livvy, eventhough I would never get a response from you. As a reader, albeit late, to be honored to know what is inside your alternate universe means so much in this community. This is such a masterpiece. The emotions rolling in such perfect clarity. Though a parody, it brought such happiness to those who say 'what if?'. I'm glad to think that there is this Severus Snape who had his Hermione with a lot of wonderful talented children, happy and content. Although canon already sentenced him to.... I'm still glad to find this universe in your eyes. :)

That was a Very good story. I am very glad you wrote it.Thanks 

I don't envy Hermione at all. She's still out of her own timeline and can't really make a real life here. There is still pain for Severus and I wish there wasn't. 

Part of me wonders why Dumbledore allows all of this death eater activity to go on in the school grounds. He could expel them but maybe he's afraid of their parents. The school board could make a death eater the Headmaster, but he sure lets the Slytherins get away with an awful lot right now.  Why? Has he no power over the students? Why didn't those who raped that muggle-born girl not get called up before the Aurors and the Wizengamot?  I don't understand how this all can be going on right under Dumbledore's nose on his own turf!

If Voldemort is not a fool, he knows he would need to woo a truly intelligent and powerful witch to be loyal to him. Especially if he thinks she would be truly useful and doesn't want to waste her by having to kill her for disobedience. He will need her to come to him fully of her own free will. 

Well written!!! Great chapter. Intrigue, romance, angst, anxiety, hope, courage. Great character development! Great flow. I feel worried and afraid but have a small amount of hope, just like your characters. I loved the veritiserum save Albus made. Inferi are an absolute horror. I thought they were too scary to be in a children's book when I read that book.  I felt DH was way too scary for pre-teen children to be reading. It should have a PG-13 or even a R rating for violence. 

What a tragedy for all of them. Broken hearts are everywhere! I'm glad Severus and Hermione still have their love. It will help him be strong. It will give him a reason to not give up like his mum did.  I'm a little sorry for Lily that she says she loves Hermione, but I don't like her much. I'm sure she is hurt because she didn't get what she wanted, who she wanted. She used Severus, she used the James and Sirius against Severus. She says she loves Hermione but only if Hermione does what she wants her to do. It's sad that she is such a shallow person. Even if Hermione was gay, she would be too good of a person for Lily. Lily will make a great idealistic, Griffidorish, self-righteous Order Member. Everyone wants her. Only Hermione really knows her. She's just what the cause will need for the perfect Martyr for the side of the Light.  Many have died and many will die, but only James and Lily will be hailed as great Martyrs. Hermione's life pretty much sucks. I'm sorry for Remus. He'll have Tonks but not for long. They will die too before they get to see their child grow up. I wonder if JKR considered her story to be a tragedy? I have faith that you will save our heroes, Severus and Hermione in the end and it won't be a tragic ending. 

Hermione is as much a prisoner of the Order as Severus is of Voldemort. They are neither free to live thier own lives. Severus loves Hermione and Hermione loves Severus. As long as their Occulumency sheilds hold Tom Riddle and Albus Dumbledore or Alaster Moody don't need to know Hermione and Severus are still friends. I don't like Moody even if he is just doing his job. He may be on the side of the light but he isn't a good person. 

Moody is a bastard. War is hell.  She isn't any more free to make her own decisions than Severus is. Yet, they both important be held accountable for their actions. I have a bad feeling this gets worse before it gets better. 

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I don't remember what age Hermione is when she returns to her own time line. I will be such a total bummer if she is younger and doesn't get to retain all this skill and knowledge she is gaining this summer. If she has to start over as a third year it will suck for her, but I can't seem to figure out a way for her to get around it or she won't be with Harry for certain important moments. I wish that before she goes back to her old timeline she could have some memories put in a pensive and Dumbledore would give them back to her at the right moment so that she already knows this stuff. Besides her being able to teach it to others at the DA, she will remember that she loves Severus and he loves her.

What happens to wizards that take oaths that conflict? Can you tell me? Will Voldemort be able to detect Hermione's oaths to the Order? I've never liked Moody because he's always been so mean to Severus. He and Lily are two of a kind. He may be powerful and intelligent but he isn't complex. He's too simple and everything is too black and white unless he wants to do it for what he considers a good cause. Albus is the same way. They would both use dark magic for the greater good while making sure anyone else he wanted disposed of would go to Azkaban for the same thing. Hermione is very mature for her age and very wise. 

