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A Long Vernal Season

1: Prologue: Return

2: Chapter One: Hermione’s News

3: Chapter Two: An Unusual Invitation

4: Chapter Three: St. Giles Clinic for Magical Maladies

5: Chapter Four: Through the Looking-Glass

6: Chapter Five: Alternative Treatment

7: Chapter Six: Race Cars Go “Vroom”

8: Chapter Seven: Waxing

9: Chapter Eight: Business as Usual

10: Chapter Nine: A Delicate Phase

11: Chapter Ten: Jam Tarts

12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties

13: Chapter Twelve: The Stages of Brewing

14: Chapter Thirteen: Breakfire

15: Chapter Fourteen: Of Ice Cream, Kittens, and Jet Planes

16: Chapter Fifteen: Bacon Butties and Baked Beans

17: Chapter Sixteen: A Sympathetic New Start

18: Chapter Seventeen: An Ambush for Minerva

19: Chapter Eighteen: A New Man

20: Chapter Nineteen: Of Scotch, Choices, and Ambiguity

21: Chapter Twenty: A Ghostly Halloween

22: Chapter Twenty-One: Fancy Dress

23: Chapter Twenty-Two: Not Onerous or Dreary

24: Chapter Twenty-Three: Collegiality

25: Chapter Twenty-Four: Dawn Light Reflected

26: Chapter Twenty-Five: Preoccupation

27: Chapter Twenty-Six: Laid to Rest

28: Chapter Twenty-Seven: ’Twas the Night Before the Night Before Christmas

29: Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Happy Birthday?

30: Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Tear Shed

31: Chapter Thirty: A Tour of the Past

32: Chapter Thirty-One: A Date with Hermione

33: Chapter Thirty-Two: Disquiet

34: Chapter Thirty-Three: At Spinner’s End

35: Chapter Thirty-Four: Uncertainty

36: Chapter Thirty-Five: Friendship

37: Chapter Thirty-Six: A Darkly Smouldering Magnetism

38: Chapter Thirty-Seven: An Exercise in Harmless Flirting

39: Chapter Thirty-Eight: Playing with Fire

40: Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Morning After

41: Chapter Forty: A Matter of Timing

42: Chapter Forty-One: A Fast Learner

43: Chapter Forty-Two: Confessions

44: Chapter Forty-Three: Distractions

45: Chapter Forty-Four: No Unmixed Pleasures

46: Chapter Forty-Five: An Esoteric Spell

47: Chapter Forty-Six: A Complicated Life

48: Chapter Forty-Seven: Exotic Concoctions

49: Chapter Forty-Eight: A Wager with the Headmistress

50: Chapter Forty-Nine: Normal Life

51: Chapter Fifty: A New Project

52: Chapter Fifty-One: Just a Fling?

