Very callous of them to forget totally about him.  I can see it initially, but for DAYS!  Especially after Harry had those memories.  It's understandable that Snape holds a grudge.  He's very creepy, though, going to extremes with it.

Only one more chapter?!  Aagh!  This is awful!  I can't wait to see how things will (or won't) be resolved in this story...  This has been very dark, but so well written that I can't stay away.  I will continue to hope against hope for a somewhat happy ending for all involved, but if it is not to be, I'm sure it will be done well and thoughfully.  What a great story!  Thanks for sharing this!

I can understand why Severus feels the way he does...to have been apparently abandoned, left for dead for days, he probably feels as though he was given the same regard as a pile of trash despite all he had done for years.  On the other hand, with all of the hundreds of dead and injured that Hogwarts and its staff had to deal with immediately following Voldemort's death, I'm sure that anyone who wasn't visibly there to be attended to just wasn't thought of for a while.  "Out of sight, out of mind", so to speak.I hope that Severus' mind hasn't shattered to the point that he can't be reached at all. 

How will this be resolved?  Hopefully people will realize she isn't insane.

Yikes! Indeed!. How can you resolve this in only one chapter? What a cliffy. I will be on pins and needles waiting.

Chilling chapter, it is sad that Hermione has let her guard down so throughly that she doesn't even realize she is being stalked.

Oh, somebody has vengeance on the brain! I do so hope that he gets some measure of it. I am a fair minded person after all. Well, a dash of vengeance and a good helping of hot, steamy vengeance screwing should clear the air a bit!

I think waiting for death and the end of pain for so long and having nobody come to retrieve your body - especially when you know that people have watched you "dying" - could wreck any mind. But still, your Snape gives me the creeps.

Gods, this is scary. He really is playing mind games with her, isn't he?Good story!

OH YES YOUR ON A ROLL , I CAN SEE HOW HE FEELS CANT WAIT FOR AN UPDATE!!!

OH YES YOUR ON A ROLL , I CAN SEE HOW HE FEELS CANT WAIT FOR AN UPDATE!!!

Such suspense. Yes, I would be very bitter also if they had not come back for me. One of the many things that irritated me about book 7.Sometimes I think JKR did that and didn't give Snape a portrait on purpose. She actually enjoys reading fanfiction and the way she ended it there is room for so much speculation on what happened to Snape. Perhaps that was her "gift" to us, the gift that keeps on giving through our imaginations as we entertain each other with our speculative stories.

Wow - you do an incredible creepy Snape - thanks for the shivers and the next update that can not come soon enough!!!

This is fascinating!

I love scary stories so I'm looking forward to updates.

That was quite scary.

Yaay! I love creepy stories! Well done! This is so very exciting, I kind of like how Hermione's conditioned herself to forget (with Ron's help) and now suddenly it's all coming back and taking its toll (especially with Snape screwing with her!). Awesome! :)

That's not creepy or anything! Christ, even I might faint when confronted with something like that, and it takes a hell of a lot to scare me. Since you liked the first quote here's another from the same author/book that fits with Snape perfectly: "We recognize that in man's nature there is a drive to oppress others, be they truly alien or his own women. Perhaps the true measure of his power is how openly he can indulge in this."

yikes! very creepy and intriguing start. can't wait to see where you take it from here

Oh wow.  Now, why did Dumbledore disappear the instant Hermione asked about Snape's portrait?  Does he know or suspect something?  What am I saying, Dumbledore always knows something...  It'll be interesting to find out if there's a portrait wherever Sev's hiding that he can get to."Welcome back" indeed!  If he keeps this up for much longer, he'd better hope he manages to actually scare Hermione to death, or she's going to hex him six ways from Sunday by the time she tracks him down.  Sure, she feels guilty now, but any cornered animal will eventually strike out at their tormenter...I look forward to see what happens next!

wow!  you talk about a nightmare!  what a scary update!  thanks so much!

Ooooooh, extremely creepy! I am on pins and needles!

Ooh, chilling.  Just the knowledge that someone had been in her home while she slept is a violation.  Severus is a master of psychological warfare.  And the word "FRAUD" scorched into the potions text; a clue as to whom it's from, if one is willing to overlook the "obvious" fact that he's supposed to be dead.This is a fabulous start, and I'm on pins and needles to see where things go from here!

OH, what a beginning!It's clear that Snape must have left the book there; to what is the word froud referring? To her? Her life?You really have made me curious.The general blocking of all thing regarding the Battle can't be healthy. Is it being reflected in the wizarding society you imagined for this story?I guess I'll have to wait and see.

Ohhhhhhhh I'm hooked. Yay! Great start, I can't wait to meet your Snape! ^_^