Ummmm...

I really enjoyed the fresh take on Harry and Ginny's relationship here. Sorry if this is a repeat review, I just recently felt/realized that I had been stingy with my reviews and have been seeking to remedy that. My only wish with this story was for more chapters. I have no idea where you would have gone with them, but that is what is fun about reading for me.

This is a really good oneshot;) ;)

Very nice idea here, it could have potential for a longer story too. I always though the Weasleys were way too much in awe of Dumbledore.

Dear GOD I would read more of this.

Ooh I'd like a squeal where Ginny moved forward completely.. Love This story! I think if I was Ginny and my family was acting this way, id make a comment "Perhaps I was wrong to save you from Azkaban, perhaps, Mum and Dad, that's what you needed."

I can picture the Weasley's pride causing this to happen.

The last anonymous review was from me by the way. I can't read your pms because says you've blocked me. Not sure if this is actually the case but if it is, I at least apologize for being overly dickish my original review

And unfortunately, I simply have to stand by my comment that Harry is just a Gary Stu. Or at the very least his characterization is underdeveloped and nonsensical. I can at least understand of wanting to avoid the fanon cliche of "The ministry raised Harry into an autistic killing machine because lmao why not" but the way this is written seem like an over-correction to the point where his character doesn't actually make any sense. I can understand that Sirius having an influence in his life is supposed to be what kept him more or less sane but in the narrative it's clearly stated that he was raised within the ministry by unspeakables for the explicit purpose of killing Voldemort. Now, regardless of whether they simply tried their best to keep a balance of him having normal social interactions or they did become cartoonish villains beating with whips when he failed, there is simply no way that it's believable that anyone should come out of this experience with no negative effects on their mental stability.

As to my comments on Ginny well, there I was probably being a cretin but I still feel that the romance between her and Harry is super underdeveloped and rushed considering the circumstances and considering the reasons she's getting into this marriage, I just can't believe that she isn't more angry about the circumstances even if she does have at least some sympathy for Harry, ESPECIALLY when the narrative is going out of it's way to characterize her as a strong independent woman.

And then finally, the main issue I have with this story is that the conflict between the Weasley's and Harry over Dumbledore's actions take far more focus than the actual romance itself. I am in fact completely fine with this kind of conflict in theory but I feel (as I've explained why) it's execution is highly flawed and because it's at the forefront the actual romance feels rushed and under-developed.

This feels far more like a dissertation against a Dumbledore that doesn't even exist in canon than a romance story. Also Dean was raised by his non-magical mother so why exactly does he act like these wizards that are apparently stuck in the Dark Age? Is it because everyone's a sexist as it serves the story?

Also this Harry is literally nothing more than a Gary Stu with a completely vacuous personality. I guess the implication is that because he was influenced by Sirius he still turned out alright but then in the same breath you say he was raised by Unspeakables and entirely within the ministry (who have apparently hyper-Victorian values) and still turned out normal because...um writing an actual character is hard?

I can't help but note the irony of Ginny being a stereotypical 'liberated' woman with the depth of a tea-spoon as she complains about how medieval the wizarding world's values are. I thought the whole deal of having competent women in fiction was that they would also have some amount of depth in their characterization but apparently this is completely unreasonable.

Also also I guess this is also conveniently an AU where Harry doesn't have a Horcrux inside because um...then we couldn't spend three quarters of the story complaining about !Evil !Manipulative Dumbles?

Excellent fic, well written and I love Dumbledore bashing.

Liked the story.

two thumbs up... another excellent work

I gotta say Mr. Brennus, despite the corny plot point bestowed by the GoHPFF, your impeccable writing and story delivery makes this story a great read, and when you shit on the Weasleys, you -shit- on the Weasleys - even bumbling Arthur wasn't spared! Definitely worthy of the Silver Trinket over at the SIYE website.

Can you do a second shot like a year after Harry and Ginny were married.