Hi,
Thanks for the feedback--I've been very busy the last week and haven't had time to respond, but I will do so now before posting the next three sections (an Interlude and two chapters):
David Johnston:  

--The K+ rating is in accordance with the new system at fanfiction.net, and is about the equivalent of a PG movie rating;

--I see your point about the hospital scene:  I added it because in the context of the original "Buffy" episode it is based on, I didn't want to skip over Buffy regaining consciousness after a moment when she almost certainly thought she was going to die.  I can certainly see how some writers would have left it out;

--Yes, Wilkins is clearly taking credit for a lucky break.  He's evil--what do you expect?  :-)

--Yes, that sentence from Willow is a tad garbled, but it does fit her syntax when she's upset, at least in that time frame (she got better as she got older, mostly);

--hopefully, the upcoming chapters will address your questions about melding the two story universes, and hopefully you will continue to offer your insights about how well I managed the feat.

--McGonagall didn't know about the Horcruxes, or the Prophecy about Harry and Voldemort up to that point (she doesn't know about them yet in canon).  As for the psychology, the spell will erase her memory if she isn't absolutely committed to letting Harry proceed with his plan.  Knowing this, McGonagall would want to avoid being made ignorant of the events about to unfold and therefore unable to help Harry effectively; consequently, I believe she would be able to convince herself that--given that the damage was done--the best bet was to irrevocably commit to not interfering and to instead offer her aid to Harry;

--She's worried because Harry--and, to a lesser degree, Ron and Hermione--are going to be out there with little direct help, because searching for the Horcruxes with large groups will draw Voldemort's attention and provide targets for him to capture and wring dry of information.  Three barely adult wizards are going to be facing hazards that would freeze the soul of most Aurors, much less ordinary wizards.  It's not surprising that she would not like the plan.

Joy Lyn:

--yes, it will be a challenge to deal with the differences, but mostly I'm treating it as a matter of different spheres of influence.  Little things--like the rules for how long a werewolf gets furry every month--I'll deal with briefly and with a touch of humor;

--I notice that a substantial number of your comments are rooted in my relatively limited description of things that someone who had been watching the show in question all along would know.  Admittedly, that is going to be a problem for anyone reading most of my stories, as I tend to write them assuming that the reader is a committed fan and has seen most or all of the episodes of the show in question.  Of course, with Buffy having been off the air for three years now, this is becoming a less logical assumption, though I tend to think that fanfiction readers are generally made up of committed fans of the media in question.  To help out in this case, the story is set--as far as "Buffy" goes--in mid-season three, during the time frame of the episode "Consequences"--  this site has transcripts, photos, and all sorts of nifty stuff for the would-be fan interested in catching up on the storyline:

http://www.buffyworld.com/buffy/season3/season3.php

[in summary, Buffy is short, petite, and blonde--Faith is somewhat taller and is a brunette]

--the minivan carried the minion vampires, who are now dust;

--Giles is merely remarking on the reasonable assumption that Faith--who is on the run from the Council of Watchers for her accidental killing of the assistant Mayor--will not be coming back to fill out hospital forms;

--Faith has skipped town after knocking Buffy out and *not* killing her:  it's understandable that Buffy would be concerned about her situation, even if her wording could be more concise;

--a LoJack is a gadget that lets a stolen car be traced:  Oxnard is about forty miles from the (fictional) location of Sunnydale, California;

--Yes, Mayor Wilkins is a compassionate soul  :-) ;

--Xander's reaction makes sense in the context of a group of people who know each other well:  no one was speaking up to say "let's go find her"--he pretty well had the mood of the room figured out, though it took Willow to give voice to it.  There are no special ways to find Slayers--Faith is just as hard to find in a region with twenty million people in it as any seventeen year old young woman would be, and she's trying to stay hidden;

--the "exile" is self-chosen, though Faith was facing confinement by the Watchers or arrest by the police if she stayed:  as long as those threats remain, Sunnydale isn't safe for her.

Christopher Gilbert:

--Thanks for the kind comments.  :-)


The next three installments will be posted later tonight.


M. Scott Eiland









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