Thank you.  I'm glad you like the house-elves.  Severus is having a harder time working through this all.  He doesn't realise Hermione doesn't really blame him at all.  She understands,  He juts has to learn to elt it go and forgive himself.Yes, if they can get it done quickly they can survive.Thank you again for all your greatcomments.

Yes, it was very difficult.  Especially for Severus.  For allt he things he was forced to do in his life this was not one of them.  Yes, they both kow it was for show but i thik severus will sufer more for it.  He saw and felt what he had to do, she did not. Thank you so much for all your well thought out comments. I'm so happy that the readers all seem to like this one.

Thank you so much.  I am glad that your are enjoying it.  I do hope the last chapter will be up in the next week.Yes, I'm glad he's gone too.  LOL thank you :)I very much appreciate your review.

Thank you...I love Fancy.  She just sort of walked into the story and took over LOL.  I thik your right it was very quick but don't they say the devil you know id better than the one you don't.  Severus is the only familiar person and she has to cling to him.  She feels in helping her survive by givng Severus deserves her giving herself willingly so that they both have a chnace to live.Thank you for your comments.

This was a rather quick story and I tried to make it grittier than anything I've ever written before. It would be very scary to be put before Voldy in that way. Yes. Severus finds himself in a whole new situation...caring about someone.

Thank you so much for your review.

No I didn't tazke much time in getting going.  LOL  It was a very quick idea and I wanted it to be a short story.  It's paced pretty fast.  Looking forward to more of your comments.

Thank you, I love Hagrid and haven't written too many scenes for him.  He's a wonderful down to earth like character.  No I don't think Hermione is marked anymore.  She took potion's to heal, thats why she wanted to stay in bed.  They were making her sleepy.Thank you for enjoying the elves part of this story...I always thought they probably have great power after seeing Dobby knock Lucius on his back and Lucius didn't attempt to lash out in retaliation.

Thank you, I'm glad he is too LOL.  Thank yoou for making a comment.

:)  Thank you.  I try very hard to write only things I haven't seen before. ( Though I love nearly every marriage Law srtory I've read. ) I like to think of new things and apparently it's working.  Thank you so much for reading and commenting.

Thank you.  I'm glad you liked those scenes.  Yes, too bad they weren't free to help when Harry was there.  I hope you enjoy the final chapter.

Yes, there were to many people gone.  maybe I should have writtent hat diffferent, but this was a different war where the good guys lost and the casualties where high.  The painting occured to me and I went with it.  There no reason why people who are not Headmasters could have portrait's with the right magic or enough money.Maybe that was weird.  Sorry, she was so exhausted fromt he stress of what she had to do and the relief of the day as well as all the ehaling potions thats she didn't want to move much.Thank you for your comment's.

Thank you, Another chpater is in the Queue.  Thank you so much for leaving a comment.

Well, Thank you for the first phragraph compliment.  I'm glad you think despite the parts you don;t like thats its working.  Maybe that's true what he says in cannon, I think that he had to call Voldemort, The Dark Lord, before the war to his face and his followers... stay in character. I think we can let him change that, now that he has decided to kill the monster.While it might be true most virgin's don't cum the first time, and I'm taking your word for it, this is supposed to be fantasy and sexy in some ways, other wise I wouldn't bother writing it :) thank you for the review

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it.

LOL... yes, it's was a gruesome chater to write.  I still cringe.Thank you for making a comment.

I think Severus is at the point where everythings coming at him.  He sees someone who could love him and he feels for certain that she could very well die and possibly at his own hands.  He quite torn and emotionally raw.  He spent decades working toward Harry finishing Voldermort off and now he has to do the job through Hermione.  She is there waiting for him.Thank you for your comments.

Thak you.  I'm glad you read my story and enjoyed it.  It was a challenge.The bad guys win.  It's nice to kow someone had recently read it.  I like making Severus happy.  He deserves it.

Yeah! Severus indead really deserves it! It's nice to read a story of him from a different vieuw. I like the story's about him and Hermione a lot, but I also like them with lily<3. Have you written more stories like this one? Cuz than I really have to read them!:) Btw, sorry for my sometimes bad English, but I'm from Holland so i don't speak it very well, i'm still learning a lot about it;)

This was my first story of: The otehr side wins.I have a number of other stories on thepetulantpoetess.com. All HG/SS stories.  I try to find new angles to write.

This was my first story of: The otehr side wins.I have a number of other stories on thepetulantpoetess.com. All HG/SS stories.  I try to find new angles to write.

Okay,You did an excellent job with this story! And I have a test tomorrow about French and acient Greek, so I won't read your stories toninght, but I will read them as soon as I can! Are you from England or from another English country? Or isn't English your native language? Maybe I'll write a story of my own, and than about Severus and Hermoine in a whole other angle;) I won't say too much for now, but maybe we can write a story together? Like we both write a couple chapters, and see if it fits together:)

The next chapter is in the Queue, I'm glad you like it.