There's something here (many things here) that I'm drawn to and I'm not exactly certain I can put my thoughts into words very eloquently. I enjoy fics where I'm left guessing, fics that use twisted and beautiful language, and you've done all that and more. I like that there's something here, something indefinite, and I really enjoy your take on Voldemort. This is quite beautiful.

wow - way over my head! lol i came in with a that's so weird it just might work attitude... and now i'm just going to go with the summation of - huh?

It was well written though, I can tell you that much :D Maybe if there was a little more focus on... not so much plot... but... umm foundation i suppose, and less choppy/jilted-ness - that could improve it. Key word there being 'could' because it could also stuff up the whole feel of the piece... either way lol it was an intersting read.

Oh my gawd.

This is a lovely, lovely thing. Reading something this good gives me warm, fuzzy feelings!

Fave'd.

It was so nice to see such a pretty little boy fall to the snake for once.

...I really am horrible, aren't I? Really, school work can wait, like, a day; can't it? It's not like you can find gems like this every day...

So, yeah. I know. I'm incredibly late because, hey, I read this THE VERY MOMENT YOU POSTED IT and I was like, oh my God, this is gold and then, out of nowhere, I was unable to come up with anything remotely reasonable to say. At all.

'cause I've said that you are SO VERY AWESOME too many times to count in one life time, really.

Any why nobody has give you any shiny-SEE HOW THEY SPARKLE! IT IS ALL FOR YOU(, damien)!-hearts already; this deserves at least like, I dunno, a thousand. Or more. I'm a very generous person.

Anyway; my dribble isn't anywhere near complete.

So, yeah. I finished Deathly Hollows just so I could read this. Hell, I reread Half Blood Prince just so I could reembrace myself with certain facts-and, oh my God, thank you, seriously; I did not know there was a Snape/Lily chapter, . . . *3*-so that this would make sense to me. Since I'm completely retarded with anything remotely spoilable.

And, Raihu-dear, you make me love Draco all the more. (NOT TO MENTION PERVERTED SNAKES TOTALLY SEXING HIM UP BUT, WHATEVER, THAT IS A RANT FOR ANOTHER TIME AND ANOTHER PLACE AND WHEN I AM TOO HYPER FOR WORDS, SERIOUSLY.)

And...yeah. My reasons are very shallow, aren't they?

["Nagini twists into the eternity knot and – unable to sing – only mutters the word: lullabylullabylullaby."]

. . . . . *_* Nagini, I love you so much right now! (&, f;jkajkfa;fa;lfafka;fa KEYBOARD SMASHING A'HO, YO! :O)

What Yell said on the matter, I totally agree because you don't make Nagini at all catoon-like-you make her disturbingly human and so much more personal in this.

["Malfoy Manor lies in strange ruin; a broken maze of finery and boneless shadow, removed from the world.

(This is your fault.)

...

"Voldemort turns his reptilian head thoughtfully. Then he does something strange: he smiles."]

...Okay, heart, you can stop trying to ESCAPE MY THROAT NOW. Thanks. -_-

And you probably can hear me, OH NOES and OH MY GODs from a mile away; can't you? God knows I could hear my skin crawling off while I read this-THIS WHOLE THING, ACTUALLY, IS MAKING ME NOT WANT TO SLEEP (or study, for the matter)!-and I was like: Dude, you didn't.

And you did. Not only do you deliver such a creepy, creepy-have I said CREEPY enough yet?-atmosphere but you also make Voldermort smile. And remain In Character.

You know how impossible that is? And you did it. So I totally envy you right now. And love you. Can't forget that, can we? ;)

["Pretty; she's pretty, and he would say so, if only to see what flattery might accomplish. If only he could say so."

...

"Prettyprettypretty.

This is not his voice, nor his own doubled tongue flickering, but he hears himself say it:

Aren't you so –"]

...

YELL IS RIGHT. DRACO SO DOES LIVE IN YOUR HEAD AND I BET HE TAPDANCES AND STUFF AND TOTALLY SEXES EVERYTHING UP IN THERE AND, UH, YEAH.

