love the character development

There is nothing like a smug Snape.  You know what they say about it happening the very first time.  I do think he needs to get over his childish behavior but JK never had him do it so there you go.  I look forward to the next up date.  Can't wait to see what Eugene's reaction to the new baby will be.

What a mood swing.  From rejection to anger in under sixty seconds.  Hermione went from abandoned to take charge.  When the one you love is in pain, you can't stand by and do nothing.  Breaking the mirror was the best thing she could have done.  Severus needs a clean break with the past so he can have a good future with Hermione.

Wow, this story was amazing! So heartfelt and yet heartwrenching at the same time.Well done Severus and Harry for defeating their demons too!Your writing style is one of the most cohesive, structured and consistent styles of fanfic authors I've seen and I'm hoping that the art keeps being rolled out after ACIGTC is finished :Dxx

OMG, this chapter was awesome!  I would have done the same thing, smashing the mirror that is.  I might have actually done it a long time ago!  Its funny you were describing that tight in the chest feeling when under stress and I've been experiencing that a lot lately!  I actually went to my Dr. to find out what was wrong, I thought I was having a heart attack!  Anyways, enough about me, this was great and I can't wait to see what happens next!  Much Love ~ Brena

Yip. Still the same bossy, mothering Hermione. One day Severus will appreciate it.

Oh my goodness. Is that what living without his memories has done to Severus? I hope Hermione can help him.

I loved how Hermione delt with Eugene's horrible aunt. Don't know how she managed not to hex her! I hope her telling Snape's story will influence the other boys on how they treat people who are different.

Interesting chapter. I wonder what Severus will think about the whole idea of forgiveness? I am glad both Hermione and Eugene have found someone special. Funny that Eugene did not tell Hermione he knew he was a wizard untill after sha had shown him all the cool magic!

Interesting that the first person Hermione talks to seems like a mixture of Severus and Harry. Do I get the sneaking feeling that a certain dark man may be the missing dark wizard??

I am so glad Hermione did not give up her own happiness for Ron's. It would have been wrong for both of them.

Harry definatley has the ability to obsess over things. Just like he did over the Hallows. I think he has just had too much death in his young life, and is clinging to the fact that Snape may be alive as a way of not feeling guilty for everyone else who died in the final battle.

I am glad Harry is so determined to have Snape's body where it belongs. I can also see how angry abd upset he would be over something everyone else has thought trivial. He was the last link he had with his mother, not to mention the fact he had had to kill someone. Quite traumatic!

Very intense and compelling.  Is Sirius Eugene's biological father?  Regulus?

I'm assuming that the mirror in Snape's house/room is the Mirror of Erised?  Why hasn't this occurred to Hermione?

Glad she destroyed the mirror.

I could have kicked Severus for leaving Hermione and go back to that mirror, but I guess a madness hold for so long aint done with just by being accepted and loved by someone else. I am very happy Hermione destroyed that mirror and I sincerely hope Severus ment what he said at the end of the chapter. I also hope Hermione will meet with Lily, James and Sirius in the afterlife so she can curse them:-))

It was going too smooth. Something had to come up, hadn't it?Poor Snape, being tormented by mirror!Lily, who is the manifestation of his guilt and all the negative feelings he was directing towards himself.I hope he and Hermione will be able to pull through it together.You have written a very emotional chapter here. You managed to bring all the feelings across very well. Good job!

Why is Severus so caught up in this imaginary world he has created?  I'm starting to wonder if he is under a curse.

Poor Severus, Lily-in-his-head wasn't quite done with him.  Hopefully he can see past her now. :)

Wow, and just when we all thought things were going well, Severus has another mad fit. I hope Hermione can be strong.Great chapter :)

I don't know who you are, but you're one of the most gifted writers I have ever read.  This chapter was almost my undoing.  Its been a while since I've read a single chapter in a story that has affected me so much.  Not since I read Mia Madwyns's Care of Magical Creatures have I been so moved.“My hurting never seemed to bother her the way it does you. She never shed one tear for me in that mirror for the hundreds I shed for her...  "I’m afraid."“Why does her forgiveness have to mean so much?”  This single sentence brought me to my emotional knees.  I hope it did the same to Severus.  They have been written off and as good as left for dead for too long.  If they are going to survive, they will have to hold onto each other and fight like hell to claim the lives they deserve, not the one's society have allotted to them.After I finished reading the chapter my emotions were so scattered that I couldn't string together a coherent thought, so I glanced at the reviews others had left.  Keske's comments gave me a shake, and I found Cohen's "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright.  Then I read this chapter again as I listened to that beautiful poem set to music, and I realized what had struck so forcefully me about this chapter.  You, the writer, have known a deeply hurtful disappointment... otherwise I don't know how you could have written this chapter.  I apologize for assigning facts to your life for which I have no rational reason to do.  It's just that I don't know how someone who hasn't known such pain could have written this chapter.You don't have to leave me a reply if you don't want to.  I realize that I have taken great liberties as a reader to have written the previous paragraph, but it was not my intention to pry... I just didn't know any other way to tell you how powerful this chapter is.  It is magnificent. I'd give you a thousand stars if I could.  Beth

Obsession like his is scary.  I don't blame Hermione for freaking out.  I hope he means what he said.

You did it again.  Another great chapter.  Please up date soon.

I don't blame Hermione for smashing the mirror, hopefully that act was able to free Severus completely from her obscene hold on him.If Lily wasn't already dead, she'd deserve to be hexed into the next century for the horrid way she treated Severus and the damage her so-called "friendship" left on his soul. Grrr!