That was freaking amazing! I couldn't stop reading - I was up the whole night :)

You are really a good author. Maybe you should consider making you own books with your own characters...that would probably become hugely popular.

Keep on going!
Fighto - oh!

I cannot tell you how beautiful this story is, how is has affected me. You are an amazing writer, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing this piece of work into the world.

This story was absolutely beautiful! I was drawn in from the start and read it twice, I enjoyed it so much. Thank-you for your wonderful talent & imgaination. I cried and laughed through the whole thing & wished it would never end but, I knew it would have to otherwise it would not worth writing or reading. Again, thank-you!

first, sorry that this review came out soo late after you had finished your story. i had read this back when it was still being updated and never read the final chapter because i had moved and my dad doesnt beleive in internet. but now that i dont live their anymore, i remembered this story and had to reread it. this story affected me in soo many ways, especially concerning how i felt about what had happened with the relationship i was in at the time. it helped me forgive them for alot of things, and to apoligize at the same time for what i had done. i just loved the way that you write nd had to tell you thank you for writing this story, and it will always mean alot to me. well, thats all, thanx, and bye!

Beautifully done, my dear. That was a amazing story. I, sad to say, am having a the swine flu right now. When i found you story it cheered me up. To many great story's for both of us and many happy days for the future to come. Au revoir, Willow. ^_^

Uwa! I like your story already! Chapter 1 starts right in the *action*!

Totally speechless (type-less? What's the computer equivalent of speech?) Anywho, probably the best fanfic I have ever read. Amazingly well written, gorgeously realistic characters. I have never laughed or cried so much from reading, it touched me that much.

Im loving your story so far and really glad that you didn't put a lemon in it. . .
but Im slightly confused about what PK and DW mean, they've been mentioned a fwe times and Im pretty sure they're nicknames which Harry and Draco have for each other, but what do they stand for??
Keep up the good work
JAK

That was one hell of a story! Well crafted, well written, and just plain lovely. The ending just left me with a good feeling. I don't think I've read any HD fic where Draco and Harry have this much intensity and love between the two of them. I loved the Magebond idea, it explained the immediate attraction to each other. I was shocked when they got together so quickly and with so little resistance. Usually they deny their attraction for a LONG time before realizing that their just avoiding what everybody knows it right. :) Checkmate was so refreshing; more of a love story than a forced-to-be-together kind of plot.
Your writing is amazing- Thanks so much.
ti.

Phew...ok. I'm about to type the longest review I have ever typed to anyone. I don't even know where to start. Your story touched and moved me in ways I did not know I could be touched and moved. I have read many-a-good fanfiction in my life but never one so intensely well-written as this. I tend to go by reviews so when I saw how many reviews you got, I just had to check you out. And I'm SO glad I did! From the first chapter I was hooked, absolutely enthralled by the way you portrayed Harry and Draco's relationship. Part of the reason it's my favorite shipping is that the idea of two arch enemies falling in love with each other is so ludacris I am always interested to see how people will go about developing their relationship into a real, budding romance. But this was by far the most intense Drarry romance I have EVER read. It was slow and sultry yet fast and fervent al in one, and not many people can pull that off successfully. The plotline was intricately woven, and everything fell into place just perfectly. Draco's relatnship with his father (or lack there of, rather) was heartwrenching but realistic. I could definately see Lucious getting that angry with him, and that comitted to the dark lord. Harry's relationship with Cho was also very intreguing, because in most Drarry that I read Harry is serious about Ginny before he gets involved with Draco. It was a nice change of pace. And the way you handled the sex scenes was poetic and sensual, but not graphic and disturbing. Most of the time i find slash scenes to be too much about the physical sex appeal, not the emotional or romantic one. But you tied them all together with Harry's magical powers, and it was the most beautifuly written slash-sex scene I've ever seen a fanfic writer produce. I also love how you portrayed Snape, and his reaction to Harry and Draco. It added a bit of humor the th story where it was sometimes nededed, yet did not disrupt the flow of the seriousness of the plot. And Ron I thought, was also prtrayed very accurately in terms of how he feels about Draco being involved with Harry. And last but not least I would like to congratulate you on moving me to tears. That has NEVER been done before when I have read a fanfic, and i have read some pretty sad stuff, believe me. In conclusion. thank you for sharing this masterpiece with us; I will treasure it and read it again and again. Never give up writing because you are infinitely talented and the world of Drarry fanfiction- scratch that- GOOD drarry fanfiction would be lost without you. Best wishes to you in all that you do,
Nikuke Chan

