Nerys Dax

Review reply to Piper follows: Wow! Such nice compliments and that coming from someone who doesn't like non-canon pairings. Thank you. I'll definitely keep up with it, don't you worry. As for the OOCness, yes, I'm taking a several liberties with this story with regards to characterisation, inserting some traits that haven't been there in canon and having them be influenced by the events in my story. My excuse for that being that canon is from Harry's POV and, despite him being a good observer, he couldn't possibly catch everything. ^^ (Yeah, I'm full of it. ) As long as the characters are still recognisable as themselves and not complete OCs, I don't mind a bit of OOCness. Anyway, thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to LadyMiya: Now, now, no need to be THAT surprised. xP O.o And you think that makes up for the insolence of not reviewing every single one of them!? Boooo! Bad Miya indeed. Bad Miya needs to be punished. Long term and convoluted. *Nerys hides* I wasn't talking about our Lord of course, NEVA! *whistles innocently* I meant Jensen, just Jensen. Tom Marvolo Riddle only has marvellous plans that never fail. *slinks off* Oh, come here, I have room to spare behind my couch. We can both hide here, together. Why, thank you. Yes, naturally I'm extremely intelligent and clever and all. It's how I'm always right and such. *pats self on back* Well, if I could find my head, where did I put it the other day? Ooooh, you say it's attached to my body? That thing at the top? O.O Nah, you've got to be mistaken. I'd know if that were the case, being all smart and such. XDDD Ah, Shania Twain. I actually have that album. ROFLMAO! Everyone has needs. ^^ Exactly! I don't have them in the same room, so no chance for them to do it. What's your excuse? You've got them discussing sex while flying (in midair) and then they're NOT doing it at such an interesting, original location. Booo, Miya! I'm taking away your dictator of smut title. Indeed, I'd gladly take that title. Gimme, gimme, gimme. XDDD *zips lips* But I did enjoy all your speculating. XDDD Those kind of things are always fun to read in reviews and actually tell an author a lot about whether or not the plot is getting through. Looking forward to finding out though!! Now shoo, go back and write. I'd love to, but you're beeping in my chat. What'd you mean, I'm review replying? *whistles really hard* No, Nerys, don't start review-replying How did you know? ... No ... Nerys, no! Procrastination is BAD. Go back to the laptop and write! What do you mean "dogs needs walking?" Nerys! COME BACK HERE! UPDATE SOON! *waves, while getting dog leashes.* Come on, boys, let's go. Miya just had an excellent suggestion about how I could spend my time. ^^ Thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys PS Procrastination RULES!

Oh, that happens to me all the time. However, I do post almost simultaneously on FFnet, so you can alert the story there and then read the full version here. I also post on GrangerEnchanted (they've got an alert system, too, I think), but there the story update usually is a tad later due to the submission queue wait.

Review reply to Shadowstar_Pridestar: Thank you. I'm glad you like my story so much. ^^ Thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to FFnet's Genevieve: Thank you. I love that you took the time to review and it's definitely constructive in that it always brightens my day to hear that someone liked what I wrote. So, thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Masters of Manipulation review reply to Laura follows: "Aw man I really like this fic but I wish it ended with them in love and happy together, even if he was still a bit evil I wanted him to really love Hermione!! It didnt really mention anything about that, how they ended up together, her confessing her love to him, etc. it sort of seemed like he's just faking everything!" Ermmm... they ended up together on AFFnet. Maybe not married but still in love and together nevertheless. So I'm confused now. He's not faking everything, so I can at least set your mind at ease about that. He does mean what he said to Hermione when he told her he loved her. However, just because he feels things now that he didn't before doesn't completely eradicate his personality that was already established before that. Also, as Hermione has an influence on Tom, the reverse is also true; he has an impact on her. As for all those things you mentioned that aren't in the epilogue. It's an epilogue, it spans a small timeframe 19 years later. I figured Hermione would've said I love you before that to Tom. And I just can't fit or wanted to fit all those things in (because I am in the process of writing a part two). However, there is a Masters of Manipulation Part Two, that's only posted on FFnet so far. If you want to see Hermione declare her love to Tom, it's already in the chapters that are posted. Part Two basically covers a long time span and starts before the epilogue of part one. Beware, on FFnet the epilogue is significantly different from here, so if you plan to read part two there, it would be advisable to read the epilogue there before continuing. Although to be honest, it's not 100% necessary to know the epilogue. You can ignore it. Eh, I wrote a true Potter epilogue. EWE *sniggers* Anyway, I'm glad you liked the fic and thank you for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to DB1: Well, I'm trying to set a new record. Thank you. I'll update when the chapter is done. Thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Prisoner ch. 14 Review Reply to Gabby0515 follows: Thank you. I'll do my best to update soon. xx Nerys

Review reply to Dahliana: Well, in the Netherlands for the last forty years or so. *sniggers* YAY! A new member of the Tomione fanclub. Welcome, welcome. We have cookies, ice cream and all kinds of yumminess on the dark side. Thanks. Writing UST is perhaps even more fun than the actual smut. Thank you for the kind compliments. I'm glad you like the story so much. Yes, I can tell, no pressure at all. *sniggers*. But I'll do my best to update asap. Noms on cookies. Don't forget your ice cream! Thank you for reading and reviewing, Nerys.

