Ah Ha!!!  Lovely

Your killing me here.  How long are we going to have to wait for Severus to find out about his son??  Love the story, but hate how our couple is separated.  Hope there is a happy ending in there somewhere :)

Now I'm desperate to see Severus meeting his son for the first time. I hope it won't cause him a hard attack.

Harry seems to have taken the news of Donovan rather well. Glad to see he's matured so much. I think Harry will give Hermione some good advice on how she should handle things with Severus. Hopefully she'll take things to heart. In her defense, she never knew Severus loved her because he never told her. It's hard to keep that in mind, although it does make her actions understandable.

I'm glad Harry took it so well.

Hmmm... so I see Harry knows. Oh man... won't Severus be absolutely livid when he finds out that Harry knew about Donvan before he did! I also love the description of Hermione's redo of the cottage... new, but still the same. :) You're killing me with this build up to Severus meeting his son... bad author! (Just kidding!) Even though it was a short one, I really enjoyed this chapter. As always, we're all waiting for another update! Happy writing! *hugs*

:)  I can't wait for Severus to enter the scene.

Confused if she wrote him a letter how come he thinks shes had a kid from someone else and is maried...I'm confused.

Aren't they both in for some surprises?

My stomach literally dropped when I saw One Year and Nine Months Later! I read the chapter, and then said: "Wait? Didn't he get his letter? Doesn't he know about his son?" So, I read it again... as well as the previous chapter to make sure I remembered correctly and that she did send it to him. My conclusion: something went wrong and Severus never got his letter. How horrible!! I'm sure Hermione never thought twice about double-checking that it was recieved (she had a bit on her mind at the time), and she probably thought that he didn't respond simply because he didn't want anything to do with either of them, not because he never recieved the letter!Fate and Irony are both fickle bitches ('scuse the language)... *sigh*I'm glad there are several more chapters coming! I cannot wait to see Severus' reaction when he realizes that Donovan (love the name, btw) is his son. Even if he's too stubborn to put two and two together, I'm sure Hermione will tell him... at least she better!Great chapter! I'm can't wait for the next one! Bring on the angst and then the happy ending!

It would appear that Donovan is the spitting image of his father Severus. I'm anxious to see how the reunion is going to be between them, since Severus needs to ask Hermione if he can still use the garden. I look forward to seeing what happens when he realizes that the baby is his. That should be interesting.

I must say I'm a bit confused. She wrote him a letter and after che king she didn't send it to Minerva for her to give him. So how does it come that he seems ignorant of his son? I can't wait for her to read the letter he wrote almost 2 years ago and for him to meet his child. And maybe with her knowledge in charms she can help him cure Minerva.

I'm a bit confused as to how two letters have slipped past Severus unnoticed.  The one obviously went to Spinner's end and he remarked that he hadn't been there, but what about Min's?  She certainly wasn't well enough to open it.I hope they see each other soon.  Gads it's been so long!

Thanks for the update.  Very interesting leap forward. 

 . . .Did he not get the letter?Oh. Dear. Gods. There are going to be nine levels of Hel to pay . . . >.<

Oh my! Quite a jump, eh?

Neelix, you're killing me here!  They are so darn stubborn.  Either he never received the letter, or he got it but never opened it.  If he never received it, then I will feel so bad for him, missing the first year of his child's life.  On the other hand, even without knowing, you'd think he would have contacted her at some point, if only to make sure she was doing well.  If he recieved it but never read it (probably because he found his letter unopened), well, it is understandable but his own damn fault.And in Hermione's case, when she didn't get a response from Severus, you'd think she would have visited, or at least sent one more letter.  But at that point the ball was in his court, and maybe she wanted it to be that way and whatever happens, happens.  Still, did she not wonder why she didn't receive a response from Minerva?  Or did she actually get a response, but had asked Minerva not to mention anything to Severus?GEEZ NEELIX, WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!?Anyhow, if you are put out that I am yelling at you, know that if I didn't love this story so much, I wouldn't care at all what happened to them.  Honest.  Please put me out of my misery by updating soon.  I would also ask you to put Severus and Hermione out of their misery too, but I suspect that is too much to ask.  Thanks for giving us what continues to be a frustrating incredibly enjoyable story!

i was excited to see that you had updated. though admittedly, i was a little disappointed with the length.

A YEAR AND NINE MONTHS?!?!?Oh no.so that means--Severus either never got, or never read, her letter to him.But...surely Minerva did?Unless she was / is too ill to do or say anything about it.  Is she still in a coma (stasis spell)?So many questions.This story is getting so very sad---please let some sunshine break through soon.On the other hand---you certainly have me intrigued!

I know a relationship is two sides, but I do believe he brought this on himself mostly.  She stopped trying because he gave her no way to do so.

how sad and devestating, good work.

I really wish the two of them would swallow their pride and realize how much they need each other. Mainly Severus. Hermione doesn't know that he's in love with her, so leaving is easier for her. I think if he had told her, she wouldn't have left. I think he needs to go after her. I don't think he'll last much longer though, despite the fact that they're trying to forget each other. I think they'll end up back together once Hermione returns. I can't help but wonder how they will reunite. Either by accident, if Severus begs her to come back, or if something happens to one of them.

That's kind of sad. I know there will be time before they get together again but I wish their argument would have been resolved much quicker.

Not thinking he's really gotten it yet... Hoping Hermione can find some peace, but n9ot thinking that will work either.  Grrr... They both need swift kicks.  Wait, that didn't work for Severus... Hexes? Avadas?  And Harry really isn't helping.

:-/We really are our own worst enemies, aren't we?