Hehehe....-clears throat-  Truely this is...Hehehe!  Sorry I really can't stop giggling with happiness that I found a new fav Harry/Ginny fic!  I love you!

Nicely written.  You hold to the cannon very well.  I look forward to reading future chapters.

Thanks for the review.  I actually wanted the first meeting with Remus & Harry to be awkward and uncomfortable.

I'm glad you enjoyed the letters and have no fear, Harry will struggle with his grief for most of this story. 

Thanks for reading!

You're not crazy, this is posted at Checkmated.  Though I'm working with a different beta here at Phoenix Song so there are some subtle and some not so subtle differences that, I think, make it better. 

Thanks for reading!

I'm so glad this wonderful story has found its way to PS!  I love the letters Harry and Ginny write to each other and how Ginny is beginning to help Harry cope with Sirius' death.  Your portrayal of Remus Lupin is fantastic, by the way.  He is so good for Harry and I know that helping Harry is helping Remus as well.

I hope you get many positive reviews for this and subsequent chapters!

     Arnel

I just wanted to say I really like Ginny's assessment of Harry:  "What she discovered was, lovely green eyes and somewhat dreamy good looks aside, Harry was troubled, moody, stubborn, often angry and very human.  He was also noble, brave, funny, kind and dangerously unaware of his own appeal."  How very Harry.  You have a nice, easily flowing style which is a pleasure to read. 

I really liked this.  Harry's depression seemed very real, although I think he got over it all rather quickly since it seemed so deep at the beginning.

I loved Ginny's letter and I look forward to seeing where this is going to go.

Thank you so much for reading my little story and for taking the time to leave a review.  I am a fan of yours so I was thrilled to see your name next to the review.

Have no fear- Harry is far from over it.   He's doing a lot of 'not thinking about it' and he has a lot of ups and downs in this story- so he wasn't magically healed in this first encounter with Remus.  He just got a brief glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel.  I like to think too that he hadn't had enough time in isolation to sink too far.  I think that's the answer for Canon!Harry as well.

I hope you like where it goes.

An ace first chapter. Love it. I was hanging on to your every word, and I let out an audible groan when the chapter finished.

I love the angle. Like so many other fics, it doesn't have Harry totally withdrawing into himself, which I don't think he'd do, based on his actions at the end of his fifth year. I think most other fics take it too far. Yours, however, was perfect. I can see Harry like this.

The conversation with Moony was slightly jerky, but realistic. Harry isn't up to much chitchat at the moment. LeStrange should be Lestrange, by the way. I'm glad you called her that, though; I've seen her referred to as Bellatrix Black too often.

I can't wait to see the mischief Harry and Ginny can get up to with the blossoming relationship between Ron and Hermione. Definitely something to look forward to.

I like the way you have Ginny justify Harry's not noticing. From what we've seen of her, it seems spot on. I also like her no-nonsense way of dealing with Harry's grief; very her.

This fic promises to be exactly what I've be searching for. Keep it up, and don't disappoint!

Sarah