As donutsweeper said I need ice cream and to pet puppies and kittens after this! :S And my traitor brain in all the sadness that Harry is experiencing I was thinking in parallel at how horrible this all will be for Bob! He too must have avoided making an attachment with someone alive. From his point of view they all have a very small lifespan, even wizards. So when Harry dies... :S :S :S So as you see even with all the angst of Miranda dying and all the grief Harry is experiencing I went the extra sadomasochistic mile.

Hugs Mal, Fay, Harry and oh my goodness hugs Bob! Thank you for this! I am going to go re-read some other stories of this verse so I know they will be happy again! I love this verse, I truly do.