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Harry, you're being an idiot and if you don't wise up or Snape and Draco don't loose their tempers with you soon then you'll all be dead. *shakes head* I'm starting to think that your bondmates ought to just kidnap you until you've all sorted it.

Those two! What a couple of idiots they are. Harry making assumptions about Severus, and Severus making assumptions about Harry...they'll never get along at this rate. They've got to figure out what's happening with this bond, for it will not be so simple or so kind as to just exist as it does. Life is not that kind or easy for either of them. And, if Draco isn't going to be of any help, it's going to be up to Harry, Hermione and Snape to suss it out. Pride is going to break the both of them if they aren't any smarter. Pride, and bad feelings on both sides.
Thanks for another difficult chapter, and for exposing yet more of the boy-who-lived's and the master spy's blind spots. I wanted to shake the snot out of both of them, but that only means that you did a good job.

I like how they sense Harry as a steel mountain. It's a good symbol of Harry's will and determination and it will be a great way of showing how the bond changes along with his opinion of his bondmates. And the contempt he feels is perfect. Much better than if he felt guilty or focused on feeling like a victim.

Ch. 4

"Harry closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He was more upset than he should be by this. Malfoy and Snape might want to meet, but that was no reason that Harry ever had to see them again. And he wouldn

*sigh* Stubborn men. The bond isn't going to leave the situation alone. They're essentially pretending that it doesn't exist, there's too much magic involved in the essence of the bond its self. It will force the issue until its satisfied as to the outcome and then it will enforce and re-enforce the bindings. Its still to volatile and could react... badly.

I worry that Harry is putting his stubbornness before his good sense. I think that Hermione is feeling the same way. His emotions, despite his assertation that he's dealing with it, are driving him to ignore his common sense, and I hope that Hermione will be able to help him see that. As for Severus, his own pride is eating at him now, and that doesn't bode well...he'll probably end up doing something very stupid. I know that he refuses to feel guilt for what he did, but I know that he does, and that he regrets being made to loose control and hurt another in that way.
All in all, you have a very complicated story here, full of pain and possibilities. I can't wait to see what happens next.

No, I suspected that Severus' direct approach would the last thing Harry wanted right now, for no matter how much he tries to push it aside, he's suffering from what happened to him, and the last two people he wants to see are Draco and Severus. Unfortunately, I have the feeling that those are the two people he's going to have to see in order to survive fully, and to move on with his life.
I love the way that you describe their presences in each others' minds. How Snape is bitterness to Draco, and Draco is guilt to Snape, and over all of that Harry is a weight bearing down against them both. It sounds so apropos for them to be like that, considering the terrible circumstances in which their bond was made. I'm glad that Harry is going to share what happened with Ron and Hermione, and while I can guess what their reactions are going to be like, I sincerely hope that Hermione's intelligence will go to work and convince him that he does need to see the other two to work on this bond. I think that will be essential for all of their survivals.
Thanks for another great chapter.

You're evil because of how well you're weaving the story.

I didn't realize that there is already a new story being written... I must have been out of touch for some while, with all the assignments and presentations and stuff :(

An intriguing start to the story, I must say. Although, well, it was a seriously intense scene... But I like the flow of thought, so rare it is for Harry to be able to be in control of his thoughts rather than Snape and Malfoy (I know, I know, I'm deliberately ignoring the effects of the ritual on them, but I really didn't like their idea of breaking and conquering him - I thought they should have already moved past this stage), and for him to actually retain his control and mask in front of others; his training must really have paid off. They seriously can't blame him for being kidnapped, can they? It isn't as if he is some ultimate hero without any flaws, he's just as human as anyone else (poor poor Harry, why do you always have the hero expectation when you become an auror?)...

Even if Snape and Malfoy decides to help him in the investigation and revenge on the Lestranges, I don't really think that Harry would like the idea of being close to them, or working with them... Since his experience is recent and I think that he is still hurting very much from it, no matter how hard he tries to ignore the feelings - it won't go away! Oh and by the way, Harry seems to feel and understand Snape's and Malfoy's thoughts and feelings much clearer than they do him, why is it so? Did his bargain affect the nature or direction of the bond?

I really look forward to your next update!

*stares* You're evil. More please!