53: Chapter Fifty-Two: Technique

54: Chapter Fifty-Three: Dinner at Delancie’s

55: Chapter Fifty-Four: Dangerous Consequences

56: Chapter Fifty-Five: Not Falling in Love

57: Chapter Fifty-Six: Out-of-Sorts

58: Chapter Fifty-Seven: Making it Through the Week

59: Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Barghest’s Howl

60: Chapter Fifty-Nine: Skimming the Lake

61: Chapter Sixty: Perfect Timing

62: Chapter Sixty-One: Late Night Advice

63: Chapter Sixty-Two: For Old Times’ Sake

64: Chapter Sixty-Three: A Little White Lie

65: Chapter Sixty-Four: The Goblin’s Knee

66: Chapter Sixty-Five: Test Flight

67: Chapter Sixty-Six: Broomstick Rodeo

68: Chapter Sixty-Seven: Some Muggle Business

69: Chapter Sixty-Eight: Bad Timing

70: Chapter Sixty-Nine: Moulting

71: Chapter Seventy: To Persist and Pursue

72: Chapter Seventy-One: Descent into Hades

73: Chapter Seventy-Two: Home

74: Chapter Seventy-Three: Renovation

75: Chapter Seventy-Four: Glimpse the Snape Family Past

76: Chapter Seventy-Five: A Wizard Not to be Crossed

77: Chapter Seventy-Six: Present Danger

78: Chapter Seventy-Seven: Paying Court

79: Chapter Seventy-Eight: Sifting the Past

80: Chapter Seventy-Nine: Atmosphere

81: Chapter Eighty: Finding Flowers and Family

82: Chapter Eighty-One: Lighting

83: Chapter Eighty-Two: An End to a Perfect Evening

84: Chapter Eighty-Three: Attack in a Blur

85: Chapter Eighty-Four: Suspicion

86: Chapter Eighty-Five: Jumping at Shadows

87: Chapter Eighty-Six: Remedying Magical Misfortune

88: Chapter Eighty-Seven: Brewing with the Master

89: Chapter Eighty-Eight: Back to Brewing

90: Chapter Eighty-Nine: A Cryptic Missive

91: Chapter Ninety: A Happy Decision

92: Chapter Ninety-One: A Proposal

93: Chapter Ninety-Two: Promising Start to a Holiday

94: Chapter Ninety-Three: Whetting the Appetite

95: Chapter Ninety-Four: The Rewards of Patience

96: Chapter Ninety-Five: Afternoon Games

97: Chapter Ninety-Six: An Unexpected Encounter

98: Chapter Ninety-Seven: Another Splash of Whiskey

99: Chapter Ninety-Eight: Confidences and Promises

100: Chapter Ninety-Nine: Memory Lane

101: Chapter One Hundred: Some Truth

102: Chapter One-Hundred One: Simply Severus

103: Chapter One-Hundred Two: Meeting Max

104: Chapter One Hundred-Three: Of Lilacs, of Love, and of Danger

105: Chapter One Hundred-Four: Party Games

106: Chapter One Hundred-Five: An Assignation

107: Chapter One Hundred-Six: Refuge

108: Chapter One Hundred-Seven: Reparation

109: Chapter One Hundred-Eight: The Greatest Slytherin

110: Chapter One Hundred-Nine: Vita Furtiva

111: Chapter One Hundred-Ten: Journey to Dun Torc

112: Chapter One Hundred-Eleven: An Accident Foretold

113: Chapter One Hundred-Twelve: Association

114: Chapter One Hundred-Thirteen: The Past Follows

115: Chapter One Hundred-Fourteen: Arithmantic Charms

116: Chapter One Hundred-Fifteen: Dead … or Alive?

117: Chapter One Hundred-Sixteen: The Tyree Estate

118: Chapter One Hundred-Seventeen: From the Primrose Cottage to the Shell Folly

A Long Vernal Season

MMADfan

1,058 Reviews   |   1,058 Ratings, 0 Likes, 88 Favorites )

Mystery/Suspense Drama Romance Alternate Universe Hogwarts Castle 652,631 Words 118 Chapters WIP
Albus Dumbledore Filius Flitwick Hermione Granger Minerva McGonagall Poppy Pomfrey Severus Snape Lucius Malfoy Pomona Sprout Original Character Other Canon Witch/Wizard Narcissa Malfoy Rubeus Hagrid Hogwarts Eileen (Prince) Snape Tobias Snape Draco Malfoy Professor Vector The Fat Friar Madam Rosmerta Alastor (Mad-Eye) Moody Firenze (Centaur) Professor Sinistra Name Withheld (surprise) Ginevra Weasley Arthur Weasley Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank Harry Potter Fawkes Bellatrix Lestrange Peter Pettigrew Nymphadora Tonks Remus Lupin Sorting Hat

Severus Snape had believed that, for him, life after the Dark Lord was an impossibility, that his death was not merely justice, but necessity. He has survived, though, and now he must learn to live his new, unexpected life, and to find something beyond the narrow existence to which he was once bound. A Snape-centric post-war fic.

A Death’s Dominion sequel, but may stand alone. Not DH-compliant. DH-disregarded. Rated M for overall content. Much of it is "T," but the ratings rise to MA later for a reason, hence the switch to an M-rating for the earlier chapters. Watch the individual chapter summaries and author’s notes for ratings, warnings, and the characters appearing in that chapter.


Part One finds Severus dealing with some very immediate and dangerous consequences of his final confrontation with the Dark Lord more than three months before.

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Chapters (118)

Chapter 1: Prologue: Return

Chapter 2: Chapter One: Hermione’s News

Chapter 3: Chapter Two: An Unusual Invitation

Chapter 4: Chapter Three: St. Giles Clinic for Magical Maladies

Chapter 5: Chapter Four: Through the Looking-Glass

Chapter 6: Chapter Five: Alternative Treatment

Chapter 7: Chapter Six: Race Cars Go “Vroom”

Chapter 8: Chapter Seven: Waxing

Chapter 9: Chapter Eight: Business as Usual

Chapter 10: Chapter Nine: A Delicate Phase

Chapter 11: Chapter Ten: Jam Tarts

Chapter 12: Chapter Eleven: Don’t Frighten the Firsties

Chapter 13: Chapter Twelve: The Stages of Brewing

Chapter 14: Chapter Thirteen: Breakfire

Chapter 15: Chapter Fourteen: Of Ice Cream, Kittens, and Jet Planes

Chapter 16: Chapter Fifteen: Bacon Butties and Baked Beans

Chapter 17: Chapter Sixteen: A Sympathetic New Start

Chapter 18: Chapter Seventeen: An Ambush for Minerva

Chapter 19: Chapter Eighteen: A New Man

Chapter 20: Chapter Nineteen: Of Scotch, Choices, and Ambiguity

Chapter 21: Chapter Twenty: A Ghostly Halloween

Chapter 22: Chapter Twenty-One: Fancy Dress

Chapter 23: Chapter Twenty-Two: Not Onerous or Dreary

Chapter 24: Chapter Twenty-Three: Collegiality

Chapter 25: Chapter Twenty-Four: Dawn Light Reflected

Chapter 26: Chapter Twenty-Five: Preoccupation

Chapter 27: Chapter Twenty-Six: Laid to Rest

Chapter 28: Chapter Twenty-Seven: ’Twas the Night Before the Night Before Christmas

Chapter 29: Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Happy Birthday?

