Poor Severus.  His life is so very complicated and he desperately needs the supportive people around him yet somehow he hurts them.  Sad Sad Sad!  I'm glad Hermione doesn't just walk away.  She's willing to talk and to work things out.

This was agood chapter!I'm going to add this story to my favorites list,

What? You haven't written and posted it yet?! Shame!

;)

You're funny. That was a really good last author's note. I'm very glad you wrote a sequel (now I'm hoping that you actually did and postet it. Well, I'll see in a bit). It's a wonderful story and I'm amazed it's your first one. :) But, you know, if you didn't give them a happy ending, it's or else, right? 

I can't help but wonder if that banter about "beg me for soemthing" and the "smirk" Severus will receive in return is not a moment of foreshadowing? I don't know how you're going to play it - if he'll tell Hemrione before hand or if he'll murder DD and then just split, leaving her to wonder - but if it's the latter then that line falls quite nicely into a possible situation further down the road. Anywho... still really enjoying this fic and anxious to read more.

I liked the way you explained Severus' rationale during this whole thing. It helped to make him not seem like a letch - until the end anyway. He did come off a bit like a creepy old man to me right at the end, when he wanted to keep Hermione there so they could finish getting it on after she'd been spooked by the whole situation. Yes, there he was a little 'pervy'. :) But all in all I liked the way Severus a least momentarily thought about his actions and how he had initially planned to pull away. to "teach her a lesson". I thought he made a very good point - and again, it made him a lot less pervy - that he had jsut seen multiple instances of him having sex with her in all sorts of positions and of course he was going to react as he was merely a human man.

Well, wow. Nice twist that it was a reciprocating spell. I thought maybe Severus "felt" it as like a dream, not for real. I am quite shocked at his behavoir at the end though. I thought maybe he was going to 'teach her a lesson' kinda thing, not truly ravage her. I look forward to seeing his justifications for his actions with his student - even if she does want him in return.

Even though I knew Hermione was going to do the spell, it still struck me how she had just berated Harry to Seamus for "using a spell that he didn't know anything about" (paraphrased of course) and here she was doing the same. I'm guessing Severus believes he is dreaming right now?? I guess we'll see. :) Looking forward to the next!!

Ooh! I usually don't read the post-ANs on fics as I am afraid of spoilers but I jsut happened to read this one this time and you left quite the cliff-y in it with the mention of the spell. I figured eventually Hermione would break and cast it, but I had no idea it'd be at the same time that she realized she could still live her life and also sort of 'wait' for Severus at the same time. I figured if anything it'd be a moment of desperation or something. Thanks for always keeping us readers on our toes! :) Also I have to go back to chapter 4 since Caramel is a song and you mention the lyrics being there (So much I learned from this AN! lol). The pace of the story is beautiful. I'm really enjoying the 'easiness' of it (if that makes sense?). And now I'm running off to the next cuz I can't wait to see what's coming around the corner. :D

I like the way you are setting this up with Severus allowing the idea of the isolation he will be in when all is said and done to briefly seep into his thoughts. It's probably something he didn't really register before, or at least iddn't allow himself to think about, but now, with the addition of this spark for Hemrione, it has the fleeting thought just barely entering his mind and he is obviously not as 'okay' with it as he once was - though I don't think he is at the stage of really letting it truly bother him yet.That subtlety of thought is, to me, what is making this stroy so awesome. Just little snippets here and there so that it seems 'likely' that this relationship could come to pass rather than them being immediately attracted to each other or thrown together and starting a relationship. The slow build makes it much more realistic.

This has been an emotionally gripping, sweet and beautiful journey so far. I am very happy to know that this will be a canon-compliant fic (minus the horrible epilogue and hopefully with a happy/hopeful ending for SS/HG). I fear for their future though, especially Hermione`s emotional health in anticipation of what will happen.Thank you so very much for sharing this amazing story with us! Greatly anticipating further readings, thank you.

Very enjoyable.

I didn't expect it to end like that. Bloody brilliant. Good job.

loved it.  excellent use of cannon but I'd love to see you go off cannon and get them together again. a heartbreaker.
I know angst makes the plot move so it's not that I don't appreciate it, I just want more

Fantastic use of sex magic! Wow! What a great chapter! : P

Almost didn't write this review because this chapter had 69 reviews and that seemed somehow appropriate.

However....excellent read, glad to hear there is a sequel as I do so hate to leave Severus feeling so lonely.

By the way, I LOVE the 'Finite Incantatum' banner at the end.  Mucho awesomness.

Somehow I think the temptation - now that Hermine has the spoon - may be too much to keep her from casting that lvoe spell. I do hope it doesn't do something unintended. ;)

It seems here that Hermione is in love with the <i>idea</i> of her professor as she doesn't really know the man at all. She knows what he does of course, and that he's brave, but she doesn't actually know him as anything other than the fantasies she's created of a man she believes him to be.I am anxious to see if this aspect of her 'love' is tackled down the line in this story; if maybe, once she gets to know him a bit she realizes that what she used to feel (what she feels right now) was just the concern and a fantasy of a man she supposed him to be and eventually when she knows him better she will be able to make that call a little more realistically - with more than just fantasy to backup her vision of who this man is.  

Wow, now that's wonderful use of a spell!

Another wonderful chapter.  I love that they have to sneak around it makes it much more exciting. 

Oh I can't wait to see what this "seemingly innocuous" spell will do to our dear couple.

This is probably a dumb thing to comment on, but that "thank fuck" in the middle of the chapter really cracked me up. That whole scene was easy to 'feel'  - Severus' relaxation, his casual strole down memory lane, his irritation at the intruding prefects... I really enjoy seeing these types of private moments with Severus and his thoughts. I loved the ending of this chapter as well. It left me a bit speechless thinking of all the implications, feeling a bit of sadness as well as a bit of curiousity about this man that is Severus Snape.

I wish Severus and Hermione could stay together for the entire night, too.  But at least they have the Percipio Corium to experiment with, and it seems to work well when their movements are coordinated.  But practice makes perfect, so I think the will need lots of practice, like every night.  And what was Severus up to reading that "crumbling folio volume in Old Ukrainian?"  Did I forget something?  I'll have to check back to see.  Whatever he's up to, it's readily apparent that he knows just how to keep Hermione happy.I worry about What Ron, Lavender and Jill might do if they came to suspect anything is going on between Snape and Hermione..  I wouldn't put it past Ron to try to intercept her letter to Jill just so he would know what she is doing.  Thanks for this fabulous chapter!Beth

I loved the name of the chapter, one of my favorite songs. And I LOVE where this story is going. I had thought the carmel was just a way to get them together, not keep them together. Very nice twist. I look forward to more.

Fabulous, absolutely fabulous!  It was definitely worth the wait for Hermione (and for we readers), and I am so glad they were able to have this special moment together before things really start to go to hell for Sev...  Will he confide in her, or allow her to think the worst of him when Dumbledore dies?  I know Hermione won't want to believe that things are as they seem, even if he doesn't tell her anything, but it will be hard for her.  I hope he lets her know something bad's coming down the road soon!I was also very intrigued by the mentions of Goblin magic vis a vis the Map in the last chapter (but didn't want to take the time to mention it in my review there so I could get on to this one), and I hope that you'll extrapolate on that a bit and the general workings of the Map as well.  Perhaps Hermione will be able to create her own Map to keep track of Severus and his safety?The teaser for the next chapter sounds like fun--I can't wait to read all about it...