It's only Monday morning......poor Hermione......
She will get through it....I have faith.....

I love this beginning. It makes what we read at the end of the 1st story make more sense, she married him but it is not going to be easy. Thanks for making a sequel.

I want to know what praire home episode inspired "xavier onassis".

Well done. Although I am dissappointed that the last chapter didn't yeild more time with hubby. This story is turly fantastic. I can hardly wait to read the next installment. I need to know what Snape is feeling about Hermione. Thanks for a great one!

Holy smokes, Avery. What a chapter! What a writer! Not only is Snape done to absolute, irrational, snarky, darlingly damaged perfection, Lucius is a completely differentiated cold bastard! Bravo! So often Snape and Lucius voices sort of run together. This was not the case here. Who are you and why can you write both Ginny Weasely and Lucius Malfoy so well?PLEASE make this gem a long story rather than a short one. I love it dearly and a quick cap up would break my heart. I am thoroughly impressed. Good show!

Oh my goodness, this story is such a delight. Usually, an author has (or thinks she has) either a Snape voice or a Hermione voice. You, oh rarest of rare birds, seem to have both in spades. When Hermione sent Snape to the infirmary for a VD checkup a classic fanfic moment was born. I really love this story. I know that fanfic gets a bad rap, but I want you to know that what you have created is high quality, stand alone, wonderful stuff. You go, averygoodun.

You will certainly have to write more of this! It's a wonderful story with many unforseen plot twists. I'm hooked!

I've been neglecting everything around me to read this story in one 'go'. What an awesome story!I'm glad I didn't find it before THIS chapter was up  --  I could not have stood the tension. Manipulative people are truly difficult to handle, and Hermione has a lot to do, esp since the last thing Severus wants is 'being handled'. She's doing very well but is Severus changing enough? I'm still expecting that Severus is/was impersonating Teddy with Polyjuice. To be close to her, not because he suspects that she'd cheat, but still unacceptable. What are the new powers Hermione has developed -- should we assume her training with Dumbledore to be like a jedis' apprenticeship?

I wish she wouldn't just assume the worst about things that people say; that's more of a Harry thing.  Glad she told Severus about Lucius (at least a little), hope Severus finds that room and secures it or fixes it.  Poor Dobby, not getting much reward for saving her life and such a cost.  Nice to see Nott again.  Thank you for the new chapter!!

Glad to see the update.  Confusing ending to the chapter though.  More soon please.

Squeeee for the update. I rushed over here as quick as my browser would let me! Excellent - Snape is here, but you summarised it well - the questions he did not ask. I want revenge on Malfoy! The scene is all there ready, I want to see it played out. Wand, shoe, robes, Malfoy, Snape. Can't wait for more. I also like the way this chapter was dialogue-driven. Nice. warty xxx

I left a review, but when I hit submit it said this page cannot be displayed. I checked, and my review isn't up, so I'm assuming it didn't work. If it did, I'm sorry for the double review. I can't remember if on this site you can review the same chapter twice or not...I'm glad the week of hell is over. The Nott thing was definitely very interesting...The moment with Harry was touching, and poor Ginny! I have to say my favorite part was with Severus (I love Severus!).I was rather proud of Harry and Severus - they kept the antagonizing to a minimum. I wonder if that'll last, or will they stop once Hermione leaves the hospital wing? I can't wait to find out (and read more SS/HG interaction *woo*).Please update soon!

I think Snape's going to the room right now to kick some Malfoy ass (so I hope). Teehee!That would prove something to Hermione. No, then she'd probably go through yet another crazy bit of thought process thinking it means something bad only to realize later that she may have jumped to conclusions and it could be a good thing instead.LOLteehee

aaahh! She wasn't supposed to be left alone!  Oh, dear, I have a bad feeling about this.  Can't wait for the next installment.

Squee! (Can I squee again?) I was so glad that Snape finally appeared here. I love her interactions with him. Yay! The week from Hell is OVER! I know, not a smooth path, but still... hopefully a bit better! Come on, Avery, don't leave us here! Write! Write!

Oh my god... how did I not continue reading this??? I can't lost so long ago and just didn't read any updates!!! What the hell was wrong with me???

*head desk*

Fantastic update... and I really can't wait till the next... this was really a suitable sweet moment between Hermione and Severus!!!

I would love nothing more right now than to shower you with compliments and praise for this story, but I fear that I lack the capability (and the vocabulary). How best to articulate my feelings? I suppose the word 'speechless' will do. Truth be told, this is not my first attempt at reviewing this piece. I could finally tear my eyes away from the computer screen when I finished reading "Marry a Choice," and decided that, no matter the hour, as it was quite late when I'd finished, I needed to say something, it was just too good. I had just finished the longest review I had ever written (longer than this one, actually) when...my internet failed me. Long story (somewhat) short, I flipped out, stubbed my toe, then climbed into bed in quite a state.I would point out my favorite moments of the story (Sev's 'hot rod' hahaha) by way of copy and paste, but that would undoubtedly be far, far too long.All I can really say is that words don't often fail me, and here I am, incapable of telling you how much I loved this.Needless to say, I'm impressed.Appreciative of the time and effort put into this story,Sue:o)fuuuuck, it is so good.