Chapter 30: Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Tear Shed

Chapter 31: Chapter Thirty: A Tour of the Past

Chapter 32: Chapter Thirty-One: A Date with Hermione

Chapter 33: Chapter Thirty-Two: Disquiet

Chapter 34: Chapter Thirty-Three: At Spinner’s End

Chapter 35: Chapter Thirty-Four: Uncertainty

Chapter 36: Chapter Thirty-Five: Friendship

Chapter 37: Chapter Thirty-Six: A Darkly Smouldering Magnetism

Chapter 38: Chapter Thirty-Seven: An Exercise in Harmless Flirting

Chapter 39: Chapter Thirty-Eight: Playing with Fire

Chapter 40: Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Morning After

Chapter 41: Chapter Forty: A Matter of Timing

Chapter 42: Chapter Forty-One: A Fast Learner

Chapter 43: Chapter Forty-Two: Confessions

Chapter 44: Chapter Forty-Three: Distractions

Chapter 45: Chapter Forty-Four: No Unmixed Pleasures

Chapter 46: Chapter Forty-Five: An Esoteric Spell

Chapter 47: Chapter Forty-Six: A Complicated Life

Chapter 48: Chapter Forty-Seven: Exotic Concoctions

Chapter 49: Chapter Forty-Eight: A Wager with the Headmistress

Chapter 50: Chapter Forty-Nine: Normal Life

Chapter 51: Chapter Fifty: A New Project

Chapter 52: Chapter Fifty-One: Just a Fling?

Chapter 53: Chapter Fifty-Two: Technique

Chapter 54: Chapter Fifty-Three: Dinner at Delancie’s

Chapter 55: Chapter Fifty-Four: Dangerous Consequences

Chapter 56: Chapter Fifty-Five: Not Falling in Love

Chapter 57: Chapter Fifty-Six: Out-of-Sorts

Chapter 58: Chapter Fifty-Seven: Making it Through the Week

Chapter 59: Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Barghest’s Howl

Chapter 60: Chapter Fifty-Nine: Skimming the Lake

Chapter 61: Chapter Sixty: Perfect Timing

Chapter 62: Chapter Sixty-One: Late Night Advice

Chapter 63: Chapter Sixty-Two: For Old Times’ Sake

Chapter 64: Chapter Sixty-Three: A Little White Lie

Chapter 65: Chapter Sixty-Four: The Goblin’s Knee

Chapter 66: Chapter Sixty-Five: Test Flight

Chapter 67: Chapter Sixty-Six: Broomstick Rodeo

Chapter 68: Chapter Sixty-Seven: Some Muggle Business

Chapter 69: Chapter Sixty-Eight: Bad Timing

Chapter 70: Chapter Sixty-Nine: Moulting

Chapter 71: Chapter Seventy: To Persist and Pursue

Chapter 72: Chapter Seventy-One: Descent into Hades

Chapter 73: Chapter Seventy-Two: Home

Chapter 74: Chapter Seventy-Three: Renovation

Chapter 75: Chapter Seventy-Four: Glimpse the Snape Family Past

Chapter 76: Chapter Seventy-Five: A Wizard Not to be Crossed

Chapter 77: Chapter Seventy-Six: Present Danger

Chapter 78: Chapter Seventy-Seven: Paying Court

Chapter 79: Chapter Seventy-Eight: Sifting the Past

Chapter 80: Chapter Seventy-Nine: Atmosphere

Chapter 81: Chapter Eighty: Finding Flowers and Family

Chapter 82: Chapter Eighty-One: Lighting

Chapter 83: Chapter Eighty-Two: An End to a Perfect Evening

Chapter 84: Chapter Eighty-Three: Attack in a Blur

Chapter 85: Chapter Eighty-Four: Suspicion

Chapter 86: Chapter Eighty-Five: Jumping at Shadows

Chapter 87: Chapter Eighty-Six: Remedying Magical Misfortune

Chapter 88: Chapter Eighty-Seven: Brewing with the Master

Chapter 89: Chapter Eighty-Eight: Back to Brewing

Chapter 90: Chapter Eighty-Nine: A Cryptic Missive

Chapter 91: Chapter Ninety: A Happy Decision

Chapter 92: Chapter Ninety-One: A Proposal

Chapter 93: Chapter Ninety-Two: Promising Start to a Holiday

Chapter 94: Chapter Ninety-Three: Whetting the Appetite

Chapter 95: Chapter Ninety-Four: The Rewards of Patience

Chapter 96: Chapter Ninety-Five: Afternoon Games

Chapter 97: Chapter Ninety-Six: An Unexpected Encounter

Chapter 98: Chapter Ninety-Seven: Another Splash of Whiskey

Chapter 99: Chapter Ninety-Eight: Confidences and Promises

Chapter 100: Chapter Ninety-Nine: Memory Lane

Chapter 101: Chapter One Hundred: Some Truth

Chapter 102: Chapter One-Hundred One: Simply Severus

Chapter 103: Chapter One-Hundred Two: Meeting Max

Chapter 104: Chapter One Hundred-Three: Of Lilacs, of Love, and of Danger

Chapter 105: Chapter One Hundred-Four: Party Games

Chapter 106: Chapter One Hundred-Five: An Assignation

Chapter 107: Chapter One Hundred-Six: Refuge

Chapter 108: Chapter One Hundred-Seven: Reparation

Chapter 109: Chapter One Hundred-Eight: The Greatest Slytherin

Chapter 110: Chapter One Hundred-Nine: Vita Furtiva

Chapter 111: Chapter One Hundred-Ten: Journey to Dun Torc

Chapter 112: Chapter One Hundred-Eleven: An Accident Foretold

Chapter 113: Chapter One Hundred-Twelve: Association

Chapter 114: Chapter One Hundred-Thirteen: The Past Follows

Chapter 115: Chapter One Hundred-Fourteen: Arithmantic Charms

Chapter 116: Chapter One Hundred-Fifteen: Dead … or Alive?

Chapter 117: Chapter One Hundred-Sixteen: The Tyree Estate

Chapter 118: Chapter One Hundred-Seventeen: From the Primrose Cottage to the Shell Folly


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Note 10 December 2015: I've been unable to write fanfic the last couple years, but I haven't abandoned my works-in-progress!

