Oh, I know ... it was very long.  I'm not too fond of it, actually, so I'm going to rewrite it and then resubmit it.  I'm glad you enjoyed it though.  Your reviews, as always, truly encourage me!  :-)I, too, cannot WAIT until they get to Hogwarts ... it's been too long.  :-PThanks again!~Julia~

Thanks for your complimentary review, :). I'm so pleased that you are still enjoying the story.

I'm so glad, too, that you liked the idea for this chapter--it has been the one that most people have complaints against. Some feel it's too vague, others don't understand the point. However, rest assured that there is, indeed, significance in that blue book with the bronze writing. Hee!

I believe that the way in which I wrote it explains why most people find a hard time enjoying it, :-S. This chapter was very similar to my one-shot, "The Ultimate Trust" in that it was very image-oriented and had less of a storyline. Most people don't like that. But I'm thrilled that you tapped into that. Kudos to you for being observant! :P

And about Leanne, yes, she knows that Riana is alive, anyway. But she doesn't know--and I believe I can tell you this without ruining anything--that Riana is at the Leaky Cauldron. There are other things, though, that she does know...Hee!  But I won't say what they are.

My utmost thanks, again, for your endlessly wonderful reviews. They truly encourage me. :)

~Julia~

Thanks for R&R-ing. I hope you enjoyed it. :) More should be around soon... but no rushing, eh? We want the next chapter to be good, too. :P Hee!

~Julia~

i want to say rush, but i know you're right. take it slow. make it good. (as i know you will.)thank u!

Thank you, as always, for your lovely comments. This was one of my more ... eloquent chapters, I suppose you could say, hee! Just kidding... but, really, I'm grateful to you for your kind words.

I, too, am glad that Riana now has Fabian. He's not perfect, but I love him to death. :)

And... I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer to truly know who Riana's parents are. *pulls face* There are aspects of her history that I wouldn't want an eleven-year-old to know. So, years must pass until she finds out the Truth. *giggles and points at the capital T*

Anyway, thanks so much for your comment and I'm going to go and read/review the newest chapter in "Where My Future Lies." :)

~Julia~

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swoons and faints*. YEARS??? We have to wait for YEARS until we find out the Truth (capital T!)???Cruel! Intriguing, though! :) Gosh ... and I thought I was cruel for stringing things along!Gotta go read your new chappie now!BTW: I was slightly incorrect about the inventor of the entrail-expelling curse. It was Urquhart Rackharrow, chapter 22 of OotP.

Thank you so much for your review. :) I'm so glad that you are enjoying Riana and Fabian's time together.

The mystery, yes... that will all be revealed in good time. I'm so glad you're intrigued; your enthusiasm truly encourages me.

Fabian... well, not this next chapter, but the one after that... that will show a bit of Fabian's definition of 'real' fun. :P Not all... but then, Riana's not a werecat either.  Thus, she wouldn't be able to accompany him on his nighttime jaunts, more's the pity. :(

Thank you again, though, for your lovely review. I love getting them.

~Julia~

Thank you for your lovely comments and also for your con. crit.  Those comments really help me, I wish I could get more of them, hee!  But I will change it right away!

I had no idea that "biscuits" weren't available with (American) gravy.  *gasp*  It seems to be a main staple on restaurant/cafe' menus here in America.  

Again, thank you ever so much for R&R-ing as well as for the correction. :)

~Julia~ 

You're very welcome! If I had to write a fic set in the U.S, I would be completely lost as regards many things, such as food.I see so many Americanisms creeping into HP fics. A very common one is 'pinkie' ... a word never used here. We simply call it a 'little finger'.Having said that, my beta (who is American) is forever finding Irishisms in my work. Even between England and Ireland there are so many differences in phrases and sayings.Can't what for chapter 12!

Can't what for chapter 12!!!???Can't wait for chapter 12, obviously! ;)

Thanks very much,

!  :) It really encourages me that you like the story and find it intriguing.  I enjoyed writing the descriptions of the books very much.

And you shall see ... what "~~Or so she thought...~~"  meant.  Oh, yes ... you shall certainly see. :)

~Julia~ 

Why thank you, :).  Yes, if there's one thing I can do ... it's my homework.  *grimaces slightly*  Although homework for HP is much better than homework for ... anything else.  :)

There will be plenty of dialogue in the following chapters, however there is so much background to cover that the first chapters are rather limited in dialogue.  Never fear!  There are great things to come. 

