Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road
devsgma418 Reviews | 6.11/10 (418 Ratings, 0 Likes, 173 Favorites )
Darned Child and Devsgma have combined their talents to tell you the story of what has happened to our favorite pair. It starts with a few letters from one extremely grouchy Potions maker to the manager of a used book store. Canon through Deathly Hallows to the point of Severus Snape's supposed death at which point it becomes AU.
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Trust Snape to be able to shroud a compliment so heavily it is almost hidden.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I don't think he's had much practice, really, and since he's a glass half-full kind of guy, it must be rather difficult to see the bright side of anything. Thank you so much for leaving a review. Darned Child and I really appreciate it.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I'm giving myself a DER here. Of course, I meant half-empty kind of guy. ;)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I don't think he's had much practice, really, and since he's a glass half-full kind of guy, it must be rather difficult to see the bright side of anything. Thank you so much for leaving a review. Darned Child and I really appreciate it.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I'm giving myself a DER here. Of course, I meant half-empty kind of guy. ;)
That was HOT. And what is this new idea of putting EVIL CLIFFIE everywhere. Grrr. I shall send Severus after you to punish you very severely. ;op
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Thank you! No EVIL CLIFFIEs planned, honest. It's what seems to be a natural break in the flow of the chapters. Honest!
“You do realize,” he stated between nibbles, “if I drown – you’ll have to adopt my chicken.” I love this line the best of all, except in the next chapter when she calls him, "Severus" in the heat of the moment. YEAH!!
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
LOL. ;)
I'm SOOO sorry. It appears that despite the updating mail I received, I forgot to read this. But on the other side, I don't have to wait to know what will happen next ;o)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
LOL! No, I don't suppose you do. But this site will catch up in the next few chapters - then what? Mwhahahahah! ;)
Bedded on the floor? I wouldn't mind! :)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Hee!
Woow, that was pretty hot. I'd love Hermione to call him Severus though. Look forward to more!
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
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Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
, if you've read part seventeen I'm sure you're quite happy. ;)
Arrrgh! Great story, can't wait for the update. One of my favorite things is the way their thoughts chime up and express their little self doubts and insecurities. It's so revealing of their feelings.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Here I am, late again as usual. We do appreciate the wonderful words of praise heaped upon our heads, honest. It's just my untidy world that makes me so late.
Arrrgh! Ladies, Please you're killing me here. Tee,Hee! this is a hell of a place to leave us hanging! However, I am enjoying the story very much!!On a more serious note, I am sorry to hear about your loss. When I was a little girl I lost my beloved Golden Retriever, Murphy. I still miss him over 40 years later. They do stay in our hearts forever.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Ack! We don't mean to kill you! If you die – you cannot read – and that's... NOOOO!!!Thank you. Jake will be in my heart forever.
"I've never done this before. I'm not sure what to put where?" ROFL no wonder he got the wrong end of the stick!
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
We had a lot of fun with that part. ;)
you guys...*gasp* i love the way you write! more, please. thanks so much! ps my heart cries for the loss of your beloved jake. our dearest companions add so much joy in our lives. someone once said we're put here to learn unconditional love. our companions ' lives are so short because they learn it so quickly. blessings to you and your family.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Thank you! Part Seventeen (hopefully) will be submitted for review tomorrow.The really strange thing about Jake and me? I'm not a dog person – at all. I never have been and never will be. Jake was special in a way I've never seen before and unfortunately probably never will again. He made me love him and I did and do and always will.
oh yessssssssssss...a bubble bath. lovely update. deliciously so. thanks so much.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
Wonderful chapter. Poor Simon/Severus agonizing over whether he is willing to loose his last link to Lily, even though it is horrible nightmaes, strikes me as very truthful. That is the best thing a writer can achieve, truth in his writing.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Truth is alway universal, isn't it? ;)I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
very good, difficult to write this part?
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
It was and it wasn't. Strange I know.
I hope your mother is alright, and welcome home to Darned Child's hubby. Real life is of course more important, but all the same I am very very glad to see an update! And a great update it is. Surely Simon will benefit from sticking around, even though the urge to get out of there nearly won. A bubble bath sounds like just rewards! I can see them inching their way closer and closer. Once again I am struck by how these characters can't seem to keep their hands off each other. Their chemistry is intense. Looking forward to this bubble bath. ;)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
I was glad to see an update, and hope to see more soon (when RL permits). :)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
I knew she would drag him to the tub! *SQUEE*
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
LOL ;)
A bubble bath? Ha, this is getting gooood!!
