I am nearly breathless with anticipation.  Off to chapter 14!

Beth

Albus is such a transparent so-and-so.  I wonder if there is anything special going on between him and Minerva?

Draco cracked me with his "AHA!" moment.

Thanks for a lovely chapter.
Beth

Yes, first dinner and now lunch!  It's VERY NICE.I love Osiris' sense of humor:  “Ha, ha, ha. Keep that up and you’ll have to start walking around here with an umbrella.” Beth

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!  He kissed her!!!

Beth

The story about Osiris is very original!  And a warning to all unkind wizards in the way they break up with a young lady they've been squiring.So far their outing has gone beautifully.  Now I'm off to find out what happens next.Beth

I'm glad Ginny and Draco both know about (and are supportive of) Hermione's feelings for Severus.Beth

Now we're getting somewhere! 

Beth

I am soooo glad Hermione asked Severus if she could help him with brewing the potions for Poppy!  This could lead to all sorts of interesting things... like asking "her to accompany him to dinner this coming weekend; after all, she was a colleague now."  Woo hoo!Beth

LOL— this moment is wonderful.  “This door leads to my private stores.” He turned to her and raised his eyebrow. “Although I am quite certain you remember them being in a different location.”

However— this moment is priceless!  “I did not know,” he said as he took another step and leaned towards her. “You have just confirmed it,” he purred. “Pity I can no longer take points from you.” Then he did the unthinkable: he smiled, then walked past her and headed back to his office.

I'm glad that Severus did "casually" give Hermione a recommendation to the head of the Potions Department at the university.

Beth

Well, Hermione's first meeting with Professor Snape went a lot better than I had thought it would.  Good for her for not rising to the bait when he had remarked that he "must begrudgingly accept [Albus'] decision.”Beth

"He quickly drew his mind back to that moment those many years ago. Was it Hermione’s face he had seen all those years ago? No, he shook his head trying to free his mind of such things, knowing it only to have been an image and nothing more." Can it be that Severus has already seen Hermione's face in the Mirror of Erised?My, my... Albus is even sneakier than I thought!  *iz grinning*Beth

I see that Dumbledore is still up to his old manipulative ways.  I wonder what he'll have to say for himself this time?  LOL!

Beth

I love stories where Hermione goes back to teach at Hogwarts!  I'm looking forward to this.Beth

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.  Like Osiris, I have a bad feeling about this, too.

Beth

Brilliant, amusing, lovely story :D 

Thanks so much for such a sweet, wonderful (sometimes angst-filled) story. I love the Osiris/Crooks dynamics as well. Great story!

NOOOOOO!!! I love this story!!

Uh oh. Looks like someone is matchmaking. Should be interesting to see how Snape  greets her.

Oh see he likes her too :)

Hermione never quite forgave Ron for what happened

yay!!

poor Argus though - he doessnt deserve the hate he gets

Much to the surprise of most in attendance, Ron was nowhere to be found.

Methinks Ron got away very lightly. it's likely that Hermione will deign to speak to him again, which is the real tragedy. She should have hexed him so that he didnt have use of his balls for a year and then made his penis sing the Little Teapot song (with suitably modified lyrics... i'm A Little Penis, Short and Squat...) whenever it got erect for the next two years *and* never spoken to him again.

aww!!

aww the last paragraph made me cry

"I swear the man must shit yellow lemon drops. ...with something that just regurgitated their breakfast into some little chirping twerp’s mouth?"  I about died laughing when I read that!

"No, there was no way Professor Severus Snape would ever give a rat’s rump..."    hehe rats rump  (at first I thought it said rat's dump) ^_^