Jessssssss! Okay, so you probably haven't seen on AIM, but I started reading this on the bus on the way home today, and I was so engrossed that I totally missed my stop, lol. And then I was waiting for another bus and reading the smut and giggling like mad because there were people around me and some little kid sitting next to me and all sorts, hehehehe.

Anyway. I think you've done a wonderful job here! Katie is such a lovely, well-rounded character. I love the details of her parents -- it hadn't occurred to me that she could be Muggleborn, but I guess that's my headcanon interefering :P I think you gave her a great backstory but without it ever becoming overwhelming. Also, I think it's good you had Katie have some issues herself, not only with the wider world and the problems she had as a Muggleborn, but also her body image. As you know, that's something very close to home, and I loved Oliver's insistence that she was beautiful. Oh and I loled so hard when Oliver said Katie eating the pizza was hot. You killed me there, seriously.

Okay, I do think that, at the beginning of the first chapter, there were parts that lacked emotion. I just... think the bit where Fred died was missing something -- maybe it would've been better to have some dialogue, show the actual scene instead. But I've mentioned this to you before, that you sometimes have the show/tell problem, so I won't go on about it, lol, especially as it wasn't a huge issue or anything, just something I noticed. On the whole, I liked how you jumped straight into the action, and I squeed at Oliver's rather spontaneous kiss.

Hmmm, I want to know what's happening next! I probably won't be able to review regularly, but rest assured I will be reading the rest during bus journeys :D Fab story, Jess, and I so get why this won not just one, but TWO QSQs. OliKatie ftw!

Soraya xxx

Really great story!

okay whenever Oliver and Katie kiss I just sit in front of my computer and admit an audible "DAWWWWWWWWW!!!!" they are SO adorable together and even when they are just talking together or being cute I just get all mushy inside :') Ahaha and when she told him "I lied" I started laughing. Thank you for writing this amazing story and putting up with my rather weird/awkward/boring/stupid reviews.
Much Love,
Katie =D

So I've already read the whole story but I want to review on each chapter anyways... This story deserves a BAJILLION reviews because it's just that good.First of all, my name is Katie... And that's why Katie Bell is one of my favorite characters. Haha.
I love how insecure she is, because everybody is insecure, even witches. Oliver claims he's not good at being nice or sweet or anything but I personally think he does everything he can to make her feel wanted... Now, if only she would listen! Oh, and just so you know, your end notes make me laugh.
Much Love,
Katie =D

thanks for finally update! gotta be honest, had to reread some chapters to remember what was going on. i'm so happy katie and oliver are starting a regular relationship instead of a pseudomarriage like they had. but omg a murder! i feel like i'm watching a daytime soap! great update keep them coming!

-el

Author's Response:

To be perfectly honest, I had to go back and reread the story, as well, but I knew I really wanted to put out an update. I really do love this story, and I want to give it more attention.

I agree about their relationship. Katie had never been in a real one, and Oliver had just got out of a bad one, so it was doomed to failure. Luckily, they love each other enough to stop and do it the right way. Let's just hope that the suspicion of Blake's murder doesn't fall where Katie's did. Eep!

~Jess

You updated! This genuinely just made my day!

Oooh I loved this chapter, though I have to admit I wasn't too happy with the kind of relationship-hiatus they're going on, though it probably is for the best :(

Oliver wouldn't have killed him, would he? No. Of course not... but what if he did?! Please Oliver don't have killed him. Please Oliver don't have killed him. Please Oliver don't have killed him. Please Oliver don't have killed him.

I love Katie/Oliver and hope we'll be getting another update soon! Yay!

Fenella xx

Author's Response:

I would like to say I have a good excuse for not updating forever, but really, they're all just garden variety excuses. I just fancied popping open the document a few weeks ago, had to read the entire thing all over because I'd forgotten half of my head canon, and then just started clicking away. A majority of the update was written in like...two days, but the murder took some doing. It's not easy killing people.

I actually had no idea you were one of my readers. I've got stray IMs and PMs and emails over the past six months or so, begging me to keep going with the story, which shocked me, to say the least. Modding duties like to suck away one's free time like a chubby little dementor, ya know? Anyway, it was great to get this story rolling again, and great to hear from you. :)

~Jess

Katie is so real. She's so human and flawed, and she makes me want to scream at her! Plus I think I'm a little bit in love with Oliver... I guess what I'm trying to say is please update, I'm begging you, because I'm dying to know what will happen between them, and I've re-read this so many times, and each time get to the final chapter and nearly cry of frustration! You're an amazing writer, your characterisation is perfect and it flows perfectly.

Author's Response:

I suppose I don't know what to say other than thank you so much for your readership, loyalty, and support of this story. I really love this fic a lot and wish I had enough hours in the day to write this and only this. What I'm trying to do is polish off the small handful of stories which only have one or two chapters left on my author page and then focus solely on this one - no new projects or other WIPs. This story, which started off as a one shot gone awry, is my baby, and it floored me that it won two QSQs. I hope to live up to that marker and to give you, as well as the other readers, the story you deserve.

I think I fell for Oliver in this fic, as well. I credit Equinox Chick/Carole and her story Drowning, Not Waving for introducing me to him as a fascinating character worth exploration, as well as h_vic/Hannah for making Katie/Oliver my OTP.

Thanks for the visit and the little reminder that I adore this story to bits and really want to get back to it.

~Jess

This story is so riveting, I've been reading it for the past four hours! I cannot wait until you update; I understand that it can take a while, but when you eventually feel the inspiration, I'll be waiting with bated breath.

Author's Response:

See, when I start more fics than I can finish at once, this is what happens...stories I love get shuffled off my to-do list in a hurry. What sucks is that I have the whole thing planned out but just need to write it. I will definitely be finishing it because it's almost criminal not to. This is basically the only chaptered Katie/Oliver on the whole archives. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoy it, and thanks for your patience and most importantly your readership!

~Jess

There's not much to say other than I love this story - I love this pairing - and I love your writing.

Please, please, please update soon.

Author's Response:

I am working on it. In all honesty, I'm surprised you found the story, as it's been that long since I updated (I mentally flog myself every day for not writing on this since then). Anyway, I'm glad you appreciate it, as it's a story I feel more personally connected to than most of my work. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the update when it does come out (which it will). :)

~Jess

i am thoroughly enjoying this story, but I am reluctant to continue reading without knowing if it will be completed. Are there planes to complete it? Thanks!

Author's Response:

I do definitely have plans on finishing this story. Unfortunately, I have a large number of shorter stories that should probably be finished first and get out of the way. This story deserves my attention, but it deserves my undivided attetion. I do hope to update within a couple of months, though. I miss these two so much!

~Jess