It really is interesting how our own biases can make us perceive things, and that's more or less the point I was trying to make.  Severus and Draco are by far the most popular choices, which I more or less expected (though this doesn't mean, of course, that I did or didn't write Hermione's fiancé with either of them in mind), but a few names have cropped up that I can honestly say I didn't expect.  It's been interesting to see the responses which have cropped up, and I may do something similar to this again in the future—not too soon, though of course.  Ambiguity can get boring after awhile. And as always, thank you for reviewing.

I'm very glad that you liked the fic, of course, but I'm not going to say outright who I think the groom is, as I consider my own opinion about him to be no more or less valid than anyone else's.   Thank you for reviewing.

Thanks for reviewing, and I'm glad you liked the fic.

I'm glad you enjoyed the fic, and I thank you for reviewing.  You've obviously put a great deal of thought into the possible identity of Hermione's intended; you've come to a very logical conclusion. I doubt I'll ever say outright who I think it is; people seem to be having fun trying to figure out who it is and it would be a shame to put a stop to that (and I suspect that that's exactly what would happen).  I wouldn't want to inadvertently look like I was invalidating any of the excellent guesses that people have made.  That said, I do admit that I've settled on two possible wizards for reasons that I think make sense given what we see of Hermione's fiancé.  One of them has definitely been mentioned in other reviews—he's been quite popular, actually.  The other, however, has not been mentioned yet.  Make what you will of that.

He may be a bit too mild-mannered for Snape—but love can do strange things to a person, so (especially considering the level of formality in his speech) he's definitely a valid choice. Thank you for reviewing.

Thank you for reviewing; I'm glad you enjoyed the fic.

Maybe.

Thanks.   I'm very glad you liked my use of the prompt; it's actually the first scenario that came to mind.  (I guess I'm a bit less cynical than I thought.)  As for the question of who her fiancé is...well, it's been very interesting to see which names keep coming up in the reviews.  Severus and Draco seem pretty popular, and a couple of people have favoured Sirius Black—I'm not quite sure how they came to that conclusion, though I admit he's a very valid option, especially given the spontaneity that Hermione's un-named fiancé shows.That said, after a re-read I think I've finally figured out who he is.  But I wouldn't dream of spoiling the fun for anyone else by telling, of course.

You may be right, though I admit I haven't really got his characterization down pat yet.

Thanks, blue.

Thank you very much.

I think I would as well, actually.  Thanks for reviewing!

Maybe.    Thanks for your feedback.

You may be right.   Thanks for reviewing!

Thanks for reviewing; I'm very glad you enjoyed this.   Fluff isn't really one of my strong points, but it's nice to know I'm getting better at it.By the way, you're absolutely right about her fiancé being older than she is—that's one of the few things I know for sure about him, and I do have my own suspicions about who he is.  I've always thought that she'd be best off with someone who's older than she is; let's face it, not too many of the wizards (or witches!) who are about her age could keep up with her intellectually or have the courage to stand up to her when she's being <i>too</i> bossy.

*sigh*  Must stop trying to type HTML into the text box.