**** I have no plans to write a 280K-word Horocrux hunt (a.k.a. book7)*****
And here I wash, thinking that it would be just useful to have Ginny with them on the run. At least she knows how to hunt and provide food ;-)

Author's Response: Haha! With proper planning, there's no need to hunt for food ... but then that would be "Ginny's Plan". :)

I think having harry get more info is a benefit and albus was an idiot for not passing it along sooner....Ginny knowing more then Ron and hermione is a good thing as it’s true she has been though more and seen it more then they have......kutgw

Author's Response: Except that if Harry had been told more, then book 7 wouldn't have been as long. :)

I like how Harry handled Dumnbledore and took command with the 2 horcruxes and destroying them! He was right to take Ginny into his confidence as she does have a personal involvement with one already dispatched! Glad Harry saved Kattie and his right to suspect Dorko, er, Draco! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Author's Response: Haha, I like Dorko's, I mean Draco's, new name. ;)

Yeah, leave it to Ron to jinx the Hogsmeade weekend.... :-}

Unless I'm confused, the prophecy does not say Harry will be successful -- merely that he "has a power" Tom does not know. (Tricky things, prophecies.)

It's rather selfish of Dumpledore to fail to disclose more about the protection on the ring -- at least to admit that he ran afoul of what appeared to have been a very strong Compulsion charm (for example), so that Harry would have a better idea of what he's up against.

Ah -- excellent instincts, there, Ginny trying to keep her boyfriend healthy.

I'm pretty sure Harry would have no doubt that the ritual aqt the graveyard was Dark. :-}

Heh -- Ginny's clever, and remembers useful things! :-)

Excellent deployment of Dobby -- though it might be better had Harry thought to specify that Dobby was to remain "undetected," rather than merely "not seen." :-)

Interesting that Harry didn't need to "open" the locket before it was destroyed.

Good for Harry -- not backing down when Ron tried to equate what he & Hermione have experienced with Ginny's first year

Author's Response: Hmm, I don't think I said Harry would be automatically successful here, did I? If so that's certainly an error. In the talk with Albus Harry expressed he might "die trying". / Yes, Albus could have shared his problem with the ring hurting him, but at least Harry has been forewarned there can be protections on them. / Yes, Ginny has a vested interest in keeping Harry healthy. :) / A slightly better memory for everyone here; it's a good resource to have. / Meh, "undetected" and "not seen" go pretty much hand-in-pocket or something that's close together. :) / Yeah, no need to open the locket; I never got why that was required in the books. OK, you might have to whack it twice or something, but on God's green earth, why would you activate a dark object?! That's just silly! (I'll point out none of the others had to be activated to be destroyed.) / Ginny has upset the balance between the "golden trio" somewhat. That's both good and bad. But since there will be no camping trip, it's all right. :)