I wanted my Snape to be different than the Snape I'd read about both in canon and fanfiction.  I still tried to keep some of what makes him Snape, but I added a bit of my own ideas about what he might be like if he were to fall in love.

Yes, he did see her, many years ago.  LOL, Dumbledore's mistakes are well planned out by him.  I hope you enjoy this if you decide to keep reading. 

Thanks for leaving a review. 

Thanks for the review.  She may by "strong and dominant" in her years in school, but she's been out of school.  I felt I wanted to write a different Hermione.  We don't know what kind of a person she will be after she graduates. This story is set several years after and she's older now.  I wasn't the same person I was in high school in my early 20's and I"m not the same person I was in my early 20's now.

While he treated her like a whore, he also believed she'd been playing a dirty trick on him along with her friends, so it was well deserved treatment based on what he heard.  After having spoken to Harry, she realized what happened and understood why Severus had been the way he'd been with her.  She's smart, and she realized that had it not been for his feelings that she betrayed him he would not have been like that towards her.  That's the way I saw it. 

I appreciate you taking the time to read this and leaving me a review.  Thanks again. 

Yep, I just read it again and I'm crying, again!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read it. I'm glad you enjoyed it.  This was actually my first long SS/HG fic.  I'd written two one-shots before this, called There They Were, and that got my feet wet.Thanks again for reading and leaving me a review.

Thank you!  I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I've got to say I didn't like Sirius at all!  He was just as big a bully as James, and not the best influence on Harry.I'm glad you liked the story.  Thanks for taking the time to read it.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.  I've got two short sequels - A Small Addition and Caught in the Act, then I've got the longer sequel called Lestrange Days.I hope you enjoy those as well.Let me know what you think.Thanks for reading this. 

Thank you.  I'm very happy that you enjoyed this.  I loved writing it, and Osiris and Crooks were fun to write.  I've been thinking about writing something with just the both of them, perhaps just a short story.  If I manage to come up with something sufficiently devious for them, I'll surely post it here.Thanks for reading this and taking the time to review it.  I really appreciate that.

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Aha, so sounds like this is a busy time of year for you.  Are you an accountant?I'm so happy you came over.  This is a wonderfu site and if you are a writer you will find that the site owner and admins are lovely and friendly people.  If you are a reader, you will also not be disappointed.  There have been some fantastic writers migrating over here and you'll find some really good reading material.I'm so happy you enjoyed this story so much that you have read it often.  I can't thank you enough for your support and the lovely reviews you give me.Take care and have a relaxing day.  That's an order.

Thank you so very much. I'm happy you enjoyed it so much. And I'm sorry I brought you to tears, but I'm happy too since I wanted it to be an emotional story. I'll be bringing all of my stories here little by little. Thanks again for your kind words.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the entire story and leave me a review.  I'm always thrilled when I read that people get emotional from what I've read.  I find it the most amazing compliment! Thank you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the entire story and leave me a review.  I'm always thrilled when I read that people get emotional from what I've read.  I find it the most amazing compliment! Thank you!

I'm glad your finding it enjoyable the second time around.I've always thought he might be the kind of person to act first and ask questions later.  I mean if something looks odd he might assume that's the way things are and go with his first impression.

I'm glad your finding it enjoyable the second time around.I've always thought he might be the kind of person to act first and ask questions later.  I mean if something looks odd he might assume that's the way things are and go with his first impression.

Thanks. I got some flak for that, but in my opinion she would have done it in a heartbeat. She knew Ron's animosity towards Severus and because of his comments that were overheard she almost lost something very dear to her. Hell, I would have hexed him. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

I too would have reacted in the same manner. We protect what is ours. It's just that simple. And when someone threatens us, we react. Or, at least, we should.

Exactly. She considered her relationship with Severus something very important at that point, and to have realized she could have lost it all due to some stupid comment, she flipped.

Ah, Osiris still has a very large role in getting them together.

LOL, yeah, I've always liked the idea of him and Ginny together, but I never liked the idea of this fluffy cuddly Draco. I wanted him to be sort of a prat, as you said, but a nice one and a bit of a joker.

Yeah, I always feel like they might be two people who are afraid to make the first move for fear of rejection.

Yeah. And I know exactly how that feels. Maybe that's why it's been 11 years since I've been on a date. Maybe that's also why I feel like I identify so much with both of these characters. I feel like I'm a combination of the two of them.

11 years? It's been about 6 for me. I tried to write them putting myself in their place and using my own expierences. I didn't want to make him to mushy, nor her too fiesty, since I don't see either of them like that either.

Well, you are doing a most excellent job!!!

Thank you.

The order is: The Long wait, A small addition, Caught in the act and then Lestrange Days.LOL, I only did one exchange.  I think I used Fancy Meeting You here.  I haven't been inspired to write anything HP related since just before the last book.  I was super disappointed and it sort of just killed my drive to write any more.

I can certainly understand that. In my world DH does not exist. Do me a favor and hop over to the community and read some of the prompts. If your muse remains dormant I promise to leave you alone...Deal?sshg_exchange on LJ

I'll have a look and see if anything inspires me.  Thanks!

The order is: The Long wait, A small addition, Caught in the act and then Lestrange Days.LOL, I only did one exchange.  I think I used Fancy Meeting You here.  I haven't been inspired to write anything HP related since just before the last book.  I was super disappointed and it sort of just killed my drive to write any more.

I can certainly understand that. In my world DH does not exist. Do me a favor and hop over to the community and read some of the prompts. If your muse remains dormant I promise to leave you alone...Deal?sshg_exchange on LJ

I'll have a look and see if anything inspires me.  Thanks!

Eventually they do hear him.  I've got 3 sequals and they hear him in those.

Eventually they do hear him.  I've got 3 sequals and they hear him in those.

My first HP related fanfic was a drabble for I believe The Mirror of Erised challenge, a long time ago.  That little drabble gave me the idea for this story.  I don't even know if I still have it.  For some reason I never posted it here.  I should look for it.

My first HP related fanfic was a drabble for I believe The Mirror of Erised challenge, a long time ago.  That little drabble gave me the idea for this story.  I don't even know if I still have it.  For some reason I never posted it here.  I should look for it.

LOL, I liked writing that part.  Harry is so clueless.

LOL, I liked writing that part.  Harry is so clueless.