Review reply to Midnightermoony: Yes, she's definitely not Ms White in this story. I've always found Hermione very morally ambiguous in canon and am really enjoying writing her this way in Prisoner. I'm glad you're enjoying the build-up and liked the chapter. Thank you for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

When it comes down to reality, however, it is by far closer to a worm than an anaconda. ;p Interesting how most of the male parts are positive, action, violently named, while the female parts are to be kept secret and hidden: the forbidden fruits, best not to be used. And you can't be serious about the "temple" or the "forbidden triangle" for a vagina, give me a break.

Review reply to Summer Leah: Yeah, I know ... no Tomione action is not good for my muse either, but these bits have to be done. *sighs* I wanna get to the good paaarts! XDDD Well, I figured Harry and Hermione had gone through so much together that to me it wouldn't make sense for him to just abandon her. Also, I needed someone in the Weasley family to counter some of what Ron was saying, to give a bit of nuance to his words (because a lot of what he says there biased by his anger and grief over his failed relationship), and to me Ginny was the only option there since she has a history with Riddle, too, and I loved that I could do a bit with the hot cocoa being enough after you were possesed by Lord Voldemort. *sniggers* I'm glad you liked it and I'm working on the next chapter. The first scene with Lucius was done real fast, but the others are dragging their feet. Meh... I'll get it done eventually. Thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to DB1: Thank you. I'll do my best. xx Nerys

