Trying, trying--too much to do!

Thanks!  Trying...

BTW, I got onto Peredhil. He was always a good healer (especially healing wounds caused by dark weapons) but he's a ways from home isn't he? Or did he stop by Grimmauld Place on his way to visit Mithrandir? I think it's cool to cross authors like that. Fanfic at its most diverse. :D

He's definitely come a long way to the East, but I think he knows when he's desperately needed...

Hee hee hee, Peredhil is a crossover.  I'll give you a hint: his name doesn't really mean "half-blood" but "half-elven."  And yeah, Draco will heal eventually, though it's amazing what a little Phoenix Fire will do to a Dark Mark...

Well, what can I say, my son will gobble that up.  So to speak. 

Or even, whichever.

*bows*

Thanks!   I was worried this was too whiny.  I think Harry deserves a bout of depression, though.

Well, people do and say stupid things when they're angry, don't they?  The two of them have a bit of talking to do, when they both cool down.

That seems to be how it goes for poor Harry. 

Well, I think Tura would feel uninclined to share her heritage for the same reason Lupin doesn't wear a sign saying "I'm a werewolf."  Prejudice, undeserved distrust, etc.  As for Harry's reaction: I tried to enunciate it a little bit with the conversation with Dumbledore.  She'd kept this secret from him, and Harry has shown in previous books that he's DAMN tired of being left out of the loop.  And rightfully so--Dumbledore admitted that Sirius's "death" was his fault for keeping Harry ignorant in the hopes of somehow "protecting him."  His temper was already flaring up because he couldn't understand why this woman who obviously wanted him was shoving him away, and then when he found out her "little secret," it was that "I know best so I'm going to leave you hanging there by the short-n-curlies and then spring the truth on you" routine again.  He just lost it.  Plus the truth is pretty darn ugly, especially considering all the importance people in the Wizard world place on bloodlines.  I mean, does he really want to get close to the granddaughter of that horrible, sadistic Gaunt he met in the Pensieve?  The niece of Morfin, Parselmouth from Hell?  Not to mention the daughter of his nemesis--how could anything good and honest come from the scion of Slytherin?How indeed.  There's still more to the story...

Ok, I get the picture now.  Thanks for explanation... do you have the feeling that we might something in that very vein in JKR's last book?  The boy has been left hanging high and dry for so long, chomping on the bit,  somewhat neglected by the Order... treated as a tool, rather than a potentially strong and useful member and wizard?  I'm a bit worried about his fate, specially after the last scene in HBP.  The kid is woefully under-prepared to face this deadly nemesis.  And let's face it, Dumbledore won't be there to send him a lifeline...Oops!  Sorry to shove my concerns on this thread, but your story does bring out those potential flaws in the next book... A good thing though,  your story does push one to consider these questions about the next book.  Good job, great writing, Fawkes!

Thanks!  That was exactly what spurred me on to write this, actually--I wanted my kids to have something to read in which Harry not only SURVIVES (which I'm not sure JKR will have), but also comes through in a more cooperative setting.  Lone heroes are an idea whose time has long past, in my mind.

I don't think he was necessarily trying to choke her, he was just so angry he wasn't paying attention to the strength of his grip. He'll be thinking aloud about his reasons in the next chapter.

Thanks!  Can I just say that the little cheerleader icon cracks me up every time I see it?  *sporfle*

Gak... Cheesy?  Really?  :(  I wanted to portray Harry as someone a LITTLE more slick and mature than the fumbling boy who nearly had a coronary about kissing Cho Chang and then went groveling in public with Ron's li'l sister.  And when I tried to imagine what he might get Ondossi for Christmas, I came up blank--she's too into subsistence living to want things.   So he had to think of something sweet and meaningful, that would impress her with thoughtfulness, not expense.  And that seemed like the kind of rakishly romantic maneuver he might have picked up from Sirius...

Sorry, that isn't how it felt to me.  And I really liked the rest of the chapter.  But Harry is still only 17, and the whole key to my heart thing seemed over the top.  More romance novel than the rest of what you were writing.  

Well, shucks.  I was trying to avoid that very bodice-ripping sort of thing, too.  Well, if it's any comfort, things are about to turn VERY dark there, so the notion of romance novelism is about to fly out the window.

No one's quite sure yet, but whatever it is, it's gotta be Dark...

Tura's 10 years older than Harry, but that won't be general knowledge until later in the story.  And things do seem to be stirring between them...Who put it there?  Heh heh heh.  All in good time.

Evil, evil Fawkes!  Lmao!  I promise to be patient until then... *twiddles her thumbs*

Answers will come in good time...

You're gonna love Ch. 26 then...

Sigh... now there's a thought.  Too bad I'm writing this at the PG level.  *slashy thoughts of Seeker on Seeker*  EEEP!

*grin*

Re: Wands:  time will tell, and in this case it will be a short time.

Yeah, I think Remus is straddling a fine line.  On the one hand, yeah, it WAS well executed, but on the other, it was an act of direct disobedience AND the breaking of a very recent promise.  I think Lupin, as the Alpha Male of the Order, has a really strong need to be the one in charge--part of that inner wolf leaking out.  So when Harry acts in a defiant way, it really spurs Lupin to take him down and teach him his position in the pecking order.  And I think Harry really needs that, to be honest, because he IS a loose cannon, so used to having to handle everything himself or with just R & H, that he automatically assumes he's on his own in every circumstance.  With Heirs, I'm trying to steer Harry et al into what I personally think is a more realistic approach to defeating Voldy, in which people work TOGETHER, not just sit around waiting for Harry to shoulder the job all on his own, or at best with a little help from R&H.  Eek, I'm giving out spoilers on my own fanfic, but you get the idea.  :)

Exactly.  Baby immortals must be even worse, you know?  As for Remus--you'll find out soon enough.  He's a bit distracted at the moment.

Me too.  I like the old pooch, even if he is mean to Severus.

Me too.  That was my favorite part about Godric's Hollow. 

A) She's in the rubble somewhere, same as Ron.B) It pretty much has to be Fawkes--who else blows up and then turns into a baby bird?C) I think Harry's a little overwhelmed by all the activity.D) Sure seems that way, doesn't it? :)I have the next 2  chapters done and after that, it'll depend on how fast I can crank them out.