What a cleverly plotted alt re! THis sorting was terrific: --- Neville ended up in Gryffindor, although he didn't seem to mind. He said he hated to read, and seeing that he was brave enough to say that in front of the three Ravenclaws only proved that he'd been sorted into the right house. ---
Sometimes, a seemingly simple sentence is perfect and deep: --- Then they were both laughing, the tension between them gone, but not the worry. ---
Your take on a horcrux with Tom usinge Dark Magic to bring Harry back to life was brill!
And this was so sad and twisted it hurt: --- If Harry could find a way to turn that hate around, to get Snape to see he could love Harry just as much as he professed to hate Harry, maybe Harry could bring back that person Snape had been when Snape had been young and in love with Harry's mum. ---