Ha-ha!  Lucius kisses like a drooling hyena!  And ach, poor Sev.  So innocent and unguarded.  He needs a good hug.  Might I volunteer my services?

I think this was a great chapter.  I loved seeing Severus veiwing his alternative self.  An inspired chapter overall.

I was worried there for a moment that Severus would be a Junior Death Eater in training, but then I suppose he might also be playing her for info.  Hermione seems so open and trusting.

Dandy  premise, and I like that Severus is already aware of who she is to an extent.

ahhh, that was so lovely. And necessary for them bnoth to fill in the gaps. Can't wait for the next installment!

Wow, that was pretty intense for both of them. 

It was a great homage to the lost Hermione, a great idea to include those memories.  Maybe now Hermione will at least have lesser feelings of guilt.Looking forward to the next chapter.  =)

Definitely a good homage to the lost Hermione.  I love them sharing their memories.  Interesting sealing of the idea that this Hermione is much stronger than her alternate, and that primarily is because of Severus.  I also loved Severus noticing that his alternate must have had a crush on her.  This chapter was great, and it makes the pace you've set up for them totally make sense.  They definitely need to get used to each other.

Wow, talk about having to face your inner (or in this case paat-) demons!   It must have been so hard for him to see himself through her eyes and realize she'd have come to love him anyway. It was cute that he saw a bit of a crush in his own eyes - from the other self. Still, what a ride for them both.

great chapter, i can't wait to read the next one!

What a great chapter--not only seeing Hermione's reaction to how her childhood might have been with a more understanding Professor Snape, but it was fascinating seeing those memories she had of the two of them in the orginal timeline working together and oh-so-slowly getting friendlier.  It reminded me of the painstaking and careful way one gets a stray animal to start trusting you...  Very well done indeed!

He needed to see that. :)

yes, a lovely homage.  she was much luckier in her relationship with severus but the result was the same.  thanks so much my delovely deb!                                       (me blowing kisses)

I think this might be my favourite chapter so far!! I loved their conflicting memories. Brilliant!! *sigh* I think this was a wonderful way to bring them closer to one another!!

Its good to see Severus as a sociable character following Hermione's trip to the past.  While its good to have him start off more reclusive (snarky self maybe), to see him change is nice.Looking forward to the next chapter.=)

Poor Hermione!  She returns only to find that reality has been turned upside-down.  I like this reality better though.=)Looking forward to see how they plan to overthrow Lucius. Off to read the next chapter.

What a fun chapter!  Everyone together and happy, Harry and Ginny getting ready to have a baby, good times!  I know things will be getting serious and dangerous again soon, but this was a great intermission before the action starts again.Well, it took me three days but I finally got my way through all the chapters of this story that are up so far!  It has been highly entertaining to read, and I've been neglecting my husband and cats dreadfully while I was doing it.  It was worth it, though!  I've really enjoyed everything, and now that I'm "caught up" I'm looking forward to the next installment.Next: will Sirius and Petunia have a little annoucement of their own to make to Harry?  Gosh, what would a child of Sirius Black's be like...?

It must seem to Hermione that her entire world has been turned upside-down!  Ron's alienated everyone, Sirius is alive and married to mean old Aunt Petunia who's not mean anymore, not to mention the things she still doesn't know such as Remus being alive!  It would be like Alice going through the Looking Glass... it's all the same, yet unbelievably different.A possible way that Hermione might be able to get some feedback from this new timeline's version of herself would be for her to use that very spell the "other" Hermione used to question Severus from within Harry's memory.  She could go inside a memory that had her in it, freeze it and have a good long conversation with herself!  Talk about weird, though... Still, glad she's back and ready to jump in feet first and help out with the attack on Malfoy Manor.  I do hope that Draco isn't involved too deeply in his father's schemes, and that he remembers it was due to his dad's interference regarding becoming a Death Eater and taking on that assignment for Voldemort which nearly caused him to be killed in the first place!  "Thanks, Dad, but no thanks for the Ministry appointment... I think I'd rather just become an international Quidditch player and have women hanging all over me like they do Viktor Krum, okay?"

