Critique from a cat with a squashed face?  I'd take that with a grain of salt.  If Severus can withstand hygenically-challenged Hermione and her landfill of a flat, then he's a keeper.  Thanks for reviewing.  Team Venus loves you, MTS.

So glad you liked the chapter.  Hermione should feel honored;  I imagine he doesn't wave his wand for just anyone on any occasion.  Thanks for reviewing.

Domestic spells are performed only under duress, mind you.  I imagine he has a house-elf to do the dirty work now that he's so well-to-do.  Thanks for reviewing.

A bright future for both of them perhaps.  Although I don't know what's in store for her career, I'm sure she'll do well because she's a brilliant, driven witch and a war heroine, too.  Thanks for reviewing.

Glad you liked it.  Hermione wasn't in a good place emotionally.  Severus' visit will perhaps provide impetus for a change.  Thanks for sticking with Team Venus.

Hello and thank you so much for the review and the lovely stars. Indeed, and much fun is ahead, so it would be sad to see Hermione depart :)

Hello and thank you so much for the review and the lovely stars. It means a lot to us all :)Harry never apologised, not with real meaning behind it. Hermione, however shoddy her apology was sincere in her meaning.I think Hermione more than anyone has the intelligence to read Severus' level of snark.I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter and the ideas introduced within it. Much hugs :)

Hello and thank you so much for the review and the lovely stars. It means a lot to us all :)Severus the God of Sex via potions and lotions sounds just about right to me :)

Hello and thank you so much for the review. It means a lot to us all :)You're the first person to pick up on the thematic strand of love and sex being related to Team Venus. A special hurrah for you, my dear :)I think that's one of the biggest drawbacks of canon, that it does not really make much of magic outside Europe. There is a world of older magic out there, China and the Indian sub-continent being just a few of them. I hope you do continue to enjoy the rest of the story.

Hello and thank you so much for the review. It means a lot to us all :)I'm so pleased to hear you enjoyed the quote and the way in which I brought them to a point of understanding at the end.

Hello and thank you so much for the review. It means a lot to us all :)I see Severus as a very intelligent man. Now that he's had time to reflect, I find it hard to believe that he would not have learned some valuable lessons from his friendship and the break-up of it.

Hello and thank you so much for the review. Love the stars :)

Hello and thank you for the review. I think the man himself is a given, hence her need to use Ron in the previous chapter to arouse his jealousy. But his potions and books are props that reiterate her interest in him.

Hello and thank you for the review and the pretty stars.Not really a secret society, more of a specialised one that's interested in power, knowledge and skill, as opposed to changing political fabs, if you will.But yes, the comparison of Lily and Petunia stemmed from Petunia's own words. I found it likely that there would be some cross-over in thinking, given that they lived, came from similar georgraphical areas giving them similar kinds of backgrounds and thought processes, however hard they would have denied it.

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter :)

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter :)Thank you for the lively shiny stars too :)

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and have enjoyed our story thus far. :)

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :) Severus has suffered so much in his life that I can't imagine him not learning about the value of forgiveness.

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :)Lily always seems one dimentional to me in canon. There has to be more to her. Thank you for the lovely, shiny stars.

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :)I find that odd really, that people don't compare Lily to Petunia. Surely there must be more to that story.Thank you too for the lovely stars.

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :)Excellent. That's what we like to hear. That there's still some mystery in the tale to encourage readers to return for the next installment.Thank you for the lovely stars.

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :)I'd love some of his products too :)

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :)I guess he wouldn't be Severus if he wasn't a pain about things :) Though Severus not learning from his past mistakes would be foolish beyond measure, and no one could really call Severus Snape a fool.

Hello and thank you for the review. I'm so pleased you like the chapter and our story :)That's what we want to hear. That we've captured your attention and still have a couple of tricks up our sleeve to keep you coming back to read the rest.