Thank you for the update. It made my day to find it today. Can't wait for more.

Yay for making your day! thank you for reviewing.

Why did Buffy recognize her? Buffy should only recognize her eyes, not her profile. Excellent update!

Only her eyes huh?... well for the answer to that you'll just have to read on

Twitch, nice to see an update and the note about 5 chapters being written, shame its a cliffhanger and I now have the idea Buffy is the result of a brief relationship between Lilly and Severus. Hoping to see her transform again at some point and its still a shame about her mother.

Is the twitch an indication of your surprise? On the matter of her parentage... more will be coming soon... and as for her transformation, yes there will be more on that coming... Joyce... well... to me that always felt depressingly inevitable... I can barely remember a version of this story where it didn't happen.

NOOOOOO, not a cliffhanger! Not after all this time! Seriously, so glad to see an update. I've been following this story for years now (when I fist started reading it was only at 30 chapters). Love it, great to have you back, can't wait for more!

O.o chapter 30 was posted back in '05... it does make me cringe when I recall how long I've taken to write this. I promise though, more WILL come! (and eventually it will be completed)

Now Buffy certainly didn't know what in the heck was going on. Harry on the other hand is a dead little teenage boy. Personal I think Snape and Buffy will speak about what was seen. Buffy knows enough about hard pasts to manage to break threw to Sev if she keeps talking. Excellently balanced chapter. Plot was moving along just fine. Flow was good. About time someone actual talked to Buffy about her classes. What with all the crap Umbridge keeps pulling. You would think she would pay attention to doing some teaching. Considering that Buffy is going to be gone in a year or so. It would make her and Fudge look pretty bad if she failed misrably thanks to crapy restritions on there part. Still I'm betting she doesn't even think of Buffy once a day. Considering she said she was leaving England once she could. I hope someone gets Faith the hell away from Tommy boy. Maybe Buffy can break his face and a rip his arm off and beat him with it. Oh better idea Buffy rips off his arm and breaks his face with it. heheheh. I'm evil. Oh well. You did an excellent job and should be very proud of what you have done with your first 61 chapters. The fact your still working on this makes me feel very good. Too many really good Buffy fics tend to be felt to float in the wind. Thank you for all your hard work. :) This really helped up my day as I first read it at work. Thanks.

I'm glad you enjoyed reading this (and that it helped get you through the day at work). Thank you for your detailed review! It's great to read the ideas of those who read my story (though unfortunately voldemort could easily get over both a broken face and a missing arm - we need to be sneakier to beat a snake). And yup, everyone is trying to help Faith.

Umbridge's sudden attention to Buffy's studies is by no means altruistic; her main purpose is to ensure that there's nothing that could show her in a bad light, but it is good that Buffy's lessons are being looked at - as we all know having someone complete five years of study in one is nigh on impossible, even with the time over the summer and extra classes (and less subjects).

And nope, Buffy is only just beginning to figure out what's happening in the pensieve... more on that will be coming next!

Oh my! I love the twists! So glad to see you're updating again.

Thanks! I'll try and remain adequately twisted as the story progresses.

hey so when i saw that you had updated this fic, i went back and read the previous chap again before the new one to refresh my memory, then afterwards i decided to go back to the start and re-read the whole thing all over aagin! it has taken me like 6 hours!!! lol. i really love this story and am so glad that you are back.

couple of questions. is buffy going to be paired with anyone (though i havta say this is one of the only fics that i have read that doesn't seem to need her to be)? and is lily her mum? and is her dad sirius? or james? or am i completely off base?

anyways i am defo looking forward to more and i thank you for updating
Toniboo
xox

Six hours? wow... I expect when I go through to do my revisions it might end up being more like Six days... *sigh* I'm glad it withstands the re-read.

On pairings... no, there is currently no firm plan for that. As you commented, I'm not certain this story needs that - she has enough going on without romantic interludes which would largely distract from the main plot (there have been enough other distractions dont you think?).

On parentage... you've been reviewing long enough to know I wont tell. Just keep reading - more on that is coming soon.

Thanks for continuing one of the best Harry Potter/BtVS crossover stories I have ever read.

Original and Spellbinding.

I am looking forward to each new chapter.

Thank you, I hope I somehow live up to that standard!

great update!

Thanks =D

Finally, we are coming to the point were we find out Buffy's parentage(I think). I take it that is who she almost recognizes in the pensive. What's with Ginny figuring out the staircase? Is she a potential? Ah well, I can wait a few more weeks to find out the answers to these questions. After all I've waited this long.

The staircase/Rowena's office was never limited to slayers - we already know that both Remus and Dumbledore know how to get up there. In my mind the level to which it is hidden is a later addition - in Rowena's time her office, like those of the house head's now, would be readily accessible by her students. The back room with Camilla on the other hand... well that is just for Slayers.

Better late than never... and well... better later and good (hopefully) rather than sooner and rushed.

I'm very glad to see that this one is still alive. Look forward to more.

It's like frankenstein's monster... it'll never entirely die.

... and by that I mean... as I say in my A/N near the beginning - I promise to finish this (eventually)

Ok, clue to who her mother is, but that doesn't necessarily make her a Potter. Though I'm still hoping Petunia is her mother, just because it would make things even weirder.
Strange that Snape hasn't seen it, but I suppose the differing hair color/accent etc, plus he's not looking for it.

*Poke* Still nothing?? *pout*

Sorry! I'm still working on those interconnected chapters (I have about 75% of the next five chapters written but not all completed enough to post any), I have also (as you may have noticed) got distracted by my other story... so unless I get inspired by KttP I will possibly complete that first. It's not as epic as this and so some level of completion feels more achievable. I don't think you've reviewed that so I guess Highlander isn't your thing... I promise I wont start any of the follow ups I have planned for that before I complete at least this year in KttP.

Feel free to recommend some inspirational reading if you really want to turn me away from immortals and back to wand waving.

Awesome story. I really hope you come back to it soon!

Update please?!?!?