I love your stories so much!! Pure brilliance! I can't wait to hear about Harry's and Ginny's wedding and all the new auror adventures! So please write another one soon?

Author's Response: Dear HexQueen,

I'm glad you enjoyed my stories so much. I'm pleased that you did.

At this time I have no new plans for any lengthy HP stories. Sorry, my real life currently doesn't leave me with nearly enough time ... I wish it did. I enjoyed writing them.

Mrs_Granger

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Love the book so much GO HP

Author's Response: Dear Lucy,

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Mrs_Granger

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nice.keeps memory lively

Author's Response: har15,

Thanks. I'm glad you like remembering ...

Thank you too for your review. It's nice to know there are still people reading my work ...

Mrs_Granger

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WONDERFUL STORY!! I could barely stop reading!! But I'm wondering what about kreachers funeral? Did they have it and I missed that part or did you not include it in the ending part?

Author's Response: Dear Emily,

Thank you for your review. I really appreciate hearing from my readers.

Yes you are correct, Kreacher's funeral was missing from the story. I originally intended to write another one and the funeral was to be part of that. Unfortunately my work has become more and more demanding of my time since I finished my 'Winters' story to the point that I barely have time to keep up with reviews, much less write something new. I keep intending to, but so far it hasn't happened.

Sorry about that. Thanks again for your kind words.

Mrs Granger

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I love this story, it is my favorite Harry Potter story I have ever read (besides the actual Harry Potter stories)

Author's Response: Dear Mickayla,

Thank you so much for your kind words. I do appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoyed the story.

Mrs_Granger

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Tremendous work, the detail and the creativity is brilliant, i would pay to read your work! Congrtaz and thank you!

Author's Response: Dear Elliottg,

Thank you for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed my story so much!

It is my dream to publish something for real some day. Maybe when I retire I'll try it. Thanks for your encouragement.

Mrs_Granger

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This chapter was written very well and I feel as if it really could have happened in the space that J. K. Rowling did not flll in, in the Dealthly Hallows!

Author's Response: Dear mickayla,

Thank you for your review. I'm glad so far my story is working for you.

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Well, I certainly had to chuckle at the ending lines. How long had you been aching to work that bit in.

Finally your story is at an end. I see there are seventy some reviews of this final chapter already. You have done a fine job, you have been told that before. I hope that the year since you have finished this has been good to you.

You did tie up some loose ends, but in some ways these last few chapters lacked some of your usual focus. More like picking at stray bits that are lying around. Bullet removed check, muggle memories modified check, relationship properly stregthened check.

The ceremony for Kreacher fell by the wayside, would like to have seen that. Would have been another opportunity to explore the magic of the tapestry actually if you had wanted to do so. In the end, he has not actually returned home, he is still at the Burrow.

Even the bit about asking if Molly planted all of the flowers was a bit odd. A handful of paragraphs from the end of the story, but it is just left dangling. You could have tied it to something magical, perhaps related to Arthur and Molly's wedding or love. You could certainly have described the beauty of the flowers without asking the question. Just seems kind of odd.

In a way, I can perhaps understand. You have lived with this story and these characters for longer and in greater depth than any of us. It is kind of like moving out of a place after you have been there a long time, there are little bits that keep tugging back at you, and yet your focus is elsewhere and somehow you are saying goodbye to something that was once a major component of your normal routine.

Or maybe I am just full of it. Good job, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your work.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

It was really difficult to end this story. In fact, I originally had another two to three chapters, showing Kreacher's funeral, Harry coming home, a visit with Kingsley and Robards back to the cave as they decided what to do about it, the lestranges arrangment, and finally the rehearsal for Ron and Hermione's wedding, but it was beginning to feel like a different story and a beginning of something new rather than an ending of this one. That's why I tried to pull back the elements I could smoothly work in, back into these last few chapters. Things got re-arranged and reworked repeatedly to get it to come out as focused as it did, though you are right. It lost the intensity and focus of the earlier chapters.

I am glad that over all, you enjoyed the story. Sometimes I think of working those extra bits into some sort of short story, but so far I haven't had the time. This past year has been impossibly busy to the point that I haven't even been able to keep up with answering my reviews.

Thanks again.

Mrs_Granger

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So Robards has come around, he was a good egg after all. You would think they could have made him more comfortable, they are all wizards and witches after all. For that matter, Kingsley and Robards could have come to Harry.

From what I have seen of house elves, Hermes could have handled Harry's care just fine on his own, Sometimes though you have to let your family care for you.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumnos,

You are right, it does seem they could have made Harry more comfortable. As for coming to him, he needed to be inside the ministry to properly capture his memories for the file.

