Yeah, well, he was a total jerk/toe rag in his youth and I didn't see that he'd grown up any since then - so the old dog was/is still a teenager-at-hart. No, laying low as a dog in Azkaban, alone in a cell, he never grew up, never matured, and the anomisity between Black and Snape is a alive as ever. At least in this story. Thankyou for readign and for the review.

I know, but he did and it's what he has to live with. However, think of the good he's doing and it helps. Horrible Volde - oops! sorry, Severus, I know - Dark Lord. I'mdelighted that you are enjoying the stroy and there is more. Thank you for reading and for the review. I'm being told to get back to work. (would you like a Severus muse for a weekend? He doesn't eat much, but then he doesn't sleep either!)

Oh, that's so sweet of you to say, thank you. I know how confusing all the jumping back in time, the 'erased timelines' and the paralels and all, (I actually broke it all down for another reader in her review) so this is a contravoulted story. I'm glad that you're enjoying it. SW has my next chapter, so hopefully you will, too, soon.Thak you very much for the review and the pretty stars.

Thank you, I'm glad that you do like it. Yes, well, she's still a young girl and at this point he can't have her, regardless how much his buried feelings say otherwise. Time will tell though. Thnak you for reading and for the review.

Thank you very much. Oh, more fun ahead. Thank you for the review.

Thank you very much. Yes, well, I admit that I’m setting a groundwork for what I have in mind, not too far off from canon, really, but there are differences planned in DH. Obviously. lol However, you’ll see a bit more interaction between Severus and Minerva later, and hopefully I’ll show their relationship well.   Yes, in private he lets his guard down around her. He does have feelings, suppressed feelings, for her, both brotherly and deeper, but not ones he can act on normally. So he buries them – but buried feelings and desires, wants can surface occasionally. It’s that familiarity that will play more as the story goes on. And whether or not using her first name was a slip or not is hard to say. But around others, he’s in such control of his every move, expression and word.   I don’t think the boys would give the red ink a second thought. Besides, Hermione’s planner has so many colors already, her revision schedule, evey student in the DA’s availability/free periods, every student club and extracurricular activity/group and Quidditch practices and games… each with its own color – red would just look like a different shard for Gryffindor!    Oh, the duel. No, he was not happy about the article in The Quibbler – in his opinion that would be reckless and considering both Umbridge’s and his Slytherin’s reactions, he was right. It also put the parents of the students he’s managed to sway away from following their parents into just caving into the Dark Lord in the news, so to speak. And with Umbridge declaring the article as grounds for expulsion, not only have the students read it many of the student’s parents will/could have as well. Like it or not – that could put Severus’ efforts at risk of failure. Also Hermione chose the Hog’s Head instead of a quieter and more private location for such a meeting. That rankled him; she went to the seedy bar where undesirables go, possibly Death Eaters and thugs. He’d be angry about her putting herself at risk. But also he knew that she invited (well he assumed) the Weasley twins into the room that he’d set up for her to train Harry for the DA lessons. Severus had meant Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley when he’d told her about the room and that only Messrs Potter and Weasley could enter. So he’d set up some complicated spells that she ‘got around.’ Severus likes rules, boundaries and it’s for her protection. To him, Hermione is too open and trusting. And her remark about the Dark Lord not attacking ‘tomorrow,’ shows her ignorance of how important this all is. In that moment, he thinks she’s not taking this, his training, his extra care about her being ready to defend herself, seriously. Of course she is, but it hit a nerve. He’s really trying to prepare her to defend herself against seasoned, hardened fighters, Death Eaters who have no quam of killing or maiming kids and he cares about her. He knows these people she could face and deep down it scares him – and she’s not ready yet to face them wand to wand.  Did I over explain this?   You are most welcome for the update. I’m delighted that you enjoy my story and am currently writing on the events that take place in 6^th year. I think you’ll really like all the angst in those chapters, I’m having fun tormenting Severus, I mean writing them. lol Thank you for the review, love. I’m going to go type now. Hugs

Hey, thank you for the lengthy response and explanation.  You can 'over explain' all you want as far as I'm concerned, Dearest.  Best wishes with the typing and I'll try to owl you some dark chocolate to encourage your muse.  That's assuming you like dark chocolate.  If not, my owl can exchange it for the confection of your choice. If he doesn't eat it himself first, that is - which he's been known to do.  Well, it is the thought that counts, right?

