First off, welcome back! I'm very interested in what is happening in this story, and the device you used is very original, which I've come to expect from you.
I like that Ron is becoming self-aware enough to realize that probably doesn't want to be the best friend of the Boy Who Lived, even though he likes Harry.
Nice work on taking out the LeStrange Family and Dolohov, was that the same curse that he tried to use on Hermione in the vision time frame?
Looking forward to more of this story.
I tried to rate the story, but it was already a 5, so I'll try to get here earlier to rate the next chapters.
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