Nice paradox explanation!  And here I was thinking that Dumbledore would tell Hermione she needed to go to the past in order to preserve the new future, show her the note his former timeline future self had sent to him when she'd arrived, and insure that the cycle was not broken.  But this is good too, and has the added benefit of being unexpected!  Still, what a disappointment to find out that all of one's hard work with Lucius was apparently for nothing.  Things are just as bad, but in a different way!  I certainly hope that when she gets the opportunity to give Lucius a piece of her mind that he'll have the good grace to be just a little bit uncomfortable, at least!But what of Draco and Narcissa?  How do they feel about Lucius' current Reign of Terror?  I want to read more, but it is after one a.m. and I have got to get some sleep... I'll wrap up the remaining chapters after I've had my shut-eye!

Hooray, Sirius and Petunia do get married! Hee hee hee... and little Teddy locking onto Severus' nose was priceless!  Especially loved the hair color change to show his delight--so cute!Sev and Hermione's friendship is fully established now, and the cracks are appearing in the relationship between her and Ron... things seem to be heading in the direction they're supposed to... so far.As for whether or not Hermione will still go back in time--I think she will, because Dumbledore will summon her to tell her that she did, and her actions allowed the war with Voldemort to be won.  So the impetus may change, but I think she'll still do it to make sure that the "old" future never happens.  Guess we'll see!

Great showdown scene with Harry and Voldemort!  Liked how they got more into it with each other than in the original book.  I hate that Fred died, but I am so glad that you kept Remus alive so that someone will be able to raise little Teddy...  And Severus didn't get poisoned by Nagini, always a plus.I can't wait to see what happens to everyone... will Ron and Hermione's relationship be more successful in this new timeline?  Will Sirius and Petuna become engaged, if not actually married?  Will the senior Malfoys go to Azkaban or not?  Guess I'd better mosey on over to the next chapter to find out...

So the truth is out now--and Lucius couldn't even be bothered to help out his friend at the end, Narcissa had to do it!  Narcissa!  Just what were all those Occlumency lessons of Lucius' for, if not to allow him to help his friends sometimes?  Hmmph! I am glad that Severus will have an opportunity to fight for the Order openly, though, and everyone can know what he did while he's still alive to appreciate it.  On to the next chapter--I will keep reading until Hermione's return from the past!

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.... well, I know that there are many more chapters after this one, so Sev must somehow manage to get out of this, but still.... ack!Will Harry, Hermione and the others all wind up in the dungeons at Malfoy Manor with Severus?  How embarrassing for him if so!  A hardened spy captured as easily as a group of teenagers... all the other spies will never let him live it down. Loved the fierce embrace by Hermione; her professor is becoming more and more important to her, methinks!

How ironic--Harry knows, and Hermione knows, but neither of them know that the other knows, so they both have to keep pretending that they don't know!  You know?   Ron is the only one who really doesn't know... as usual.  Poor Ron.  He's always a little out of the loop, isn't he?  But leave it to Hermione to find a spell allowing her to question Severus in absentia, so to speak.

Also glad that Petunia is being the voice of reason to Sirius; maybe she can keep him from going off half-cocked before the truth can be told.  I have got to go to sleep soon, but I'm not stopping reading until I get to the return of "his" Hermione!  So, onward and upward!

Woohoo, Sirius is still alive!  WAY TO GO!  I hope he finds some happiness for himself as the story goes on... if not with Petunia to make him Harry's step-uncle, then with someone like... oh, I don't know... Nat Kinsington, perhaps!  She's smart, pretty and funny--Sirius could do worse.  I suppose I'll just have to keep reading to find out.I'm glad Sev was able to foil Umbridge's plans with those nasty little quills of hers.  Also liked the twin's pranks!  And the close brush with becoming warm and crispy?  Couldn't happen to a more deserving individual!I'm both glad and worried about Harry knowing of Hermione's future in the past.  Glad because in a way it helps him understand Severus better, worried because that's just one more thing that Voldemort could find out from him if he can't learn to block his mind soon.The doll was a sweet touch at the end.  I felt all melty and gooey when I read that part...  Next chapter!