this is excellent.  waves of anger, dispair, misery, emptiness.  I think you have done a good job either imagining what it must be like in such a situation, or you have experienced some comprable loss. (I hope not!)  Wonderful tale.  Thank  you for sharing it with us.

I enjoyed your story so far.  I'm looking forward to more.  Thank you for what you said about Dumbledore.  He certainly was a great manipulator, with no caring for anyone unless it suited his purpose.

She wondered, now, how deliberately created that situation had been.Brilliant! Something to question, indeed.And as Snape revealed his own strings, she fully understood his impotent rage. For it matched her own.Excellent! It's about time someone got angry about the manipulations, about the sheer hubris of Dumbledore feeling he had the right to choose what was best for the common good. If he had truly been as wise and intelligent and powerful as advertised things should have turned out much differently.Enjoy your journey! We await your return.

Ouuuu good and painful revelations in this chapter. Its like peeling an onion with H&S. Every layer is a good one. Enjoy your trip.

I would definitely agree with the sentiments Hermione expresses in the first few drabbles. Ron was Harry's most important person, and Hermione was the after thought, always. They were surprised that Krum even noticed her, because they didnt think of her as a real person.

Superb. Take care on your travels, we need you to continue this wonderful tale. Thanks

Enjoy your trip and thanks for this story.  Looking forward to more. 

Your story just gets more and more interesting.  I'll be eagerly awaiting more of it when you return from your trip

Thank you very much for your fast updates over the past weeks - I have enjoyed this story very much so far and I will be eagerly awaiting your return :-)

Have a nice trip.  I, for one, of many I'm sure, will be waiting when you get back. 

The last two sentence are made of brilliance.

Glad to see you archiving this properly!

Nasty curse, nasty Bella!

Oh, well done! Two people totally messed over by a less than kind world and the amazingly cruel people in it. Sometimes truly kind-hearted people can allow guilt to cause more damage than even the cruelest of persons could imagine inflicting. But is time truly all she needs to heal? Or was it the only solice Snape was ever offered?

Well, she certainly scared the hell out of me! Snape, too, it would seem. I do believe Hermione deserves any and all lectures that come her way over this stunt. It is, however, reassuring that she does not intend to let h- them win.

No clues to the tripwire that he'd triggered in Hermione's mind.What a perfect description of Hermione's reaction! All the scars are not from the Department of Mysteries, then. Also some from Malfoy Manor? And she'd never really considered her biological functions, anyway.I don't care to think of what horrible curses Bellatrix might have known.

Wow! Did she just deck Snape? We know she did not come out of the Department of Mysteries unscathed, but this level of sheer terror is intriguing. Apparently, Snape will need to chnge his methods. His usual intimidation backfired and left him bloodied as well as Hermione extremely upset. ~Scurries off to see what's next.~

True to her muggleborn roots. If the wizarding world should fail her, of course her failsafe position would be muggle. Not only has she done well, but she's earned the praise of the one man never able to give Hermione her due. Now, who is SHE? And why is Hermione so utterly terrified of her?

Seems Hermione has all kinds of interesting secrets. Bubo belongs to Athena, I believe. I can't wait to see what Hermione's plan is other than peace and quiet and a boatload of chicken soup for the soul.

Two injured souls seemingly desiring nothing more than freedom. I loved Crookshanks to the rescue. Now will Severus follow his lead and save his own savior?

i especially liked this installment because we are starting to get answers to some of the questions, and they are moving towards understanding each other. : )

This is very good.  you are managing to pack a lot into little snippets of prose.  Thank you f or writing this.

Lovely, yet so very sad. More, please. Sorry to sound like Oliver Twist, but I am hooked.

Well written.   Hermione is still so young and yet has been through so much.  Hopefully, together, they can help each other and move on.

Hm... if Snape recognizes the curse damage, maybe he can help her heal. And not just physically of course.