Thanks, Fizzabella! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!I hope you enjoy your reread!TTFN!-MMADfan ;-)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

I'm glad you liked it! This little fic has been waiting to be written since I wrote the original scene in DD, even before, that, actually, since it was the conception of this story that led to the few lines in DD referring to Moody leaving and returning with Severus.Yes, there are similarities between Severus and Moody -- remember that Moody was the one whom Albus had picked to impersonate Severus in AAoL when Severus had to be seen "going to Mongolia." Glad you enjoyed seeing Albus and a bit of his concern for Minerva. It would certainly be hard for Albus -- and for Severus -- if Minerva died and yet they survived, thanks to her and her plans. I suppose that would have made a good story, but I decided to go with happiness and hope rather than irony.Thanks, as always, for reviewing!

Yep, he did really mean it. He has his problems, but he's not a bad person, and given the opportunity to examine his behavior, he can feel remorse and be courageous enough to actually apologize. Maybe someday Severus will be able to do as you suggest. :-)Thanks for the review!

You're muchly welcome! Glad you liked it! Thanks!

*snip*Dumbledore’s deceits . . . in some ways, Alastor found them worse—worse personally, not objectively. He remembered the first time he had encountered one of Dumbledore’s grand deceits, when he was scarcely older than young Potter was now. It had been a relief, a great relief, to learn that Dumbledore had been dissembling, but . . . in an odd way, learning of the deceit seemed to double the pain Alastor had felt when he had believed it to be truth. He didn’t know why it should be so, but it was. Scrimgeour had shrugged it off, that deceit which had enabled them to defeat Grindelwald, but then, Rufus had known of it from the start, and he didn’t even hold the Crucio he had received from Dumbledore against the older wizard. When Alastor had questioned the other Auror about it, Scrimgeour had said that if he’d ever had any doubt that Dumbledore was acting in order to fool Grindelwald, it was the Cruciatus that had dispelled the doubt. At Moody’s incredulous stare, Scrimgeour had explained that he hadn’t thought it possible to cast a Crucio that hurt as little as that one had. Rufus had obstinately refused to speak of the events again, citing the secrecy orders from the Ministry, and Alastor had learned to live with the puzzle of Dumbledore’s deception, focussing his memory instead on the sacrifice that his former teacher had made months before that, saving his life.I'm really glad you explained that to us and glad that Alastor could overcome his pain and betrayal and look at the big picture, still trusting his mentor and still loving him.

*snip*He climbed the stairs, becoming aware of an ache in his stump, and he wondered why Dumbledore wanted to see him—him, in particular. Since the first surprise of seeing Albus appear in the midst of the battle, Alastor had worked out that Albus must have been somewhere over the past year, and somewhere close. This, combined with the disappearance of Robbie Crouch, led him to the inevitable conclusion that Dumbledore had been masquerading as Crouch the entire time. He had certainly given Dumbledore no reason for increased affection for him; he had treated Crouch with suspicion and open dislike. Not only that, but he had shown clear interest in supplanting Crouch in Minerva’s affections. At least he hadn’t pressed his attentions upon her.Oh ho! Moody has pings for Minerva as well... she is quite the adored witch! *grins* As I'd expect.

Finished it and I appreciate you giving Moody the chance to repent and apologize... thank you. Aberforth was brilliantly written!

Oh, yeah, Alastor is very fond of Minerva and thinks she's quite a witch! (With good reason!)I'm glad you enjoyed the story. It seemed an opportunity to show another side to part of DD, and to show another side of Moody, as well.I enjoyed writing Aberforth. I rarely do write him, but I like him quite a bit. Thanks very much!