I'm just wondering. are you American or Canadian.

Not that the story is very American like. But, some of the words you use. Like pants. Pants mean underwear in Britain. Not trousers. I assume you mean trousers?
Also Duffle bag. Is an American term. we don't have duffle bags. well we do. But they are just called something else.

Great story. I adore Lottie and Andrea.
I think Lottie becomes a favourite within the school, and top of her game. Her head of house sees her as a snotty little trouble maker. But maybe she will see different.

Author's Response: I'm American. I know there are differences in the vernacular between countries, but it would be absolutely absurd to spend all that time "translating" tiny words and phrases like that. I'm assuming my British readers are smart enough not to be confused.

Thanks so much for the review and kind words!
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I'm curious to know. why is it that food is plentiful. But other necessities like clothes and toiletries are not.
Surely they can duplicate clothes, and soap, like they can with food.
with books, I'm sure that a copyright charm has been performed.

But what about toilet roll? surely they don't ration that.
and they don't even have deodorant.

Well I'm sure they must have been used to stinking in the muggle camps. a hose down every week or so.

There has to be some perks to being a witch or wizard. having enough soap must be one.

Author's Response: The food isn't as plentiful as it is at Hogwarts--but to kids who grew up starving it sure seems like it. There's enough food for everyone to get a good amount, and occasionally (like the start of term) there are feasts.

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this is honestly the best story I've ever read. I kind of started to love lottie.

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it's 1;30 am and I want to sleep so badly, but this story is keeping me up, I just keep reading and reading. this is honestly I think the best story I have ever read.

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I love this story. Anyway, I have several questions for you. Don't want to bother you with them, but I'd be pleased if you answered.

1. What happened to Hagrid and Grawp? I was slightly confused by the prologue.
2. I'd love to see a short sequel where Lottie reconciles with her old friends, or rebuilds Alsemore, or revolutionises Hogwarts. A prequel about the three founders (plus Melinda) also sounds good.
3. If Melinda survived, would she have had a house dedicated to healing and defensive magic?
4. Do you think Clynalmoy corresponds to Ravenclaw, Melinda to Hufflepuff, Maleoric to Gryffindor, and Palmyitor to Slytherin? Or should there be no link between the houses?
5. What happened to the Elder Wand?
6. What is Colm's ancestry?
7. Why did Palmyitor trust Snape so much?

Oh, and I love the banner. Really good job.

Author's Response: Thanks for the review!

As for your questions--

1. Hagrid was killed by Greyback in the battle that happens right before the Prologue. Grawp killed Greyback after that, but was also killed later on in that battle.

2. Hmm I really can't promise I would write any sort of companion piece to this, but if I did, I'd probably write a prequel. I don't have much more to say about Lottie, but the founders had seven years at Hogwarts and a few years after before the prologue. (I'm really not making any promises! I currently have no plans for a prequel.)

3. Yup, you got it exactly!

4. The founders *were* in those four houses themselves, but the Alsemore houses do not necessarily correspond to them. The Alsemore sorting is done by skill, whereas the Hogwarts sorting is done more by personality and values. Andrea, for example, would have been a Gryffindor, and Lottie a Slytherin, but they're both in Palmyitor.

5. It stayed in Dumbledore's grave. Voldemort never had a need for it (so never went to the trouble to find out it wound up with Dumbledore) because he never had to overcome Harry's wand.

6. Colm is a pureblood.

7. I never explicitly said it, but I always imagined that Palmyitor was a bit enamored of Snape. They had a complicated relationship--Snape was her teacher when she was at Hogwarts, but as she got older, they were both in Voldemort's Inner Circle. (Palmyitor at a spy, but they were operating together for a very long time.) I think they may have known each other pretty closely over that time.

Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope I answered your questions!
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I read the whole thing! It's amazing and I plan on terracing it I think it should be a published book!

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This is a brilliant story. It's dark, and full of angsty, but it's one of the few ones out there which are well-written and a satisfying read. This, or at least the writing, is good enough to be published in real life. It's exciting, and unpredictable, and although many of the events are tragic, it's still gripping and I can still sympathise with the characters. I hoped for something a bit more orginal than Lottie going into limbo and meeting Harry, and I was very disappointed with Andrea's death. Still, an excellent job.

