I'm afraid that you will not get your wish, at least not right away, where the wards on her house are concerned. But the situation makes for more drama when Snape comes for lunch. You'll find out what I mean soon. The next chapter is in the queue.Thanks for reading and reviewing.

I'm afraid that you will not get your wish, at least not right away, where the wards on her house are concerned. But the situation makes for more drama when Snape comes for lunch. You'll find out what I mean soon. The next chapter is in the queue.Thanks for reading and reviewing.

All of the pieces will fall into place over the next few chapters. Others have voiced concerns over that scene at Ron's birthday party, but I needed to give him a prod in a particular direction, and felt that for the sake of the story line , the party was the logical place to do it.I hope I didn't offend you. I do NOT condone such practices. But different societies have different customs. Arab countries allow one man to have several wives. Here in the US it is against the law. It was easy for me to imagine that the pureblood wizards might condone such a practice.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing. I promise that what little lewd behavior that is alluded to will not be rewarded.

haha, no you didn't offend me. ooh ch. 6 is up. I'm off to read.

All of the pieces will fall into place over the next few chapters. Others have voiced concerns over that scene at Ron's birthday party, but I needed to give him a prod in a particular direction, and felt that for the sake of the story line , the party was the logical place to do it.I hope I didn't offend you. I do NOT condone such practices. But different societies have different customs. Arab countries allow one man to have several wives. Here in the US it is against the law. It was easy for me to imagine that the pureblood wizards might condone such a practice.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing. I promise that what little lewd behavior that is alluded to will not be rewarded.

haha, no you didn't offend me. ooh ch. 6 is up. I'm off to read.

And poor Hermione doesn't have her parents to talk with anymore.I hear so many nightmarish tales of in-laws. Luckily, mine are nice (and live in other countires).I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks so much for your kind review.

And poor Hermione doesn't have her parents to talk with anymore.I hear so many nightmarish tales of in-laws. Luckily, mine are nice (and live in other countires).I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks so much for your kind review.

The next chapter is in the queue, but it may take a few days. The admins are very busy right now.I made sure that Arthur was pretty sloshed before he gave Ron such bad advice. Yeah, Fluer would be more likely to share that philosophy.I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks so much for taking the time to review.

The next chapter is in the queue, but it may take a few days. The admins are very busy right now.I made sure that Arthur was pretty sloshed before he gave Ron such bad advice. Yeah, Fluer would be more likely to share that philosophy.I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks so much for taking the time to review.

A divorce is on the horizon, but a lot has to happen before then.Thanks for following along, and especially for your comments. The reviews keep me going.

A divorce is on the horizon, but a lot has to happen before then.Thanks for following along, and especially for your comments. The reviews keep me going.

Please don't email that email. I have no idea who it belongs to. I can't help but wonder what kinds of emails he/she receives!Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Please don't email that email. I have no idea who it belongs to. I can't help but wonder what kinds of emails he/she receives!Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Hi kizzy. I must admit to a bit of pleasure in their crumbling marriage as well. It was doomed from the start, just as Snape predicted. Only it lasted way too long. Now there are children involved, which complicates everything.Thanks so much for your comments. I'm so glad you are enjoying my story.

Hi kizzy. I must admit to a bit of pleasure in their crumbling marriage as well. It was doomed from the start, just as Snape predicted. Only it lasted way too long. Now there are children involved, which complicates everything.Thanks so much for your comments. I'm so glad you are enjoying my story.

WOW! Thanks for that kind review,

. I will try not to disappoint you with the next chapter, which is already in the queue.

WOW! Thanks for that kind review,

. I will try not to disappoint you with the next chapter, which is already in the queue.

I can't say too much because I don't want to spoil things, but Ron might make an appearence...Thanks for sticking with me,

. The reviews keep me going.

I can't say too much because I don't want to spoil things, but Ron might make an appearence...Thanks for sticking with me,

. The reviews keep me going.

I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Don't worry, Ron will get his sooner or later...Thanks for the review. Comments are always welcome.

I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Don't worry, Ron will get his sooner or later...Thanks for the review. Comments are always welcome.

Don't worry, Ron will get his eventually.I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. More to come soon, the chapter is in the queue.

Don't worry, Ron will get his eventually.I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. More to come soon, the chapter is in the queue.

Thanks so much,

, for that warm review. I feel honored and hope to continue to live up to your expectations.The next one is in the queue, so you won't have long to wait.

Thanks so much,

, for that warm review. I feel honored and hope to continue to live up to your expectations.The next one is in the queue, so you won't have long to wait.

Hi

, and thanks so much for the "ramble." I love to read what people are thinking. It means a lot that you took all that time to write such a thoughtful response.I also find Ron an easy target, and must admit that I let Snape do the sniping later in the story on my behalf!SS & HG are more curious than anything at this point. They are both not sure what to expect after all these years, but they both also remember certain subdued feelings that have, until now, been lying dormant in the deep recesses of their souls...

Hi

, and thanks so much for the "ramble." I love to read what people are thinking. It means a lot that you took all that time to write such a thoughtful response.I also find Ron an easy target, and must admit that I let Snape do the sniping later in the story on my behalf!SS & HG are more curious than anything at this point. They are both not sure what to expect after all these years, but they both also remember certain subdued feelings that have, until now, been lying dormant in the deep recesses of their souls...