Many of my completed fics are available for download in ebook format through my blog and LJ.

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10/10

doralupin87

OMG! How  did I miss these last two chapters? Totally wonderful! I'm so in love with Severus and Poppy, I hope it works out for them, I'm worried about Gertrude's attack getting in the way of their happiness, Severys should really talk to Poppy about it and clear the air,  I'm sure Gertrude wouldn't mind talking to her as well and explaining she's forgiven him. I'm also so curious about Poppy's middle name! I' suspicious of Gwen bein the vigilante although Severus doesn't think her capable of it, I'm dying to know whow it is and why she's doing it. Are Gertrude and Quin together now? I thought I saw a gleam of something there. Please, tell us soon! I read you haven't forgotten about this fic or any of your other WIPs so I'm hoping for an update in the near future, if live allows. Thanks!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hi! How lovely to see your name again! :) I'm glad you enjoyed those last two chapters -- though they won't be the last ones, I do hope! I am planning to pick up my WIPs very soon. I've written a couple short fics recently (for Minerva Fest and for the HoggyWarty Christmas exchange), so that kind of helped grease the fanfic cogs a bit. So many (astute!) questions -- but you'll have to wait for the answers!Thank you so much for sticking with the stories! It's very encouraging to know there are still a few folks looking forward to more chapters. :-)

Response from doralupin87 (Reviewer)

Hi! I'm glad to see you are back in fanfiction again and I do hope the cogs are all greased up and ready to go! I've been waiting (patiently!) for an update to this story and to Charming The Scottish Garden, I do love me some Johannes and Siofre! Oh! So, my questions are good? That means I might be onto something, although you did give me a little preview that Gertrude would have a new man in her life, you didn't say who it was, so I think Quin might be a good choice just because they seem connected, although I don't remember quite well if they are related or not. I don't know how much I'll like Trudie with someone other than Malcolm but since you'll be writing it I'm sure I love it, you have this way of making me fall for the craziest couples like Severus and Poppy, never in a million years would I have liked them together if it weren't for your story. Anyway, I look forward to any updates you post. Thanks for coming back, I hope life is good to you :)

0/10

CEV

OMG. I love these two. Poppy and Serverus are sooooo cute. Please update soon. I want to know what happened to Severus'sbparents and how will Serverus react when Gertrude comes to Hogwarts to teach???

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hi,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond to your comment. I really appreciate your review. I am coming back to fanfic after a longish hiatus, and I hope to update all of my WIPs very soon. (Some of what went on with Severus's parents can be glimpsed in "Charming the Scottish Garden," which is set in the late 50s and focusses on Siofre and Johannes. You don't have to read that story to enjoy LVS, though.) Thanks very much for your review! I do hope to post a new chapter of Long Vernal Season within the next couple of weeks.

10/10

HogwartsDuo

Im glad i chose to read this chapter last before going to bed. It's raining outside my window now which makes it even easier to imagine the scene you've set before us. I love that Severus and Poppy are moving forward with their relationshp and growing more comfortable with each other. And who wouldn't wanna be snuggled up with the one they love when it's raining outside? Sigh. LOVED IT!!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thanks! It's good to write a relationship that's progressing.I'm glad you liked the rainy seaside snuggling! :-)

0/10

doritk

It's a lovely story. I look forward to new installments.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thank you very much, Dorit!The next chapter is underway, though slowly. I'm glad to know you're looking forward to it!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thank you very much, Dorit!The next chapter is underway, though slowly. I'm glad to know you're looking forward to it!

10/10

HogwartsDuo

Yay, an update!!I loved the interaction with Siofre, Poppy, and Severus in this chapter. I think Siofre is trying, in her own way, to make Severus feel welcomed on the estate and I think it was great that she gave them each a charm so they could Apparate. And the surprise with the flowers and the note at the cottage was perfect. I loved it and I think my heart melted with Poppy's. lol

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Siofre is trying to make Severus feel welcome, as you say, and to let him know that he is both safe and trusted there. It's a bit of an unusual circumstance for him.Poppy's heart sure did melt -- I think Severus should be very happy about that! :-)Thanks for the review! (I'm hoping for another soonish, but I'm working on CSG at the moment -- it's kinda fun writing Siofre at these two different points in time.)

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Siofre is trying to make Severus feel welcome, as you say, and to let him know that he is both safe and trusted there. It's a bit of an unusual circumstance for him.Poppy's heart sure did melt -- I think Severus should be very happy about that! :-)Thanks for the review! (I'm hoping for another soonish, but I'm working on CSG at the moment -- it's kinda fun writing Siofre at these two different points in time.)

