I was incredibly moved by this story. I'm not a fan of song fics, but this had all of the other elements I find so essential in a story. It set a tone, told a story, and had a lot of heart. I loved the characters. They were well developed, and I really felt them. I also LOVED the way they spoke of Ginny as still being very much present even though she had died. Which is the way it is when someone essential to you has passed away. They don't disappear. Thanks!

Author's Response: thankyou for this wonderful review!

I can't remember when I read the last update in this fic, but it's like riding a bike, you never forget! Those feelings and their intensity and the relationship and the panic all came rushing back as I read this chapter. It was wonderful. Should I close my eyes now or just scream at the opening of your next update?

Thank you so much for posting this update. I was shocked to see it as I heard rumors that you had left the D/G fandom for another one, one with fast cars and a lot of good looking men! Either way (and maybe both!!), you are much appreciated here! See you at your next update, whenever that is!

Author's Response: Thanks for the review! I guess I\'ve hit it big if I have \"rumors\" about me, LMAO. I did post on my LJ that my HP muse has been dead as of late, but I\'m not leaving. The only time I would leave is if I finally finished Hold Me, Heal Me and Pieces. Until then, you\'re stuck with me. And yes, you\'re dead on with the new fandom. It\'s very hard to resist!

Just read chpts 1-4 while grazing through the archives at dracoandginny.com. Wonderful banter, plot, tension, and, of course, characters (love that Blaise - bless his heart, as we say down here). I think it was really all the little touches - transfiguring toothpicks into Muggle money- that I admired. Will look forward to more chapters - whenever they fall out of the virtual sky. Cheers on your graduation!

Okay, that sentence about his frown line was hysterical. What a great scene. Great banter, Great humor. Well done.

Just finished chapters 1-3. What a fabulous read. It is emotionally evocative and full of angst, which I adore! All that sex is just a guise - the physical banter back and forth between two people who are emotionally attracted to each other but too psychologically defended to realize it. Slut? Did someone say slut? Well, that's a little too judgemental a word for me to use. We all have our issues. I think she's using the only means of effective communication she has with our infamous Slytherin. You know, speaking to him in a language he understands. Bravo for a great fic!!! I look forward to more. [In response to the other issue about chapter 4. As a fellow author, if you've posted chapter 4, but it isn't up yet that means that it is still awaiting cabal approval. They must approve each and every post before it goes up. This can take a few hours to several days. It just depends on how busy they are. I usually put an AN's on my old chapter telling readers this and uring them to check back in a day to see if it's posted yet. I hope that helps.]

Well, darling, I had to cruise around to find the ending to this marvelous little fic you've woven, and it was worth every single second. Your fic has stuck in my mind (unusual) as one which I needed to come back to for completion. I adored it. You tenderly displayed Ginny's unbelievable emotional vulnerability, hidden beneath that sexual subterfuge, in a way I found both compelling and unforgettable. Thanks for the ride. - fallenwitch

Absolutely intoxicating, as usual. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! for NOT making Ron a unidimensional, reactional prat who constantly attempts to push Draco away from Ginny without regards to her feelings/needs. It is amazing to watch your Draco losing but surely losing control. She is changing him as much as he is changing her. Her power over him is as great as his over her. I love the illusion of power and control that you are giving me, even he is fooled. I have to disagree with other reviews. I think Ginny is quite powerful in this story. That power seems to come from being truly who she is. Oh, I also love the way you lay open Draco's unabashed calculating nature and let us see that working in the way he think and acts and breaths. This is just amazing. Okay, I'm beginning to breath again before I click for the next chapter!

Author's Response: Ron's got just as many layers as Draco, but often they're just more abrasive. I think of Ron as red, and Draco, a cool, calm gray. But gray is the color of storms, and red, of fire... Do you see what I mean? Am I just babbling? Bah... I think Draco's and Ginny's is a great love. He's losing everything to her, and in turn, she's giving everything to him.

Beautiful. Just beautiful. And the tension just keeps building and building to what looks like a hopelessly brutal ending. What I found most moving in this particular chapter were all the achingly painful missed signals, no one could connect with any one else, and we had a ring side seat for it all. Obviously Draco and Ginny. But also Severus and Hermione. Pansy and Ron. Harry and Ginny. Even Crabbe and Goyle being unable to attain even a smidgen of what Draco has with women. You were able to interweave and mixed every thing so seamlessly that it never felt forced. Amazing. Only one more chapter? Hard to believe.

Author's Response: Thank you! A hopelessly brutal ending? You'll have to wait and see. However, I will tell you that the last chapter has within it shades of things to come. It was sad how, even though everyone was connected, nobody could connect. It's all rather hopeless. I'm happy you enjoyed the fic thus far... It is hard to believe, isn't it? I'm already working on the sequel and I can't believe its done!

Wow. Draco hiding in the closet during the attack on Hogwarts was powerful! A great twist to the story. Almost engaged to a muggle? You like taking risks. I love it!

I was taken with this line. Harry lives on in you. You just need to learn how to look for him. I think that you've managed to give Evan alot of his father's qualities and traits- fierce loyalty, stubborn to a fault, a touch moody. Looking forward to your next update!

What a great beginning! You've done a great job of foreshadowing many things to come as well as weaving in bits and pieces of the past. Every tightenly written, witty repartee, strong characters. I can't wait until the next chapter!

That last paragraph was just lovely. Thank you.