My apologies for making you want to cry, and thank you for all your kind words!

Thanks for reviewing!

Thank you! I'm very glad I'm achieving character consistency; I think it's one of the most important aspects of good fanfiction.

So... more memories wasn't overkill, I take it? Phew!

Thank you; I'm so glad you liked it! I always try to "play" the dialogue in my head, like a film clip, to make sure it sounds realistic and in-character. I'm glad you think it works.

Well, with regard to Harry's opinion, we shall see, in coming chapters.

You can be sure that Dumbledore had a hand in it, as he seems to, in almost everything.

I will definitely keep writing; I'm curious, too, to see where this is going. I'm a pretty spontaneous writer -- my characters call the shots -- so I'm along for the ride, too.