Anima Mea
Proulxes433 Reviews | 433 Ratings, 0 Likes, 37 Favorites )
Archaeologist Hermione Granger has survived the Great War. She has a life, a career and friends who love her. She has also spent the last eleven years trying to locate something that she does not know she has lost. Could the answer to her restlessness be even further away than she thinks?
Nominated for Best Drama/Angst in the HP Fanfic Fan Poll Awards Fall/Winter 2013.
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Anima Mea has been a featured story on TPP, and All Hallows' Reckoning was a featured story on The Petulant Poetess Quiz in July and November 2013!
Anima Mea has won Third Place in the Best Drama / Angst category of the HP fanfic Fan Poll Awards for 2013 - thank you so much to everyone who voted for it!
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Close call. Whew. Not to mention Mt. Vesuvius is getting a mite twitchy. Looking forward to reading more soon!Thanks for posting--hm88
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks for reviewing! More on its way -- the clock is ticking loudly now.... :Px
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks for reviewing! More on its way -- the clock is ticking loudly now.... :Px
I won't even comment about the huge cliffie at the end this time because oh my, what a chapter! So sad about Pertus. I'm glad Hermione was able to get Severus to let down his guard a little bit, and stop his constant occluding so he could relax and let some of that tension go. Hopefully there is some more "releasing of tension" in the next chapter. ;) Keep 'em coming!
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Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thank you for your comments.... I do live an evil cliffie (twirls imaginary moustache). I'm sure that Severus is determined to continue his, erm, relaxation therapy in the next chapter. But things do not always work out quite the way you hope they will....best wishes, :Px
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thank you for your comments.... I do live an evil cliffie (twirls imaginary moustache). I'm sure that Severus is determined to continue his, erm, relaxation therapy in the next chapter. But things do not always work out quite the way you hope they will....best wishes, :Px
LOVED the scenes in Pompeii... but am confused as to how Hermione's body is still in the present. Makes me wonder if she and Severus are involved in some sort of out-of-body experience together -- is he, also, in some sort of coma? If so, will she be the one to pull him back to consciousness? (I loved the story behing the Vettii brothers, and how excited Hermione was to meet them. The snog was LOTS of fun, too, but I hope the Aedile doesn't hear about Severus snogging his "niece.")
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Lovely to hear from you again. Glad you are still enjoying the story. More to come soon - the next two chapters are in the queue for publication! Thanks for the feedback. I'm afraid I can't answer your questions about what is going on, but all will be revealed. I'm putting clues in as I go along so you will be able to work it out I hope. :) Best wishes, :Px
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Lovely to hear from you again. Glad you are still enjoying the story. More to come soon - the next two chapters are in the queue for publication! Thanks for the feedback. I'm afraid I can't answer your questions about what is going on, but all will be revealed. I'm putting clues in as I go along so you will be able to work it out I hope. :) Best wishes, :Px
Well, how perplexing! Part of me wants to try to puzzle it out, but I love being surprised. Still greatly enjoying the story...one of the few that I am reading that is a work in progress, because I get so impatient. Thank you for your faithful updates, and can't wait for the next!
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Hullo
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks for your review. I promise that this story will finish (in fact I'm working a long way ahead of the published chapters!). The next two chapters are already in the queue. Delighted your enjoying the mystery - all will come together but the clues are there for you to make educated guesses as to where it's going. Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hullo
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks for your review. I promise that this story will finish (in fact I'm working a long way ahead of the published chapters!). The next two chapters are already in the queue. Delighted your enjoying the mystery - all will come together but the clues are there for you to make educated guesses as to where it's going. Best wishes, :Px
I really loved the hot kiss between Hermione and Severus - they've got a certain chemistry.How can she be lying in a muggle hospital in the 21st century when she is snogging Severus in the first? This whole story gets more and more mysterious. Great chapters I'm curious what answers you'll give us in the next chapters and what new mysteries and questions will arise. Great story, amazing plot!
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Hello again
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Delighted you enjoyed the kiss. More of that to come as the rating of the story rises.... :) The answers are coming but I've been trying to put clues in the story all the way along so readers can make educated guesses! Thanks again for letting me know what you think. Next chapter is
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... In the queue! (pressed the wrong button and sent response too early d'oh!!!) Best wishes :Px
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Hello again
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Delighted you enjoyed the kiss. More of that to come as the rating of the story rises.... :) The answers are coming but I've been trying to put clues in the story all the way along so readers can make educated guesses! Thanks again for letting me know what you think. Next chapter is
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... In the queue! (pressed the wrong button and sent response too early d'oh!!!) Best wishes :Px
What a surprise about Hernione and the hospital. Not what I expected at all. I look forward to more surprises. Another great chapter.
