Just beautiful.

This story made me cry.  I enjoyed this take on the MLC and how it's not happily ever after.  Thank you!

I both hated and loved this story. I've read it three times. Just to see if I still feel this way.

And still, I both love and hate it. LOL

I guess that says a lot about how good your writing is.

I keep coming back to this story and find it just as poignant as the last time. The final two chapters especially make me teary; they are so heartbreakingly lovely. Some day it might be nice to get a glimpse of that cottage in Cornwall...

Well the cat's out of the bag now, I suppose. I wonder how much of a story this is going to be? Another epic? Or something short and sweet? Thanks for writing again! I'm looking forward to the next chapter.
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This is such a brilliant story. I want to cry for both Severus and Hermione. I only hope that now that their forced marriage has been dissolved, that Severus might allow himself to court Hermione properly, allow himself to accept what she's been offering him for over five years.

Can't wait to read more!

Fantastic! Hermione's memories reminded me of The Portrait of a Lady's movie, in which Isabel joins Ralph on his dying bed. I'm waiting for more :)

As if somone of Snape's intellgience couldn't read signs! Silly man!

Oh my God! I knew that the memories she rid herself of would be about him. I'm so glad he was compelled to view them. I hope he feels thoroughly ashamed of himself. I hope he knows now just how much she really loves him. Maybe he'll even feel horribly guilty for hurting her so.

Will he ever allow himself to love her? I hope so. Surely none of the other women he's been hanging around with have any real feelings for him. He only used them to hurt her, so he doesn't care about them either.

WAKE UP SNAPE!! Smell the rose that's been right under your overly large nose for the last five years!!

Very sad so far, but is that a glimmer of hope peaking through?!!! Thanks for writing.

Still, so CRUEL!! Even now. after all he's seen... his cruelty is incredible.

I have to leave a review here, now. I must admit, that I was hesitant to read this story after the first chapter. It was marked as SS/HG, but I enjoy the romantic stories with happy endings. I didn't see any happy ending coming from what I read. But for some reason, I continued. I skimmed through and skipped most of the second and third chapters. When I got to the fourth chapter, and read that Hermione was in love with Severus, I knew I had to continue. And now here we are at the fifth and I can't wait for more.

Oh, wow.  This is kind of heartbreaking, watching Hermione suffer alone in her memories like that.  Clever Sevvie for picking up that these were her favorites. Though of course we know that Pensieve memories can be fabricated, I guess he never got the memo.  Looking forward to what you bring us next, as always.

Boy... this story has been sad, but this chapter was definitely tough.  I know it isn't a romance, so it's been tough to read about the unhappy relationship between Hermione & Snape.  I can't wait to find out what happens next and if you might sneek in a happy ending, at least for Hermione.

Oh my goodness, you're killing me here.  A little Kleenex warning wouldn't go amiss.  I found this so terribly sad.  I hadn't really given much thought to what her memories would entail, but I never expected them to be what they were. 

I can't entirely discern why he treated her the way that he did.  Was it self preservation because he didn't want to get attached to her?  Was he afraid she would get attached and he didn't want that for her?  Was he all around pissed off that she saved him?  Is he just a total heartless bastard?  I guess I will reserve judgement on him until we end this tale.

This entire story is fantastic, but ths is my favorite chapter so far.  My two particular favorite things were the memory that she created while in the hospital post miscarriage(leave it to the know-it-all to be able to accomplish such a thing) and Lucius.  Not usually a favorite of mine, but your version on him is quite enjoyable.  I can't wait to see where we go from here!

Well.  I hope he feels appropriately like the jackass he's been.  And LOVE Lucius!

I have a feeling that Severus is going to get a very strong talking to from Lucius, who probably overheard or was told by a portrait.  Heaven help Severus.

And his close association with those women is not what it seems, is it?

Very interesting indeed.  I have been wondering what this story would turn out to be about.  At first I just thought that it was a radical departure from what I know of your writing, to make Hermione and Severus actually hate each other.  I look forward to your unraveling this mysterious relationship; you always deliver great pleasure.  

Wow! This story is deep. I'm totally blown away. Eager, very eager to read more.

Yes, Molly would be the one person who would understand.  She is the ultimate mum after all, putting her children before her own needs as all mums do. :)

Poor Hermione. The road to hell is paved with good  intentions isn't it?

Your ability to tell a well crafted story as well as give your characters depth and exceptionally well done emotions always amazes me.

I was so glad that Hermione had Ron who didn't appear to have the same motivation as the other men in the room.  Then to find that she loves Severus- did and still does- was kind of shocking.  It seemed to me that there was a bit of feeling there, but I assumed she saved him because she felt she owed him and then he grew on her a bit, or she wanted to make him happy because noone else cared or something along those lines.  Who knew her feelings ran so deep?

I'm wishing I hadn't started this until it was done.  I just want to plunge on ahead and see what it coming.  Especially after this chapter.  What the heck is wrong with her?  Seems like more than emotional overload.  As always, I eagerly await the next chapter.

Snape is rather awful to her, so why did I feel saddened by their exchange and the end of their marriage?  I do wonder what memories she chose to give up, but regardless am glad that she made a choice in favor of her happiness.  Sounds like she was due.

He broke her! He really and truly broke her! I thought with all that he did that it was amazing that she took it all, but she finally succumbed, didn't she?

Omg what's going on!