I can't possibly make poor kids die of boredom behind their desks, can I? They need action, so here it is.

With regards to cliffies, I have a very good teacher, haven't I? HE!HE!HE! * hugs Holly *

You have a sharp brain, that's for sure. Giving the words into my mouth... Watch out for the next chapter, more surprises to come.

Definition from Zoltan's "Dictionary of Present Day English":

Normal (noun): Condition nonexistent when applied to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in particular.

HE!HE!HE!

Yes, their sorry asses were saved by the fact that it was McGonagall. Ginny would have hexed them first, most probably painfully, after that listened to their sorry excuses and forgiven them anyway :D So, I saved them from a few Bat-Bogeys :D

There will be other "happenings" pretty soon, so stay tuned.

As for parallel posting, I try to keep up with my WIP's; I have a few ideas and try to put them on paper so that I won't forget them. I'm just too glad I found my inspiration back again :D

Yeah, it took a quite few weeks before I found my inspiration back. I guess I was too busy with "I Remember".

For that question I don't have an answer. I do my best to divide myself equally between my WIP's, sometimes with luck, sometimes without.

I loved writing this chapter and loved inventing things for it. I guess I managed to catch a bit of George here.

I almost read "where it went right"; you know, preferences change and so do mine. But seeing that I started this story H/G and R/Hr, I can't back off... Anyway, you have to wait for the next chapter to get an answer to your questions. I guess it was "body heat" tho... One suggestion: re-read this chapter CAREFULLY, at least the first half of it, until before the WWW scene...

And, as always, million thanks for de-booing my scrabbles!

I actually haven't heard the word "doofus" for like ten years, but it's an amazingly correct characterization. But we love Ron for that, don't we?

I'm not really happy about this chapter but I guess it will have to do, for the time being, until I find my inspiration to re-write it.

Thanks, dear, for your awesomeness! 

Agents Mully and Sculder strike again :D

Thanks for your corrections. Without you this story - or for what it's worth, none of my stories - would truly exist.

It's always a struggle to try avoiding the temptation of the many-many fanfic cliches. It's not always possible to avoid them. Like in this story, the Malfoys' trial, the awards and orders the students were receiving, their offers to teach at Hogwarts etc. I preferred to go with these cliches than going the PTSD way. Believe me, there will be PTSD events around, but I still hope to retain some of my originality.

The breakin at the Ministry was too important an event and they had saved many lives with their brave deeds. Including the Cattermoles was just a small indication of it. I just hope it will all come through in the movie version.

Ginny, coming from a wizarding family, HADto explain Harry the essence of soul bonding. They have to face the music, that's for sure, otherwise Molly would think they'd sex. Which they'd already had, a few weeks earlier, btw.

Molly's gone... where on Merlin's saggy pants can she be???

This is a secret which can't be kept secret for too long. I still don't know how I will come around this, but I don't see a win-win situation for all of them. Somethin's got to be sacrificed, I fear.

The mist is getting thicker, and soon...

I don't like straightforward writing. I like when the reader thinks, asks, makes conclusions. This chapter was just the perfect one for that.

I guess your questions and hints are concerning - again - the real identity of Vera's mother. Well, she was a Hogwarts student :D For the time being, it will not be the most important line in the plot as things are happening again at Hogwarts.

Thank you for your continued support of the story and your insightful reviews.

ROTFL * big grin * Oh, queen of the cliffies, from your pen this is the biggest possible kudos :D

Yeah, I needed this cliffie, I didn;t want to name her Mum too early. For her it just some more memories of her Mum, as of now, although this will change soon. You will have to wait two more story-months for the showdown.

Yes, he had to lose it, sooner or later. Too much had been going on in his short life, and when everybody thought "OK", then this...

At this point the story overlaps for a short sec with the concept of Shadowlands, in facts, after writing this chapter I started thinking about writing a story about parallel worlds -> Shadowlands.

Simple as that, Tom transferred some of his powers to Pansy and took Harry's powers. With Ginny he had no luck as she the "deadheads" managed to protect her.

It was finally time to recognize the deeds of the Golden Sextuplet, on several levels.

Draco and Narcissa might - or might not - deserve a second chance. About Lucius, I was not so sure, so I twisted the knife a bit.

The courtroom scene came from my very first, never published fanfic attempt, which reached 15 very lame and very illiterate chapters. It was one of the parts I've retained from it. It still sleeps somewhere on my harddrive but I don't think it will ever see daylight. Some parts of it are and will be incorporated into The Healer.

I actually had to re-read my own chapter LOL - getting senile, I am.

They simply HAD to. Were it not Harry, there would be NO goblins at all in the world by now if Baldyfart and Umbridge had gotten enough artistic freedom. What is a slightly damaged building, in comparison to THAT?

However, this day DID cost Harry a pretty cliche knut :)

Thanks a lot for your attentive eye and the time you're taking.

Yes, the sextuplet will have some other things to do except NEWT preparations. Those who read the previous chapters carefully, have already put two and two together, and they WILL have to be aware of Pansy...but not Pansy alone,

Just a bit of added humour and a bit of romance together...the effects of fresh air LOL

Thanks for your kind review and thanks for sticking with the story. Your remarks and CC arealways priceless.

So far this is my fav chapter. I just loved writing it because I felt I could add something to enrich our picture of the Gryffindor nazi, prof McGonagall LOL.

My other fav is chapter 11, you will understand why.

Also, I did some WIKI research on the facts and events mentioned in the chapter, so they are all true.

What I simply don't understand is how on Earth I'd been able to write H/G so far and why I can't seem to write them now, when this fic really needs them...

Thanks for your fabulous reviews and see you some time again!

Unfortunately, we are gaining that speed in slo-mo :) I'm trying to build up the events carefully so that there's no confusion later on.

Minerva gets quite some screen time here and in the following chapter(s). We don't know much of her, as of now, so I took the artistic freedom to expand her character a bit. 

We have every right NOT to like Pansy. Partly because of the events in DH, partly 'cause she ain't no bloody angel here as well.

No, it's not a short temper. It's angst, anger, frustration, you name it. Come on, Harry has at least one point in each book when he's ready to demolish half of Hogwarts! Culmination point is chapter 11. You have every right to have that bad feeling. What had happened to Harry was BAD.

Pansy was also changed by that night. See for yourself!

Indeed, things need to be sorted out. Only...how do you find answers for something which had never happened before?

If Muhammad won't go to the hill, then the hill will go to Muhammad; you will see in the next chapter.

Hi Holly,

Indeed, long time no see; it's OK, we all have lives besides our hobbies, right? :)

Thanks for going easy on me; this fic is my very first one, and as such, contains many "children diseases". I promise it will be getting better just around chapter 10, I guess. At the time I was writing this prologue, I was writing "Aftermath of a Green Flash" as well, and the two stories are very much similar in terms of exploring the same thing from different angles.

The answer to your question hides in the text after chapter 10.