Oh my god there's no next chapter button!! This story has got me hooked, and it's now 3am and I'm probably going to dream about demons and such - your writing is fantastic, from the deadly serious to the brilliantly funny parts *i bow down to you*now... could you make a next chapter button appear, please?

Holy crap I'm not sure I should read this in the dark on my own..... *winces, turns away and presses next chapter button*

“Don’t blink with food in your mouth.”  - this made me laugh really loudly and it's 2am here.. Brilliant!!

Ok, this was really hard. Another great chapter. I don't really have more words for this you just left me pretty stunned. Will be waiting next chapter

You have totally hooked me with this tale!  Really? Balance? No fairy tale? No unrealistic recovery? I love, love, love this story for its realism and truthful angst.  Hermione is one hell of a Griffindor! I can't imagine how this will wrap up, but my confidence is totally with you that we will all be melancholy but satisfied. One more time I thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us here.  Now, waiting impatiently for the finale! *Hugs*

Wow, if this wasn't a rollercoaster! I had expected an angel to come up after the demon, but I didn't predict the blindness. And I loved the conversations, both with Lavender and Draco. - If he never spoke to her again, it was still worth it. At least he could speak. -This one had me almost in tears.And thanks for explaining that Draco was the Secret Keeper and what happened in Spinner's End (loved that the want and the knife almost poked him ;) And I also liked that Hermione reveals him what happened to his parents.And now, the grand finale ^^

Damn! Too much disgrace at the same time! At least they are both alive and she isn't deaf too...I'm really glad for the Malfoys, it was... less terrible than I thought (?)Hope things get better... Soon, if it is possible. XDAgain, your story is amazing, AuPsyPS: I loved the trio Snape and I'm trying to figure a way to draw them... If I do something, I'll show you

You always styled yourself a Ravenclaw, but that just meant you did a hell of a lot of reading before you went rushing off like a fool Lavender has a very good point here! You will put Lav and Draco together won't you? I wonder what it will be like for Severus to be with a blind Hermione. He wouldnt have to hide his facial expressions anymore, he could let out all that emotion and she will be none the wiser. He is going to have to improve with using his words since the eyebrow hug won't work anymore. I do hope Draco trots right up to Severus' hosptial room and gives him a shove in the right direction.

LOVE IT!!  There was a price to be paid, but it really wasn't the most terrible, horrible thing one could come up with.  I think anyone out there who loves someone as much or more then they even love themselves would see that Hermione's sacrifice was an easy one.  Really.   Let my loved one die or go blind and then they're perfectily fine?      . . . ummmmm. duh. Did you mean for this chapter to be so humorous?  It came off that way for me.  Not very serious at all. And while I appriciated the break from all the drame and excitment it was sort of odd that the story took this dive into funnyville at it's peak.  Or maybe it was just me. "TINY MAGICS" is where I started giggling.  And then once I start giggling I start viewing other things in a more humorous light .   And then you ended it all with some Hermione and Lavender humor.  The drama got sandwiched in humor and therefor lost some of it's edge.  I'm not saying it was a bad thing . . . i just wonder if that was your intention or if I'm a weirdo. Like when Severus was willing to kill Hermione rather than have her pay a price. It became funny to me and it was only until hours later after I let it digest a bit in my brain that I realized that was a very sad sceene.  The man would rather live with the guilt of killng someone he loves rather than let them preform an act because they love him? What does that say about how much he cares for himself? Sad.   Or maybe you're just brilliant for hiding some major issues under a veil of humor. Myabe you're an awsome writer because you've got me analyzing your chapters well after the time spent actually reading them. Yeah. Let's go with that.

Restoring Balance can be a bitch sometimes, and I'm so sorry that Hermione had to agree to losing her eyes.  However I don't think that she will lose her sight because she sees with her heart.  The only thing that gives me hope that she will physically be able to see her Beautiful Severus again was this:  Hermione sobbed to hear the voice and felt her tears spilling out of her empty eyes and running down her face.  If she can cry, perhaps there is something that can be done (even thought I know that the eyes and the tear ducts are separate).  Silly me, grasping at straws again.

