great chapter. the tension just keeps building and building. i genuinely feel sorry for draco, and i more and more want to give harry a swift kick in the arse. *g*

i was particularly struck by the part when harry wonders if draco would want to bring hundreds of people to bed. i had assumed that harry enjoyed and needed to go out disguised as others to escape his fame and the shell of his former self, but i never imagined he would want to bring his disguises into the bedroom with someone who knew his true identity.

i'm not sure if i'm hoping for draco to figure out harry's new deception, or for narcissa to finally put her son's happiness first and show him harry's letter.

and even though it made me want to strangle him, i have to admit adding a fading hickey to brian's neck was a brilliant move on harry's part!

thanks for updating so quickly, so excited for the next chapter!