I love your style!  Everything is so unique.  Like the well. 

Ah, the Arm With a Mind of its Own... yup-that sounds about right! And I think you gauged Ginny's reaction very realistically. I enjoyed the spat when Harry came back into the room and their exchange about Snape.

I do like Aunt Martha. She reminds me of someone I knew as a child, especially with all the ornaments! having them discuss Harry and Ginny as though they couldn't hear them was just brilliant.

"Try to enjoy yourselves today," Aunt Martha said with a gleam in her eye. "Although it's not a good sign if you can't get along in bed." You'd think I'd have learned not to eat/drink whilst at the computer by now, wouldn't you? That was so funny and unexpected that I burst out laughing!

Interested and curious about Ginny's dowsing abilities, as well as her wand. Harry does have this knack for opening his mouth and saying the first thing that comes into his head, doesn't he. *sigh* he's young, he'll learn.

I think Aunt Martha is a composite of all the old ladies from my youth as well.  I would have loved talking mugs and figurines when I was kid!

I really try not to force the humor.  It's a fine line sometimes.  Still, JKR made OotP bearable for Harry and for the readers with humor - so I try to keep that in mind. 

And there's nothing wrong with mirth, in any story, no matter how dark. After all, if you can't laugh, in the midst of sorrow, the only thing left is tears, right?

As the world's lightest sleeper - I write from experience! 

Ginny notices a lot but is not letting herself think about anything - because she has given up on him - for now.

St. Margaret, in every one of your stories, in every chapter, you make me laugh. Sometimes even in the most heartbreaking scenes, there's something funny that's said, or someone makes light of their tears, and I just have to smile.

This line just jumped out at me.

She was never going to sleep as long as this bed hog only gave her six inches of mattress

So familiar. I just had to laugh. I was all set for some real fluff (and perhaps a trip to the broom closet  ), and instead it was a summer-camp moment.

Just a little something extra I look forward to, above and beyond your wonderful stories that just draw me in, your excellent dialogue, and the 'realness' of your characterization of Harry and Ginny.

The reality of the bed situation was great--they didn't immediately cuddle up and "feel like they came home".  It was funny, of course, too.

I liked their adventures in the woods, especially knowing the parts of Ginny's wand.  V. cute.

Well - even at home you sometimes just want to sleep uninterrupted!   That was a fun scene to write.

heh, loved this:

"discussed it amongst themselves until the next Interesting Thing happened"

Capitalizing Interesting Things; quite clever!  Same applies here as to the previous chapter; awesome!

Delani

I can see why Ginny hates to visit!  "The attack of the Arm!"  What till the twins find out!

Robert

And I also forgot to mention, I love the ideas you use in this story. Like the magical items. and the way you portrayed Aunt Martha. The old mentality and such! And I think you could fill in the blank: please ________ soon! lol

~Maria~

And another brilliant chapter! Excellent work! Although I get the impression that the names you use are actors' names. Like Jason Biggs and Anne Hathaway.lol, well, please update really soon!

~Maria~

Do I have a snogging scenario for you!  It's all in my mind - and I can't wait to write it!  But like you said, it will be a slow-build up!

The Jarvey and the cat obviously have a problem with each other!

They will talk more about the bed - but not for a long time to come.  It is a little too fresh in their minds - esp. after Aunt Martha made those insinuations.

JKR never said that the Weasley women have always been thin on the ground.  Poor Aunt Martha probably knew lots of Weasley women growing up - and then --nothing for a hundred years - and then the next Weasley girl is short!

Ginny has been too well-brought up by Molly to contradict her elderly relative.  However she does have a heart-to-heart later on and discovers why Aunt Martha says these things.  A lot of it is competition women put each other through and don't even realize they are doing it.

I see this situation I have put her in - what she perceives as a hostile environment - as analogous to her first year at Hogwarts.  Ginny has always had a brother(s) or parents with her.  This is a first for her as far as we know.  So I do think she would be lessy chatty.  Plus, she's in a really bad mood during this chapter!  That will change though.

And Harry would never say anything to embarrass Ginny - esp. about her ankles - although I can bet that got him thinking . . .

All great comments!  Hope I answered them to your satisfaction.  Or hopefully the story will in the fullness of time.

Building a mystery...  love it!  I am so curious as to the direction of the story, can't wait for more.  The well has me a bit confused, but I suppose it has something to do with why LV wants her.  While she can protect herself, I am glad Harry is with her too. I think they make a good team.

I laughed so hard at 'the Arm' and the situation...  you are too funny!  At the same time my heart goes to Ginny with her Aunt. 

Harry, in my opinion, has been a good friend and supportive of Ginny.  I cross my fingers for love to bloom.

This chapter is priceless.  I loved Aunt Martha, and enjoyed the fact that even her Toby jugs knew that Ginny had shapely ankles.  Poor Ginevra.  Nothing is going smoothly for her today, is it?  Still, for us Gentle Readers, the scenes between she and Harry were enchanting. 

In two chapters you have written well-crafted and suspenseful action scenes and some wonderfully intimate quiet conversations between Harry and Ginny.  I am thoroughly enjoying your new tale.

Ginny is kind of a contradiction in OotP - she takes charge of the stink sap episode, names Dumbledore's Army etc . . . But there is still a part of her that looks up to Harry during a crisis.  I'm thinking of when her father is injured.  At that time she enters Dumbledore's office and she asks Harry and not Ron what's happening.  When Ron is being strangled by the brains, she screams at Harry to do something.  Yes, she is independent - not accepting Luna's help, teaching herself to fly, etc . . . Yet, she reveals herself to Harry in these telling ways.  That, to me, seems an important way to build true intimacy - which is to know each others weaknesses as well as strengths.

I have the luxury in a longer fic. to show more of how I see Ginny because I'm allowed to delve into her thoughts.  (which may contradict some of her actions)  She may not be canon!Ginny - but then we haven't gotten to know canon!Ginny too well yet.

Well.  Ginny was a bit of a Miss Cranky Pants in this chapter, wasn't she?     It's nice for a change to read a fic where she's the one in a bad mood, and Harry's the one being calm and reasonable(ish).   

I loved the anxiety clock.  You've got a lot of nice little touches like that in this story.