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More to come, I hope! Thanks for your review,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
, and for sticking with the story. Next chapter is in the queue.... I'm really pleased you liked the surprise. Best wishes, :Px
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More to come, I hope! Thanks for your review,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
, and for sticking with the story. Next chapter is in the queue.... I'm really pleased you liked the surprise. Best wishes, :Px
Please tell us this isn't all just a product of Hermione's coma-ravaged imagination! They were making such progress, too...Seriously, this has been a fascinating read, learning a bit of archeological history along the way. Makes me want to dust off my passport!Thanks for posting--hm88
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Hi,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
. Thank you very much for your review. I can't answer your question but please stick with me here! The story starts to earn a higher rating soon and we are less than halfway along it. More evil cliffies to come and the plot will twist and turn. Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
. Thank you very much for your review. I can't answer your question but please stick with me here! The story starts to earn a higher rating soon and we are less than halfway along it. More evil cliffies to come and the plot will twist and turn. Best wishes, :Px
Wow! So this is not like the penseive or Tom Riddle's diary -- or is it? It was never made clear what happens to a person's body when their mind visited those other realities.
And if she is not really there, how will she bring Severus back with her?
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
. Mystery, mystery. All will be revealed. In many senses of that word! Thanks for your review. Best wishes, :Px
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
. Mystery, mystery. All will be revealed. In many senses of that word! Thanks for your review. Best wishes, :Px
"we are about to go to a party in the House of the Vettii" I love Hermione's excitement about this, it does sound thrilling. And, oh that kiss :o)
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks for your review. Glad you liked the kiss. The story starts to earn a higher rating pretty soon.... Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks for your review. Glad you liked the kiss. The story starts to earn a higher rating pretty soon.... Best wishes, :Px
Excellent update! I liked how Hermione was so fascinated by watching Severus brew. The images of Flitwick's office seem spot-on.The description of Harry's first Vespa ride was HYSTERICAL.
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Thanks for your review,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Really glad you liked it! Next chapter's on its way. I hope you like that one too. Best wishes, :Px
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Thanks for your review,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Really glad you liked it! Next chapter's on its way. I hope you like that one too. Best wishes, :Px
I was glad to see an update. I really am enjoying the story and like how you are moving between the two time periods. Both are really well developed. I have come around with Flitwick as head, well done there. I love how you craft such wonderful details in both time frames. Harry sick on a Vespa? Too funny! Of course, I hope they don't find Hermione's remains at the present day dig but we shall see. I look forward to the explanation as to why Snape has a picture of Hermione and also the story and meaning behind the glass vial she kept. But not too soon.... Your pacing is really great!
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Delighted that you are following the story. All will be revealed, I promise you! I liked drawing the contrast between Harry being so good on a broom ('cos he's in control of that), and hanging off the back of an overburdened scooter. If you've ever hung on for grim death to the back of a motorbike because your boy/girl friend is trying to impress you, and they're driving like a maniac... that was the sensation I was trying to evoke! The next chapter is really close to going up, I hope, and the one after that is in the queue for the brilliant admins here after that. Thanks again for your review - I am so pleased you liked the chapter! Best wishes, :Px
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Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Delighted that you are following the story. All will be revealed, I promise you! I liked drawing the contrast between Harry being so good on a broom ('cos he's in control of that), and hanging off the back of an overburdened scooter. If you've ever hung on for grim death to the back of a motorbike because your boy/girl friend is trying to impress you, and they're driving like a maniac... that was the sensation I was trying to evoke! The next chapter is really close to going up, I hope, and the one after that is in the queue for the brilliant admins here after that. Thanks again for your review - I am so pleased you liked the chapter! Best wishes, :Px
Is it bad that I'm hoping Hermione can't get the underwear problem sorted and just goes commando? ;)
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
*Snort!* not at all!! Severus finds out in chapter 12 what she decides to do with this particularly tricky conundrum! In the meantime thanks so much for continuing to review!! Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
*Snort!* not at all!! Severus finds out in chapter 12 what she decides to do with this particularly tricky conundrum! In the meantime thanks so much for continuing to review!! Best wishes, :Px
I am completely fascinated by this story, and I can't wait to see where it goes. Thank you for your efforts! Now the long wait for the next chapter... Three weeks can seem like a year, can't it? ;)
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Oh, yes! I'm delighted that you are enjoying the story,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
. I'm enjoying the writing, and reviews are hugely appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to let me know what you think! Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Oh, yes! I'm delighted that you are enjoying the story,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
. I'm enjoying the writing, and reviews are hugely appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to let me know what you think! Best wishes, :Px
Oh, no! Cliffie much? I'm thoroughly enjoying this story, and I'm loving the slow build between Hermione and Severus. Update soon!
