Without a Trace

Author's note--It's a short one as we count down to ZERO HOUR! (Sorry, but that's the way the excitement goes, y'know? Short, electric, and then BAM! new scene.

People have been asking how many chapters there will be...there will be one more short chapter before "ZERO HOUR" but my question to you is this: do you want the climax in one long chapter or broken up into shorter ones?

There will be "closing" scenes to end the show. And then there will be the "deleted" scenes not fit for regular television (I'll give you three guesses as to what THAT will entail...hahaha) as well as "extra" scenes to cover what wasn't wrapped up at the end of the show (ie what happens in England afterward)

Since WOaT is set in New York and centers around the FBI agents who live there, the show itself wouldn't pan off to portray something happening in England (ie Snape) without one or more of the agents being there. It generally doesn't show what the bad guy is up to simultaneous to the investigation (sometimes, yes, but not always). So no, Snape will not be in the show itself, BUT that's why I'm adding the "bonus footage" (the stuff you find out when you buy the DVD....hahahaha)

Edit: For returning readers, apologies! I first typed "2am" for England's time, when it is 8pm in New York City, which is wrong because there is only a 5 hour time difference between Great Britain and New York. Since it is most definitely 8pm right now (when this scene is taking place) that means it is 1am in England, not 2am.

(I was counting in Oklahoma time, not East Coast time, I think. My bad)

For first time readers, apologies, please ignore this. It should say 1am and *swinging small watch on a chain back and forth* You know nothing about my mistake I am hypnotizing you so that you don't remember that I made a mistake

Wait, not working? *sigh* Okay, okay, just continue reading! :P
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Without a Trace


EIGHT HOURS MISSING

Jack stood with Elena, Pansy in tow, in the FBI tech room, surrounded by at least a million dollars’ worth of the most up-to-date computer, audio, and visual technology available. Elena quietly briefed Jack on what the technicians found in the video.

“The blurriness at the beginning was the camera adjusting automatically to its settings. It was shot with one of the newest video cameras available. It has its own memory stick, so once you shoot the video, you pop the stick into your computer, save it, and you can email it within a matter of seconds,” Elena explained. “It’s quite expensive, and we recovered the camera in the hotel room. Martin’s having Forensics check for prints and such. Here is a transcript of what was said,” Elena held up a bundle of papers, and then leaned closer to Jack, not wanting Pansy to hear. “Also, Danny just called. The house is empty, but Spaulding left a message for you. There was a bloody pair of underwear on the bed with a note. He read it over the phone, and Tech’s typing up what it said. It’s not looking good, Jack.” Elena looked seriously at her boss, hating to be the pessimist, but she wasn’t about to live in a fantasy world.

“When was it shot?” Jack refused to acknowledge her realistic statement.

“According to the hotel log, the room was opened at 12:34pm, presumably them going in, and again about an hour later.”

“Just long enough for them to make the tape,” Jack hoped, not voicing what he feared Spaulding might have done with the camera off. Elena’s cell phone rang again.

“Yeah,” she answered it, listened for a second, and promptly turned the mouthpiece towards her chin as she relayed Danny’s information to Jack. “Jack, Danny found the memory stick in Spaulding’s computer. They must have gone from the hotel to his house, and—what, Danny?” She interrupted herself as she repeated what Danny said, then listened again. “Spaulding sent the email at 5pm. We didn’t get the text message until 6pm.” Jack’s eyes narrowed as he realized the set-up. “Anything else? An email? Okay. Yeah, go ahead and give me the number. No, we’re just about to have the wife get in touch with one of the accomplices…yep, okay. De nada, Daniel. Hasta luego.” Elena jotted down something on a post-it note and hung up, sighing. Jack motioned for Pansy to step forward, which she did, trembling slightly.

“Alright, Pansy, here’s how this will work. Gus here will call Blaise’s number while making it look like it’s coming from your hotel room. Agent Delgado and I will be listening, but you’ll be the one to talk to him. Remember, you’re upset, and you’re not sure why your son is missing. See what he knows, and I’ll be directing you as we go. Understand?” At Pansy’s nod, Jack pointed to Gus and put his earphones on. Elena took the extra pair. As the phone started to ring, Gus gave a handset to Pansy, who accepted it nervously, beginning to pace. She kept shooting glances at Jack. As soon as Blaise answered, his familiar voice thick with sleep (since it was 1am in England), Pansy didn’t have to fake the tears that came.

