You will see more of Severus in upcoming chapters. I, too, cannot imagine losing my children. Luckily, my husband and I are very happy together. The readers seem to be very emotionally invested in this story so far. I expected a lot of comments for this chapter, but the response has been overwhelming!Thanks for reading and reviewing.

You will see more of Severus in upcoming chapters. I, too, cannot imagine losing my children. Luckily, my husband and I are very happy together. The readers seem to be very emotionally invested in this story so far. I expected a lot of comments for this chapter, but the response has been overwhelming!Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Sorry to disappoint you, but Ron lives through the end of this tale. He will have some regrets, however, and a certain woman will get her revenge!Thanks for the very intense comments. I like it when my readers get emotionally involved in the story.

it's impossible for me to not get emotionally involved in stories i am reading that I find to be of good quality and entertaining.  They inspire me to want to write more and break through my writers block.  too bad about him living, but i suppose i'll live because he'll have regrets and someone gets revenge... mwa ha ha... anyways, can't wait for more!

Thanks so much for your kind words. I will try not to disappoint.

Sorry to disappoint you, but Ron lives through the end of this tale. He will have some regrets, however, and a certain woman will get her revenge!Thanks for the very intense comments. I like it when my readers get emotionally involved in the story.

it's impossible for me to not get emotionally involved in stories i am reading that I find to be of good quality and entertaining.  They inspire me to want to write more and break through my writers block.  too bad about him living, but i suppose i'll live because he'll have regrets and someone gets revenge... mwa ha ha... anyways, can't wait for more!

Thanks so much for your kind words. I will try not to disappoint.

This particulare time, Snape was truly concerned that he would tire of her company. But that attitude will soon change.Thanks for the review.

This particulare time, Snape was truly concerned that he would tire of her company. But that attitude will soon change.Thanks for the review.

Hi,

, and thanks for the review. Ron will live through the end of my story, but there are many things that he will regret...

Hi,

, and thanks for the review. Ron will live through the end of my story, but there are many things that he will regret...

Yes, she will finally be rid of him, but it will not be the bed of roses that she imagines. At least not at first.Thanks for the review. I will try not to disappoint you.

Yes, she will finally be rid of him, but it will not be the bed of roses that she imagines. At least not at first.Thanks for the review. I will try not to disappoint you.

Hermione is tough, but Ron has a few tricks up his sleeve that she doesn't know about yet. Thankfully, she will find a friend in both Harry and Snape. They will help her through it, but many trying times lay ahead.Thanks for the comments. Reviews make my day!

Hermione is tough, but Ron has a few tricks up his sleeve that she doesn't know about yet. Thankfully, she will find a friend in both Harry and Snape. They will help her through it, but many trying times lay ahead.Thanks for the comments. Reviews make my day!

Snape will give good counsel eventually, but at the moment, he doesn't know much about wizarding divorce law, since he has always been single and his parents stayed together in spite of their problems.The next one is in the queue.Thanks so much for your comments.

Snape will give good counsel eventually, but at the moment, he doesn't know much about wizarding divorce law, since he has always been single and his parents stayed together in spite of their problems.The next one is in the queue.Thanks so much for your comments.

The letter wasn't under a self preservation spell, but that's a great idea for the future! Snape just didn't aim very well when he threw it at the fire.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

The letter wasn't under a self preservation spell, but that's a great idea for the future! Snape just didn't aim very well when he threw it at the fire.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

Hermione will definitely show her temper in the next chapter. And Ron will get his in a very public way much farther down the road. But lots will happen before then. And it gets worse before it gets better for our favorite know-it-all.The next chapter is in the queue. Thanks so much for the review.

Hermione will definitely show her temper in the next chapter. And Ron will get his in a very public way much farther down the road. But lots will happen before then. And it gets worse before it gets better for our favorite know-it-all.The next chapter is in the queue. Thanks so much for the review.

