Oh man, with this curse things could go belly up in so many ways!  I wonder why Winky would make it so that Snape has to be around? This is getting really good.  Can't wait for the next installment!

Winky takes things to extremes, but Severus is being amazingly unfair to Hermione.

So what did Winky do? Love your story.

Nasty curse that! :)

So the curse is taking everything she says literally?“I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Thank you, sir.” ... and her fingers became stuck."... I could probably sleep for a week. I don’t usually stay up this late." ... and she slept exactly a week.Oh, a devious curse. And it definitely affects Snape, like said in the summary.I barely can wait for the screwball scenes that might result with those two characters and the repercussions of Winky's curse.

Same old Snape! No "thanks for all the effort you put into saving my life, what an incredible potion." Nope. Hermione just gets the "you terrible peson who ruined my life" speech. I hope she does not take it too much to heart. She need to realise what an incredible feat she has done, even without Snape's validation.

Poor Snape. He would absolutely hate to be stuck in such a vulnerable position. Unable to like and unable to die. At least one person is dedicated to saving him.

The description of the potion making was very imaginative! I like the idea of having the bezoar soaking up all the magicial properties then giving him that first. :)

Great chapter. It covered a  lot of ground and time, but nothing felt hurried.

THank you so much for another brilliant update! So, Severus is still Severus, well couldn't expect anything else now could we. I admit that I am rather mad at him at the moment, I would never have thougth that he would in anyway "fell on his knees" in gratitude towards Hermione, but there is a difference between shaving and cutting your head off. After all this years and time, he still pines for Lily who never loved him as he loved her, she wasn't even a faithful friend. Not only by not forgiving him when he begged for forgiveness, but for shacking up with his worst tormentors. He isn't even grown up enough to give praise where praise is due. Nope, Hermione is still the Gryffindor Know-It-All who outshined his presious Slytherins.  Who dared doing her schoolwork properly, who dared figth for what was rigth and stand by her friend with the risk of her own lifes years younger than he was when he didn't have the guts to take a stand for what was rigth or wrong and instead got him self a nice tatoo, lost his best (and only) friend in the process, and then spent the next twenty odd years as a slave for two masters while still pining for a love he never had. Not to mention, as a grown man hating a child due to who his parents was, parents he never knew. Where were his beloved Slytherins when he needed them? Queing up at St. Mungos to pay their respect were they? Argh, I am so mad at him, (and enjoying being so:-)). I hope that when Hermione returns, she has grown a spine that makes her care less  if she ever gets aknowlegdement from a man who never would have given it to a Gryffindor muggleborn like her. I would love to see a Severus who has to work to earn her respect, Lord knows he doesn't deserve it at the moment!!!!I am very, very, much looking forward for the next update!!!!

I thought she wanted the goats to produce millk with curative properties, since the eggs were not enough.  Another excellent chapter.  Poor Snape, he was enjoying being 'dead.'  What a shock to think you have gone to your eternal rest, and then to be yanked back amongst the living.I really enjoy seeing what Fanfiction writers add to JKR's universe.  You have given us some nice magical details and well as 'in-character' characters.  I really love your discussion of Minerva's and Severus's freindship.

There is a lot to like about this tale:  Baby Hermione: the fact that Hermione's parents don't hate her for enchanting them, (I always thought she got their permission); Slughorn looking for glory; Nagani's head producing venom after death.  These are nice details that make your story appealing.Both Harry and Ron were reacting to her dedication for Snape with the same enthusiasm as they had to her S.P.E.W. project. a good touch of humor there.  This is an excellent beginning.  I look forward to more.

Poor Hermione, after all that work, just to get slapped in the face by Severus.  Minerva's right, Hermione needs to focus on her own life and dreams. 

Poor Harry- after so many months suffering on their accursed Horcrux hunting trip, he's off camping with Ginny?  Glutton for punishment, he is.

You've set the stage for a lot of interesting developments.  I can't wait to see what you do with the rest of this story.

Great beginning!  Hermione really has her work cut out for her with creating the antivenin.  Severus is lucky to have her on his side.What's up with Minerva and Slughorn?  Is there a little romance going on in the castle?  The book Harry gave Hermione for Christmas sounds intrguing; will it enable her to succeed where others have failed?  Many, many more questions for me to ponder.  :D

Why doesn't she just buy a bezoar?

I really liked this first chapter, and I am very much looking forward to read more!

Enjoying this very much. Looking forward to more!

Wow, it's going to take a lot for Hermione to find the cure.  I suppose it's good that Severus is petrified so he doesn't deteriorate.  Poor guy.  I wonder if he's conscious at any level?

What a wonderful end! The plot was so original... I love that Hermione was not the perfect professor straight out of the box, and that Severus was indeed using her for his own selfish enjoyment. That they could find love out of such a volatile relationship was astounding to witness! Great work!!

One of my fave stories ever. Seriously. xoxoxo :)

Very good story.  There were points at which I laughed and cried.  Definitely a story I'd read again.Thanks for writing and sharing your story with us. 

I don't think I've read a story before that managed to be simultaneously angsty and daft... Well done!

Fantastic! I've just recced this on One_Bad_MAn at LJ.Melodyssister