I am really enjoying your story so far and look forward to reading more :) Thank you for writing

Go Severus!  I want him on my side for sure.  Poor Harry.  I hope he will be able to work through all of the changes the dark magic is bringing on.  As for the Weasleys, well, I have nothing nice to say so I won't say anything at all.

Ha, burn. Nice. It shouldn't matter that they are fighting the effect of the dark, Hermione and Harry are fighting the same thing without attacking friends...and Molly is grown and should not be fighting anything. Good for Severus!

Oh, yeah!  That's telling 'em, Sev! :)

Sensible bloke, turning Bella down! :)

The Weasleys are being so mean, I am so mad at them.  Severus defense of Hermione was great though, his remarks priceless!

Molly was incensed. She had not expected Severus to come to Hermione’s defence. ‘Really, Severus,’ said Molly, ‘my children would never be promiscuous. I’m sure you are mistaken.’ ‘Mistaken,’ said Severus with a smirk. ‘I could start naming names and the number of points I took off at each offence, if you feel that would be helpful. There are records of all points lost in the staff-room at Hogwarts, and Minerva will happily assert that I speak the truth. She always did make it her self-appointed task to double check every point I deducted from her precious little Gryffindors, especially when they were removed in significant quantities.’Oooh, burn! Attempting to cast aspersions on Hermione's virtue was definitely the wrong tack to take. Somehow, though, I doubt Molly, Ginny and Ron have given up trying to hurt and humiliate her, especially with the Dark influence fanning the flames of their pettiness and jealousy.

go sev go! ~gestures under the table for two tiny young 8-year old gremlin kits to go nip at ginny and molly's ankles and calves and any fingers shooing them away~ my good babies! your mummy will be so proud, yes jesi will! ~cuddles them, the tiny red-panda sized kids~

Oh, SNAP!    Way to go, Severus!  I wonder if it's possible for the Darkness that's now in Ron to "overflow", so to speak, out into the people around him?  He may be unwittingly making things worse for his mother and Ginny just from his proximity to them.  Not that I don't for a moment think that Molly and Ginny wouldn't have those feelings otherwise, but Ron's Darkness may be causing them to be more likely to act out on those feelings than they otherwise would have been.  It will be interesting to see.

What a fascinating look into the ideals and rituals of pureblood society; I really enjoyed this chapter for that alone, but the interaction between Severus, Narcissa and Hermione was an added bonus.  It's going to be difficult for Hermione to reconcile her treatment at the Manor with the friendship the Malfoys are offering her now, and I hope that they will realize that and take steps to ameliorate that.  The total redecoration of the Manor that's already been done will help, I think, should Hermione ever be invited there in the future.I'm sorry to hear that the Weasleys are still being so thick regarding Harry's trauma in the aftermath of all this.  Although I'm sure that Molly has convinced herself that all Harry really needs is the loving presence of her daughter to make everything all right again...sigh.  Perhaps Severus can be convinced to come over to Grimmauld Place and have a long chat with Harry about the war and the things they had both been required to do and to see.  I think as a fellow scarred veteran, Severus could do more toward letting Harry move on than many others could.Okay, I've gotta scoot to the next chapter!

Gosh, I'm disappointed in Molly but not really surprised... she was quick to turn against Hermione in the past when Rita Skeeter was writing all those nasty articles about her.  Ron and Ginny are reacting out of jealousy, and that doesn't bode well for either Hermione or Harry trying to have relationships with them.  It will be interesting to see whether or not they're even given the opportunity to explain when they get to the Burrow...

Wow Molly, Ron and Ginny really need to get a grip on reality course in the essence that they are in the grips of grief true colors to tend to show. Glad Arthur and Fleur seem to be more in tune with what is going on. I have a feeling there will be one heck of a fight when Harry and them show up and it won't be pretty. Love this story.

always did love arthur!  so good.  can't wait for more.

Can I just say that I am really ticked off at Molly Weasley right now? Glad you added another chapter and can't wait to read more! :)

Uh oh, dysfunction is the Weasley household?  I realize they are grieving, but in times of extreme emotion, sometimes people's true colors really shine through.  Good thing Arthur has a good perspective on things.  Even if Fleur is his only ally.  Interested to see what happens next.

Poor Arthur has his work cut out for him! :)

Well, the selfishness of Ron, Ginny and Molly come out once again; although even worse than usual. I admire how Arthur was able to see that more is going on than what his wife and kids think, and know it was a smart move on Harry, Hermione and Luna's part. I see a huge fight in the not so distant future.

oh come on aurthur! stand up a bit more! ~growls at the rest of them, her hackles rising~ bloody fame-addled miscreants! whining infantile fools! ~rants and berates the lot of them until they see sense....either that or be fed to black dragons...~great chapter!

Well, I couldn't very well stop and review until I had reached the end of the available chapters ;)  This is a fun story.  A really interesting premise, and I must say that at the very start I thought it was kind of an absurd idea,  but by now I am completely sold on it.  I like the Harry/Hermione/Luna combo for a change.  Really can't wait to see how this all plays out!

great story! can't wait for more!

i love your story, i am new to all ff but yours is great... lot of love... can wait for the next chapter...

you know he's feeling better when he starts to plot and plan.  terrific update.  thanks and mucho smoochies

Of course, Slytherins just can't be friends. LOL

I see a Narcissa makeover in the offing! :)

Uh oh, matchmaking Narcissa is on the loose!    I'm looking forward to seeing her attempt to coax Severus into something other than black...perhaps she can manage to get him to accept a dark midnight blue, at least.  Baby steps, baby steps.You know Severus is serious about courting if he's considering making over Spinner's End to be more inviting.  The neighborhood it resides in will continue to be a problem, though.  He'll need a rather open-minded young witch who won't turn her nose up at it...hmm, who could fit that description...hmm?