Wonderful chapter! I can't wait to see how these proceedings and events will play out eventually, and what the two of them will make out of this all...

Author's Response: Thank you for the review.  We shall see what comes of it. :)

Forced to go on holiday! *giggle* How typical for Snape - and Minerva, too. And to meet Neville of all people! The potions kit part is quite a brilliant idea -  awfully great means to enslave people and punish them. Poor Snape!

Author's Response: Some people have to be told when to take it easy, and I see Snape as that sort.  To be honest, I have no idea why Neville sprang into my head so quickly and irresistibly, but he did, and I'm having fun with that.  I like the character McGonagall, and I feel that she was overlooked a bit in the books--make amends here! lol.

The potion created by the Ministry is nasty, and I'm pleased that you saw how nasty it is.  I like the irony that he's 'enslaved' through another of his passions and loves.  All is not lost though....

Thank you for the review and the stars.

Oh my, what a bleak existence, and such bleak prospects... I only can hope that his idea, or rather his plot, will play out in some sufficient way. *wants to hug Severus, sit him on sofa with nice cup of tea and make him rather comfy...*

Author's Response: It is a bit dire, and I bet quite a few readers wouldn't mind tucking Snape in. :D

Thank you for the review and the stars.