Good for Hermione.  Truly, Severus is being appalling.

Well, this should definitely be interesting. I wonder if the Marquis is exactly like everyone said, or if it's just an act. I have the feeling he turns out to be the complete opposite of Severus, which would help with the dislike they have for each other.

Gaaah! LOL I *love* the biting banter between the three. I must have more, more, more!!

its been a while.  i had to go back and skim the last few chapters to remember what this story was about lol.  i wonder how their weekend will go?  hopefully it goes well.

“Likewise,” Severus replied easily. “I see twenty years haven’t given you any more breeding than you had previously. You've started answering the door for yourself; planning on supporting yourself in old age with a career as a house elf?”

Ouch! I see Severus came right in there swinging as well. And good for Hermione, refusing to take Tobias Snape's attitude lying down. I think being her spirited Gryffindor self is probably the best way to go. Judging by just this first meeting with the Marquis, if she was the least bit deferential, he'd eat her alive.

terrific update!  love the discription of the robes.  Neville and tonks, eh?  di not see that one coming!  thanks muchly

Wonderfully written. I felt so sad for Hermione that Harry refused her request. And I had tears in my eyes as I read her exchange with Hagrid. He is a wonderful choice.

And now we wait on pins and needles for the weekend. I can't help but wonder why Madam Moreaux would not come to the castle, besides the obvious stated excuse. This, I suspect, does not bode well for our heroine.

This is such an enchanting and intriguing story. I had a suspicion that Neville's love was not Lavender. Great job with that little surprise.

I hope we are getting closer to the lemons.. It seems that Severus has much to show his appreciation for.

I love the names people come up with.  Reynard!!!

Woot!

glad you're back

French stuff was fun. it's better Hermione didn't get it, she wouldn't be able to keep quiet

i didn't realize how unaccustomed to the "well born" version of Snape i got, what with all the book 6 & 7 cannon. i find it hard to switch, even when you write him so well

Hermione finally is shaping up to be a tough opponent. yay! "any day of a week and twice on Sunday", huh? i certainly hope so!
(gosh did that sound dirty or is it just me?)

more soon, right?
*happy dance*

That was an interesting afternoon.  Etoile is an accomplished seamstress, but a bit of a snob, I think.  However she seems to think very highly of Severus, as do her daughters.

I think Hermione may have made an ally in Amelie.  Perhaps she will learn many more things about her husband-to-be from this new friend.

I liked Hagrid's reaction upon discovering that Hermione was the lady on Professor Snape's arm.  It put a big smile on my face.

I'd love to know what was going through Severus' mind when he decided to allow Hermione to pay for their lunch.  And I can't wait to know how the weekend with Severus' father goes.  I wonder, has the older Snape remained completely alone since Severus' mother died?  Or has he taken a companion in his life.  Surely he must have become lonely... I think that may have been at the heart of his demand to meet his future daughter-in-law.  If father and son are as estranged as they apparently are, this may be the only way that he could think of to get his son to come to see him.

This was another great chapter!
Beth
 

wonderful update!  thanks so much and for the translation!

Until I read Hermione's "talking above my head" comment, I was going on the theory I've often heard, that since her family seems to make a habit of vacationing in France, that most likely would mean she would be fluent in the language (esp. given this is _Hermione_ we're talking about--the eternal over-achiever who would _have_ to do anything she does, well---so if she knew French, she would know it WELL).  So, I was already picturing a very strained "after" scene, in which Hermione suddenly begins conversing with Snape in French, just as a way of letting him know she knew EXACTLY what they had said, and what it had expressed about his feelings toward her.  I wonder, if such a scene had happened, if he would have had the good grace to even be ashamed of how he had spoken of her, or allowed her to be demeaned in his presence.  The fact that it didn't seem to bother him in the least, either speaking "of" her as a whore, or having others refer to her as one, is most troubling.  Is this going to be a "Dark Snape" story?  You have me wondering.  Looking forward to more chapters to puzzle it out.

Ohh I sure felt the confusion with the French, but am so glad you put in a translation at the bottom! (If you hadn't I would've gone to google translate!)

Great chapter! I'm very pleased to hear that the next ones will be longer. ;)

There's definitely an element of the Tyger,Tyger Snape in Severus's character here - and I adore both stories, even when I want to box Severus's ears.

So we're just about to look at <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>, but the other way around! I like that. I enjoyed the full chapter very much, so I won't mind if you make the following ones longer. What I disliked most of Snape in this chapter was when he let Etoile know he might think of Hermione as a <i>putain</i> "at a latter date." I wonder how she'd have reacted if she had understood this.

Hello, Lady Tuesday :)

I was pleasantly surprised about the update of Tying Knots! And it was a pleasure to read this chapter, even if Snape was a great git. The conversation between him and the seamstress was really beneath contempt!

Hermione is getting better in self-defence, but still...

I hope she'll give him a good dressing down - and soon!

Please update soon, because I'm looking forward to the next developments of your story!

Poetica

To be honest; Snapes behaviour at the seamstress (and among "his kind of people") is so disgusting that there is no excuse! Hermione deserves far better than a lowlife, ill-mannered, weakling like him and he deservers nothing better than the common whore his darling seamstress ask to dress Hermione as.  I am sure it is all to be blamed on the role he has to play, there is always an excuse for Snape to behave like a complete dirtbag, but I don't buy it: there is a limit for how much you can blame on "having to be chummy with the rigth people because I am to cowardly to show manners", and he has broken that limit a long time ago. Hermione should hex him where it hurt the most to make sure he will never be able to reproduce, who would want more of his kind? Then she should pack her bags and move to a country with more knowlegde about what is rigth and what is wrong, surely there must be one gouvernment with a basic knowlegde of human rigths?
My compliments though for writing a story so well that my bloodpreassure reach dangerous levels:-))

two things--has snape been in a relationship with the seamstress?  and I'm surprised that you used the word "muggle" in the french speech.  I love the Snidely Whiplash reference :) 

I love the little comments that you throw in here and there, like the one about snape's eyebrow muscle, and hermione braiding her hair for clothes-shopping (something I do).

What a marvelous chapter! I have been looking forward to this for so long.

I must admit that my husband is fluent in French and before I realized that the translation was at the bottom of the page, I had him translate it for me. So I enjoyed the jokes. I am like Hermione, knowing just enough French to get by, but not enough to understand native speakers.

Thanks LadyTuesday. This was really fun. A great story so far. I guess the next step is meeting Tobias. Scary prospect to say the least.

The conversation between Snape and Etoile was very hurtful it's a good job that Hermione didn't understand, agreeing she is a 'Mudblood'. I thought maybe Snape feelings has softend for Hermione, why is being like that, when he was so caring for her well being when she fainted and brought her back from the attack.
Glad your back.

That was interesting to say the least.  I feel bad for Hermione, although I do think she is learning to hold her own.

I love it!!! I truly enjoyed the French, and was very glad to know that I translated it correctly!! We still speak French here in Louisiana, although the dialect is somewhat different!

I'm so glad to see that you updated! This story is like crack for me, so thanks for the hit!! LOL (I don't do crack) Hope to read Chapter 16 soon!!

All the best! SP

Good thing Hermione didn't hear all that. Or at least understand it.