WHAT?!! Neville's body? Why in the world would they take Neville's body? Unless...no...certainly he is really dead, right? Oh I can't stand this! You need to hurry up and wrap this up. You just might give me an ulcer!

Ginny. Well, I think that was the real Ginny there. She knew about the DA being sent to watch her. She knew why too. I think Harry should tell the Weasley's, just to rid himself of one more stress, you know? Poor Slyghorn! Who would have thought that he would try and redem himself by trying to destroy that cup? Very good by the way, the part where they found him. Very realistic.

Well, all I can saw is that I hope you find what you need and update quickly. I have no idea about who the firl is you are looking for. Maybe I will look through my HBP copy. It sems like it wold be said by Slughorn or something. Ah well...great job mate!

Well that was a very good chapter. I'm looking forward to a resolve between Harry and Ginny and I definately think it's right for Harry to tell Mr and Mrs Weasley. What on earth was Ginny doing kissing Harry to get something.

Poor poor slughorn. I knew he wouldn't betray Harry and what a way to redeem himself, although in my eyes he did nothing wrong that he had to redeem.

Wondor whether christmas will be interupted by deatheaters like the wedding or will it go smoothly and they'll all have a well deserved break from the misery. either way I'm looking forward to the rest of the holidays. Especially Harrys interactions with Peter. He's turning into one of my fave charictors.

I'm atisipating a bad reaction from Harry about Nevlles body but I do hope he doesn't feel too guilty. It's just like him to take responsibility. But Neville disappearing is a really big thing. I'm thinking he's either alive or a spell will be put on him to trick harry into thinking he is alive then Nevilles dead and enchanted body will betray Harry. what a sad thought

Hope you get the next chapter up soon as I love your work. Also I'm moving house soon so i wont have my computor. I'll have to think of some way around that.

Great chapter and, as usual ^^, a great cliffhanger. Hmm Slytherins in the DA? bit weird but i guess they're not all death eaters (and Zabini's pretty cool).¨
Nice to see them all there for christmas, interesting things tend to happen when the order is gathered. The Harry/Ginny- relathionship is really getting interseting (Hmm didn't think ginny would try to manipulate him, hope hes wrong)

Great writing! Cheers.

What can I say, there is so much to say but too little time in which to say it. Magnificint, amazing, incredible, basically anyword in the Thesaraus/Dictionary to describe Excellcent, that's what describes this chapter.

Now I must apologize after badgering you for so long for another post. It was well worth the looooong wait. Every single detail you wrote here was just awesome. Good save by the way, I read one of your posts in regards to the girl with parents who own the apothecaries. Very cool how you added that in without her name. I don't remember the name either, it's a mystery.

Too many great parts that I can't choose my one favourite. I guess Slughorn did deserve what was coming to him, after all. great turn out for the D.A., Dean obviously still remembering Ginny's temperment knows she won't like being followed. Ginny trying to coax him into not telling her parents.Shame, shame on her. Harry realizing what she was doing, darn it. The discussion between Ron and Lupin, now I'm anxious, who was there that halloween night? That's right, how could two have the same hallucination. Neville's body gone

All these questions mounting and the curiosty of knowing the answers soon. Keep posting, I'm loving it.
Heart in throat with anticipation.

Hey Razz
I really didn't have the time to read your fic right now.
but I just couldn't resist, so I absolutely haven't got time for a big reply, but now you know I read it already.
I totally loved it and I've got lots of theories which I'll post later this week

Janet You're brilliant!! Thank you so much for posting the details on that girl I was asking about, now I can use her as I planned. Thank you, thank you!!

Melissa - Neville!! What's up with that, hey? We are at least three quarters the way through the fic, and more and more will be happening as it comes together. It s a loooooooong fic, I know And thanks to Janet, I have what I need to start the next installment>

dude - I fixed up the double post, no problem Ginny is a resourceful girl, though she doesn't always stop to think about the consequences of her actions. She has a reason for being the way she is. Its so cool you like Peter! I like him too, and he's in the story for a reason, you will be seeing more of him. Goodluck moving house. Hope you can still pop in to read!

Captain - It is weird about the Slytherins in the D.A., but as you say, they're not all Voldemort supporters, they're in Slytherin because they'll "use any means towards there ends" and that's where Zabini fits in. You'll see Harry and Ginny will play out fully in the next installment, I hope you like it... things are definitely stewing...

Roach - Aw, you are too kind *blushes* haha!! thanks for noticing my weave around the girls name. I tried to make it sound as natural as possible, though thanks to Janet, it is no longer a problem! You are very clever, you've asked all the right questions, and they will be resolved ... soon. *lol* Thanks for posting!

krieltje - Hi mate yay .. I'm glad you liked the chapter, the next one is one I've been looking forward to writing for absolutely aaaaaaages, it usually turns out the chapters I like writing the most are the easiest to read, so hopefully it will prove that way again!

Razz do you relize what you have done?? It's a good thing though. You brought in a wrangler. You may have no idea what I'm talking about, but a wrangler is someone that helps you out with a situtation from the other side. A perfect example is Snape. In the first war he was a spy. Now, before DD died, Snape did what was necissary to keep his cover, even if that ment make the Unbreakable vow. Now Zabini is another Snape. It is a very rutine move in these types of situtions. Now Zabini can provide valuable information or he can get himself in to trouble. That was perfectly played foreshadowing. (I learned all of that in Adv. History this semester)

Now the DA meeting was very good. It is like Harry's own Order and he has a lot more people to worry about than just Ginny. But I think that Harry will feel better now that he knows that Ginny is under everyone's eyes.

