YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!    It took them long enough!   I'm so happy!!!!

Aw, they are so cute together! Though if Minerva ever worms it out of Albus that Valerianna made him feel that "beyond modest", it will be interesting to see what she does.

Happy Holidays! 

You forgot to post a hanky warning!(Sniffles and dabs eyes with bottom of t-shirt.  Hunting for tissue because reader refuses to blow nose on t-shirt.)You wrote the poem?  It's so romantic! (sniffle)(blow)When Albus didn't really believe it at first, I worried we were in for more trouble.We weren't.  Confessions and acknowledgements all around.  Snuggles, kisses, and falling asleep.Just don't let them develop an allergy to hair.  Between the two of them, there's quite a lot of it.Thank you for this lovely Christmas present, gentle author.  It must have been so much fun to write this chapter after all the others that weren't quite so happy. Have a wonderful holiday and find some time for a little relaxation in there.  We'll see you next year!

How wonderful! Thank goodness for Quin, or who knows how much longer those two would be apart. What an excellent chapter! Happy at last!

FINALLY!!!!!!and yet still albus is a flipping weirdo! and you are creative for making him so believable at it.

great chapter

and i think seeing a healer would not be amiss  - maybe not for that problem, but a therapist to heal albus's insane views of himselfbut i think somehow, minerva will manage to do that herself over timei'm actually looking forward to hear albus explain all this to minerva (and to us!)

also can't wait for minerva to tell albus when she fell in love with him. that might freak him out

so glad you're not stopping here...and that there will be more chaptersthere better be anyway! i demand some hot lovemaking after all those chapters of torture

thanks for posting so many chapters in succession. enjoy your much deserved break and happy holidays!

xxxx

Yesss! GO QUIN! Finally!! Yikes, I think even my old deaf kitty heard me yell!I had a suspicion--and a hope--he was going to go see Albus! I hadn't even thought about his sight abilities. Eejit, indeed! Oh, my, that was wonderful. I love Albus dearly, but it's about time someone told him off properly!I love that Quin slipped into his brogue with his anger. Perfect. The whole thing is perfect, from Wilspy's manipulation, Gertrude's pushing him, Fawkes taking the letter, all of it. Oh, yayThis has been sweet torture for months, now, but it's been wonderful, too. Oh, my, I had better have a jumbo box of tissue handy for the next chapter! WONDERFUL!!I have to go read it again right now...

okay...in all seriousness, this is an absolutely phenomenal chapter. you should take a bow. really.

poor poor (clueless) albus!!

"minerva's protest?"  did albus mistake her moan for a grunt of "get off me?" obviously the man's more dim than i thought.

i adored gertie in this, trying to get albus to spill the beans. also thought wilspy was ultra cute in this. too bad albus isn't as perceptive as wilspy is!

the scene between minerva and her mom was very sweet

i squeed with sheer glee when i realized quin was going to see albus. thank you thank you thank youand when quin lost it on albus and the curses started flying, i nearly knocked my tea over in excitement!!and quin's ultimatum to albus! hot feckin' damn! lolbut also about time!  thank heavens someone has some sensei'm a bit shocked he's doing it in a letter though?! i look forward to that in the next chapter. i'm sure you have something else up your sleeve. nothing is ever that simple, is it?

re: your comments on my last review...i'm glad you're contining with MMAD and even thinking of a sequel to this already! very exciting.  and i am excited about the act of love sequel as well...i enjoyed your writing of severus.  i do try to leave long reviews if i've got the time...i love getting them myself, so i understand, especially after you put such intensity into a chapter.

and before i forget - is there anyway you can offers your readers a PDF file of this story once it's done. it's way too good not to download on my computer...if you permit it

I've threatened to give Dumbledore a good shaking myself on a few occasions, so I'm glad Quin took it upon himself to straighten him out.  It has certainly become obvious to everybody else that these two have their hearts on their sleeves and just can't see what's going on.Honestly.  Albus still hasn't got but half a clue.  Thick headed blankety blank man.A heart warming chapter, seeing how Minerva's mother understood, Quin understood, and Trudi-Love understood.  And maybe Albus will find the other half of the clue (probably hidden in all that beard and long hair someplace) at some point in the near future.

Well, a stern talking to and a threat is almost as good as Quin beating up Albus. Finally some resolution!

Great chapter! 

Yes!  One of them has finally admitted their feelings!  I loved how Quin confronted Albus.

Quin is truly wonderful--I do hope there is someone special for him in the future! I had to admit I'm still a bit peeved at Minerva for coming on to Quin, but at least it demonstrates how deeply involved I am with all of these characters!Albus next...I'm anxious about him! At least Minerva had someone to go to who understood; Albus is likely holed up somewhere alone not doing well.

okay you are way too good to us for posting again....but no complaints here!

"all the propinquity in the world wouldn’t ha’ brought him to react as I gather from you that he did "well reasoned quin! well reasoned!

this seduction of quin is making me really mad at minerva.... props to you for creating an original character i care so much about. and it was so close to disaster, but yet again quin was awesome. thank you for that.

i still can't wait to get into albus's head...but based on the title, i doubt that will be in the next chapter. but maybe? :)

i of course will wait with bated breath until the moment that minerva and albus speak face to face.

thanks so much for writing this story. hope you never stop writing MM/AD...i love your style.