Hermes probably could have handled Harry's care, but Mrs. Weasley was in need of feeling needed. This is what she needed to do for now. Also, she has the presence to ensure he stays put for days on end if needed. A house elf has trouble doing this as they have to follow the orders of their masters, even if they don't agree. Originally, I had Harry as an invalid and confined to the sofa for much longer. I shortened this in order to make the ending flow smoother.

Thanks for the review.

Mrs_Granger

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A very nice ending for Kreacher. It will be interesting to see if, and how you handle his service.

I found it an interesting choice that it was George who was most ready to help Harry in reaching Kreacher. I have my own idead but I am curious why you made that choice.

I thought Kingsley could have come up with something more important than the need for Harry's signature on the arrest forms. While the wrap up debriefing is to be held the next day, he certainly knows enough to say something. Yes, he may figure that Harry need rest and he probably does, but blank field report forms and signatures on arrest reports are not critical either. Collection of memories from those involved seems a more realistic path and that could have been done now. As I think of it, collecting Harry's memories of the events that took place would have made more sense.

Author's Response: Dear Lumos,

I chose George because he seemed to be the most likely one to come to Harry's aid. Ron knows only too well how badly Harry was hurt, besides with Hermioine against it, he isn't likely to cross her. Percy of course is to propper to get involved. Bill and Charlie are probably old enough and mature enough to also think Harry should follow his healers orders ... besides they didn't want to cross Mrs. Weasley. But George ... he has a different relationship with Harry, given their past. He isn't all that mature yet, and he does still have a bit of a rebal streak in him, which made him a good candidate to help.

As for Kingsley's visit, he just wanted an excuse to come ... besides following protocol about bringing the forms. You are right, the probably could have waited. As for collecting the memories, as you will see in the next chapter, the kinds of memories Harry has will be considered high security and will be classified ... which means they will have to be collected in a special way under special conditions. This is another thing I didn't go into in detail in either chapter, but that is what was behind my thinking on this.

Thanks for asking. You always cause me to delve deeper into what I was thinking when i wrote things a certain way.

best,

Mrs_Granger

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A nice chapter, though the number of wounded is surprisingly low. I am guessing that Bellatrix is now truly dead and that it was the other two Lestrange's who were in charge. So hard to remember who is alive and who is not in these alternate versions of things. The unfortunate side effect of reading multiple stories and doing so over many months.

When one considers that things were sprung early, it all went surprisingly well. Sounds like for the most part, the crystal palace is still intact as well. It would make an interesting one shot exploring what that had originally been for and how it came to be buried.

Still having problems with the attitude of that welcome witch. Kind of funny how on the one hand she threatens to call in an auror and the next moment tells the Minister of Magic that he has no authority over St. Mungo's. I would have preferred if we went this route for Kingsley to really have flexed his authority. Rather than asking for the superior. How about a quick patronus to the wizarding Surgeon General "Bucknell, this is Kingsley, I need you here now, and bring with you the head of St. Mungo's we are in the entrance!" That witch needs to realize that she has bitten off more than she can handle.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor,

I was trying to show some separation of power within the wizarding world ... something intended to be a system of checks and balances, that some could mis understand and twist to their own uses. This was a minor flare, but it added a little something to the story ... I hope.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

Mrs_Granger

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I am so glad that my hope that Kreacher could make a final sacrifice turned out to be your plan for him. Sounds like the most serious casualty on the wizarding side is Harry. Typical.

I did expect some kind of a confrontation with Bellatrix aside from her horcrux. That will likely be revealed in the aftermath. So much work on that weapon and they did not even get off a shot. Pity in a way, would have been interesting to see exactly what it did.

The chapter did bring tears to my eyes at points, that tells me that you had me fully engaged. Excellent work.

The reception Ginny received at St. Mungo's was very odd. She is not exactly lacking in fame herself, and with all of the victims coming to St. Mungo's, they would be in full triage mode. the reaction was more that of a bored civil servant following normal protocol and flaunting minor power without cause.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

Actually the weapon/tool was used by Harry. He fired a spell to help in releasing the muggle hostiages from death eater control in order to make them easier to manage. You notice that it did not kill him. Harry is still master of death, though I didn't make a big deal of that here.

I originally thought to make a bigger deal of the fight Bellatrix put up as her horocrux was about to be destroyed, but it disrupted the fast paced action I was trying to capture with this chapter. I do refer to it briefly in a later chapter though.

