Yay for justice.  Lucius fall down and go boom! 

You have done exceptionally well showcasing Severus' spy abilities.  Just when I think he can be trusted, you made me think maybe not, then in the next chapter, I change my mind again, but I have always hoped he would be one of the good guys, supporting Hermione (and them some) and taking Lucius down, giving his bad a** a one-way ticket to Azkaban.  I especially liked the struggle at the end when the Aurors arrived (great description of the action) and Hermione and Snape's 'dialogue' as she succumbed to the darkness - frantic and comforting at the same time. 

Awesome chapter.

Oooh! Very nice! Betrayal, action, the damsel saves herself...

You gonna do something different and let Hermione die and let a third party (Ustinov, Pitty) narrate the epilogue? :)

I kind of like this hermione with bad judgement.  She's frustrating, but it's a new and refreshing thing of which I have seen little.Poor Severus!I really hate the whole vaccine/autism thing in here.  How wonderful if it was something caused by Malfoy and we could beat the crap out of him.  My son has asperger syndrome, though.  The vaccine/autism thing didn't eliminate muggles, just made some of them different.  I sometimes think maybe they're half in magical world.  Especially, the very severely affected.  My son, though, is a super brainiac and somehow I don't think Malfoy would want to contend with him if he had to.  Anyway, the reason it bugs me here is that it just brings up this topic and I am very skeptical of the vaccine/autism "connection".  It's not that I'm unwilling to entertain the idea, it's that so far nobody has presented me with what I felt was a well-conducted study.  I need original studies and methods sections so I can evaluate the work for myself and nothing less will do.  Sorry, it's my background in research and statistics.Anyway, sorry, it was a minor point and it IS an interesting thing for Malfoy to do, I just hate giving any attention to that debate.

OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!!
(need i say more?)

Don't let her die!!!! Please oh please.
It was so hard to read this chapter. I HATE blood and I was getting sick just reading about it. *shivers* But I made it through and I hope she does too.

I was a bit thrown by Hermione rushing off, until I realized I've done the same thing - raced after a friend or lover, knowing that I could not really help, but completly unable to stay away.  At the very least, it becomes imperative to bear witness to your loved one's insistence on courting death.  And if you think that maybe you could somehow keep them safe, it's nigh impossible to remain comfortably under the covers, no matter how sick or tired you are.  At least, it has been for me.  Considering the sorts of men I dated, I spent a lot of time racing through the woods hoping I'd at least be in time to patch them up when they toppled.

Brilliant tension, btw.   And I don't mind the cliffhangers at all.

Beautifully written!  I am on edge, waiting to see what comes next!

poor mione...no worries sev, she'll come back...she's just...on a soulful vacation at the moment.

Oh, that was great. And explaining Lucius' testing with the vaccine tie in was really clever. Vaccine makers (in the U.S. anyway) get to keep the additional ingredients in their vaccines private.

Another chapter! That was amazing, 'Don't leave me'  you nearly had me in tears on that part. I do hope she recovers.

Awesome chapter!!! I can't wait for more!

thanks for having them sort it out!

love the sandy bit

“He’s even named his youngest son after you: Albus Severus.”

Her timing could not have been worse. A fine mist of whiskey sprayed her face, her clothes, and the table as he choked on his drink. Without a word, she withdrew her wand from her cloak and performed a silent cleansing spell.

LOL!

OMG what is Snape going to do walking into that? Please hurry!

pant pant pant gotta get my breath back pant pant

Not many people manage to make a lab scene ... smoulder! 

OMG!!!  You pick the worst places for cliffhangers!  ARGGGG!!

OMG now what!  AGG!  What has Snape done!?!

OK, it's all your fault that I got so little work done this afternoon and stayed up far too late tonight.  I had noted your story many times and thought it looked interesting ... at lunchtime today (now yesterday) I saw you'd updated and took a look while I ate ... and now I'm all caught up.  But I got very few of the tasks I had planned for today done.  And it's all your fault for writing such a mezmerizing story.  I hope you feel VERY guilty.

Seriously, what a great story!  Original and interesting plot, wonderful characterizations of S and H, believable and appropriately complex relationship development -- and very well written.  Congratulations and thanks for sharing it with us.

RR

OMG, I am sorry but I am just SOOOOO irritated with Hermione right now. I mean for a smart girl, she keeps acting really really silly, even dangerously stupid. Not only does she go there the first time (Arglist) and gets Snape mad, esp. after her 'adventure' with Lucius, but she goes there the second time after all that memory extraction which exhausted her to such a point that she could barely get up and she goes to Arglist (enemy territory!!) in that condition! Sorry, I was just really, really mad at her when I read this chapter and yeah, yeah she loves him, blahblahblah, but she is freaking weak as a newborn kitten right now! Well, anyway, can't wait to read about Severus's reaction and what the three of them will do next...Great job!

What a cliffie! Great fight scene! *sigh* Hermione, Hermione...the poor girl just can't seem to stay out of trouble, can she? What will Snape do when he sees what Lucius is about to do? I can't wait!! I'm on pins and needles here! :)

What?  I mean does she really not stop to think.  If he's bad she's in pitiful condition to really do any good and put herself in danger (as it looks like) and if he's good, then he's going to be "slightly put out" that she didn't stay put, messed up whatever plan (even if it was just for her safety) and Lucius is about to take her----either way an evil cliffe, but you know that.

Enough...stupid Hermoine

Omg! He couldn't possibly betray her to Lucius after confessing his love! I'm shocked to say the least. Can't wait to read more. Hope you enjoyed your holiday.