Author's Response: Thank you for all the kind words! I'm sorry that a couple of things disappointed you--I sort of had a feeling not everyone would like that, but it was the best option for the story.

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You have written a wonderful story. Unlike most of the fluff, you painted a vivid picture of the sacrifice and heartache that would inevitably come with being part of the resistance. Fabulous job!

Author's Response: Thank you so much for all of your kind words and for sticking with me to the very end!
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Wow. That was incredible. A poignant ending to a wonderful story.

Author's Response: Thank you so much!
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Wow, I didn't see that happening! Poor Andrea!

Author's Response: Agreed. =( It was hard to write, but it had to happen.

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Great chapter! I was wondering when Snape would confront Lottie and what would become of him.

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How sad! I wondered if it would come to this.

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Wotcher, I couldn't post a review on the Mugglenet version of this story, so I'm posting it here.

This was by FAR the best HP fan fiction I have ever read. I would wake up early in the morning just to read it. I still have some comments though.

1. What ever happened to Luna? Or Seamus Finngian, Ernie MacMillian, Hannah Abott, Parvati and Padma Patil, Cho Chang, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson, Fred and George Weasley, Charlie Weasley, McGonagal, you get the point! Did they die in the battle where Harry died too?

2. No offense, but there is no way that Lottie could have some of Lily's protection in her blood. Lily sacrificed her life for Harry when Harry was only a little over 1 year old, and Dudley was older then him. And anyway, it would have to go from Harry to Dudley, and I'm not sure how that would be accomplished.

I don't mean to critize with those comments, I still absolutley loved the story idea and the plot. And I'm so much like Lottie it's scary. Honestly, if she had brown hair, I WOULD BE her!!!

-SmartHermionelovesRon

Author's Response: Thanks for the kind words! =)

1. All of those characters had died by the time this story began. Not everyone died in the exact battle--but once Voldemort took over, the Death Eaters didn't take long rounding all of those people up and taking care of them. The Alsemore crowd kept their heads down for the most part, since they weren't sure who they could and could not trust, so they couldn't offer help to them.

2. I sort of changed the way that piece of magic worked in my universe to make it work. (It is AU after all, isn't it?) I think how Jo envisioned it--you're right, it probably wouldn't work, since it's Harry's blood that she focuses on. But in the alternate version that I created works so that the protection lies in Lily's blood--not Harry's, so that anybody (who is magical) who has any of Lily's blood will have the protection too. (I took a lot of time thinking this through--it does bend the rules a bit, but not any more than the general concept of the story haha.)

I don't mind the criticism! It's how we get better. =) I'm really glad you enjoyed the story!

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I love this story so much. It was a real rollercoaster rude for me. I give it a 100/10

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Hello Eponine,
I'm not a great person like Dumbledore to be quoting very solemnly how moved I was by Lottie, and how I wish her soul could have grasped Dark-lessness better.

Hey, I go with Lottie. If it's ad for you, then it's ad for the enemy too; if it saves you, it's friendly.

Gosh, I really did admire Andrea, though. I love the name, anyway, and loved the character. She seemed... kindred. Like I could relate to her...

And Colm? Perfect Slytherin heir growing up to be the Death Eater, hiding behind a good cause. Or was it good? It was selfish, it served his death right. Sometimes, one has to make sacrifices, and his sacrifice was his trust. What a complete betrayer, a complete, obsolete, imprudent person he was made out of love and war!

It's cool, mate... In any stance, I understand Lottie's urge to kill, even though it feels kinda far away. I can be emotionless, but it's hard for me to act in rage and hatred. Like I want to reach, but I'm still scared it would hurt the other person. What if they were just hurt in a different way that caused them to turn bad? This one question plagues me over and over again. I know it was the same Harry Potter had felt in the Half-Blood Prince, after discovering the pathetic way Tom Riddle was brought up. What if the same happened to Peter Pettigrew? One small mistake, one whole war...

Bringing Hermione into the fray was realy entrapping! And Neville. :)

What of the other Weasleys? You've framed the deaths of Molly, Arthur, Bill, Ron. what of others? Why did Bill and Fleur never decide to have children? I loved the Weasleys...

I like Lottie's seeming detachment, and the unnerving sensitivity underneath it all. She learned from Snape, and even though Severus was the villain through and through, he was truly by only one person's side. Lily's, right?