The St. Mungo's reception Ginny got was partly what you said ... a civil servant type person flaunting their power when everyone else is to busy to step in and set things straight. I was looking for a way to show that although Ginny is still quite capable of loosing her temper, she didn't loose it completely, showing that even she has grown and matured. There might have been another way to do that, but given the situation with Harry and the unorthodox way she brought him in, I thought this would do. I have seen 'ladies in pink' at hospitals doing similar things in real life, which is what inspired this scene.

Thanks for the review,

Mrs_Granger

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And the best laid plans usually go astray, so we shall see what surprises you have in store for us with the next chapter.

So what I am currently wondering about is how Ginny and Kreacher will end up in the mix. Since it is inevitable that Harry will be in danger, and Esmee and Hermione will be close by, I can not see Ginny being far away. Add to that the power of the Tapestry and some of the bits about Kreacher's magic and such I remember from long ago in early chapters. I have not forgotten that Kreacher is actually very ill nad nearing the end of his life. Could be an opportunity for him to exit with one last act of service to Harry and company. We shall see.

The sledgehammers did not surpise me, we are talking about glass after all. Another reviewers comment about bullets would work as well. Hopefully Harry actually uses the bulletproof vests Dudley brought. Would be a good reinforcement that the best option is a combination of muggle and magical solutions to problems.

Author's Response: Doctor Lumos,

Thank you for your review. I'm glad I've got you thinking about the possibities. I hope you are satisfied with the outcome.

Mrs_Granger

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I am very curious how Robards will act when the shit hits the fan. I think he is at the core a good person, sometimes the games people play can get in the way.

Knowing that the blood strengthens the action of the particular cubicles or cells, my first thought was to replace the blood with either those with know magic in their families or with something that looks like blood but is not, or blood of animals or whatever. Since Harry was able to sample the blood from them, it is theoretically possible. Perhaps injecting something that makes the blood go "bad" [a poor turn of phrase considering that dark magic is all bad].

My question from the last chapter was answered, as I suspected it might be, it was aimed at London. Strange that it was originally aimed at the lake, wonder what that is all about. One can surmise that originally, neither the palace nor the lake were underground. Since a lake can itelf act as a mirror, the surface of it could also have been used to redirect the beam.

If the recoil is certain to kill whomever fires it, then we must assume whomever will fire it, has their soul split and part of it in a horcrux somewhere.

That the weapon is aimed up the tunnel, indicates that it can not work through solid material. Seems to me the easiest muggle alternative is to use an explosive charge to block a portion of that tunnel as they rescue the folks.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

I did consider sharing some of the back story of the device in a separate short story, but I couldn't come up with a plot that allowed me to explain it.

Do you remember that the lake in front of the palace is connected to the sea surrounding the Isle of Mann? The original idea was the ancient wizards used it to saturate the Isle of Mann with an ancient, now forgotten form of powerful magic. It was used originally for the spell that deprived the Macs of some of their magic, then by the last of the Mac's with magic to cast the spell requiring a Mac decendant be present to access the tool, cave, and palace again. That is what prevented magical wizards from ever returning with out the presence of a related muggle.

There is more to it than that, but it gives you some idea of what is in the back story I have.

Best,

Mrs_Granger

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So the shirts dampen the power of the person wearing them. That is unfortunate, I guess the spellproof vests are out then.

A very interesting chapter. I enjoyed it. So the room has a huge amount of magnified magic funneling into it and is behind a focal point of some sort. I wonder what kind of an arc it has in which it can be focused and what is in that direction. Thousands of years old, wonder what function it originally served.

It is good that the story is coming to a close, I have work I should be doing.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

The original function of the device was suggested to me by a collection of ancient celtic myths I read, having to do with the magical powers of magicans, elves, and fairies. I expanded on what I read and imagined how such a device might be 'retooled' to be used by death eaters. This is part is what was behind the device I have in the story.

Just thought you might be interested.

Mrs_Granger

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The power source almost has to be love from the missing women I am thinking at this point. They must be in the upper floors, do not think there is any other place for them to be.ey could create their own kind

I wonder if Kingsley will want to be present as well. They did say they wanted everyone there. Just had another idea, you mentioned incorporating the italian style of magic. They could conceal something right in the midst of where they are working. I still think they will all need to be wearing the shirts.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

It is always interesting to read your ideas. Thank you for sharing them with me.

I hope you like how I used these elements in the next few chapters.

Best,

Mrs_Granger

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Interesting, I had forgot about the whole blood lines thing. Everything seems to be working out. Hopefully the next chapter, as they review the memories we will find out more about how the deatheaters interacted with them. Those "spellproof" vests could become syandard issue for wizards. You have to wonder how thye would blunt other spells.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

Thank you for your review. I'm glad my ideas kept you interested.