Review reply to Alassea Riddle: Hi, Oh well, as long as F!T isn't on your computer. Trust me, he tends to want to organise things for you with little hearts and roses. So, if you were lying with those crossed fingers behind your back, well, it's your pink computer now. xP Thomas ... LOL. I had that once, too. Was happy the entire day over that. So easily amused, I am. XDDD Aww... for a moment there, I thought it was queenie reviewing. Thank Merlin, you realised it on time. And yes, it's typical Ron; that's why it was relatively easy to write. I've never been much of a Molly fan either; she was always a bit too much for me. Sure, she protects her family and all, but I always found her overbearing and intrusive. And I recall how easily she believed the Daily Prophet with those rubbish stories they wrote about Hermione AFTER she already knew what that trio had already gone through together. "And to actually think that people like her because she's so "nice and sweet, and cooks delicious food"." Yes, because cooking delicious food is oh so important and says it all about your character. Although, I'll admit she was kind to Harry. "In my opinion, all the Weasleys - not including Ginny - should be eradicated." *snnnrks* Well, I'm glad I made you like Ginny a bit. I never hated her and always was a bit bemused about the amount of hatred the girl got online. I do feel that her character was a bit skimmed over by Rowling, which wouldn't have been a problem had she not pushed Ginny forwards as Harry's love interest in HBP. After that, the lack of Ginny in DH became ridiculous. But Ginny went through a lot in canon and of none of it we ever learnt how it affected her. Sure, she had a more severe reaction to the Dementors, just like Harry. But that was all we ever saw of what having been possessed by TMR did to her, and she was only 11 at the time. Well, I'm not surprised Molly was horrified. This is the first time she hears how badly her daughter suffered due to that journal and she wants to comfort her, but now, Ginny's no longer looking to get that comfort from her family. And since I made it so that she got help from Hermione, I figured she'd be willing to stand up for her and be understanding due to inside knowledge to how Riddle operates and how hard it is to resist him. Although the situation is different since Ginny was expendable to Riddle and Hermione surely is not. Oh, no, Ginny's paleness and all was all due to her recolletions of her past with the journal. So, no birthscene there. I'm not planning one either. She's not the lead. So, I'm not going to follow her around when that kid comes. Nah, I already had Bella give birth once in front of the Dark Lord; I don't want to repeat myself in my stories (and get cruciated again for my insolence. LOL). Well, I never saw canon Ginny as a wuss. She always speaks her mind, so I knew it would be something for her to threaten McGregor. I had fun writing that bit, but I had some trouble getting it done right because I had James there; so that was something I had to keep under consideration with what Ginny would and wouldn't do in that moment. "McGregor only thinks of her own reputation." Ermmm... not entirely true. However, you don't become the head of the unspeakables if you're a goody-two shoe; so, she's definitely a regular hard one. "She knew that sending someone would be bad, especially after everyone else that she has sent. They never worked for her, so why send another one?" Because you never knew if something would come out of it. And because Unspeakables are above all expendable. And she was right in sending Hermione because they did extract more information out of Riddle than ever before; although they may not know all the consequences to that yet. Muahhahahaa! "I mean, come on, had it not been for McGregor we would never have witnessed a shirtless Tom." See ... we should all love McGregor for that. And without her, no Tomione at all. Hermione would still be miserable in her marriage to Ron. And possibly have finished her experiment on the veil by now. XDDD Awww.... a thank you for lovelable moi. *clutches to chest, hearfelt* :hugs: Allie. "That was… that was… I don’t have a word for it… Or, yes I do, but it’s not enough to cover my surprise, joy AND love for THIS masterpiece. I’ve always wondered how Ginny TRULY felt after the diary incident, and you know what? This satisfies me. (DON’T say glad to be of service! I know that’s what you were about to say! xD)." Well, you're welcome then. ^^ I always wanted to write out how I thought Ginny would feel after the journal incident and this was the first story I could actually use my opinion in. I was really happy about that. And I noticed most readers liked it, too, which makes me really happy. “’You’ll find he took everything with him that could even be remotely identified as his. I told him to deal with your joined purchases later.’” *snort* Yep! That’s definitely Ickle Ronnie-kins." Eh, I would've done the same had I been in his shoes. XDDD And Harry… ever the good friend who tells when they do something wrong. And we all know he must be kinda good-looking too. *sigh* Maybe that’s why the Dark Lord targeted him? “He shall never be hotter than moi”. And he knew a Longbottom could never be as sexy as him, so Harry that was. Yeah, Harry's a sweetheart. I love Harry. *slinks off* Ah, the true reason why Lord Voldemort targeted the Potters. Thanks so much for clearing that up. ^^ Now I’m straying away… You think? I seriously enjoyed that talk. They kept talking, and talking and talking and talking, until Ginny appears. Kind of what Hermione and the Dark Lord did in SiT. You really follow each other beautifully xD What's next? Hermione gets pregnant in SiT? xD xD xD Well, they always babble. ALWAYS. Hahahahahahaha! Harry loses control, poor thing xD Of course Hermione hope she would marry him, Harry. He's the Lord of hotness, didn't you know? He's understandably concerned and does have quite a temper at times. Plus, I don't think Harry's interested in Tom's hotness. *sniggers* Well, he too needs to sort out his priorities (The only Ron-quote which is worth a knut). Awww... come on, Ron had more memorable quotes in canon, such as .... er ... ... lemme get back to you on that. I also have the feeling that YOU enjoyed writing the chapter. Oh, you couldn't be more wrong. This was one of those hard births chapters. An absolute nightmare to write. Why do you think it took me so long? It was like pulling out the sentences. Ugh. Yeah, yeah, no Tom. xP Come on, we need something to happen in terms of conflict. Can't have things go too smoothly for Hermione. She needs to work on it. And plus, it will be fun seeing her operate to get access to Tom again. XDDD And she visits LUCIUS MALFOY of all people? Well, at least I hope that she gets an Orator and that we don't need to see more. *coughs* This is coming from someone whose last name used to be Malfoy instead of Riddle. *coughs* But I think you'll enjoy the Lucius-Hermione bit. Oh, one question! Who the hell is that contact in the outside world that Tom has? He/she was only mentioned once in a previous chapter, but he/she was never mentioned again. Really? I didn't mention that contact again. Well, what do you know: I wonder why I didn't. Muahahahha! BTW. You'll learn who it is soon. Probably in the next chapter. One last thing… “I happen to like his company? He’s brilliant? I lov—have feelings for him?” THAT was suspicious. xD xD xD She lurves him? xD But I don’t blame her. He’s someone to eat! To eat ... going to change your name to Alassea Weasley now? xP Yeah, Hermione's feelings are definitely deeper for Tom than she's completely ready to admit yet. She knows it deep down, but she also knows that it's risky to feel like that about him; so she tries to stuff that away as self-protection. Well, there will be some Tom in the next chapter, actually. I hadn't planned it, but last night I had inspiration for a scene that needs to be added in. So, there will be Tom. But if you want F!T to write a poem, knock yourself out. I don't have to read it and you HAVE to write it. xxp noms on cookies. See ya, too. Nerys

Review reply to moor follows: 1. Good to know you liked that. 2. Yes, that sucked big time. For my muse, too; hence the longer wait. 3. Oh dear. I really hope I can live up to the Lucius-Hermione scene's expectations. *anxious expression* Thank you for reading and reviewing. :clap: xoxox, Nerys

Review reply to Fleur K. follows: Yeah, Ron has a valid reason to be upset; if only he weren't acting so childish all the time, you'd be more inclined to feel for him. However, that's who he is; he loves to be the centre of attention. XDD Really? Those Muggle deaths ... what on earth makes you think that? *tiptoes away* And yes, it's sad that Hermione's not able to see him and give us our must needed Tom smut. LOL. But she's working on that. As for him escaping ... well, you'll see. *zips lips* Thank you for your nice review, it's good to hear you enjoy reading my stories. xx Nerys (PS to Alassea Riddle: I'm getting to your review soon).