“Blaise! Blaise, they took him! He’s gone! You didn’t know, did you? Swear you didn’t know!” Pansy was practically hysterical, and Jack growled a curse, trying to get Pansy’s attention. Gus had paper and a black marker ready, and Jack scrawled a quick message for Pansy to read.

He’s gone. I don’t know what to do!

“Pansy? Pansy, is that you? Fucking Merlin, what time is it? Baby, baby, slow down! Calm down! What’s wrong?” Blaise Zabini sounded confused as hell, which gave Jack hope that maybe the woman hadn’t botched it after all.

“Blaise, he’s gone. Parker’s gone! I don’t know what to do,” Pansy read, the immediate hysteria passing. She kept her eyes glued on Jack, who whispered answers to her.

“Parker’s…what? When? How?”

“He disappeared this afternoon, Blaise! The-the police asked me about enemies. Please help me!”

“Aw, shite, Pansy! How are you holding up? Stay there, I’ll come to you!”

“No, no, Blaise, I’m okay right now. I’m with the cops—er, I mean, the bobbies,” Pansy repeated almost word-for-word; she glared at Jack. As a British aristocrat, she would never use such a crass American word like ‘cops’. “Can you think of anyone who would want to hurt Parker?” Blaise was slow to answer, which meant, to Jack, that he knew something and was trying to think of a suitable lie. Guilty.

“Pansy, honey, are you SURE he was taken? Maybe he just wandered off or something,” that even sounded lame to Blaise’s ears.

“No…we-we got a ransom note, Blaise. He was kid-n-napped,” Pansy repeated what Jack told her to say, stumbling over the last word as her eyes filled with unshed tears. “Who would do this?”

“Y-you got a ransom note? From who?” That wasn’t part of the plan.

“Bad people, Blaise. Very bad people! What do I do?”

“Um, you just sit tight, baby,” Blaise sounded distant. Jack scrawled “Severus?” on the paper and showed Pansy.

“Blaise, is—could Snape be involved in this?” Pansy asked hesitantly. She had a revelation. “Blaise, do you remember that woman you told me about? Is there a possibility that she wanted my child, and was trying to use you to get to me so that she and Snape could take him?” Jack’s and Elena’s eyes widened as Pansy went off on a tangent, but this sounded plausible.

“Pansy, honey, you’re sounding like your paranoid freak of a husband,” Blaise prided himself on pulling a confident voice and insulting Draco at the same time. Jack, however, didn’t buy it. He gave Pansy the ‘hang up’ motion.

“Blaise, darling, I have to go now. Sorry to have woke you. I love y—” Gus cut her last words off as he pushed the disconnect button. Pansy whirled on him, eyes blazing, but the three FBI personnel ignored her.

“Gus, keep an open trace on his phone line. If he makes any phone calls, I want to know where to,” Jack ordered, his eyes staring intently at the blinking dot on the screen that indicated the location of Blaise’s phone line. He willed the accomplice to make a phone call.

“Hey, Boss, isn’t that illegal since it’s outside of Amer—oh, wait! I’ve got something here…he’s dialing,” Gus sat up, typing frantically on the keyboard. Both Elena and Jack leaned over his shoulder. “Come on….come on….just a little more…GOTCHA!” The two agents jumped at Gus’ triumphant tone, since their ears had been close to his mouth. “Okay, the call is in progress to a…Severus Snape in Spinner’s End, near Manchester…northern England.”

“Good! Get a trace opened up on that line. Maybe he’ll try to contact Narcissa or Spaulding,” Jack patted Gus on the back, knowing that the technician was already working on it. “Elena, take Pansy back to her interrogation room. That will be all, Mrs. Malfoy.” Elena walked over to Pansy, taking her by the elbow, but Pansy jerked away from the black-haired woman.

“What? No! I’m NOT going back to that little room! How dare you!” She was incensed. The nerve of those American agents! Using her to get what they needed and then kicking her out! If she hadn’t been so outraged, Pansy would have appreciated the irony that that was what she spent seven years doing as a Slytherin. She never realized how infuriating it was to be on the receiving end of that until now.

