Who is the guilty advice giver? Think pure-blood...Yes, Hugo is stuck in the middle, just like so many children in real life. But he won't have to endure this mess for much longer. Snape really does have a plan.

Who is the guilty advice giver? Think pure-blood...Yes, Hugo is stuck in the middle, just like so many children in real life. But he won't have to endure this mess for much longer. Snape really does have a plan.

I wrote another story where people die, but in this one, everyone lives. Don't worry, Ron will get what he deserves eventually.I'm glad you "can't stand it." Thanks for leaving a comment.

I wrote another story where people die, but in this one, everyone lives. Don't worry, Ron will get what he deserves eventually.I'm glad you "can't stand it." Thanks for leaving a comment.

Arthur only made the initial suggestion. He and George are now disgusted with Ron for not being discreet and embarassing Hermione in public. No, someone else is to blame (besides Ron for being stupid enough to take their advice).Sorry to keep you in so much suspense. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

Arthur only made the initial suggestion. He and George are now disgusted with Ron for not being discreet and embarassing Hermione in public. No, someone else is to blame (besides Ron for being stupid enough to take their advice).Sorry to keep you in so much suspense. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

I have a friend who is going through one of the most horrific divorce situations I have ever heard about. It has dragged on for years. He has even gone to the trouble of hiding most of hin income off shore so she can't prove how much money he is making and get more child support. He has used the kids as pawns and tried to make her look bad in their eyes at every turn. But now that they are older, they are beginning to see him for what he truly is, thank goodness. I could go on and on... He makes Ron look nice.Thanks for leaving me a note. The reviews keep me going.

I have a friend who is going through one of the most horrific divorce situations I have ever heard about. It has dragged on for years. He has even gone to the trouble of hiding most of hin income off shore so she can't prove how much money he is making and get more child support. He has used the kids as pawns and tried to make her look bad in their eyes at every turn. But now that they are older, they are beginning to see him for what he truly is, thank goodness. I could go on and on... He makes Ron look nice.Thanks for leaving me a note. The reviews keep me going.

Please keep in mind that Hermione was brought up by Muggles, the laws for Muggles are different, and as of now, her son goes to a Muggle school. Ron would have been hard pressed to come up with Muggle legal documents to back up his request that Hermione no longer be allowed to pick up her son. But I also believe that he was setting her up since he also figured that she wasn't aware of that law. He wants power over her, and if it was up to him to send her to jail or not, that would put him in a position of great power.Also, divorces are very uncommon in the wizarding world, just as Blaise informed Hermione. Since Harry's parents were killed and Ginny's have always stayed together, Harry has no immediate exposure to wizards who have suffered a divorce. He was not aware of the law either until all of this happened with Ron and the lizard toy.

I'm sorry, my tone was actually playful with all that--sorry it didn't come across that way.  It was sarcasm for fun, not trying to be critical of the story.  [Just FYI, for children, the guarian only has to literally put down who can or cannot pick up the kiddos--of course it could be contested but its literally a piece of paper, especially for little ones.  You show your id, if it matches the list, you take the kiddo--where I live anyway]  I really am curious as to how this recent turn will work out . . .

You will find with the next chapter that Severus has a very similar view to yours!But I have children and I have always filled out the paper at the beginning of every school year about who can and cannot pick up a child. I have a good marriage, so it was never an issue, but i can't help but wonder what would happen if both parents were originally on the list, then one parent showed up one day and removed the other parent from the list, then the other parent showed up a short time later and tried to do the same thing to the first parent? What would the school do? I'm sure paperwork from the courts would have to be involved.Anyway, this all happened so fast that Ron probably didn't have time to think that far ahead.I am happy your comment was made in sarcasm. It is just a story, after all. I guess I take it all too seriously sometimes, as do some of my readers. Thanks for reminding me otherwise.

Please keep in mind that Hermione was brought up by Muggles, the laws for Muggles are different, and as of now, her son goes to a Muggle school. Ron would have been hard pressed to come up with Muggle legal documents to back up his request that Hermione no longer be allowed to pick up her son. But I also believe that he was setting her up since he also figured that she wasn't aware of that law. He wants power over her, and if it was up to him to send her to jail or not, that would put him in a position of great power.Also, divorces are very uncommon in the wizarding world, just as Blaise informed Hermione. Since Harry's parents were killed and Ginny's have always stayed together, Harry has no immediate exposure to wizards who have suffered a divorce. He was not aware of the law either until all of this happened with Ron and the lizard toy.

I'm sorry, my tone was actually playful with all that--sorry it didn't come across that way.  It was sarcasm for fun, not trying to be critical of the story.  [Just FYI, for children, the guarian only has to literally put down who can or cannot pick up the kiddos--of course it could be contested but its literally a piece of paper, especially for little ones.  You show your id, if it matches the list, you take the kiddo--where I live anyway]  I really am curious as to how this recent turn will work out . . .

You will find with the next chapter that Severus has a very similar view to yours!But I have children and I have always filled out the paper at the beginning of every school year about who can and cannot pick up a child. I have a good marriage, so it was never an issue, but i can't help but wonder what would happen if both parents were originally on the list, then one parent showed up one day and removed the other parent from the list, then the other parent showed up a short time later and tried to do the same thing to the first parent? What would the school do? I'm sure paperwork from the courts would have to be involved.Anyway, this all happened so fast that Ron probably didn't have time to think that far ahead.I am happy your comment was made in sarcasm. It is just a story, after all. I guess I take it all too seriously sometimes, as do some of my readers. Thanks for reminding me otherwise.

Hugo may not really know why he is sick. But she will eventually put two and two together.

Hugo may not really know why he is sick. But she will eventually put two and two together.

Thanks, and welcome to my story,

. I will try not to disappoint you.

