LOL! Well, that was an interesting twist. I did like Hermione's mother. The old hag. I don't think I'd want to tell my friends who they really were either. Much easier for people to think that they're dentists. More, please.

Too funny in a somewhat dark way.  Hermione's  parents are less than thrilled, I can't say I blame them since they are in the dark so to speak.  Great story flow and you held my interest.

That was wonderful!  I loved the how you twisted the 'secretly aristocratic' Snape convention that can be found so often in marriage law fics.  Also, Hermione's actually quite believable as that type of upper-class girl.

The mix of humour, moments of seriousness and UST is great too.

I get the feeling that Hermione may not be sleeping on the floor for much longer? 

"If only she knew"...hmmm. Love the way you keep interest peaked in several ways throughout this chapter rather than just the standard cliffy at the end. The wondering what that line meant, wondering what the 'couple' will be going through to play out their roles.. it's nice to have so many aspects to be pondering. Multifacited :)thanks and looking forward to reading more.

As someone else said, I am wondering what Snape's motives are. He seems not so displeased with this situation, and even more, he seems to be fighting to make sure that it is him that marries Hermione. Interesting indeed. :)

Well, that's quite the twist on the old "daughter of dentists marrying wealthy Snape" of the pre-HBP MLC fics!  I love how Hermione handles them.

I'm not sure I'll be in the majority, but I like Mrs. Granger. She's pragmatic, cool-headed, and not easily subdued.

And Severus needs to be a bit more accomodating. One narrow bed only? 

All those poor guys!  I guess they will just have to look elsewhere. Hey - aren't there any other students who are trapped or subjected by this law?

Wow, what an interesting begigning.

Excellent new chapters. I howled with laughter and wibbled so much.

Frightening chapter, Hermione really hits the nail on the head about children.

I think that you should change your summary.  Your warning about it being a dark story put me off reading it until yesterday.  "Dark" to me is Snape abusing her or DE's torturing/raping.  This is certainly not fluffy, but there's nothing 'scary' up to this point.  In any case, I am enjoying this retrospective view of Snape and Hermione as we envisioned their personalities back before HBP.  An engrosing tale so far.

Excellent and at the end deeply moving.

Whew! They don't pull any punches, do they? And neither do you...luckily for us. This is a fine story.

Excellent chapter - the mix of humour and drama is perfect. 

Thank you so much for the update. I liked this chapter, I am also intrigued by the solidarity within the Slytherin group. I find that solidarity belivable and somewhat necessary, not at least because Slytherins will have little support from the other houses. It also, still in my mind, gives a clue to why Voldemort have manage to gain such power, his main followers are Slytherins, a group standing outside most others and at the same time loyal to eachother when facing an outsider. It leads me to think that if Voldemort had been a Gryffindor, and tried to get his followers from the same house, he would have been defeated a long time ago since they probably wouldn't have stayed loyal to the cause. I am rambling, I know, but your wellwritten description of the Slytherins made my mind wander...:-)) Update again soon!

Quite the blend of humor (bite my arse!) and pathos (the firstie giving Hermione his new jade serpent) and angst (Hermione's worry for their children).  Great chapter.

There were so many great moments in this, from Hermione nearly getting off of Outstandings to her NEWTs to that funny "bite my arse" (had to bite my cheek not to laugh out loud at that) and to that insightful vow from Hermione. This was a very good chapter.

Excellent new chapter! I'm thoroughly hooked on this story.  Lots of arse-biting going on (giggles).  I love the dark humor mixed in with the angst.  Very nicely done.

Their snipping is just so hillarious. LOL! And, truly, the last bit where he wanted to say all of those horrible things to her and couldn't even bring himself to do that, well... it just fit very well with the rest of the chapter. 

ah, the happy couple.  The bonding gifts given by both Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff Houses was truly thoughtful.  At least some people at that school still have manners(!) 

Enjoying your writing. I really like Snape's snarky thoughts and comments - keeps cracking me up. Looking forward to continued reading.

Wow, that was a very powerful ending to this chapter.  I loved the traditions in Slytherin House and Snape's welcome to them.  I think that it was very in character for him and for how I view that particular House.  Wonderful writing!

This was a fantastic chapter; the right blend of humour and seriousness.

Hehehe "My mind was on other things" indeed. You make me feel manic depressive I was giggling dementedly through the head table interaction then in tears when Hermione asked Severus to swear her that promise. Looking forwards to more as always.