I am hooked. I began to read out of curiosity, but your tale is compelling in its own right. I find your protagonist a bit much to accept, with all that scholarship and military experience packed into so young a life (and a LtCdr rating after at best 5 years post-Academy service is even harder to credit), but am willing to meet you half-way on that.
I look forward to seeing where you are going with this. Thanks for sharing the story with us.
Author's response
Thank you. Hmm, I thought I had edited the story to make her a lieutenant only - I must have missed some references - She's not merely just a muggle, which will come out later.