Wonderful!  I don't know what else to say except that this story has been added to my Favorites list on LJ.  Much like the books on my 'favorites' bookcase, this story is going to be read over and over again!!  Thanks for the ride...it was something else!!

Aw, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside!  A well-deserved happy ending for our favorite couple, and perhaps just possibly a little story or two about Erik the Parseltongue someday...(hey, I can dream can't I?)    Thanks for working so hard on this for us, and I hope that RL calms down for you soon!

thanks for all your hard work and the time you put in  i love this story 

A lovely end to a rich lovely story. Wow, you really took us on the ride with them. I hope you will continue to wow us with your stories. You write with such richness of detail and I enjoyed the lushness of the characters. Well done!!

lovely.  thank you for taking the time to complete this wonderful story, even with all the recent events in RL.I had a wonderful time reading your work, and will look fowared to any you wish to post in the future. 

That was super awesome I mean it kept me super intrested the whole time. I couldn't wait for new chapters ! Now it makes me sad that it's over I don't know what I will do !!!

This was a perfect ending to a perfect story.  I love it.  Thank you once again for taking all of us humble readers along for the ride.  I am glad Severus and Hermione got everything they wanted and deserved.    I will miss your updates.If I could give you a 100 I would

It was a lovely story. Complex but understandable with a good combination of action adventure and romance with lots of suspense throughout. 

LOL. She always did mother those two anyway! :)

Seems that she wants to forgive him, but feels she would be betraying Severus if she did. :)

wonderful chapter!!!

I wasn't ready for the story to end! The ending felt too abrupt--like a cliffhanger! But I loved the whole story! 

That was wonderful. "I believe it's called a felony." What a line!

Hmmm. Seems like Harry is getting too close to the truth for comfort. Poor Severus. To have so much emotion an worries raging around inside him, and not to be able to confide in the one person he does trust... No wonder he is having anger issues!

Obviously, Hermione needs to keep fighting Voldemort. I see why Hermione wants this distraction, excitement and the need to be shown trustworthy.  I see she needs to show those who don't know her they are wrong about her. I just don't understand choosing something so at odds with Severus' situation unless she goes under cover. I can't see her being an outted, known Auror.  If she played her cards right she could live with her husband for more than one freaking school year. He needs her. I'm sure they'll get to see each other on the sly now, but it's kind of silly to me. Maybe I just don't have my priorities straight, but I think she needs to think about Severus' emotional needs more than she does. Of everyone in this fight, he's living in the worst Hell than anyone else. None of the other Order members face regular torture and the pull of Dark Magic all around them. None of them have to watch sickening and traumatic mayhem on a regular basis. None of them are forced to behave in ways that are at odds with who they really are, doing things they find repugnant and that damage them emotionally and psychologically. What Severus has to do all the time would be just as damaging as Hermione's near rape. None of the other Order members have no real friends they can trust, to talk to. Severus needs to debrief in a way that isn't reporting to Dumbledore on a regular basis to survive this intact. More like a huge exhale than spilling your guts; like Hermione gets to do with Molly and Tonks. Another issue I wonder about is, now that she's out of the closet, why doesn't she take an aging potion to go back to her real age? I see advantages to having a young body, but she isn't a kid. It seems a little weird to me not to ditch the disguise, now. I'm sure you'll find ways to make it come in handy, but Hermione doesn't know that yet. 

I would think that Hermione becoming an Auror wouldn't be conducive to Severus' safety.  For his sake I really think she needs to stay under the radar and not do anything in particular to draw Voldemort's wrath. Snape will be the one to pay for it.  She should apprentice at the school perhaps and make it appear she is helping Severus in his efforts as a spy. How can Severus appear loyal to Riddle and live with a wife who fights him openly?  If she's going to be an Auror she should at least stay under cover. I'm surprised she didn't get reamed for not doing what she had told Luna to do in the first place.  She should have had the Order gather at the Ministry to meet them from the 1st. Not trying to be mean or anything. Last, why didn't at least Ginny say goodbye to her?  She saved their lives at the Ministry. 

I have asked this question since the book came out. Now there is even a better reason to ask. Why the Hell didn't they tell Severus they were going to the ministry????? In the book none of these people were married to him, but they still knew he was an Order member and that Dumbledore trusted him! They also knew that Kreature wasn't trust worthy.  He had no reason to obey those kids. The elf didn't belong to any of them and wasn't therefore required to tell them the truth. He would love to send Harry's Mudblood friend off to meet Voldemort.  It wasn't sensible in the book and is even less sensible now. Now there's just no excuse!  Hermione should have found a way to let Severus know what was going on before she went chasing after Harry! Our Hermione knows only Harry or Tom can get the prophesy. She has to know that's exactly were Riddle wants him to go. She should have put a petrificas spell or something on him and run to get Severus. She's smart enough to think of some reason to tell the others to hold on while she did something important before they could leave. Instead, she's telling them to hurry up. She's in soooo much trouble with her husband now!  Even if he's glad Sirius gets killed he would have known how to get the rest of the Order to rescue him if it was real without she and a bunch of kids going after him. I'm almost afraid to see what he does when he gets Hermione alone. 

Boy-Oh-Boy!  A lot has happened in this chapter!the missing Minister of Magic has showed up at Hogwarts talking like a maniac, the impostor Moody showed up just in time to prevent his father from talking to Dumbledore, Viktor Krum gets knocked out cold, Harry has a "Voldemort dream" during Divination class, Hermione and Ron are having a hard time keeping Harry focused on learning the spells he will need for the final round of the tournament, and Severus is so worried about the imminent return of the Dark Lord that he hasn't had a decent night's sleep in ages.  Then to top it all off, Severus informs Hermione that Moody lied when he said that Severus had told him that Crouch, Sr. was on the grounds of Hogwarts, and Hermione tells Severus what she suspects/knows about Moody really being Barty Crouch, Jr.Livvy, you must be worn to a frazzle. I know I am.  This is another great chapter.  Thanks!Beth

I'm looking forward for the next chapters! I'm rather impatient! I really want to know what's going to happen, so I hope you can update soon! I don't know if I have reviewed before, but this story is great!.. and I keep reading the previous chapters (I love young Severus) Chapter 13 is one of the best!..

Excellent chapter and sorry rl kept you busy... this may sound a little..ungrateful but because it took so long could the next update only take half a week?

Just a thought, wonderful chapter as usual!! =)

Hermione is becoming transparent to Harry in regards to Snape.  She's doing more than crushing on him.Captain Ahab?  Too funny.Another great chapter, Livvy.

well another interesting chapter.  At least Hermione finally figured out who Moody is.  Please update soon.

I'd hardly calling it 'crushing' Harry'lol. Great chapter. Look forward to more as ever :)

So close, yet not.  Has Hermione looked thru the Foe Glass yet, even in curiosity?  Hang in there, Severus!  Thanks for the update.

Well, I can't wait until she turns 16 to see Harry and Ron's faces. LOL. That will be well worth the wait.