Now on the subject of Ginny, she seemed kind of 'not herself'. She seemed too weak than what she has been in the past. She has never really wanted anything from Harry that much either. She was too suspicious at that moment. Maybe I'm on to something or maybe I'm not. I might have just been that she really wanted to go back to Hogwarts.

So Neville's body is missing, that could prove that he is still alive. Still not enough to make any of my therories true but I'll keep trying to put some things together.

Good job on this Razz. I was soo happt that it was so long and Slughorn wasn't betraying Harry and destroyed the horcurx. It's a shame he is out-cold. Keep 'em coming!

Oh my! Neville's body is missing, Zabini want in the DA and Slughorn sustained injury while destroying the horocrux.... And then there's Ginny's behavior...
Razz, once again, brilliant work! Can't wait for the next chapter! Please update soon!

After reading a second time i've cooled off a lot with Ginny. Maybe she was just desperate or maybe she's got some trick up her sleeve. I'm quite impressed on how much Zabibi seems to be trying to help. This could be the start of a bond between Slytherin and Gryffindor. After all that's what the sorting hat says. I was thinking at the beggining when Mcgonagal said the different houses would be mixed this could help the houses form a bond. I hope I was right.

Thought i'd write this post now as I am paching my computer now. Have a good time writing this next one and I can't wait to read it.

Now why am I picturing Night of the Living Dead? I am seeing Neville limping down the road mumbling "Brains". Am I just weird picturing this or does someone else have my sick humor.

What a great chapter. You really got me with Slughorn. I never thought you would make it that obvious. At least he was doing good and destroyed the cup. If he had turned on Harry that would have been another strike against Dumbledore's judgement in people.

I am not sure about the Ginny scene. She is just a nice sweet little girl and you have portrayed her as manipulative. Just kidding. I know we have our differences on her character but I think you are keeping her true to herself.

Can not wait to see how the situation resolves itself. Will we be seeing more of Peter and his training lessons with Harry? I think I have Ginny & Socks figured out. I will keep it to myself for now. I would hate to embarass myself with another wrong guess.

Gah, excuse me while my eyeballs readjust. I keep seeing little spots.

All right, all better now! Razz! I'm caught up! Phew! Okay, I did a fair bit of skimming, but I'm a fast reader. Since it's all new to me, I'll just keep my comments genearl for now.

Firstly, you must stop killing, maiming and otherwise hurting the good guys.

Secondly, I love how you take characters that we know so little about and develope them into something decent to read about.

Thirdly, I see you really like to get to the action and you get our hero into quite a bit of it! Poor boy.

So far (can I even use that expression with this?), your fic is thouroughly enjoyable to read. You've done a great job with the feel and layout of the story so it seems that we could be reading something JKR herself has written.

Glad I could help you with that name. . .I'm a veritable encyclopedia of obscure potter facts. It's sad really. I need to get a life!

Now that I've spent the last couple of hours reading this, and it's past midnight. . .I'm going to bed.

janet

Hi there secret! A wrangler, eh? I like the sound of that, and he has a small part to play so it should be interesting. As far as Ginny's behaviour, it can be explained only by the fact that she is desperate to be able to go back to Hogwarts! Yeah, Sluggy isn't a well person. I didn't think he'd work for Voldemort either!

Cori - ~lol~, you sounded in a hurry! I'm a couple of pages into the next chapter and I've got the day free tomorrow, so with any luck I'll have it posted tomorrow night>

Hi dude, I'm glad you have accepted Ginny's behaviour. She is desperate, and you'll find out a bit more about her motivations soon. I wonder if Slythern and Gryffindor can work together, or not? Blaise has his own rather selfish reasons for joining the DA, but he is in a good position to help out, in one area in particular , but you'll find out where soon enough. Well, if your computers packed you probably wont be reading this, but hey ... you never know

You write very well. but I think that the chapters are a little long so...Now I'm not saying that I did't like it I just think that it's a little hard to read but your grammar is very good the characters are in character in all this is very good fanfic

magnifico
ey karamba (did i spell that write)



i'm tellin you i'm loving the the story its just radical dudest.


so does my post stand for post that might seperate you from posting or not posting because if you need more i'm quite happy to keep on posting.


atleast one of my therios were right well two actually but i'm still thinking about it so thats all amigoo

juicy oranges to you citizen.
crunchy apples to you comrad.
have a banana.

I just need to post a quick note about where all of your replies have gone

We're currently performing certain trials to see how things go with our new look forum, and even though you can't see your replies, they're still all here, your post count hasn't been effected and you'll be able to see them again soon. I decided to use my thread as a test, and so far its looking good

Because of all the extra moding work over the past couple of days, and the next week or so, I'll be running behind in my fic a little, but I've already written a few pages and I'm hoping to work on it and finish it tomorrow.

I had a comment that the chapters are too long and it got me wondering, would you guys prefer I shorten them? I can, no trouble, I'll just leave out a bit of detail, maybe not include some of the other characters as much ... just let me know. I'm not going to be offended, I'd prefer to know what suits you all best. And thanks Cheeser mate for your extraordinarily encouraging words! You never fail to make me feel like the effort is worth it!

I would not like your chapters to be any shorter at all.