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god-you capture Draco just as well, IF NOT BETTER, than you handled Nagini, WHICH IS TOTALLY A LIE ON THE FORMER BECAUSE YOUR NAGINI IS GOLD, and I am so totally thinking of just ignoring sleep entirely just to read this another twenty times and continuely BASK IN YOUR AWESOMENESS.

No, I am dead serious and I really should not be listening to the people in my head who are saying Yes, yes, do so! 'cause Geomatry is royally kicking my ass as it is and, uh, yeah.

FAV'D, TOTALLY.

(you are so totally fearing my powers of capslock, aren't you?)

- Pixie

Oh, Raihu. Oh. The ending, oh, the ending! As always, you've rendered me into a gaping fool with your gorgeous imagery, but oh the ending is just so much brilliance it hurts.

I'll be honest. I've read this four times already, but I'm only reviewing now. The first time I was all wow-ed by the gorgeous descriptions and kind of forgot to pay attention to the plot. The second time I focused on Draco, Draco and Nagini, but focused on the individual characters so much I forgot to notice the two as a pair. The third time I was overwhelmed with the pretty again. The fourth time- it all really meshed for me, ESPECIALLY the pairing.

What I'm trying to say with that is a) your writing never gets old and b) this story has a ton of layers. I love how I can read it over and over again while appreciating something new (whether it's mood, word use, character insight, etc) each time. The pairing itself was given with crazy thoughts in mind, but I honestly had no idea that you I would ever see something like Draco x Nagini so real, so natural. I must never underestimate your skill again!

I'd quote favorite lines but I like all of them. A hauntingly beautiful and succulent piece. Thank you for writing it!

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OH. MY GOD.

Okay okay okay okay. Trying to get some coherency back up in my head so I can stop being only capable of keyboard smash, which isn't really helpful.

Snip snippet time.

[(Witchsnake, dry serpent, creeper! I know you can hear me. Isn’t this good enough?)]

...wow. I literally could not just stop staring at that. Really. I couldn't. It's so amazingly Draco because here's a boy who's just had everything handed to him, but when he can't do something that's so ingrained in the tradition of his house...oh wow, his pride just *falls*. Brilliant.

["Nagini twists into the eternity knot and – unable to sing – only mutters the word: lullabylullabylullaby."]

gtlytlf;knphgd! Oh my God. I love how you just make her more than That Creepy Thing Skulking In The Shadows Over There. That just is awesome to show her loyalty, to personify her without making her a cartoon!humanlike animal.

["Malfoy Manor lies in strange ruin; a broken maze of finery and boneless shadow, removed from the world.

(This is your fault.)"]

Oh my God. I s-shivered. Just like that, too, stutter and all. I can't imagine seeing my own house in ruins, but dear God, when your house is like that and when your house, essentially everything you stand for is gone? Draco just gets so much thrown at him. My God.

["Voldemort turns his reptilian head thoughtfully. Then he does something strange: he smiles."]

MORE SHIVERING? WHY YES, I BELIEVE SO. Dear God, the thought of him smiling and then comforting...someone...as best he knows how? Dear God. Perfect. Creepingly perfect. Like shiver-up-your-spine, spider-on-your-skin perfect.

["Pretty; she's pretty, and he would say so, if only to see what flattery might accomplish. If only he could say so."]

Raihu, seriously, you have Draco down so incredibly well here that I'm pretty sure he's set up permanent camp in your head. Or if he hasn't, then you've got some mad skill. Either way I am most impressed.

["Prettyprettypretty.

This is not his voice, nor his own doubled tongue flickering, but he hears himself say it:

Aren't you so –"]

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Just...oh my God. OH. MY. GOD.

P-perfect. I can't just describe it anymore without dropping the same words, the same perfect and chilling and shivery feeling I get when I read this.

["He gives us such furtive, ugly looks, my dear. My darling.

His doubled tongue flickers.

Perhaps you should have a word with him."]

And just...then...stunning finalty, perfect and cold and so raw it terrifies you, just...wow.

Um. Hi. Totally favoriting this if you couldn't tell from my moronic babble.

ALSO I SWEAR I'M WORKING ON YOUR FIC. POKE ME CONSTANTLY SO I DON'T FORGET. I DON'T TRUST MYSELF. D:

I love this. And you. :D