Utterly beautiful wordcraft, as always. It is a slight departure from your usual style, but NOT AT ALL cracky!

I love your Hermione...and Harry, so broken. Yes, perhaps they're all a bit too scarred. And you handle everyone respectfully, matter of factly, even. So very realistic, also.

I enjoy the flow of it, slowly but surely moving toward a conclusion entirely more palatable than the novel.

Excellent!