Dolores will get what she deserves in the end. She is one character from the books that I really wanted to see die! She was right up there with Wormtail and Voldemort. I don't plan to kill her off, but something befitting her crime will happen.

That is where I am headed with this, but it will take some time and effort to get there.

She wants to talk with him about helping her to build a case against Umbridge. Now that he has finished with his text book project, he has time on his hands. The idea of playing spy again will not be unpalatable to him...Thanks for sticking with me. I know when the chapters come so far apart, I will lose people along the way.

You will never lose this reader.  I'm a sucker for a well-written SS/HG love story.

Umbridge is such an obvious villan, but the fun will be in how they prove it, right?

Hi

. Thanks for hanging in there with me. The next chapter is in the queue. The admins here have a heavy load without much help, so please be patient with them (and me as I try to eek out some time to write). I hope you will think it is all work the wait.

Hi

. Thanks for hanging in there with me. The next chapter is in the queue. The admins here have a heavy load without much help, so please be patient with them (and me as I try to eek out some time to write). I hope you will think it is all work the wait.

So gald you are enjoying my story. Thank you for such high praise. It's reviews like this that keep me going.

So gald you are enjoying my story. Thank you for such high praise. It's reviews like this that keep me going.

Severus is usually right, almost always in fact. The voice of reason - to the point I want to smack him sometimes. Hope this doesn't make you crazy, but more angst and URST to come.

Severus is usually right, almost always in fact. The voice of reason - to the point I want to smack him sometimes. Hope this doesn't make you crazy, but more angst and URST to come.

Sorry to hear that this chapter hit so close to the mark. I am happily married, but I see what many of my friends have suffered through. So hard. And the children get caught up in the middle of it all and usually tend to blame themselves even if they have nothing to do with it.

Sorry to hear that this chapter hit so close to the mark. I am happily married, but I see what many of my friends have suffered through. So hard. And the children get caught up in the middle of it all and usually tend to blame themselves even if they have nothing to do with it.

JK Rowling would probably say I write him too nice, but I like to think he has mellowed over the years, esp. without the pressure he had been under before.

JK Rowling would probably say I write him too nice, but I like to think he has mellowed over the years, esp. without the pressure he had been under before.

I'm glad you found the story too,

! Thanks for reading and reviewing. The next chapter is in the queue. But I work two jobs now, don't have much spare time for writing, so please be patient with me.

I'm glad you found the story too,

! Thanks for reading and reviewing. The next chapter is in the queue. But I work two jobs now, don't have much spare time for writing, so please be patient with me.

Actually, this Snape does realize that Harry had the book. He just didn't realize that, after over 20 years, anyone would remember what whad been written in its margins, esp. Hermione, since it wasn't even her book.I'm glad you are enjoying my story. Thanks so much for leaving a review. :)

Ah, thanks for the clarification, didn't read that closely enough.

I commend you for being so perceptive,

. Someone may very well be pulling the toad's strings - or jerking her chain! You will simply have to keep reading to find out for sure. I can't say anything more for fear of exposing too much.Please excuse the tardiness of this reply. If you read my response to just harry, you'll understand my predicament.Thanks for sticking with me.

Juggling two jobs, that's nasty indeed. Just post whenever you have time and the muse kicks you. We'll be around!If people really leave your story because of H talking to Ron in a civilised way, well ... it's their loss.

I commend you for being so perceptive,

. Someone may very well be pulling the toad's strings - or jerking her chain! You will simply have to keep reading to find out for sure. I can't say anything more for fear of exposing too much.Please excuse the tardiness of this reply. If you read my response to just harry, you'll understand my predicament.Thanks for sticking with me.

Juggling two jobs, that's nasty indeed. Just post whenever you have time and the muse kicks you. We'll be around!If people really leave your story because of H talking to Ron in a civilised way, well ... it's their loss.

You're right - Draco would most definitely want his ten thousand Galleons back! But Snape will take that secret to his grave. He has his reasons for that decision, as you will find out in a later chapter.Poor Ron indeed. I had so many comments about what should happen to Ron for his behaviour, but I thought that this was the best way for him to learn his lesson. He was hurt and humiliated in public, just as he did to Hermione.Ron will find someone someday who will love him for "him" no matter what size his weenie is. Imagine her pleasant surprise when she finds out the truth!

Hi

. So sorry it took this long to respond. I am currently working two part time jobs, so I'm either working or driving to and from one of the two. It's crazy! And I check my email with my phone, but I can't answer reviews from it.I'm glad you are OK with Hermione and Ron as friends. I haven't gotten many reviews for this chapter. I have a feeling that most people do not share your sentiment. Oh well... You can't please all of the people all of the time. I chose to stay true to what I thought should happen. It's my story after all. I just hope I don't lose too many readers because of my choice.Thanks for sticking with me.

Hi

. So sorry it took this long to respond. I am currently working two part time jobs, so I'm either working or driving to and from one of the two. It's crazy! And I check my email with my phone, but I can't answer reviews from it.I'm glad you are OK with Hermione and Ron as friends. I haven't gotten many reviews for this chapter. I have a feeling that most people do not share your sentiment. Oh well... You can't please all of the people all of the time. I chose to stay true to what I thought should happen. It's my story after all. I just hope I don't lose too many readers because of my choice.Thanks for sticking with me.

If the book sells and becomes a success, I'm sure that idea will cross both of their minds. But that would be too easy. I want him totally exonorated with an Order of Merlin, 1st class! It's what he deserves, after all.

The problems multiply before they are resolved. Sorry. But be patient, this is a romance, and I love happy endings.

Dreams can be prophetic (hint, hint).Thanks for taking the time to review.

Hermione tells Snape as she is leaving that the rumor is not true, but you can believe what you like, since we will never find out for sure (at least not in this story).I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reviewing.

Take heart, eventually they will end up together. The fun is in the journey.

Two of my favorite scenes from the movies are Malfoy as a ferret in GoF and when Hermione punches him in the face in PoA. He's such an easy target. LOLThanks for reading and reviewing.

Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

Since Ron's memory isn't good enough to remember something that he hasn't seen in 20 years, and he probably didn't pay that much attention to Harry's "Half-Blood Prince" book in the first place, only Harry and Hermione would be in a position of recognizing the changes in the new books.Snape was so secretive that he probably never shared his tweeking methods with anyone but Lily, and she died long ago. And Slughorn may have seen the results of his changes, but he probably didn't pay enough attention to know what he actually did. Then there's the fact that the book was destroyed during the final battle...As for the two of them getting together... Be patient, it will eventually happen. I promise. Just a few more hurdles to go.

So glad you are enjoying my story,

. I feel that Snape's skill at Potions so vastly improved the results that it was only a matter of time before he wrote his own version of the textbooks.I will do my best to post a bit faster next time, but I still can't make any promises.

They will snogg themselves silly for real someday, but that day is still pretty far off. Sorry.