Okay! I absolutely detest and abhore an entire chapter dedicated to author's notes, and comments, and whatever. Just to get that straight. And fanfiction.net hates it too, I know. But I figure that I really, really owed everyone a long explanation and apology for the long wait you had to go through for this story.
*a deep bow* I'm very, very sorry!! Gomen nasai, mina-san. For some reason, I just have a very hard time writing this story, as some people may have noticed. ^^;; Sappy romance really isn't my thing, but I adore this story idea too much to let it go unfinished. I'd actually like to thank everyone who yelled at me in the reviews LOL! and those who chidded me about my writing not being up to standerd (especially when 'standerd' isn't too high with me. ^^;;)
As an explanation, I'm actually having an easier time writing the third story to this trilogy, entitled All Heaven in the Heartbeat. I can't put out the first chapter to that story, though, as it continues straight from the end of this story and reading that would spoil this entire story! ^_^ My computer has been broken for a long time now ~_~ and my laptop is too old for me to spend a lot of time on her. So I can only type up my stories when I don't have much homework to do on my laptop. If it helps any- a lot of this story has been writen down in notebooks and such, and just needs to be typed up and beta-ed.
I've also been working on a lot of other stories, and a new series should come out soon- one that I hope everyone will check out and like (*cough*shamelesspromotion*cough*) as it is a HP fairy tale reedition of Sleeping Beauty (on crack! *cough*) featuring faeries and vampires. It's called Last Enchantment. XD
And now, because I hate it when there's just a note and nothing really for the readers, here's a short segment that was supposed to be in the extra-long portion of the next chapter! A very Merry Christmas to everyone!
To:
silva star- I think it'll take some time before Draco gets to know about 'Draco'. *coughs* XDDD Harry's still not too sure where 'home' is for him yet, although he knows that he wants to be wherever the Draco he fell in love with is. ^__^ But that would get a bit complicated if there are two Dracos' in love with him, aye?
Jess S1- Thanks! *blushes* I've always wanted to pull off the magical part of Harry Potter with the 'reality' part. LOL. Although that doesn't sound too compatible. I'm glad that you find it all interesting! ^__^
destinywriters- Thank you so much for your continued support! T_T So sorry to make everyone wait so long, especially when you were waiting so long for the last chapter already! I really hope that you like this chapter and that you'll like all the future chapters!
tdei- *glomps!!* Waaii, I haven't been online much lately... ^^;; nor on the computer much. Wai, wai, you're the best ever! So sorry about not being able to talk to you lately, though- T_T Hope you like the new chapter!!
Shinigami061- The fluffy chapter had been so easy to write back then. LOL. I'm glad that it balanced out the angst. I've learned from reviews that fluffiness usually amplifys the angst factor, but makes it more bearable. ^_^ Thanks so much for your review, and I hope I keep up to everyone's Draco and Harry cute-ness factor!
DcSolstice- Thanks for the review! Wow, everyone seemed to be waiting for chapters. ^^;; I'm glad that you liked that part! ^__^ I've always loved the part in The Stepmother where the ring was slipped onto her finger... I wanted to model that scene after that!
silverflames18- Wow. Definately after my own heart. LOL. Can I call you prettypixie instead? Most people threaten to kill if their favorite character is killed off. ^^;; So I'm not too sure if everyone's going to die yet. I knew that certain people are going to, but I'm afraid of being strangled to death. ^^;;
Willow8- Thank you so much! I was really worried that people wouldn't like the characters much because they're so OOC... especially after OotP. Thanks so much for reading both Into the Cold Fire and this one! *blushes* I hope that you'll like the rest of the story as well!!
Unintentional Nightmare- Waaii~! Yesyes, I adore inane-ness! I completely agree with Harry and think that the most (and best) moments in life have absolutely nothing to do with anything at all! Random conversations and calm moments- that's what makes up life. ^__^ And yes, ^^;; Fanfiction-Draco is better than Book-Draco. ^^;; But I'm biased 'cause I wholeheartedly believe that Harry and Draco should end up together. XD Glad you're getting into your slash spree again!!
ShadowHunter1- Wow! Thank you! Yea, I've been much berated about the ending of the last story. ^^;; But I'm glad that you're so into the story! Yes, Harry is going to visit again- ^_~ Only because I love to cause mischief. But you'll have to wait a while before that happens again!
