Ooh, I loved Draco's last statement to his mother. *wriggles in vindictive glee* I doubt she will believe him or let it go at this, but still, I cheered for Draco here. I agree with him, I hope she and Lucius burn from this, and I hope she goes down in flames legally for what she did.

I'm glad to see that Harry is recovering, though I wonder if his desire to protect Narcissa wasn't partially due to the curse she put on him. He understood that the breach between Draco and his parents was permanent before this happened, after they shared their memories, but he seemed to think that Draco would want to reconcile. He should already know that Draco viewed reconciliation as impossible due to his parents' beliefs. That's why I think that maybe Narcissa's curse was still lingering in him when he tried to lie for her. Harry needs to describe the curse to Kingsley in detail, the incantation, the meaning, the pain, how it was worse than Imperius. Maybe Draco will be able to convince him to do so.

This was a great chapter. Hermione was awesome--good on her for trying to knock some sense into Harry's head. I really do love her in this story.

Am looking forward to the reunion between Harry and Draco now.