Ooh, this really was quite good. :D

I like how you've caught Astoria's personality and her emotions. Aside from being very believable, you wrote it just so that we - as the readers - could experience her thoughts along with her. I don't think it would've worked half as well if you had written it in third person.

Also, I lovelovelove the last line. There's a trace of spite in there, and the sentence completed the piece very nicely, and added the dash of bitterness that successfully makes the piece just a little frustrated. Good job.

Thanks for the good read. :)

I can see that you like cliffies. ;) Although if I may say so, that one was a bit more... out of the blue. *shrugs*

This chapter made the details a little clearer, but now the mystery's all complicated. :S Hehe, yes, I have a creative mind ;) I'm just pointing out the possibility of Astoria's lover being Pansy, and he it's someone else then you've got me scratching my head like a monkey. In any case, I do agree that at this moment there are quite a lot of people who'd like to see Draco behind bars, though whether or not they're working together to do that is still open to me.

Definitely keeping an eye out for the next one!

Author's Response: Cliffie is out of the blue? Really? *opens her eyes wide in amazement* Hm... Should I write a corps!alert before the chapter next time? Well, I'll let you know that this body will not be the last. ;) But thank you so much for the thoughtful review. :) I love it.

Your summary does your story little justice. I suggest a little redecorating? :P
This took me about 10 seconds to get hooked. Your fic has a really realistic, adult spin to it that fleshes the plot out extremely well. (I particularly liked the last line. "She didn't expect a reply, but it tore her heart to shreds not to receive one." Amazingly fits the scene AND their characters.)
I really, really liked how you portrayed the reality of the war. I know that there are a lot of post-war stories out there, but I never really agreed with how squeaky clean some people (-coughRowlingcough-) wrote the war aftermath to be. Nothing's ever that black and white ('cept penguins and zebras, but they've got a bit of yellow too, so hah). Another thing I liked was how you dealt with the effects of Ginny's first year - I found it appalling that after CoS there wasn't even a single mention of how she was coping, and when Dumbledore told Harry about how the diary was a Horcrux, it was like she never existed. I mean, sure, knowing the Weasleys, they'd probably pretend all's well and good, but no one's THAT good a pretender-- sorry, I'll stop while I'm ahead. xP Anyway, the gist of it is I just loved your portrayal of Ginny and her steps to psychological recovery - the let's-blow-the-Salazar-statue-to-bits scene is a good example, don't you think? ;) - and I feel the same way about Katie's. Harry is a self-centered narrator in being completely oblivious and unconcerned about the welfare of other people who are not Ron or Hermione.
Yeah, I'm aware that probably half of this review is just me rambling on, but that proves just how fascinated I am with this story, doesn't it? :D

Author's Response: Don't worry about rambling... I do that too. Why else would this story be 11 chapters long? lol. As you've noticed, I usually don't put together really descriptive summaries. Usually I have too much going on in my stories to be able to pick out just one. :) I have the same issues with JKR. I understand that it's a limited POV, and Harry is really clueless most of the times. But we have hints of things usually, and there really were NO hints that any of the traumatic things in the books were ever going to be dealt with. That bothers me, so I keep going back and reworking those issues in various stories. And I've done several DH-fill stories at this point (mostly K/M) because there are such HUGE gaps in canon that are too tempting to try to fill. :)

That was a pretty nice ending. It looks to a brighter future (no matter how corny that sounds) but it's a dim sort of optimism considering Draco's whole stance on his relationship with Ginny.

You mention not meaning to portray the girls as victims, but first couple of chapters notwithstanding, I rather think of them as not victims, but survivors. If that makes any sense to you, that is.

All in all, I definitely think there was room for improvement, but it was a good ending. :)

Author's Response: Well, it wouldn't have made sense for Draco to be all shiny and happy at the end. He's willing to start over, which was a big step for him. I see Ginny as completely overwhelming his defenses, tho. :) Your observation that they're survivors makes perfect sense. That's exactly how I see them, and how I wanted to portray them here. Not as a helpless role, but as someone who transformed her past and made something more out of it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

I thought the idea of this was brilliantly cute. OCD Draco is OOC, but probably not as OOC as you think he is. Your portrayal of Ginny is also very believable, and I find that I really enjoy the way they interact. Snape was icy cool. Seriously. He rocks my socks. XD

Thanks for posting for the rest of us to read!

I loved this. I can definitely see how the lyrics were your inspiration - I could actually feel the raw emotions when I read this piece. But what I loved more was how, instead of strictly sticking to the lyrics, you turned it into a piece that was yours.

The emotions you wrote were quieter, but no less passionate. It fits the pensive mood of the scene, and softened the transition between angst and happiness. The second-person PoV and present tense made it sound very realistic in conveying the ups and downs of Ginny's life as you write it.

I caught only one error - in the sentence "You feel like your flying", you probably mean "you're", but that's a relatively easy typo/honest mistake to make. We can't all be perfect. :P

There's so much more I could rant about (positive things, I mean!), but alas, my laziness will be my downfall. Just let it be known that I love this piece, and it reminded me why I love DG. Kudos to you for that! :)

*thanks you with this review*

No, really. It's been barely two chapters and you've got me hooked like a fish. It's a bit obvious Ginny's developing feelings with Draco (or is she? It could just be her wanting to be appreciated as a wife - but I'm going to indulge my inner fangirl and go with the first explanation). It seems to me like Draco's unsure of how to treat her and is also unsure *of* her, but of course. I mean, he's Draco. u_u

I'm sorry if this was a bit rambly, but the gist was that I liked what I've read so far, and I find their relationship unique. I can't wait to see what you have in store next. :)

*gives you a bag of thank-you jelly beans*

Author's Response: I LOVE jelly beans! Thank you! :)

I know this plot's been done, oh, about a million times by a hundred different authors, and I don't usually like how it's been written - either it sounds too forced or the characters are too OOC or a myriad of other reasons that really put me off. (I'm a picky reader, can you tell? :P) However, I thought this was sweet. So incredibly sweet, in fact, that reading it probably gave me cavities. Hahah. But I did not think it was overdone, nor did you write it in a way that made their characters unbelievable. Kudos to that!

I enjoyed this fic quite a lot, which was surprising because I normally don't read fluff (and if I do, it's usually part of something darker). Something about your writing style pulls me in - uncomplicated but pleasantly compelling. Thank you for posting. :)

Author's Response: Thank you so much for your review! I don't usually write fluff, so it's always a surprise to me if I can pull it off. Regardless of what I put our heroes through, I always try to keep the characterization consistent. It makes me very happy that it comes across in this, even though it's a trope that's used often. But it works and it's fun to try to put new spins on it, too. I'm very glad you enjoyed this story. :)