I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really loved writing this story.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really loved writing this story.

Quite honestly, I don't think she's any worse than any other girl her age. Maybe a little more devious, but she just loves her daddy, and doesn't get to see him that often, so she milks every oportunity. And yeah, who could possibly understand what it's like to either wrap daddy around your little finger, or to be wrapped around your daughter's little finger? It's a mystery...

Children are virtually incapable of seeing life in the gray shades that adults do. Children don't understand "slightly unhappy" or "mildly amused". They either love or hate, are happy or sad. That's why children shout things like "I hate you!" and "You're the meanest mommy I ever had!" after being chastened. And since the child feels that she hates her parent after a scolding, the parent must then, in the child's thinking, also hate her. As for the shopping, the parents only split up on big shopping trips, Fortuna spends most of her time with her mother. That's why this story exists. If Fortuna spent most of her time with her father, he wouldn't have such a hard go of things, would he?

I'm glad I finished it, too. Thanks for being such a great cheerleader for this one! Now go write some more Madness! (just kidding) (kind of)It's been my biggest fear that I've butchered Snape, so thanks for saying that about him. I hope he doesn't try to hex me, still...

If he hexes you, it's your own fault for leaving him so in character!  If he was lovey-dovey Snape, he'd never hex you!I'm writing more, even as we speak.  You should write more too!

I don't have kids myself, so writing them was a bit frightening. I think that's why I took on this challenge, to see if I could do it, even if I did butcher Snape in the process. Thanks for the review and the flowers! I gratefully accept them.

I got ahold of Michmak the other day, and we discussed WIB. We know we need to continue it, and I need to get it posted here, as well. It's a great story, and I'd hate to see it abandoned. Maybe she and I can finally get cracking on it soon. We've both been so very busy. Thanks for the review. Glad you liked my strange little romp.

Oh, BTW, I wanted to let you know that you expressed his frustation perfectly, if not being a little easy on him. I am the mommy (read 'primary care giver') to 3 little ones who all had the chicken pox ( a milder form of muggle Dragon Pox) all together during this past Easter while hubby was out of the country. Unfortunately, I had no Tonks and Remus to call. I guess, based on that experience, I felt a deeper connection and love for this fic than most. Just thought you ought to know. Did I mention how perfect it all was???? Oh, and I'm happy WIB isn't abandoned. I reread it start to finish again recently just because its just so cute. I'm looking forward to seeing that update.Thanks again for sharing your marvelous talents with us!!!!!

Oh no! Bless your heart! Just like Snape, weren't you? I'm sorry that there was no werewolf to pull over and help you. I wouldn't have had him in this story, if it wasn't part of the requirements. Actually, I would have gotten extra "Points" if the kids had gone on to St. Mungo's, but I couldn't do that to him, or Hermione.

Poor Fortuna, though. Mummy really did come back from Lativa with another baby, she just doesn't know it yet! Thanks for reviewing.

Thanks! I'm hoping I can get it done today. It'll be the final chapter.

I've just about got the final chapter written. Then I can move on to other things! I have the beginning of something completely different written, too. Thanks for the review!

Well, the scar is from Fortuna's perspective, but I would assume that he received it during one of the wars. I put that part in because I used to love to play with this scar of my brothers that was really squishy. He got it when he fell on a bolt, puncture wound. I didn't know that when I was little, I just loved the way it moved around. I now know that it's called a Keloid scar and is a benign sort of growth that plastic surgeons have to deal with a lot. (Thank you, Dr. Jan Adams, you sexy man, you!)