I finally finished this today and now I have a sort of sad feeling, because I liked anticipating new chapters. But putting aside my childish desire for things I like to go on forever, I think you ended it at exactly the right point. It would not have matched the tone of your story to end with everyone being completely happy, nor everyone being miserable. You've maintained a careful balance throughout the story and the ending was a perfect reflection of that.

Good luck with your own writing. You have a unique voice and I suspect you could have success if you stick with it.

That was an awful chapter, never try it again. The flow and details were fine, just the plot and characters were flawed.

"She’s had enough of beginnings for a while--a long uninterrupted middle would make her very happy." great, great line.

I'm a bit sad to see another story of yours come to an end. I would like to thank you for this as well as your other work which has made up for the departure from the fandom of a few of my favourite writers after the HBP was released.

Good luck with your future endeavours. Can I ask what kind of stories you write when not writing HHr?

Egla

Well...Sally is an interesting OC (as in the Chinese phrase, "May you live in interesting times" I like the H/Hr interaction so far, and Snape's fate. And the ending of this chapter? Should've seen something like that coming.

Ama, I want to thank you for this, and all your other work. As I've continually said in every review I've left for you, your writing style is lyrical and beautiful. You are able to capture a mood or a scene with your words in such a way that very few other writers can, and you made H/Hr and their relationship a thing of beauty--exactly how I visualized them, had they come together in canon.

This fic is no exception, and is a wonderful way for you to say good-bye to H/Hr. I wish you all the best with your original work, and if you ever get the H/Hr muse again, I'll know because I have you on my author alert!

Again, thanks for sharing your work with us!

Thanks for a great story. You wrapped it up well. Have fun doing something different for a while. Hope you eventually make your way back to Portkey!

Ouch. Poor burned Harry. At least he's still alive and kickin'. Ron's the best. I loved how you wrote him in this chapter. Looking forward to the rest.

A Magnificant story and a wonderful satisfying finish (a stage of life finished and a new begining)..

This story is so nice. I enjoyed so much. Thank you for writing.

I'm so sad to see this story end! It's one of the best here at Portkey - realistic, sweet, touching, terrifying, and creative. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this, and admiring your prose and twisty plot turns. Happily, though, I can always come back and reread, and probably understand it better than I did this time - which was enough for me to love it.

Fantastic. I love the open-ended nature of this fic. It's painful and awkward and nothing can go back to the way it was.

I like how you combine the quiet H/Hr moments (which were lovely!) with the disarray at Hogwarts. And Sally Page - who would have guessed? I didn't until the last second. Nicely done again.

OMG yay, they've both stopped being stupid The tension between them was thick enough to cut with a knife - nicely done. And the kiss... MMMMM

Very interesting chapter. And trust Ron to tell Harry what should have been right in front of us face (as a Ron-fan I've always loved his directness).

Now, seven chapters in, the backstory is clear enough so we can see where the angst is coming from. IMO this is much better writing than doing a backstory dump up front; it provides intrigue and uncertainty and makes the reader wonder why the angst is there. Nicely done, Ama, not that I would expect any less of you.

As for the Incinerator curse - nice job of anticipating "Fiendfyre", which appeared in Deathly Hallows.