FicWad

I appreciate the overall ideal but the implementation in this story was a bit too extreme to take seriously. I mean, reducing the population of the entire country down to 756?!??? And then to 147? Jeeze.

I read a review here that suggested that you meant 'seceded' for 'succeeded' with the family consortia - that makes much more sense, I understand that now! As it was I was wondering how Neville got to appear with Harry and the 'good guys' there at the end. Silly of me, I should have thought about it and worked out the true word myself.

The Weasley inbreeding is horrible to contemplate but I guess pureblood incest is part of Rowling's canon. Actually I'm not sure; is it actually mentioned in black and white for the Gaunts? Certainly it's not in character for canon's Ron and Ginny though. I think you'll have to plead 'guilty' to the charge of Weasley bashing this time. :-)

Apart from the overall concept the part I enjoyed most of the story was the "Harry rescuing Hermione" preface. We had something much like that in your other story just recently, a few paragraphs of Harry (well, the International coalition) saving Luna from the Malfoys ... now much the same thing with Hermione. "Warmth and affection and cleanliness and soup; all while rocking in the best cradle imaginable". It's always so nice to consider Harry playing the hero and being so solicitous of his best friends' welfare, I do like that.

Thanks for the story! Feel free to write more! :-)