GUH.*is inarticulate with delight*

That last line is a classic. I love you.

YES!!  Now we are getting somewhere!!!!!!

Oh I love, love love this story and can't wait for more.  You know at first I wantd more lemons earlier between SS and HG but now I realize thse "pay-off" lemons are going to be great an worth waiting for.  Great job!

Finally!  A long awaited and very Happy chapter.

I am so glad Hermione finally made up her mind. Love your characterisation of both - but what a cliffie, now my fantasy goes into overload... More? Please?

oooooohh evil cliffie!plz update soon,i really want them to end up together! although it says this isn't a romance...

Well, it's about time!!  I wouldn't mind having Severus on a... wait -- nevermind.  Excuse me while I put my quick quotes quill back in my handbag, before it accidentally records all of my thoughts.

How could you do that? How could y-you...st-stop th-er-ee??? That's possible the worst place to stop I can EVER imagine!!!Very nice *g* You know, I want to praise this great, funny (sexy) story, but I'm - as always- in a bad loss of words.Yours sincerely,The German Fangirl

YYAAAYYY!!!!  finally.  awesome chapter.  I love this story!  Can't wait for some more

Thanks God(ess), an update of this marvellous fic.

Finally, she did it and told him what she wants. How long ago was the break with Ron? Weeks, months? I'm sorry I lost the 'timetable'. Anyway, it was more than long enough for Severus (and for us, too).

Thanks a lot for this promising chap. As always, I'm very much looking forward to his POV.

At this point in the story I'm still trying to work out why it took her so long to make her decision and tell it to Snape.  Was it guilt over Ron, fear of rejection by her friends, or uncertainty about him (perhaps all of these)?  She's spent two months just looking at him (or not); it's a wonder he stayed sane.Thanks for another terrific chapter.  Now, given the beginning 'interlude' and Tonks' description of Severus as 'talented' in the bedroom, I'm expecting some lengthy lemony goodness as he lives up to those expectations, more than once perhaps.  If that seems like pressure, dear author, I think you've brought it on yourself.  Actually, I've little doubt that's what you'll deliver.  *sets fan next to laptop and leans back to wait*  ~

So completely hot.  Looking forward to more.

I am about to explode from all this UST, my dear.  But I'm glad Hermione has come to a decision about the two of them.  I love the subtext through the whole thing -- Severus is such a Slytherin!  The comment about hoping that the time wasn't wasted was revealing.

Thank you so much for updating! 

ARRRGGGHHHH!  Not a cliffie now!!?  I swear to God... you are trying to punish us. Bad,bad author! (LOL)Excellent chapter, hoping for some lemony goodness in the next installment.  Yes?  *cheeky grin*  Cheers!

love the bannerchapter was fun!!!

Ooh, yay!  I love the double-meaning in their discussion.  Well done   I'm looking forward to how this develops from here, and of course, for Severus' point of view

About time!!!  *lol*  Can't wait to see what happens next

“Good – I would hate to think that our delay brought nothing of value.” - I don't know if you intended it this way, but I found that this line and some of the others seemed to have a double entendre. And then there's that little business about the parchment 'drifting' toward his lap – no doubt so he could read it better! [Yeah, right.] I'm very curious to see his take on Rung 11 ... but then, are you going to do a ½ step together for Ch. 26????

Pahleeeze! They NEED to do a ½ step together!

Yeah!  F I N A L L Y! 

Nice work!However, though I am probably queer, I like the science scenes even better than the erotic ones ;o)Looking forward to the next one!

WELL!

:taps foot expectantly:

I'm waaaaaiting...

(So glad to have an update, really. Poor Severus! I do feel for him :cough: at this point.)

Woohoo! Er, forgive my enthusiastic response to the last line.Great chapter, full of wonderful descriptions. I actually had to look up what vetiver was.Severus better be careful not to give Hermione a heart attack, as it sounds like she's heading that way.Looking forward to reading his side of the rung!

YEEESSSS! yes yes yes yes yes yes YES! In other words, I'm really happy.Yes!

Severus' actions are far from innocent, and yet Hermione still doesn't understand them, even though she feel their effects keenly. At last, some action!