And... Harry. Blimey, Harry was so cool... so brave... so foolish. I almost wished he said he had no choice. C'mon, I understand, too , that he was in pain, hadn't lived the best life in the world with everybody he loved, that he hadn't got a happy destiny. But he... I... I cried. Harry was brave, loyal, noble, and would never abandon his friends. I kinda hoped he was hiding in the backstage, somewhere... I still am. Harry Potter has been known before to have lied. I Believe.

Cheers,
Maitri Harys

Author's Response: Thanks for your kind words!

Unfortunately no Weasleys made it through the course of this story. They all died during the last battle or very shortly after Voldemort's reign began.

Hm... I'm not sure if I would agree with you about Snape being a villain through the entire thing. I purposefully left it ambiguous. But yes, his loyalty to Lily is really what creates this grey area; this loyalty to Lily gets passed down to be a loyalty to Lottie, who is her last living relative. Snape was really playing the game to preserve himself, but he DID honestly help Lottie because he loved Lily.

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Eponine-
This question just came to me: Did Voldemort have control over Australia and New Zealand? It would be devestating to me for that to happen.

As with other reviews that other people have sent in, I reckon you should write a sequel of sorts- I just don't want the Lottie spirit to end!

Author's Response: He was slowly moving outwards to colonize. So places in Europe (as seen when they go to France) were pretty much under the same regime, but places farther away hadn't been entirely taken over yet. Australia and New Zealand were more like the Americas, where the good wizards are still putting up a big fight. But he was well on his way!

Ahhh a sequel is so tempting. Believe me, I miss Lottie terribly as well. Not much more happens in her life to merit a sequel, I don't think. A prequel I could fathom (with Palmyitor, Maelioric, and Clynalmoy), but I don't think I'll make any promises now. After this saga, I'm taking a short break from fan fiction to focus on original projects.

Thank you so much for the review!
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A wonderful finish! Thank you Eponine.

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hey your probably really bored of hearing this but...WOW
this fan fiction is amazing and i think you should definatly write a book or more of fanfictions. you should write more on lottie like a sequel of some sort, or something on Hermione's story :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I'll definitely keep writing--I couldn't stop myself even if I wanted to!

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A very great ending (I like open endings), and I really liked the first part of the chapter. The chapter just gives this feeling of a new hope, a new start on an emotional level which few can do.

I am at the same time sad to see the story end, you are a very talented writer, especially with portraying emotions and characters in their true form. If you any time publish a book I will probably buy it. I hope you will consider writing more fan fiction as well!

Thank you for a fantastic fanfiction!

Author's Response: Thank you so much for all of your kind words and for reading for so long! I will DEFINITELY let everyone here know if I ever get anything published (my absolute dream).

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You may remember me, I was the fifteen year old that spoke a bit like Andrea at the start. I've been away for a while, and when I came back, the story was complete and I was like... wow. Every chapter was so, so good. The epilouge, especially. Y'know, you could be the next JKR, you're so good.

Author's Response: Wow! Thank you so much!
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Wow. Just wow. I can't believe it's done!! This story has been my driving force for going on the computer every day. First off: I actually love how you ended this. It is sad, but there is such a feeling of hope and better beginnings in the undertones. So beautiful! I like how Neville is the one left to comfort her. I don't know why, I just really liked that detail.
I think you should write another fanfiction. Even if it is just a oneshot about this story. I am going to miss your writing so much!! You are a truly talented author my dear. Never let ANYONE tell you otherwise, okay? Promise me.
So my boyfriend and I are pulling an all-nighter tonight via text, so I have plenty of time to review this beautiful piece of work.
Poor, poor Lottie. She is left with the broken remains of all the dreams she had hoped and worked for. I feel as though "I Dreamed a Dream" might be a good song for this chapter. She is done, at then end of all things.
This story was true beauty. True beauty.
So well done!

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I loved keeping Neville at the end; for some reason, it just seemed so right. (He's also one of my favorite canon characters, if that influenced my decision.)

Ahh, "I Dreamed a Dream" would be good for this, wouldn't it?

Thank you so much for all of your kind words and for reading!
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Hooray! Neville survived!
The perfect ending to an incredible story. It's so heartbreaking that Lottie's crying at the end. Her life will never be normal.

