Thank you so much for updating this story.  You are creating an incredible AU story with many intriguing elements.  I can't wait to learn what is going on with everything.  Nice job balancing the mystical with the embarassing in this chapter.  And I must say that I really like Brendan.  It's nice to see such a competent muggle in a story.  He really did a great job insulting Sirius in the previous chapter.

I must admit that I hope that Dumbledore does not remain clueless as to what Severus is doing.  So far, the story has not made clear why Severus would not trust him with the knowledge that he is not killing these children.