How awesome and awkward. I imagine she eventually has to go back to her own timeline in order for Harry to prevail. Severus will be bound to her and will remember who she will become when she starts at Hogwarts at 11.  But she won't remember him until after she time travels. Remus will know, Dumbledore will know. Will Minerva remember? Will Sirius? Will Dumbledore alter certain people's memories about her at Hogwarts who will meet her again when she is 11 years old and Harry's best friend or will all the Order Members who know her in this timeline remember her and realize she had been time traveling? I hope you can tell me the answer w/o spoilers for other readers but I really want to know! If you can't tell me in the review will you contact me and let me know? Do you write anywhere else? You are a really talented writer.  Thanks! breastlady

You weave a fascinating tale of intrigue. It is so sad how little choice Severus has ever had in his life. He will give everything he has and is. He will be alone and despised. And he will end up with absolutely nothing in the end, only to die for no good reason on a dirty floor in cannon. I'm sure you have changed the end or I would not have put this story on my list of favorite years ago. I normally check the end of stories to make sure they end well. If they don't I don't read them. I can't remember anything else in this story due to my own memory issues but I'm glad I saved it. I can't stop reading it. 

There's really nothing to say except, poor Severus. Poor, poor Severus. He deserves better than Lily. She can't seem to understand he has to stay on the good side of the Slytherins in order for her to be under his protection. Has Hermione put it that clearly to Lily? Maybe she would say she doesn't need his protection because she has never had a unforgivable cast against her and maybe she really can defend herself as well as Hermione. She doesn't know though because she's never needed to. Does she not believe Hermione when she says Severus would be slaughtered in his sleep? Has Hermione put it that clearly to Lily? 

Hermione is quite impressive.  

I can never understand how Albus Dumbledore could allow all this bullying to go on. He has to know! What is his problem? Is it some sort of adgenda? 

I wonder how long the spell lasts and how long his dad will stay petrified. Maybe he could tie him up and just unfreeze him to feed him then freeze him again. Maybe he should try to send an owl to Albus Dumbledore for help. I don't suppose he has access to an owl. 

Nothing ever goes well for Severus. He is up for the most horrible disappointment! I can see how Lily could be torn. She feels obligated to be true to her best friend, Severus, but she isn't attracted to him. He does put a lot of pressure on her to make his life happy. She is everything to him and that isn't healthy. He has nothing and no one but Lily. Lily has lots of people who love her. It does make one rather callow. She doesn't know what it feels like to have no one. She can't. She tries but she isn't a very deep girl. Not everyone is. Hermione is also shaped by her dangerous association with Harry. She is very mature for her age in this story. I guess is is in cannon as well. 

Ooooh! Why don't I remember this chapter? Hell, I never remember anything! It does making reading stories over again much more fun, but that's the only silver lining to having memory problems. It must be the almost daily migraines for the last 16 yrs. I'm reading my favorites over again because I've been soooo soooo sad about AR's passing. This is on my favorites list! I remember the basic premise but not many details. At least I'm able to leave reviews now. The first month I wasn't even up to reviews but I know you authors put so much heart into these long stories and all for the price of reviews. And you deserve them for your brilliance and hard work. Thank you so much for sharing your craft in the ff arena for free and thank you for writing this ship. It's still my very favorite all these years later. I started reading when the first movie trailer came out and I found WIKTT way back then by accident. It opened a whole world of how to spend my evenings and weekends instead doing the things I should be doing. But I became addicted and I still am. I'm on to chapter 2. Ta, love!

I wonder if Hagrid recognizes or remembers Hermione when she come to Hogwarts in the future? I can imagine that the other teachers could be in on the secret eventually and know that she's from the future and not treat her any different when they see her again years later, but I don't know that Hagrid could keep the secret.  Interesting. 

I loved this fic! I've spent all my spare time reading it this week. Thank you for such an amazing story! It really was an emotional roller coaster that I thoroughly enjoyed. 

So sweet! Loved every bit of it

Things are looking up 

Aww I'm so happy!

Good for her!