NOTE: Shorter chapters= conclusion of the series. Which means that your fic will be done!! and gone!!! and I will have nothing left to read!!! heh, I like your chapters. They are very descriptive and profesional. Yet, you aren't going out of your way to make them long, which is very good. Just as long as you dont take nay more room than a page to describe a lamp or something like that

And I would just like to announce, that Razz's fic is 204 pages single space 12 font on microsoft word!! that is alot of writing!

alec

Wow Razz! Haven't that much time to reply, I'll make it quick.
You know, I really don't like H/G but just by the way you write it you make me accept it, you even make me like it. That's a thing JK can't do. But you can. Marvellous, I admire that.

I really like they way your fan fic is, meaning no great comments interrupting the flow. To tell you the truth I was very surprised and panicked that your whole story had disappeared. The last time you were on 15 pages and it's down to four. Right away I didn't have to go hunting for your posts. I didn't know where else I could post this comment so I chose here.

Now back to the story, I loved it, what else can I say. The tension between Harry and Ginny, I love it. The way he couldn't get himself to tell her how he felt and she telling him that she loved him. Seriously I had a lump in my throat with anticipation, and the way they were in eachother's arms. Telling the parents and then Percy interrupting their conversation. He's such a prat, ok I am pretty slow at times, what did he really mean with the parcel he left in Harry's hand, a seed ? I'll probably get it when i read the other post.

Please don't make your post short, I don't know who told you to make them shorter, the detail and the characters you have added to your story rightfully belong there. I can't imagine being able to pick out some info and keeping other info in. It would be like having to pick a favourite child, that could never happen. No your story's are great the way they are, why change a good thing, when it's worked for you for so long. Keep writing lady, oh another question, you do have another story lined up after this one right? I just can't imagine coming in here and not reading your work, hope you already have a rough draft for another story, I'm just aking becuase you said this one was finishing soon.

Ooh Razz I was a bit shocked when I saw our replies were gone!
But I must say this fic reads easier when you can skip all the replies . What new can I tell you about your writing skills? Nothing it's just as amazing as always.

I'm still clueless about the disappearance of Neville's body. What could they possibly want from "him". Maybe they want to blackmail Harry and the order... but that theory just doesn't feel right.

I never knew I could feel sorry for Ginny, but I did when all that stuff happened between Harry and Julie. I don't know how it feels when someone betrays you with another woman, and I surely hope I'll never have to find out

I'm happy to read that Harry and Ginny are getting closer together, if Harry has to end up with someone, than I hope it's her.

Percy. ah the little traitor has returned There's something fishy about his sudden appearance. And he reacted a bit strange towards his family and Harry].

Razz, another great chapter!

I'm glad to see that Ginny and Harry are at least now on the same page and willing to move forward. I'm impressed by Ginny and how she openly admitted her feelings and her desire to stand by Harry through and through... it was quite romantic.
I'm glad they decided to tell the Weasley's and Mr. Weasley's reaction was exactly as I imagined it to be, as well as Mrs. Weasley's desire to return to Hogwarts with the kids.

So Percy returned to the picture. I'm not sure I trust him at the moment. I had to laugh when he said "not everything is about you" and then told Harry he wasn't acting like an adult.... hmmm... nope, don't like Percy one bit.

Well done, Razz! Can't wait for more.

Another great one Razz. You did a good job with the Ginny/Harry scene. Ginny did seem a little advance in her relationship abilities but given what they have been through quite possible. You know Ginny completely side-stepped Harry accusing her of trying to manipulate him. She is good.

Now Percy is back. I just can't help thinking Harry was once again not listening. Percy said several times that he had been reassigned not promoted. I have a feeling there was a falling out between Percy & the minister. Percy is a little weasle but something happened to get him out of the minister's office. Given his ambition I do not think it would have been by choice to leave.

Now who saw Mother Hen Molly moving into Hogarts. That went right over my head but after the fact a very realistic outcome. I think you nailed Molly's reaction perfect. Poor Harry and Ginny, back together and now Molly will be following Ginny around school. Where's Cho at now? It might not be too late for Harry to apologise to her also.

Now for a spoiler theory. I think we will be seeing Neville show up attacking as an inferi. That is right up Voldemort's alley for cruelty. I can just see Harry hesitating trying to decide how to defend others against Neville's reanimated body.

Good chapter. I vote for you keeping them long. They are much better with all the little details.

Greg

Razz, keep writing them long or the way you want to. It is your fic, and if someone doesn't like it long, then they don't have to read it. I love how long it is and the details of everything is great.

Now for this chapter, I thought that it was very good. The sitution with Ginny wasn't my favorite. I'm ready for Julie to come back. I'm tired of the off-and-on relationship of H/G.

Now for the Percy appearance, I think there has to be something behind it. You wouldn't put him in there without some kind of importance. Maybe he was under a spell. As usual, he thought that he was the best and put work in front of family. The plant that was in Harry's hands kinda reminded me of Devil Snare. It expanded quickly though the pot and it was cut off at the end so it has to play some kind of importance. Now the reason I think that may have not been Percy is because he wanted to lure Harry to the Ministry again and that was the same way Voldemort did in the OotP.

Now onto Neville. The stone breaking sounds a lot like something that happened in another famous book. The person/thing was laid on a stone table and the table cracked and the person/thing was reborn. I don't want to ruin it for some of those who haven't read that book so for those of you who have, you know what I'm going at.

Great chapter again Razz!

I'm glad for some of the resolution between Harry and Ginny. Obviously have things to work through, but at least they can be together.