Review reply to A follows: XD Love the nooo shout. XDDD Eh, it was either post what I have or wait with updating until I worked out the next couple of scenes. I figured you'd all rather want an update, even if it's somewhat short for my doing (it was still well over 6,000 words, though). Anyway, I'm glad you like the story and how I used Ginny in this chapter. I shall do my best to update asap. Thank you for reading and reviewing, xoxox, Nerys

Review reply to SerpentInRed: Reply: xxp

Review reply to Gabby0515: I'm glad you think so. As to whether or not he'll get out, you'll see. And I will do my best to update asap. Thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to m0nt: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Muahahahhahaa! Thank you. I'm glad you liked that. It was the only thing of this chapter that wrote itself. I really wanted someone there to stand up for Hermione and figured she was the only choice. I know. *shivers* Unfortunately, those people really exist. *shivers again* ​Yeah, otherwise this fic would've been posted in the wrong section of AFFnet, I think. Then again, who knows ... Hermione may have a point, too. *whistles innocently while checking shoulders* Maybe ... *zips lips* Moving on. No need to lose hope; I'm not abandoning any of my fics. I may take some time but I will continue eventually. And yes, the restrictions are quite horrifying. Not visiting Tom, oh noes, what will we ... er... Hermione do? You're welcome, and thank you for the amazing review, xx Nerys

Review reply to MalfoysBitch: Thank you. I'm happy you liked it this much, especially because it was a hard chapter for me to write. Well, I needed someone in the Weasley household to show that there is more than one side to the things that have happened, and I figured that Ginny (with her experience with Riddle in her first year) was the perfect person to do that. I couldn't see anyone else doing it. I always saw the Weasleys as a very tight family. It's also why I gave Ginny the experience of having Hermione help her to make it more believable to me that she would say something like that to her brother who just had some very bad news. I also didn't want to take it too far by her completely siding with Hermione since Ron is her brother. *sniggers* Oh, so you like the idea of Hermione visiting Lucius. *evil cackle* Me too. Muahahhhaa! I'll do my best to update soon. Thank you for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to Tamsyn Riddle: I'm glad you got an eargasm, Tamsyn. XDD Review reply to Ickle Tommiekins: Allie, stop letting F!T use the computer. xxp

Review reply to TomTiddle: *snnnrks* Aww ... you poor thing. Here, have a Fluffy!Tom to support you in your dreadful state of emoness. He can write poems, serenade you, bring you flowers, little hearts and pink teddy bears, and simply be there for you with his emo!shoulder to cry on. Wait, why are you running away now? You're upsetting F!T. Oh great, now HE cries, and I'm stuck with him. (I knew world hunger wasn't that difficult to solve as some say. *tiptoes away while cackling maniacally because that's what evil people do*) Hmmm... so begging, eh? Well ... waaaaaaitiiiiiiiing! ;P Actually, I finished the first draft of the next chapter. I just have a RL emergency at the moment that takes precedent, but I'm hoping that will be resolved on Thursday so I can finish the chapter with the usual polishing and tweaking and editing. Oh yes, it's definitely harassment. How dare you tell me you like my story and hope for an update! Shame on you! I shall send the Feds on you (since clearly they're available for everything these days) and you'll be sorry you ever dared to leave a review!!! You're welcome, and I thank you for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to sbrande: Thank you. I'm glad you like the story. As to how she's getting out of it, well, that's a question that can be read in multiple ways: out of Voldemort's clutches, out of the situation with her friends, out of her job problems, et cetera. While I'm just giving you this to think about, too: Should your question have been how or if? XP I'm working hard on the next chapter. I've finished the first two scenes and am working on the third now. Depending on how much words that takes and where it fits better, I'll decide on scene four later. So if four gets added to the next chapter, too, it will take me a tad longer to finish. But right now, I'm guessing it'll be the three scenes and I hope to get those three done this week. *fingers crossed* Thanks for reading and reviewing, xx Nerys

Review reply to TheShadowFox: "I'm loving the story so far, and I've only come to chapter 16. The only thing is, there is no chapter 17...there are TWO chapter 16's, both identical, and then it goes to chapter 18..and I am at a total loss of the story..it does not match up with chapter 16. I am wondering where 17 disappeared to?" Oh, my bad. I must have erred when I was in the process of fixing the wall of text and pasted the wrong chapter there. I fixed it now. Chapter 17 is back. Thanks for warning me. xx Nerys