Interesting - I like your concept of what being the master of the deathly hallows really means; not to mention the way you've setup harmony.

Very intriguing take. I was wondering how you were going to pull it off, and I'd say that you did. It's definitely a unique situation, but Ron does seem very mature for handling it so well. I feel bad for Ginny, not knowing--and usually I hate feeling bad for Ginny, but I couldn't help it. She just seemed so sad, so I say you deserve a round of applause for making me pity her. So very good story; I would have to say you met your goal!

"Hermione debated with herself whether this was the proper time to offer Harry her idea for showing forgiveness"- I'd really like to know what Hermione's idea was in this case....quite intriguing might i say so myself...

you can't honestly going to be writing that Ron couldn't give Hermione one so Harry did it for him, thats not AU thats absolutely wrong, if Harry was married to Ginny(the very thought on this site is wrong) he would not do it because it would still be cheating on his wife.

lol whoa! Did that imply what I think it did??? Lmaooo... wow I know there's such a thing as understanding but that takes the cake! That's a very accepting and understanding perspective of ron you've shown... don't get me wrong, I thought it brill and I enjoyed it all immensely but whoa ron! If ron was like that in the actual books I think I could've stood to like him more!

Great read anyway, good job!

BAH-rilliant.

"it's not cheating if she has my blessing"

THAT IS FANTASTIC. okay, so i was a little skeptical as to how you were going to convince me that this story WASN'T about cheating-- and then you go and pull that line out. goood for you!

This has the honour of being one of the most intriguing fanfictions I've ever read. And I've read thousands.

The Master of the Deathly Hallows having to fight the dead on an annual basis. I've never seen anyone use that concept.

Rose being Harry's kid; well, I've seen that before, and I like the idea of Ron's "It's not cheating if she has my blessing".

Of course, it's Harmonian, but not enough. There's no 'happily ever after', but you've written an absolutely cracking bit of work. I'm gonna go and read all your other stuff now, 'cause if it's half as good, I'm gonna really enjoy it.

Hmm, so I read the story again. It seems that if I *know* the ending and keep an eye out for anything that's out of the ordinary, I can see little clues here and there that might point to what you're trying to say. The first time I read it, I wrote everything off to "platonic best friends, kthx" and didn't really think twice.

Any chance of making this a two-shot?

Erm... so did that line mean what I thought it meant? Kind of an interesting idea, of course, but I think it would be more believable if there was more in-text support for that. It's kind of sudden, is all. This might be the part of me that likes H/Hr speaking, but it seemed kind of like this was a "Weasley Family" fic with the line tossed in at the end. It is kind of satisfying, though, to corrupt canon in this way

By the way, I don't want to be naggy or anything, but I was rereading Restoring Hope (good fic!) and remembered that you started a sequel to that. (That's actually why I found this fic, through your profile.) You said in your A/N that the writing was going slowly, but this was posted a few months ago... do you still have any intention of continuing with that fic? Just wondering, no pressure.

It\'s not cheating if she has my blessing.

->omg this totally gave me goose bumps. after reading the summary, i just assumed the relationships of hermione and harry would be the kind of things like your another oneshot \"A Deeper Love.\" so i was quite shocked. wow, what an original and ingenious line.

i also really love this vague air from this story, but all those plot lines in it are too good just to be buried. T.T

Ok, I admit that I've only read DH once, but wasn't James a couple of years older then Rose and Albus? And I'm taking from that last italized line that Rose is Harry's? But, good one-shot overall.

I read your summary about this story and wondered how you would pull off a canon compliant Harry/Hermione story without cheating or divorces or character deaths and just knew I needed to read the story that went with that summary.

It was pretty good. Made sense. I like the Just Ginny and Scen-Ted banter. I liked Teddy and Andie in general. Ron was pretty cool and Ginny was still Ginny (intolerably married to Harry, of course, but that's what fanfic is for... **biting back the "I can't stand Ginny with Harry rant")

That little twist at the end threw me for a loop. I wish I had a little more than guesses to go on though about Harry's trouble and the solution. I found it vague, which I can generally get along with, but I was wishing for just a little tad more info regarding how what their implied actions have to do with forgiveness.

Good story, nonetheless.

I love this story. I like how you gave the impression that something might have happened between Harry and Hermione and that there is a hint that Rose might be Harry's daughter without really confirming or denying it. It leaves that doubt that Harry and Hermione cheated or people think they cheated. It leaves it up to the reader to decide what they think really happened and besides, like Ron said, it's not cheating if he gave his blessing in order to help Harry, who you know he loves (brotherly like)as much as he loves Hermione. This is a true outlook on how the Trio feel about each other without really confirming that anything happened.

Your story was interesting. So Ron and Hermione have an open marriage when it comes to Harry; that's a very unique plot point. I would say that you succeed if it was not for the insecurities that Ginny showed throughout the story.

While Ron may have given Hermione his blessing, I sense that Ginny did not. After all, if Harry had her blessing to be with Hermione once a year, then it couldn't be cheating, which means that she wouldn't have been worried about it in the first.

So, even though you didn't succeed in getting me to think that Hermione and Harry hooking up once a year was OK with Ginny, I still think that your story was still a very original take on the facts shown in DH.

(Always good to read something written by you with the words 'Restitution' and 'sequel' in the same sentence ... :-))

I dunno. I didn't understand this, or grok the punchline. Did Harry lose control the previous year, while under the possession of the dead, and make love to Hermione? But if so, it wouldn't have been planned, and Ron wouldn't likely give his permission on the spur of the moment, would he? And it wouldn't have been 'planned' beforehand, because if so they could have arranged things so as to prevent Harry from losing control in the first place. And what of all the previous years?

Is it (merely) a case of Ron just allowing Harry to consummate his love for Hermione, totally separate from the issue of his possession by the dead? The story didn't really feel like that, though. And it was a big risk that they were taking, with Rose not inheriting any obvious Potter characteristics.

I was just left scratching my head and frowning after reading this, feeling that I'd missed the point. Woe! I feel like I've failed a H/Hr I.Q. test!! :-(

I liked your painting of the repercussions of Hermione's high-handed actions with her parents; a nice bit of realism. I can't see her parents forgiving her entirely for her mind-wiping them either.

I also liked the feel of the story for Hermione being able to help Harry where Ginny couldn't, or having a deeper understanding of Harry's issues. That's straight from canon, viz Harry never telling Ginny about the horcruxes and the need for the Trio's quest, of course. That part of your story felt a bit like your 'A Deeper Love', nice.

I think the whole 'Hallows' gimmick was unnecessarily contrived in DH, and mucked up what could have been a neat, tightly written conclusion to the series (just employing the horcruxes and other elements previously employed in JKR's world). As it stands I think the over-engineered canon lets us find loopholes as to Harry's 'master of death' status in this story. I know Hermione says the ring is *probably* lost, but possibly a simple 'accio ring!' near where Harry dropped it would recover it, maybe - he knows the general vicinity? - and then he could give it to one of his closest friends? Or the cloak, for that matter; he could 'officially' give it to Ginny, while still keeping it in the family and accessible. Oh well.