Bookends
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Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are the only survivors of the Final Battle. The responsibility of re-building Hogwarts and usher in a "New Era" for the school falls upon their shoulders.
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I am a grateful fan of Ms. Rowling and of her overwhelming Byronic Character, Severus Snape! Please check out the first chapters of each fic (except for "How Can I Tell You," which is on Chapter 2) to see pictures of the Heroines.
Admins' Note: Livvy6 died suddenly on February 22, 2012, leaving behind her husband, six-year-old daughter, and seventeen stories well-loved by the TPP community. All who knew her—including those in Harry Potter fandom and all of us, here—are richer for having known her.
Requiescat in pace, Livvy. Always.
Reviews for Bookends
Evil genius of the best kind! I'm only glad I've got the next chapter ready to read. Another well-crafted chapter :)
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! Yes, Rita will be causing a lot of drama in chapters to come! Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! Yes, Rita will be causing a lot of drama in chapters to come! Thanks!Livvy
Such powerful words. I went from laughing at Hermione's sarcasm about Snape to tears welling up when I read the "equals" paragraph.Hermione "making that adjustment" was a wonderful moment.. Those moments make this sad tale very readable.Interesting revelation into Severus' brain.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, they are now growing closer than ever, realizing they are the only ones who can understand their experiences.Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, they are now growing closer than ever, realizing they are the only ones who can understand their experiences.Thanks,Livvy
LOL!Who knew Severus could be so charming and funny?<i>He slowed for her, she sped up for him, and they found their stride. Together.</i>Best lines in the chapter! Although the part where they are cleaning in unison was great, too.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Glad you liked that. I was hoping that line would be noticed.Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Glad you liked that. I was hoping that line would be noticed.Thanks!Livvy
I love how everyone's characters are starting to come out. I enjoy the way you are allowing them to grow close, starting to push each other's buttons and relax together.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thank you. I am glad you like the development of the story :)
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thank you. I am glad you like the development of the story :)
This is absolutely stunning! The phrase 'forced marriage' brings to mind so many cliches of the pairing, but this is amazing in its own horrifying way. The feelings of the characters in this chapter simply shine, even in their darkness. I love the moment they drop the titles for each other. I can't wait to read more!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I am glad you are liking this. I really wanted to try my hand in the whole marriage law challenge thing, I hope it proves to stand out.Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I am glad you are liking this. I really wanted to try my hand in the whole marriage law challenge thing, I hope it proves to stand out.Thanks,Livvy
Stupid boy. I wonder sometimes if he has so much experience as he pretends he has...
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Another reviewer said something like- "typical male, thinking with the WRONG HEAD!" LOL! He'll have another chat with Rosie soon. She'll straighten him out! :)Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Another reviewer said something like- "typical male, thinking with the WRONG HEAD!" LOL! He'll have another chat with Rosie soon. She'll straighten him out! :)Livvy
Rosie would do a good replacement mother for Hermione. I think she really need someone to talk to and to seek advices from.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
She would, wouldn't she. Hermione's mum hasn't done much to help her daughter's self-esteem. Rosie will continue to help out the couple. In a couple of chapters, she'll have a really good talk with Severus.Thanks for reviewing!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
She would, wouldn't she. Hermione's mum hasn't done much to help her daughter's self-esteem. Rosie will continue to help out the couple. In a couple of chapters, she'll have a really good talk with Severus.Thanks for reviewing!Livvy
" All they would know of Harry Potter and Voldemort would be through schoolbooks." Gah, this line broke my heart!!Loved this chapter, it is indeed very interesting. Looking forward to more.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks, yeah it was really hard to write! Next chapter is in the queue, it's extra long as well!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks, yeah it was really hard to write! Next chapter is in the queue, it's extra long as well!Livvy
Poor Hermione -- she is young -- maybe Severus should get her really relaxed, either with a potion or a glass or two of wine so she will let herself go. He should just ravish her until she loses control.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! He might end up doing that, but I'm not saying for sure. Soon they'll get this sex thing under control and will be shagging like bunnies soon!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! He might end up doing that, but I'm not saying for sure. Soon they'll get this sex thing under control and will be shagging like bunnies soon!
