Thank you so much for your thoughtful and detailed comment :-)
and the way everything insinuated itself into the cracks in canon to form a rather seamlessly integrated depiction of all the things Harry didn't see.
I'm ever so pleased to read this, because that sense of 'missing scenes' from canon was exactly what I was aiming for! *grins*
I'm glad to know that Sluggy caught your attention here, and it's nice to know that this portrayal of him struck a chord with you. I quite agree that he's a character who's human-ness can speak volumes, and I think it's rather a shame that he's often shown as just one-dimensional and creepy. *pets Sluggy*
Also, thanks for your comments about the drawing - I definitely want a bed like that, too!
It seems we have quite a bit in common as regards taste in fic and under-appreciated characters - would you mind if I added you to my friends-list?