Thank you for all of your support and feedback--yes, perhaps that kind of knowledge would lead to a kind of madness, knowing that your 'other' is living a life with different choices, different consequences... dangerous indeed. Couldn't/Wouldn't have done the happy ending without your Knuts worth;-) Thank you again for all of generosity--truly, deeply, madly appreciate it!

Thank you so much,

, for all of your thoughtful reviews throughout this tale--I truly, deeply appreciate all of your detailed observations and feedback! Yes, was trying to depict different states of rejection, unrequited love, self-delusion/delusions and perceptions, and tie them all together--also had this notion of exploring the dubious, seemingly hypocritical nature of the Ministry of Magic, flawed but nevertheless persistent to keep face and keep the status quo consistent and protected.Yes, with this particular tale, I'll leave it up to the reader's interpretation of the ending scenes, how they wish to fill in anything not explicitly given/decided--suggestive and inferred ideas regarding the dual universes--again, thank you for your specific, detailed feedback, as it has helped enriched me and given me so much food for thought--thanks again!

Thank you so much,

, for all of your thoughtful reviews throughout this tale--I truly, deeply appreciate all of your detailed observations and feedback! Yes, was trying to depict different states of rejection, unrequited love, self-delusion/delusions and perceptions, and tie them all together--also had this notion of exploring the dubious, seemingly hypocritical nature of the Ministry of Magic, flawed but nevertheless persistent to keep face and keep the status quo consistent and protected.Yes, with this particular tale, I'll leave it up to the reader's interpretation of the ending scenes, how they wish to fill in anything not explicitly given/decided--suggestive and inferred ideas regarding the dual universes--again, thank you for your specific, detailed feedback, as it has helped enriched me and given me so much food for thought--thanks again!

I forgot to mention the reversal with Hermione and Harry where she first cautions him about prematurely provoking people before one has solid evidence and then Hermione pulling that stunt in Malfoy's office.

Thank you for continuing to read,

, and the very thoughtful feedback--truly appreciate your insight! Oh yes, it was mentioned in a previous chapter about Hermione's scar on her neck when Sirius traces it with his finger and asks her about it--should have included a reference to it or have had Hermione touch her scar while reflecting on Marcus, Bellatrix memories--thanks again for the keen insight on (missing) details! ) Food for thought!:-) I'm trying to convey that although Hermione is controlled, a professionally disciplined Auror diligently falling back on doing things by the book, when in a new situation her subjectivity and confusion about those and things done by them in the past doesn't fit in the box and even she can be hypocritical or lose control at times. Yes, I feel with this Hermione, the more the sexual elements of the conduit curse sinks in and the realization hits her, the more uncomfortable with Flint she would be; once she has time to solely focus on it, I'm not sure how she will fully react, but for now, it definitely has layered on and contributed to things overwhelming her in the meeting.  Who and what Flint has done to her, her fluctuating memories and experience with him, the Lucius of her universe, etc.--takes its toll and is the last straw. Trying to convey it's all happening too quickly, her (worst) conjectures are true, etc. Yes, Pansy, Marcus and their amulets are all intertwined, who exactly her memories are about will be revealed, the narrative spaced out in the final two chapters, and it's a bit of both, regarding Marcus' behaviour--as always, you're spot on! Malfoy's degree of involvement will also be touched upon. Thank you again!

Thank you so much for continuing to read,

, and for your feedback! All will be explained in more detail in the next two, final chapters... well, maybe a brief epilogue, although I will try to cram it all in within the next two chapters. The next chapter's content is fully completed--just waiting for my beta to return from holiday and then I'll queue it. It will explain a lot regarding Flint's detailed motivations, intentions and a partial listing of why he chose Hermione. And then in the final/next to final chapter other details will, hopefully, round out the whole picture. As Hermione realises and confirms in this chapter, 'this' Flint is definitely her Flint--they are both from her universe (don't think I'm letting the cat out of the bag too much with re-confirming that :-)  Her Flint definitely started it all, and all we'll know for sure in this story is how this Flint fares, although there will be some speculation about the other two by the end. I appreciate your copmments, and am sorry it's been, perhaps a little too intentional, confusing, so I appreciate your feedback about this.:-)Regarding Harry... next two chapters will reveal the extent of confiding in him;-) Thank you again!