Thanks, and welcome to my story,

. I will try not to disappoint you.

Thanks so much for your vote of confidence,

. I will try to hold your interest.

Thanks so much for your vote of confidence,

. I will try to hold your interest.

Ron will turn out to be a decent guy, don't worry. But you will have a few chapters to go before you find out why he is acting this way. He is getting bad advice right now. He will come around.Thanks so much for taking the time to review.

Oh, good. But if he's acting on (however bad) advice, that's still pretty bad for a grown-up, supposedly mature person. Still hoping there's some coercion going on... Keep updating!

Ron will turn out to be a decent guy, don't worry. But you will have a few chapters to go before you find out why he is acting this way. He is getting bad advice right now. He will come around.Thanks so much for taking the time to review.

Oh, good. But if he's acting on (however bad) advice, that's still pretty bad for a grown-up, supposedly mature person. Still hoping there's some coercion going on... Keep updating!

Harry helps Hermione quite a bit in this tale. Thanks for sticking with me.

Harry helps Hermione quite a bit in this tale. Thanks for sticking with me.

Snape knows just where to take the boy so he won't get into trouble.. Besides, if Ron comes and Hermione doesn't have Hugo after all, he looks like a fool. All the better reason for Snape to help. LOL

Oooooo...Devious. I like! I like! LOL

Snape knows just where to take the boy so he won't get into trouble.. Besides, if Ron comes and Hermione doesn't have Hugo after all, he looks like a fool. All the better reason for Snape to help. LOL

Oooooo...Devious. I like! I like! LOL

Ron is very misguided right now. He is not really a bad guy, just getting a lot of bad advice. You will soon find out from whom...Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Ron is very misguided right now. He is not really a bad guy, just getting a lot of bad advice. You will soon find out from whom...Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Sev has quite a bit on his mind concerning Hermione at the moment. This little episode with Hugo only adds to it.Thanks for your comments.

Sev has quite a bit on his mind concerning Hermione at the moment. This little episode with Hugo only adds to it.Thanks for your comments.

Thanks for your kind words,

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Thanks for your kind words,

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Ron's attitude gets an adjustment, and then another... He gets to keep his male anatomy, but he may have a few regrets about it before this tale is over...Thanks for your comments.

Ron's attitude gets an adjustment, and then another... He gets to keep his male anatomy, but he may have a few regrets about it before this tale is over...Thanks for your comments.

WOW! I am honored that you feel that way, sapphire_pheonix. Thank you so much for your kind words.

WOW! I am honored that you feel that way, sapphire_pheonix. Thank you so much for your kind words.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I will try not to disappoint you.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I will try not to disappoint you.

Don't worry,

, Ron is not as bad as he appeares at the moment.And you have Hermione to thank for bringing Severus out of his shell. He's been stuck in a rut for too long.

Don't worry,

, Ron is not as bad as he appeares at the moment.And you have Hermione to thank for bringing Severus out of his shell. He's been stuck in a rut for too long.

Hi

, and thanks for your comments.Ron really loves his son, but he has an alterior motive for acting this way. You will find out why soon.Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Hi

, and thanks for your comments.Ron really loves his son, but he has an alterior motive for acting this way. You will find out why soon.Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Hi

. Yes, I am a mom. I have a 12 year old son and my daughter just turned 15 yesterday! So I can relate to Hermione. Lucky for me, I have a happy marriage. No spells were used to coerce either of us into the relationship. But I have seen friends go through very nasty divorces. It tends to bring out the very worst in people who would otherwise be descent.Don't worry, things will eventually get better for Hermione.Thanks for reading and reviewing and for all of those stars. :)

Hi

. Yes, I am a mom. I have a 12 year old son and my daughter just turned 15 yesterday! So I can relate to Hermione. Lucky for me, I have a happy marriage. No spells were used to coerce either of us into the relationship. But I have seen friends go through very nasty divorces. It tends to bring out the very worst in people who would otherwise be descent.Don't worry, things will eventually get better for Hermione.Thanks for reading and reviewing and for all of those stars. :)

Snape and Hugo will indeed form an attachment. Glad you like my little story. Thanks for taking the time to review.

Snape and Hugo will indeed form an attachment. Glad you like my little story. Thanks for taking the time to review.

Ron was more familiar with wizarding divorce law than Hermione, so he knew he had the upper hand. He would not have left her to rot in Azkaban, but he would have very much liked to use his position to have control over her.Lucky for her, Snape and Harry came to the rescue. :)

Ron was more familiar with wizarding divorce law than Hermione, so he knew he had the upper hand. He would not have left her to rot in Azkaban, but he would have very much liked to use his position to have control over her.Lucky for her, Snape and Harry came to the rescue. :)

If you recall, Voldemort wanted to banish Muggle-borns and berate those with less than pure blood. The war gave Muggle-borns more rights, but didn't level the playing field completely. Things like that take time. Equality comes slowly as generations with backward ways and attitudes need to die off before things really can be totally fair. Like any kind of prejudice, there will be people out there with negative attitudes for many years, no matter what laws are passed.

If you recall, Voldemort wanted to banish Muggle-borns and berate those with less than pure blood. The war gave Muggle-borns more rights, but didn't level the playing field completely. Things like that take time. Equality comes slowly as generations with backward ways and attitudes need to die off before things really can be totally fair. Like any kind of prejudice, there will be people out there with negative attitudes for many years, no matter what laws are passed.

Hermione will continue to have her ups and downs, but it will all work out well in the end. I love happy endings. :) So don't worry.

Hermione will continue to have her ups and downs, but it will all work out well in the end. I love happy endings. :) So don't worry.

Molly would hex him herself if she witnessed such behavior!Ron will get his, don't worry.

Molly would hex him herself if she witnessed such behavior!Ron will get his, don't worry.