No, it was more she was thinking about backing Harry so he didn't fall into a trap and get killed. Yep, 23 are off with the Boy-Who-Lived-To-Do-It-Again. Thankyou for reading and for the review. 

Thank you very much. Well, Snape's little comments, his encouragement and then his compliment all stem from her days shared with him as a teen, and of course he was subtle! Yep, Hermoine and Ron turned to their friends. By not keeping everything to the vest, telling them what's going on, they now have support of the DA. Well, organized is one way to put it, but yep, in the end, they were all off to save... well, they are off.  How are you lost with the hints Snape gave her? 

Thank you very much. There is more, much more... Thankyou for the review.

, not a problem, I got a chuckle on the first statement.

The fireworks – I love fireworks and did feel jipped in canon since Harry was in Umbridge’s office we don’t get to see all the fun! So I really enjoyed playing with that concept.  Of course the teachers would ‘play’ with them. Wouldn’t you? lol I loved the line where Minerva admonishes Rolanda – I will admit it here, Minerva’s actions are exactly what I’d have done. shhh

Yes, well I did want to use those scarves in some way. lol I’m glad that you liked how I did the game. Of course Hermione would find a way to mix academics and fun!

Severus is such a multi-layered character. He celebrated alone, toasting her game. He wallowed in anger and frustration alone, (maybe some grief since the memory was recalled.) He doesn’t open up easily and she doesn’t know how to get/reach out to adultSeverus like she could teenSeverus. What she hasn’t figured is that it would be the same, that quiet tone and gentle touch, only she still has too much respect to push/insinuate herself on her teacher. No it’s not doing him any good, but then, he is how he is. Some will change in time. Not giving anything away here, though.

Thank you very much for your comments and opinions. I appreciate your sticking with me on this story and for the review. 

Thank you very much. That means a lot to me. Thank you for the review.

I'm delighted that you enjoyed the fireworks. lol and who doesn't love capture the scarf. Yes, and by dividing everyone into Normans and Saxons there was no house rivalry. I'm glad that you enjoyed that as well. Thank you for the review, doll. Happy reading.

Yes, this will. Sometimes guys don't see that they are shutting us out when it's really that they are absorbed in what they are doing... but then, This relationship has come a long way. Thank you for reading and for the review.

I'm so glad that you are. Thank you for reading and for the review.

Yes, well, I like Neville and I can see him as the type to take his marks seriously, considering he has to prove himself to his Gran to whom he never seems to 'stack up' to until after his involvement in the Department of Mysteries.  So even if Neville can't brew well, under Snape's watchful eye, he is really attentive to his essays, getting/writing well thought out and well substantiated essays within the allotted length, which Snape likes. Also, I like that dig, that in essence he’s telling her that her marks on essays are not as high as someone she thinks needs her help all the time.

Yes, well in this story, Dumbledore is aware and approves of Harry’s Defense group, and the teachers who are in with him, support it too. Too bad the other professors are not holding secret clubs like Severus is to further thwart Umbridge’s interference.

Of course he did! Who would want to sit through a hour with that bitch-witch, and he is quite gifted with potions. I bet she wakes up and doesn’t even know she’d been drugged. LOL

Thank you for reading and for the reviews.

England has a temperate maritime climate: it is mild with temperatures not much lower than 0 °C (32 °F) in winter and an average high of 21 °C (70 °F) it has reached temperatures as high as 32 °C (90 °F) in summer. Since weather records began, the highest temperature recorded was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 10 August 2003 at Brogdale in Kent, while the lowest was −26.1 °C (−15.0 °F) on 10 January 1982 in Edgmond, Shropshire. The weather is frequently relatively damp and is changeable. The coldest months are January and February, the latter particularly on the English coast, while July is normally the warmest month. Months with mild to warm weather are May, June, September and October. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year.

 I know that to anyone who lives in areas where the temperatures are normally warmer, like in Arizona USA or S. Calif. USA where we have summers in the 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) frequently, that doesn’t seem all that hot. However, in OoTP, the year that JKR wrote the book, temperatures were in excess of 26.7°C (80 °F), which to her was scorching hot. (I looked up the weather for the summer of 1996 in several sites and sources... The warmest years in the entire 340-year record occurred in 1990 and 1999. The summer of 1995 had a record of 26 hot days in a row, where the average had only been 7 days in a row. (I think this was when she was writing OoTP and mentioned the temperatures in the beginning of the book)

Generally, summer temperatures in England seldom go above 30 °C (86 °F), which happens more frequently in London and the South East than other parts of the country, and Hermione and her family are on the coast, near the beach, and the temperatures would be cooler there. Somewhere I found the information that along the coast that year, the temperature was 23.8 °C (75 °F) but I rounded it to 24°C.

