You, sir, are amazing. I've been reading this fanfic for a year now, and I must say that it is the best I've ever seen. I love Fiona, it's such an interesting character, and you managed to integrate her perfectly. I keep getting the feeling that she will b

Thank you!

Fiona started off as a walk-on character who was supposed to just beat Milo up, deliver a line or two, and generally remind people that the order of close-combat talent goes Anyone with any training at all > Milo > Anyone without training.

But something about writing her was just so much fun that I couldn’t let her go. I was pretty hesitant at first about expanding her role—fan fiction communities can come down hard on original characters—but the reaction was generally positive, so I let myself go wild with it. The London shootout between people with guns and people with wands, neither of whom were really expecting it to escalate as far as it did or really understood the capabilities of the other side, was probably my favourite thing I’ve written ever. At least in terms of how much fun I had doing it, if not quality in how it turned out. The only other thing that came close was when I realized how Milo could brew that potion in front of Snape and Fudge and everyone back in Book 1. There was a lot of rubbing my hands together in glee and cackling to myself. You know, general good DM stuff.