So happy to see this chapter! It was well worth the wait. I especially enjoyed Harry's conversations with Snape and McGonagall. You did a great job as usual with a perfect mix of cannon and not, and you manage to keep everyone in character.
Author's Response: The hardest part of this story is trying to maintain that balance between canon and AU. I don't want to drag down the story too much with reminding readers what happened but need to let them know what didn't change. I do my best to stay true to the characters we love. For me, if the people are too out of character, I tune out since they aren't really the characters I came to care about.