Hi, Nightshade,

You aren't bothering me at all!  I'm just not sure if I can answer your question without giving away spoilers for the story.  I'm not entirely sure I understand your question...are you asking if Harry will kill Voldemort and immediately attempt suicide?  Are you asking will Harry actually make a real attempt or instead will he slowly deteriorate until he's reached a dangerous point?  As for the timeline...it's kind of hard for me to say how quickly things will happen because often I'll start writing and things will end up taking longer than I'd planned.  Thanks again! 

Ah, Draco...good question.  At the very beginning, I did plan for Draco to be expelled, but I soon realised that I needed him at Hogwarts later in the story, so I changed my mind about that.  What he did is a very serious offense, and he could be sent to Azkaban for it.  But the situation is being kept quiet, not so much for Draco's sake right now as for Harry's.  DD believes it could be dangerous for Voldemort to learn of the spell  (Would it really?  I don't know, but for plot reasons, I want the spell to be a secret for now so that's the reason I'm using).  DD also knows that if Draco Malfoy were expelled from school and possibly put on trial, there would be publicity and questions, so he's decided not to go that route.  Also, there is a little bit of him wanting to give Draco another chance and believing that he can be redeemed.  For better or worse, that is one of DD's characteristics.

Draco is not going to get off scot-free though.  DD never told him he wouldn't be punished, only that he was thinking about what would be appropriate.  Draco will be in the fic more later on, and he will come to understand what a horrible thing he did to Harry.  Thanks again!