Thank you very much. I have always thought that year must be quite dreadful for him, and also for those who called him a friend before the "incident" with Dumbledore. I'm really glad you enjoyed the chapter; thanks for the review.

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you liked it. *grins* Thanks again!!

Hey, thanks! I'm glad you liked it *grins* Thanks for the review.

Thank you very much! I'm really pleased to hear that. :) Thanks for the encouraging review.

Thank you very much! I'm really glad you liked it. :) There is no reason given in canon for why Severus went back to Grimmauld Place, and I wanted to contextaulise it. You'll hear about what Hermione's up to in the next chapter. Thanks again for the review.

Thank you! Severus deserves to get the last word every now and again ;)

In a young-Hermione-Granger-sets-fire-to-his-robes kind of way? Or just his portrait, up in flames ;p Either way would work quite well! I'm glad you liked the chapter; thanks for the review.

Since he's dead, I'm guessing the portrait, in an eternal damnation sort of flame.

*grins appreciatively*

I am trying hard not to contradict canon. The communications issue is one that they could resolve quite quickly if they put their impressive minds to the task. I agree that it would have been wonderful it they could have met up for a moment--for both of them. The next chapter is in the queue and should be up soon.Thank you for the lovely review. :)

Haha, I love your distinction between the "real" story and canon *grins* Thanks for the lovely review! Severus deserves to get the last word with Albus every now and then! :) Thanks again.

Thank you very much for the lovely review. :) I'm really glad you're enjoying the story. It can be hard to get the balance of which you speak right, and I really appreciate your comments.Thanks again for the review.

Thank you! Who could ask for more than that? *grins happily*

Thank you very much! I'm so glad that you liked the chapter :) Thanks again for the review.

Thank you very much! It stuck out to me the first time that I read the book and niggled away at the corner of my brian ever since: this story is the result. :)

Thank you very much! I only hope that it stays interesting ;pIt's nice, though, that we know so little of what Severus was up to during this time, so the chapters can sort of alternate between lots of new stuff and lots of switched POV stuff. Thanks again for the review.

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it. The ** point is a pretty big oversight on the part of JKR's editors, I think.

Yeah, I think it was a pretty serious oversight on the part of JKR's editors.

Thank you very much! *dances happily* I'm glad that you're still enjoying the story. :) I was always disappointed that Krum didn't play a bigger role in the later story--JKR had hinted that he would return and I found his cameo a little disappointing.And I think it was always a matter of time before Hermione could see Thestrals; I wondered what it would be like to be caught in that battle on an invisible horse. The whole thing must have been terrifying!Thanks again for the lovely review. :)

Thank you very much! I'm particularly thrilled that you liked the action scene: I have to really work myself up in the process of writing them, it's not like writing other kind of description. Hermione knew that Snape was going to kill Dumbledore, so I think she would have dealt with that pretty well, but George's ear was something else entirely.Thanks again for the review; the next chapter should be up soon! :)

Hey, weren't you just on Ashwinder? You're confusing me! ;)I'm glad you're enjoying the sequel, too. I'm posting updates weekly over the summer, and I'll hopefully be able to continue that schedule one the semester starts again, too.I really wanted to write a story that seemed as if it actually could have happened without contradicting canon; I'm glad that you like it! Thanks.

LOL, yeah, I originally found the story on Ashwinder but I prefer PP so I did a search to see if you were here.  So glad to have found you on here.I look forward to the next update!  :)

Thank you very much! There will be lots about Snape and how he's feeling in the next chapter. :) Poor Hermione, though. I see that battle above the Dursley's house as the moment where everybody has to realise that they don't have control over the situation, no matter how many plans they have made.Thanks again for the review.

Thank you very much! That is high praise indeed that the drama keeps you engaged and the humour keeps you entertained; thanks!

Thank you very much! I'm so glad that you're enjoying the presence of the minor characters :) I really wanted to create a story where the sense of Hermione and Snape being part of a much larger community was apparent. Plus I wanted to provide an explanation for the weird errors such as that with Hermione and the memory charm.There'll be lots more Snape in the next chapter, so stay tuned! Thanks again for the lovely review.

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

Thank you very much! I'm delighted that you're enjoying it. :) The next chapter is already in the queue, so the continuation is not far off! Thanks again for leaving a review.

Well, thank you for leaving such a lovely review--I can promise good returns on your investment ;)Seriously, thank you. I'm really glad to hear that you continue to enjoy the story.