Yeah, Ginny finally has a wand that actually works. It looks like it is going to be Harry and Ginny against the world, particularly since they seem to have no one else to depend upon.

Author's Response: They still have a few friends left... just no one of adult age. I never trust adults, which is why I refuse to become one, even though I'm 48.

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Loved it!
I know, everybody asked you about it been "fluffy" so let me add in my voice of support :) You call it "fluffy" ?:) I personally think you got confused with all that Easter bunny business and all!

Now, things i did like:
1.Ron got some taste of Harry's medicine, i am sure he will require repeat dose to be cured
2.Ginny now knows that her family treated her almost as bad as Dursleys
3.New WAND!!!

Please don't hold out on us with next chapter, i kind of torn beween wanting to find out what is going to happen and wishing we did not have just few chapters left..sequel may be?


Author's Response: Maybe I did suffer from a sugar rush, but I still say any chapter that contains Harry and Ginny’s first kiss has to be a bit fluffy. And no-one died: super fluffy! I’m afraid the way that I end this story doesn’t really lend itself to a sequel, but I’m pretty certain most people will like the ending. Besides, sitting on my hard drive I have a nearly completed 13 chapter story about Harry as an Auror, 2 short stories (one of which is incredibly silly), another story in the early planning stage and I’ve just started another one having been attacked by a rabid plot bunny. The last thing I need is to start doing a sequel to this one, too!

Great chapter! Finally, Ron notices that Harry and Ginny are hanging. I'll be interested to see what everyone makes of Harry buying Ginny a new wand. I was half thinking that Harry might "accidentally" break Ginny's wand so he'd have an excuse to replace it.

Generally, I'm liking your confident, capable Harry. Super-Harry stories kind of bug me. They just get the character too far from his book character for my taste. This Harry strikes a more believable balance, IMO.

Author's Response: I’ve tried to make Harry a product of his education and, more importantly, his teachers. The Flamels arrived at a point when he needed love as much as teaching and their influence has made Harry a warmer, more stable person. Lisa probably helped in that regard, too. Tamazuki taught him to be a fighter but more importantly taught him to trust his instincts and his heart. Harry was never going to become arrogant with him as a teacher. Finally, Sirius (as well as Remus and Tonks) became family to him and taught him how to relax and have fun, while being there for him through the bad times. With that lot mentoring Harry, there was no way he was going to turn out to be a bad apple.

Another excellent chapter! Great job moving the story forward, setting up the plot points, and conveying all the necessary information without getting overly wordy or repeating too much of what we (the readers) already knew. Never thought I'd actually enjoy a fight between Harry and Ron the way I enjoyed that one.

Okay, time to have some fun inventing theories based on the hints you've set up:

Molly theory #1: She's a massive helicopter parent towards her "little girl," and regardless of whether or not she has any inkling of the broken wand being the cause, she really isn't all that bothered by Ginny having trouble with spells because it keeps Ginny dependent on her for that much longer and a woman's first priority should be her home and family prospects over her job and career prospects anyway.
Molly theory #2: She's not a helicopter, but simply an extremely stubborn, proud, hidebound woman who could not/would not accept the idea that any new wand could possibly be more powerful, useful, or durable than a treasured family possession, and insisted on fulfilling her dreams of Ginny receiving all her heirlooms and passing them along again to her children in the future, all to Ginny's cost.
I'm not sure which scenario makes her look worse, but whichever one it is, I'm sure that's the one you've chosen. ;-)

Arthur theory #1: He didn't mention Malfoy and the protection act because there wasn't anything that could be done about it and he didn't want any of his sons to do anything stupid that might provoke Malfoy further (like looking for revenge) and possibly get himself or the entire family into even worse trouble.
Arthur theory #2: He didn't mention Malfoy and the protection act because he's taking a lose-the-battle, keep-the-war-going long view and didn't want his failure to discourage his children from continuing to fight for muggle rights.
Arthur theory #3: He didn't mention Malfoy and the protection act because he genuinely didn't think it was all that important - the mere fact that he was unfairly sacked was all that mattered, not the details of how and why, and it never occurred to him how children often internalize guilt feelings even for things that are beyond their control.
1 or 2 would be rather Dumbledorian, putting the greater good of his entire family and their ideals above Ginny's immediate needs for comfort and reassurance. Understandable, if a bit cold. I like 3 less because all that does is mark him as naive and insensitive.

Draco Malfoy theory #1: He is a git.
Draco Malfoy theory #2: He deserves to have his arse kicked from Aberdeen to Brighton (with his father right behind him).
Actually, we already know those are true. Moving on...