Hi FlitterKat. I'm so glad that you see the underprivaledged, underappreciated Ron the way I do. And, no, I don't believe that Hermione would ever have married him if Fred and George had not given him the book. Later in the story, you will see who else Hermione was interested in, and just how big a part the book played in her decision to marry Ron.Thanks so much for your wonderful review!

Hi FlitterKat. I'm so glad that you see the underprivaledged, underappreciated Ron the way I do. And, no, I don't believe that Hermione would ever have married him if Fred and George had not given him the book. Later in the story, you will see who else Hermione was interested in, and just how big a part the book played in her decision to marry Ron.Thanks so much for your wonderful review!

What he says and what he does...Thanks for chiming in,

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What he says and what he does...Thanks for chiming in,

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I have only been married once, and I am still very happy after over 17 years. But I hear about people in miserable relationships and they stay together. In a way it baffles the mind, but in another way, I can understand their predicament. Humans are afraid of the unknown. A miserable marriage is at least familiar and predictable. And when you invest years into something as important as a marriage, it would be hard to admit that you have failed to make it work. It would be hard to let go. I am pleased that you feel  I conveyed those emotions correctly. I wasn't sure, since I have never lived through it myself (and hope I never have to).Thanks for leaving a review. The reviews mean a lot.

I have only been married once, and I am still very happy after over 17 years. But I hear about people in miserable relationships and they stay together. In a way it baffles the mind, but in another way, I can understand their predicament. Humans are afraid of the unknown. A miserable marriage is at least familiar and predictable. And when you invest years into something as important as a marriage, it would be hard to admit that you have failed to make it work. It would be hard to let go. I am pleased that you feel  I conveyed those emotions correctly. I wasn't sure, since I have never lived through it myself (and hope I never have to).Thanks for leaving a review. The reviews mean a lot.

Thanks so much,

, for all of your enthusiasm. The desired ship will progress, but be patient. There are many hurdles that they will have to go over first. And lots of UST.

Not much beats some well-written UST!

Thanks so much,

, for all of your enthusiasm. The desired ship will progress, but be patient. There are many hurdles that they will have to go over first. And lots of UST.

Not much beats some well-written UST!

Thanks,

, for your kind words of praise. The reviews keep me going.Ron gets worse before he gets better, as you will soon see in the next chapter.

Thanks,

, for your kind words of praise. The reviews keep me going.Ron gets worse before he gets better, as you will soon see in the next chapter.

The next chapter is in the queue.Thanks for reading and reviewing. :)

The next chapter is in the queue.Thanks for reading and reviewing. :)

Many societies have men with mistresses and it is begrugingly accepted by their wives as the norm. And then there are some Arab countries that allow one man to have 4 wives! But that is a whole different ball game with a hornet's nest of women's rights abuses... for another thread.JKR never goes into it very deeply, but the whole blood purety thing can equal the racial supremecy thing in today's western society (especially where I am from in the southeastern U.S.A.) Race is a real concern for Obama supporters. Many whites will not admit it, but there are some who will not vote for Obama simply because of his skin color. That is a sad reality here. Other countries have different kinds of prejudices, some from race, others from class or social standing. I guess I should get off my soapbox. I am writing this mainly to entertain, but the underlying social issues seem to be winding their way into it anyway. Seems I cannot escape from the social issues that surround us in real life. I tend to write about what I know.Thanks so much for reading, and for your insighful comments.CP

Many societies have men with mistresses and it is begrugingly accepted by their wives as the norm. And then there are some Arab countries that allow one man to have 4 wives! But that is a whole different ball game with a hornet's nest of women's rights abuses... for another thread.JKR never goes into it very deeply, but the whole blood purety thing can equal the racial supremecy thing in today's western society (especially where I am from in the southeastern U.S.A.) Race is a real concern for Obama supporters. Many whites will not admit it, but there are some who will not vote for Obama simply because of his skin color. That is a sad reality here. Other countries have different kinds of prejudices, some from race, others from class or social standing. I guess I should get off my soapbox. I am writing this mainly to entertain, but the underlying social issues seem to be winding their way into it anyway. Seems I cannot escape from the social issues that surround us in real life. I tend to write about what I know.Thanks so much for reading, and for your insighful comments.CP

