Hmm.

Read both stories together. (Well, over several days.) Although you kind of rescued it, I found the portrayal of Ginny as someone who let boys do whatever they liked to her at fourteen or younger and Harry and Hermione as pure and virtuous souls who never even kissed their previous partners a bit like forcing the characters to fit the required roles (and kind of undermined by the obsession with semi-nakedness). And I despaired the Star Trek mentality that Hermione couldn't possibly get less than perfect marks without being cheated. (Books and cleverness? There are more important things.) I appreciate the attempt to develop Harry and Ginny in a way you could believe even though I don't really share your interpretation of Half-Blood Prince.

An engaging plotline, good use of characters, nice callback placing Ron with Gabrielle (although couldn't poor Neville get a third option other than Ginny or death, even if it's a long bachelorhood?) and a surprising ruthlessness in places. Interesting to see a time when some characters were more of an open book than they are now. Well worth reading, thank you.

I think I read a story like this one before where it ended Harmony but it also mentioned that Daphne may have a kid with harry in the Epilogue I cant remember what story that was though. wish I did.

What a ride! Thanks for all the fish*smile*

Chem Prof - Thank for a most enjoyable read! As a HHr-shipper, I'll stop here with no curiousity or remorse with regards to the other endings and spend that time checking out some of yor other stories. Again, thanks for sharing this terrific storie with us!

Ha! I started reading Soul Searching yesterday morning and now,45 minutes to midnight in my time zone, I've finished both stories. Delightful tale. Glad you never made Harry choose between them - not evenbin your HG ending.

I also like your mature canon approach: nothing was OOC, no events before DH were changed, but everyone behaved as the mature adults they are.

Great story! :D

Umm, I don understand this.. You said that the date Tom died was the same as the one mentioned in "Greater Love".. But Hermione is obviously alive.. So how can you possible relate the two?

My thoughts on the ending:
In all cases, Harry and Hermione end up living happily ever after. It is an obvious H/Hr story, H/G looks unnatural and forced.

Well this was a great chapter. It took me thirty four minutes to read while my baby boy slept at my side, ergo, no interruptions!

Thank you for the Dragonriders reference, I love that series!

Just finished both stories. Having a head cold sucks. Getting to stay home and read all day? Does not :)

These were both wonderful stories and I enjoyed them very much. Thanks for sharing :D

All the turmoil & frustration was well worth it I hope more writers reading this story will be compelled to add wonderful epilogues to there epic stories, some of us really need the added closure ..
TY Professor again..

Woot! Finally! I have been looking to Harry/Hermione for a while.

H/G shippers are the same people who read AND like Twilight. Ugh.

I think the anti-tank weapon is overkill here. Better low tech solution would be caltrops. Watch a giant try to walk after stepping on some of those. You could high tech by teflon coating them.

Excellent chapter. Moving along nicely.