Thank you!  I love Severus' devotion to Harry too.  I know I skipped so much of the backstory and that makes it hard for readers...I am sorry about that, but with HP and the Potions Professor and Slave Child, I've written the whole "We're getting to know each other" part twice and I really don't think I could come up with any more new ideas on how to write that.  If I'd written more of the backstory, I'd probably have just written stuff very similar to what I've already done, and there are so many stories out there that explore that part so well.  My creativity just wasn't up to it, I didn't think.  I hope I can just allude to what has happened and readers' imagination can help to fill in the blanks.  As for the conditions of the slavery spell, well, to be honest, it's kind of vague in my mind as well.  I didn't really think it all out except that it was somehow necessary for defeating Voldie.

It may be disappointing and/or confusing, I hope not.  But I really just wanted to go on with the aftereffects, the 'fallout' as you said, and describe all the lovely mush, lol!

You asked how I wrote about all the gorgeous houses...I assure you it's not because I live in one!  I do like to read through magazines like 'Veranda' and 'Architectural Digest' though and I've been inspired by them, I guess!

Thanks again, so much, Kim!