Thanks! That's great to know. 

The next chapter will be out late Wednesday/early Thursday, GMT.

Thanks! As for Tonks, you'll have to wait and see. Her furry boyfriend's fine, but then he didn't accompany her to confront a certain Dark Lord.

It doesn't look like good news... but maybe, just maybe, it's a red herring? Would I do that to my poor readers?

Ahh, but the thing about Ginny is that there's no body to steal, without expending more effort than Atropos wanted to, there being nothing left of poor Ginny but ash after being touched by that atomising spark.

Lupin is all too good at staying quiet, as he proved in PoA. Maybe Moody has some dirt on him to blackmail him with... whatever the case, something dodgy is going on!

Ah, ok.  I thought it might have had something to do with her having been possessed by Voldie before, instead, which would seem to make her more valuable rather than less.  Sometimes I think too much.  :)

Good point about Lupin. You'd think he'd learn though!  Definitely dodgy.

Thanks! It's good to know that you are... I just hope I can keep it interesting.

Thank you for such a long review!

Hermione must have been the last to know of the poor Weasleys. Ironic after she was initially the prime suspect!

Albus may well be right about there being more to know of Atropos...

Glad you like the end! It's difficult even for me to describe the undercurrent in that bit, and I wrote it. Severus does have a right to be angry and overprotective, but at the same time he probably knows that he's being selfish. It sounds kinda clumsy when I put it like that for some reason!

I think it's the sort of thing that is going to sound clumsy said straight out, which is why it works so much better as the scene you used to evoke it. 

Thanks! Come to think of it, Severus was a little clumsy in that scene when it came to the sex...

I wonder...

Thanks! Moody is doing his best to push him into the corner, too. Just as well Albus has backbone.

Atropos's identity is not the only twist in this tale, but as you know my writing, you doubtless already guessed that.

Thanks! It certainly took long enough to write. Anything in particular that made it good to you?

The details.  The way Hermione stopped Moody by touching him.  The fact that McGonnagal said only a witch would notice the lines around the eyes.  The fact that Ron said Hermione would never murder his family.  

I'll try to keep details like that coming, then!

Thanks! I'm working on the next two chapters, which should be finished soon, although after that there's still the betaing process. Expect more at some point next month, likely before the release of Deathly Hallows. 

That's a good theory you've got there... not the one I'm following, but a good one all the same.

Thanks. The theory is based on the fact, that "bad Hermione" had to be created before "good Hermione's" death and the boggart being corporeal and really hurting Granger.

But now I'll think about something else. 

A Horcrux? Hmm, now that's a very good idea... she did kill before she died, after all...

Thanks! I'm glad to hear that. Yup, that's what Hermione does... while the, er, other Hermione seems to kill whenever she can.

You should be worried! Particularly since Hermione is still lacking some of her powers... and can't hurt Atropos without hurting herself.

If Dumbledore was still in his prime, he'd be able to stop her, but he is 150-ish years old.

I wonder what would happen if Atropos was to take that one thing away from Hermione...

Poor Hogwarts! I more or less made it bite the dust twice, too, by retelling some of the events of the previous chapter from another POV.

A happier ending? Well, happier than Redivivus, anyway.

Just hope I can keep this a good story all the way through! 

Thanks! Now the challenge is to keep the other chapters interesting too.

Yup, Atropos does look exactly like Hermione for a reason... but I'm still not letting on exactly why!

Hogwarts wouldn't be the same without the critters, as I'm sure that Hagrid would agree.

The plot bunny seems to like carrots and chocolate... along with fingers, so be careful.

That's my speciality! For every answer there's at least one more question.

I thought Fawkes deserved some action after just sitting pretty in Redivivus.

As yet, I haven't started on the next chapter, but I'm setting bait for any helpful plot bunnies... my plot is, for the moment, rather threadbare for that part.

That was rather evil of me. Sorry!

It was very evil!   You'd better try to update soon!

I'm writing the next chapter! It's the betaing that takes the most time, really, but I think it's worth the wait for it.

What d'you think to a since before christmas wait... Oops... I'm co-writer of Pride & Prejudice at Hogwarts, and unfortunately due to our bad grammar and not managing to keep a beta, it's been a long while since we put up chapter 1... We can't seem to get chapter 2 up. It's really annoying... But I guess it can't be helped...

That must mean that I'm doing something right! I hope to post more by the end of the month.

Thanks! I just hope I can keep it up.

The next chapter is being written, honest!

I hope I have managed to get across just how scary it is for your average (or even not so average!) wizard to face a Necromancer. 

I don't let up on poor Severus at all, do I? In penance, I should write a fluffy fic after this is all over. But I'm not sure that I can pull that off...

Thank you! That action was certainly tricky enough to write, so I'm glad that it works for you.

And so you should... (evil cackle) 

If there is a Fanficcers Anonymous group, I've never heard of it! I suspect that it'd have millions of members.

I'm working on the next chapter. Hopefully it'll be finished before too long.

Poor old Hogwarts, indeed. Before it can be rebuilt or fixed, there's a certain evil Necromancer at large to deal with... 

Evil could be Atropos's middle name!

Much as she'd like to claim credit for reducing Hogwarts to rubble, it's more to do with her wand... malfunctioning, for lack of a better word. More on that in the next chapter, which is in progress!

If only the Founders had Necromancers in mind when they enchanted the wards! 

Thank you! Who Atropos really is will probably be revealed in the next chapter... which is still in progress. I hope to get it finished and posted by the end of the month.

You'll find out who Atropos is in the next chapter, presuming that I don't delay it.

Having a few moments of levity does help lighten the tone, although it may add to the next dose of gloom and doom with the contrast.

Poor stupid Harry. He didn't actually have his wand in hand, but you'd think he'd know about being careful for what you wish for. It was so tempting to include him whining something like 'It's not my fault!' or 'I didn't do it!'

I did wonder if I'd get more adverse reactions from my readers for levelling Hogwarts than I did for killing off most of the Weaselys. 

I did wonder if I'd get more adverse reactions from my readers for levelling Hogwarts than I did for killing off most of the Weaselys.

Damn.  You're right.  I'm actually kind of embarassed about that, now.