“Mrs. Malfoy, you don’t have a choice,” Jack said smugly. He felt absolutely no pity for this woman who turned her charm on and off as it suited her, and even though she professed innocence, the head agent knew better than to trust her. Her husband was a different story; he had connections to Potter and was therefore more involved with the investigation, but Jack felt no inclination to include Pansy. Besides, he had been doing this job long enough that he learned to go with his instincts. His instincts told him that Pansy, while she might not have been involved and claimed to love her son, was still untrustworthy, whereas Jack trusted Draco because HJ seemed to.

Undaunted, Elena took Pansy’s elbow again, calmly blocking the cat-scratch slap as Pansy lashed out at her. Once a vice cop, always a vice cop, and Elena grabbed Pansy’s wrist, releasing her elbow, and torqued the woman’s wrist violently, eliciting a screech of pain. Elena spun Pansy around, tucking the pale arm behind her back, keeping a tight hold. Pansy howled at being subdued but quickly fell silent as the agent twisted her wrist again, hiking her arm up to a near-impossible angle behind her back. Elena marched her out of the room, throwing a grin at Jack on the way out. He shook his head, smiling, and turned his attention back to a wide-eyed Gus.

* * * * *

Harry swallowed nervously, wishing that he was not having this conversation with Draco at this point in time. He opened his mouth to answer but was cut off as Samantha stuck her head in and requested his presence. Now. He pushed back from the table and bounded out the door gratefully, ignoring Draco’s hard glare at his retreating back. He followed Sam to Jack’s office, chucking the girls under the chin as Ashleigh led the twins out. Ashleigh gave him a weak smile and turned the girls towards the conference room.

She didn’t have the heart to tell Harry that Ginny had pretty much just up and left earlier. Besides, Ashleigh didn’t mind watching the girls; truthfully, if Ginny had gone out drinking like the attorney suspected she had, the girls were better off here at the office anyway. Unlike the others, Ashleigh had seen bits and pieces of the ugly side of their marriage; the young father had enough on his mind already, what with the case and all. She’d tell him soon enough.

There were coloring books and crayons still spread out on the floor of Jack’s office, and Harry turned to Samantha with a questioning look. Without a word, she picked up the remote control and turned on the small television. Harry watched the screen flicker to life, portraying an up-close head shot of Parker, and against his will, a lump caught in Harry’s throat. Parker looked so much like his father…

“We are bringing you a breaking update in the case of the missing British three year old, Parker Malfoy. He was reported missing a little over four hours ago from the vicinity of Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, near Central Park. We were informed by the FBI that the boy is in the hands of his mentally insane grandmother and an alleged sex offender. We now go to Sharla Harris, who is live on scene. Sharla,” The news show cut to a woman standing outside, holding a microphone.

“Spaulding’s house,” Samantha explained quietly. Harry’s breath caught in his throat.

“Thanks, Diane. I am currently standing outside the house of Graham Spaulding, a serial sex offender that the FBI has been after for quite some time now. Mr. Spaulding is wanted for questioning in connection with the little boy’s disappearance. Earlier this evening, FBI agents and NYPD broke into Mr. Spaulding’s home in the course of the investigation. The house was empty, but there was a note on the bed, along with a pair of bloody underpants.” Harry emitted a strangled cry. “At present time, we do not know what the note says, but one of our photographers was able to snap these exclusive photos before being detained by the Bureau. As you can see, the underwear is the correct size to fit a small child, and there are several spots of blood along the seat. There was also a music box next to the underwear, the reason for which has not yet been determined. Again, these are exclusive photos, and the FBI agent that is currently on the scene has declined to comment at this time. However, we do have an interview from Special Agent Vivian Johnson, taken earlier today, when the public was made aware of the disappearance of the Malfoy child, and the plea for anyone with any information to come forward. Back to you, Diane.”

Samantha muted the television as the scene changed again to show Vivian standing in front of a podium, holding a picture of Parker. She and Harry exchanged miserable glances.

“How did they find out?” He asked softly.

“Apparently they caught wind of us checking out Spaulding’s house and decided to join the party. Danny mauled that photographer who broke into the house and confiscated his camera, but somehow the guy still got the pictures to the station,” Samantha sighed, knowing that Danny had more than likely enjoyed kicking that photographer’s ass a little too much, and that the guy would most likely be filing ‘excessive force’ charges; not that they cared about that right now, though.

“Has Draco seen?”

