Ooh, I liked it! At first I wasn't sure about the first-person, as that normally doesn't work for me, but I was drawn in in a matter of moments. This feels nicely out-of-synch with the canon universe, as if it might be real but on the other side of a curtain where they (and we) can't quite get at it. I like to think that it follows pretty directly from the events of the last book, but then I have a thing for things that look like AU turning out not to be (so much). And I like that you leave the ending without "the big reveal" - skillfully written and a lot of fun.
Oh, and hotness! One of the best things about this exchange is how we get to read great fics with a smutty rating. Thank you for the great story!