We are so close now *bites fingernails*  Hopefully determination, strong leadership, and the element of surprise will be enough to win this thing.  I look forward to the day when Severus and Hermione can properly spend some time together.

Wow. I write that a lot. I apologize. I am so excited to see how the second final battle plays out

Just read through the whole thing. Great piece of work, glad you're keeping up with it. I remember starting it a while back and was happy to see a whole lot more when I wandered into TPP this morning.

OOOOOhhhhh. Evil cliffie. Have I mentioned that I like your characterizations? That I like the way you give these big bad Death Eaters a soft and relate-able underbelly? I can't wait for the next chapter!Go writer! Go!

Brilliant! My greedy heart wants more.

This is when I add a Brilliant!!  I'm so glad you updated!

You are a genius, thanks for another wonderful chapter.

Fabricating prophecies is so much fun! I can just hear Snape reciting it and trying to fake a Bulgarian accent. So mysterious.But an attack in two weeks! Oh dear. I hope they know what they're doing.I await the next installment on pins and needles.

This has me very excited and very nervous for the battle that is coming soon.  I would be willing to bet that Severus would never ask the girls to cover for Hermione, but was relieved beyond belief that it is happening.  The prophecy is a great idea and I hope it works in their favor.  I, like Hermione, was a bit concerned that it might point to her.  I am very glad that they were able to spend some quality time together, even if it was brief. Looking forward to more.

love their banter.  great update.  thanks and mucho smoochies

A cunning plan :)

LOL---  EXCELLENTI look forward to reading the next chapters as they come out.....

Just curious, but I thought Voldemort believed Severus to be celibate? But from part of their conversation it sounded like Voldemort had seen Severus and Hermione together (which I thought they were hiding) through legilimency.

I really love this story btw, great work! I'm very excited for the next update.

"I think you've just been metaphorically peed on"

LMAO

All the men and their posturing were funny; they reallynever do grow up completely.  It's getting quite excitingnow - the wands mean that things are getting serious from here on.

Really, truly this is one of the best stories in fandom. What a plot! The characters are so well-drawn, the situations so believable. Excellent! I am on the edge of my seat to sEe what happens next.

I know that before long this will come to and end and I am dreading it, though I am excited to see if all my favorite characters make it safely through the end.  This type of fic is usually not my cup of tea but I am so glad I read past that first chapter, it has been well worth it.

As with all great stories, I am so anxious to get to the end, just to make sure everything turns out ok, but then the nearer we get, the more I dread the end of things.Man, Severus is jealous.  I can appreciate his feelings, but hopefully once they are together on a regular basis, and life is more normal, they will build enough trust that he can back off a bit.  I love Peaches and her metaphorical peeing comment.  She is fun, as always.I love the idea of the officially reformed Death Eaters and their tribubte to Harry Potter.  And with all that is going on, Goyle is excited about a new toy. Priceless, but so typical of men everywhere, every age.

Better and better :)

sometimes i just love peaches

Hmmm... I don't know why I didn't review this before.  I guess I got sidetracked.  Anyhow, it was intense, but amazingly beautiful.  I think it is a good thing that they were not in control of their emotions.  It really helped them cut to the heart of the matter.  Although I almost fell out of my chair when he called her a whore.  Well, there is another chapter waiting for me so off I go...

I got impatient and found the rest. You had me crying from about this point straight through until the end. I have to say that the vows you wrote for Severus and Hermione to exchange touched me deeply, if I ever change my mind and end up marrying I can see myself digging this fic out and basing my own pledge on them. This fic has just flat out been amazing - I'm an utter whimp about darkfic and usually stop reading at the slightest hint, but the strength of your writing compelled me to keep with it and I'm very glad that I did. The arcs and pacing are perfect, all the characterisation is spot on (with the caveat that as an Australian, Britpicking isn't my forte, mongrel hybrid that I am), and I honestly can't find a fault. I hope you enjoyed writing this as much as I did reading it, and I greatly look forward to seeing more fics from you in the future :)

Give a boy a costume and a fancy name and he's a happy lad! :)

Great chapter!  Love Krum's protectiveness to ensure her future welfare and happiness.  Looking forward to seeing the fight!

EXCELLENT!!!!!I look forward to reading future chapters.....