0/10

esmelle

I was so thrilled to see you posted another chapter! Glad to hear that the writing bug has bitten you again and hope you are well.
Regarding this chapter I found your ideas about arithmantic charms fascinating; what a creative mind you have! Severus bringing up procreation was funny and interesting. I had assumed Poppy was past her childbearing years. As always, looking forward to more.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thanks,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! Glad you liked the Arithmantic charms -- it was fun to be able to work them in here and show Gareth practicing his specialization. I figure that with much longer lifespans than Muggles, witches have correspondingly longer procreative years, although it would be a rare thing for a witch past a certain age to actually have a child, both due to a decline in fertility w/o recourse to potions and to personal choice.  You may remember that in Death's Dominion, Severus didn't automatically realise that Gareth was Gertrude's son because, as he remarked later to Hermione, she was pretty old when she had him, unusually so (67 yrs old). So Poppy continues to take contraceptive potion on the off-chance that she might become pregnant even without any fertility potions. It's good to be back with my characters and stories again -- I've missed them! I've also just missed having the mental and emotional space to write; it's good to have RL calming down a bit! I'm glad to see you're still around, too! It's been a while!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thanks,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! Glad you liked the Arithmantic charms -- it was fun to be able to work them in here and show Gareth practicing his specialization. I figure that with much longer lifespans than Muggles, witches have correspondingly longer procreative years, although it would be a rare thing for a witch past a certain age to actually have a child, both due to a decline in fertility w/o recourse to potions and to personal choice.  You may remember that in Death's Dominion, Severus didn't automatically realise that Gareth was Gertrude's son because, as he remarked later to Hermione, she was pretty old when she had him, unusually so (67 yrs old). So Poppy continues to take contraceptive potion on the off-chance that she might become pregnant even without any fertility potions. It's good to be back with my characters and stories again -- I've missed them! I've also just missed having the mental and emotional space to write; it's good to have RL calming down a bit! I'm glad to see you're still around, too! It's been a while!

10/10

BitBit

Loved it! I thought Severus was about to propose! You're killing me. 

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hiya,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! I'm glad it didn't kill you, since then you'd miss the rest of the story! haha! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter! It was really fun to get back to the story.Thanks very much!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hiya,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! I'm glad it didn't kill you, since then you'd miss the rest of the story! haha! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter! It was really fun to get back to the story.Thanks very much!

0/10

herby

This is the first time she said it, isn't it?Oh, that's wonderful :) glad you're back again!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Indeed it is!It's good to see you -- I'm glad I'm back again, too!

Response from herby (Reviewer)

Oh, I forgot: Congrats on 2nd place! :)

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thank you!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Indeed it is!It's good to see you -- I'm glad I'm back again, too!

Response from herby (Reviewer)

Oh, I forgot: Congrats on 2nd place! :)

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thank you!

0/10

BitBit

When will your next updaate be?

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hi,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! I'm not sure. October was a really hard month, so I wasn't able to write for the last few weeks, and November is looking a bit better, but I'm trying to get myself back on track with things before I can write. I'm glad you're still following the story! :-) Thanks for staying in touch with it even if it's been a bit skimpy in updates recently.

Response from BitBit (Reviewer)

Sorry you've been having a hard time! Don't worry, I LOVE this story. Can't wait!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hi,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! I'm not sure. October was a really hard month, so I wasn't able to write for the last few weeks, and November is looking a bit better, but I'm trying to get myself back on track with things before I can write. I'm glad you're still following the story! :-) Thanks for staying in touch with it even if it's been a bit skimpy in updates recently.

Response from BitBit (Reviewer)

Sorry you've been having a hard time! Don't worry, I LOVE this story. Can't wait!

10/10

Applebee545

I can't wait to hear what happens next! Hope to see the next chapter soon!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hi,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! It's in the works -- it's been a really tough month, so little energy for writing, but I'm trying to plug away. Thanks for dropping me a note! I always enjoy hearing from readers who are enjoying the story. It's very encouraging.

Response from Applebee545 (Reviewer)

So happy to hear that!! Your welcome and can't wait to see it! :)

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hi,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! It's in the works -- it's been a really tough month, so little energy for writing, but I'm trying to plug away. Thanks for dropping me a note! I always enjoy hearing from readers who are enjoying the story. It's very encouraging.

Response from Applebee545 (Reviewer)

So happy to hear that!! Your welcome and can't wait to see it! :)

10/10

BitBit

First off let me just say I love this story, very creative, but come on! You're driving me insane! Please just marry them already it would be adorable! And Severus talking about children- I almost fainted! Can Poppy still have children? Anywyas, I can't wait for your next update! 

Response from BitBit (Reviewer)

Oh and when will you tell us Poppy's middle name, that whole thing is hilarious!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

I'm glad you love the story! There's more to go -- mysteries to solve & all that -- and I hope you enjoy that, as well. :-)Witches can continue to have children a few decades longer than Muggle women, though in the last decade or two, they may need a bit of help from potions. Gertrude had Gareth when she was 67 with a bit of help from potions -- and because Malcolm really wanted a child with her. There are actually hints to the reader as to what Poppy's middle name might be -- in the title of the story (though that also expresses what Severus is experiencing throughout the story), in Firenze's prediction back in Part 2, and in Aine's prediction a little while back.Thanks for the review! I might try to write a bit on LVS today.

Response from BitBit (Reviewer)

Oh and when will you tell us Poppy's middle name, that whole thing is hilarious!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

I'm glad you love the story! There's more to go -- mysteries to solve & all that -- and I hope you enjoy that, as well. :-)Witches can continue to have children a few decades longer than Muggle women, though in the last decade or two, they may need a bit of help from potions. Gertrude had Gareth when she was 67 with a bit of help from potions -- and because Malcolm really wanted a child with her. There are actually hints to the reader as to what Poppy's middle name might be -- in the title of the story (though that also expresses what Severus is experiencing throughout the story), in Firenze's prediction back in Part 2, and in Aine's prediction a little while back.Thanks for the review! I might try to write a bit on LVS today.