Poor Hermione! Poor Severus! I hope they can work out their misunderstandings. They're both so insecure.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
They will. It'll just take a little more time. THe next chapter is in the queue.Thanks!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
They will. It'll just take a little more time. THe next chapter is in the queue.Thanks!Livvy
Mega doses of frustration for both of them, Livvy help them please! I wonder if the first year who slipped on the stairs is related to Longbottom?Lovely writing as always, but wish it was a longer chapter.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
THe next chapter will be extra long to make up for this one. I know, I'm starting to beat my head against the wall! Although, I know, because the story is finished, that they will get this sex thing sorted out. It won't be long now! lol! No, relation to Longbottom, probably Longbotton's successor ;)Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
THe next chapter will be extra long to make up for this one. I know, I'm starting to beat my head against the wall! Although, I know, because the story is finished, that they will get this sex thing sorted out. It won't be long now! lol! No, relation to Longbottom, probably Longbotton's successor ;)Thanks,Livvy
How can men be so DENSE?!? I guess Rosie's work isn't finished... Lovely chapter, looking forward to the next one!!!gab
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Ah, they can, He'll have another talk with Rosie and Hermione willl have a chat with someone else. They'll get this sex thing resolved, no worries!Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Ah, they can, He'll have another talk with Rosie and Hermione willl have a chat with someone else. They'll get this sex thing resolved, no worries!Thanks,Livvy
Wow, that was some emotional chapter. Hopefully at some point Hermione will tell Severus what is bothering her. Course I can also see Severus's side too, he feels just as frustrated not knowing how to react to things she says. I look forward to the next chapter keep up the great work!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, frustration all around! Next chapter is in the queue!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, frustration all around! Next chapter is in the queue!Livvy
It is no wonder they are over-reacting with each other. They have watched all their friends and colleagues die, then had to rebuild the school with new, unfamiliar staff etc. Add a new, rushed marraige on top of it all and the stress must be horrendous. No-one could expect the sex to be perfect with that sort of environment! Hopefully they will get themselves sorted soon, but I think in view of the situation you have portrayed, and their respective backgrounds, that their interactions so far are fairly realistic. :)
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! They will get sorted out, no worries!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! They will get sorted out, no worries!Livvy
Wow, Sev is being an absolute idiot. That is really amazingly insensitive.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, he's being a jerk, but they'll work it out.Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Yes, he's being a jerk, but they'll work it out.Thanks,Livvy
Oh, boy, did Severus mishandle that. Clearly he didn't understand what Rosie meant. Hope he figures it out.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
He'll get it, it'll just take time for it all to sink in and also have another talk with Rosie. Men can be so thick! :)Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
He'll get it, it'll just take time for it all to sink in and also have another talk with Rosie. Men can be so thick! :)Thanks,Livvy
I'm glad that Rosie is like a mother figure to Severus. I forgot about you saying what her age was. Oops! Severus started out talking to Hermione, but he let his snarkiness through, and completely bulloxed it up. Hermione isn't going to be open with him now, out of fear of another outburst. He needs to learn how to talk to her, and not down to her. I think Hermione needs to pay another visit to Rosie; or reverse. But either way, Rosie should have a talk with Hermione. I think a woman-woman chat is just what she needs to better understand her bodys' reactions. She never had that guidance, and she's scared.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Hermione will have a chat with someone else and Severus will have to go back for another chat with Rosie. But no worries, they'll get it all sorted!Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Hermione will have a chat with someone else and Severus will have to go back for another chat with Rosie. But no worries, they'll get it all sorted!Thanks,Livvy
Oh! That made me cry! I know Severus is sensitive to being hurt, but good gods, he's older and assumedly more experienced, than Hermione. I'm sure that there are a lot of couples that never have any trouble getting it right... but of the other’s, pretending there isn't something wrong will only ruin the intimacy they share.
In the part where Rosie says to Sev that he is like a son to her … I thought you had written in a previous chapter that they went to school together. At the most, they would only be 7 years apart in their ages, or they could be year-mates. That’s a little close in age for mothering. Or did I remember that wrong?
