Thanks for taking the time to review. Now get some sleep!

Thanks for taking the time to review. Now get some sleep!

It almost broke my heart to write that chapter. Glad it pulled on your heart strings.

It almost broke my heart to write that chapter. Glad it pulled on your heart strings.

Thanks for sticking with the story.

Thanks for sticking with the story.

Some day... I love happy endings.

Some day... I love happy endings.

I'm sorry that I made you cry. But, then again, my goal was to pull at the reader's heartstrings, so I will take your tears as a compliment. I hope that the first part of the chapter at least gave you a chuckle.

Hi,

. Thank you so much for your kind words.You sound like me, I usually choose stories that are quite far along or completed because I don't like to be kept waiting.And I am posting as fast as my busy life will let me. I just got the next chapter back from my beta. I should be able to put it in the queue tomorrow morning, but the poor admins are swamped from the holidays, so be patient. They are doing a wonderful job with the huge work load that they have to deal with.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

Ron is good at things like chess and Quidditch where tactics are important. He would be great in the millitary. But where emotions and others' feelings are concerned, he is derelict in his duties.Even amicable divorces are hard. I have a friend who divorced his wife and they are still friends. But it was still a gut-wrenching process. Luckily, there were no children involved. His current girlfriend, however, has suffered greatly at the hands of her devious ex-husband. And her two children are older and can think for themselves now, so they see him for what he really is. But in the beginning of their separation, he played them like pawns in a chess game, just like Ron did. Sad, and beyond insensitive.Thanks for reading and reviewing. I hate sad endings, BTW, so everything will work out for the best in the end. Be patient.  We have a ways to go.

Just keep imagining Severus and Hermione together. Someday it will happen.I'm so glad you found my story. I will try to hold your interest. Thanks for the review :)

It is hair-pulling UST, I know. Sorry.

It is hair-pulling UST, I know. Sorry.

Maybe he is just toying with her. She did shirk him when he came pounding on her door, after all.

Maybe he is just toying with her. She did shirk him when he came pounding on her door, after all.

Glad you are enjoying it so much, but please don't loose sleep over what's going to happen. The story isn't going anywhere. I know pushing yourself to get through the day on too little sleep can be miserable.

Glad you are enjoying it so much, but please don't loose sleep over what's going to happen. The story isn't going anywhere. I know pushing yourself to get through the day on too little sleep can be miserable.

Thanks for your kind encouragement. Keep hope in your heart for Snape. He will be happy... someday.

Thanks for your kind encouragement. Keep hope in your heart for Snape. He will be happy... someday.

I am much better at expressing myself in writing than verbally. I can never think of what to say (a clever come-back, or important fact to back up a claim), but I can usally write my thoughts down in an articulate way. It also gives me a chance to calm down, if things are heated, so I don't say something hurtful in the moment. And it's hard to yell at someone over the computer. ALL CAPS are not nearly as intimidating as someone screaming red-faced and nose to nose with you. I'm glad your son has found the computer to help him communicate and build relationships. That's so important.

I am much better at expressing myself in writing than verbally. I can never think of what to say (a clever come-back, or important fact to back up a claim), but I can usally write my thoughts down in an articulate way. It also gives me a chance to calm down, if things are heated, so I don't say something hurtful in the moment. And it's hard to yell at someone over the computer. ALL CAPS are not nearly as intimidating as someone screaming red-faced and nose to nose with you. I'm glad your son has found the computer to help him communicate and build relationships. That's so important.

I agree totally. This whole scenario got lots of readers riled up. I guess I struck a nerve that lots of people could relate to.

I agree totally. This whole scenario got lots of readers riled up. I guess I struck a nerve that lots of people could relate to.

No worries about forgetting to review. Lots of people don't review at all, so I am just grateful that you even bother some of the time. Thanks for taking the time. The reviews really mean a lot to me.

No worries about forgetting to review. Lots of people don't review at all, so I am just grateful that you even bother some of the time. Thanks for taking the time. The reviews really mean a lot to me.

I have seen adults use their children as leverage. It is sickening.

Me too!  My husband and I work SO hard to do the best things for our kids starting with taking care of OUR relationship.  Celebrating 25 years of marriage in June!  The fact that we often drive each other crazy then find solutions to problems is what makes it work.  We both work at it, we both are willing to think about our own roles in what is going on.  So we're together when other families aren't.  But even if we didn't end up staying together I think we'd both work keep the kids from suffering.

I have seen adults use their children as leverage. It is sickening.

Me too!  My husband and I work SO hard to do the best things for our kids starting with taking care of OUR relationship.  Celebrating 25 years of marriage in June!  The fact that we often drive each other crazy then find solutions to problems is what makes it work.  We both work at it, we both are willing to think about our own roles in what is going on.  So we're together when other families aren't.  But even if we didn't end up staying together I think we'd both work keep the kids from suffering.

Makes my skin crawl!Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Makes my skin crawl!Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Your comment about the book and its effect on love is illustrated perfectly by the Malfoys and their never ending sources of amusement!So glad you enjoyed the chapter. More soon.Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Yes, I agree that Severus had more power than he ever let on. And if he had ever been the master and possessor of the Elder Wand, he would surely have been able to outdo Albus. Maybe even without it. :)And I labored long and hard over just the right words for Severus to use in describing his feelings for Hermione. I'm glad you enjoyed the passage.Thanks so much for reading,

, and for taking the time to review.

I don't think Rita's ever been married. Who would want her, right? So perhaps she has never experienced the effects of those charms.So glad you found my story. I hope I can hold your interest. I will certainly try.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

I like to think that Hermione touches his heart in ways that Lily never did.  But remember, he was trying to illustrate to Ron how to describe his feelings. Perhaps he went a bit overboard for the sake of the "teachable moment."Thanks for taking the time to leave a note.

Thanks for reading. I still hate Ron, too. And I want you to feel sorry for Severus so you will be really happy when things improve.

I never understood why JKR would pair Ron and Hermione up either. He is the kind of guy who wants a trophy wife. And although she is beautiful enough to fill that role, he would most likely be intimidated by Hermione's intelligence.

I never understood why JKR would pair Ron and Hermione up either. He is the kind of guy who wants a trophy wife. And although she is beautiful enough to fill that role, he would most likely be intimidated by Hermione's intelligence.

Hi

. I'm so glad you are enjoying my story. I am still working on it, but it is slow going right now. I have so much going on in RL that I have only four more chapters completed of the ten I estimate it will take to finish. And I am stuck on the one I'm currently working on. I have written several different versions of it, and I am not  happy with any of them. So I keep going when I have time, which is not often. I think that is part of the problem, no large blocks of time in which to work. Bear with me. I will finish it some day. I promise. I have invested too much time into it to abandon it, and I love it too much not to finish it.