I just have to tell you, my car license plates say: "SNAPE FN" LOL I couldn't spell out the word "fan" because my state doesn't allow as many letters as some of the others.Thanks so much for the favorable review. The next chapter is in the queue.

wow, i would love to have a license plate that says that, but my hubby hates Harry Potter and dislikes my infatuation with Snape.  lol.  if he were a real person i would want to marry him and not because he was a hero at the end of the 7th book... i love his snark... I can easily say he is the best character in the series.  And i also knew from the beginning that i hated harry's dad.  now i hate him even more.  anyways, i'm waiting anxiously for more!

I just have to tell you, my car license plates say: "SNAPE FN" LOL I couldn't spell out the word "fan" because my state doesn't allow as many letters as some of the others.Thanks so much for the favorable review. The next chapter is in the queue.

wow, i would love to have a license plate that says that, but my hubby hates Harry Potter and dislikes my infatuation with Snape.  lol.  if he were a real person i would want to marry him and not because he was a hero at the end of the 7th book... i love his snark... I can easily say he is the best character in the series.  And i also knew from the beginning that i hated harry's dad.  now i hate him even more.  anyways, i'm waiting anxiously for more!

In my version of JRK's wizarding world, pureblood cheaters are commonplace. That doesn't make it right, but perhaps one can afford Ron a tiny bit of sympathy if he has been advised that it's "the thing to do" by several of his friends and relatives.Thanks so much for your enthusiasm for my story. I will try not to disappoint you.

In my version of JRK's wizarding world, pureblood cheaters are commonplace. That doesn't make it right, but perhaps one can afford Ron a tiny bit of sympathy if he has been advised that it's "the thing to do" by several of his friends and relatives.Thanks so much for your enthusiasm for my story. I will try not to disappoint you.

Snape knows that Hermione needs to come to her own conclusions. But he also knows, from personal experience, what is best for Hugo.Thanks so much for your enthusiastic review. You are not the only reader who refers to Ron with such terms of endearment!

Snape knows that Hermione needs to come to her own conclusions. But he also knows, from personal experience, what is best for Hugo.Thanks so much for your enthusiastic review. You are not the only reader who refers to Ron with such terms of endearment!

Unfortunately for Hermione, Ron is not quite out of her life just yet.Thanks for the kind review,

, and for sticking with me. It means a lot.

Unfortunately for Hermione, Ron is not quite out of her life just yet.Thanks for the kind review,

, and for sticking with me. It means a lot.

And he is as well!Thanks for sticking with me,

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And he is as well!Thanks for sticking with me,

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The next chapter is in the queue. Thanks so much for your comments. I'm glad you are enjoying it.

The next chapter is in the queue. Thanks so much for your comments. I'm glad you are enjoying it.

The next chapter is in the queue, so you won't have to wait too long.I don't think Arthur would be the type to cheat on Molly even if he could have, because they always seemed to keep their love fires burning. But he also wouldn't begrudge his son a little fling on the side if the marriage had gone cold.I'm glad you like my version of Severus. I think time either turns people bitter or mellows them, depending on their circumstances and personality. I like to think that he would have mellowed.Thanks for reading and reviewing.

The next chapter is in the queue, so you won't have to wait too long.I don't think Arthur would be the type to cheat on Molly even if he could have, because they always seemed to keep their love fires burning. But he also wouldn't begrudge his son a little fling on the side if the marriage had gone cold.I'm glad you like my version of Severus. I think time either turns people bitter or mellows them, depending on their circumstances and personality. I like to think that he would have mellowed.Thanks for reading and reviewing.