If this is depressing at time, it's because this is one of the few stories which deals with the reality of the aftereffects of abuse. (My own Harmony bond also does so, in a less intense way.) JKR did abused kids a HUGE disservice by avoiding the issue and treating it as unimportant, just because they were books for kids. Why the hell shouldn't kids be aware of abuse and its effects?

Phew!

Very entertaining chapter...

But... a tip. If you're going to take then into Muggle Britain, either research the language or ask if one of your readers can Brit-pick it for you. It's one thing using Americanisms in your narrative, but it doesn't sound right when they speak in "American".
Pharmacy -> Chemists
Grocery Store -> Supermarket (big) or Grocers (small shop)
Parking lot -> Car Park
Checkout (not incorrect, but they'd more likely say tills in the south at that time, checkout is more common NOW.)
Movie -> Film
Theater (for movies) -> Cinema (Theater for live plays is still theatre (and that is the correct British spelling)
Power outage -> power cut
train station -> railway station
There may be others, they're the only ones I can remember

i really love this story

I absolutely love your writing style. The humor, sarcasm the interaction between the different persons whom you have described wonderfully.
As I wrote earlier: I'm laughing my head of between all the angst.

I love the whole Draco and Harry friendship.

Can you imagine I read this chapter while listening to "Outta Here" by Esmee Denters? Not completely related, but enough to make me laugh...

Lol, the chapter was great, anyways.

Hey, I absolutely adore your stories, but I just had a question on this chapter - you ended it with " she and Hermione quietly chatted and ate goldfish."

What do you mean by that? Do people actually eat goldfish? Thanks!

Man, but your good at this! All I want to do now is re-read the whole thing!

Oh yeah and I forgot to say this is the best FanFic I have EVER read! And I have read a lot of good FanFics! :)

wow! This is really really good! I read Renac and this in like 3 weeks! It was really good! I love the ending and the story and everything! This has been the only story that I have liked that has been about harry befriending snape and draco. Congrats!wow is harry like a matchmaker or something? lol he brought together Eloise and Neville, Hermione and Ron, Snape and Laura, and George and Kota. I absolutely LOVE your writing! Its the best! I hope you write more stories in the future! Good job!

I LOVE THIS SERIES! SO COL! you should write more stories like this!

All right, I'll admit, parts of this scared me silly.
But all of the funny, sweet, and the Epilogue made reading this fic worthwhile. I can only hope to be as good of a writer as you

Hi there.

I thought I should leave a review. I'm not sure if I have already--I doubt it, though.

I just wanted to let you know how much I adore your writing. Recnac and this one, in particular. I read them for the first time just a couple weeks ago, and came back and reread them both today. (And there went all my free time!)

I think you're a really, really talented writer. And you will be doing the world a crime if you don't write any original novels for publication. (How do you expect fanficiton to survive without new works of genius, anyway?)

So, what I'm really trying to say here, is that...I admire your stories. I adore them. And I adore you, because I don't think I could ever write this well. And since I've gotten so much enjoyment and filled so many happy hours with your work, I figured I owed it to you to tell you so. Because you deserve to know how wonderful this whole story is.

So, thank you. Because I love this story. And I'll probably reread it AGAIN, later. I love the richness of the characters, I love the plot twists that so few people can pull of with the ease you do, and I love the easy writing that carries me from one dramatic scene to the next.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! And please, do us all a favor, and go on to some original writing next. And I know this was written a while ago, and you probably still don't even read or answer these reviews anymore, but I have to put this out here anyway.

And whenever you do get around to writing an original novel, let me know. I'll head to the nearest bookshelf and pick it up--I'm sure it'll be in front as a best-seller.

Lots of love, cheers, admiration, tears, and a hint of obsession,
leona.
:D

Man, if I get 5 minutes alone with your Arthur, I'd make him sorry. He shouldn't do things like that to my Harry! *sighs* Anyway, I really like this story. It's very riveting and emotionally driven. It's also easier to read when you know it's going to end up okay, (which I know 'cause I've read the sequel), but sometimes you still get sucked in; and it's funny, but the part when Lucius says: “No, you idiot. You can’t Apparate in or out of this part of the manor,” I thought he was going to say, "You can't apparate in Hogwarts." I've got Hermione on the brain ;), Anyway, I really like the story. Cheers.