Thank you so much for reading and the feedback--truly appreciate it! Yes, as the possibilty of returning draws nearer, both must deal with what each has found and what will be lost, and the acceptance of that. Or not. Control is an issue. Sirius plans, reasons, and decisions will become apparent, his perception of being rejected colouring them. Thank you again!

Thank you so much for reading and for the feedback--truly appreciate it! So glad that some dubiousness is coming across on some level; we'll see whether Flint, or the Flints , or how Sirius further contributes to Hermione's situation and decisions, etc. Thank you again!

Hahahaha! Brilliant,

! I've been chuckling and grinning like the Cheshire Cat all day by your gift of a review/drabble! Yup, that sums up the whole kit and caboodle of it--he can run but not hide from a woman on *fire*--lol!Thank you for continuing to read and the generous feedback!

Thank you for continuing to read and the feedback! So glad the action sequence comes across effective enough as well as the depictions of Sirius and Hermione--thanks again, truly appreciate it!

, thank you so much for continuing to read and the feedback... truly appreciate it!  Whether Shacklebolt is aware of Marcus and Pansy remains to be seen... Maybe a deus ex machina, maybe not... oops! hehe!Sirius not detecting Marcus' supressing Hermione's memory is due to something that's been done to him similarly by our other culprit which comes out a few chapters later, his senses dulled on some levels, and also a mandatory request by my beta to try to write this story through Hermione's eyes only, or as much as possible, as I have a tendency to (and enjoy it) write multiple characters pov's... so it's been and is very much a challenge for me to keep to seeing/experiencing things through her eyes, and/or force/limit the reader to this... I'm not comfortable with it, so I truly appreciate hearing from you what works and doesn't for you, and all the gaps left!  Yes, I see that Marcus and Pansy could have multiple twists incorporated in their characterization and function in the plot... The ending is already written for this tale, but maybe in future tales, I can learn and try to layer on more sophisticated plots--this one intentionally being an obvious one, with the obligatory fangirl romance current winning out I was trying to convey that Hermione was still in a state of not knowing who to trust with their 'secret' except Sirius, being freshly thrown into the situation/parallel universe, but maybe she will reach out to others--she might definitely need to. Thanks again for giving me lots to think about!:-) 

Okay, Sirius missing the memory suppression because he has been subjected to it is a subtle point carried to its logical conclusion.  Very good.

Dearest

Thank you so much for continuing to read and for all of your feedback and observations! You're spot on regarding why Sirius, initially, misses his home world. ;-)Yes, there is much more to Flint; I'm loosely, very loosely, trying to explore writing an inverted detective story/'howcatchem', where we (both the writer & reader) are shown the criminal act and apparent, obvious perpetrator(s) but other aspects of the characters and the possible resolution of them may still be up in the air... or something like that--lol! It's fanfiction and the wizarding world so anything is possible--hehe!  'Unspeakable Pansy'--HA! *rolling eyes* The phrase is funny, given the different meaning(s) in a different context--lol! More of her relationship to Flint as well as her past relationship to Sirius will be revealed in the next chapter or two--definitely past history there. Hogwarts Express a portal between two worlds--now there is an idea! Maybe true alternate universes in the wizard world could be a sub-genre--so many possibilities! Thanks again for reading, truly appreciate it!

Thank you so much for reading! So happy that you are enjoying it--thanks for the feedback, truly appreciate it!

