Good because that's how I wanted you and them to feel, like they were starting over and could be happy again. That ritual is real, though not performed exactly as I've described here. I have been through it and it really helps you if you are depressed or grieving.

Harry would naturally think about Sev as needing to be cleansed too, since he was also tainted by the dagger. More to come soon!

I couldn't not have Severus forgive him, not after all they have been and done to each other, it just wouldn't seem right. Also, Sev would be a kind of hypocrite if he didn't forgive Harry for making  ahuge mistake when he did that too when he was that age. And I don't see Snape as being a hypocrite.  Harry really needed Severus to be understanding here and not blame him becuase he was alreayd putting so much blame on himself that it was making him sick.

That ceremony, which is a bit different than I portrayed it in here, you don't have to go swimming, for one thing, really does help you put your life back in perspective and ease yourself out of the grieving process and into one of healing. If you're interested in the cleansing ceremony, you can Google it and see what you need to do to perform one. You can do it alone, or with another person, like Harry and Sev did. Yes, i would definitely say you're right about these last few chapters. I am glad to use my grief for something positive and constructive, because I know that my cousins and friends who have passed away would want me to do so. My one cousin used to say, "Cry today, but laugh tomorrow" and it means basically that you shouldn't grieve forever and that you should learn to move on afterwards.

Thank you so much, Pandora! :)