Best regards,

Mrs_Granger

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A year since I have had time to read the next chapter. I know that the story is long done now. Hopefully Seeker has had time to focus on his own story.

What I liked best is the maturity that you have Harry showing as he deals with Robards and Kingsley in appropriate ways. Such a change from the youthful charge ahead nature that they had in JKR's novels. That was appropriate for that age, this is appropriate for the witches and wizards they are becoming.

Two items that surprized me. That the presence of Draco at the birthday party did not lead to some sort of interaction or development of the relationship between Draco and Harry, Ron, or Hermione. That a short demonstration of Harry's gift was not made to ease the fears of Andromeda and show those present that Harry had made a very wise choice in his gift as opposed to a rash and inapropriate choice. These are minor and you have enough to do moving the story on to completion.

I look forward to reading it, just not sure when I will get that done. Hope you are well.

Author's Response: Dear Doctor Lumos,

I've missed you and wondered what happened to you.

Yes, the story has been finished and posted for a while. I did want to show the characters growning up. I think that transition from kids to adults is a significant landmark in a person's life, and after everything the trio went through, I wanted to see this happen for myself. That was the reason in part for my story, so I'm glad you feel I succeeded.

As for the bit with Draco, I did consider developing that more, but at this point I was trying to draw my story to a close, not create more story threads. I felt I could always go back and do that later if I wrote another story, so I chose not to do it here.

Thanks again for all your many reviews.

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oh noo!!! we havn't seen kreacher yet!! did ginny forget to update him???

Author's Response: Dear Ms Radcliffe,

You'll have to keep reading to find out. We will see Kreacher again. I didn't forget him.

Thank you for reading my story.

Mrs Granger

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i feel like i read a part of that ending before in another chapter. the note was different though, and ginny didn't get the feeling of deja vu. will she? or, it may just be me...

Author's Response: Ms Michelle Radcliffe,

deja vu does play some part in the story. it is possible that this is the chapter where I intensionally wrote it in. I know Harry experienced it, but Ginny at this point didn't.

Mrs_Granger

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A great story! Kept me at the edge of my seat! And the bit where bellatrix was not dead coincided with the way she blew up in the movie, nice!

I just wish the story continues though...

Author's Response: Dear atty jannie,

Thank you for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed the story and liked the way it concluded.

It would take along time to write all the stories one could tell about Harry. Unfortunately I don't have that kind of time at the moment, so I'll have to leave that to others.

Best,

Mrs_Granger

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This was amazing. ARe u going to keep writing till they get kids or will you stop right after the wedding?

Author's Response: Dear Daniel,

Thank you for your review.

This is it for now. Unfortunately I don't have much time to write anymore, and a work like this does take alot of time.

Mrs_Granger

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best of all fan fiction I read so far... wonderful

Author's Response: Thank you.

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Fantastic story. I have had to read the whole story in 3 days as it is so engaging. Great plot, lovely description of the growing romance between Harry and Ginny. Interesting take on the involvement of Harry's cousin too. Thank you so much.

Author's Response: Luke,

Thank you for your review.

Wow! You read all that in only 3 days? It takes me much longer when I go back and read it myself! That's incredible.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Mrs_Granger

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I am so hooked on your story, its so good I have to keep reminding myself it is fan fiction! I know you've already completed this story but a few pointers; I've guessed you are American because there are loads of Americanisms that we just don't use in the UK and seeing as it's Harry Potter its a bit annoying (Diapers, fall etc) I know it is a bit pedantic, but I thinks its important because for me it lets me slip from the story. I can't believe you've written the equivalent of 6 HP order of phoenix you nutter! However, loving it but people are abusing Harry again! Yeah Kinsley is on his side, but I feel Ginny is the only one who seems to have his best interests at heart (there is only so many times one man can save the wizarding world!!) Harry has no stop button, but that is of course what we love about him.
In the first sequel there was alot of him and Gin and now there seems so little!
Anyway, that's my view - I'm so impressed at the time you've committed to this fan fiction, and thank you so much for doing so

ps, your greatest strength as a writer by far is your dialogue - some of it is so spot on I think J.K could of written it

Author's Response: Dear Wannabe,

Thank you for your review and your comments about my 'Americanisms'. Sorry about that. I probably won't go back and fix them at this time, but I do appreciate that you've pointed it out.

Thank you too for your comments on the dialogue I write. It's good to know it rings true for others. I usually hear the characters speaking these conversations in my head and have to rush to get it all down. I'm glad you could 'hear' it too!

Mrs_Granger

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