Reading this was a delight. So much so that I will check out your recommended Sayers title.  All I can say is encore, encore!

A very enjoyable tale, Ginny as a serial killer was unexpected, but made sense. Hermione is well on the way to getting Severus right where he wants her. 

I think that Umber has it right, they need to look for someone that has a gruge againt Dennis.

Nicely done.  I really enjoyed the way it was written and the plot.  :) 

I want a Brownie of my own. :)

I don't know Dorothy Sayers, but I love the style if writing you have here. :)

I love a good murder mystery. and this is looking very good.

Still can't believe my fist prompt, ever, contributed to the birth of this wonderful fic...Thanking you again for this amazing gift and for taking the time to write this unforgivable tale. Gaudy night was, and still is, my all time favorite Dorothy L Sayers novel and you are, my friend, a very talented writer.

Seemed different from your usual work and now that I've seen the author's notes, understand why.  Very nice job.  It was quite clever.  Thanks for your efforts!

Darn, I missed the clues! Nicely done, I liked the Sayers inspiration. Can I keep Umber?

Witty, well-plotted, well-written ... and very well received! Thanks for writing!

I like this, but then I LOVE the Dorothy Sayers stories about Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Have you read the continuations by Jill Paton Walsh? She almost has the Sayers touch. ^_^

This was very entertaining and funny. Although it was about murder it was made with humor. Didn't see the ginny card before hand, so brownie points for you!

I love it. Thank you very much.

WOW! Not too dragged out, definite twists, great play by play! Enjoyable and fun :) Thank you! Very creative and a great read!

Ah! That was satisfying! AND well-written! Brava, Ladymage Samiko! I had a lovely time.

ooooh!   A proper mystery!    *grabs popcorn*

Well, this chapter leaves me with only two impressions. 1; the skeletons had no use in the sculptures, I guess, and 2; I do not like the idea of red venom wasps at all.

Freaky! I read a lot of Batman fanfiction, so when I read the title I heard the Riddler in my head saying, 'When is a corpse, NOT a corpse?' Lol. I'm only on the first chapter, so my impressions as your reader thus far, since you've already told us the corpses aren't real (which I'm not sure -in most cases- is a great idea for a mystery, but if you hadn't, I admit a few readers would have ducked out by this point, so I understand your methodology there), is that the copied skeletons were similar to something like a dressmaker's doll, or one of the bendable small wooden artist's models that people keep on drawing desks that take on natural poses, with movable joints and such (I have one of these).It would help immensely in the likeness' bone structure, for posture, relative size of body parts (which can be a challenge for an artist - we tend to draw arms thinly, necks longer, etc., than reality - and especially the structure of the likeness of facial features, and perhaps keep the statues moving in natural ways. For some reason I hadn't imagined the statues being to scale until that point, assuming Fugde's would be larger than life for political showmanship, and Lavendar's to be perhaps a smaller, lifelike version of herself sitting elegantly or something... Logical for Fudge, but Lavader and Ron or Lav's parents or whomever it was for must have a large home with a lot of empty space to accommodate such a thing (I don't doubt the Delacours likely have the space haha) but then, magical extension charms seem to be the norm rather than the exception for wizarding spaces, so I'm off track there.It's exceedingly odd that Creevy would need the bones to be accurate enough to pass wand tests as real bone structure, though, and I assume the same tests could identify to whom it belonged if the aurors are involved. Or, perhaps they're overlooking it, because the evidence seems so obvious at this point? It does feel like their modus operandi, in the Harry Potter universe. Actually, that brings up another thought. Where is Harry? This is a Creevy we're talking about, and I doubt his hero's guilt could be put aside too long, especially if this Creevy may or likely has not killed his best friend's girl.You really did a 180 on Ginny's character here, which is interesting. I trust Umber would not have any reason to lie about her listening devices, but selling out her friends seems one of the lower things I've read her attempt to do in traditional fanfiction, since neither she nor Harry are in need of any money, that part doesn't fit the puzzle for me yet, though I doubt it will be long before the Magister questions her on those activities, so I'll trust in it for now.5 stars, exceeds expectations. ;) So far, a very interesting riddle.Sorry for the essay, but I've been told by other authors they enjoy my long reviews because it means I'm really thinking about what they've written and it helps them to be certain the pieces fit the way they intended, and as I write in other fandoms, I tend to agree.PS; I love the inclusion of Umber, by the way, and how you manage to get him to fit into the story from the very start with only a few sentences of explanation (I actually looked up the mythology of Brownies in Scotland to help myself understand, and you're spot on, to the point where I wonder why Rowling bothered inventing house elves at all, really.) Anyway, onward!

What a fantastic opening to a wonderful mystery!! You've got the main characters pegged. I nearly cried again at your portrayal of the man that Dennis Creevey has become (I cried for Colin at the end of DH). I love the idea of a branch of the Aurory under the Tower of London. I love the character of Umber. I've never really been a Dorothy Sayers fan, but you've inspired me to give her another chance. Looking forward to the next chapter! ( Ok, done rambling now.)