I adore forced bondings! So this was fun to write, even though it drove me nuts (longest thing I've ever written outside of NaNoWriMo). Anyway I haven't read either HBP or DH, so I don't really have them colouring my perceptions. Hee. As far as I'm concerned, Harry can just stay fifteen forever! *cackles*
:D Most of this was actually written on much less than my normal amount of sleep, so it may bear out my observation that my best writing is done while half asleep. *snicker* I'm glad it pulls together really well, though, since I had concerns about it doing so due to the lack of sleep. :P
Anyway, thank you for the nice words! I'm glad you liked it!