Thank you so much!  The next has been posted ...

Aww ... You always spoil me with your reviews!  I was giddy when you commented on the "You have no idea how terrifying it is when you’re pleasant to people" line ... It's one of my favorites!  They are both such fun characters to write.  :-)Thank you, my friend, for your lovely review and the pretty stars.  The next chapter has been posted ...

Thank you so much!  Admitting it is the first step, surely.  And I cannot imagine he would be open with his feelings until he was entirely sure of hers (just my opinion on his character, of course).  So we shall see ...So glad you liked the artwork.  I sit in my office and drool over it every day!  :-)  Thanks for the review and stars.  The next chapter has been posted ...

Aha - well recognized!  Do you suppose there will be some matchmaking in store for her?!  Thanks so much for the lovely review - I really appreciate it!

Aha - well recognized!  Do you suppose there will be some matchmaking in store for her?!  Thanks so much for the lovely review - I really appreciate it!

Wow, thank YOU so much for this awesome review! I think my PP notifications went to my spam folder in Sept/Oct, because I didn't see this review when it first came in. Forgive my delay in responding! I'm so glad you liked the story, and that I kept you guessing about Snape's loyalties. Thank you so much for reading!!

I suspect she's only that transparent to her mother, LOL.  Or her mother is just that perceptive.  :-)Thanks so much for the review.  The next chapter has been posted ...

I love the pinky hook, too!  Makes me think of some of the SS/HG icons I've seen on LJ.  Thanks so much for the review!

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your health problems.  I hope everything will be alright.  *HUGS*Thank you for the review.  Isn't the artwork amazing?!  I have the original framed in my office, and I can absolutely lose myself just staring at it.Again, best wishes for health improvements ... You'll be in my thoughts!

Thank you so much!  I just posted a chapter today, and there are only seven remaining.  Light at the end of the tunnel ... yay!

Aww ... thank you!  *blushes*

Thank you for the review.  I adore the artwork ... She's an amazingly talented artist.

Isn't it amazing?  I totally lose myself whenever I look at that drawing.  You can almost FEEL him holding his breath.  *Sigh*Thanks so much for the review and stars, m'dear!  I'm about to send the next chapter to beta and hope to make future updates at a far more frequent rate.

Only time will tell!  (Time ... and the last nine chapters, which I'm determined to post by the end of the year!)Thank you so much for reading and leaving a lovely review (and shiny stars!).  It is greatly appreciated!

Oooh, nice to know how much longer the story goes!  Alas will just have to wait and see!

I think that is quite possible.  I also wonder if perhaps he's been even harder on Hermione than he would have normally been inclined, simply because of the way he was let down in the past.  If so, that had to have made her declaration all the more shocking.Thank you so much for the lovely review and stars.  Isn't Elly's art amazing?  She has a gallery at Deviant Art ... If you haven't seen her other HP work, I highly recommend a perusal. 

Thank you!  I am about to send the next chapter to beta, so it shouldn't be long ...

Ah, well noted on the Dr Frankenstein comment... was Snape just mocking her 'mad scientist in the lab' ways, or does he perhaps know something more???  And what does the fact that Brukowski has gone to work for Arglist mean?  Whoever sent the owl obviously wanted Hermione to know about it...Tune in next time, indeed!!!  Thanks so much for continuing to read, and for leaving me a review - I always appreciate feedback!

Ah, well noted on the Dr Frankenstein comment... was Snape just mocking her 'mad scientist in the lab' ways, or does he perhaps know something more???  And what does the fact that Brukowski has gone to work for Arglist mean?  Whoever sent the owl obviously wanted Hermione to know about it...Tune in next time, indeed!!!  Thanks so much for continuing to read, and for leaving me a review - I always appreciate feedback!

What a lovely compliment - thank you so very much!!  I'm quite pleased you're enjoying it.  I'm about to submit the next chapter to the beta's, so an update will post soon.  Thanks so much for reading!!

What a lovely compliment - thank you so very much!!  I'm quite pleased you're enjoying it.  I'm about to submit the next chapter to the beta's, so an update will post soon.  Thanks so much for reading!!

Wow - you're quick!!!  Thank you SO much for all the lovely compliments in this review!!  It's good to see you're intrigued about Arglist - lots of evil going on there.  And I'm glad you liked drunk!Hermione - she was a lot of fun to write!! (And even more fun to research...)

hmm.  in general i hate research, but drunken research might be worth ... researching.  : )  i also had meant to mention and forgot, that i really liked the career arc you came up with for hermione.  in so many stories, she ends up at hogwarts as a potions apprentice or whatever.  i liked how you handled her sudden flair for potions, and then she had her stellar career and came back to hogwarts when she needed some place safe to go back to.  i thought the whole thing was very believable.

Yes, the drunken research was FAR more fun than the hangover research.  :-)  Thanks for mentioning the career arc (you're spoiling me with all this positive feedback!!)... I think the character is so brilliant (at least professionally) that she would have been able to accomplish amazing things career-wise at a very young age.  And I think having her flair for Potions come from a deeper understanding of the science of the ingredients and methods (rather than basic intuition) makes sense for her character.  Thanks so much for noticing (and commenting on it)!!!

Wow - you're quick!!!  Thank you SO much for all the lovely compliments in this review!!  It's good to see you're intrigued about Arglist - lots of evil going on there.  And I'm glad you liked drunk!Hermione - she was a lot of fun to write!! (And even more fun to research...)

hmm.  in general i hate research, but drunken research might be worth ... researching.  : )  i also had meant to mention and forgot, that i really liked the career arc you came up with for hermione.  in so many stories, she ends up at hogwarts as a potions apprentice or whatever.  i liked how you handled her sudden flair for potions, and then she had her stellar career and came back to hogwarts when she needed some place safe to go back to.  i thought the whole thing was very believable.

Yes, the drunken research was FAR more fun than the hangover research.  :-)  Thanks for mentioning the career arc (you're spoiling me with all this positive feedback!!)... I think the character is so brilliant (at least professionally) that she would have been able to accomplish amazing things career-wise at a very young age.  And I think having her flair for Potions come from a deeper understanding of the science of the ingredients and methods (rather than basic intuition) makes sense for her character.  Thanks so much for noticing (and commenting on it)!!!

Yay!!  I'm so pleased you're enjoying it.  Who needs a clean house when there's fan-fiction?!?!  (At least, that's the excuse I've been using...)  I'm glad you took the plunge and decided to read my story, and I'm even happier that you liked it enough to keep reading.  Thanks very much for the lovely review!!! 

Yay!!  I'm so pleased you're enjoying it.  Who needs a clean house when there's fan-fiction?!?!  (At least, that's the excuse I've been using...)  I'm glad you took the plunge and decided to read my story, and I'm even happier that you liked it enough to keep reading.  Thanks very much for the lovely review!!!