As for Percy, I must say that I'm glad that someone reminded Harry that "Not everything is about you!" (That's a line from "Two Weeks Notice" that I quote quite often.) He definately seems to be up to something. Of cousre, it will all be peppered by the fact that Percy has acted the git in the past, so how much influence he will have over Harry now remains to be seen.

Poor Neville! (I'm really hoping Greg's theory is incorrect, but it sounds plausible to me.)

I agree with keeping the posts long. I mean, come on . . .I got through it!

janet

okay...sorry it's been so long for me to catch up with your fic. lets just say that school computers are daft.

before i comment on your new chapters, i have some good news. in HBP on page 233 toward the bottom of the top paragraph, it says,

"the charming Melinda Bobbin-I dont know
whether you know her? Her family owns a large
chain of apothecaries."

See, i told you i'd find it! i sat down last night and searched until i found it. i'm a very persistant person.

okay, now on to your new chapters: oh my goodness. nevill's body is gone? the second i read that, i immediately thought that voldemort had to have found it and is going to use it as an inferius to get to harry. grrrrrr....he's evil.

as for harry and ginny...ABOUT FREAKIN TIME! hehe. i was wondering when that would happen. making out in the shed...tsk tsk. hehe. that was so amazingly written. and very real with her not able to forgive harry yet.

percy: somehow, i dont know why or how, i saw that coming. i dont know how, i just did. as for the plant he gives harry...i'm either thinking that it is 1) a mandrake-not so much on this one because of the way you described it. 2) it is a devils snare or 3) it is this one plant that i cant remember the name of. we'll see.

well, as for slughorn, i dont have time to post about that, but i'll get back to you. keep writing!

~Cheers!~

Hi guys *waves*

Lynn, hehe... well their aren't too many people left on VTM that don't know my opinion of HBP Ginny, (I can be rather vocal) up until then I really liked her, still, I'm trying to keep Ginny Ginny, but my Ginny is definitely a lot nicer!! You'll see. You don't know how pleasing it is to hear you say that you're rooting for them. I've set up all sorts of situations for them to go through so that now that they finally did get together you would like them. Didn't seem to work on Secret though

Roach, ooh another one who came along for the Harry/Ginny rollercaoster ride!! As I said to Lynn, I had to find ways to make you want them to be together, and its a tangled web, but finally they are accepting their need for eachother. YAY!! Haha! Percy's just Percy, eh? He never seems to change much. I can't tell you what the little plant means, all I can tell you is its important. You may not figure it out until its discovered in the fic as it is a little obscure, especially considering who gave it to Harry. Aw, thanks for the encouragement, and I really do only put stuff in that I think needs mentioning to get the bigger picture. I suppose I could have split the chapters, but most people seem fine with it the way it is, so "if ain't broke, don't fix it!" as they say. Hmm... I have a few ideas in my head for a much shorter fic, but I'm not sure if I'll end up writing it after this. I'll have to see what people think at the end of this story, I think.

Marieke, looks like you're going to like the new forum too then. It'll be up as soon as we've finished working on it, but its an enormous job! You have no idea... Its going to be worth it though. Its a pretty awful thought to think someone would run off with poor Nev's body, eh? He was such a good guy, so sweet and kind *sigh* You're going for Harry and Ginny too!! Yippee! This Ginny is worthy of our Harry, so she deserves a bit of support, and it just warms my heart to here you guys want them to end up together. ~lol~ Percy, Percy, Percy, Percy ... he's an interesting one. He was my least favourite character because he was just so unlikeable, you know?

cori, Its kind of you to say romantic, I hoped so. Poor Ginny, she loves that guy with all her heart and I feel she was tired of cutting off her nose to spite her face. She wants him. Not at any price, but she can see how torn Harry is and I guess its a good indicator of his feelings for her. He really can't quite get his head around what he did though, but atleast he's not swamped with guilt anymore. Well, what can I say about Percy? Nothing much, he's still a git, but now he's a git with a secret.

Greg, You're right about Ginny being rather emotionally mature, and I think I find it hard to capture the teenage awkwardness at times, but then again, this Ginny is very observant and rather clever, so maybe it fits in the end. Percy is so self important at times that he thinks he's doing everything right when he could do a lot better. I think he was enjoying the idea of his little raundeavue (sorry about the spelling, my mind has gone blank) with Harry, but really, he's just not the right person for the job. Oh no!! Cho's gone! ... gone! gone! gone! The last thing Harry needs is more love woes!! *chuckle*. I have to say your theory on Neville was wonderful! Its just the sort of sick and twisted thing Voldemort would do ... I wish I'd thought of it...

secret, Oh dear, you were always a Ginny fan in the beginning weren't you? I've succeeded in turning you of her, that's not right! Well, you wont have to watch them play loves me/ loves me not any more, so maybe you'll start rooting for them again, probably around the time I split them up for good when Harry runs off to marry a pregnant Julie. ~lol~ Hm, intersting observations on Percy. I actually find him a little hard to write tbh, I'm not really aquainted with anyone remotely like him so its a bit of a stretch for me. You are picking up on the emphasis of his character though which is well done. As for your theory on Neville, I really like that one too, wouldn't it be lovely to think he could come back from the dead. But I don't think so, it seems even DD said you can't bring them back *sigh* Thanks for the support on chapter lengths, I really don't know how I'd cut them down!!