“I don’t think so. There are no televisions in the conference room, and Ashleigh is going to bring the girls back in here once I showed that to you.” Samantha bit her lip, looking dejected. “HJ, we’re running out of time. We’re not going to be able to get that little boy back.” Harry pressed his hands to his forehead. The blonde turned the television set off.

“No, no, we have to! There’s got to be something! Some clue, some link! Those sick fucks CAN’T have planned this so perfectly; we have to find where they messed up!” Harry exclaimed, not willing to admit defeat just yet. “I mean, they kept the clothes, right? Why would they keep the clothes if they were planning on killing him right away?” Harry’s cell phone rang.

“Potter. Hey, Viv. Yeah, we just saw. No, Danny’s the one who is over there right now. Thanks a lot! No, if it had been me, that guy would be on his way to the hospital or even the morgue, not the police station…I know, I know. Any luck with the airports and trains and such?” His shoulders slumped. “I see. No, Sam and I were just talking about it; they kept the clothes that Narcissa took from Draco’s suitcase. I have a feeling he’s still alive, and they’re probably still in the city if you haven’t found anything yet. Yeah, will do. Later.” He hung up and addressed his fellow agent. “Vivian hasn’t had any luck at Grand Central, the airports, or bus stations. No one recognized Parker’s picture. She hasn’t heard anything from the troopers, which probably means they haven’t found anything either.” Samantha’s eyes lit up.

“Maybe Jack has something.” They hurried out of the office towards the tech room.
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Chapter notes:

1. De nada, Daniel. Hasta luego This means "You're welcome, Daniel. Talk to you later." Yes, she calls him by his full first name. Why? Because it bugs the crap out of him, and they're friends. (Also why Ashleigh is his girlfriend and not Elena! *grin* No, I'm kidding. But Ashleigh is SUCH a better fit for Danny because I say so! haha) Also, hasta luego technically means "See you later" and is used as an informal good-bye, but since they were on the phone (and thus not "seeing" each other) I translated it as "talk to you later". I have a BA degree in Spanish, so I'm taking a slight liberty with the translation.

2. "Spinner’s End, near Manchester…northern England" According to Snape's page on the Harry Potter Lexicon, this is where his home is located. (Just in case you thought I pulled it out of thin air; I try not to do that unless I have to.)

3. "'excessive force' charges" If someone feels that they have been 'beaten up' by the FBI, they can file a complaint of 'excessive force', which the department then looks into and reprimands the agent if the claim turns out to be valid. Danny has a lot of these filed against him; most of them end up being dismissed, although Danny's been warned a couple of times to "watch it". It doesn't stop Danny from being an effective agent, though!


Author's note--Still HUGE thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing! Oh, and it's Saturday and I'm still in Den Haag. I went to the Escher museum today, and IT ROCKED MY SOCKS OFF! I fly out tomorrow morning, but that's neither here nor there.


Draca--I love law and crime dramas too! WOaT is my undisputed favorite, even though CSI is on way more here in Europe! I am absolutely addicted to CSI: Las Vegas, but I have all of the released seasons of WOaT on DVD. Aha! Your little "Pretty please with cherries and sugar on top" reminds me that I need to email you about a couple of French phrases that will hopefully become useful to the deleted scenes! *wicked laugh* (I did translate that right, didn't I? lol) Merci! (means "Thank you" for anyone who doesn't speak French)


devilfancy--Hey, thanks for reviewing and for your kind words! That is very high praise coming from the author of "Up the Duff" (which I absolutely love, btw, if you can't tell from my maniacal reviews haha)

If anyone hasn't read that story or its two prequels, you should. I'm not a huge fan of Mpreg myself...meaning I will most likely never actually write one myself...but DF does a fantastic job with it, so you should give it a try! And, DF, you were the first writer I saw to include yourself in your story, so I felt more confident about including the character of "Ashleigh" in this story (even if I had already written her into my other strictly-WOaT fanfics) so thank you!

WeasleyWench--*sigh* Yeah, I've come to realize that we are all super-masochists, and we just take turns tormenting each other with cliff-hangers. (And yeah, I was rather distraught at the end of your Chapter 5...but now I see some new notes at the end of Chapter 5? *happy dance*) This is an AU? That stands for "Alternate Universe"? Hmmmm, okay. If you say so, I will defer to your wisdom. (I try, but I suck at the warning labels...I imagined it as a continuation of the HP series...but I guess I do pluck them up and set them down in the WOaT world...I learn something new every day!)