Thanks so much for R&R-ing.

~Julia~ 

Thank you very much.  I love writing about Gringotts because it is such an amazing place!  Me and my "dusty balustrades," *sigh*

Hee!  Thanks again for R&R-ing.

~Julia~ 

Thank you for your review.  I assume you've just started reading the story?  :)

And there will soon be contact with witches and wizards, hee!  :) Chapter after next, I believe... 

Again, thanks so much for your review--it was very encouraging!

~Julia~ 

Well, thank you, :).  Personally, that wasn't my favorite chappie, however, I'm glad that you are still sensing Riana's conflict.

Tom is very talented, hee!  The only problem is that he doesn't want anybody to see that, *shiftily looks left and right*

Thank you so much for R&Ring.

~Julia~ 

Thank you so much!  :)  I'm thrilled that you are enjoying the story.  I didn't want it to be run-of-the-mill, which has caused a smidge of trouble when getting it validated on other sites!  Hee! (Something about 'delicate issues...')  :P

However, I'm very glad that you have found my story and the next chapter is in queue, so it should be up soon.

~Julia~ 

Oh, thank you so much!  I'm so glad I reviewed yours, too, or I might not have ever found it!  (That's slightly confusing, but you get the picture, hee!)

Thank you, again, for your kind comments.

~Julia~ 

Thank you very much for your review!  It encourages me ever so much that you like my story! :)

The next chapter is in queue, so it should be up soon.  

~Julia~ 

Oh, thank you very much!  I'm sorry that it was such a short chapter, but I'm very glad that you enjoyed it! :)

~Julia~ 

Short chapters are nice ... and sometimes they are essential.  As in this case; it was a pivotal point.  Now, I'm really looking forward to the next chapter!

Thank you very much!  I'm so glad you find her interesting.  The last thing in the world that I wanted to do was create a "Mary Sue." :)  Considering, however, that she's her own person, that wasn't too difficult at all!  Thanks for R & R - ing ... I really appreciate it!

~Julia~

Hehe, how'd you guess? I'm kidding... yes, I did want her to be in Slytherin.  We always hear such bad things about the Slytherins and I wanted to look at the whole "magic" situation from a 'Snake's' position. :)

Thank you very much for your kind review!

~Julia~ 

Wow.  What great praise!  :) Thanks very much for your kindness.  I'm glad you're enjoying the story.  And it's fine that you haven't reviewed 'till now... you've read them, at least.  :)

Again, thanks very, very much!

~Julia~ 

Thanks very much for R&R-ing. *smiles*

I'm so glad you like the story. :) Also, Riana will soon get to Hogwarts, just stick with her, please. The story is taking its own precious time, but I think it will turn out all right ... at least I hope so, hee! :)

~Julia~

Hmm.. not sure about the "entrail-expelling" but he was the captain of Slytherin Quidditch team at one point. :)

I love Favel (plus her name is so fun!)  She was a pleasure to write, even though she is a very minor character ... at this point. Hee!

About the length, hmm, well... I really don't know how long it's going to be. *laughs uneasily* I was going to try and make it 30 chapters, however, the length of some of the chapters is so short.  I simply ended where I felt a cliffhanger would do well. They just happened.  I'm sure you know what I mean. :)

Now, though, I'm thinking that I may do volumes of Riana's life. You know, Serpent in the Moonlight: Volume One. This one details her first year. Serpent in the Moonlight: Volume Two... and so on and so forth. A bit like the HP books, but not. There's just so much information about her that I want to share and she can't discover everything in her first year ... that much knowledge would kill her, poor thing. :( Honestly, I have some ghastly stuff planned for her in the future. I'm so mean. Hee! *snickers evilly*

Anyway, that was a really long post. *sigh* I should have just said "Thank You," except that I love getting your reviews and your feedback. Talking to much again... must go. Thanks so much!

~Julia~

Oh, as long as there are purebloods, there will be pureblood mania. :) I'm glad you are intrigued by Fabian's character ... the last thing in the world I wanted to do was make him "flat." *cough Ron & Hermione cough cough* Hee!  Just kidding... only in canon, not in fanon.  :D

I love getting your reviews! :) Thanks so very, very much.

~Julia~

Thank you so much for your lovely compliments. I do plan to continue Fabian as a foil to Riana ... if only he could get her to eat that Licorice Wand, hee! :)

~Julia~