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PS: I didn't comment on Teodora's first class because you already have great reviews about it but I still have to say: I was really moved by that part. I'm really sorry, I don't remember the name of the reviewer but he/she made a very good point: I also hope that Harry and Ron can have a therapy like this one. As well, I hope it'll help Ginny understand that Hermione suffered too. It's not a competition to know who has a right to complain or who suffered the most but Hermione did suffer and she earned her right to be a little selfish, I just hope Ginny will understand that through this first class.

I was sitting in a Pei Wei reading that last chapter and burst out into tears. Beautiful.

Another thing I forgot to put in my previous review is I really enjoy how you portrayal Hermione in this as someone suffering from a severe case of PTSD and i never really viewed her as someone going "dark"ala Bellatrix. And not to knock Tori's review I think there are a large number of us who like Hermione just the way she is in this fic, A young woman dealing with the aftermath of war and making her ahem..."saucy" or a "vixen" would kinda take away from this kind of story and make a far less interesting Draco/Hermione pairing, at least for this story. And believe me when i say i am a major fan of a sexy domineering dark Hermione and Draco pairing, just not for this one, doesn't have that kind of feel to it. And i also adore Bellatrix, she was an awesome villain but ya need to remember she was never quite all there even before Azkaban and was what TV tropes would classify as a 'complete monster' long beforehand. Also would have preferred it if Neville had been the one to take her out not Molly.

portray*

jesus i need to go to bed if i am messing up easy words like that.

crazy evil is fun there's so much to play around with that just turning evil evil if you get my drift. But still it begs the question if she can come back from it or does she want to come back from it. Its an on going struggle but I can't wait to see how she shapes up as the story goes on. Hermione is a victim, she is not just a victim of war, she is a victim of circumstance, she was a muggle born who from the start was hated for her blood, her knowledge, her magic. Rather than being accepted she was scorned, devalued and a stain upon the very purity purebloods hoped to keep in and so on. This begs the question now if all purebloods will take up arms to listen to the prince of all purebloods or rebel. Hermonie though has every right to be angry, to hold a grudge, to go mad, but what does that later evolve into? The aspects of growth only contain to one who will willingly seek help, and that is what Hermonie did but who is to say that madness will not creep back in and take root. What a balance you have constructed in your story, bravo. I bow to you and your story because for the first time in a long time it feels real.


Tori

Will you believe me if I tell you that I already wrote this review twice and this xxxxxxx website swallowed it as many times?

Okay, sigh, I should calm down to write at least one or two things of what I had originally planned to say (this time, I'm typing in MS Word beforehand!).

So, I genuinely loved this chapter, it's one of my favourite so far.
First, because of the length: as if I had two chapters in one.
Then, because of Draco's brilliant speech: I like how his speech is deeply rooted in what happened to his character. I don't know whether it's OOC or not to have him seek redemption but I feel like it made sense. It's one of the things I always wish I'd see in Draco: admitting he took side, he did have a choice (as minimal as it was) but choose to not act. I don't blame him for it at all and I even like how, even when he was in that situation, he could neither kill Dumbledore, nor expose our Trio... I like how his character managed to not become totally evil but I still think that he could have done more, and chose to remain in-between the two sides. You made my dream come true with this speech. He admitted he was wrong but by doing so, he didn't seem weak at all, on the contrary! __wow, this is way more than what I had written at first!__
Finally, I'm proud of Hermione and her resolution to seek help. Oh, and the new DADA's character is good too, not far-fetched at all from what we know of the HP universe.

I should be the one hugging you, you know? I'm officially addicted to your story and you always bring me awesome chapters to soothe my hunger!

Hmm pretty impressive speech from Draco, although it's no surprise that people are second guessing him given his history. The road to redemption is a long and tough one and it will be interesting to see if anyone will be willing to go all the way and accept any Slytherin as the war has left quite a large stain on their credibility. This is an awesome story, a bit different from the typical Draco/Hermione which is a good thing and I am happy to see that Lucius wasn't given the karma houdini treatment like he was in canon and is actually paying for his crimes here. You also really capture the emotional upheavals the characters are experiencing which is expected in a post-war setting. kudos

I am a VICTIM OF CLIFFHANGERS! *lol* ok ok I must say that the last two chapters have me stomped and then some, while the chapter 6 seemed like a chapter, chapter 7 picked up that pace and left us with a shocker. I am impressed with your writing and dare I say I find I can't wait for naughty, angry saucy Hermoine to come out. Shcoker draco a good little monkey? doing good little deeds, have the tables turned? Is our badboy our good boy now! And what about harry what is he up to and has he gone off the bin, will he be the one who turns dark or is he or has he ever been, crazy. Herminone always been a slytherin at heart ya know so its nice to see her blossom into her full self. I like the cover up the fake smiles, the self harming, the inner darkness coming to the surface, its just the beginning of the maddness to come!* Cackles wickedly.* Do we have another bellatrix on our hands. I found Bella amazingly done, but how she died by molly's hand seemed so cheap. I mean let's face it when you have dementors sucking out your soul you have little choice but to become insane. But the biggest question is can Hermione retain her balance in light and dark, tetering on each side or will we have the hermonie we always wanted, one that will rise up and be the vixen we knew she can be. Time what a wicked mistress, I can't wait to see what she does.

Tori

Sorry for the short review for some odd reason I'm having computer troubles so don't worry you'll get a big review once its fix

Tori

@chpt 6: First off another amazing chapter! I love that you gave George some strength back, I think of all the brothers bedsides Bill and Charlie he would be the one to be able to process and move through it the best. So very well done there! Hermione to me is a pillar of strength. Now that she has had the time to mourn and has got her self out of that environment she needs to retake that strength and light she has and rise like a phoenix from the flames of war. To me J.K always made her the light in the books, is was always to one that knew what to do, the one they always turned to like you said. Its time she remember that and becomes the take no shit get your act together strong woman she is and go whip Harry ass out of his mope, which is where you seem to be heading. Now all she needs are her parents and a certain blondie ;) You're doing awesome so far and where ever you take this I'll keeping reading, I'm hooked!