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hullo! Thank you so much for your feedback - I'm really pleased that you are enjoying the slow burn. The rating will rise in the next few chapters! Next chapter is in the queue - hopefully it won't be too long! Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hullo! Thank you so much for your feedback - I'm really pleased that you are enjoying the slow burn. The rating will rise in the next few chapters! Next chapter is in the queue - hopefully it won't be too long! Best wishes, :Px
Huh, now you've thorougly confused me.
You've got a point with preferring Flitwick over MM for headmaster. I loved Harry's problems with the Italian language and the traffic! Your story makes me long for visiting Italy again, although the era of knickers, bras, flush toilets and baths with a plug would be fine, thank you! SS and HG are nicely dancing around each other--although they should be frantically searching for their escape.
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Hi there! Thank you so much for your review,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I'm glad you liked Harry's experiences in Italy - and I agree, modern Italy is a wonderful place. Severus still thinks he can't be saved and is set on noble self sacrifice, so Hermione will have to do some quick thinking. Much more to come in the next chapter. Best wishes, :Px
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Hi there! Thank you so much for your review,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I'm glad you liked Harry's experiences in Italy - and I agree, modern Italy is a wonderful place. Severus still thinks he can't be saved and is set on noble self sacrifice, so Hermione will have to do some quick thinking. Much more to come in the next chapter. Best wishes, :Px
Oh, what does Gabrielle mean when she says that Alberto has found Hermione? It doesn't sound good to me...quite a cliffhanger, because it could be either her body or the picture in that villa.Well, and I'm really curious about her underwear solution, it will be much easier using magic than it would for any of us in her situation, won't it.Great chapter, I really enjoy reading this story!
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Hello there
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks so much for your review. I am delighted that I are still enjoying the story. You'll find out about the underwear solution in chapter 12 (as will Severus... ahem...!). As for the cliffie...? Best wishes, :Px
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Hello there
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thanks so much for your review. I am delighted that I are still enjoying the story. You'll find out about the underwear solution in chapter 12 (as will Severus... ahem...!). As for the cliffie...? Best wishes, :Px
Oh my... what a place to stop! Please don't leave us hanging too long!Thanks for posting--hm88
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Hi there, hm88! The next one is in the queue and will take about three weeks to get through I think! Glad you liked the chapter - some release is coming! Best wishes, :Px
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi there, hm88! The next one is in the queue and will take about three weeks to get through I think! Glad you liked the chapter - some release is coming! Best wishes, :Px
This was an amazing peice of writing. What a wonderful story. So original and entertaining. Thank you for sharing..
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Hello,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thank you do much for your review. I really appreciate it. I am particularly delighted that you thought it was original. With best wishes, Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hello,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thank you do much for your review. I really appreciate it. I am particularly delighted that you thought it was original. With best wishes, Pxx
Wow what a ride! I have been sick and then out of town since the beginning of the year so got to read the last few chapters all at once. What a splendid tale.I loved the tie-in of them being Severus' ancestors and it all not just being 'a dream'. You did so much wonderful research and I thank you for that. It's rather bittersweet to being leaving Pompeii behind.Looking forward to your next works.
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Hi,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Lovely to hear from you. I'm really pleased you liked my final twist and I thank you for all your support as the story was being written. I'm taking a bit of time to plan the next one out and I've got a one shot to write before then. My Exchange story is about to be archived here - a romantic comedy told in letter form. Hope you like it! Best wishes, Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Lovely to hear from you. I'm really pleased you liked my final twist and I thank you for all your support as the story was being written. I'm taking a bit of time to plan the next one out and I've got a one shot to write before then. My Exchange story is about to be archived here - a romantic comedy told in letter form. Hope you like it! Best wishes, Pxx
What a fabulous ending to a wonderful story!!! I enjoyed this immensely... thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!
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It was my pleasure,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I am so pleased you enjoyed the story! Thank you for your kind review. Best wishes, Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
It was my pleasure,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I am so pleased you enjoyed the story! Thank you for your kind review. Best wishes, Pxx
Absolutely one of the best S/H fics I've ever read!!! Thanks so much for sharing it and I look forward to reading more of your writing in future. Sandra
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Oh wow (*blushes furiously*). Thank you Sandra - I really appreciate it! More to come soon - the next multi-chapter will be starting up in the Summer I think. Best wishes, Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Oh wow (*blushes furiously*). Thank you Sandra - I really appreciate it! More to come soon - the next multi-chapter will be starting up in the Summer I think. Best wishes, Pxx
Brava! Job well done. I'm sorry to see it end, but what a great ride it's been. That was quite sneeky of you with the old time turner twist. Niiiice.And now, it's time to re-read it from the very beginning, savoring the juicy goodness once again. And, I'll be looking forward to your next endeavor. 
