Aw! That was a twist I didn't like reading at all!  I guess there's no hope for romance after she messed up so badly.

Heh.  Make Hermione carry the fault of Dumbledore's death, then.  That's interesting!

No! Sir Figgie! How could Hermione be so careless? I had a smelly teenage boy sock all ready for the exchange, but I am too late!Pretty good for an early work. Reading this just highlights how far your work has come since. Well done, and keep writing.

How sad this is.  Severus will now have to die and when he does, Hermione will realize that her one moment of forgetfulness had made it so.  What a terrible burden to have to carry.Not every story can have a happy ending, but even in this sadness you have given us a great plot and the inspired idea of an anti-dementor.  I want to compliment you on your first posted story.  You did a great job.  I had no idea that it would end this way, but the idea is a completely unexpected twist to the tale.  At least they had that one brief moment of tenderness between them and that is so much more than they had in Deathly Hallows.Well done!Beth

I had to laugh at Hermione's recruiting speech to Sir Figgy.  I think she has a new suitor.When Snape told her that he could not give her what she sought, I got the eeriest feeling.  Like he knows something bad is going to happen... to him.  Oh nooooooooo.The anti-dementor potion is a brilliant idea, and I hope it works like they have planned.I'm so afraid for Snape.Beth

They kissed, Squee!!!  But poor Sir Figgie, I'll miss him. 

Good lord but Draco was at his worst here.  I don't know what brought Snape to the Slytherin dormitory, but thank the gods he was there.  When he told Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle that they would have to spend weeks setting the Potions storeroom to rights, I suspected he did know what Draco was about to do to Hermione.It's a good thing that Pansy was willing to "escort" Hermione through the Common Room so that her Head of House would be able to see that she got out .  And now they have three weeks (not a long time really) for Hermione to learn all about "stealth tactics, or ... wayfinding technologies" and then for her to teach an elf.  I hope she can find one willing to work with her.  8^)Beth

"She yearned for nothing more than to have him pull her into his strong arms and embrace her."So, having the thestral's heart in her possession did affect how she feels about Snape.  Well done.Now, I hope Severus is getting some sort of vibes that his assistant is in danger, otherwise he is going to be without her help.  If he does come to realize the danger she is in from Draco, the young Slytherin is going to be in a world of hurt.I'm off to the next chapter!Beth

Yes!  The perfect solution to Hermione's fear of having to kill one of these gentle creatures.  I wonder if his giving the thestral's heart to her will effect her relationship with the Professor?  After all, Hagrid did tell her that it has magical properties:"It’s said to bring the greatest of hope and love to anyone wishin' fer it, mostly witches on their sweethearts, I think."  Very interesting... and now about that house elf.Beth

Wow!  Finally she knows the truth about Professor Snape, and is willing to help.  I know it is hard for her to think about having to kill a thestral for its heart, but it must be done.  I can't help but wonder how that will all work out.  But not only does she have to obtain the heart, she has to get a house elf because they are going to sneak into Azkaban?  Yep, that what he said.I'm off to find out what happens next.  8^)Beth

Gah!  So very heart-wrenching, and quite the mood-killer.  However, it was well played to fit into the set of events.  Poor Sir Figgie.

It was a near thing, but Severus will survive.  I wonder how he will react when he realizes that Hermione's penance is to be his assistant.  I am relieved that Dumbledore poured oil on the troubled waters known as Harry and Ron.  I'm just waiting for them to forget what the Headmaster told them and go off half-cocked about something else to do with Snape.Now what will Hermione be doing for the good Professor?  Beth

Good God Almighty!  The minute Hermione made up her mind to get that last vial, I knew all hell woould break loose.  And now her decision to NOT do what Snape had told her to do had led to this horrendous, firey conflagration.  She is lucky that he isn't dead... and there's still plenty of time for that to happen.Oh shite!  Great chapter!Beth

Harry and Ron have no way of knowing that the potion that Snape probably want to brew will allow him to see Lily one last time and right the wrong he had been carrying for years.The thestral heart is an ingenious ingredient idea that makes perfect sense.  I wonder how on earth Hermione is going to find one.  I can't see her killing a thestral to cut out its heart.  Could there be another potion ingredient that is known as "thestral heart?"  I hope Ron and Harry can keep their mouths shut, but I have a feeling that at least one of them won't be able to help himself.  There is so much opportunity for unintended mischief here.Good job!Beth

I read and reviewed this chapter back on 6/9/10 and had every intention to read on and follow... as you could tell, something (RL) snuck up on me and I got distracted.So I'm back and looking forward to finding out everything that's happened.  And the story is complete!  I'm so sorry I got sidetracked, and this time I really am off to the next chapter.  Beth

Poor Sir Figgie. Still, it was pretty good for your first work.  Now, young lady, back to PIE!  Mush! :P

Talk about a mood killer! How will Hermione live with herself after forgetting to cast the charm to save the elf? If you keep her in character, it will eat away at her and perhaps make her take extra chances she might not have taken because she feels that she deserves to be punished for her neglagence.How very sad indeed. I just hope that Snape finds a way to let her know about Dumbledore and his dreaded task. Perhaps she can make up for her mistake by helping him there. But if you are going to follow canon, I can't imagine how you will accomplish it.Guess I'll just have to wait and see...

Darn! Ending needs a bit of work, but otherwise good story! I doubt there will be a relationship now....Nicely done for a first-timer. I kept thinking Hermione might get her time-turner and fix it, oh well. Anti-dementor was a very interesting idea. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Um, I think you missed uploading the part where Hermione wakes up and this was all a dream, but having witnessed that, she won't forget the charm in real life.  Then they live happily ever after.  The end.So, I don't actually think there is a trainwreck here at all.  Maybe a child's scooter hitting a small tree, LOL.  It is clearly an early work, just due to the depths of the characters that you currently write, but I think it ended just fine.  Well, except for the fact that if I had it my way, every single story would have a happy ending.  Still, it was a fun read, I think you were fretting about it more than anyone else.Don't you now think that you owe the knight elf his own short story since you offed him without his moment to shine.  Surely he has something interesting in his past...

I just don't get how Hermione could forget something so important as the charm. I don't know if it was Fate for her to forget, and for Severus to go with the other pla. I wonder how that's going to affect his relationship with Hermione. Obviously they won't be able to have one now.

Figgie's too cute!I love how ambiguous his statement of "Your happiness depends upon it." is!Looking forward to seeing how you finish this off!

Another awesomely wonderful chapter.  I can only hope Severus and Hermione can grow closer despite his reservations and flatout refusal.  Perhaps, Hermione, lit the spark of knowledge that there is an attraction between them that is not simply one sided.  Great Job!!  

Gadzounds! Looks like there may be a scrap over the knight elf. He's quite cute, and obviously reasonably sturdy if he survived the wrath of Snape, but the chink in his armour may be his down fall. Sunny and I could look after him to make sure no ill befalls him.

So she finally realizes what we knew all along. I wonder if Snape can tell... I think probably so, but a woman who worked with my husband had a crush on him once. Everyone could see it except him. His parents attended a party while visiting us and she was there. Even they could tell. They both warned him that she was hot for him and he had better watch himself! I knew the woman, and I trusted my husband (still do). He really had no idea that she had desires for him, but I think it was because he wasn't the least bit interested in her that way. If Snape is interested in Miss Granger, perhaps he recognizes the signs. He's not the type to miss anything going on around him.And what a bombshell at the end? Her happiness depends on it... What about his happiness?

I want a Figgie of my own.  Do you have any spares? :D