he really had todo something evil, like killing someome or something of sorts and it seems that he is somewhat resentful of ginny right now because she is the reason he had to do it. Poor Ginny. Sorry for bubbling. Really interesting chapter! Can't wait for more!

Author's Response: Double review, yay! (does the Happy Double Review Dance. It kind of looks like a routine from Zumba class, but not as coordinated.) Now, the question about what photo-Draco said in the last chapter is a REALLY interesting one, and I wondered if anyone would pick up on that. Yes, it will be referred to again. ;) And good speculations about Chapter 14... much more to come after we all get out from underwater! (starts swimming. Actually, not such a good idea. Dupont and PSC Chemical Plant were upstream.)

Oh yay! Another chapter! Well, he obviously didn't tell her the whole truth (I led them to apparition point and fell??) but I suppose he also didn't tell a complete lie. Did he kill someone and threw them the corpse to keep them busy?
Also I noticed that we have Ginny in her dream or watever that was (the first time she was at the cottege) soaking wet and Draco telling her she should remove her closes because she's cold and here we have a reverse situation with Draco wet and Ginny suggesting he emoved his closes for same reason. Did you do it on purpose? And the searching look Draco keeps giving her in this and other chapters - it's really intriguing. What's he searching for? Is he waiting for her to figure something out on her own? Thank you thank you again!

Author's Response: Oo! I was hoping somebody would pick up on the wet-clothes parallels. :) And you're right; Draco didn't tell Ginny the complete truth, but no, he didn't completely lie to her either. He's giving her a searching look for a reason, but it's not exactly because he's waiting for her to figure something out. We will find out why in the next chapter!

I was so happy to see another chapter! Brunhilda the Beurocratic? Ha ha!
Well, I'm not going to try to analise the Ginny in the rain thing. Though itdoes look believable what Draco tells her about driving her potential partners away during that episode. Than again why did he set Harry with that girl to drive Ginny away if he thought she already slept with him? And Ginny seemed eager enough to convince Dracoshe never slept with Harry. Also we finally confirmed our suspitions that Draco wasn't really asleep that night ayear ago. Sneaky Draco. So did he say "Marie" to drive Ginny away (because it does seem that although he wants Ginny, he tries to prevent this from happening - he did say to Ginny that he's not going to let her do those things to him again she did last year) or was that an unvoluntary utterance because of the sensations he was feeling. And speaking of Marie - I sensed in the previous chapter that Draco is afraid of Ginny finding out who Marie really was. If Ginny really is Marie it makes one wonder. Also in previous chapter he said that Marie was the first woman he loved. So does it mean there's a second? And what is that spell he put on Astoria at the end of this chapter? Great chapter as usual and you are so cunning that every time some questions are answered that only leads to more questions and that keeps us waiting eagerly for continuation!

Author's Response: Thank you! :) Without revealing TOO much, Draco had his suspicions stirred up about Ginny sleeping with Harry long *after* the setting-Harry-up-with-the-slag incident. He knew it didn't happen before. Hmm... I wonder where those suspicions suddenly came from? Could it be... (feeds plot bunny some corn. It was on sale at Harris-Teeter today.) There will be more about why Draco said Marie's name in the next chapter, and also exactly what really happened in his exchange wiht Astoria.

Oh, that chapter is full of electricity! This is all so intense - Draco struggling with himself and yay to Ginny who has to struggle with firewisky, confundus and memory charms and her attraction to Draco and she still manages not to loose all of it! She is quite strong here struggling for answers despite of obstacles and I'm glad to see that she partly succeeds toshake the confundus and memory charms off (or perhaps they weren't strong enough because Draco cast them half-heartedly). Draco tries to conseal the truth very hard but sometimes he can't control it. And him comforting Ginny that he's not mad at her for what she did that night! Too bad the charms prevented Ginny from asking about Marie, after all we already knew he's not fond of Astoria. And speaking of Astoria, I think she found something about Draco and Ginny: when they were talking near the arts gallery she asked him "What about your redhead?" - your readhead not the redheadand Draco sucked on a deep breath as if he was scared,and here, in this chapter Draco says that she is meddlesome and even more curious than Ginny, so my guess is she eavesdropped on something or found something important about D/G and perhaps even using it to keep him tied to her (though something appears to have changed if Draco called the wedding off. I wonder what changed).
It was also so sweet when Draco told Ginny that he knows no one worthy of her. And my favorite line was: "It feels like you’re putting me through hell,” said Draco, “and I would give anything to never get into heaven.”
Anyway I think Ginny should just open that crate again. My guess is that she will find more answers there (from picture Draco and other things and that picture on the book) than from real Draco right now.
I'm all suspence to see how this night ends. And please say we'll learn something about Marie or at least why Draco said her name on that night a year ago in the next chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you for the wonderful review! :) Yes, Draco and Ginny are both struggling really hard at this point with a lot of things-- he's concealing the truth, and she's trying to find it, and then there's all that sexual tension... ;) And very good guesses about Astoria. Yes, we do learn more about Marie. More than Ginny thought she'd find out.

