You know, Nee, everytime I want to read something really sweet with a hint of lemon, I always end up back here :P Never realised I didn't review it before lol.Excellent work hon ;)

Lovely. Just lovely.

very well written.  but at the end ... do the children know they are witches and wizards?

Very nice story. Thank you for sharing.

What a lovey weding, simple and sweet. I liked that she confessed her accidental intrusion into his mind.

How sweet, her reading room just off the potions lab. Although, he could have at least bought a bed!

Hmmm. Loved the fevered undressing. nice leomon as well.

There was so mcuch suppressed and burried pain in this chapter, that was being released only to be held by a dam. AND Oh, gosh! That line at the end "I returned to get you," I could have melted in my chair!

Lovely!

what a perfect ending.  thanks so much

Yeah!  Thanks for such a beautifully told tale!

Nice ending! :)

Don't you just write the sweetest and most romantic stories?!  I really do love your stuff and have rapidly become an avid fan (and to think it wasn't that long ago that I hated SS/HG pairings!)I somehow always see Severus with Italian or Spanish connections; definitely Medittearean anyway (don't know why really) so you can imagine this fic especially fitted my own viewpoint.  Having read this through in one hit (I only just came across it!), I at first thought Severus was a ghost and thoughts of Truly, Madly, Deeply ran through my mind, particularly in view of Hermione's reaction.  However, this is a very original fic and worthy of the highest praise.  Not only am I a sucker for romance and happy endings but also for 'love everlasting' - I'm so glad that there are other true romantics out there! Thanks for sharing :-)

What a nice ending. I'm glad they were able to make a good life together. I hope to see more of your stories.

I'm so glad that Severus and Hermione had children—three of them, and a "tornado" of a grandson who looked just like his grandfather had at that age.  Severo is a bright and respectful child who had been known to bowl his grandfather right off his feet in his enthusiasm to reach him.  I'm glad that Severus had planted another "little Eden" to mark the highlights of his and Hermione's life together.  Sweet lemon trees and passion flowers were the most meaningful of all.You couldn't have written a more perfect ending to this story!  It made me very happy to know that they had a long life together filled with love and family.  Thank you for sharing this "one shot that escaped."  From Hermione's utter sadness at the beginning to these most blissful years of their long life together, you have given us a peak into what Severus life has been like because he came back for his Hermione.Great writing!  Beth

I loved how Maria and the other villagers had marveled at the change in Severus since Hermione came to be with him.  She completes him, and it showed in his countenance.Their wedding was sweet, and I can't imagine a bride who would not have felt completely loved and lovely in that setting.  The passion flowers were the most wonderful idea, and I found myself laughing when Severus realized that Hermione has seen into his mind when they were making love for the first time in this home he had built, with his own hands, for his wife.Well done, neelix!Beth

The home Severus has built for Hermione is soooooo beautiful!  The secret kept abode is light and airy, with an exquisite Potions lab and a magnificent library built just for her.Our Potions Master certainly loves his witch, and has spared no detail in creating the most perfect place for them to call home.But the question I have on my mind is what did Severus do at the Ministry that had been "the final step towards freedom for a man who had never known what freedom really felt like."This entire chapter made me happy.Beth

I was so happy when Hermione said she would go away with him, and then amused when Severus stifled a laughed and said, "You don't know where I'm going."One thing lead to another, and they shared to most passionate lovemaking!  Well done, neelix!  I'm grinning.Beth

Another beautifully written chapter!  The way you described Hermione's reaction to seeing Severus and realizing that he was REALLY there was perfect.  Her shaking hands, the hysterical sobbing were spot on.  But the most realistic descriptive was "her stomach convulsed tightly as her tears wrenched themselves from her throat."  Who hasn't experienced that kind of tearful, gut wrenching emotion at least once in their lives.Fabulous!Beth

Sweet.

Oh, neelix, this is excellent!  You got me in the very beginning with "It was the only source of light; the only one she needed."  I just knew you were writing about Severus.  I held my breath as I read her thoughts about the blood on the floor of the Shrieking shack, that night of shared passion and solace in the Arithmancy Tower, and of keeping watch outside Spinner's End.  How sad... she only agreed to teach because she hoped he would one day return.  "I miss you."And the she slept.  And then he came from the shadows and whispered that he'd missed her, too, and sat to wait for her to wake.This is just beautiful!  I'm so glad you decided to follow your muse and write the rest of the story.Beth

Great Lord, you scared me to death!The story his garden tells to the informed soul is filled with his living memories.  But he is going away again, going away from "his own little Eden," and he wants Hermione to go with him.You took my breath away, you did.Beth

What a nice story.  Hermione and Severus growing old together is great ending.

Absolutely lovely ending! You captured such a realistic and loving relationship between them both. Just lovely. X) Thanks for sharing!

lovely and sensual.  thanks so much