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Oh, your Luna is spot on! I love, love, love her! I liked what she said about movement and reflections. All your character's insights and revelations are so deep. I hope we'll get to see more of her in the future and Neville too. You got me curious about him. I would love to see some interaction between the two. I can just see Neville indulging in Luna's strangeness adoringly.

Ooo, I'm happy to see that Draco is slowly realizing he's interested in Harry for more than just the story :D And I loved the part with the newspaper pictures. The way you described Harry; shy, proud, and suffering all at once. Such complexity!

Can't wait for more!

You know, I think I have read just about every Harry/Draco story you have written? :D And most of the time, it's by pure chance. For instance, I started reading this one, and I was thinking that I really appreciated the author's take. And I wanted to see who had written it. And lo and behold, it was you. And I just had to smile to myself because I keep being drawn to your work. You give reasons for the way the characters act, making them evolve beyond what JKR gave us, and I love that so much. The reasons and the plots... inventive, captivating. Simply fantastic!

Luna clearly knows information is best given in sips, rather than gulps to someone thirsty for details of Harry's life, and why he is such a intensely private person. The pictures have shown his discomfort at being singled out as a celebrity, even when surrounded by close friends. Like a hippogriff he is proud, private, and reacts badly to anyone trying to get too close before he's ready, or willing to do so. All he's ever wanted to be is a normal person, just Harry instead of facing the constant barrage of people poking and trying to pry him open, and leave him feeling like a stripped oyster. Draco is gradually beginning to lose his image of the hero he so wanted to depict in his novel, and starting to understand that the man behind the curtain,( as in The Wizard of Oz), is a unique indivdual in his own right. Frustrating as Luna can be she has managed to do what no one else could have done by helping Draco achieve a proper balance between standing too close, or too far from his subject in order to better understand the man who has up to now remain under the radar, so to speak. As anyone can tell by now my interest is borderline fanatic when I ramble on like this, so please continue, alright? ;)!!!

I really like this story...I think it makes me happy because its Draco doing self therapy in a creative way.
My favorite sentence of this chapter, because it had such a terrific feeling of rightness, "...make him no better than all the people trying
to turn him into a picture, when he's busy moving out of frame... " or something along those lines, just an extremely well written sentence,
just saying,
thank you,
Lunatic with a Hero Complex

Soooo need chapter 6!!! What will Draco do now?

ooooh! damn harry shoving draco like that. wicked!

Soooo need chapter 5!!! If they're using a floral scented ink, wouldn't that make them a woman? It's supposedly made from flowers, smells like flowers and is lavender. So wouldn't Harry be looking for a woman? Even the sales clerk seems to think only young woman buy it. Is this person talking about when Harry used the stone and saw his family? Is he seeing them again? Or seeing ghosts? What is this person talking about? What is Harry hiding?

Well at least this time Draco got his apology out to Potter, but of course it was turned down again. As to the other matter about the mystery writer of those malicious letters it would appear someone has a deep seated grudge against Potter, and for now enjoys tormenting him in private. Who does Potter see, and why? I can't help but wonder how Draco intends to follow Granger's advice, while delving further into this relentless attack on the subject of his research. Interesting choice of name for Draco's owl calling him Justice, as he no doubt can be as relentless as his name implies when thwarted by any means. It was fun to see Draco being so considerate of his mercurial feathered friend after all he has put him through so far. Anywho I wait to see what's next, so please continue.

Wow, I think I have an unhealthy obsession with scenes in which Harry slams Draco against something because that moment outside Comfrey's Comforts was hot! xD Lol at the tingling in his groin. Embrace it, Draco *crazy grin*

Yay for more intelligence from Harry as he actually stopped to think about Draco's admittance instead of charging right on with his accusations like he would have in his schoolboy days. Yes, he is being rather stupid by not seeking help for the letters but that's Harry; private and stubborn. Besides, he's got Draco watching out for him now :D

I love reading all the little comments about Draco's feelings toward Terry Boot. It's those quirky things that give stories dynamic.

Once again, an excellent chapter! :)

Chapter 3

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