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thank you! And thanks again for the lovely book cover as well 
. I'm glad you appreciated my final, final twist. More to come soon. First up is a piece of fluf from the Exchange - which is nothing like Anima Mea (you have been warned!). For now - thanks again! Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! Thank you! And thanks again for the lovely book cover as well . I'm glad you appreciated my final, final twist. More to come soon. First up is a piece of fluf from the Exchange - which is nothing like Anima Mea (you have been warned!). For now - thanks again! Pxx
Many congratulations on the completion of this fabulous, complex saga. As a reader that was intrigued by JKR's lore of Horcruxes and the concept of the restoration of a split soul through repentance and regret, I really loved your take on the way Severus managed to heal both himself and Hermione through his sincere wish to make right the injury he somewhat inadvertently did her. And as an archaeologist (though not one who works in the Roman world), I found your Pompeiian episodes utterly fascinating and very well researched, from what I can tell. The only question I'm left with is about the original mosaic, that Hermione fell through. If they went back to the house she was excavating, what would they see?
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Hi
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- thank you for your review - and in particular for your professional approval! Wow!! *happy dance* You raise a very good question. I made it clear in the Prologue that it was a boiling day - so hot that all of her colleagues had retreated to have their lunch out of the burning heat of the midday sun. I also tried to show that there was a heat haze and that Hermione was pushing herself beyond her normal limits becasue she had become particuarly fascinated by the portrait that she was unearthing. As an archaeologist, you know how extraordinary it is when you find a new artifact(!), and Hermione was unearthing a new mosaic portrait (and there are very few of those indeed). the other thing to bear in mind - as one of my reviewers pointed out near the start of the story actually - is that Severus has the colouring (dark hair, dark eyes and olive / sallow (!) skin tones) that would not be out of place in Italia. All of that gabble leads me to this point: she was unearthing a Roman portrait - which, as she began to lose her concentration under the extreme heat - and the influence of the horcrux within her began to morph into a specific portrait of Severus. If you were to go back to that very portrait, you would find a male portrait - in the Roman style, glowering back at you! Does that answer your question...? Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hi
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
- thank you for your review - and in particular for your professional approval! Wow!! *happy dance* You raise a very good question. I made it clear in the Prologue that it was a boiling day - so hot that all of her colleagues had retreated to have their lunch out of the burning heat of the midday sun. I also tried to show that there was a heat haze and that Hermione was pushing herself beyond her normal limits becasue she had become particuarly fascinated by the portrait that she was unearthing. As an archaeologist, you know how extraordinary it is when you find a new artifact(!), and Hermione was unearthing a new mosaic portrait (and there are very few of those indeed). the other thing to bear in mind - as one of my reviewers pointed out near the start of the story actually - is that Severus has the colouring (dark hair, dark eyes and olive / sallow (!) skin tones) that would not be out of place in Italia. All of that gabble leads me to this point: she was unearthing a Roman portrait - which, as she began to lose her concentration under the extreme heat - and the influence of the horcrux within her began to morph into a specific portrait of Severus. If you were to go back to that very portrait, you would find a male portrait - in the Roman style, glowering back at you! Does that answer your question...? Pxx
I have really enjoyed this story. It has been touching, exciting, heartbreaking, and funny. What more could a reader ask for? And of course the fact that Severus' friends were real people just makes it that much more special.
Thank you for writing and sharing this wonderful story.
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Thank you,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I'm so delighted you enjoyed it. The Vettii were indeed real, although we only have tantalising glimpses of their lives. Their bodies were never found, and we know that in the weeks before the eruption, hundreds - probably thousands - of the wealthy inhabitants of the city left with as much portable wealth as they could. The Vettii probably got away, because their bodies were never found. Fingers crossed - I got very fond of them by the end of the writing the story! Thanks for your support over the past year! Pxx
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Thank you,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I'm so delighted you enjoyed it. The Vettii were indeed real, although we only have tantalising glimpses of their lives. Their bodies were never found, and we know that in the weeks before the eruption, hundreds - probably thousands - of the wealthy inhabitants of the city left with as much portable wealth as they could. The Vettii probably got away, because their bodies were never found. Fingers crossed - I got very fond of them by the end of the writing the story! Thanks for your support over the past year! Pxx
What an amazing wrap-up. I loved the image of a weakened Severus, desperate to protect Hermione from Poppy - who meant her no harm. I loooooooooved that they found the graves of the Vettii, and that you could still read the inscription was wicked. I love that they found a way to communicate with Hermione and Severus in such a way (I'm assuming they did this purposefully). The epilogue was beautiful. I love that he called her "Anima Mea." I simply adore it when the title of the story works in like that. :)
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Hello again,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I have appreciated every review and comment you've made over the last 31 chapters! Thank you very, very much. It has been a pleasure to entertain you. *Bows low* Pxx
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
Hello again,
Response from Proulxes (Author of Anima Mea)
! I have appreciated every review and comment you've made over the last 31 chapters! Thank you very, very much. It has been a pleasure to entertain you. *Bows low* Pxx