So instead of free pens, wizard ink convention goers get cauldrons. I admit that I am a little jealous. You caught the uselessness of professional development in this fine story. That hand-kissing scene was quite hot.

Man, you tease... Great story and I enjoyed it

Very good chapter , glad he came around quickly enough to stop her anger. I very much like their growing relationship.

Aww, a sweet ending, but not saccharine. Well done, all of you!

Ugh. Seriously, Umber is such a skeeze. And why on earth did Hermione take it?

Grrr, dammit, Umber! Butt out!

The array of chocs sound wonderful... mmmm.

Ooh, inconsistency! In chapter 1, the food was excellent :P

Well done, Snape, though. And Umber is consistently unctuous.

Gah, Umber is so, so creepy. Well done, Brandy.

Mwahahahahaha! Granger and Snape, sitting down for tea, P-L-O-T-T--I-N-G!

I haven't read this in ages... a good set up, anyway, and I completely forgot how it ends :)

Excellent story....I loved how you ended it....Great job!

He is a bastard! Snape....well now this will be interesting. Great job once again.

"The audience threw things—potions samples, balled-up programs, freebie cauldrons—and hooted him gleefully off the podium"  I love it!  I can only imagine what happened when the potions samples broke open.  This reminds me of that bit in James and the Giant Peach where they're sailing around in the clouds and the cloud men throw the randomest things at them, like buckets and dead rats and rotten eggs...I love fights like this :)

oh, i really like how you ended this!  nice job.  :D

heh.  nice - the old switcheroo!  i do wonder what he's up to - guess i'll go find out.  :)

i thought it was rather foolhardy of them to be so obviously hanging out together, and it seems perhaps i was right. 

i liked all of hermione's internal battles with herself.  :)

Hey Spiderwort!  What a great job you did wrapping this fic up!  I loved it!  And such a cute ending!  Plus, I loved how Severus handled Umber, all around.  Splendid Job!  Much Love ~ Brena

A good end. I like how Severus turned the tables on Umber; Umber deserved all that and more, the creep!

I have only one issue with this chapter: If Hermione was due on the 16th, then she was 3 days LATE, not early.  Otherwise, I am really enjoying reading this story.  I like the twist at the end, though I suspected it might be coming. Off to chapter 7!

i love the way you ended this! well done :)

Ah, our beloved Severus is really quite the resourceful guy! Those instincts that kept him alive all through the Voldemort years are still as sharp as ever. Brilliant and resourceful and scared to death of our Miss Granger whilst under the power of a truth serum. Yep, it was an act of self-preservation to avoid the curious Hermione under those conditions! All in good time, my dears. All in good time!

A Symposion not to be forgotten soon!

Umber was discovered to be a fraud and there is a promise of a relationship in the air.
Nice work.

That was a great story. I would have liked to see them further their relationship but I know the word restraints probably prevented that.

"The truth will set you free"....just tell her you love her too Severus!  Well done everyone