Oh, that was just glorious. I waited to read any fanfic until JKR had finished telling the story her way, but then entered this world to see what other authors did with it. Your work is what really hooked me early on, and this story is like coming home to all that I fell in love with when I started out - fantastic characterizations, interesting plotting, hot sex - oh, and did I mention smoking hot sex? I absolutely loved how this felt like it could have been the next chapter in Harry's story(stripping off the epilogue of course). Sending the boys off to Australia for a romantic get-away while letting Harry do his rescue thing was just perfect, as was the mind speak that flowed from the blood magic, and the bits of insecurity from both of them. I loved the way you painted the Malfoys - Lucius with his own agenda, Narcissa doing whatever she thinks necessary to protect her son, and Draco still trying to please them both, still in the bad shape we saw in DH. This story was fabulous.