Finally finished reading Part 2. I'm sorry it took so long but there's been work and travelling. And every time I got a moment, I read a little more of this story.
It's so wonderful. I loved the plot, the backstory to the Quintapeds. And, OMG, what you did with Draco and Sally-Anne, the solution to that problem was just so perfect that you took me by surprise.
I want to quote lines, so many of them, but I don't want to spoil people. You caught their characters so well, it's amazing. You made me believe that the pairings could happen, that they made sense for the couples, even though I had no idea how you'd get there when I started reading.
This line: Somehow Moody found it a little hard to breathe. A shiver went through him. Maybe he was getting a cold? Reluctantly, he let go, only to realise that he hadn't wanted to. made the perfect turning point in Moody's ability to lie to himself, to avoid acknowledging what he didn't want to be feeling.
And, see that! I found a line that didn't contain any spoilers. Do you know how hard that was?
Seriously, the plot, the magic and the interrelationships between all the characters are so well and completely integrated that it's impossible to quote all the lines I want to quote and not spoil readers who haven't finished this yet.
Thank you so much for this gorgeous, long, and plotty character-driven story. Love it so much!