Janet, It is nice to see Harry and Ginny finally at ease with one another again. Very good observations about Percy and Harry's relationship. Unfortunately Percy just isn't as clever as he thinks he is. Oh and poor Neville indeed. I can't imagine how Harry would react to his inferi corpse swaggering towards him. Eew, come to think of it, it is such a horrific image, I really wish I had thought of it!! I'm glad you're all onboard with the chapter lengths. I don't think the person who commented meant anything bad by it, but it did get me to wondering, still, I feel happy enough about the length now.

weasley, Aw, I can't believe you went through the book!! Thank you so much for that! (although Janet, who has a plethora of HP titbits, posted it a couple of days ago). After both your efforts I just hope I do her character justice now. Harry/Ginny, YES!! It is about time, they have been leading eachother on a merry dance, and finally they are being completely honest with themselves and each other, well ... not completely honest (clears throat nervously). It was cute in the shed wasn't it? At least they had a little privacy out there. You saw Percy coming? Oh darn! I must be getting too predictable, rats! ~lol~ You've got quite a list of plants there too, well I guess I can at least confirm that it is not a devil's snare, thats been done already

I read all the chapters i missed, they are amazing!I never want this fic to end, at least not until book seven is out, its great!
Oh and Happy Valentines day to everyone!

Hey Razz

sorry i havent replied sooner, i cant get on VTM at work anymore, so i have to do my replying when i can, meaning i havent posted anywhere for quite a while!

I loved it, as you might expect! With regards to Neville, i still think its got something to do with him almost being the chosen one, maybe he can be some weapon for the forces of darkness? i dont know how, thats your job to figure how to do that!

Now the Harry and Ginny thing, you know me well enough to know how much i love the H/G relationship, and think she's the right one for him, the way you wrote that, is something JK could never hope to achieve, that piece of writing would have to have been written by someone with a grasp of how to write romance, you have that, and she doesnt, it helps to be such a romantic at heart, and to have the freedom that you have, but that was among the most beautiful things you;ve ever written, and thats saying something! Mr and Mrs Weasly's reaction was right on the money too, so Molly's moving to Hogwarts then, it must be hard for them, more than anyone, i cant imagine what i must be like for a parent to go through that, i doubt most parents have the threat of an evil overlord wanting to kill them all, but you get what i mean!

Percy, the little goit! i was wondering how long it would be for him to show his ugly face, and Harry's interaction with him was perfect, there's more to that scene than meets the eye, and i have to wonder what Percy's hidden meaning was, what was the seedling, and what was the ministry's offer of help? Its not like they've been much help to Harry in the past has it?

I can only wonder at what you'll do with the story now, but i have no doubts it'll be as great as it allways is!

oh and with regards to length of the posts, the detail and quality of your writing is one of the things that makes you my favourite fic writer, so dont even contimplate shortening the posts! you got that?!

Take care, and i hope everythings great with you, drop me a pm sometime, its been an age since we talked

Jim

Man this was a sweet chapter, really took alot of turrns and twists. E.x when Mrs Weasly said she was going to Hogwarts, good stuff ^^. harry and Ginny back together huh, well that asctually was pretty unexpected.

Im too tired right now but I swear I'll do better on the next reply.

Have a nice one!

Hey Razz,
sorry I'm late again. Too much to do ....

Razz, really, I like your Ginny much better than Jo's. I really start to like her and I can feel what she's going through. As I'm older now, I don't think it's good that she forgave Harry so easily, he may feel like he's the king or something (sorry I know that's a bit harsh). But I can understand what she's going through, and at her age I would have done the same. And Razz that was a beautiful description of how she sees Harry and Julie together.

Now Percy: I have to agree with Greg, I think Harry isn't listening. Once in a while being less stubborn will do good (I think it's so funny that Jim and I never agree )

Neville: I don't know, I think Greg's theory can be true, or there's even a tiny hope in me that he's not dead after all, and they took him away because of the prophecy or something.

Great chapter!

hi.i really like your story.the chapters are very long which i really like.i also the part of neville's body dissapearing is good.May be he has something to do with the prophecy and can only get killed by voldemort ,just like harry.Oh yeah and im happy ginny and harry are back cause im a G/H shipper so its normal.I kind of knew that Hunter would kind of date or spend time with Ginny.But now that Harry is back with Ginny, he has no chance.well hope you get the next chapter done soon

Sorry for my disappearance over the last couple of days (right now you're scratching your heads saying "What disappearance?" ) but I have some good news ... my annoying little virus filled compy is now clean!! Its come back to me like new, so I'm now able to get things done much qicker than before, whoo hoo!! I wont even go into what it cost me, and on top of getting my car fixed too lets just say its been an expensive week for me, but its all worth it. okay, onto replies...

Flea! How are you doing?? I'm really pleased to see you, and I'm glad you liked the latest stuff. Aw, you're so sweet to say that, and I'm going to miss the fic when its done, but I guess its now fully working towards an end so its going to happen some time in the not too distant future. I have an idea for the next project I would like to do, but I'm still not certain I'll run with it, I like the idea, but others might not. Its still a way off anyway so who knows?

