What a great story!  That is a huge thing that Ron does for Hermione.  I love to see him so mature and selfless for once.  And while this seems so sad, it isn't as if Ron remembers the alternative, and that Hermione picked Severus over him.  I mean, she still did or she wouldn't have ended up with Severus, but Ron surely doesn't remember that pivotal moment when she had the two choices before her and he didn't make the cut.  This was well written and concise in a good way.

Ah, so bittersweet.  Poor Ron; and yet I love him because he can see how much happier she is with Snape, and he lets her go.

It was great to revisit this story today.  I still can't get over how effective you made Ron's POV here.

Wow, that was awesome.  Great insight.

I actually feel bad for Ron , but i'm glad he did what was best for everyone. I loved your story.

I truly am the luckiest person in the world to have such a wonderful friend in you.  This is an amazing story, and I feel so privileged to know it was written for me.

Awe. I don't typically feel bad for Ron during must stories, but I do here. The series have shown us that he can do the right things, and here he does again, even though its not his happy ending. Poor Ron!

Thank you! I love Ron, just not with Hermione, and it's males me so happy (and sad, poor boy) to see him be the quiet hero in a story that ends with Hermione and Severus together. Lovely work.

Oh, that was so sweet and lovely. I feel so sorry for Ron - doing the right thing and all.

Wow, your story is fantastic! I love it.

An excellent demonstration of the saying: If you love somebody, set them free.

What an AMAZING story! Gosh, I just loved this. The theory behind a boomerang time-turner instead of a regular time-turner is fabulous. I love how everyone must select the same set of memories, but I am most glad that they don't remember both sets of memories. That would be too hard on the trio, remembering Ron's and Hermione's relationship.

What a brilliant story.  I loved how you switched between the two timelines, and showed the progress of both relationships.  I always knew there was some nobility in Ron.

Kind of sad, actually. Loved it.

Very interesting take on a time tuner fic....I love it! :)

Wow. For once !i'm impressed by Ron's behaviour. Thank God for small miracles.

*faints*Another amazing offering. Thank you!

This is one of the most beautiful and poignant stories I've read in a very long time.   I didn't notice that it was a one shot and half-way through I was trying to imagine the WIP story of Ron choosing differently from Harry and Hermione. 

Just wonderful - such an original concept! And I actually liked seeing this from Ron's point of view... and not having him as the villain, but as a surprisingly mature young man. I'd almost feel sorry for him, if Severus and Hermione wasn't something that was just meant to be. :-D~Kribu

I liked this a lot, it's so well written and the concept is very original. And I have to love Ron for the decision he made (which is really saying something as Ron isn't really my favourate character). Excellent job!

Ron, all grown up.  What a concept!  Your stories are always extraordinary...

To be sure, your author's notes that the story is 'a Time-Turner fic wherein Harry saves Snape and HG/SS ensues' in less than 5000 words did not seem feasible. Five times so many, maybe, but with just the advertised length... I checked the 'Complete' field again. Certainly, this is going to be a dreadfully rushed nonsense, finally a story that ubiquirk flunked. How wrong I was! It is not rushed at all, instead, it is full of shortcuts we recently enjoyed so in 'Hiding', it's compelling, moving and on Ron's part altruistic. Well, maybe not so much. Hermione ended up fairly unhappy without her professional achievement in his version. In short, a very enjoyable PKD read.

Let's hear it for the redhead. Selflessness looks good on him. I'm tired of Ron always being the bad guy, thanks for writing him more grown up.

You packed a lot of great characterizations into this one-shot. Poor Ron. (I can't believe I just wrote that.) What a great tone his POV adds to this story. It's not just a time-travel journey, it's Ron growing up in fast-frame. It was subtle but still clear in the Snape-less scenario how Hermione's life and choices were being compromised, and to see Ron get that, and act on it, was very sad in its way. (Though of course I agree with the outcome.)

Aw, I actually felt sorry for Ron in this one.  He made a huge sacrifice, even though he loved her so much, allowing her to follow her heart.  (Usually don't feel sorry for Ron...)