10/10

HogwartsDuo

Another awesome chapter to the story, woo hoo.Loved the "procreation" bit of the chapter. I can't believe Severus went there, teehee. And poor Poppy ... that must have caught her off guard. Cracks me up. And I'm dying to know more about the letters!!!Update soon.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Yep, that certainly did catch Poppy off-guard! Glad it gave you a giggle!We'll get to the letters, never fear! Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Yep, that certainly did catch Poppy off-guard! Glad it gave you a giggle!We'll get to the letters, never fear! Thanks! Glad you liked it.

10/10

Fishy

Woah! That's a teaser! I am DIEING to know what the letters say! Awesome way to set the chappie up. I loved the nudges - and I won't say more on that. I am most interested in all the explanations of Arithmancy - a lot of your ideas about magic give me ideas on how to work around my ideas of magic, if that makes any sense. You and Squibby both have great scientific ideas in relationships with magic - and I just love to read how they weave together. As I grow older, I am learning - everything in this world - living, dead or otherwise, even history, is interwoven into nearly everything else. Almost every act and every creature has a direct affect on the rest of the world if you travel along the path long enough. I find this interweaving so facinating.Bla bla bla, enough of my rambling - an excellent suspense chapter - has me chomping at the bit to find out WHAT is going on with Severus' parents!And, was I misreading, but is Poppy a tad uncertain about Sevy here? She doesn't seem as relaxed and confident as usual.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

You'll find out a bit more about what the letters say in the next chapter, but not everything until Severus reads them. It ties in with a lot of bits and pieces we've been gleaning about Severus's parents since Part One, as well as tying into what we learn about Eileen & her father in Charming the Scottish Garden -- there will be a bit of a recap of that in LVS for Severus's sake (and for readers who aren't reading the late 50s, early 60s CSG fic).Poppy isn't uncertain, though she does show hesitation in a couple spots. Naturally, she was a bit taken aback with the sudden mention of procreation! lol! But her other hesitancy has a reason for it, which will come out in the next chapter. No big deal, though.

Response from Fishy (Reviewer)

I was thining she might be a tad threatened by Gareth, since Severus has told her of a more friendly relationship that they had - thought she might have some doubts. I certainly have to get back into CSG, that's for sure - I've forgotten a great deal.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

No, she's not. Gareth just dominates the conversation here a bit. As he is quite capable of doing! lol!

Response from Fishy (Reviewer)

HAHA! Some of us are like that, especially when you get us on a subject we love. Gareth has good company - is all I'm gonna say! *grins*

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

You'll find out a bit more about what the letters say in the next chapter, but not everything until Severus reads them. It ties in with a lot of bits and pieces we've been gleaning about Severus's parents since Part One, as well as tying into what we learn about Eileen & her father in Charming the Scottish Garden -- there will be a bit of a recap of that in LVS for Severus's sake (and for readers who aren't reading the late 50s, early 60s CSG fic).Poppy isn't uncertain, though she does show hesitation in a couple spots. Naturally, she was a bit taken aback with the sudden mention of procreation! lol! But her other hesitancy has a reason for it, which will come out in the next chapter. No big deal, though.

Response from Fishy (Reviewer)

I was thining she might be a tad threatened by Gareth, since Severus has told her of a more friendly relationship that they had - thought she might have some doubts. I certainly have to get back into CSG, that's for sure - I've forgotten a great deal.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

No, she's not. Gareth just dominates the conversation here a bit. As he is quite capable of doing! lol!

Response from Fishy (Reviewer)

HAHA! Some of us are like that, especially when you get us on a subject we love. Gareth has good company - is all I'm gonna say! *grins*

10/10

Regina Demonica

I enjoyed the exploration of Arithmancy and its many applications in the wizarding world. It must be a lot of fun to take canonical concepts and expand on them in such an interesting way.Poor Severus had a bit of a slip there! Procreation? He's certainly blunt about his intentions toward Poppy in that bit. He can't have had much of a love life in the past, though, so enjoyable sex must be something new to him, as well as someone who reciprocates his love for her. It's lovely to see him have a second chance at love as well as life. I always love to see Gareth and his relationship with Snape, particularly their banter. They've come a long way from their first hostile meeting in DD, that's for sure!It was a lot of fun to see Angus Og make a little cameo at the end of the chapter, especially now that I know he's the Celtic god of love. A suitable entity for Severus to call on, certainly.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

It is fun to play with magic in the stories. I enjoy trying to systemetize it while still keeping it magical and a bit mysterious. (Heck, a lot mysterious in most cases, since it's magic! ) I see basic Arithmancy as a bit like symbolic logic combined with physics, and advanced Arithmancy like theoretical physics plus its practical application in creating effects in the world, not just describing it, so rather well differentiated from "Muggle" numerology, in which everything is reduced to numbers. In my version of magical Arithmancy, other symbols are used to, and they can mean different things and have different "powers" depending upon their juxtaposition with other symbols, whether numeric or otherwise. Yep, I have spent far too much time contemplating a wholly imaginary magical system! lol!Severus did have a little slip that showed Poppy the general direction of his intentions, didn't he?Yes, good ol' Angus Og. Minerva has been using terms from Celtic myths & legends this year for her passwords, and she's particularly fond of that one because of the story her brother Malcolm told her about Angus Og.Glad you enjoyed the chapter! 

