This may be my favorite story from the fest. Wow, I'm blown away by the final exam that Snape set for Harry and the results. Very fascinating look at Harry meeting one final test head-on and learning about himself and Snape. The journals were really well done; Harry's transition throughout reading them (and Ron's understanding) just made me hate to see this story end. Great use of detail and magic as Harry worked his way through his task, and nice reframing of canon events to tell another side of the story. I'm just so in love with this story.