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
She was a seventh-year when he was a first-year. She just felt a mothering connection with him. Sometimes that happens with older girls and younger boys, they just bring out the maternal instinct in them. She only feels a motherly love for Severus, that's all.Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
She was a seventh-year when he was a first-year. She just felt a mothering connection with him. Sometimes that happens with older girls and younger boys, they just bring out the maternal instinct in them. She only feels a motherly love for Severus, that's all.Livvy
Oh I do hope they figure things out. She is so hurt and confused.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
THey will, it will just take some time is all!Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
THey will, it will just take some time is all!Thanks,Livvy
I know Severus heard what Rosie told him, cautioning him "You are a husband, Severus. I trust you to be smart enough to understand what that word means!” I know that Severus means to help his wife. Rosie "always had a way to understand and see past the immediacy of the problem. He would take her words to heart." But when he was faced with a situation that he, as a man, could not relate to, he screwed up big time. What he said was, “I know what this is about! Do not concern yourself, Madam. I shall not bring my affections where they aren’t wanted. You can keep your prudish ways, wife. I won’t touch you again!”But what Hermione heard was, "You are not worth the trouble. There is something terribly wrong with you, so I will find myself a witch who wants me to make love to her."What a freaking mess! If both of them can calm down enough to realize that: (1) Hermione is embarrassed to death by what she thinks is some gross dysfunction on her part, and (2) Severus can try to remember back to his own youth and the insecurities he felt, then (3) they will realize that they are both OK and can come to together as a man and a woman and enjoy some of the bliss they both want. Both need to be a little more fearless, and a lot more honest with what each of them is feeling, and what each is afraid of.Great writing, Livvy!Beth
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! You are right. He screwed the pooch on that one, big time! It's about to get worse, but the good news is that what you said will happen. Hermione and Severus will start being honest and meeting each other half-way in their own way. It will be the honesty of their intentions that will touch the other. They will get through this. Oh, but the next chapter-oh my!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
Thanks! You are right. He screwed the pooch on that one, big time! It's about to get worse, but the good news is that what you said will happen. Hermione and Severus will start being honest and meeting each other half-way in their own way. It will be the honesty of their intentions that will touch the other. They will get through this. Oh, but the next chapter-oh my!Livvy
I love this story,a lot of angst but nicely balanced with humour.Glad to see Peeves .Look forward as always to next chapter. Many thanks
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I'm glad you can appreciate the balance. It is difficult to maintain, but I'm glad it is working!Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
I'm glad you can appreciate the balance. It is difficult to maintain, but I'm glad it is working!Livvy
Oh my it really has hit the fan this time. Now Hermione will really think he will be cheating on her. If she even sees some one flirting with him it will really send her over the edgeand into a very bad place. He realy needs to sit down and talk to her with out turning it personal. He could also ask Rosie for advice because she will give him the right advice Another great chapter , looking forward to the next chapter
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
The next one is where it will really hit the fan! Hermione is wound up way too tight. But soon they will get this figured out. Soon!Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
The next one is where it will really hit the fan! Hermione is wound up way too tight. But soon they will get this figured out. Soon!Thanks,Livvy
What a disapointment for both of them! Severus will have to learn some things can't be dealt with a heavy hand. Surely some potions are delicate and must be handled carefully. If he can learn to apply the same patience with his wife, who is young and confused, things will be better for both of them.
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
So true! He will learn, he will. And Hermione will learn as well. Soon, they will get this "sex" thing worked out.Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
So true! He will learn, he will. And Hermione will learn as well. Soon, they will get this "sex" thing worked out.Thanks,Livvy
oh hermione...suck it up! I don't blame sev for being so upset, she's gonna make him explode some day! great chapter, can't wait for more!!
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! Severus does have a point, he could have just articulated himself better. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if she peed on him. No worries, soon they are going to get this sex thing worked out and some really good smutty sex will be heading this way :)Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! Severus does have a point, he could have just articulated himself better. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if she peed on him. No worries, soon they are going to get this sex thing worked out and some really good smutty sex will be heading this way :)Livvy
oh my....poor Hermione. And I think that Sererus' problem is he was 'thinking with the WRONG head!'
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! That was good. Yes, it can be difficult to have an adult conversation while having a hard-on! :) Poor guy.Thanks,Livvy
Response from livvy6 (Author of Bookends)
LOL! That was good. Yes, it can be difficult to have an adult conversation while having a hard-on! :) Poor guy.Thanks,Livvy