This just confirms that Quin is a great guy. I am curious to see what has been going on with Albus, though.

Excellent chapter.

Things were a hairsbreadth away from a disaster in this chapter.  If Quin had been any less insightful into Minerva's state of mind, things would have gone much further than they did.  If Albus somehow manages to make things right with Minerva, she is going to be completely mortified with how she behaved towards Quin.  I can't imagine how Albus could possibly fix this, so it is a darn good thing you are writing this story!

I am trying to be patient and understanding with Minerva here, but she is being terribly unfair to Quin. I understand why (and, as usual, it's believable!), but I feel defensive of him. Laughing at the flannel nightgown, though...Thank you for posting this chapter so quickly!

Quin should go beat some sense into Albus for making Minerva hurt so much! 

Oh, and poor Quin, having Minerva keep trying to come onto him. At least he's gallantly letting her down, so when she looks back it won't be too embarassing to remember. Superb chapter, can't wait for the next update.

so now i totally forgive you for that horrible cliffy yesterday because you took pity on us readers and updated today! yay!

i love quin! thank heavens for quin, otherwise minerva might have just let herself be eaten in the forest.

i wonder why quin, 'um,' needed to get up so quickly... :)  i can't think of any reasons....

your description of minerva kissing quin is so plausible i knew it was coming.  very convincing on your part! and damn isn't quin so noble! i love it and i love his character as i've said a million times now, but it still bares repeating. i know minerva's in a bad way, but she better regret puting quin's heart through that! the poor man has it bad for her. if he didn't, he would have slept with her for sure.

can't wait till we get in albus's head on this one.  didn't he notice that she kissed him first? maybe he thought she accidentally pressed her lips to his and then accidentally moaned when he touched her breast.  or was he too freaked out to notice?

so with the most adorable *puppy dog eyes* i beg for another chapter as soon as possible.  and you know what, i don't even feel guilty for my shameless begging, because it's your fault for making me so obsessed with this story.  so there!!  :)

Oh, I like Quin more and more with each chapter. He is such a decent person. It would have been so easy for him to take advantage of Minerva - I hope he finds someone special when he is ready to. I'd love to read more about him sometime! I was so glad to see this updated today since I'm home due to bad weather!

Uh-oh.  Minerva is having a very bad case of the rebounds and Quin is only human (in the wizard sense of things).  He's already acknowledged being attracted to her.  I suspect it is only his sense that it would really be taking advantage that keeps him from taking advantage.  This could be very messy, but you planned it that way.  You wicked author!

so i thought: "now we're getting somewhere" then "sort of!" and then "perhaps not really!"you gave us the carrot and then yanked it away! evil!

albus is a total moron: "A wizard’s physical reactions are not always in accordance with his feelings"what the hell is he doing...!? lying is really a horrible thing to do!

poor minervacan't wait to get inside albus's head on that stupid reactionand yay more quin!!!

ohohohoh...arrgh, can I murder them and bring them back to life??This was perfect, so perfect, marvelous writing. I was thinking how great, these two really should talk to each other more often<g>, and then they were kissing, and then I was confused...he was gone? I thought she was dreaming, I had to go back and read it again. What did he do?!Arrgh! I'm so upset for them, but the writing is so wonderful, and this is still so in character for them, frustrating as that is!!So, how long are we going to be in torture now? (Although I really am not complaining, your updates have been really fast for weeks!)Hmm, the knight's "brilliant blue eyes" is an interesting observation. Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it.Fantastic!! It's dark, yes, but a huge leap forward too. There is light ahead.Oh, and today is my birthday--thanks for the wonderful present!

OH MY GODS!!!!I can't believe it!!!! Wow...I think that's why fanfictionnet servers fell! *grins broadly and madly*My dear, I really though Minerva could just be daydreaming... This chapter was so unexpected and yet it culminate the best of your story until now.Hell, where has BAD ALBUS gone? Poor Minerva again, once more he didn't let her explain.Well, poor Albus too, since he thinks that moment was his fault, and It wasn't even a mistake at all.Oooooooouch, I can't wait for the next chapter, pleeeease. Be merciful!!!I can't keep the sight of Minerva so hurted (both phisically and emotionaly)...Again, you've made a wonderful job. It's such a great delight to read RaM! Gods, I can't wait an update....Thank you as always, and please, update soon *begs with uncharacteristically puppy dog eyes*\o/ oh my gods, I still can't believe, I'm gona read it again... *sighs*     *Marina       

It was interesting to see how Poppy and Murdoch's relationship is developing and some insight into Malcolm. Good work!

Goody, more Malcolm! He is a fascinating person. He must lead a fascinating life, whatever that may be. I like his integrity. Minerva must be feeling quite left out of romance at the moment.Loved Malcolm's viscious chess set!Welcome back! Hope you had a nice holiday!