This was really sweet. And a good thing for him that Hermione actually understood enough German!

This little drabble is adorable and I am quite fond of it. However, I think you would do best to double check your quotes from Ohne Dich or any other time you use a language you are not intimately familiar with. The words, “Ich die Stunden ohne dich,” literally mean "I the hours without you." The verb "to count" (zählen) is missing. So it should read "Zähl ich die Stunden ohne dich." Just an FYI from a German major.

Sometimes being too subtil is not the bet idea. Fortunately for him Hermione is very clever.

Aww, Severus' plan is sweet.  I love how Hermione rescues him from the awkward moment.

i'm not familiar with the song but i loved the drabble.  thanks

Awwwwww... Makes my matchmaker's heart all warm and fuzzy feeling.  Thank you for the perfect end to a not-so-perfect day. 

I like the shy Severus courting Hermione is another language!Beth

The categories had me expecting 100-word drabbles, so a bit fazed at first! LOL Not sure I can really quite see these two with Rammstein... Tough challenge. *ponders*

Author's Response: He doesn't like Rammstein, but she likes them (in this story). I don't see why she wouldn't. She's young and some of their songs might appeal to her. I enjoy a few of them, though a good bit of them aren't my cup of tea. :)

Author's Response: And no, not a hundred word drabbles only. Any little doodle someone writes up that wouldn't be considered a "story."

I can't stand the Music of Rammstein, they are too loud for me (Must be getting old,lol) But I lie that they took their name from the town of Ramstein, since I live close by and have spent a lot of time there.It's very cool though, "hearing" Severus speak german.Very good job with that Story!!Hugs from Germany!SM

Oh, my Dutch friend swears by Rammstein, though I can't really understand why. XDLovely piece!

*applause* Ooohh ... how romantic! :D I can really see Severus do that to her - talk in other language, and hope that she gets the message. Somehow, I cannot see him tell her those words already translated in English ... *g*

i liked this, even without knowing rammstein - i'll google 'em later - or german. (okay, i understood 'ich liebe dich' without the notes.) i liked how he was shy and insecure yet still MADE THE FIRST MOVE. even though he almost gave up, and she had to make the second move right quick.

"Ohne dich kann ich nicht sein" Is that "I cannot be without you?"  I learned German for 3 years, but that was over 30 years ago!

My 19 yr old used to put his I-pod (playing Rammstein loudly) into his 6 yr old sister's ears when she was a baby on long car trips, which put her to sleep nicely.  To this day, her fave song is Feuer Frei, as well as assorted Metallica songs.  Metal head baby!

Awww. I like it when musci lyrics are put to good use in stories.

Somehow I thought of Selig - Ohne Dich when I read the title.... Rammstein never occurred me, but maybe it is because I'm german.

I can see the man who has an ease with language choking over those three words.  It was really adorable. 

As much as I dislike Song-Fics, somehow I always end up with a new selection in my iTunes afterwards. I loved this story!

Oooh, romance is so much better auf Deutsch - sehr wunderbar!You definitely deserve brownie points on this one...

That was a great story!

Very clever!  Of course, Severus already thinks that words like 'love' are a foreign language...

AW! Coincidentally, have you heard their version of Barbie Girl?

This is charming, Southern.  (It's a song-fic!)  Severus doesn't have much hope, due to the life he's led, but I can see him making this kind of allusion and hoping desperately that Hermione would "get" it.  I'm so glad to see that she did!  Good job.

Oh, how very lovely. I love the idea that he relied on quoting those lyric lines to express his feelings when his own words failed him.

And one of my favourite songs, too.  Lovely.

I love it! It's so sweet, and you choosed the perfect lyric. (love that song.)