The bit about the hands was fascinating - I thought it was incredibly original and it drew me in, because I wanted to read further.

I loved the whole counsellor/therapy approach - I have never read that before and I think it very original :3 You displayed a lot through your imagery and that's really, really good :3 There was an edge of suspense and I really, really wanted to know why Draco was there, why was he so upset and I think as a reader, you get me really involved in the fic :3

I thought as a counsellor, you characterized Ginny brilliantly. I have seen, on a research project, how counsellor act and I think you had that hand down perfect. However, I missed Ginny, the Harry Potter/Jk Rowling Ginny in it. I felt she was missing, I didn't see the spark, the fire in her, and though I agree that the war would have mellowed her down, she had responsibility and she is supposed to act in certain way, I felt the underlying spark, in her personality was just not there.

Draco was amazing - Narcissa, I don't think she can ever resent Draco for anything, though it maybe the way he viewed things. She doted on him and it's clear in canon and somehow it's just one of my personal nitpicks that I just can't see Narcissa not being the doting mother.

In spite of that, I think you did a fab job :3

Beautiful story! So wonderful. At the end you had me welling up in tears!

Loved this take on life after the books! It seems a lot more realistic than some I've seen, well as real as fictional characters can seem!

Great story, part of me wonders if she is more involved then she should have been?

Interesting premise and a great bit of writing - I loved it! Oh won't you please consider continuing it? I would love to read more even just as a two-shot or three.

You had me enthralled through out. Pacing and the flow of your writing was excellent, and you achieved a building of momentum with your structure that was well-matched with the events you're telling - of Draco being pushed and pushed until that moment of catharsis to come. Your attention to the little descriptive details was exquisite in this, which was great as they gave the reader a closer, more vivid view of the scene and of Draco. And that closer descriptive lens lent to a mood that felt intimate as a private therapy session would feel. And I loved that you had Draco being able to connect through Ginny talking about herself right there at the end.

Some of my favorite parts writing-wise from this:

/The silence was deafening, and his lack of retort or sarcastic remark told her more than any of his words could have. It was an epiphany for her to realize that he was so incredibly broken that he had nothing at all to say./

/They stared at each other, sensed each other, understood each other more than they ever had. She had finally broken through, had finally reached him, and it had happened on his own terms./

/The timer went off, and suddenly his demeanor switched. His body tensed, his eyes darkened, and his hands were once again clasped in front of him. He waited patiently for the Azkaban guards to come as he knew they would, to remove him back to his cell. It would be three more days until he could see her again, until he could once again let himself feel some semblance of emotion./

-Lovely, evocative statements.

/Ginny had always had an inkling that the heart of his problems had been buried deep in his childhood, had been tucked away soundly where he would never need to discuss them. But the Wizengamot-mandated therapy sessions had come in with a shovel, and Ginny had been ready and waiting for the opportunity to use it./

-A nice bit of use of figurative language here.

Overall, lovely work, and I would *love* to see another chapter.

you are a very talented writer, i hope that you do independent work as well because you really ought to get published!