Wonderful story! It follows so seamlessly from DH that, as I settled into reading it, I had this lovely feeling that here was the start of Book 8 (well, it is that time of year ...), the epilogue was just a bad dream, and everything was going to be all right after all. :-) Your Harry, Ron and Hermione are wonderful (I echo others' comments re: Ron's voice -- somehow he stood out as especially perfect in this one for me, too), and I loved the interaction between young/painfully awkward Snape and compassionate Harry -- and then later, adult/resistant Snape and persistent Harry. Perfect story, perfect ending -- you have made everything all right -- thank you!!