GoldenSunnyGrl- Thankees!! *beams* I really hope that you enjoy the next part as well. It's dedicated to all the reviewers~ ^_^
habbitualron- That's why I picked this title. LOL. I'm glad that you've enjoyed this story so! Actually, the title comes from Edgar Allen Poe- from Fall of the House of Usher, which I had been reading when I first started Into the Cold Fire. They mentioned the name once, and I just knew I had to write a story with that title. ^_^
Sweet Sorrow1- ^^;; So sorry!! It ended up to be almost 4 months before I came out with this chapter. I swear it won't happen again! LOL. And it's reviews like yours that really got me writing again too! ^_~
Cataclysmic- *in awe* I can't thank you enough for a review like this! Just... wow. I don't know what to say! I... am so very glad that you enjoyed this story and the previous one. Harry is definately trying his magic without a wand in this story- he didn't in the last story because he just never really thought about it. I was worried about how people would take my portrayal of Lily, so I'm elated that you like the relationships! Maybe I'll be able to convert you to a slash fan. ^_~ This story is going to contain a lot more slash than the previous one did- but not to worry! It's all chaste to focus more on the plot and the emotions, or at least that's what I'm trying to do. ^^;; Once again, thank you so much for your wonderful review and for being so accepting about the things that happen to the story!
Isa- LOL! I really hope you got something for that 'cough'. ^^;; I adore this review! Thank you so much for encouraging *cough*demanding*cough* me to continue to write! XD You're one of the main reasons that I couldn't give up on this story! ^_~
lizziebordon- Waaii, can I ever thank you enough for getting me off my ass and writing? But no, Ron's not dead. LOL. And not only would I also love to see the look on Blaise's face when he see Harry and Draco together, I would love to see the look on his face when he sees Harry with *two* Dracos! ^_~ *cackles* Lovely scenario, that. *cough* And thanks so much for keeping track of this story! *beams* Chapter 4, actually, is posted for you! I promised this to be out before New Year's, so it is out. ^__^ See? The chapter was posted within a week of the teaser! I hope you like it!
Peeves3- Thank you! ^__^ I was afraid that this wasn't original at all, since there were so many stories that had Harry going to an alternate reality and meeting his parents- I wanted to make something original for Vigilae Mortuorum! Thanks so much for the review- that really made my day!
falling ice star- I haven't abandoned this fic! O_O Wow. You're one of the three people that really got me off my butt and writing again! LOL. My writing seems to be slipping lately.. ^^;; I need a new beta reader. My old one abandoned Harry Potter for Pirates of the Carribeans. O.o;; Thanks so much for the eh.... threat. ^^;; LOL. It made sure that I had something out by Christmas!
Jenn Lynne- *hands you a box of tissues* I'm glad you like this story even if you aren't so keen on the pairing! ^^;; Thank you so much for the great review! I'll make sure that this story continues, no matter what!
Dea Liberty- Waaii~ sorry about the teaser! The rest is out!! I'm definately writing again!! *nodsnods* This update didn't come too late after the teaser... right? ^^;; I mean... umm... a canary cage is kinda small... ^^;;;
Sloane Miette- Thank you, thank you, thank you!! *beams* It took me a long time to try and figure out how this story would work. ^^;; Don't worry- there's a lot more revelations in this story, hopeful all pretty logical and all which will be revealed to the readers! No, Ron's not dead yet. ^^;; But he is really sick, as is the rest of them. Ron finally showed up in chapter 4! ^^;; Sorry about the wait...
lizziebordon- I think I've mentioned this before above... chapter 4 is dedicated to you and your patience. ^^;; I'm sorry about the teaser! Thank you so much for you reviews!!!
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Jordan, yumi-no-baka, Moony-Black, ncgal, HironiKoshinha, ddz008, Shinri, Dea Liberty, Kelly8, Delphine Pryde, g0ldensnidget, a.k.a. Snitch, lin, Coco, TeeDee, Sasuka, AmunetIfe, Serpent of Light, tomboy101.
I just *had* to give you guys this page since you've been waiting so long for this chapter! Thanks to everyone who reviewed this story and the last one, and all those who've waited to read the rest of it!!