And I love your stories! How could I NOT read them? Thanks for R&R-ing in return, though! Oh, and PEOPLE: another GREAT story to read, if anyone is looking for recommendations! (Check out "For the Best"...beware of Chapter 5...haha!)


HPDMkawii--yikes! Hospitals...not good. Fanfiction...good. haha Thanks for your review! I know what you mean, though. The past couple of days have been so busy, but I try to think and plan and plot out what will happen next in my stories every chance I get! (And actually, that's how some of my better plot twists happen! lol)

EmeraldGrey--oh wow! You don't have to use complete sentences to review! If you read my "reviewing while reading" reviews of other people's stories, you'll see I'm generally sputtering and incoherent or screaming insanely throughout most of it...(actually, my review of WeasleyWench's "For the Best" Chapter 5 is a really good example of me going psycho...)

I'm absolutely speechless at your review...SO KIND! WOW! Thanks. Yeah, I enjoyed writing myself in! When I was writing strictly-WOaT fanfiction, I would have these daydreams about me doing stuff like that for Danny...bringing him and the team dinner or coffee or whatever...taking care of them...*shrug* Everyday stuff that seems so small, but I like taking care of people, so it was a fun fantasy for me. And I was super-excited about "meeting" Draco, since I absolutely adore him! haha

All I can really say is THANKS! I amused myself greatly with the "Malfoy being interrogated by Potter look-a-likes"...since Draco used to get Harry's goat, if Harry himself can't get Draco back, then we have the next best thing! lol Even though it came in the midst of something sad...and then I felt bad for being amused...and nearly cried myself when I "saw" the girls give Draco that hug. It was just natural for little girls AND for the daughters of two Gryffindors!

With regards to Harry seeing that...well, you DID ask in your review-before-your-last-review how I was going to slip into the "Harry/Draco" relationship...and the answer is SMALL STEPS! (like this one!)

I, too, am an angst whore. And a masochist (and a sadist), but most definitely a glutton for punishment! (see my response to WeasleyWench above haha) I hope I can still live up to that standard (of outdoing myself with each chapter) but this chapter focused more on the "professional" side, with Harry having to jump back into his role as an FBI agent and not just "Draco's friend" or "Daddy"...duty calls, y'know! But don't worry, there will be more of Harry's emotions later! Hope you liked!

Danine--I hope they catch that guy too! In the "real" WOaT, Spaulding comes back to torment Jack yet again and (I believe) commits suicide, with Jack watching. (Have to rewatch that episode to be sure, though) But yeah, he definitely has his own circle of Hell reserved! (Although sometimes I wonder if Hell is too good for people like that...)

Yes, you spelled "me" right! *grins* YAY I'm glad you like her! (Everything that was described about her is true about me...except for the "pretty face" part when I'm screaming over a cliff-hanger or something...then I imagine I'm more scary or dorky than "pretty" lmao And thanks!


Star55--Your wish is my command, and thanks for your kind words about Ashleigh! Yeah, Ashleigh's been around for a while...She's a keeper, according to Danny! ;) Of the WOaT characters, all of the agents except for Elena were working together when Danny and Ashleigh met and got together, so they've gotten to know her pretty well. (Luckily, they think she's good for Danny and they approve!) Even Elena likes her.

And then when Harry and Ginny moved with their baby girls, not knowing anyone in the US, Ashleigh stepped in to help out as much as she could. She baby-sat for the girls a lot, so they know her well; Jack's daughters moved to Chicago with their mother after his divorce and Vivian's son is too old for a baby-sitter (already was by the time Ashleigh came into the picture) so really, Harry's girls are the only children of the team that Ashleigh's close to. Sometimes Ginny resents her for being her "stand in" (Ashleigh doesn't think of it like that, even if Harry and Ginny do sometimes...but they've never told her!) but all in all, Ginny is glad to have a friend in NY. You know, that whole "getting to know your husband's co-workers' significant others" kind of thing...

Wow, my bad! Long tangent! Back to topic: Well, we got part of Harry's reaction in this chapter. He didn't know about the bloody underwear before seeing it on the news, and he IS upset about it, but he's back in "FBI agent" mode, so he's able to handle it with more professionalism than he's been showing in the past...for better or worse.