Jimmy you cant use VTM at work anymore? That's so sad. You know I'm always glad to hear from you when you pop in, and good news about my compy hey? Hopefully we can have a chat on msn one day soon. I'm not going to comment on what I'm doing with Neville (but you knew that anyway), you'll just have to wait and see. You like the Harry/Ginny stuff? haha! I knew you would knowing what a romantic at heart you are. I tried to write that part to generate a bit of sympothy for Ginny's character so people would want them to get back together, and I think it worked for the most part. And I'm really looking forward to Molly going to Hogwarts! She's a very cool character to write because she wears all of her emotions on her sleave, which is always fun to write. Percy!! Whats a goit ? (sorry, showing my ignorance of Brittish slang there.~lol~) He really wasn't the best person to approach Harry, but he was the only person who could, and you'll find out more about Percy soon. The story is right in the thick of everything we need to end the story, and it'll start becoming easier to piece together very soon.

secret, tee hee, you couldn't tell if I was serious or not?? ~lol~ Oh well, I suppose I can tell you that I was only kidding - about the Julie being pregnant part anyway. Yep, not Devil's snare, though when you find out wat it is it will be one more piece to the puzzle, and light bulbs in my readers heads will going 'dink' by the dozen. haha!! I got the emphasis on LONG. ~lol~

captain, was it unexpected that they would get back together? I suppose I did muck them about a bit, but hey, they're happy at the moment and that's what counts eh? Its always great to hear from you!

laudine, You don't know how much it pleases me when people like you actually like my Ginny. (I know how hard that is to achieve ) so it makes me feel like I'm doing something right because you really need to like her to appreciate what she's up to. Harry knows it didn't come easily for her to get passed his mister-meaner, and he's not in a hurry to jeapodize her feelings again. Right now he seems to really need her, its a wonderful thing when you have someone who loves you with all of your faults, and he's more appreciative of that than most I think. As I said above, you'll find out more about Percy very soon and Neville, well that subject is taboo for me to talk about!!

blackie, (can I call you that for short because it sounds like a good nick-name for a black dog ) Thanks for posting that you're reading, its always very encouraging to hear from new readers! Ooh, I like the inference you've put in about Neville and the Prophecy. But as far as Ginny and Peter, nah... Peter's too young for her at only 11. I think she feels more protective over him, like a big sis. I'm glad you don't mind the longer chapters either.

Well that's me done for the moment. I haven't written any of the next chapter because I've got so much work to do on the forums, but I'm hoping to get started tomorrow. I have a free day all to myself, so with any luck I may even get it finished and posted. Thanks for your replies and I'm sorry if my thread keeps getting mucked about, I'm trying to use it as a bit of a gineau pig.

hey i like the nickname.lol.sorry i confused hunter with peter.i also did some last minute thinking and maybe Luna took the body.Since they were beginning to become friends and she like him a lot,she took the body.but thats really stupid.lol.

Hiya blackie, Luna took the body hey? That's kind of macabre Well, i just wanted to post that I haven't forgotten about the fic and I'm really hoping to put up a chapter in the next day or two. You might have noticed with all the locked topics we've been pretty busy getting things sorted, so it's taking up rather a lot of my time at the moment. I can't wait to get moving though and finally get this fic speeding towards the big finalle. I'll post agin as soon as I can, I know its a drag for you guys having to wait. There's so much interesting stuff coming up now and ... as usual I can't say too much.

You'll find out stuff very soon that will bring things to a head and you should be able to start piecing it all together. and thats all I'm going to say about that. (just love these new smilies)

Thanks for your patience guys *waves*

No reason to fret Razz! I (and I think everyone else) knows you've gotta do what you gotta do. There were alot of threads that were flying about that were way old, and discussed too thoroughly heh

I'm not sure if I'm up to date on your fic (I'v ebeen really busy recently, swimming, homework, swimming.....) so I really dont have any theories to bring up, heh. But I will get on that maybe later tonight if I've got time.

cheese puff?

Hey

I just love this fic, that was a great lets see 3 chapter. I would have never thought Slughorn would steal the cup but it was probably that he felt gilty about telling Voldemort about Horcruxes. Though I'm glad Harry got the cup back.

Its great how Ginny and Harry get to spend time together especially on Christmas.

Poor Neville! He deserves to rest in peace not get dragged around! I hope he gets found soon...

I can't believe tht Percy had walking in on the Weasley's like he owns the place. Hmm, I wonder what the seedling is? Could it be a trap or something? Once again great chapters!

Please don't keep us hanging and write more soon.

ginny and harry 4ever

Hi, Heather! Sorry I haven't replied yet, I've been trying to catch up, and since I'm sure I missed a few parts on your previous thread, I've decided to read your story over again. Besides, it's so much better reading it the second time around.

I really admire your ability at writing dialogue, especially characters whose dialogues may be hard to write, like Hagrid's. His speech is exactly like it is in the books.

No matter how many times I read your fic, I will never tire of the scenes involving Harry and Ginny. Their emotions are so strong. Oh my jealousy waxes strong; you write love scenes so well!

I never noticed this before, and I may be wrong, but it seems to me that Fleur acts like an older sister to Harry before the wedding, or just a good friend. Am I right, or have succeeded in confusing myself as I always do?

Harry's emotions concerning his parents are so detailed and heart-wrenching. I can understand what it's like to discover even little bits of information about a family member who died before you got the chance to know them: how sad it can be, yet how satisfying.

Amazing the things you can find when you read a story through a second time. You've done an excellent job as always, and it's very enjoyable.

Just out of curiosity: Are you going to write another story after this one?

HI RAZZ!

I can't wait for your next installment...when [r] are [u] you gonna write the n[e]xt one? I can't believe that Ginny and Harry are going out again...kinda... [U]You know how I said before that you might not bring Neville back to life...well, the missing body is a mystery...i'm not sure if i'm [juz] just reading too much into it...but i sure hope that his missing body is a good sign that he's alive..Luna would be really HAPPY!!

Anyways...i'll be waiting [n] and i'll be checking everyday for your next chapter.