Question Time
What happened to the other schools, like Durmstrang and Salem Witches' Academy (i remember Beauxbatons was destroyed but i don't think you mentioned the others)?
Now that muggles know about magic, how will that work out? Will there be peace between wizards and witches and muggles after all Voldemort did?
Where is Alsemore and the muggle camp that Lottie and Andrea lived in?
When and why did Colm become a death eater?
Do you have any other stories that you are going to write or are you taking a break for a while?
Sorry for all the questions but im really curious.

Author's Response: Thanks so much!

1. Durmstrang went to Voldemort pretty quickly. There were enough people infatuated with the Dark Arts high up in the administration to make it turn. The American schools were a little behind in terms of Voldemort's regime. If you remember, Lottie (as Shaula) claimed to have gone to America to be a sort of missionary. Voldemort never really fully "colonized" America, though he was well on his way.

2. That's a tricky question. It will be a completely different world, with its own troubles. I do think that they'd find peace--eventually--but it would be a long, difficult road, especially considering that Muggles aren't super trusting of wizards after Voldemort's regime. The wizards would have a large hand in getting the Muggles back on their feet--helping them build a society, government, etc. In the rebuilding process, they'd be able to incorporate a wizards into the world, though trust between the groups will be slow.

3. The Muggle Camp was in London. Alsemore I always imagined as being in Wales.

4. Colm became a Death Eater very shortly after he went out on the werewolf mission. He really was not qualified or ready for that job, and they figured him out quite fast. Colm is not the sort of person who stands up well to pressure. When they discovered he was pureblooded (despite being a werwolf), they quickly convinced him of his superiority to the "scum" at Alsemore. Colm was always sort of a minor player at Alsemore; the Death Eaters promised him power, a comfortable life, glory.

I don't have any plans for a new fan fic at the moment. I'm in the outlining stages of an original trilogy right now, which I plan on delving into soon. So, you might not see too much out of me on HPFF, but I'll definitely be busy writing!

Thank you so much for the review!
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Ahh. So here it is. The ending. It served your story justice. The last time I think when Lottie cried was after that fight with Ally waayy back. Atleast I think that was her name. It's good that she finally did it again, especially after the last couple of chapters.

I have three theories:
1. Andrea was some how related to Harry, or atleast some branch of the Potter family
2. Snape was good and worked with Palmyitor the whole time
3. Hermione survived by running from the last battle therefore was so blissfuly happy when she battled death eaters

Also I would like to know what happens to Lottie in the long run and if she heals from that battle ever.
And I would like to thank you for the wonderful entertainment your story has provided and your magnificent ending.

11/10
Schiffty

Author's Response: Yeah, this is the first time Lottie cried in a long, long time.

Regarding the theories...

1. Nah, the only one distantly related to Harry is Lottie. Andrea's a true-blue Muggle-born.

2. Snape was very, very gray throughout this entire story. He really was just playing the game for himself. He enjoyed his way of life with Voldemort and all of the comforts he got from it; on the other hand, he was very close with Palmyitor, a friendship almost bordering on an affair (were it not for Clynalmoy). Additionally, he knew that Lottie was related to Lily so wanted to keep her safe at all costs. Also, keep in mind that it was Colm who killed him; Colm's accusation was of him being a traitor, but Colm was already on the Death Eater's side at that point, so he thought Snape was working for the good side. Essentially, Snape was playing both sides, for his own ends.

3. Hermione survived the first last battle (I'm assuming that's what you're talking about?) by clever fighting, and eventually hiding when she realized all was lost. (She realized that her life was better spent fighting in a different way than just giving up in a blaze of glory.) Her smile at the end was partially satisfaction at finally being able to fight again, and also knowledge that Voldemort was probably coming, and had no idea that all of his Horcruxes were destroyed.

I actually have left Lottie's story kind of open-ended. I think she heals very slowly, but there will always be scars. With the final moment of her crying, I wanted to show her recognition of the damage she did to her soul. The remorse and sorrow she felt is the first step to healing.

Thank you so much for your review!
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Whats your real name so i can look for future books? Or is that a secret? :)

Author's Response: Hahaha I promise I'll let the fanfic community know if I ever write more!

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to tell you the truth i think it was just as gut wrenching as JKR's books but the only thing that i hope for this book is that Lottie gets her soul back in one peice

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