Oh THANK GOD!!! Finally!!Thank you, Harry Potter!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now lots of tears and hugs and kisses (and etc. etc.) and first magic and fixin' things!!!I love you again---I was really hating you for the way you were making them (and us) suffer for so long there, but then that's what kept us all of the edge of our seats.Now .....  comfort to reward them (and us) for all the suffering---ok??? (although I just know you've got something 'else' up your sleeve---after all, can't lose the tension yet, right?)  But THANK YOU for bringing them back together!

Holy shites!!! That was *hawt*!!!This had me giggling: 'although how anyone could be seduced in such a shabby house remained to be seen.'So well done!!

Another nice chapter! Snape still feels in character to me! :D ie. "Why are you here?’ Severus folded his arms across his chest and peered down at her coldly. "

And I love that he's 'inexperienced' in that department! Can't wait to find out how things unfold. :D

Oh No!!! Looks like a big misunderstanding!This continues to be very well written and entertaining! :D

Wonderful chapter! Hot and touching at the same time!I liked the ending. :D

I think now that Hermione knows Severus hasn't been at Spinner's End, she'll realize he didn't get his letter. I think working on a cure for Minerva is a great way for Severus and Hermione to rebuild their relationship. It's hard to remember that Hermione never knew how Severus felt about her, which is why seeing her in Minerva's room sent him into a near panic. I can't wait to see his reaction when he finds out about Donovan. Obviously he'll just have to take one look at the baby to realize that he's the father. I mean, if Harry knew just by looking, so would Severus.

*bounces in chair*

Oh my.  Luna's just as oddly prescient as ever.  Minerva's got... it almost sounds like AIDS, what with attacking her immune system.  But how would she get it?  I hardly imagine her using intravenous drugs, or having unprotected sex. *mind shrivels*  But nobody's mentioned HIV that we've seen, so maybe not?  Hm.

Another fantastic chapter!  We have been giving you lots of grief about the letters, but I will say that it is not a matter of thinking that you missed a major plot point, or dropped the ball in writing this, because your stories are always well thought out and turn out terrific.  It is just a really hard concept to grasp how the cards can fall just so, to get them to the point they are at now.  I hate to say this because it sounds like a negative comment and it is not meant that way at all, but this is just dragging on and on and on, and I am just so desperate to get them together again.  I know there is a long road ahead, but we have been continuously spiraling downward for so long that a little bit of hope would not be amiss.  Still, you've got a good thing going and I trust you enough to follow whereever you lead.   I can't, however,  promise to not be antsy on the journey.I hope that they will be able to put differences aside for the sake of helping Minerva.  I actually hope that the time apart has given them some perspective, and some insight into what it is that they really want.  Still, I know that Severus is going to be mad that he missed the first year of his child's life.   And I suspect his anger may manifest in such a way that it doesn't come across as being from his loss so much as aimed at Hermione for messing things up.  Maybe Luna can help them reconcile.I also have to wonder whether Hermione will be proud of him for coming back into wizarding society for the sake of his friend and collegue, or whether she will be annoyed that she wasn't incentive enough to bring him back, but Minerva is.  If she takes that perspective, that will smart a bit I'm sure.I will stop rambling so you can get back to writing.  I am anxious, as always, to see where we go from here.

Well, that's a little better.  LOL  Now I'm wondering just what shape Minerva will be in.  Looks like Luna spied Severus, so maybe... Please... we'll have a 'reunion' of our hero and heroine.

Totally hate you! I'm usually not one for these long drawn out dramatic stories, but I like this one. Please let it end happily though and no more dramatic breaks!

Not Fair! That chapter was way too short! I want fireworks and some real apologizing on both sides when the smoke clears. Please?At least Hermione knows how full his plate has been so perhaps she won't be too quick to judge him.I bet that when he rented out the cottage after she left and noticed that she had not opened his last letter to her, he did the same thing when she wrote to tell him he would be a father. So he kept the letter, but never opened it. And, of course, Minerva could not open her own mail. She wouldn't have been able to do anything about it anyway.More, please...

This made me giggle: "Read, Granger. It’s what you are good at, if I remember rightly.’ I am really enjoying this, Neelix. Sorry my reviews are so short!

Oh, fabulous! I like how you have portrayed Snape. :D

Neelix, I love your writing style! This flowed so easily, it was like watching a movie! I totally want to look up the town now. It sounds like you've been there in person!!!So well done, my dear! 

wow, so close and yet so far.  I look forward to the next installment!

This is so well written! I enjoyed your description of the cottage and the conversation with Mike. And your plot continues to be intriguing. I am very curious as to what made Hermione run away.Well done! :D

Oh, what an intriguing start! I'm so happy to finally read this, neelix! :D

Sigh.  Those two at such cross purposes. 

That was close. But Severus won't be able to avoid her  indefinitely.

Where's Severus?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Okay, point made.  No it's not.  Where's Severus?  Gah, you are the queen of dragging stuff out.  I did like Harry's reaction.  More soon, please.

I suddenly had a vision this evening that Snape's going to come in sneering about her family, and then when he finds out she didn't get married, put his foot  right in it by saying something about her "bastard".  >.<  And how she could have contacted him, a Potions Master, to avoid the stigma, or some such. .o(>_<)o.

O cruel, cruel, to leave us here!Where is Severus?  What happened to her letter to him?  Where's Minerva?WHAT'S GOING ON?!?!?????????????(sigh)I know I have to be patient and wait.But patience was never one of my strong points.Like Edmund, I've come under the enchantment of the "Turkish Delight" of this story and can't help but crave more, more, more!So update!  And bring back Severus!  (pretty please?)

Oh dear.  I loved the changes she made to the cottage.  It is nice to see that she is fully capable of being a single parent, but I wish she didn't have to be.  Nice to know that Harry matured a bit, along with the grey hair.  Maybe somehow he will be able to help Hermione and get her to contact Severus (or the other way around).  Sometimes a fresh perspective is the best thing for a sticky situation.   I will be anxious for the next installment!