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Hi guys *waves madly*

I've been checking for replies regularly, so don't think for a minute I'm not appreciative that you're still looking for updates!! I'm struggling to find time to write because there has been so much to do on the forums lately, and we still have a long way to go to setting up the new-look fanfics forums. Zyra and I have been working on revamping everything including the rules, so you'll see huge changes when its all up and running.

I want to write so badly because I love it so much, but I can't bring myself to ignore everything else that still needs doing here. Just so you have an idea, we're having to go through every single thread to either split topics or lock them or delete them, and seeing as there are over 500 threads here you can imagine how time consuming it all is. Right now we're calling on the mods from other sections to lend a hand, but as they're all doing their own spring-cleaning, they haven't been able to chip in as yet, but hopefully soon they'll be freed up a bit and can lend a hand.

Alec, thanks mate for your understanding. I am stressing a bit that you guys will get fed up with waiting and lose track of the fic, but I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment and I have to choose the hard place, which is work . Still, it wont last forever!! I'm happy to hear from you mate.

gah4e, its great to hear from you again too! I agree with you that's its nice to have Harry and Ginny together again. I think he really needs her, more than he knows. And it does sound so harsh what's happening to Nev, he really seems to deserve better hey? Percy, well ... he just never seems to get it right, his ego always gets in the way *sigh*. I'm not surprised no one has got what the seedling is all about yet, but you will Once again, I apologise for not updating yet, its not because I don't want to, because I soooo do, I just can't find the time yet. Hang in there, it'll be up soon.

Hiya writingfreak! I'm so pleased to hear from you, though I have issues of my own with you when it comes to updating your fic. You know, I really appreciate your comments about dialogue becuase its something I really believe can make or break a HP fic, if the characters don't sound like themselves then it just doesn't gel, and I'm sure I've slipped up here and there, but I have tried really hard to keep them as they should be. Perhaps the ones I find most difficult to do that with is Harry for one, because I'm trying to keep him Harry but with a new maturity that I thought I sensed he had in the last chapter of book 6, and also Ginny. She's someone who I had issues with in book 6 so I'm trying to keep her as "Ginny" but slant her in the way I would like to think she is under all that bravado we saw in HBP. Your right about Fleur too, she does think of Harry very fondly, something like a big sis, which kinda fits wen you look at both of their relationships with the Weasley family. As for the emotional side of things, well I'm a living contradiction I'm an emotional girl and that translates into my writing, yet I hate dramas in my own life, much prefering a peaceful life. But the depths of emotion you read in my fic, I've had no trouble reaching. Thanks for your post mate, and I look forward to your updates!!

Ichigo, *tsk tsk*, you got picked up by one of my mates! Are you a H/G shipper? I'd be interested to know. As for Nev, yeah, I can understand why you want him to still be alive, he was such a sweetheart! Thank you for posting that you're still reading, its my readers that make me really want to keep going with the story, so its always very welcome!!

I promise you guys that I really am itching to get the next chapter up, and I'll try to fit some writing in asap!! Thanks again for all your suppot and patience!

Sorry bout the netspeak. This is what I get coz I didn't read the rules.. I'm gonna read it now.

Anyways..yes..I'm a H/G fan. I know how a lot of readers don't like JK's Ginny, but I think that she's ok. I can't think of anyone else more suited for Harry.

Well, i'm still waiting for your updates.

See yah!

hmmmmm seedling. I'm not sure what this is either, but if its devils snare I dont think it will be a problem.
A.Harry (and friends) will for sure notice it.
B.I'm pretty sure it wouldnt grow enough to throttle anyone.

But heres what I get from all this. It's a seedling right? Well, Nevilles favorite subject was herbology correct? hmmm I wonder what the connection there could be.... I dont know what the connection would be though....

MAYBE ITS GONNA GROW INTO A NEVILLE!!! heh kidding.

Actually, it may just be a gift from Percy. MAYBE the ministry had something to do with the disaperance of Neville's body. And Percy (seeing how he knew Neville) felt alot of remorse from what happened and maybe is just giving the seed as a gift to Harry.

Bottom line, the seed is going to be useful. heh

that is all.

Alec?

I think Cheese Puff is on to something. I remember in PoA, Neville had a plant with him on the train that he said was really rare. It also became the plant that was the password to get into the common room. (I remember that because it was the only one he could remember). I think I'm on to something Razz and you know it. Maybe the Ministry knows where Neville's body is and thats why Percy wanted him to come to the Ministry. And if my therory is correct, Percy wasn't Percy and was trying to bring Harry in to where he last fought Voldemort face to face and......... I'm not going ot say anymore because IF that is it, I don't want to ruinoin the Fic.

We all really need an update Razz. But we all understand that it takes a while for perfection.

One thing the rare plant was in Oopt not PoA. I have another theroy, a bit on the same line as secretkeeper's but a little different, Persy's a Death Eater and is doing some kind of mission for Voldemort.

I wonder if any of us is getting this right...