Dearest

, yes, there is a nekkid Sirius *waggling eyebrows* Surely she can not let that go unnoticed or to waste (the bathrobe is not fooling anyone, eh? lol!) Hehe... Thank you so much for reading!xxx

I have no idea--oh! hehe! More of Hermione's deductive findings in the next chapter--thank you so much for the read, sunny!<3

Dearest proulxes, thank you so much for rereading this and for all of your support! Yes, it's quite an experience writing this side of Sirius, digging deeper into what might be there if... Lot's of ifs--lol! Thank you for all of the nudging *squishy hug* Marcus... Well, he is Mr Innocent, isn't he? Feeling very *smug & smoothe* Thanks again for everything!<3<3<3

Sunny! Thank you so much for reading--truly appreciate it! And I agree, absolutely, Flint can't fool anyone regardless of where he pops up--'a shady bugger in any universe'-heeeeee! Thanks again!xxx

Aaawww, *squish* thank you for reading, yet again:-) & for your generous feedback before, during and after--I had the help of a dearest friend with the confusion & trauma depiction, couldn't have done it without the one and only proulxes! Yes, I agree, it's, um, *interesting* to see this possible side of Sirius... but maybe only Hermione brings it out of him;-) We'll see what develops between these two in this particular scenario, shall we? lol! Thank you again, for everything!xxx

! I truly appreciate your feedback--more will be revealed about what is going on, and if anyone can solve this, Hermione can:-) We'll see what she does about it! Thank you so much again!

Thank you so much for continuing to read,

Oh,

, thank you for the read and very thoughtful feedback--truly appreciate it! I'm cracking my knuckles, trying to devise a bit of a mystery plot here (the ending is finished/resolved, however, the characters' developments and narrative in between are fighting back...), wanted to barrel along with the plot... but it became quite clear immediately that the emotions and regrets of each character and the three universes could not be pushed to the side easily... Thank you again for reading!

Glad to hear about the effort you are putting into the plot.  The two characters are initially in shock, but their rational selves will soon assert themselves, and my feelings are that a strong plot is needed to hold this complex scenario together.

Oh,

, thank you so much for giving this a read and the very thoughtful feedback--I truly appreciate your keen insight and opinions. With your wonderful eagle-eyed gift, I love how you've described the essence of the personified Hermione in this tale-- she's/it's new unchartered territory for me, so I appreciate, again, that she and the story's set up are coming across as intended.Yes, Sirius... he is presented to Hermione as very much an ambiguous presence in this first chapter, and Flint the seemingly obvious one--trying to explore character dichotomies in a more focused way in this story than in some of my other ramblings;-) We'll see how it goes... Again, thank you for your thoughts!

Thank you so much for the read and the feedback--truly appreciate it! Story is completed, just have to re-write/fill out some of the middle chapters a bit more, but next is in queue. More of how they both got to this time & space and what is going on more specifically in the next chapter--thank you again for reading a rare pair!

Yes, our baby has finally arrived--lol! Seriously, thank you so much for your nerves and talent you've given/shared with me and this story and characters (no, I didn't mean your blood, sweat & tears... did I? hehe!) These characters couldn't have fleshed out as they have without your nudging & nurturing-thank you again, from the bottom of my heart!naggy pooh

Thank you so much for reading and the feedback--truly appreciate it! There will be more of Flint and others;-) and more of how they came to be together in this time in the next chapter (story is completed, just must re-write some in-between chapters with more filling out of the riddling parts in more detail)- Thanks again for reading!xxx

Thank you so very much for continuing to read and the detailed feedback--truly appreciate it!Reference to Sirius' and Hermione's counterparts in the other universes will be touched upon in the next/final chapter. Hoping to tie up many of the numerous loose ends of the multiple half-explained or completely unexplained things--perhaps a few will be left for the reader to fill in as they wish, but other things will be specifically, finitely expressed for this version of this tale. Again, thank you for taking the time to give this a read--and I love the Canis Major at its zenith!

Dear

, thank you for reading and the thoughtful feedback--yes, Sirius is impetuous and the observations about him being connected to the moment as well as being totally connected to the ones he loves will perhaps lead him to make decisions that will clash with how Hermione sees decisions needing to be made, due to his nature... Thank you again, truly appreciate it !

Thank you so much for all of the feedback--as you well know, I've been very loosely trying to follow an inverted detective story *thingy* here, a 'howcatchthem' of sorts... I'm so happy you like the Knockturn Alley vision (I know I took extra liberties with it, but yes, I also find it hard to believe that all of Magical London is confined to two narrow alleys, etc., so thank you for entertaining this notion)--thank you again for everything!