I will be the first review, because I am a review fairy, and just have to leave behind reviews!
I love the message this conveyed- I think you could have played around more with the structure, though. Don't be afraid to break up the lines in between the sentences! When you do, you emphasize certain words and ideas. In the format it is right now, it seems more like prose, which is fine, and still poetic, but I think this poem would have worked well with the structure divided up on a different way.
That being said, I still enjoyed the poem! Have you thought of joining Poetry Anyone? in the beta forums? People over there will be able to give you more constructive critiques, and you will find that their advice really helps your poetry become flawless! :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much for being the first reviewer! I figured I needed a more optimistic poem to balance out the last one, so I came up with this. Although I've always loved the type of poems that rhyme, they've always been very difficult for me. Occassionally experimenting with rhymes is fun, but I'm finding that the non-rhyming type is probably more my style. I could definitely work on the structure more, and I might play with that a little more next time. I really appreciate your advice with that. And I've definitely thought about joining Poetry Anyone in the very near future, so hopefully I'll be a part of that soon. :) Thanks again for the review! ~Ashleigh

I was always somewhat happy that the Malfoys cared so much for their son, and that their son, too, was not really supportive of Voldemort. This story only makes me that much happier! It lets me know that even people who seem " evil" ( for lack of a better word) still have feelings, reasons, logic, and some "good" in them. I really liked that nobody died in this story, but it wouldn't have really surprised me if Narcissa had killed herself. I completely understood why she wanted to get away- Voldemort had ruined her, and she no longer had the hope or strength to fight it... I just hope that people who read this realize that there are always ups and downs in life, and focus on the positive! :)

Actually, I think it worked great. It made sense that Dumbledore knew about Sirius- or else how could Sirius have gotten away with what he did? Also, if Dumbledore did know about Sirius, he wouldn't have been so scared for his students, and in the books, he didn't act like he was, not like in the sixth book when he had extra security on the castle. Your explanation is sound with me!

Keep up the good work! I'm very impressed with your work.

Nagini

Author's Response: I'm glad this missing moment seemed appropriate to you; I wondered why Dumbledore had been so calm about the whole thing in PoA as well, and this was my response to it as an author, hehe. :) Thank you very much for reading and reviewing!

My goodness! I loved it! How can there be no reviews for this?
Your characterization of Cissy was so great! It felt like JKR had actually written this! I also thoroughly enjoyed the relationship these two had! It's nice to know Bellatrix isn't completely crazy- she seemed almost human on this... :)

Author's Response: Thanks for being the first reviewer. This story hasn't been up too long, but it's nice to see that someone's been reading it. Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm glad my characterization of Narcissa came through well. She's quickly becoming my favorite character. As for Bella, I love your comment. Almost human. Perfect. I have a soft spot for Bella and tend to skew her canon character, making her more humane than she's ever portrayed. I still believe she has a certain amount of love left in her and that is reserved almost entirely for her sister. Thanks so much for the lovely review.

Do the colors red and green refer to the color of spells being thrown? I realize this is about dementors but I remember that Harry kept relieving flashes of green light...
This is exquisitely beautiful! Dangerous, but ravishing and somewhat mind opening... I especially loved your last sentence "So dark." it really paints the picture of falling into the eternal black abyss that our minds create for us.
Great job and keep it up!!!

Author's Response:

In this particular poem, the green does refer to the curse used to kill his mother, and the red references many things - Lily's red hair, the colour of Voldemort's eyes, and well...when the second killing curse rebounded, the room did basically explode. Red also symbolises courage, danger, aggression, and blood (therefore life and death). It seemed an appropriate time to put that in there, because it's where Harry is starting to question what all of these memories mean for him.

The 'So Dark' part, I was going for not only Harry passing out, but also realising that there are far more sinister things out there than Voldemort, like creatures that can suck out your soul while making you watch a film in your head of all the most horrible things that have ever happened to you. Harry chose his boggart well, because being afraid of a dementor is definitely more something that one should fear than silly little things like spiders and snakes.

I'm glad you liked the poem. It's really dark, but if one doesn't look at the dark here and there, who's to say what things look like in the light? Thanks for reviewing and reading. <3

~Jess

I loved the scarlet letter allusion!
I have a great appreciation for people who write about characters in ways we never thought of. This was beautifully tragic! And I can look at the Malfoys in a new perspective. Good job!

Nagini :D

Author's Response: Yeah, it was probably difficult for the Malfoys directly after the battle, and for a long time afterwards, even if Harry did speak up for Narcissa and/or Draco. Would be a nightmare to be born into their family after the war, given that they were probably the biggest social pariahs around for a good long time. Ta muchly for the feedback CbK

Wow! I loved every minute of this story. The way you wrote it was perfect- in Argus' own language. I think I can appreciate Filch more now- yes, he was a squib, but for some reason, the books never really gave us understanding of what happened to squibs. So thank you for your own input of how they might manage their lives.
My favorite bit was that he decided to help clean the castle- when in the books, he hated having to clean up, and gave detention to students who ruined the cleanliness! Yet what else could Filch do after the battle?
Great job! :)

Author's Response: Many thanks. It was a fun challenge to try to get the flavor of Filch's dialect without going overboard. The story was inspired by the moment in the last film in which we see Filch sweeping up the rubble. Thanks for reading!

A little postscript (if you don't mind): I love the song, Hallelujah!!!!!! My favorite version is by Rufus Wainwright, and I listen to it all the time!
Keep letting music inspire you, and keep writing!

Author's Response: Haha, yes, me too. :) Thanks again!

Wow! I laughed so hard when James burst into the shop! I loved the different perspectives you had in this story, and the idea was great! Sirius, not always great with women! I adored your characterizations, too. Great job!

Author's Response: I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I struggled a lot with this one, and I'm glad you thought I got the characterisation right!

Well, I have to admit I was a little lost while reading. I couldn't quite follow what was happening. I found that you had very vivid imagery, which is always beautiful, but I was just confused! I'm so sorry! I didn't understand the relations going on, and sometimes could not tell when it was Dumbledore or Flamel speaking.
I give you an A for effort! And hopefully, I'm just really tired and unable to really follow much at the moment. *buries face in hands*

Author's Response: This was a confusing reading. I'm trying to focus n writing when I have the time and not just write something, because realize that a written piece needs to make sense. There needs to be explanations and purposes for the reader and the thing doesn't need to jump off haphazardly off the wall. This was thrown together and the snippets make so sense. It lacks a lot. I agree. Thank you for the review.