And as you can see, Draco doesn't know...yet! As far as Draco killing Narcissa...hmmm, I will have to think about that.

*sigh* I was sorely tempted by the "Harry/Draco loving" but honestly, I can't "see" it happening during the show (that's played on regular TV, anyway) Besides, at the current point in the story, a full-on sex scene would be (for me) majorly out of character and inappropriate, since they're still semi-nervous just talking to each other. However, you'll see their relationship grow (hopefully naturally and not rushed) with "little things" that will lead to some of the "bonus features"...so stay tuned and be glad you have the DVD! *wink*


xXBrokenDreamsXx--I wish I could answer your questions about Ginny, but that would be telling!!! *resisting* RAFO, but it WILL be explained! Aww, don't cry! Harry is doing his absolute best! (as is the rest of the team!) Again, I hope that this chapter lives up to the "better and better" standard, but if not...*shrug* no fear! The ones to come will! Thanks for your review!


Night--I understand what you're saying about magic. And as far as Ginny being un-Gryffindorish...*cringe* Okay, now I have a question. Taking into consideration that she got pregnant, had twins, and then got moved across an ocean (by a man she loves who doesn't love her back), do these character changes seem natural? In my head, she might not be the epitome of a Gryffindor (anymore...?) but I hope her character development is understandable.

Snape...I hope (again) that I can measure up to your expectations! *biting tongue between teeth* Thanks for giving me an interesting challenge! Draco...yes, I agree, but Draco also doesn't do "helpless" very well...and there is nothing like being helpless AND not being able to do anything about it! So (to me) he holds up well, breaks down as he is overwhelmed, and then is "okay" again...and then repeat. And don't worry, we'll see a bit more of Draco's "taking charge"...but considering his proximity to the situation (ie it's HIS child who is missing, so he's not exactly objective here!) it may not be for the best!

lol Danny and Elena...but remember, they're hearing all of this information for the first time, and while we can go back and reread it and pick out the clues, they are just being barraged with information and are having to sort through all of it to guess what will be helpful and what won't be. And it's one of those things where everyone knows a little piece, but only the audience sees ALL of the pieces...and the team can't figure it out until THEY are the ones with all of the clues!

Draco and twins...things are about to take off, so not before "ZERO HOUR" (I like calling it that, even if it's not a technical WOaT term...) but after...yes. Here's your answer about Pansy (again with the chapter prediction! That means it's progressing naturally!)

Harry kicked out? You mean, off the investigation? With a little boy missing and the trail going cold...absolutely NOT! Jack needs everyone!


Jan--Your wish is my command! lol Welcome, and thanks for the review! Hope to see you back.

Serpentard--Welcome to you as well! *GASP* YOU KNOW WOaT?????!??!?!?!! YESSS! I'm especially glad that you think the WOaT characters are good...since this is an HP fan site! lol *evil grin* Who better than Spaulding?? Except for the fact that he killed himself (I'm pretty sure) in Season 2...but minus that minor detail, it's GREAT! And in the actual episode, I think Jack even tried to save him, but Spaulding was still the one calling all of the shots, and that just drove me nuts. So yes, it will turn out differently here...for everyone.

Again, with the fireworks thing, LOL (I think it's like this in the show too) Everyone has a clue or two, but no one knows the "big picture" yet except for the audience because we see what everyone knows. I know I'm always watching WOaT and thinking, "Well, this person is here!" because I see everything and figure it out...but the team usually isn't that far behind me (and that's when the action-packed climactic ending begins!)

Chapter question answered in the first Author's note (before the story) and ummmmmm.............*embarrassed frown and sigh* Okay, I have a confession! When I wrote that in one of my previous Author's notes, I WAS working on the ending...and then got distracted...and never got back to actually finishing it! But I've been thinking about it a LOT (and running out different scenarios in my head, trying to figure out which one flows best) and THEN AND THEN I had a dream about the ending, but when I woke up, I COULDN'T REMEMBER IT!!!! *frustrated* BUT I do have the climax written, so NOW I'm working on the wrap-up and extras...and hopefully there will be no more distractions (like my life...lol)

No, no, don't be sorry for blabbing! I love blabbing! haha Thanks for your review, and I hope you continue to like the story (and feel like the WOaT characters are true to form...as well as the HP characters!)