Dapper "David Miller" is the perfect mate for our "Cindy Miller."    And he now has a work history with which to rebuild his future!

It's marvelous that, so far, Harry and Ron don't recognize Severus and their former Potions Professor.  But they still had lousy timing, didn't they?  Woo Hoo-- good things ahead.

Beth

*giggles*    “Hey! Keep your kinky shit to yourselves!”....  *moar giggling*

Now that is what I call LOVEmaking. Good for them!  Looking forward to finding out how this ends.

Beth

"Alaska?"  Alaska is good– and all those lovely nights in front of the fire will be better than good.  And they can drink tea anytime.  For now they have more important things to attend to.

Beth

Talk about tense...  I don't think I drew single breath during the time Hermione was working so hard to save Severus' life.  So well paced!

YES!  I'm delighted that Severus knew Cindy was really Hermione, and that she has agreed to spend the next three and a half years with him.  This story is such a joy to read!

Beth

The detail written into this chapter is wonderful!  I can't imagine the planning you must have done to get the timelines to mesh so seamlessly.  Well done.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to read the next chapter!!!

Beth

I can't get that song out of my mind either.  Somehow it seems prophetic.  I hope Severus will think back on these memories as the years go by for him, and when Cindy comes to visit from time to time, perhaps the memories will more and more come to resemble reality.

I read the first chapter back in 2008, and then for whatever reason, I didn't follow it.  I'm so thankful that someone on FB asked if anyone knew the title of a story she hadn't finished but had been unable to find again.  This is that story, and I am grateful to be picking up the threads again because she was looking for it.
I love it!!! 
Beth

Brava!  This magical tour de force was thoroughly enchanting, every word perfectly placed.  Thank you for such a good reading experience. I love it!

Beth

I think that was one of the best fics I've read yet!! Bravo! I was actually holding my breath on the last line to see what he'd say!
Thanks, well done!

I usually don't like timeturnerfics, but I like this one because it is fresh and unique.

I like your Hermione and Severus very much...

thanks for this lovely fic
Cheers moepi
AKA Michèle

Very good story. 

But I'd like to point out that The Time Machine was not written by George Orwell but by H.G. Wells.  Also, it's only in adapted movies and stories where his purpose for time travelling is the death of his beloved; in the original novel there is no such woman.

“Hermione…do I smother you?”
“Yes, you do. But I allow you to because I am strong enough to stand toe to toe with you, when needed.”

Well said!

Funny how they both indirectly but obviously named their kids after old flames - Severus naming Rose after Lily and Hermione naming Hugo after Viktor.

Nice spying too!

I love the Jar!

“But Hermione told me how she used to repair your glasses, and that’s what stuck out in my mind—the fact that you’re her friend.”

Nice one!

- “I said, you will learn to ski, and like it. Got that?”In all my years of reading fanfic, this is the first time I've ever thought of Hermione as 'bossy'! :-)- I miss teaching—do not give me that look, not when your hairbrush is still within reachlol - but that is odd - I always fancied Sev as more research than teaching, more MIT than Reed...- Convince him that a dead Snape is an asset to the new regime, but that a live one would only stir too many political pots, threatening to make them boil over with old grievances. Kingsley shouldn't need much convincing, since he actually (unlike Potter) has a brain.  - After his ears stopped ringing when he finally snapped my patience and realized how snotty he’d been, he was very sweet about making it up to me.”Poor Kingsley - TMI, ja?- I have a reputation as the worse teacher, right now. Mountains of homework, and woe betide anyone who spells a word wrong. He just bleeds red ink all over their assignments and abuses them verbally in front of their peers. I actually make the little blighters do their homework all over again.”LOL. After more thinking about teaching vs research ... teaching does have the advantage that it's easier to leave your work at the office. A true researcher can't ever stop thinking. That's a stereotype, of course. But the chances of a happy marriage is higher between two teachers than two researchers. Not saying the latter is impossible, of course - I've seen some very happy researchers married. But I'm trying to justify two problem-solvers like Hermione and Snape not being in research in this fic.

“I should point out that the wizarding population is also low in Pago Pago, which is a lot warmer than this place will ever be,” he countered.

lol!

I like the way he's already dumped his stupid crush on a shallow friend-abandoning Lily and transferred his heart to someone more worthy.

I like that he's worked out that Hermione is Cindy, so we don't have to go through the whole betrayal fit he would have had if she'd had to reveal that to him.

I like that he comes out straight to Hermione saying she doesn't have to be anywhere for 3.5 more years and that she should stay with him - none of that pussyfooting around that so many romance fanfic writers indulge in.

I like that he considers Kingsley something close to a friend.

A great read- not unlike the rest of your stories...!

lots of complications  but you managed to tie it up quite well

I'm very happy I stumbled across this story. Chapter 4 was my favourite as well as the final. Beautiful story.

Another great story wonderfully written! I truly love your style of writting. Thank you very much for taking the time to create it and share it with us.

Once again my dear Lady you have out done yourself. This was a wonderful story, and you worked around having not read book seven wonderfully.

What a wonderful, beautiful story. As usual with your works, I couldn't put it down; or more accurately, couldn't tear myself away from the screen.  I loved your version of the epilogue much more. Once again, your plot line and style of writing had me forgetting I was reading fanfic. Long live LOTM!

A fabulous read. And still two chaps to go, althought it could have been finished here. I'm cuirous what your imaginative mind has in store for us.

After Hermione's third year, this was a fairly credible resolution to an unwanted ending.  This ending is far more lovely and engaging.  I've read a few other fics where the author has substituted the father figure, but Hermione still had the same children--That totally works with the epilogue because JKR did not state that Hermione and Ron were married, she only strongly implied it.  I loved reading your solution.  I'm so glad that some of the original HG/SS writers are keeping the faith.  Cheers!

Lovely, absolutely lovely and touching how Severus 'confessed' his love for Hermione and convinced her to stay with him. Also very refreshing because normally that's done the other way round.Thanks for the great time you have given me so far. At the moment RL is calling - my doggy wants to go for a walk.

Wonderfully done, their discussions and build-up of their friend-ship. I very much like how Cindy_Hermione behaves to Severus.