War councils are always interesting. Even if you're calling it a fledgling government.

Wow, I didn't even think of the footprints. I was thinking she saw him with a heat vision or something. Nicely handled.

I half expected Hermione to call out to Harry and say something like "what would we do if the people said to leave?" Then my mind played out a scene of all the warriors where with Harry freaking out and insisting they stay.

Quite frankly, a good author can give you the aftermath of a situation, and let the reader's mind fill in the details. This also makes the reading easily customized to each person. I can imagine some pretty horrific torture that the woman would have gone through. While a younger reader, or someone who has experienced less, will still imagine the worse that they are familiar with, but not be sickened by the sort of things I would imagine happening. I think that's a greater skill than actually writing it all out.

Haha! Called it. Now, we just need to find Luna a focus. I love how Hermione paved the way for Harry to come back there.

Oh please, please Hermione, keep that as a new focus. Highly interesting chapter.

I enjoy the world building. The hard part with it is getting bogged down. A lot of people will get so deep into the world building that they lose readers. Personally, I feel you've held enough balance between world building and combat etc to keep readers coming back.

Now that, is a way to make an impression. Hahahaa! I love the end of this chapter.

Fair enough. Keep moving forward.

Damn, with the lack of materials they can't get new wands. And with the magic practically drained out of the world, they couldn't do the ritual either. Interesting.

Ok, that is confusing. I didn't think that time was altered by the gates, just physical location?

Huh, didn't think about them going back. figured you wouldn't have Luna agree to that. Maybe they will get new wands instead of doing the ritual.

Huh. why do I have a feeling that Hermione and Luna are going to have the same ascendancy ritual performed on them as Harry and Voldemort did, now that their wands are destroyed?

Yeah, I had the same thought that they were after information from the girls. Poor Luna.

I always enjoy stories where there is no clear cut "good guy". Harry and his people are trying to be good. They're taking control, but they're trying to lead the world forward into a better existance. Bill and his people likewise think they're doing good by stopping a monster.