*Taps invisible watch* post soon!

ginny and harry 4ever

alright, there are a good bunch of theories flying around here so i thought perhaps i should post mine too! by the way, sorry razz, i've been battling time between too little sleep, eye ache, school, homework and illness. yeah, so you can understand me.

alright, i'm not going to comment on anything except theories... i mean... i'm only going to post theories.

remember my portrait theory? well... i think these theories get more ridiculous.

alright, these are the facts: we havent heard much from percy but he brings in a seedling and gives it to harry. neville is gone (i think inferi. yeah... voldie wants to use neville against harry... do you support the bit about the last line of the prophecy meaning harry and neville have to kill each other? because that's what it looks like) oh my... a horrible thought just occured to me, what if voldemort uses harry's parents bodies as inferi too? oh my... that's horrible, so i will not think about it.

alright, although i think that neville's body is gone being an inferi, it could be a strong sign that he's still alive. so... hmm... we have to choose over here...

well... percy got demoted so he obviously isnt happy with his job at the moment... there should be someone that has replaced him or something.

i noticed something, did we just find out that lupin wasnt at that fight with the quintaplets when we had thought it had been him there? oh my... that might mean... could that mean that snape set them up? or voldemort set them up?

now i'm going to try to put all these together. considering that we still have a peice of information missing, i'll take the liberty to make things up:

the ministry has joined voldemort and had to put percy down to let some deatheater take his spot.

(wait, before i continue, i have to ask a question, did we hear about olivander here in this fiction?)

now... percy gave harry a seedling... now, it's gotta be some sort of message... either good or bad. now... it could be a threat, a warning, or a something helpful.

it could be that the ministry has neville's body.

now... considering the fact that you never seem to directly state that neville is dead... i'm going to go in a bizarre direction.

neville isnt dead. he simply fell down in a flash of green light. so... he was temporarily put in a death-like state. so, after his burial, they took his body (they being the ministry, who are under voldemort's command) and put him out of the death-like state. neville doesnt know that the ministry is bad, so the ministry tricks him into believing that harry is in need of help and convinces him some way or another to put to gether a project concerning a deadly plant that voldemort will over turn at hogwarts or in the burrow. but after a few days, neville realizes that harry realy has no reason to want something so deadly. so... wait, let me straighten my thoughts, i'm confusing my self.

okay, where were we? oh right... so neville figures out that harry didnt want this project and realizes that the ministry is bad. so he meets percy, who is very angry with the ministry because he's been demoted. neville sents a sample plant with percy to the burrow where harry probably is. the seedling is this sample plant. but the plant is so small at the moment that it really wont cause much harm. so, hermione gets curious and looks through books and figures out what it is. harry, hermione and ron figure out that it's a warning of some sort of attack so they prepare a defense some how. and so they save the day.

but, we could take this in a different direction. rewind back to where neville doesnt know that the ministry is bad and is preparing a deadly project that he thinks harry wants. so, he finishes the project and the ministry sends the project with percy to the burrow, where harry is. thus, he has planted the deadly think right there so at any moment it will erupt and couse chaos.

yeah, those are my bezarre (did i spell that right? i hope it isnt a swear word... i dont know if it is) thoughts. yeah so please tell me anything that i might have hit... or at least tell me if i'm not being as horrible at conjuring theories as i think i am.

see ya!

Daine

Some of that stuff made a lot of sense and could be true. But.... you kinda lost me with the rest of it though. heh.

I really think the only way we'll find out the truth about the seed is to read about it! wooooo!!

Normaly right now I would just see if I can make another theory up and discuss that but I dont feel good in any way. So I will say goodnight

alec

oh my... i was hoping you guys could follow along in my theory... oh well, i hope razz did!

anyways... anyone up to hear more ridiculous theories? if so, i'm the one to contact. i can state about two more theories in this fiction... but... if you had trouble following the previous one, you're out of luck.

LOL, Ichigo, I was on when you posted your last reply and I popped onto the "view on-line list" and saw that you really did go to the rules thread so kudos mate!! I used to think Harry and Ginny were going to get together, and I was really cool with it until HBP Ginny came along. A lot of people have referred to her as a "Mary Sue" and I can see where they're coming from, so I'm trying to sway away from that image if I can. Glad you're still waiting for an update now thoug and now that the forums have been opened I'll be able to write again!!! Tomorrow definitely and I just can't wait!

hiya gah4e, I actually didn't really expect anyone to get the plant thing yet, though having said that, there are a couple of posts below yours that have really surprised me. There's definitely some people with their thinking caps on!! I'm hoping to update tomorrow now the forums are done, so YAY!!!

Well, well well, cheeser, TBH there's not an awful lot I can say about some of your post, though I can say that the plant will not grow into a Neville But I admire your train of thought!! And you're right, the seedling will be useful, but not probably in the way you're thinking

Oh secret, you guys are just getting too darn good with your theories. You're on the right track, but you're tending to veer off in the wrong direction of possibilities. but that's all I can say about that, however I congratulate you on your problem solcing skills!!

Hey there Daine, you know first off I have to say how sorry I am that I haven't been able to get back to reading your fic, but now that all the hard work on the forums is done I might finally have a chance in the next few days ... I really hope so because I was so enjoying it!! Hmm, so many questions as to what happened to Neville huh? Oh my, I really wish I could comment more, but I just can't, however it'll be interesting to see which of your points come up, (if any ) Hey, its really cool you remembered about what Lupin said about not being the one to save Ron and Hermione but you'll find out more about that soon enough. Oh my my??? The ministry joined Voldemort?? *eek* You know, you've got some things in there that are pretty much spot on, but others are not, and you'll just have to wait and see which. LOL. You've no idea how much I appreciate your interest in my story mate, so thanks heaps for the theories!! Glad to hear from you again mate!



Okay, well as I said, I'm hoping to have another instalment up tomorrow ... FINALLY!! I'll put in a link to my thread as its sunk way way way back because I haven't posted on it in so long, but it'll be brought up to the front again when I put the next installment up! Thank you all so much for your patience.



Link to fic is here