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Sorry not to have reviewed again until now, but you're updating so quickly. Which is really, really nice. And the plot thickens nicely, curious as to much of the conversation Harry actually overheard.... Please keep it up.

Um, wow, I didn't see that coming. Calixa is oblivating him after conversations..lord knows what they're talking about or even DOING. They're fucking? It would be very interesting to see if Draco regains his full confidence and former snide snarky personality while bonded to harry. They'll be a major fight to be had, and I think Draco would lose. This is getting really suspenseful.

Ha! I knew Harry knew something was up with that Calixa bitch! And yea, it's official. I don't like her and she's up to no good. I can see how people would think that somehow Harry and Voldemort are linked, especially with how he's acting and the cloud that's hanging in the air but this girl is just no good and wouldn't be even if that situation didn't exist. I just hope Harry doesn't hurt Draco too bad.

Oh I knew something like that was going to happen! He was just tooo willing to let Draco visit with her. Practically throwing him to her. And he did tell Draco that he'd never be able to harm him. This is bad. Very very bad! I hope Harry was there for the whole thing so that he heard everything. Otherwise he just might really hurt Draco when he punishes him! I sooo need chapter 18!

Thanks for the updates

So Voldemort can't use the claim? So the mark is null? Or he can't take it over? I sooo need more!

OK, now I'm torn about this chick Calixa...she makes some good points...I don't know. I still think she's evil though...but going out with dignity and fighting is the best way to live and die...we'll see. Cute ending to the chapter, with Hermione and Draco laughing...poor Harry, he needs help.

You're doing a great job on something that is slightly disturbing to see Harry in this vein. I'm hanging in there in hopes that, well, let's say I believe in Happy Endings. Maybe the two can help each other and Hermione can pull Harry's head out of his arse. Good work, I look forward to more.

Hmm...interesting. Harry encouraging Draco to visit the Cain girl. I think Harry knows what's up with her and is luring her with Draco as bait! draco better watch is back either way. So cute, the candle light dinner and him trying to piss Harry off. Does he crave Harry's touch or the punishment or both? I like how you described how the houses have changed, makes sense. It's amazing what top level influence can do to the structure and character of a place and the people who inhabit it. By the way, lovely poem you used in the previous chapter. Did you write that? still loving this story...can't wait until the next chapter!

Ch. 13 The healing word comes from Asclepius, the Greek demigod, son of Apollo, who became a famous skilled surgeon. The main attribute of Asclepius is a physician's staff with an Asclepian snake wrapped around it; this is how he was distinguished in the art of healing, and his attribute still survives to this day as the symbol of the modern medical profession (have to love the irony of a serpent as a sign of healing).

That Ms. Cain makes me nervous. Maybe she's being a typical Slytherin or maybe she's affected by the dust of Voldemort that's touching everyone like fallout. But when she called Hermione a mudblood and spoke of raising Slytherin to its former glory, I didn't like it one bit.

Isn't that the way the old Draco used to talk and believe? I can accept that his wish to survive and his deep loneliness would make him seek her out as a friend. But he ought to remember that she's a SLYTHERIN first and foremost. Her primary loyalty is to herself; she confessed as much when she told him that she witnessed his abuse prior to his slavery to Harry and did nothing to help him or stop it. She's ambitious and prejudiced and that makes her dangerous. If his instincts of survival are still intact, then he'd better not trust her.

Harry has become scary too. Hermione is there as the voice of reason, warning him that he's sliding into evil ways. But she's not enough. As Harry stated, Ron was an important and integral part of his inner circle. Without his boisterous, good-natured ways and his stolid friendship as support, Harry's left with the priggish, self-righteous Granger who can lecture but not control him.

Harry has been tainted by his battle with Voldemort. But it's not necessarily a bad thing. He's grown up and become more clear-sighted as a result; he knows now that the world isn't black and white but shades of gray. His lecture to his students proves this. The fact that he lives in such Spartan settings means that he's not interested in glory, wealth or world domination. He simply wants to keep the world safe from Voldemort, who he still recognizes as a lethal threat.

Harry understands that he's got to walk that line. But he is suffering in a way very similar to Draco. Going without real food or sleep will drag under anyone, even the Lion of Gryffindor. Unless he can get himself under control, falling is a real possibility. Harry needs help. He just needs to accept that and see where he can get it.

Your story illustrates all of this. It is masterfully written and charged with suspense. Unlike many other slave fics, there is reason and order underlying the brutality and that makes it a thrilling read. I look forward to future chapters.