But to me that’s mild weather. I have no idea where you hale from.

Of course her parents would be upset – they had plans for the summer and haven’t seen Hermione for nine months.

Okay, here is the thing. All, well almost all, of the Harry Potter stuff that is from Harry's POV in the books, are as it is as it was in the books, unless I change it. I went from before the third task, where Severus warns Hermione about the creatures brought in for the Champions to face -- jumping over everything that happened during the task and immediately after -- to Severus facing the Dark Lord and having to explain why he didn't come to him in the graveyard when he'd been summoned. So in the HUGE gap between these scenes, incert pages of POA and assume it happened as it did in canon. So yes, revealing the Dark Mark happened. Harry and Co know he is a Marked Death Eater who's now spying again for Dumbldore. And in the next chapter, Hermione finds out that she's targeted by DE's and her family is at risk... so guess who informed the Order of her impending danger? None other. and that chapter starts on July 15th. There is a month gap in which Hermione and co can have assimulated the information and discussed it. I hope that helps? I'll be doing the same thing for OoTP and HBP, typing what happenes behind the Harry-scenes and Potter-POV, showing you what's different and what the relationship between Severus and Hermione change only. Any gaps, fill in with canon. Okay?Thankyou for reading and I'm so sorry if this is confusing. I appreciate the review and if you have any questions, as always, ask me and I'll answer you. Hugs and Happy reading.

Thank you very much. I'm glad you are enjoying my story. Thank you very much for the pretty stars and the review.

Thank you very much. I know this type of Time-Turner stroy can make some people's head spin, so I'm trying to help keep things straight. Especially since there are several jumps(Hermione's) and timelines(Severus') to this story.  As soon as I get the chapters back from my beta's I'll submit them. Thank you very much for the review and your kind words. 

Thank you. I have more coming. Thank you for the review.

Yes, I packed in a bit there didn't I? lol I wrote it out as feet first, then realized, thanks to a review, that I messed up and redid the bit in meters. But since I can't really fathom distances in meters, I kept the 'in feet' bit for readers like me, who wouldn't get it. lol (So doll, it was much clearer for me in feet as well. lol) Thank you,

, for the review. I hope you're having a great week. bea~

Gosh, I'm sorry I confused you, but i'm glad its all clear now. lol   Yes, there is more Severus and Hermione alone time, and it will be student/teacher this year. Yes, they had developed a friendship when she'd bounced back in time and it was ripped away from them. This year, they are finding that they can be comfortable with each other agian, even given dynamics of thier situation. But there is a hurtle that is in front of them. I hop eyou enjoy what I have planned, both for this year and next (HBP).  I always thought that JKR didn't like Slytherins. they are bad. full stop. However, I can't help thinking about the situation people found themselves in during the American Civil war - brother against brother, sons fighting against fathers, family members split on diff sides because of their beliefs and friends against friend. I think some of that even happened in WWII. But, then again, who would want to raise their wand against a family member or family friend -as Slytherins will be faced with if they choose sides. It's tragic. The easy way or a writer is to say they ALLL choose to flee and stay out of the fighting. How realistic is that? So the Slytherin Defense club is a way for me to show that not all Slytherins are bad people. sorry for the ranting/blabbering.  More is coming, I promise. I'm several chapters ahead and I hope you like what comes next. Thank you very much for the review. happy reading.

You are most welcome. Yes, the diary is outside of the timeloops because Severus kept passing it to his younger self. You'll see it agian.   Yep, well, did you really think that the staff would be ignorant of what is going on, or be on Umbridge's side? lol Besides, They defy her in the books as well, so I just took it one step furthur. However, DD making SS the DA's faculity advisor was something that struk me as fun -and an excuse to get HG and SS in the same room amicably. Of course, HP is clueless to DD's mishanigans. lol. Thank you very much for the review.

Thank you very much. Yep, well who else was Dumbledore gunna ask? lol Besides, I bet he volunteered - I know my Severus-muse did! He thought it a great idea.  Thank you for the review.

, thank you. I'm glad it helped.  Yes, i ahve 26 and 27 with my beta and I'm working on chapter 29 actully this weekend.  (also the next chapter of Plight is in queue) There is more interaction between Severus and Hermione coming, and there will be some development between them, but she is still too young and he's not at a place to be able to see her as anything but a student and someone who meant something to him as a teen. You'll see.  I hope you like what comes. Thank you very much for the review. Happy reading.

