Sorry to disappoint you all in thinking there was a new chapter, but I need add a note to this story to squash any misgivings about the integrity of this story.
It has come to my attention that there is another story out there, which was started before mine and finished right before mine did, that is very similar and I am being accused of plagiarizing their story. I swear on the life of my three children, that I didn't steal anything. I haven't even read the story nor heard of the author until she PM'd me. Unfortunately, there is no way to prove I am innocent so I just hope you all believe me when I say this story is 100% my own.
Below is the PM sent to me with the name of the story as well as the author. You can read them both for yourselves and come up with your own assumptions (I haven't, nor do I intend too).
Hello,
I'm a fanfic writer as well, and I've just received a guest review on the last story I've completed ('Crawling back to you'), telling me that they have the impression they've just read the exact same story but written by you. I went on your profile and indeed, your story 'Trusting Malfoy' looks disturbingly like mine, especially in the details: memory loss, Hermione tortured by two Death Eaters at the beginning, Draco giving her 'Hogwarts a History' and a tear drop necklace, Nott and Goyle being their enemies at some point, etc. Your story is shorter than mine, and there are changes in the plot, and you use your own words. But nonetheless, that reviewer thinks you might have copied my plot. Moreover, you've published your story within one month (end of August - end of September) and completed it only once I've completed mine, on which I've been working since December 2015. So, I wanted to ask you about it. Thank you in advance for your answer.
RunningQuill
On a more happier note, I am working on another, fluffier story. It's still in the beginning stages and I hope to start posting in a week or so.
Thank you for all your support,
HufflepuffMommy (Kari)
Added after published:
Thanks to the overwhelming support from both of our readers, who have all stated that they do not think any plagiarizing is happening, the other author no longer believes I stole her story. Her PM to me is as follows:
Hey again! So, according to the messages so far, most of the readers find our stories different except for some minor details or the main theme! So if they don't get the impression that they are reading the same thing, it works for me. :) I apologize for this disagreement, but I think you understand my protectiveness over my 'baby'! I hence admit that there was no plagiarism intended, and both our stories are original works. You can post this message for your followers to read, and I thank them as I thank mine for helping us to sort this out.
Thank you! Thank you!