Snape calles it "instant messaging," and yeah, they will discover it soon enough.Thanks for sticking with me, summy33.

Snape calles it "instant messaging," and yeah, they will discover it soon enough.Thanks for sticking with me, summy33.

I think you'll enjoy their reactions to each other, but you will have to wait just a bit before it happens. Something else important has to happen first.I'm so glad you are enjoying this story,

. Thanks for the kind review.

I think you'll enjoy their reactions to each other, but you will have to wait just a bit before it happens. Something else important has to happen first.I'm so glad you are enjoying this story,

. Thanks for the kind review.

I had to give him something to do for all of those years. I figured it was a logical step and something he would actually enjoy.Their first date meeting is very enlightening, but you will have to wait for something else important to happen first.Thanks so much for the review.

I had to give him something to do for all of those years. I figured it was a logical step and something he would actually enjoy.Their first date meeting is very enlightening, but you will have to wait for something else important to happen first.Thanks so much for the review.

I don't know if you are familiar with Don Rickles, but Snape has the same dry, cutting wit, just not so crass. They say a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. We all know Snape has plenty of that!Thanks, as always, for your kind review.

I don't know if you are familiar with Don Rickles, but Snape has the same dry, cutting wit, just not so crass. They say a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. We all know Snape has plenty of that!Thanks, as always, for your kind review.

Hermione stays with Ron for the sake of the children. But she needs to understand that two unhappy parents under the same roof does a child no good. She'll figure it out soon.I'm sure Snape would like purchasing anything and everything possible through the internet so he doesn't have to venture out into the Muggle world any more than absolutely necessary.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing, MollySister. The reviews are so much fun to read.

Hermione stays with Ron for the sake of the children. But she needs to understand that two unhappy parents under the same roof does a child no good. She'll figure it out soon.I'm sure Snape would like purchasing anything and everything possible through the internet so he doesn't have to venture out into the Muggle world any more than absolutely necessary.Thanks so much for reading and reviewing, MollySister. The reviews are so much fun to read.

Thanks,

. I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. But something very important must happen before the meeting, so you will have to wait two chapters for that. I think you'll find it worth the wait.Thanks again for reading and reviewing.

Thanks,

. I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. But something very important must happen before the meeting, so you will have to wait two chapters for that. I think you'll find it worth the wait.Thanks again for reading and reviewing.

The next chapter is in the queue, so you won't have too long to wait.I'm so glad that you are enjoying the story. Thanks for the review.

The next chapter is in the queue, so you won't have too long to wait.I'm so glad that you are enjoying the story. Thanks for the review.

This is not quite a version of "You've Got Mail," but they do communicate through computer and owl post quite a bit.I'm so glad that you are reading and enjoying the story,

. I will endevor to hold your interest.

Thank Merlin it is not another version of "You've Got Mail" I did not like that movie.  I prefer to think more along the lines of "84 Charing Cross Road"

I've never seen that one. I'll have to check it out.

This is not quite a version of "You've Got Mail," but they do communicate through computer and owl post quite a bit.I'm so glad that you are reading and enjoying the story,

. I will endevor to hold your interest.

Thank Merlin it is not another version of "You've Got Mail" I did not like that movie.  I prefer to think more along the lines of "84 Charing Cross Road"

I've never seen that one. I'll have to check it out.

Thank you,

. I'm so glad that you love the story. I am having a blast writing it!There is something very personal about a hand written note.  I think that he would definitely be old school, and even though she is from a different generation, she would want to keep certain traditions, such as hand written thank-you notes.I really like your computer smiley. And I agree, give it hair and it coudl be Snape!

Thank you,

. I'm so glad that you love the story. I am having a blast writing it!There is something very personal about a hand written note.  I think that he would definitely be old school, and even though she is from a different generation, she would want to keep certain traditions, such as hand written thank-you notes.I really like your computer smiley. And I agree, give it hair and it coudl be Snape!

Actually, Ron is still very much in the picture, sorry. But not the way that you might think.Thanks for reading and letting me know what you think. The reviews keep me going.

Actually, Ron is still very much in the picture, sorry. But not the way that you might think.Thanks for reading and letting me know what you think. The reviews keep me going.

Hi,

, and thanks so much for that insightful review. I feel that Severus has plenty of self confidence, even after suffering the conviction from the Ministry. He knows that his actions were honorable and he doesn't have to prove that to anyone. And there are many reasons from his past that he could easily harbor a soft spot for Hermione.At this point Hermione can only imagine what kind of person Snape has turned into after almost 20 years. After all, she wrote him for five years, but he never wrote back to her... Until now.Lavendar will be sneeking into the picture very soon, but it won't bring the happiness that you might expect.The next chapter is in the queue.

Hi,

, and thanks so much for that insightful review. I feel that Severus has plenty of self confidence, even after suffering the conviction from the Ministry. He knows that his actions were honorable and he doesn't have to prove that to anyone. And there are many reasons from his past that he could easily harbor a soft spot for Hermione.At this point Hermione can only imagine what kind of person Snape has turned into after almost 20 years. After all, she wrote him for five years, but he never wrote back to her... Until now.Lavendar will be sneeking into the picture very soon, but it won't bring the happiness that you might expect.The next chapter is in the queue.

Thanks so much,

. I'm glad that you find it interesting. More will come soon.

Thanks so much,

. I'm glad that you find it interesting. More will come soon.