I write this after two days of fanatic reading. I found Checkmate on Thursday morning and couldn't get enough. I read and I read and I read. I had just finished "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (for the, like, 25th time) and had a severe PPD. I thought that fan fictions could cheer me up, but boy was I wrong! Cause when I had finished reading Checkmate I didn't only have PPD. I had PCD (Post Checkmate Depression) too!

I have read my share of H/D before, but I've never read a fan fiction where they love each other with such a... tenderness. Usually it's more of a love/hate-relationship while Remus/Sirius is all about the tenderness, but wow. I actually cried a couple of time, only because Harry and Draco were so incredibly cute to each other!

I'll start with some questions and things that I thought about and return to the praise a little while later.

At first I was a bit... surprised at the pace of the relationship. Draco kisses Harry and the next night Harry is suddenly very aware that he likes boys, something he never even considered before, and are in an relationship with his ex-arch-nemises (or maybe that's Voldemort). The next night he wants to sleep with him, even though he only slept with one girl before and that was because he really loved her. After only a few days they haven't just stated that they love each other, Harry has come out of the closet and they ache when they're not together.

I felt that at first, but it wasn't anything that really bothered me. But I wasted a couple of moments to think it over. Now, when I have read the entire story I understand why they fell in love so hard from the start, from that first kiss. Of course, they were Magebond and suddenly everything is acceptable, more than acceptable, again :)
(Did you come up with th Magebond yourself or is it some kind of mythology?)

What I try to say is that I like your way of explaining the love between Draco and Harry. They aren't just two boys who fell in love, they were meant for each other. Which makes me wanna say "ha, take that, Canon!".

I've read that you got a bit complains about your Dumbledore. While it doesn't feel exactly like the Dumbledore I know I think that we can't be that picky. I mean, who knows what he would have tought when he saw Harry and Draco holding hand? Does anyone know what Dumbledore thinks? Even Harry doesn't understand him fully.

My only problem was that Dumbledore was kind of too harsh with Draco. In my opinion Dumbledore's more of a silent disappointment, "why did you do it?"-kinda guy. Otherwise I think your picture of the characters were excellent.

Lastly, where was Sirius? (As I'm a Sirius fan girl, I sometimes get a bit obsessivee) Wonder what he would say if he knew that his godson was seeing a Malfoy.

I admire your language. I could feel the pain and the loneliness and Draco's angst and fear. I guessed what Draco's plan was from the beginning so I really hoped that Harry could persuade him to stay at Hogwarts. And when Draco was hit by the curse I had to take a five minutes break and cry cause it was so sad! Lucky for me that Harry is a class seven mediwizard or else I would had a complete break down.

I think that you captured a Ron and a Hermione in love excellent. Ron was kind of an insolent, but caring and loyal, git and Hermione was understanding and mature.

Thanks to my short memory I have no idea what I've already written. I can only say that Checkmate blew me away. I could read a 6 pages long kiss and then want more, cause you really showed the tenderness, the love and all those things that are so wonderful with a new love. And what a love!

(PS! I waited for "Anthem", but it never came. Maybe it doesn't fit in the theme of the fan fiction, but isn't it a amazing song?)

I love this story!

i've been tipped off about this fic in forums who calls it "legendary fanfic work" "out of controll good" and "fantastic" so I had to see it for myself... HOWEVER im not into the Harry/Draco shipping it was wonderful under your spell. I actually got time to fancy the shipping!
I really hope that you understand how fantastic your work has been. You should be proud neverless :)

mvh
H/Hr shipper.

That chapter was bloody hilarious! I was laughing (And chuckling and giggling and cackling...) so hard and odd that my brother looked like he thought I had finally cracked and gone insane! This is one of my favorite chapters so far.

thank you. Thank you. Thank you! That brightened my day. That was the most amazing writing i have ever read in my entire life. THANK YOU!