Sorry about the late reply! I'm glad you liked PP for I liked writing it very very much. I am writing a small one-shot at the moment, we'll see how that goes. :)

^^ Pleased to hear you liked it! It was quite an adventure to write!

Draco was really fun to write! I had never expected him to be, so I had always refrained from letting him speak. Although, it was difficult because I couldn't show any of Hermione's internal struggle in this, it was all Draco all the time. :) I'm happy you liked the story and I enjoyed reading your thoughts as you read it very very much! Thank you!

Oh, you're making me blush!  Anyway, I agree, very smart of Draco... I think he wouldn't be totally clueless about women, even if Asteria was his main interest for quite some time and she's definitely not the I-need-to-be-in-control type of girl. Not in this story, at least. I wanted them to have a quiet respite from all the drama and the prompt came just at the right time!

Hehe, her reaction was pretty standard. Goodbye china set! Yes, that was an Imperius and a slightly dark!Harry to go with it. I had a very visual idea of how Draco would have behaved with Harry in this, so so so glad you liked it too! ^^

I had half a mind to write the showdown between Asteria and Draco, but due to time (and prompt) constraints I finally settled with what you've read in the next chapter. I'm overjoyed you caught the 'he's slipping' thing because I was really trying to give this chapter a sense of foreboding.

Despite the carefree outlook in the first chapter, things really aren't that good with the happy couple, are they? But yes, veeeery bad move on his part!

I'm glad you liked Pie! I was afraid it'd be too icky (it certainly was for me writing it).

You know, a lot of people have asked me this by now. My thinking was that the circumstances were... complicated, when this first encounter takes place. ;)

Hehe. I think he wouldn't have endured another (test-)date and Hermione, luckily, understood that! ^^ Thanks for sticking with me until the end!

I am so so happy you enjoyed the ride. :) It was an exciting challenge for me because I didn't think I'd be any good at writing romance and kissing scenes! I like the open ending because it gives you room to expand it with your imagination, but yes, it was a bittersweet feeling to end this. Thank you for reading!

I think Harry has proven to be very agreeable to bending the rules, even when Unforgivables are concerned. Plus, this is all happening before the 'all was well' of the Epilogue, so I allowed for some post-traumatic stress.  It was challenging to write this piece, tbh, because I really really wanted to give the forbidden part of the prompt a double meaning; what Harry is doing is probably forbidden magic, but Draco's (and Hermione's) willpower is stronger, obviously.  Thank you so much for reading!

I'm very proud of him in this chapter, yes. ^_^

^^ Merci! Harry helped Draco make up his mind, didn't he?

In all sincerity, I can't fully answer you now, but I will say that this is all happening at one imprecise point in the HP history, so... anything can happen. ;) I'm sorry, I really don't want to spoil the experience for you.

She is, isn't she? ^_^ I'm happy to keep you entertained!

You're pleased! ^^ Thank you, I tried a softer approach with Prospect; they had both been on a roller-coaster so far and I thought they deserved a break. Less action/drama and more... Draco and Hermione.

To write? Most certainly, thank you dictionary! ;) And to both of them too, but we're hitting the point of no return, aren't we? *cue to ominous music* Thank you for reading!

And he's so good at it... Malfoy, Draco Malfoy - License to Kiss :D Thank you for reading!

ROFL! That could be the prompt of the Year.

Revenge, a dish best served cold? Hermione thinks it's best served hot! ;)Thanks for reading, and reviewing!

Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying this! I can't say much, but you'll find out... soon enough...

Gooey being the operative word... ugh, apple pie...I think it is rather contradictory of Draco to chastise Hermione and her manners when, as you said, he is cheating on his wife-to-be! He didn't initiate the kiss, but after a weak struggle, he didn't exactly shove her away. That dinner must have been a nightmare...(Will Asteria find out? Maybe, or maybe not. :P)

If he hadn't been in such a hurry... :)Thanks for reading!