Thank you so much for the long and thoughtful review!  I'm so sorry that it's taken me a while to respond.  All I can do is plead a very busy holiday season. 

As for Remus being distant with Harry, I have to say that I always thought canon Remus had difficulties letting himself grow close to others.  In the end, I believe he worked it out with Tonks and baby Teddy, but before that he did seem to have issues.  He was fine being supportive and friendly in a more casual way, but whenever it seemed that a true closeness could develop he would pull back and distance himself.  He pretty much disappeared from Harry's life after POA, not even sending him a letter offering encouragement or advice during the Triwizard Tournament.  He never played a very big role in Harry's life after that either, certainly not as much as one might expect considering that James was one of his closest friends and had offered Remus so much support during his life.  I think Remus has his reasons and I do hope to explore that later in the story.

It also wasn't technically the expelliarmus that defeated Voldemort.  It was his own curse that rebounded.  He cast an AK spell at Harry, and Lily's magical protection flared up and caused that curse to reflect back on Voldemort.  But yes, I have always felt that that part of the story was not as dramatic as it could have been.  Action scenes are just not my forte.

I'm so glad you like Draco.  As for Draco/Luna, possibly, but romance is very much on the backseat in my stories.  I prefer to write gen fic.

Thanks again! 

Thank you!  Draco cried mostly because he was so happy for Harry, whom he really cares for now.  I also wanted it to show how remorseful he felt and that his guilt and sorrow were a huge burden, and now he's free too.  And yes, there will be another chapter, probably quite a few.  Thanks again!