What an intriguing start! I never got to this in the Exchange but am positively entranced. Such a unique conceit. The little I know of BPAL is entirely from LJ, and so I'm quite excited to learn about the scents along with your take on Severus and Hermione's relationship. Also, the detail about how alchemists are typically romantically involved? Genius.

hehe, love the invisible lotus =) really adds something special and creative to your fiction

Beautiful imagery!  An absolutely wonderful story!!!You know, I actually have BPAL saved in my favorite file on my computer. I was looking for potion bottles a few years ago, and ran across their website! Of course, being the good "Mrs. Snape" that I am, I saved the website. Little did I know that one day while looking for new stories to read, I would come across your story that referenced the business! Great minds think alike, eh? 

This really was absolutely gorgeous.  I've a horrid sense of smell, have never ordered anything from BPAL (although I've desperately wanted to, but why bother since I can't smell it?) and I STILL thoroughly enjoyed how well you wove that in.  The dinner and Hermione's diary entries were FANTASTIC.VERY well done!

loved it - very emotional and unique

lovely!!!  I found your story on day/chapter 5 and though it's taken me a few days to "catch up".  I've really appreciated it. Thank you for all your work and dedication.  It's a truly unique take on the whole potion master/mistress relationship.

Perfect ending. :)

Love the way she chose the scents randomly for the bubble bath and mirrored what he smelled in the Amortentia.  And the lotus blossom. :)

The question that remains is why did Lucius give her the perfume? Is he that good a friend to Severus, or does he have an ulterior motive? :)

The Perfume Dinner sounds amazing. :)

Loved it. It captured me and wouldn't let me go untill I finished it :)

Makes me want to go to the May Fair myself. And that BPAL fragrance sounds wonderful. :)

Draco is a really cool character in this. :)

"Lurking outside, indigo tendrils of the small hours twine around his neck."  That phrase is so evocative. :)

I can see Snape as a Perfume Master. :)

Wonderful story, the descriptions were amazing, and made me want to smell everything more carefully. it made me want to analyze new scents and my own reactions to them.As in Perfume, the story was predicated on being able to convey specific scents, but unlike the film, you did not have the imagery to supplement your text. In many ways it is a more impressive feat because of the lack of visuals. Despite the lack of images, your story was incredibly visceral and thoroughly enjoyable.thanks so much for writing!

I've read a few really good stories this year, but this one has been by far the most riveting, the most enjoyable, and the most bestest written one. Absolutely love it, and I have no doubt I will return to it many times.

Uh huh.  So Lucius is *NOT* out to seduce her.  He's out to get her to realise her feelings for Severus, methinks.And I bet he's got the missing smell of Amortentia in that bottle, too.

Enchanting!  :)

This was just a lovely piece. It has the elegance of Susskind's descriptions of scent and its influence on human beings without the disturbing themes and images of Perfume. I really loved a lot.

Beautiful story from beginning to end...part of me wishes it could just go on and on forever, but that would prevent you from writing other things and that's no good either!  So many questions left still to the reader's imagination, regarding Lucius and Mystery, that they could possibly steal an entire story just for themselves--they certainly seem as though they could be a good match for each other.  I choose to think that Lucius was acting the friend after all, but did it in his usual underhanded way so as to avoid more than the usual amount of suspicion should he behave markedly different from his norm!Thanks for sharing this story with us all, and I look forward to more in the future!

Yowch.  She needs to 'fess up.

Could Lucius have seen what Hermione and Severus couldn't? that they were made for each other? And as Severus' oldest friend, he acted out of friendship, that Severus might experience what he and Narcissa shared? I like to think so. I like to think that Lucius is not as horrible as JKR made him out to be. Of course, the same could be said for Severus. I keep telling myself that the story was all seen through Harry's eyes, and his view towards all things Snape and Malfoy was distorted in the extreme.I really enjoyed your story. Thanks for writing and sharing.On a different note, did you see the movie "Perfume" with Alan Rickman? A very strange and twisted tale. I'm glad I saw it, but it's not one I would want to view over and over again.

Terrific story. Wish there was more of it to read. It's a habit forming story for me & I am in withdrawel now.  

A masterpiece! One of my favorites and it was a great finale. Thank you for sharing your talent. BRAVO!