I rather like the idea that Neville isn’t stupid or inept. He’s such a nice guy and if he’d not been so intimidated by Severus he might have done far better in Potions. However… So Yes, I thought, have Severus tell her that he was aware of how the students did and that no one ever blew up a cauldron in his classes and that she was actually hindering Neville, not necessarily helping him. I also liked the idea that Neville did better on his essays than Hermione, Severus’ opinion, and how that would have shocked her. lol

Yes, well, those professors did teach them something and Lockhart was taking credit for other wizard’s accomplishments – so the information would be valid. Just not Lockhart.  Hmmm, about the charge. Possibly. lol

I think he’s still trying to be sly and keep his true intentions to the vest, so to speak, but Hermione is a bit more dense than the average Slytherin, so took her a while to get it. lol However, yes, they will have time together and she will be able to communicate with him if she needs to. The ink and Toopsy are going to come in handy.

You’re not the only one that liked that the staff colluded against Umbridge. In canon, they defied her by not helping her in any way possible, so this was only one more way they could excerpt their rebellion. Besides, the staff knows what is out there, and they would trust Dumbledore over Umbridge anyway, imho. Oh I’m sure that Severus showed up for his appointment, but as they (he faking it) sipped their tea, Umbridge would have fallen asleep – leaving him free to slip away. Clever guy.

Severus’ group of Slytherins – I have plans. I have enjoyed the opinions of the reviewers. Sorry for the rant: In the American Civil War, the men who fought, and most did, had to take sides. History tells us that in the war, father fought against son, brother against brother and friend against friend … it wasn’t pretty. That had to be tough, facing someone you grew up with, someone you may have liked who took the opposite side of you because of what they believed in. I often wonder if some of that didn’t happen in WWII as well.  Still, to have that pressure put on you to join someone who you are opposed to, to know that you could lose face to family and friends, or be disowned, or worse killed, and yet know that you are opposed to everything they stand for – or just be totally opposed to the methods of the Dark Lord – that’s got to be tough.  Many of these kids in Slytherin are not liked/trusted by the students from the other houses, I know, and so they might not really want to give their lives for the school – but we’re talking about the wizarding world, their world.  So yes, I have a select group who, like OC’s Serena Wilkes, Darias Kennecott, Raithe Macrae, and Aldebaran Urguhart, are faced with being forced to take the Dark Mark.

So when you see the ‘possible’ outcomes mentioned in the diary, it’s obvious why Severus is taking the risk with these kids. Like you, I hope it helps, I haven’t typed that part of the story yet. lol

Beth, thank you for the review. I love your comments and appreciate your support. Happy reading, friend. 

Thank you very much. I love writing 'behind the scenes' stories, where as a writer I can fill in the 'gaps' with all sort of mischief. Yes, well, DD does seem to know everything that goes on in the castle and the professors can't be all that blind to everything, now can they? I mean they run the place for crying out loud. lol In other stories I've read and liked Vector was in the Order, so who else would DD turn to for equations? I'm flattered that you like my writing and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story. Thak you for reading and for the review.

Okay, that fair enough, and yes, I have it all straight. We are in timeline3, Hermione's fifth year and all is not going well outside the school, Dolores is trouble and ... well, Severus is trying to train some of his Slytherins to resist the Dark Lord (or if not resist, they will have to walk in shadow until the time comes to actively choose and take a stand like he does.) I'm glad that you are enjoying the story. I hope you like the rest of it as well. Thank you for the review, and if you need clairfying, ask me, okay?

You are very welcome for the chapter. I'm sorry the a/n was confusing. I don't know what you mean that Severus and Hermione have worked out the kinks? Time will tell if this timeline is better or needs tweaking. lol But email me if you want to see the chart, okay.  Hmmm, recruitment, yeah right, the seventh-year Slytherins face the Dark Lord upon leaving Hogwarts. Some, sixth-years as well. Parental expitations and all. and yes, It's very dangerous beyond the walls of Hogwarts. Thank you very much for the review.

Thank you very much. I have 26 and 27 with my beta now, so as soon as I finish cleaning them up for presentation - I'll share them with you! I know that there is a 'going along' aspect to my story now, but there are little things stuck in that point forward, really. But she's only in 5th year and that's still way too young, even if Severus has fond recollections of her from his sixth year, he can't go there. His ethics and morals and all. I'm really pleased that you think that the progression is realistic. I wnat that for this story.  Oh, the question - well, you'll have to wait and see. Truthfully I'm still finishing OoTP and haven't gotten that far yet. I have thoughts as to what I might/want to do in my outline, but I'm following canon as far as the Harry filter is concerned, although there is a few differences planned. So you'll have to wait to see I'm afraid. Thnak you very much for the review. I appreciate it.

You are very welcome. While I know it made a very l o n g a/n, I thought it would be helpful. So far no, we are still on Severus3, since he's following the 'plan' he set in motion in this timeline.  Only if Severus - or Hermione - decides to go back in time at some point, would the timeline diverge again creating Seveurs4. lol But yes, his current actions are because of the enteries in the diary. It's actually a very important little thing.  Thank you very much for the review. Happy reading, hon