*laughs* Well, in that respect I probably would rather be compared to Tira, especially given JK's recent press conferences! :)
And indeed, all fanfic is certainly derivative, so I suppose it's a bit silly of me to be upset about being compared to another writer when we are all 'borrowing' in that sense. It was the suggestion that my story was deliberately modeled after Tira's that rankled.
Anyway, I understand where you are coming from, and I thank you for the lovely compliment about this story and about my drabbles (I love drabbling, clearly, since I do enough of them).