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

It is fun to play with magic in the stories. I enjoy trying to systemetize it while still keeping it magical and a bit mysterious. (Heck, a lot mysterious in most cases, since it's magic! ) I see basic Arithmancy as a bit like symbolic logic combined with physics, and advanced Arithmancy like theoretical physics plus its practical application in creating effects in the world, not just describing it, so rather well differentiated from "Muggle" numerology, in which everything is reduced to numbers. In my version of magical Arithmancy, other symbols are used to, and they can mean different things and have different "powers" depending upon their juxtaposition with other symbols, whether numeric or otherwise. Yep, I have spent far too much time contemplating a wholly imaginary magical system! lol!Severus did have a little slip that showed Poppy the general direction of his intentions, didn't he?Yes, good ol' Angus Og. Minerva has been using terms from Celtic myths & legends this year for her passwords, and she's particularly fond of that one because of the story her brother Malcolm told her about Angus Og.Glad you enjoyed the chapter! 

10/10

sehkmet

Welcome, Welcome back! I have so enjoyed your stories.  I am currently rereading this one to again familiarize myself with the 'danglimg plot clues.' I must admit to a secret desire... Would truly love to see you get the Potions Master into a kilt.  Full Scottish.regalia would be even better!  Thank You again for taking the time to dream and compose a follow-on tale for the Professor.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hello, Sehkmet! (Love your name!) Yes, there are a very many dangling clues in this story, and they are going to begin to gradually come together. I'm very glad that you're enjoying the story. :-)Severus in a kilt? Hmmm, must think about how to achieve that one . . . maybe in a side-story. Could make for some fun. Naturally, it couldn't be of his own accord. Bad bet with Gareth, perhaps? The possibilities abound!Thank you very much for your kind words! It's especially encouraging coming back from a longish hiatus.Have fun with the reread!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Hello, Sehkmet! (Love your name!) Yes, there are a very many dangling clues in this story, and they are going to begin to gradually come together. I'm very glad that you're enjoying the story. :-)Severus in a kilt? Hmmm, must think about how to achieve that one . . . maybe in a side-story. Could make for some fun. Naturally, it couldn't be of his own accord. Bad bet with Gareth, perhaps? The possibilities abound!Thank you very much for your kind words! It's especially encouraging coming back from a longish hiatus.Have fun with the reread!

10/10

Regina Demonica

It was interesting to see Alastor again here. He seems to be on slightly better terms with Snape, although their relationship is certainly a tense one. They're both intense figures who can hold grudges. Burns certainly sounds like a suspect! I'm interested to see where questioning her leads. She doesn't seem to understand that not all Slytherins are as bad as Polyphemus and the toe-rag (in the immortal words of Minerva McGonagall) were.I hope the vigilante is caught soon, especially now that someone has died as a result of her actions. The use of the Conruptus spell is a truly disturbed touch, especially combined with the "diseased flesh" rhetoric. I'd certainly be wary if I was a crook and had Mad-Eye Moody on my tail!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Moody is trying to be conciliatory to Snape, but Moody doesn't do conciliatory very well, and Snape isn't the most forgiving soul. Considering their personalities and their histories, they're actually getting along pretty well now! lol!Yep, the vigilante's choice of hexes is particularly nasty. "Disturbed" is a good word for it.I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Moody is trying to be conciliatory to Snape, but Moody doesn't do conciliatory very well, and Snape isn't the most forgiving soul. Considering their personalities and their histories, they're actually getting along pretty well now! lol!Yep, the vigilante's choice of hexes is particularly nasty. "Disturbed" is a good word for it.I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter.

0/10

gurlimargrethe

I will put a £ on Burns, can't wait so learn if I am right.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

I'll make a note of that!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

I'll make a note of that!

10/10

HogwartsDuo

Seems like forever since we've had an update so I'm very happy to see one now. I'm very pleased Poppy rushed home to be with Severus after the attack. I think these two are just adorable (don't tell Snape I said that) and for her to endure the wrath of her friends upon coming home early ... I think Severus better really appreciate her gesture. And the bit about Minerva and Gertie before they became friends ... awesome. I love how all your stories tie in together. Can't stand Moody, though that's probably b/c you've written him so well. haha.Hope you'll update again soon!!CFP,the GLM

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Yeah, Moody can be pretty abrasive, and since Snape still doesn't like him, that comes through here.I'm sure that Severus both appreciates the gesture and regrets it -- since it raised questions in her friends' minds about why she would leave -- but on the whole, he is very glad she's back, and he's glad that she is willing to leave her friends when she believes he needs her, and that she is willing to be put in an awkward position to do it.I'm working on "Stray" at the moment. It's a bit weird to switch back and forth between "Stray" and LVS, but sometimes I write on one, sometimes the other. It's easier when I'm writing two RaMverse fics because, as you say, the stories all tie together, but "Stray" is not set in the RaMverse and it has a canon-compliant (pretty much) Snape, not the more reformed Snape of the RaMverse.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Yeah, Moody can be pretty abrasive, and since Snape still doesn't like him, that comes through here.I'm sure that Severus both appreciates the gesture and regrets it -- since it raised questions in her friends' minds about why she would leave -- but on the whole, he is very glad she's back, and he's glad that she is willing to leave her friends when she believes he needs her, and that she is willing to be put in an awkward position to do it.I'm working on "Stray" at the moment. It's a bit weird to switch back and forth between "Stray" and LVS, but sometimes I write on one, sometimes the other. It's easier when I'm writing two RaMverse fics because, as you say, the stories all tie together, but "Stray" is not set in the RaMverse and it has a canon-compliant (pretty much) Snape, not the more reformed Snape of the RaMverse.

