I'm so glad you liked it! It did all happen kind of quickly, I know, but I wanted them to have a foundation of friendship growing first.

Given the nature of the prompt, the fic had to deal with a good bit of grief, but I wanted to balance it with healing and I always try to have a little humor in my fics.

I do love writing Narcissa. I see her every bit as devoted to Draco as Lily was to Harry. I also think it's telling about Narcissa that not only did she defy Voldemort twice to protect Draco, but she did not speak out against Andromeda when Voldemort mocked them over Tonks and Remus' marriage. I got a kick out of her thinking of Harry as an impetuous Gryffindor for telling people about Draco's experiment, when he was doing what Draco asked him to, and then he took it upon himself to protect Draco by telling his friends and Andromeda. I'm glad you liked it too.

I have to admit--I laughed when I squished Rita Skeeter! A beetle might be a good disguise to sneak around in, but it does leave one rather vulnerable.

Thanks for reviewing!