Awww, that was so sweet! I loved it. Poor Harry. I really loved it. There should be more H/Hr fanfiction like this. I think you really captured the true meaning of Harry and Hermione's relationship.

the story is very well writen but i dont like it im afriad... dont get me wrong its wrtten very VERY well... but i cant stand the fact that Harry is still marrying ginny.... persnally i think harry has been giving up stuff his whole life to make others happy and now he should get somthing to make HIM happy....

well written but im sorry id didnt like... to sad
Luke

this is screaming a sequel. come on. don't disappoint your fans!

it was really well written, you write well
i just wish you could do some sort of follow-up that's happier...i know, this is very realistic and is a perfect short story, but...it just makes you so sad for them (which makes your writing a success, it connects emotionally)

hi.
well, I generally write reviews to stories I genuinely like and it's not it... don't misunderstand me - it's very well written, flows smoothly and you described rather gloomy atmosphere of their meeting perfectly,but it's just so sad... and I'm rather hapilly-ever-after-stories girl. what I'm dying to say regarding your story is that I don't agree with the choices your characters make. it's unhappiness in making, for all of them, including Ginny. I think that if Harry doesn't want to go to Ginny, is not sure if he loves her at all, Hermione's basically forcing him to get married is plain wrong. it would be okay, if she left choice to him, I guess, but the way she spoke... well, you may say otherwise, but I don't really see Hermione loving Harry. I see a young man who's begging his best friend (whom he probably fancies) to save him from the misery his life is turning into and said friend giving him a push into his grave. it's like Hermione knows that Harry LIKES her and is so terribly afraid of his feelings (ok - maybe her own too), that she says ANYTHING to get the message across - 'I'm your best friend and I won't be anything else. Marry Ginny - though you don't love her and this marriage will make you both miserable - because you sure as hell won't get me.' if she really loves him, I see unfaithfullness in the future and it makes this whole situation so much more depressing. so... I didn't like WHAT you wrote, but I liked HOW you did it. does it make any sense? well... to make this whole review a bit brighter - I read your one-shot from Luna's point of view and it was really good. you are a talented writer. take care

good
it was really good.
I mean, I liked it, some others may not.

This seriously made me cry. My mom looked at me as if I was mad or something. Brilliant. You did a really great job.

Awwwww! That was sooo sweet! You did a great job!

I LOVED it. It's one of the few in this competition that actually made me cry. And I think the ending is perfect the way it is. I completely got the message about people having to give up what they want in order to make others happy. Harry and Hermione have that "unspoken love" between them, and you conveyed that very well.

Great job.

I LURVE IT! Especially how you began with the children's rhyme Rain, Rain, go away....
Then you end it with Rain, Rain, come to stay...
PERFECT! Anyway, keep writing good fics!

This was a really original piece that is honest in it's approach that love isn't all happiness and sometimes love means being miserable so someone else is happy. I liked that take on the relationship, even if it broke my heart a little, and it's a beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing!

Sorry but there can be no justification for Harry/Ginny, If Ginny is happy at the expense of Harry and Hermione's happiness, something is wrong.

Sod Ginny, hail Harry/Hermione

I would have rathered Harry just snogging her at the end. Who cares about Ginny, lol.

wow...that was beautiful. i felt the bittersweetness of the story. loved it!

You do realize that as it stands this violates Portkey's shipping policies, right? You left it at the end with Harry still engaged to be married to Ginny, and inferred that, in order to keep Ginny happy, he and Hermione need to give up any ideas about each other before they even start. Portkery policy specifically states that while stories can start with one or the other of them in another relationship, they CANNOT end that way. Alone, yes, but not paired with anyone else.

You need to either add another chapter where the relationships resolve themselves into the correct Portkey ones, e.g. Harry/Hermione, or you need to pull the story and post it on a site that is not ship-specific.