Yes, it's the thought - and I'm grinning ear to ear as I read this. Any chocolate will do! :)

Thank you. For a girl touted as the 'brightest of her age,' it's amazing that Percy and Dumbledore both got 'maxium OWLs and NEWTs without a Time-Turner, but Hermione only ends up with 10? lol  Maybe she just needs to organize better and stop following Harry around everywhere. Yes, this will be like taking hols from school for her. lolYep, after all this time, they have gotten to know each other well.   Thank you for the review and the pretty stars.

Oh, yes, she is that! Quite possibly. Thank you for the review and the pretty stars.

I know Severus had a bad childhood and bullies always picking on him, but I'd like to think he wasn't totally scarred at 16. However, I do try to put bits of Prof. Snape in him anyway. However, with her and in his 'private room of the castle' he can let down the mask and walls and be himself.  Who, knows how this will effect the man he will become.Thank you for the review and the pretty stars.

Thank you very much. More byplay coming soon! Thank you for the review and the pretty stars.

Oh - maybe the sheets were used when she got them?Alright, I understand a little bit better.

Severus didn't only take his bedding, he took the bedding from Townsend’s and Rosier’s beds as well, and  Mulciber’s mattress since it was newer, and took Avery’s robes since they were nicer. So it was one of the boy's sheets she'd been sleeping in. So, yes, they were used. Thank you for the review (you really gave me a chuckle answering your own question) and the pretty stars.

Thank you. Yes, they are enjoying each other's company very much.I keep trying to add bits of Professor Snape in young Severus, but yes, he is taking his responsibility very seriously, and he is becoming much more fond of her. The bit of the Polyjuice Potion was fun to write.Thank you for the review and the pretty stars.

I'm sorry that it seemed forced and rushed, but I'm not going to just rewrite the books, only show the differences or the behind the scenes. So, that said, I will on occasion give a summary to show the progression and then focus on the realtionships and occurances that I am creating or changing. I'm glad that you enjoyed it, regardless of my skipping forward like that. Thank you for readign and for the review.

Oh yes, I don't mind you going over what has happened in the books.  It is necessary.  I can't quite place what is different about it in this chapter from other chapters, but most of the time it seems just fine.  Maybe because there is so much crammed into the POA book that is important.  I think I felt that way with the movie, too.  It is difficult to cover and no doubt I would fail miserably at it.  Which is not what you have done.  I think you have done well with it, I think it just didn't flow as naturally as it did with the others.  Sort of.  My brain isn't working very well so I'm having trouble putting it into words.  New school year + 10 day visit from my Mother-In-Law has left me a bit insane.  LOL.

Yes, well, the POA year was mostly about Hermione’s jumps back to Severus’ sixth year and his reaction when she returned back to her own time, as well as the future events that happened. So what was changed in POA year in this story was subtle, it’s in how he sees her, and the diary. Don’t forget that diary. However, it sets the groundwork for what will happen in the OoTP year, Hermione’s fifth year/Umbridge’s stint as DADA professor/headmistress. Severus has changed, his views have changed and he is now concerned for what happens in that future. Plus events happened as they did in the books – Hermione used the Time-Turner to free Black. And Severus was hexed.  The other thing of import was that Dumbledore used Hermione as a ‘guinea pig’ to test his friend’s new modification with the Time-Turner. Dumbledore had no problems giving Hermione an untested, untried device and seeing what she could do with it – literally. A bit cold and uncaring actually, but he does use/manipulate people for his own ends/greater good.  So that’s what was important/changed. You’ll see the ripples widen out and spread from here. Hope that helps. Hope you recover from the Mother-In-Law visit. If I may suggest - Merlot. A glass of Merlot and a hot bubble bath. only don't forget to warn everyone to leav eyou alone for an hour and lock the door.  Using a Silencing spell(s) and Sound-blocking Charm is highly recommended.   Hugs.

