Another good chapter.  This tale just gets more and more interesting.And OMG @ Severus and the eclair!  I would have needed to leave the room for a period of time.I have to admit to liking feminist!Minerva. ~waits for the next installment~

Hah!  Take that, you smug twit...although I bet you're seriously regretting that decision to "release" Tonks, huh?  Well, if it came to you easily, you wouldn't really enjoy it, now would you?

OOooh, someone's mad! And someone else is guilty as sin. Now which is which? ;0

I only wish these chapters were longer - the combination of mirroring perspectives and short chapters does make me impatient, I'll admit. 

More! More! It's grand. 

This was a nice chapter. Just nicely done.

I love how he's obviously tormenting her deliberately, and his response to that tidbit of news.  Minerva is absolutely right.  Why assume she would change her name?

How can Hermione accept a marrage proposal from Ron when she is so clearly attuned to Severus??! (smacks Hermione, she is brilliant, and yet sooo stupid).  Severus is obviously annoyed so he better turn on the charm quick, or at least put her in a compromising position quick to 'help' her see the error of her ways. A huge lolo to the eyebrow and dictionary comment, it is sooo true!Thanks for writing, and my back is doing somewhat better thanks for the well wishes.  See you next chapter!

Call me bad, but I've become distracted by the éclairs and am envisioning a whole scene with Hermione and Severus eating cream and jelly filled donuts... sucking and licking the yummy cream out while glancing at each other, in their own little world ...with the staff watching them! 

It's your fault, you're the one who brought up the éclairs!

“Congratulations, Professor Granger.  Although it is a pity that after having endeavored for so long to obtain this specific appellation that you would relinquish it so quickly.”“Why, Severus,” Minerva cuts in, “whoever said she was going to change her last name?”There is this niggling in the back of my mind that tells me Severus was not necessarily referring to the change in her surname.  Hmmmm…things to ponder. 

Quite the sexy chapter you have written.  I love how he is such a smug bastard as he inflicts her with pastry style torture.  I cannot wait for the next installment!!   

I like the opening of this section -- Hermione running late after  staying at the Burrow against her better judgement, but unable to let the side down and so on -- oh, that engagement is only a chapter old and it's already SO irritating. (Which will make it all the more satisfying to break off.) The controlled fireworks at the staff meeting were great -- I can't wait to hear Snape's inner dialogue in the aftermath!

TPP has been down, and here my mail was taunting me with the "ladder update" email! well, now things are being back to normal. He's jealous, as plain as day, but he also knows Hermione desires him. There's potential for a drama to unfold.eye-brow code dictionary: love this.And I agree with Minerva's feminism. Well, I just did the same, I've never worn my husband's name.

Eeeevil. You and Snape both. Have I mentioned just how much I dislike Ron/Hermione? Well, canon pairings in general...ah well, you get the point; if anyone's to be seriously emotionally harmed in this fic, I wouldn't mind it being Ron. And if there's no happy ending, I'm expecting at least a bit more smut to make up for it

Can it get any worse?  I'm sure Hermione was hoping to keep that news under wraps.  The proposal was humilitating enough.  How is she going to resist Snape!  Will he see this as a challenge or back off?

Snickers at the display!  Hmm, this could get ugly.

He didn't even touch her and it was hot. LOL Poor HG what will she do? Great chapter. I can't wait for more.

Gah!!!  I need another chapter!  You can't just leave it like this!  Dammit.  Anyway, looking forward to the next! GG

My gosh, he is positively diabolical!  Is he using Legilimency to get a sense of what she's thinking ... or are her facial expressions and posture and gestures so blatant that it's obvious, given their shared history?  (Either way, it's brilliant!)

uh oh, Snape gives up Tonks and now this. Great chapter, I can't wait to read his POV.

This chapter is pure torture, so of course I'm sure SS thoroughly enjoyed himself until at the end. I can't wait to see his POV about that particular announcement, and subsequent plotting. Hermione just got a smidgeon of a taste of what predator SS is like.

Oh dear, Hermione having fantasies involving éclairs and Snape.  This does not bode well for this future intended, since the man of her fantasy is NOT Ron.  (Can't blame her actually.)Great writing as usual, hope to see more very soon.  Cheers!

Great story. Trying out my new internet tv feature on my Wii, hard to type or I would make a better comment. :)

too short, but very well written, I know you already warned us the chapters would be short, so I am grateful for the frequent updates. Anyway I can't wait for his take on the events. I love how you are alternating each of their points of view.

Simply delicious.

This chapter is a great development of the plot. Now... how are you going to get Hermione to cancel the impeding weeding? mmmmm... I wonder...

Well done, Snape! Exactly what he should have said. Very noble, and all that.

Hermione is not a coward---she would say NO.