those were very satisfying lemons!  i am highly curious to see what ol' sevvie will do next.  thanks so much

Lovely bit of lemons. Who doesn't have dreams like that about this dark man? Now Severus what are you going to do about our Hermione? Look forward to more.

Good to see he is looking beyond the superficial with regard to her behaviour.  He cares enough to find out why.  :)

I think the chapter was interesting.  I'm glad Severus noticed that Hermione isn't up to par and is looking for advice.

a great job - glad to see more SS - your fleshing out your story really well - can't wait to see more!

Great chapter.  I'm glad that Snape accepts the gift for what it is and is happy about it (eventually) instead of being moody and decide not to use it.

Looking forward to the next chapter.

that was a delightful and delicious update.  it's nice to see a happy sev but i did enjoy his discriptions of his clothes as he removed them!  thanks so much

Awwww. It makes me feel all warm inside to see a happy Snape (especially with all the Filch-kissing he's had to do - he deserves some happiness to balance that). Here's hoping that he'll figure out the mystery gifter soon enough.

I do wonder if Minerva is going to have some suspicions regarding those two...

Isn't Calamari Italian for squid?  Quite a choice, I suspect the dumplings were a safer bet.

Thank you for being the first fanfic writer I've come across who realizes that McGonagall speaks with a burr, not a brogue. Now, if only fanfic writers in general would stop having breath "hitching" (I have never seen that usage except in fan fiction), and people "fisting" instead of gripping or grasping ("fist" as a verb has only one meaning I know of, and it's X-rated), and clothes "pooling" (a vivid description the first time it's used, but not the three-hundredth). Ah well, I have my verbal quirks, too (such as over-use of parentheses). I'm enjoying the story, and you have a good writing style. I also love Constant Comment tea, Jane Austin novels (Snape really is Mr Darcy, isn't he?), and inside jokes based on extremely obscure research. If anyone anything lacks...

I think Severus could be even more happier in chapters to come (hopefully). *GRINS*

I am so glad that at the end of the day, Hermione's presence had lifted Severus' spirits.  When he is sad, I'm sad...  Being able to spend the day with Hermione and Minerva was a wonderful thing for him, and he was able to relive happier times from his childhood with his "paternal grandmother, at her cottage in Provence."

I'm looking forward to the next chapter with glee! 
Beth

LOL LOved the banter nad the inrospective dialogue. He fancies her!
and Severus and Hermione in a book shop - that was fun.

Kissing Filch on the cheek? OMG that is funny!

That really was a perfect gift.  Glad he's feeling lighter than air again.

YOU SAID THERE WAS SMUT AND YOU LIED.On the other hand, d'aww. he smiled and he LIKED IT. hah. we fools who love.

Awww... a happy Snape is such a sweet and rare occurence. I'm glad that you managed, quite nicely I might add, to make it a plausible occurence, too. I think Sev will figure things out later on, even though Mione seems to be good at holding her own. ^_^ Yay! Out of curiosity, what does the chapter title mean?

Wonder how long it will take him to work out who gave him the book. He saw Hermione with it after all! :)

Did Hermione think he would feel bad if he knew the gift was from her, or did she want him to figure it out? 

-Raises hand-I know why she did it! It's cause she wants to marry you. She likes ur flavr, Severus Snape.I sort of do too. I'll be the Shudder to your Twitch any day.

Mawwiage! D'aww, Harry and Ginny.

Ahhh hahaha my favorite two people in the world are Luna and Snape when they're together. They are on SUCH different wave lengths. I really wish we'd gotten to see more of them in the books--which is to say, any of them at all. Because Snape would be all I Am Tortured, Bitter, and Towering Over Your in A Menacing Manner and Luna would be like Haha, Nargles.

I LOVE THIS CHAPTER BECAUSE THEY LIKE THE SAME TEA.

And also for other reasons, but mostly that. They're cute. Painfully cute. Severus's ShudderTwitchSneer-o-meter would be off the scale kind of cute.

But he'll just have to deal.

hahahahaha "apparently I need to work on those..."

Umm... yeah. You do.

This chapter hurt me. Both because I didn't like Ron being mean and because ouch, Hermione, no babies. This would make the he-who-doth-MAKEMEWANNAHAVEHISBABIES factor get a little complicated.

Great work, dahlin.

Okay, this is my last one tonight... I liked this chapter too, although I'd say the last one was my favorite so far.Mostly 'cause I love Molly Weasley and you can't change my mind. :)I liked the little Harry-Hermione friendship that you have here. They've got a nice little balance that's... comfortable? I guess that's the word I'm looking for.Oh, also...AHH BALLZ AND DANCING.

"You jest."

Hermione? Jest? About school?

Uh, nope.

I love this. It's the perfect start to their... friendship. I love that neither of them is "yayy let's be besties!", but they both recognize that there is something to respect in the other-- Hermione of his skill at Potions, he of her good looks and charm intellect.

A+!