I wish you would have been right about Deathly Hallows but still ... there is so much more to Harry&Hermione even if they are "just" friends that to Harry&Ginny or Ron&Hermione - like in your story.

I'm happy that I shipped HHr because Rowling is really bad at romance. When I think of Hermione and Ron kissing in DH I still have to laugh - it's ridiculous, worse than HG. Enough rambling, I really liked your story and I hope you will write some HHr stuff again...

That was a nice one as well.
It's good seeing the friendship stabilized again.
Despite all that's happened in that point in time, it's good to know there was a chance to just make it up and forgive.
This would've been a nice scene in the real books.
But alas, the story is finished and it didn't turn out as hoped.
But as you say, our vision isn't inferior or wrong.
So in the imagination may this shine forever.

This is a very well written story. I really like how you include HBP as background there.

Thanks for making me feel better about HBP! Hopefully, Book Seven will be like this...

Loved it ! I iwsh you could writte the 7th book.
Good job !
Not my native language.Sorry!

Totally agree with your note and totally loved your fic. Its fics like these that renew my faith in H/Hr even though my faith is strong.

Thank you, hope to see more fics from you
-Max LoneWolf

this was beautifully written...I myself am shocked that JK would do that but remember...we still have one book left which I hope is the longest one yet...

This is a wonderful explanatory fic for HBP. When I read that book, the statement that Harry made about how it seemed to be somebody else's life, that really struck me, and right there and then I thought, "CLUE!" Coz as we all know, JKR sprinkled clues all over her books. So I'm so glad you touch upon that piece of gem in this story. Let's see how it ties in to Book 7.

Also, I don't believe JKR has completely sunk HHr ship yet. The reason is she has only commented on her work up to Book 6 (HBP). So what she has said is true up to Book 6 only. Book 7 is still wide open for anything.

Plus, by the end of Book 6, Harry did not make any commitment to seek out Ginny and pick up with her later if he succeeded in his quest.

And Hermione and Ron's relationship wasn't defined properly as boyfriend/girlfriend relationship even until the end of Book 6. Okay, so Ron comforted her during Dumbledore's funeral. But I think in grief you'll find comfort in your closest friends; that doesn't make them your boyfriend. In fact, if Harry were not busy comforting Ginny, maybe Hermione would be going to Harry for comfort. But since Ron's the only other best friend available at that grieving time, so she goes to him, and I would think, Ron needs comforting too.

I think there's another possibility for why JKR didn't make Harry promise anything to Ginny, and why JKR may be pushing R/Hr a little too much down our throat: JKR may be setting up for Harry to die in Book 7.

If that comes to pass, and Hermione and Ron both survived, maybe they will end up together. And no ship would be needed for Harry.

Another clue: Ginny's pet name, Arnold. Did JKR get that from the infamous traitor Benedict Arnold? Is Ginny going to turn out a traitor to Harry?

There's some essays that equate Harry/Ron/Hermione/Ginny to the Marauders, James/Sirius/Lupin/Pettigrew. Pettigrew wasn't really part of the trio, just a tag-along, and in the end he was the traitor. Ginny wasn't really part of the H/R/Hr trio, too. Is JKR going to make Ginny a traitor? Plus, Crookshanks keeps following Ginny, looking up at Arnold. Remember how Crookshanks behaved with Scabbers? But he doesn't behave that way with Pig or Hedwig.

Sorry, just get very enthusiastic about your fiction. It gets me thinking. Your writing is very believable.

Another reason for Hermione's OOC in Book 6, I think, is due to years of repressed frustration at Harry not noticing/liking/fancying her. He kept going off-tangent towards other girls, and maybe Hermione's getting tired of having to play a charade of being happy for him with another girl. And I think Hermione took out her frustration on Ron, since she wouldn't take it out on Harry, the one she fancies. Unfortunately, everyone misread her action to mean she likes Ron. And I think even Harry misread her.

I think Harry does like Hermione, but he thinks Ron likes her, so Harry being Harry, just doesn't allow himself to even start thinking of Hermione as a potential girlfriend. Because if the ground is too sacred for him to even venture into; if he did, and it doesn't work out, he'll not survive; so unconsciously he tells himself, don't go there at all. This is my opinion, based on some real-life observations.

