Oh wow! No Ginny yet but I'm loving it 'coz Harry doesn't take any crap from the hateful annoying bookworm

I do really like Harry having a backbone and not backing down to Hermione. She is a bit unbearable, which is quite in line with canon. I'm not sure about an all wise, calm Neville. It seems as though you've simply taken some of Hermione's qualities and added them to Neville. He's not shy, he's very confident and speaking his mind. What is so different in his life that he's so different?

It's so good that Harry didn't stuck to his dreams and be friend just with Ron and Hermione. It's also good that he told Hermione that she doesn't need to know everything about her friends. Hope he doesn't hold back just to please someone.

Welcome back, harry is in thick with the crew, but hermione really needs to get over herself fast or its going to be a long year....kutgw