Oh, the first part of this chapter was so very very beautiful! Ginny's thougths about what happened, and Draco desperately clinging to the hope that things could be all right for both of them - that nearly made me cry! We rarely see Draco with his guard down.And he was watching her sleep, how sweet (he did this with Marie too).

I was very intrigued by both Ginny's dreams, the dreams she never remembers in the morning (wonder why),though the second one as I understood didn't follow the usual pattern. So does Lucius have something to do with Ginny directly? Was that some kind of memory (about Lucius)? And it's sosad that her subconscious us being fed crap about her being impure because of the chamber episode. It makes me wonder how Draco will react when he learns about it. Will he really bedisappointed in her because he was raised to believe in certain things after all and he sees her as someone very pure now. I hope that won't havenegative effect on him because that would be really unfair for Ginny, who was an innocent victim. Damn that Lucius, if he wants her for his sun why's he poisoning her against him? And what exactly did he do to poor Ginny!?

And of course there's the misterious episode inside Draco's heart were I believe Ginny did found love, despite what Lucius told her, only it's locked and the fact that she had to bleed to get there is rather simbolic I think for what it will have to take for her to reach that hidden chamber in his heart in real life (have I gone too romantic?) Of course she'll have to want that first.

And in the end in the morning Dracoreturned to his usual self playing careless playboy. That was really sad but hey,that's Draco what did we expect? One(and him especially) can't have his guard down for long. At least they had that night of well, i think there was some bonding there. I wonder if Draco would continue his careless facade if Ginny didn't get so defencive (precicley because she feared that reaction from him)? And there were severaltimes in this story already were he's clearly looking for some sign that she cares about him. In this last episode we had such amoment. Quite hippocritical of him actually after he declare he doesn't and can't care for her (but we know better).

I wonder,will Ginny ever tell himwhy she ranaway to the bedroom that night a year ago? I wanted to see Draco's reaction when he finds out it's because he said "Marie".

I saw in some of your answers to reviews that there's a plot twist coming that will shock everyone. I want you toknowthat I really dread it. I can feel it's going to be something awful! Is she going to turn him in? Is he going to hurt hein some way or marry Astoria? Is she going to have a relationship with someone else? You better prepare some colming draught for us when when that plot twist comes up.
And, of course, thank you so much for the wonderful chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you for the fantabulous review! :) So much to TRY to respond to... where to start... Lucius has an important role in this fic, for sure. But what Draco told Ginny about his father's plans before he Obliviated her memory was pretty accurate. Lucius wanted to use her only for pureblood breeding, so the last thing he wanted was for her to actually care about Draco (or for him to care about her.)

I don't think you're getting too romantic about that heart thing... ;)

It's okay! Don't be TOO afraid of the plot twist, because y'all know that I'm never going to twist it too far. Okay, one thing I'll promise right now is that Ginny and Harry WON'T get back together! See? Doesn't everybody feel better now? Right? (cackles evil-ly and pours more chocolate sauce over plot twist.)

Ahh!! I thought that's what was going to happen! But i'llkeep in mind your promise that it's a D/G all the way. I just hope they get together much MUCH sooner than when they're 40!
The question is - will he actually go through with the wedding or will Ginny be there in time to prevent it? (I hope the latter).

Is she going to go back in time now to learn how to avoid Draco and Astoria's marriage?

All that episode near the mysterious room is fantastic! You know,I actually reread some of the chapters and in ch.1 right at the beginning, when they first meet in Flourish and Blotts he looked at her as if she was the lock to a key he had! So all this locks theme - isit going tocontinue throughout the story? It looks important. And I'm sure Ginny could've opened that room, pity Draco didn't let her! I believe the room will return and we will spend some time in it!

And the bond D and G have - I think it's from their Obliviated Past. Oh,and by the way, since memory charms only hold on thosa pure of heart and thememory charm that was put on Draco (presumably by Lucius) holds, i think it's safe to deduce that Draco's heart contains quite an amount of purity! He is not as evil and rotten as he thinks! And that purity of heart thing just might be connected to that room! It is the room from Ginny's dream, right?

Oh, and the kiss was so sweet, even though it was a goodbye kiss! It was full of emotion.

On another subject - I've got the craziest idea that Harry could be in that crate of Malfoy's (I know it's a portkey,but still...).

Thank you thank you!!
I can't wait for more!

Author's Response: Well, you were right... but yes, I do keep my D/G promises. Just remember that the road can be very twisty and turny and bendy on the way there. Good theory about Draco and the memory charms, btw. Yes, it's the room from Ginny's dream. More to come... :)