At a school like Hogwarts, a repurposed and much-renovated mediaeval castle, solace was hard to find. It hid behind the bleachers in the stadium where the cricket team trained; in amongst the trees of the forest around the school grounds, off the path the students were forced to jog, once a week whatever the weather; in the rooms of the castle which, if asked to locate on a school map, most students would not be able to find. Damn, that is quite an opening. You drew me in at once with your beautiful words and air of mystery and sadness - and the rest of it did not disappoint.

This was quite lovely in all ways and your use of music was brilliant and well-crafted. You (and Lily and Remus and Sirius) have excellent taste in music and you wield that taste wisely. It added a lovely accompaniment to such thoughtfully written characters.

And, FTR, as I read this I could not help but think of mustntgetmy's lovely story from RS Games... and how beautifully this all worked out.