Well that wins the prize for most original piece of HP fanfiction - brilliant job, lots of sublety and beautiful work with the meaning of flowers - and I especially love the gentle courting between Dumbledore and McGonagall - and the ending between these two was BRILLIANT - marriage!

I do have one question - Dumbledore has a son - as you introduced us to Wulfric - who is Wulfric's mother? That bit confused me...

Anyway - brilliant story, you poured a ton of work into this and presented us with a really interesting view of some of our favorite characters. Thank you!

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“Well,” exclaimed Lady Minerva in a quietly indignant voice, “I see you are speaking of Miss Granger. You do realise that we women are not livestock you can barter, own and sell. Miss Granger is a sensitive and intelligent woman. She is a person; a human being. I beg you to remember that, Severus.”

Good for Minerva - too bad she didn't rap his *coughs* knuckles or something else for his complete arrogance.... *shakes head*.

Oh I am loving watching Dumbledore and McGonagall hint and insinuate back and forth at each other - flirting as they go - so freaking adorable!

This chapter has somehow lost all of its formatting.

I am truly in love with this story, but alas I fear it is abandoned. Perchance, is it posted elsewhere?Thankyou for your prose.Cheers.

I stumbled upon this tale todayand have enjoyed it immensely. I truly appreciated your supplying the footnotes (though I didn't really need to read them as the study of the history and culture of Regency England is one of my hobbies) and adored the Ars Alchemica articles.

This was quite fun and I honestly don't think anyone was all that much out of character. I wish I had thought of the idea! 

“'Come in,' came the slightly disembowelled voice from the room."  Did you mean "disembodied," perhaps?  I don't know much about Regency styles of speech, and I could see a case for "disembowelled," but it seems kind of grisly.  Loving the story, on this second read, really enjoying the gentler sort of scandal in this world where murder and mayhem is commonplace.  It's nice to retreat with Severus and Hermione in a sweet garden.  And lavender is a favorite of mine, I enjoyed all the background especially.

Lucius?

Silly Sterne! I want to yell, "Out with it. Tell her that you want to be the one to compromise her and be forced into marriage!" Hahaha!Very good chapter.

Ah, dang Bullstrode! LOL. I wished she'd kept silent. You see, I want them to be able to elope. Teehee!

Meep! Just finally got caught up to this point! Such goings-on. Well written as always, and certainly NOT boring! *big hugs*Zambi

Good chapter. I liked seeing his jealousy come out, and I'm glad she recognized it. Muahahaha! I am interested in seeing if Draco and Ginny can pulls things off without trouble.

A just end for Percy. I wonder if Goyle will truly meet Draco or if someone will intervene. Ah, but I can't wait to find out more about Hermione... and her feelings about our dear Severus.

ahhhh!! Hermione! Tsk Tsk! I'd say he really wants her, not just being chivalrous. She'll open her eyes soon enough (so I hope). Great work!

I do enjoy a well turned phrase, so I'll keep reading. Cheers.

Oh, man... **chews nails** I hope they can clear it up (Severus/Hermione) soon  and work together to catch a little beetle. Good chapter! I like the Neville storyline, too.

another great chapter, my dear! I'm happy for the update. Percy is such an arse. I hope one of them ends up running hiim through instead--hehe.  The beetle again! That witch! I wonder when she's going to reveal some of their secrets!

Oh what a lovely interlude... i don't know how i missed this chapter!

still another amazing chapter ! I'm worried though by that beetle, if it's Skeeter and if she spills the beans in the prophet, Hermione will believe Sterne had betrayed her secret. Some plots developments ?

Great chapter. I'm happy that it seems they've come to an arrangement of sorts. I thought it sweet that he admitted about Lily and her. So... Ginny and Draco are having a good time, eh? Excellent!

I'm of the mind that our dear Hermione is the author. Excellent if that is the case. I skimmed most of the article b/c I'm pressed for time, but I shall return later to give it a true read. Okay, duh, I had skipped down to write the above after I finished the chapter, and then, I went back up to read the footnotes. Haha! Lovely! I can't wait until the next update. Happy Christmas to you and yours! Thanks for updating early for us.Oh, by the way, I enjoyed his comparison of Hermione and Lily. And I am happy that she's intriguing him now. Will there be more later with Millicent and her lineage?

Good grief. I've just read over your notes at the beginning. Nearly everything asked was explained in some of your notes already. I'm thinking that the readers didn't read, eh? LOL... At least not everything. Anyway, I adore work from this era, and though some phrases are foreign to me, they are easy enough to decipher with the rest of the wording. Only once or twice did I drop down right away to see what something was. I get annoyed when I have to point out the obvious on things, too. Anyway, cheers. You are doing well and one of my favorite writers in the fandom. *wink* I read your notes. Teehee... Back to the top to read then...

That article and the discussion at the ball have a certain familiarity.What confrontation shall occur?

I still love this story, and I think it's great, but I have to say that either your beta or your spellcheck is doing you a disservice-there are words in here that are spelled similar to what they're supposed to be, or the incorrect spelling for the word you want. At one point, you have "ridicule" written, when I'm sure you would rather have "reticule", and several "to" instead of "two". I'm not trying to give you a bad review, I seriously love this story, and I think that the research alone is enough to earn you all the awards out there. In fact, my only real complaint is that you won't be updating until after Christmas. *whine*:-)

OH, I can't wait until he tells Ginny of his intentions! This is getting good! I'm on the edge of my chair hoping to know what's next. muahahaha