*Speechless*
Wow! I don't even know what to say. Thank you so much, gingertart50. You got everything I like just the way I like it. I'm thrilled with the story!
Harry as a potter is wonderful. Severus being alive thanks to Fawkes is something that I thought should have happened in the book and was saddened when it didn't. Neville bringing his "body" back for burial was so great.
Harry is so Harry with a little more maturity. Severus is delightfully snarky and charmingly unsure. I just loved his characterization.
There's so much that I simply adored about this fic that I can't name due to time constraints. I love it, love it, love it! It's really marvelous. Thanks so much!