Ah!  I don't think he's OOC.  He loves her and he wants to win her - and he sends her a wild rose, an ink splotch, and some doodles - who can ask for more than that?I adored their dance, kiss and hug at his favourite spot.  Thanks for the update, Avery!

Cool! reread the story to this point and have to say that the second read was worth the effort.  They've come a long way and still have some to go, but they seem to be going in the right direction.  I'm eager to see what happens at the trial.  Hope to see more very soon!  Cheers!

***squee*** I just loved this chapter. The tension, the laughter, the romance, this chapter has it all!!! Whoo Hoooo!!! Love it! I really loved the dynamics between our favorite couple. I thought Teddy was a little obtuse. He is a Slytherin for goodness sakes, of course he knows they started it! Maybe he's just out to hurt her since he lost. I loved the scene at the head table and the walk was wonderful. I am eagerly awaiting more. Thank goodness your muse is back from Lalaland.   Thanks, MuggleMom

I'm glad to see that you are updating again.  I love this story.  It is nice to see the evolution of a relationship.  I can't wait to see what Hermione and her new wand will get up to.  May the Force be With You. lol

Thank you very much for finally making me smile. 

I'm very happy for Hermione that Severus had taken measures to prevent an unwanted pregancy, but I'm very sorry for Ginny. I can empathize. I was married at 18 and found myself pregant at 20 though we had been using contrception. It did change everything. I didn't get to finish my secondary education because of it. 

I LOVE my profession, I am the breastfeedinglady and I don't know what I would have ended up doing instead, but I still wish very much I had not had children before I finished collage. And I am certain I would have found a fulfilling career even if I hadn't ended up teaching childbirth classes, being a doula, loving my Mommy and Me groups and a practicing Lactation Consultant. I went into these professons because new motherhood had been so difficult for me and my second birth was one of the most traumatic events of my life. Bless God, my child lived and so did I, and that experience birthed a passion in me to help other women. I wouldn't do it the same way if I could go back though. I would have still waited to have children and maybe not had children at all. Poor Ginny... I'm very glad Harry can afford a nanny, and I am certain grandma Molly would be only too happy to take a turn watching the little person while mommy finishes her education. Harry could be a house dad too. Since he doesn't have to work it might be a good choice. I'm seeing more parents choosing this and it works just fine.

Yey! No overtly stupid behavior!  


What's up with Vector?


I think I know what's up with Teddy. Hermione still doesn't understand that most men are not Harry and Ron. They don't go around making sisters out of girls. They become attracted. It may be a survival of the species. Girls think he's her best friend and brother then he finally starts to suduce her and she eventually see's him as marriage material or they stop being friends.


By the time we grow up and realize that men only socialize with women they find attractive, were silly enough to be flattered as the idealism of youth fades and we accept that Cinderella is just a fairytale and men are mostly asses.


Thank God that in my personal experience, in the workplace, most professional men can behave in a business like and friendly way to female colleagues that has nothing to do with sexual attraction. Am I deluded?They still don't socialize with the fat girls but are at least polite during business exchanges.

Which once again leads to, what's got Vector's nickers in a twist? Was she always cold to Severus or just since he married Hermione, or just since the love bite?

And I'm really disappointed with Draco. All of his polite behavior toward Hermione was false and just a way to further his plot. That he's still a bigot towards muggles is sad.  I can't say I blame him for killing his father in revenge for his father killing his mother. It's a wonder it doesn't happen more often in real life.

Much nicer chapter!  Since you set us straight regarding Severus and Professor Vector I was thinking maybe she was attracted to Hermione and was upset over Hermione rather than Severus, but then I thought she surely knew about Hermione and Ron.  But maybe not. Maybe just she saw Hermione with Harry and Ron for 6 years and never seeming to have a serioius boyfriend, even though Harry and Ron dated girls, and had hoped maybe Hermione was gay. 

I am really happy about the "Death Rider's" charm from Ron.  I am also happy that Hermione and Severus have resumed marital relations. They are unconventional people and I've known of other unusual couples that live separately. I do think though, that both of them hope for the day when they will live together to share life as soul mates. Haven't most of the couples since the beginning of civilization have been arranged marriages or marriages of convenience? It's fairly new in the scope of the history human culture that some women on the planet are afforded the right to choose to marry for love or not at all and not have to remain with her family if she chooses not to marry. I would say most of those couples managed to find love.

Thank you for easing up on the angst this chapter. It's also a relief to see Hermione finally learning to not be offended at every little thing. I was also proud to see her set her boundries when Severus became violent.  That was a womanly thing to do. She was also sorry for the right reasons afterwords and behaved maturely when Severus came to apologize. I am also pleased that Severus did make the move to appologize so quickly and it didn't drag out for 2 weeks of misunderstandings.

Please pass the Xanex.   This stress in creeping into my dreams.