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the road sure has been winding. and of course dumbledore had his hands in everything to begin with though his influence may not have been strong. i like that observation. i won't deny that dumbledore has blatantly manipulated things but i also think that, just as often, he relied on things working out on their own. case in point third book. i do like dumbledore but i'll never deny that he can be very irritating. i feel bad for the slytherins. harry rarely gets anything but the short end of the stick it seems. as always enjoyed the update. ummm.... will the sequel to mark of the fox be up and running soon? i's dying of curiosity yet again. and it's a such a slow agonizing death, too. til next time! VIVA!

I don't trust Dumbledore. First he's all like "Harry, I must kill you when the time comes so that I may defeat Voldemort with your sacrifice." Now he's all like "Harry, I must kill myself so that when the time comes you may defeat Voldemort with my sacrifice."

Its like he's got the script written out in his mind and he's going to end this thing with a sacrifice one way or another.


Keep up the great work. (Also, how funny would it be if Draco and Ron end up all buddy-buddy at the end? Ha!)

great chapter. to be honest, i didn't put too much stock in dumbledore's riddle, so it was nice to finally figure out what that old coot was talking about lol. also, i'm sure you answered this before, but will there be slash in the story? i only ask because it seems like their feelings are gradually escalating, and they will want to experience it at a special time, and i don't know if they would prefer to do that before/after the climactic battle. also...

you were Meander?!? i LOVED "Learning Life Over" from start to finish, it was one of the first novel-length stories I bothered giving a chance (usually one-shot preference) and absolutely adored. i guess i should have made a bit of a connection (i might have did!), but, like you said, you were figuring out your writing style, and it seems a bit different from your work now. in fact, thinking about the author name, 'Meander' was an apt choice for that period of discovery, wasn't it? :)

can't wait to get updates of your various works!!! :D

Yes, I suppose it is what he feels he has to do... But damn, it sure is irritating. Love the plot twist! totally wasnt expecting it, despite it being such a Dumbledore thing to do. YAY!

i figured that was it but didn't want to assume. i think the lack of summary on your profile kind of cinched it for me. it was a good start so i think you should be proud of it. i enjoyed it nonetheless. by the way kudos to harry's cruel side hitting something home to dumbledore and i agree that it certainly does seem to a lot of people not just dumbledore that harry, the person, is not "real". also the silent acceptance and snape's championing of harry was refreshing. Viva!

about #45...

I have a question..or two.

1. Will Dumbledore be let in on the secret of the relationship
between Harry & Severus?

2. I was reading some stories from way back when and the thing that
always bugged me is the sudden stop of writing authors do, because
they lost interest, they relied too much on reviews, they lost
focus, they couldn't 'find' their muse....or my personal favorite
used continously 'my computer died'. There's a lot of 'dead' computers
out there.

I've always felt, if you're going to write a story have it written out
FIRST, post it, then make changes as you go. That way if you do hit a
writers block OR are not getting the 'many reviews' you desire, at least
the story is written and you're not cheating your readers who ACTUALLY
enjoyed the story and want to see it END.

Okay, the question is...have you ever wanted to just up and leave
a story, because of low reviews or you felt 'uninspired'?

Be honest.


PS-I mostly ignore your responses to other folks, BUT I thought
you said you didn't have another author's name here? Were your
other stories bad or something?

I'm just asking...

I dont blame harry for not being sure to trust dumbledore or if he shouldnt. hope everything works out in the end

Awesome, yet again! It is frusterating though that Dumbledore still has to keep his secrets, and lie even to harry after all of this. Bah. It makes me feel like I am back in Deathly Hollows again... lol

Love the Snape and Harry dynamic.

Excellent set of chapters. Dumbledore likes to make self-important decisions. Seriously.

Keep up the great work!

Harry should have come up with some elaborate lie while he was with Snape. He could have really milked some sympathy from his friends.