great ending.. lovely job!! like that the pieces of the story tied together

happy tht severus was add to the story.. love his role in the fic- overall great story & glad the babies were found!!

love the story! heart breaking for hermione!! sad that her friends didn't know what was going on!!

And the circle is closed. Good job! While I do not normally save VK/HG stories, this one goes into my keeper list. ^_^

A good ending for everyone. I'm glad Ron died at peace, mainly for Hermione's sake. I very much enjoyed the twists and turns of this story. The concept of a shard ending up in Ron was a great idea. Thanks.

I'm sad it's over but I'm glad Ron and the Krums could clear things and forgive.

Awwwwww. I love that he redeemed himself, and that they were able to reunite and make their peace. Lovely ending... albeit sad. :)

At least he was able to make up for it.  And I do like that we see why Hermione and Viktor went to see him, not for himself, but what he did for their son... it makes a lot of sense with the rest of the story.  Well done, my friend!

This has been a wonderful story to follow, and the ending was perfectly bittersweet.

Surprising, yes; sad, a little; but lovely.I rest my case.  It's probably the best you've written. 

You did the neigh impossible in this story, Kyria... you made me actually feel rather sorry for Ron. Especially considering that at the beginning I would have been delighted to bury Ron in a pit UNDER Azkaban. Even though it's largely his own ignorance that lead to the horrors done to Hermione. To finally become a mature, worthy man. But at least Ron was afforded the opportunity to redeem himself before his death.This is definitely a masterpiece and one of the finest VK/HG works I've ever read. In fact, 'Shards' rates as one of my favorite stories overall. Well done!

This is such a wonderful story and surely one of the best viktor/hermione stories I've read until now.What happens in the end is a great surprise, it is good how everything came to this end, that all of them found their peace finally.Keep writing more of these great stories!

I wouldn't have thought of that but it seems to be a fair punishment. I can't wait for the epilogue to know how their lives turn out in a couple of years.

Aw... sniff sniff, that ends quite well, indeed. I said weeks ago that this might end up being the best thing you've ever written, and I still think so. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it!

That's quite a twist you added, there at the end! Poor Ron, to have to go through all that.  Hopefully something good will still be in there.

Oh, that was cute there at the end.I like the way things are settling down and careful plans can be made. I hope Ron can be helped!

It's good that Hermione finally feels well enough to speak for herself. 

I like the way this family discusses and considers the various options and ideas as they work through this.  They're not rushing headlong into anything.

It was good to keep Viktor from the hospital for the one night.  Hermione was just going to sleep and he wouldn't have been any good to her without resting, himself.I love the no-nonsense way the extracted the children from Ron's hands. 

I'm so glad Viktor was talked out of doing the Legilimancy. It would have killed him.The sadness here is that they're all beating themselves up over Ron.  Sometimes the signs aren't really there, or the troubled person is good at hiding them. One hopes they'll move on from the self-doubt and into more helpful modes as things go on.

I just realized how far back it is that I haven't reveiwed!I love the way you're able to include so many of the story's characters, give them your own reading, and keep track of them throughout the story.Storywise, I love the way so many people have come to circle the wagons, so to speak, around Hermione in her hour of need.

This doesn't sound like the end of the story. It isn't, is it? Please tell me there's more to come. Ron and Lavender-wise, do you think the marriage will last? Lavender always struck me as someone who needed to be in the limelight if she could, not stuck on a small island at the end of the world for the next thirty years. ^_^

Just as life should go on.  Staying stuck in the bad lets the monsters live.  I'm glad Hermione had such a strong support system.

Great update, I really liked your solution to the problem of what to do with Ron. Having him viewing the memories of his actions and then being banished to a remote island was a good solution. He was duly punished, but at the same time it was given allowance for what the shard did to him, letting him have Lavender and his family can visit. Yup, I really, really liked this.

Well, that's one of the trickiest parts of Hermione's recovery handled. Hopefully they won't haunt Snape the way they would have haunted Viktor.