I ♥ people being late to the party :-) Getting a comment on an old story is such a lovely treat. I saw that Kelly Chambliss has recced this fic, but I haven't got round to thanking her yet.
I loved writing this story; the ideas just kept piling up and I'm glad that the characters came out all right. Except Minerva, whom I adore, I have never written any of these characters before and I wasn't sure where they would lead me. I also developed a rather embarrassing crush on Aberforth - beard, goats and all. And it was fun to squeeze in the cameos and to write some of my favourite characters, such as Snape and Lupin, from the perspective of someone who doesn't like them.
Thank you so much for taking your time to comment! I'm very glad you liked it :-)