*Ron theory #1: The next time he tries to push Harry around or interfere he's going to find himself, to his complete shock, on the receiving end of one very fat, nasty bat bogey hex courtesy of Ginny (Miss Weasley if you're nasty).
*Ron theory #2: His contraband connections will actually prove useful for Harry's side before the war is over.
So you didn't really hint at either of those, but I like the possibilities for fun that they offer.


Author's Response: My word, you have been thinking about this a lot, haven’t you? Well, in answer to your theories: - Molly theory: err, it of both, really. I’ll say up front that Molly doesn’t realise that the wand is defective. She just remembers her mother doing wonderful magic with it and it seemed to be working fine after Ollivander repaired it. Maybe she missed him telling her that the fix was temporary or perhaps she just convinced herself that it would be fine. She is, however, a smothering, controlling parent whose protective instincts went through the roof after the CoS. You’re probably right that she would like Ginny to follow in her footsteps and be a housewitch with a big family. Career? What do you need one of those for, my girl? Arthur theory: Sorry, 3 is closest. Now, don’t think for a moment that Arthur gathered his family after he was sacked with the intension of piling blame on Ginny. But perhaps after he saw the fear and disappointment in the eyes of his children, he decided to emphasise the less damning reasons for his dismissal. And then when Percy started laying in on Ginny suddenly the blame started shifting elsewhere… I’m sure there isn’t a day that goes by that Arthur feel guilty about not setting the records straight. Draco theory: nearly right, it rhymes with git but has four letters. Ron theory: Nope, wrong on both counts although Ron’s smuggling knowledge will prove useful for some other people at the end. Oh, and someone else gets to be the first recipient of Ginny’s new, improved bat bogey hexes (and amazingly it’s not Draco, either). Please feel free to speculate on anything else that will happen. Want to take a stab at what happened to Dumbedore?

Fabulous comeuppance for Ron et al.

Author's Response: Ron’s down, but not out. Next time he’s going to get sneaky…

Now this story really is going somewhere. Harry and Ginny against the world (with Luna and Hermione, of course)! Can't wait to see who Harry takes on next. Ginny has got a huge bone to pick with her family. Don't think they are going to like it one bit either.

Thanks for sharing.

Author's Response: Whose next on Harry’s list? Well, we don’t appear to have seen that charming young Draco chappie yet, have we?

“Lisa?� Ginny asked jealously.

I was tempted to do an 'April fool' review but I'll settle for a little teasing. Seriously, I think she'd be more curious than jealous at this point. After their kiss, I think she's just hoping there isn't a 'prior claim' on Harry. By the way, I'm not buying the 'she missed his cheek' excuse. I think it is more of 'got a little carried away' type of moment. She has a good excuse for some euphoria after what you've put her through, you mean writer you! I'm just teasing again but I can't vouch for my reaction when I learn more about what you've done to Luna. She's a character that tends to make me feel protective. I do agree she'd be a very tempting target though.

Author's Response: Why does everyone always call me a meanie? I admit that I am essentially quite evil, but there’s no need for everyone to point that out! You’ll get nowhere in the jealousy stakes; as soon as Ginny heard Lisa used to beat the stuffing out of Harry during Taekwondo, she recognised a kindred spirit. Maybe Ginny and Lisa could team up and get a bit rough with Harry, he may like that! If it’s any conciliation I feel really bad about being cruel to Luna, but let’s face it, she couldn’t be a bigger target even if she had a bull’s-eye painted on her back. I do promise that she gets pay back in a very gruesome fashion, however.

Started this earlier today. Quite an enjoyable tale!

Thanks for the gift...

Author's Response: Ah, another review by a name I haven’t seen for a while. Thanks for reading.

Another good chapter. Good to see Ron get his comeuppance; Harry is going to get a reputation if he goes around beating up all the bullies. And while the second half of the chapter was very fluffy, I loved it. I'm glad Harry could show Ginny that she is truly strong magically and that her father's sacking wasn't her fault. I wonder if the Weasley's insistence on Ginny using a weak wand and taking the blame has to do with believing that she should grow up to be a housewife like Molly and not get her own job out of independence. Keep up the good work.

Author's Response: I’m quite certain that Molly believes that Ginny should grow up to be a Housewitch, even if that probably wasn’t her motivation for passing the wand onto her daughter. Family is everything to Molly and Ginny using her mother’s wand would be a very appealing idea for her. As far as Molly is concerned there’s nothing wrong with the wand. This will be discussed further!