Your characterization of grown up Harry and Hermione always draw me to your stories. You also manage to show the depth of their friendship despite the reality of the events in the seventh book. Thank you for not marrying Harry to Ginny.

I have to admit, I only have one question - when will H/Hr get together? I love the backdrop of their relationship that you chose (the Swivingham mystery) you weave a very intriguing story,indeed! But I guess would honestly say that I'd love to read that they got together - sort of a balm for the reality of the epilogue.

I will surely look forward to the updates. And I thoroughly enjoyed one of your A/Ns about giving H/Hr back to JKR in relatively better condition or something to that effect. :thumbsup:

My condolences on the passing of your hard drive. It certainly makes life unnecessarily difficult.

The chapter was worth the wait. The cartel lords came across as dispicable examples of wizardkind. I was interested by the sentence - He smiled serenely as he watched Zabini, and waited.

After a moment, Zabini gave a jerky nod of reluctant understanding. - it almost makes me wonder if Blaise is acting entirely under his own volition. I also wonder how Lovinette got a wand past the guard and sensors, can't wait to see how that was done.

Glad to see Ron come to some understanding of what he has done to Hermione, pity it took something of Marley's ghost to do it.

The encounter in Hermione's office was sweet. I enjoyed the tenative rebuilding of their relationship.

Update as soon as you can, and happy holidays in the meantime. Thanks for your story.

Ah, been a while. Too bad about your hard drive. Myself, I found mine mysteriously full, which has me mightily suspicious.

Onto the story. Admittedly, the long absence between chapters might be fogging my mind a bit here, but what's the humble pie Hermione's referring to?

I wonder just how much Ginny's meddling with ministry communications will play in this, if at all. It seems like it wouldn't escape Zabini's notice (he's too sharp for that) despite her supposition that they were mundane issues and that things ultimately worked out fine. Combine this with Ginny's role as arm-candy for him and being blinded by that, I expect she's in more danger than Hermione or Harry suspect.

Interesting point for Ginny to switch the discussion on...when the imperturbable charm arises. I'm of the mind that she's not quite the absolutely naive, in over her head type she's presenting to Hermione (and by extension, Harry). I think she's indeed naive and in over her head, but she's trying to work an angle for sure, she has just stepped up into a game that's a little too big for her. This isn't Hogwarts anymore, Ginny.

"I watched you pack." Thank you, Harry for stating the obvious. Of course, I suppose we should thank JKR for making Harry such a dunce in canon, otherwise we wouldn't that we have this line and wonderful story to enjoy. So much room to grow...

Very well done on Hermione's part (unintentional, I realize) on drawing Harry towards realization of his feelings. And now that she recognizes what he feels, it's really only a matter of time before she coaxes him into understanding. Of course, it we be nice for Harry to address this on his own terms. C'mon Harry, 2+2=?, it's easy you can do it. One single, simple moment of reflection is all you need. Grow up a bit and get out of this boyish, reactionary thinking...

And...I'm most definitely looking forward to the next chapter and Harry spending the night in her room. With the chemistry we've seen here, the means of bypassing wedding vows seems imminent.

Another great read. Cheers!

Sorry for not reviewing sooner, I didn't know that I ran out of points. But I am glad that Harry and Hermione are building their relationship. Especally with the situation with Ron, I think that Harry's reaction to the way that Ron treated Hermione is evidence enough that Harry cares for Hermione, And if it wasn't for Ginny being so stupid it would seem that Harry had moved in with Hermione and who knows what would have happened then. And as for the Hallows wht didn'y Harry just find a wizard that was about to die and have him disarm him so that when they passed on the hollows would lose their powers and he would be free.

Well, well. It's so nice to see you post. Sorry to hear you are having a shitty time. Hopefully, all these insightful reviews will help you feel better as your latest chapter did us. At least it helped me in my own shitty time.

Seeing you plant the pieces of this mystery is real fun. Nothing captivates the audience like mindcandies given at the right time and place, so Ginny's memories, twice told to give perspective was really neat on your behalf. I also agree with your take on collective consciousness. Cool twist on pensieves too.

Now, a question. How would Ginny notice the Imperturbable Charm on Hermione's bedroom door unless she checked it herself? And if she did, why did she do it? To see if it was safe to snoop around? To see whether she and Ron made up or not?