10/10

Fishy

*snip*“He’s dead. Died an hour or so after reaching St. Mungo’s. Poor sod didn’t have a chance. It was another Conruptus, but this one hit his abdomen, practically dead centre. The damage was extensive. Even if he’d been found right away, the Healers say his chances of surviving such a bad hit were close to nil. Looks like his wife has a good chance of pulling through. She was hit second, and she’d turned to shield her children. The youngest was in her arms.” Moody’s cheek twitched, and his natural eye blinked. He swallowed and shifted in his chair, his claw-foot scraping against the stone floor. *snip*Awwwwwwwwwwwwww - is that Alastor nearly getting choked up???? AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I wuvs my Alastor!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Yeah, just a bit! I know you love your Alastor!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Yeah, just a bit! I know you love your Alastor!

10/10

Riposto

Two witches, managing their men... both very skillfully.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Sometimes necessary!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Sometimes necessary!

10/10

Riposto

Poor Poppy. It's a miserable feeling to constantly watch out for someone else at a party, making sure they're enjoying themselves or at least not unhappy.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

If Poppy had any clue that Severus is particularly uncomfortable with Gertrude, then she'd be even more worried about that, but she is certainly drawn from her enjoyment of the party during her initial worries that Severus is unhappy. Fortunately, that improves, because, as you say, it can be miserable to constantly be watching to see if someone is enjoying themselves! You can't enjoy the party yourself.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

If Poppy had any clue that Severus is particularly uncomfortable with Gertrude, then she'd be even more worried about that, but she is certainly drawn from her enjoyment of the party during her initial worries that Severus is unhappy. Fortunately, that improves, because, as you say, it can be miserable to constantly be watching to see if someone is enjoying themselves! You can't enjoy the party yourself.

10/10

Riposto

Ha! Panacea - I knew it. The contrast between how the three of them approached the door-riddle was perfect. Flitwick loving the challenge, Poppy game for it but seemingly unconcerned about failing, and Severus annoyed at the inconvienience and protective of his dignity.And the contrast between the way Severus and Poppy viewed her younger self was sweet, too. She's still a bit worried and insecure about their age difference, and he's so in love with her that he considers any Pre-Sev version as simply Poppy-in-development.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Panacea is definitely a good one to add to the list!Glad you enjoyed the different perspectives!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Panacea is definitely a good one to add to the list!Glad you enjoyed the different perspectives!

10/10

Riposto

I'm so glad he got that off his chest! And that Poppy took it well. It's a good thing she's both mature and has a real generosity of spirit, otherwise his habit of blurting things out could get him into deep trouble. And this time they were only cuddling, not even post-coital. LOL.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

That was a big blurt, too! Fortunately, Poppy also has learned to try to digest something that surprises her before blurting something herself. lol!Severus is trying to behave differently with Poppy and be as open with her as possible (though he's still hiding some big secrets from her), and he's unfortunately going to an extreme in his honesty. Still, his instincts are basically right; he's just not very good at timing or wording yet, to say the least!

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

That was a big blurt, too! Fortunately, Poppy also has learned to try to digest something that surprises her before blurting something herself. lol!Severus is trying to behave differently with Poppy and be as open with her as possible (though he's still hiding some big secrets from her), and he's unfortunately going to an extreme in his honesty. Still, his instincts are basically right; he's just not very good at timing or wording yet, to say the least!

10/10

Anonymous

Sorry if this is a short one - I just wanted to let you know how happy I was about the update, and how much I liked it.
Poor Severus, to have to meet that Gwen person - but it's only natural, of course, that this will happen to him now and then. And I nearly had forgotten about the attacks. I'm getting more and more curious about their origin!

Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It has been so long since I've updated on a regular basis, it's not surprising you had forgotten about the attacks. I hope to update at least twice a month from now on -- barring major disruptions in RL.

Thanks again!

10/10

OldFashionedGrl

What a lovely fun chapter! I'm so happy and excited to be reading a new chapter of this story. I so adore your Severus and how he's come to interact with the others in such a friendly way. Reading about dueling parctice was fun - I think I've said it before but I vastly enjoy your creative use and explanations of magic. Charms, Transfiguration, Jinxes, spells, intention, all of it actually seems to make sense in a way that I could actually use it (if I were a witch and if magic actually existed.) You make it so real, so effortless, such a part of the way of things -- it's like watching Fred Astaire dance... effortless - we all think we could actually do that. Seeing how Madam Fuller reacted to the situation makes me appreciate Poppy all the more. I loved Melina oblivating her - what a surprising and fun moment. I can just imagine the look on Severus' face and the conspiriatorial comradery he'll now feel with Melina. Hope there will be more to this story soon. Thank you for your creativity and hard work.

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

Thank you very much for the review,

Response from MMADfan (Author of A Long Vernal Season)

! I am very glad you enjoyed it.If you ever wake up to discover yourself a witch in the middle of the HP universe, you can put your knowledge of magic to work! lol! (And not go trying untested zero-g charms on people!) I'm glad you like the magic. It is fun to construct. I had a particularly good time with Flitwick's hyperbaric treatment, although the details of it weren't sketched out here.Glad you enjoyed Melina's little surprise at the end of the chapter!Thanks again for your review and for returning to the story after such a long hiatus. Hopefully, the next chapter won't be so long in coming! (I'm working on a novella-length Hooch fic at the moment, and I'm trying to get that finished sometime this week. We'll see! Keep an eye out for that one. It's not RaMverse, though -- Snape's in it, and he's our canon Potions master.)

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