Your driving me Bellatrix-crazy with all the wonderful back story, and your Draco and Luna!!! Love it  Phineas being intertwined... Very effective bullying scene - I'm spitting mad! - poor Draco! Also, with all due respect to poor Tonks, love the Remus and Hermione implications *waggling eyebrows intrigued & naughtily hoping for more details*- wonderful, dynamic chapter!

 I love this tale.....Luna is a fantastic character.I always thought she was fey.....more soon please~thankyou.

This is really interesting! I like the way you're filling in what happened off-screen in canon.

Love the interaction between Luna and Black.  Very interesting history!

Ooh, I loved this chapter! I loved the history lesson from Phineas Nigellus, and the unknown affection he holds for Luna. It explains why Draco and Luna look so much alike - they are related. I also loved the hinted-at drama of Hermione and Lupin!

The boys used to love The Old man of Lochnagar. I think it's still on the bookshelf somewhere. Your Luna is awesome.  Have I told you that yet? :)

Your Luna is going to be such a great foil for Draco, looking forward to watching things play out.

An interesting premise. I'll wait and read the next few chapters before I make up my mind. I do, however, like the way you portray Luna. ^_^

This is starting out wonderfully!  I love Luna stories, and it looks as though poor Draco doesn't stand a chance of keeping up with her on his terms--Luna's running the show, whether he realizes it or not.  Speaking of, her referring to Amycus as a "true gastropod" was priceless!  I look forward to seeing more of poor Severus' attempts to maintain his sanity over the coming school year.  Keep 'em coming!

Why is this in Potions Under Duress? 

I think Draco's going to be a Horny Golloch before Luna finishes with him. ;)

Really off to a roaring start. i too love Luna stories. I also really like Luna and Draco stories. I look forward to more

I am so excited to see another story from you!  You've dropped us right in the thick of things with this one, and I look forward to seeing how things play out.Luna is one of my favorites so long as she is written well.  She is a really powerful character, mostly because she isn't what she seems.  She walks around in this dreamy state, and I think people forget that she was sorted into Ravenclaw for a reason.  Of course Snape wouldn't be fooled, would he ;)I like how Snape picked the students who he thinks will cause the least trouble, but we know (at least in canon) that is simply not true.  And Luna handled her disgusting hand kiss and the peeping Malfoy so well.  This is sure to be a fun ride!

Hi Quaffie....taking time off from packing for my cruise around the Med tomorrow.........yes I know a dirty job but someone has to do it. What a fantastic start to what I'm sure will be another wonderful story from you. I always thought that Luna had the same faux-naivety that one associates with the delightfully sexy Louis Theroux. I mean she's certainly got Draco's number and the Carrows too. Good to see that Sev is definitely on her wavelength also. Probably won't be able to read any more till I come back but I want loads on my return. Best wishes, Love Ali xxxx. PS Went to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time this year....totally pissed it down. Good time was had by all though.

OMG - love this! - the setting at such a turbulent time and your capturing of the details and these characters pov's with the events happening around them - Love the subtle but brimming-with-possibilities undeniable chemistry between Luna and Draco, as well as Severus' see-all, know-all eyes regarding Luna, and Luna's comments, in particular, regarding the Carrows *infestations indeed!*... It's wonderful to have someone respond to Draco differently as depicted here, to see another side of him as only Luna can! Yum! Thank you!

Sweet, a new story from you.  I was wondering what all that name calling was about on Snape's part.  I do love Luna, and I think she's definitely much smarter than many gave her credit for.

I love Luna stories.  And Snape stories...

What an intriguing beginning! I can't wait to read more!

*Snort* I wonder if Ron actually heard what she admitted. It was rather subtle. *grin* Good chapter. Where's the next one, hmmm? ^_^

Oh, my heart just breaks for Tonks and Lupin every time we see them together.  I hope there is some sort of positive resolution there at some point.Draco ... you've actually made me like him, so it is hard to watch him in such a difficult position.  So lovely that he has Luna to look after him, even if he thinks it is a bad idea.And Ron Weasley, you know I adore the guy, and you have been so good to him.  Well, there was that incident that brought him to his current home, but even through all of that, you've made him a good, respectable, albeit confused and overwhelmed, sort of guy.I absolutely loved the scene in the dragon's den.  That is good stuff.  I don't know that I think Ron is the bravest soul in the world, so he must either really trust Frigg, or really care about her, or something.  Otherwise, brave or not, going in there wouldn't have been worth it.  But I think he will agree it paid off.Now, make yourself respectable, and we’ll finish taking care of your dragon.” He chuckled again as she gave him a sceptical look. “No, that is not an English euphemism for... for...” Ha!  That gave me a good laugh.Now who is the partner for Draco?  Sure, Remus ran off in the middle of the night, but that can't be it, right?  I'm sure we will once again be bamboozled with that piece of information.I am loving this story!

Hmmmm, who could be Malfoy's new associate? Filch, mebbe???

And just because I'm going away for a week and won't be at work to pester you doesn't mean you can slack off, woman! :P

Love this story! I'm not even attempting to make a guess about the nature of relationships in this story because I feel like I will get it it totally wrong! I am just along for the ride :) Can't wait for the next chapter and to hear more about Hermione, Remus and Severus!

Hah! "spectral leave"! What do you think that entails? Great chapter and great concept. Can't wait to see where this goes.

Lupin and Snape - were they/are they old lovers? And they both want Hermione in their own way? I'm so confused!