ba-ril-i-ant... absolutely awesome, love what you have done with it sooo far. I would love to see an Owl try and find harry from Dumbledore. But have Harry away to his club, make Maria take him to help him relax. What are you going to do about Hedwig. She was possiblly the only one who knows of the extent of Harry's life in both Hogwarts and Privet Drive.
btw. what was decided, is Maria going to enter the wizarding world, if so how, and what will Snape's reaction be.
Otherwise, how are Harry/Maria going to stay together over the longer term.
Cheers for now... well done, hope you update soon. Whats you normal time range??