And you talk about how your crush on someone turned you into someone you were not; well, been there, done that, too. In my case, I was in a relationship for 9 years with someone whom I loved hopelessly but was completely wrong for me. I turned myself inside out trying to change myself for him. It only ended up in major heartache. But yeah, I understand when you said we could become OOC because of crush or foolish love.

Last note: I'm glad you used Hermione's full name, Hermione. Harry always called her Hermione. I don't like the shortened version, Mione, that's often used in fiction. It reminds me of mayonnaise. Not cute at all. 'Hermione' is unique; and our HP's Hermione is definitely one of a kind. So I like her full name used; it is her.

Good work.

You know, that is quite a credible explaination you've giving for Hermione's OOCness. Although, I still stand by my arguement that she would ahve noticed Ron's pissiness much sooner than she did before!

I must admit that I don't like this fic as much as Hr's Change and Belived Me. I would much prefer an imaginative AU (that you do so good) instead of this...this word-twisting reply to the true book.

I thought that was a cute little fic. I liked the way you tied a lot of things up and made Hermione not seem quite as crazy heh

OK.
i know this sounds crazy, but how can we be so sure that jk REALLY did laugh at USS ??
I know, i've read the interwiev and i am very disapointed at hermione, but i'm actually still not sure. jk tells everybody that nothing is what is seems like and everything can happend. I do to belive we'll get to see the real hermione back soon, and i really don't belive that it's over for harry and hermione. they still have something special, that you can't dress up in words. there's no words for it. what they have is truthfull, pure and loving. it will always be there, how mutch jk's trying to hide it. And ron will never mature for hermione, that's just how i think, no offence rhr shippers !! But I don't belive true love is based on constant bickering and total opposits nor i think it feels like a wild beast, clawing on your iunside, forcing you to do something.
And so... wasn't this what all hhr shippers were waiting for ?? we always said "nothing can ever change our minds", didn't we ?? So this is our chance to proove it !! Maybe jk even wants to test us or get us out off track, but this is a great challenge !! This is showing who the true hhr shippers are !! We might be called delusional, non-canons, jk haters and others. militant...for example. but take the names and make them to something different or just shrug it off !! Like;
Delusional; isn't that based on our fantasy ?? huh ?? We have a great imagination, whey !!
or militants; militant, I'm a proud hhr shipper !!
non-canon; canon-free zone or even ; rhr, you'll love it !! (or i'll hit you)
don't ever give up. we who still belives is strong. remember my words, cuss i know i, and many people out there are ready to fight and hold on to this ship even if it sinks to the bottom of the ocean. the one who loves it's shipe, never leaves it, and will go down with it, still standing straight, always remember how pure and true it is. hhr will always be a part of my heart and my soul. hope you're with me. hhr is forever

You are incredible !!
This is really a great chapter.
I love the way you write and just keep on like this.And your notes are comforting.
keep on !!
and by the way, harry and hermione forever !!

This was very well thought out, I believe. Thanks for your insight about why Mione was such a prat in HBP--I've been stewing over that one for about a month now. Yes, chalk it up to hormones, but for the love! Where was the girl we knew and loved?

What you wrote was a nice closer for what, to me, was the most disturbing of all the book: Harry and Hermione not seeing eye-to-eye.

As for your Author's Notes, I must say that I agree, sad as it is. I wonder if JKR is regretting what she said about us, even if she feels that it's true. (I can't ever see her putting out a retraction, but a dedication to us in Book VII would be nice.)

Thanks for your work, and three hours on a fic is very impressive, I might add. My roughly 3,800 word fic took me the better part of 7 hours, spread over three days. Kudos-
Animagus-Steph

Thank-you, I completely agree with that assestment of the argument betweer H/HR and R/HR. Despite the fact that it is her storyline and her book, I really think that H/HR is a much better pairing. Let's just thank whatever God there is (due to many people believe many things) that there are places like Portkey.org where we can still dream.