Thank you very much. I'm having a lot of fun writing this one, and trying to make young Sev seem like (somewhat) Professor Snape (but nicer) is really a challenge.   As the story progresses, Profressor Snape ahs even more 'memories' of Hermione. Thank you for the review and the pretty stars.

LOL Yes, she is 14 in this chapter, (this jump takes place over Easter, which would have been in my AN's but I can't have any) and he's 17. But he hasn't asked her age at all, yet, just her year level. But yes, she's capable and smart enough to be able to, just like Severus is, although he isn't admitting it to her.Thank you for the review and the pertty stars.

Well, it’s like this; the prefect is used to dealing with the younger years, Severus most likely is not. The perfect made a guess, although why she didn’t realize she didn’t know or recognize Hermione is a better question. Severus assumed that Hermione was a 4^th year because of her abilities to learn whatever he was showing her, and Hermione was doing spells above her year level – even doing some of his. Same for the potions they brewed together – she was assisting him on potions way above her year level.

Severus has the diary which told him where and when Hermione would arrive. All he had to do was linger/loiter in the corridor and wait for her. However in her time the classroom would have been empty, in his it was in use. Plus as he stated, the houses are in turmoil and taking sides in this struggle: the Dark Lord/Voldemort or the rebellion/Dumbledore. Animosity between the houses is escalating. However for Hermione, the war happened, as in history books, but for young Severus it’s only just begun. The Dark Lord/Voldemort began his rise in 1970 and for young Severus it’s 1976-7 school year (as I said it’s during Easter, so it’s 1977 for him)

The teachers seem to have a curriculum that is progressive, with the basics set in first year, like how to hold your wand and annunciation. The idea that doing magic too far above your age level could be draining seemed logical to me. I know I’ve seen it in other fan fics, so it’s not really all that original.  And Polyjuice is a seventh-year potion, I believe and as Hermione said in CoS, ‘I’ve never seen a more difficult potion.’

No more recorded by Professor Snape… in the timeline when he went back to deliver the diary…

I’m glad that you are enjoying the story. Thank you for the review and the lovely stars.

Oh yes, she really is. Yes, having Severus look at it with her from another persepctive. I think it made a difference that Severus wasn't laughing at her, but was simply amused by her mishap. I could just see Ron teasing her, and not letting her forget. So she could see it another way - that others had done the same, and laugh at it too. Yes, this time it's going to take longer, but what it changes, if anything, you''ll have to wait to see. Thank you very much for the review and the pretty stars.

Yes, she was being quite a mother hen, but then she's had reason to be concerned. Severus is always right where he needs to be, thanks to the diary. Severus' comment is just that, wishing for what he didn't have. He's thought all along that she came from a 'better family' which is really sad. Yes, they are getting along great, really have a friendship started. I'm glad that the ties they are making are showing.Thank you very much for the review and the pretty stars.

Thank you very much. It was a fun one to write. Thank you for reading and for the review.

Ok I don't know what has happened now, I think my browser has automatically refreshed the site so now there are two reviews, I'm sorry, I didn't know my browser would do this.

That's all right, I've done it a time or two myself. Hugs, besides, I get to answer your twice

I have two that take their time with the slow grow, and in both I have a magical element that puts them together in the first place - this time a Time-Turner. I didn't want to rush it and thus it's a long long fic. I too like young Severus. And I did want him to be himself and not ooc, so no, he's mainting his professional ethics. As much as he likes her, it's against the rules in this one. lol More is coming, and I hope you like the rest of the story. Thank you for reading and for the review. 

Yes, I agree. Thank you for reading and for the review.

And more to come. Thank you for the review.

LOL Yep.

Oh you'll have to wait until she goes backto her time to find out. Thank you for the reiew and the pretty stars.