Book One: Inimici

I've written the characters according to how I perceived their canonical personalities and behaviours. As our perceptions of those two things – as well as what lay behind them – appear to differ fundamentally, this is very likely not a story you will want to continue reading.

Now you've got me shivering. After all, you were first person to tell me about "singing the stone"( I shall have to edit the Author's Notes to reflect that); what more do you know that you haven't yet told me?

Yes. Only, what you've read is not "Chapter Two". At this point, you've not even read Chapter One. Since TPP software automatically numbers chapters, we writers who add prologues and book/section headings with a little bit of something to explain each book/section and other bits that don't fall into the "One, Two, Three, Four, ..." format must find other means of conveying the correct numerical chapter. I did it by putting it in the "chapter" titles. Obviously, I know some people don't read chapter titles. But alas, such are the limitations of not publishing a printed book... I've done what I can.

Chapter two was the only way I thought to designate which chapter I meant, lol. I was curious if some glitch had occurred, and the rest of the chapter hadn't posted correctly. Good to know it's as should be.

His life is very lonely still, despite the positive changes changes that have come to it. He's still learning how live, I suppose, and that is one of the more painful lessons.Heee! I think "stone speakers" might need to be inserted into this fic somewhere, even is Jack isn't one of them. :-)

His life is very lonely still, despite the positive changes changes that have come to it. He's still learning how live, I suppose, and that is one of the more painful lessons.Heee! I think "stone speakers" might need to be inserted into this fic somewhere, even is Jack isn't one of them. :-)

I can't tell you how much this review means to me,

. Thanks so very much. 

I can't tell you how much this review means to me,

. Thanks so very much. 

That is one of the unfortunate possible consequences of enmity.

That is one of the unfortunate possible consequences of enmity.

Thank you!I hope that the story will become clearer to all as it goes on.

Thank you!I hope that the story will become clearer to all as it goes on.

What could go wrong? Thanks for understanding the way I see Severus Snape, here. It's been a tough sell for some.Knowi is the sort who either grows on you or irritates you into wanting to hex her.

Who but a young soul, could show so much courage, to redeem a mistake? To the young everything,is black and white. P.S. Knowi could never irritate me, even if she dug her claws in, I would smile and say how cute, my four footed Masters have trained me well.

What could go wrong? Thanks for understanding the way I see Severus Snape, here. It's been a tough sell for some.Knowi is the sort who either grows on you or irritates you into wanting to hex her.

Who but a young soul, could show so much courage, to redeem a mistake? To the young everything,is black and white. P.S. Knowi could never irritate me, even if she dug her claws in, I would smile and say how cute, my four footed Masters have trained me well.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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Thank you so much for your kind words!Alas, I probably won't be updating very soon at all because I can't stop fiddling with the next few chapters. I hadn't intended to post at TPP till after HG/SS Exchange ended, but I was getting no feedback elsewhere, and as this is a fairly long (for me) story which doesn't really follow a well-trod path, I was suffering some doubts about it. So I was encouraged to post a couple chapters here to gauge interest.

Well, for what it's worth, I'm incredibly interested -- and fascinated and intrigued and captivated and borderline obsessed... So if/when you do decide to continue it, know that there is at least one die-hard fan chomping at the bit to read it!

Thank you so much for your kind words!Alas, I probably won't be updating very soon at all because I can't stop fiddling with the next few chapters. I hadn't intended to post at TPP till after HG/SS Exchange ended, but I was getting no feedback elsewhere, and as this is a fairly long (for me) story which doesn't really follow a well-trod path, I was suffering some doubts about it. So I was encouraged to post a couple chapters here to gauge interest.

Well, for what it's worth, I'm incredibly interested -- and fascinated and intrigued and captivated and borderline obsessed... So if/when you do decide to continue it, know that there is at least one die-hard fan chomping at the bit to read it!

Well, Ron is something of a strategist, if you'll recall. So, I shouldn't think it too much of a stretch for him to be planning something. Harry,as you saw, is bit more sceptical and takes convincing to get in on plans. (Perhaps Dumbledore left him wary of people come plotting?)And Knowi? She's... special.

Well, Ron is something of a strategist, if you'll recall. So, I shouldn't think it too much of a stretch for him to be planning something. Harry,as you saw, is bit more sceptical and takes convincing to get in on plans. (Perhaps Dumbledore left him wary of people come plotting?)And Knowi? She's... special.

Yay, yay and yay!!!!!!!!!!!!  My evil plan is working.

Yay, yay and yay!!!!!!!!!!!!  My evil plan is working.

I can promise there's quite a bit I'm not telling. That's generally how the more interesting stories work, and I do hope this one will hold readers' interest.

I can promise there's quite a bit I'm not telling. That's generally how the more interesting stories work, and I do hope this one will hold readers' interest.

Not as such.

Not as such.

I'm pleased you're enjoying it. Thank you.

I'm pleased you're enjoying it. Thank you.

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! You know Ron and Harry always usually mean well. What could possibly go wrong?As for Miss Tall, well, I think you've said it all, haven't you? Thanks for reading!

Oh,

! You know Ron and Harry always usually mean well. What could possibly go wrong?As for Miss Tall, well, I think you've said it all, haven't you? Thanks for reading!

Who is a different person? And what this about Pince?

Who is a different person? And what this about Pince?

Oh, thank you so much for this! I hope it lives up to your expectations. We're a very long way from the end, and I hope the story will be eough to tempt readers to go the distance.

Oh, thank you so much for this! I hope it lives up to your expectations. We're a very long way from the end, and I hope the story will be eough to tempt readers to go the distance.