I suspect there will always be a lot of making up for those two, lol.  It was fun to include Ron and Hermione, too.  Thank you!

Thank you!  She pretty much lucked into them.  After so many weeks, there's a good chance that they're scattered to the winds.

Thank you.  I enjoy writing those sorts of scenes.

I didn't realize the answer to this question until within the last few weeks, so it's going to be slow going for a while, but we'll get there!

Oh, thank you!  I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Oh dear, I'm afraid the Paris trip will not be what anyone is expecting, but there will be other compensations.Yes, I agree that learning how to cope with an Uncle is good practice for what will come later, LOL!  There's so much to figure out, during that first year of marriage.  That's just one sort of thing, and a true Slytherin enjoys the opportunity to use their sneaky abilities.Thank you for the review!

Thank you!  A lot of the fun of this story has been thinking up interesting scenarios that are somewhat doable, ahem.  It will be a few chapters before Katherine finally gets to St Mungo's, but she's committed, now.  

Wonderful, I'm glad, I can't wait to hear they are expecting a baby!!!  Daddy Severus...SIGH!!!  I am really enjoying this story...It's brilliant!!

Thanks, again.  I'm enjoying this story, too

Thank you!

The boots were the idea of beta-reader Trickie Woo and in my opinion should be fixed firmly in canon.  I had forgotten about the warriors wearing a part of their conquests.  That makes it all the more suitable.  I always think about the end of _Romancing the Stone_ when I think about these boots.  Ron certainly thought the boots were creepy, so you're not alone.  Happy Halloween to you too!  As an odd sort of coincidence, I'm writing about Halloween right now.  I just happened to be there in my storyline.

Thank you for the review!  How do I answer that without giving anything away?Hmm... the timetable is probably not what we're hoping for at this point, but I think most readers will ultimately be pleased.

The box contains something my beta (Trickie Woo)cooked up and I've written it into another story, too.  I personally think it should have become part of AU fanon long since.  The explanation is in the next chapter, which is in the queue.  I couldn't ignore the fact that these people have painful histories, nor the fact that they're a bit clueless when it comes to dealing with such things.  I'm glad you're enjoying this.  I found I couldn't leave these characters where I left them before.Thank you!

Hee hee, we'll have to see what the story is about that wand.  I'm glad you're enjoying it.  Thank you for the kind review.

Thank you!  More is coming.  I hope to do about a chapter per week.

Thank you for the review!I guess it would be rather confusing to not know anything about Katherine.  I introduced her in The Tower Affair, which is set in the DH year of canon.

Well now I will be off to read that now...thank you!!!

Thank you!  I enjoy seeing how he still responds to the world at large.  Lucius did have something a little important to tell Severus.  It will come up later.

Yes, Katherine is relieved too!  Thank you for the review! 

Thank you!  They are very much newlyweds, aren't they?

Thank you!

Thank you!  It's a bit of a contrivance, but not unlike the thing computer programs do nowadays when they register with the software companies over the internet, almost without saying anything to the user.  I don't think Hermione is exactly jealous, just a bit possessive over a professor whom she recognizes as an intellectual equal.  *This* Hermione and *this* Ron are actually fit mates for each other, or will be when they're ready to get serious.

Thank you, again!  We knew from DH that the person using a wand not his own will have trouble with it, but that wouldn't be proof that it was stolen.  So, I figured that there must be a charm in the trademark.

Thank you!  I hope it satisfies.

Silvia, of course, got a head start by having that brief time with Severus years before.As for the Lucius situation, I admit I don't know which way he's leaning.  Severus is such a good friend, but that's such an unbelieveable pile of money... We'll just have to see what he says and does when the time comes.Thank you for the kind review!

Thank you for the review!  Yes, I hope things are becoming clearer about where the money should go and why.  Silvia's game is hopefully becoming clearer, too.

Thank you for the review!  Unfortunately, unless Tobias was hiding something, Severus doesn't have enough pure blood in his make up to be the heir.  Silvia is soon going to get what's coming to her... and then some.

LOL, I like letters, too!  Facebook is not the same.  Katherine and Severus have been watching for this wand, because so far it's turned normal spells into far more dangerous ones.  She was leary of it to begin with and was hoping to turn it over to the Ministry if she ever found it.  Now someone has actually purchased it and made it their own.Thank you for the review!

Thanks for clarifying, I was a bit foggy about the wand search plotline around the recent pregnancy focus. So instead of enjoying their last few months of getting sleep before the baby comes, the Snapes' work isn't finished! They're a clever team though so I think whatever the world throws at them they'll find an interesting way to tackle it.

I have a feeling that if I had kept this coming at a reasonable rate, things would be fresher.  I'm going to blame my muse, although it might well be laziness!  ;PThank you, again!