I can never resist a good cross-over, and this didn't disappoint. Oh, my aching sides! I lost it completely with your description of the tower and its new beard. Oh, and the Muggle Trigger, that was genius! Only two tiny nits: I'm not sure Filch would call Arabella "Bella" simply because of Bellatrix Lestrange, also called Bella. Also, I'm not 100 percent sure on this one, but I don't think any part of the castle goes beyond seven floors, so the tower would only go to seven. Unless this was an especial, enchanted tower, I could buy that :) But those are minor. I really, really enjoyed this.

I like Holmes' reactions to seeing Hogwarts and the staff. Yes, I imagine this is how a Muggle would react to seeing an enchanted castle and meeting its more eccentric inhabitants. Heh heh heh. Love how you ended this. You can just see and feel that there is going to be a LOT of tension between Snape and Holmes.

The plot thickens ... drat the lateness of the hour! I can hardly wait to get back to this.

Ouch. I almost feel sorry for Rodolphus. Wonderful use of description, especially the "Muggle fads" rug. Loved the emotions, his love for her at the beginning, their sorrow of losing a child, his horror at the suspicion that she was being unfaithful, his helplessness when he finds out the truth. Nicely done!

Bwaahaahaahaahaa! I have tears running down my face, I'm laughing so hard. This was brilliant! Wonderful! Hysterical! I think, to an extent, we can all feel for the poor author. Characters do have a way of butting in at the most unusual times to present these great ideas ... and no pencil or paper, or computer is available.

Oh please tell me you'll have the next bit up soon, heh heh heh. I'm enjoying this! What is that stuff, anyway?

Author's Response: As to what the 'stuff' is, all will be revealed. I'm working on the next bit now :) I come and read reviews and it inspires me. Usually a writer of one shots, this in-the-middle-of-story review thing is like, major writing aphrodisiac! ;)

Heh heh, cute. Never quite saw Dumbledore and McGonagall, but this was sweet. Nice to see McGonagall breaking loose and having fun.

Wow, good, if chilling, start. This is a very believable "Voldemort is now dead" aftermath story.They are all a mess, struggling for some normalacy in their lives. Very sad, and I don't know who to pity the most.

This was incredible. A haunting theme of "I am not needed" throughout. And no, they were not needed, Harry, Severus and Remus, at least, not as they were pre-Voldemort, But could they reinvent themselves for lives after Voldemort? In one case, no: the ghosts of his past haunted him too greatly, ghosts which rose to the surface once the distractions of the war were over. In another case, I think so, since he has found a younger, but living and hopeful, verision of his "ghost" and a purpose in exploration. The third? Hard to tell. He is still sitting on that fine line -- he, too, is haunted by ghosts of the past, with two men he cared for and couldn't save. However, unlike Remus, Harry has a good, firm tie with the present world, the post-Voldemort world.

Author's Response: Thank you very much, for your reviews and your insight! It's always terribly reassuring when someone's reading of a piece is so much in line with what I was trying to write. I'm very glad you enjoyed it.

Hysterical! Very cute ficlet.

Wow, nice! I love Snape's role, too, and he's right. Masterful short story.

A very sweet Christmas tale. I'd like to see this expanded -- maybe more dialogue, flashback. But I really like this. It's very hopeful.

Author's Response: Oh, just wait for the first chapter. This isn't a one-shot like every other story I've posted here. I promise there will be more in the coming chapters. Thanks for the review!

You are very welcome, and this was a nice re-read. It went a lot faster than I remembered, and the tension was nice.