I'm looking forward to the next chapter. You keep promising nice things to happen. I'd love to see them happen.

S.

Excellent story. I love the way you twist the plot of DH including the Harmony. Please keep writing I've loved all your stories so far. Thanks for sharing.
Nita

Nice chapter, so I wonder if Ginny can be trusted or not. She seemed awfully eager to know how the use of pensieves in court worked, and how they might be affected by Memory charms...

Paracelsus you are simply amazing, brilliant, and every beautiful word there is! Oh my goodness you just went to waaaaayyyy past perfection!

Those are the most adorable H/Hr moments and I looooove how FINALLY, Harry has learned tact after those years! Gosh do I love him!

And I should tell this - I've never been a fan of criminal-law-political stories (even in TV or movies), but this one is a total exception! I've never been more curious about this storyline!

Padfoot_lives coined something in her DH essay to describe H/Hr:
P.E.L.T. -
Partnership, Equals, Love, Trust
You showed these brilliantly!

Oh and I am so sorry for the bad month... We all hope the the greatest next month for you and that you could update soon!

First off, I'm sorry you had a shitty month. I've had a few of those myself, and no one should have to have them at all.

And now, back to the praise:

Just... just... AWWWW!!! That induced such WAFFiness, I can't even tell you! I loved that they discussed the hunt. That she admitted that she still felt bad about the wand. But especially, that he told her she was never a liability. It just strengthens that perfect partnership of theirs - their ability to both function as strong equals, playing to each other strengths and needs.

And double yay for chivalrous and noble Harry. It's fantastic that you've illustrated again how much more evolved the two of them are over their Weasley counterparts.

And I know, plot and mystery-wise, you've a got a dense fabric built up here, just itching for payoff, but man, I gotta tell you, it's the other part of the story, THEIR part of the story, that's got me all a-squee!

Thanks again, as always!

squeee!! oooh, so there's a difference between dumbledore's penseive and an evidentiary pensieve. is ginny that stupid? or is love really that blind? i loved the end there, with the harry & hermione interaction. about harry's wand and the scottland reference. and the non-liability declaration. it made me feel very squee!! i'm very sad i didn't get any alerts though. hmm.

I'm with Lorien on the HHr dynamic. You do it well and it works beautifully everytime you give it the space to work, such as in this chapter.

I was ready to enjoy the rest of this fic as a mystery. Your careful working out of background such as that for the Hallows, for some spells, and even that bit about Scotland's motto, assures me you will resolve the many mysteries you are juggling here with artistry and it will make for a satisfying ending.

But the honesty with which you are portraying the HHr interaction gives me hope you will end with a beautiful romantic finish as well. After everything you've made them go through, our favorite couple deserves to find a happy ending together.

Thank you for writing this great fic.

Ah, it's all happening in more ways than one. Another good chapter and I'm glad you mentioned the past - good work

After all that was revealed here, I find myself looking forward to nothing more than Harry spending another night in Hermine's room. I'm sure she won't want him sleeping in the corner again (hint), or perhaps, she'll learn more about his not sleeping at all. Looking forward to it either way.

It was quite gratifying to see that Hermione recognised the oddity of Harry going into Diagon Alley and what that all meant in terms of his regard for her. You have done a wonderful job of fleshing out the friendship between them; showing, rather than telling. It's quite well done.

I'll not comment on any "evidence" discovered in this one as, at each turn, you are sending my theories and conjectures on their head with each new piece of info. Perhaps I'm too dim, or I haven't payed close enough attention, but I'm not at all confident that I have this mystery "figured out". I'm loving every minute of trying though.

Great to read a new chapter (again, sorry about the tech issues) and thanks for sharing!

I liked how this chapter explored the Harry/Hermione dynamic in more depth, particularly in regards to Ron. The Jungian idea about Dumbledore's pensieve is also rather clever, and it seems to fit, as well, as the pensieves always seemed a bit too clear for their own good - are the edges filled in by this collective unconscious, as you postulate, or by an unconscious implication of the person in question's mind? (I like this kind of stuff, you see.)

Lovely little bits of understanding that Harry and Hermione gained.

Silly Ginny. *sigh*