Even if nothing can be done, she did a brave (and loving) thing in taking on the Demon and saving her Severus.  He's bound to be furious with her, but he still loves her enough to die for her... so I believe with all my heart they have a future together.

I also hope that Lavender and Draco will have a good future together.  The way you've written their characters is awesome.  I think she and Hermione will be close friends for the rest of their lives.

It just remains to be seen what Severus will do when he is healed enough to go to Hermione.  I cannot conceive of his ever turning his back on her.  Draco is right, I think, that he will be steadfast and will still love her to pieces.

With the other Death Eaters gone there is no way that anyone could request that Hermione's loss be restored... Severus will not be required to pay the forfeit... so maybe that means that there is no way Hermione could get her eyes restored.  Questions, questions, questions!

It was an interesting dynamic you created between the Angel, the Balion Bardo, and the Demon.  Apparently the Angel carries more weight than the others in a Convocation and Arbitration.  The Balion Bardo called for the Convocation, and the Angel enforced the Balance when the Demon had taken more than his due by also destroying Hermione's hearing.  I like that you drew attention to the difference between "Fair" and "Balance."  There's a lot of food for thought there.

If memory serves, there is only one more chapter to go and I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see how all these final details sort themselves out.  Thank you for such an imaginative and well written story!

Beth

Yay! I think that went well, all things considered. Now we just need to know How Sev feels... :/

I feel selfish for being heart broken about Hermione's eyes.  Dang you Aurette for writing so well that your readers identify too well with your characters.  ;D  I love that Hermione is finally connecting and making friends with her old classmates.  It feels like she's finally coming full circle with her life and being what she should have been if it weren't for Moldyvort and his plans. 

Sigh, not too high a price, and well worth it, but so very sad.  Glad she had an arbitrator.  I'm also glad of Draco and his wise words.  Can't wait to see if he's right.  Oh, and big tongue lashings for making me cry, you evil author.

There was a comment from George early on about fair being mistaken for balance (or maybe it was the other way around ). Losing her eyes doesn't seem very fair to us, but it seemed to restore the balance. Hmm. I like the developing relationship between Draco and Lavender. That's not something you see very often. I'm looking forward to the resolution of this story. Great job.

I am loving this story as it unfolds! 

Nicely done. As much as I am pained for Hermione it is more realistic that she actually pay a price. The story is going in another direction with these events. I am so very proud of her and her attitude. Draco and Lavender are great characters as well. Hmm a future together perhaps? Thank you and Karelia for your speedy updates. I am looking forward to more. Oh, and any advice for the voice acting stuff? Thanks!

It should be interesting to see how Hermione learns to live her life blind. The convocation was interesting and very revealing. ^_^

Oh, Hermione! Of course, I was thinking, "it won't last! surely there will be a way to magically reverse it!" But then the evil one made sure it wasn't an option...  *cries for Hermione* At the same, time, I'm thrilling about Hermione! How many people fit a demon for their love, to find out that their love is fighting a demon for them?~iz glad demon struggle is OVER~

Whew, I had a feeling it was something about the eyes, but I was so freaked out by the attack in the hospital I had to go back and re-read. Wow. What a chapter. What a story. I really, really would like to weigh in with something profound or even coherent at this point, but nope, I got nothing, except a blinding (pardon the pun) impatience for the next chapter. Brilliant, brilliant.

I was afraid that Hermione might have to sacrifice her eyesight as part of her bargain, but I suppose the fact that they are both alive and relatively well off was a price worth paying. Thank you very much and eagerly anticipating the conclusion to this brilliant story.

I'm so sad knowing that Hermione lost her eyesight! To fall in love with someone whom you think is so beautiful, and then not to be able to see them visually, how sad is that?? I hope Severus realizes what she gave up because of loving him so much.

That indeed does seem like the proper balance. And I do hope that Draco is right.

"Oops, well that was an ugly arrangement anyway. They were from Human Resources."I love you for that quote. I love you for the whole chapter, really. Sad and satisfying and wonderful. Thanks.

oh wow - just as intense as the last one.  great chapter - very sad about her eyes...but she is alive.....

I have only one thing to say: Oh my!Then I will add, brilliant, well written and emotional!!!