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I don't know if Simon will think so! ;) I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
I loved the way you captured their insecurities and slow approach. It all makes so much sense...
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Thank you! There are those that think it's going too slowly.I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
Thank you so much for another great update! Considering how protective they are of eachother, I think they delude themself a tiny bit on just how they feel about eachother. It migth not be time for declaration of undying love, yet, but they sure are on the road to something much more than good friends.....:-)))
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
IF – and that's a mighty big IF there – Simon doesn't blow it. ;)I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your review. RL has reared it's ugly head and stolen me away. I think I've found my way back. Thank you so much for your kind words. Part sixteen is in review.
I've come to read your novel from a Russian fandom, due to desperate waiting for the translation to be completed. You might be releaved to know that the translation still bears the beauty of the text and is quite enjoyable.It's been a fortnight of fantastic reading. I enjoyed every moment. Thank you for the great work! This is one of the best reasoned Snagers. You made me believe the couple had the future. I liked the final scene, althoght I hated to stop. I dream of a new novel which brings both to a family with kids and friends - they deserve it!You were naughty to Dumbledore, but gracious to Severus and Hermione. It's a shame the thing is not Canon and cannot be filmed. I'd like to watch their first meeting in the shoppe!Yorick is adorable.Well done! I think I'll be reading more of you.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I'm so sorry. I thought I had responded to you earlier, but apparently I didn't.We were very flattered and pleased when we were asked if we would allow the translation into Russian. We were worried about the "flavor" of the story being changed and it makes us happy that it remains as we've written it.LOL Yes, it is a shame that we can't make it canon, but JKR has her own version I'm afraid so we'll have to make due, won't we.Thank you so very much for reading and reviewing. ;)
Are you going to finish this story?? i would love to know how it ends
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Hello and I do apologize for the long delay. My mother, who was 94, was in and out of the hospital for most of the spring/summer months and I and my daughter were there with her most of the time. She left us in September and to be honest it's taken me a little time to get back in the writing mode. Darned Child and I are working on the story and it has not been forgotten. ;)
Response from slytherin_snake (Reviewer)
I am very sorry to hear about your mothers, I DO understand your loss. I wish you and your family all the very best.. I can't wait to read more of the story as soon as it is finished. Have a wonderful day and a great Thanksgiving!!
I had put off reading this story because I didn't want it to end the same as the movie. I finally was in a wonderfully busy place where procrastinating writing my screenplay was the only option and decided to give this a chance. i'm so happy I did, this is wonderful. I can't wait for the next update, and will be a loyal reader.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I tend to try and avoid unhappy endings and only go with bittersweet (like the movie) if I'm in the mood and the story calls for it. This one – so far anyway – hasn't.We're always happy to welcome a new reader! ;)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
I tend to try and avoid unhappy endings and only go with bittersweet (like the movie) if I'm in the mood and the story calls for it. This one – so far anyway – hasn't.We're always happy to welcome a new reader! ;)
For being just kisses that was very HOT. I almost melted in my couch when I read this line "My eyes. My hands," Simon whispered before he replaced that finger with his lips, gently taking her mouth with his own.I hadn't expected such an encounter for another couple of chapters. I'm SO excited because I'm already thinking at what will happen next time. NEXT TIME *squee* You couldn't have brighten my day more. So Thank YOU so much 
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
You made me giggle. You're very, very welcome.
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
You made me giggle. You're very, very welcome.
Oooh that was steamy. I knew it would be, when they finally saw each other in person. Simon's emotional response of substituting anger for hurt about this books really struck me as real, very true to a man who has hidden his emotions all his life. I could feel the sizzle when they finally were alone in her office. And yes, Simon pulled off the romance quite well. Very much looking forward to reading more. (I'm about to go into hospital to have a baby but I hope you post one more chapter before I pop!! ;)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Oh, my. Since I'm a bit tardy responding, I'm wondering if you have that new bundle of joy yet. Thank you so much for the review and if you have had your baby – give it a kiss from us. ;)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Oh, my. Since I'm a bit tardy responding, I'm wondering if you have that new bundle of joy yet. Thank you so much for the review and if you have had your baby – give it a kiss from us. ;)
EEE! That was a great chapter! They finally "met" in person! I can't wait to read more!
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Thank you and I guess I'd better get busy and upload the next two chapters, huh? ;)
Response from devsgma (Author of Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road)
Thank you and I guess I'd better get busy and upload the next two chapters, huh? ;)