oh those two! love the idea of sev testing his own stuff! superb update. thanks so much

Again, I'm enjoying your easy to read style of writing.

I hope the potion works. A very enjoyable chapter, I am having fun reading this.

I'm starting to wonder if I have read this before, or perhaps something similar.  I'm really enjoying this story though.

You certainly caught my interest.  I'm not surprised by the way Severus was treated, nor his reaction.  Very believable canon like storyline.

Oh no!! Drat that Rita Skeeter! But hopefully they will work things out, soon... and I love how Severus is getting 10,000 galleons to proofread his own book, how very Slyterin of him! This was a really good chapter and I can't wait for the next one.

cool , sneaky, slytherins

Maybe in different locations people use different terminology ... but it has been my experience that your, "start-struck fan" should be star-struck, and later on the "start-crossed lovers" should be star-crossed. I apologize, if I am wrong.I got a great laugh out of Severus' so very Slytherin tactics in getting Draco to offer up more and more Galleons to proof-read his own book manuscript. Rake in the money and sit back for four days. Of course he has to appear as if he's working like mad. Good work if you can get it!

Ah - how convenient that he has been paid (very nicely) to review his own book! And Hermione did seem to forget that 'very public' also tends to result in 'very published.'  Poor things.

Oh that's just brilliant--Severus is getting paid ten thousand Galleons to read and review his own book!  BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!  You know, Draco's a Slytherin too... he should have been just a little more careful with his business dealings with Severus, family friends or no.  After all, for Slytherins friendship is one thing and good business quite another!  I find it amazing that anyone at all would believe a word from Rita Skeeter's pen after all these years, but Severus is already predisposed to believing that no one could possibly love him so I guess I'll cut him some slack... just this once...  Just have Hermione kiss him into insensiblity already!  Regarding Viktor, she's a better person than I am.  I wouldn't have been willing to meet with him so soon (if ever) after what happened, even if I did think I could see where he could misconstrue events.  "No" means "no", no matter what you thought was going on beforehand!  Hopefully Viktor will be worth the trouble and once again a good friend.  Maybe he'll even have some insight on who the blackmailer is!Keep up the great work, and I'll keep reading!

Oh good grief!  Here we go again!  Will these two never learn to actually communicate?  Severus said that she and Ron failed to communicate due to too many emotions in the mix and now he is doing the same thing.  I wonder how he would feel if someone compared him to the carrot headed idiot with roots for brains?

What a great chapter! I loved the dialogue with Harry and Severus and also with Krum and Hermione. Poor Snape can't catch a break can he? I can't remember what else he could be mad at other than Hermione meeting with Krum after her last experience. Did I miss something? Did I mention that I loathe Rita Skeeter? Snape's book right?

Silly man, go talk to her and she'll explain all. Then it's your turn matey!

Plus I think Rita needs putting back in a jar!

Twit. Go talk to her! :)

Oh my..Hopefully he will get over himself before he screw up his new chance.waiting for more wonderful writing.patty

Well, Hermione and Severus are both emotionally invested in the other but circumstances are definitely getting in the way. I'll bet Hermione never thought going to a public dinner with Victor would cause just as much trouble as the last dinner, sigh. Interesting chapter, can't wait for the next one. I'm ready for things to go their way.

Oh, you can't make it easy for them, can you? I loved your update!I liked the meeting with Harry a lot. He simply cannot forget his years as a pupil, whatever happened afterwards. Snape cannot forget them either, since he is constantly reminded of them. It will take another decade or so till these two can simply have a chat. Good not to depict Viktor purely as a brainless villain, although it doesn't harm that he felt he had behaved like one.  

Winky needs to go back to serving him burnt toast if he really believes the story Rita wrote. Men!Looking forward to the next update. This is a really fun story.

Noooo!!!! That's just too complicated for words... I cna't believe he would take the word of the PROPHET for goodness sake... *hits Severus with rolled up newspaper*Men! Honestly!

Huh? What is he on about? He should know better than to believe in anything Rita Skeeter writes...

Really enjoying this! Hermione is a very loving, naturally forgiving type of person. So it's only surprising that she met with Viktor because it's not something I would have done any time soon. (At the most, in her position, I might have exchanged letters for a while...)  Although (to Severus) it looks like she was willing to forgive her attacker before she forgave her friend, she had already bought the chocolates (as a peace offering) before she got Viktor's flowers. Also, considering the fact that she's at least half in love with Severus and hardly knows Viktor anymore (if she ever really did), Severus' percieved actions probably hurt her more emotionally than Viktor's attack did. Laughed a bit at Draco for paying Severus so much money to review his own book. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! Severus should be smarter to take anything Rita Skeeter says at face value. The last line made me want to smack him. Hard. Looking forward to the next!

Oh, I didn't find it confusing at all.  I liked the way we could feel both of them coming to grips with the knowledge of the other's love simultaneously.  I did wonder about the coworker who said a single rose had been delivered; it made me think perhaps Sev had sent something that Hermione had overlooked.  Sev's last line is evil!

I'm glad Viktor apologized! That makes me feel better. I hope we are getting close to the end of the obstacles between them, though I am enjoying the 'chase'! =]  This is such a 'page turner'. I hope you post again soon!

Stupid Rita Skeeter, always having to go and ruin everything.  This reminds me a bit of Much Ado About Nothing, where Claudio and Hero are happy, then Claudio becomes upset after hearing a rumor, then back together, then Claudio becomes an idiot again, thinking that Hero would sleep with someone else the night before their wedding.  Except that Snape and Hermione are both misconstruing what is going on in this story.Great chapter, look forward to the next one.

Well I misread everything about the flowers in the last chapter.  At least  I'm not alone, Snape doesn't seem to be doing any better figuring out things.