Strangely enough, it hadn't occurred to me to wonder where the owl in the title came from.  Now I know.  This was a lovely ending to a fun story.

Boy, time flies.   I'm glad this is done and ready for my reading pleasure.  This will be short and sweet as I'm on my phone, but this chapter was as good as those before it.  I hope we've turned a corner now that Severus is helping research, and maybe the Bloody Baron finally spilled what he knows.  And Blinky, bless her heart, is just as worried as Hermione.  I'm surprised she didn't race her to that hug.  And just why is Severus dishevelled?

Yay, they're making progress on both the castle and their relationship.  Let's get this castle happy so they can get back to the kissing thing!

Really lovely story, thank you :):)

A very sweet story. Definitely one I will read again. Thank you for sharing. 

Great story :)))

Great story, thanks for sharing!

Poor Castle has been depressed for 10 years and is finally getting better.  ((hugs castle))

Dwaww, Severus saved the elflings.  What a sweetie.

Hmm looks like a bit of backstory unfolding.  Enjoying!

awesome ficlet! but a little smut wouldn't go amiss would it?

Really nice finish: not too sugary and it gives a sense of anticipation about their future! Thanks for the terrific story!!

The holiday cottage sounds idyllic, it's nice to see their lives have settled down. Hogwarts is back to normal, and all is now well.

PS Hermione makes a lovely owl   

Aha, so that's where the owl in the title comes from! :D

Aww, an unsolicited hug. :)

Wonderful scene with all their magic combining to heal the castle, and some lonely hearts too.

Thank you so much for a wonderful story, it has been a joy to read:-))

I have to wonder if all is in balance yet.  And if not what will happen next?  

If there is anything that can melt Hermione's heart, it's protecting the house elves and the elflings, I could throw my arms around him myself, not that I would need much encouragement.

Absolutely loved the update, it was brilliant!!!

While I do understand Severus' reason for leaving, he definitely should've talked things over with Hermione. Leaving like he did probably wasn't the best idea since he left her wondering. And she's spent all this time wondering.

Cool! It's nice to know I can come back and read what I've missed while my internet connection was down. This was nicely done. I liked how Hermione's mind wandered to what she'd seen before the rug covered him. ^_~

Severus is human again,  now we need to know if his being hexed into a raven has anything to do with the castle sulking.

Is that Potions master talk for "Come up and see my etchings."?

About time somebody figured it put! :)