Again, I say: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The blooming of Luna's lotus at the end was the cherry on top of this fabulous chapter!  I can't wait to find out what comes next, not only for Severus and Hermione but also hopefully for Draco and his father.  What was Lucius up to?  Was he acting the friend or the troublemaker when he gave Hermione that perfume?  Or both at the same time?

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Must go to next chapter now!

GUH. Right now, I want to be Hermione.

What a revelation!

Hermione's stop at the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab stall was amazing to read!  And I so enjoyed the reference to Pumblechook--such a greatly hilarious and sweet story itself.  Still no wiser to what Lucius is up to, and I agree that his conversation with "Mystery" is suspicious.  I do have a bad feeling about Hermione drinking that cocktail at the end of the dinner, though!  Guess we'll see...

Your powers of description are truly magical--I sunk into the atmosphere of the May Fair, and saw everything so clearly in my mind's eye.  It was a true suspension of reality...when the chapter ended, I found myself leaning intently toward my computer monitor with my chin resting on my hand!What is Lucius up to?  And it certainly seems as though Severus is not as unaffected by Hermione as she believes he is...  I look forward to finding out how Hermione's journey toward Mastery ends!

That dinner! OMG, I'm hungry now! *applauds*

*applauds* You deserve the greatest round of applause for coming up with the idea of the May Fair. Very intriguing, and beautifully written. I was there with Hermione.

aww! how lovely. :)

Now I understand why Severus frowned at the lotus bowl when Luna gave it to Hermione. Even though he was already a Master, he couldn't see it either. He needed Hermione's love to see it. And she his.I hope we get to know Lucius' true intentions sooner or later. I wouldn't be surprised if he had hoped she would throw herself at an unreceptive Severus, he would send her packing, and she would come to Lucius looking for a job. Beautiful.

I love your Draco.

How sweet! One more chapter?

And what a way to stop the chapter here. *gasps*

Upon re-reading this, I can finally read slowly and treasure every single word. What a masterpiece you have created here!

Yay!! they're together at last, well sort of, I'll have to see what happens next Chapter.

I'd like to try and claim that I saw that coming, but I would so be lying. Seven chakra, seven chapters, big juicy lemon and a last little bit of exposition? I think I can cope with that ;D

awww...come on!! >.< lol amazing. loving the turn out. i would have never guessed! i do love when things turn out for the best. :D

Wow. It amaze me how you created a whole new world with the wonderful descriptions of scents. I can relate to some scenes by bringing back my own personal bank of olfactory experiences. You are a fantastic writer and I am very grateful that you generously share your talent with all of us. Thank you and I'll wait impatiently for updates! Thank you, thank you, and thank you!

This is a magnificent and a fascinating story and very original in its concept. I love that you 'twisted and metamorphed' Hermione's, Severus's, Lucius's and Draco's characters and made them a perfect fit for this story about magical perfumes, journey of self-discovery and ultimately, scents of life - dark, light, happy, sad, intriguing, obvious and oblivious....All those scents....mmmm I love perfumes (mostly French, though, because generally, they are more light and mysterious and just barely there, which leaves a lot to imagination than, for example, their American counterparts, which are much heavier and obvious and have the aura of 'in your face or nose' presence) so this is a very alluring story for me, in which I can easily get lost. I cannot help but yearn for more of this story to read (am I addicted?? why, yes, I believe, I am!) and discover how Hermione attains her journey's end and what Lucius and Miss Tee were planning and when and how will Severus and Hermione, to sound banal, get together...Oh, and I love how your 'voice' is consistent throughout the story ( a lot of authors somehow tend to change their 'voice' mid-story and that often throws me off...)Great job! and please do not abandon this story, I am simply hooked!!

I just wanted to let you know that I am very much caught up in this story. I love the idea of scent as the overriding theme upon which everything else is hung. Its quite beautiful and original.

this is fantastic! please! you must continue!

awwww, shucks... I'm very happy to help out! And what a gorgeous story this is! It's one I'll happily read over and over again.

Poor Hermione her longing and need is so palpable.  Though Severus' last words have me worried.   Waiting eagerly for the next chapter.

Very intrigued by the concept of this, your writing in wonderful.  I can empathize with Hermione, as far as, not keeping in touch with friends of whom you think will always be as thick as theives, people grow up and change and so does the nature of relationships. Anyway, I'm off to Chapter 2.

Fascinating. The emotional exploration really strikes a note. Not a Hermione or a Snape as we usually see, but a very believable portrait of how they could have turned out. Plus I'm going to be distracted for quite a while with this avenue of research you have presented - a field I've wanted to look into for quite a while, this really is the perfect prompt :D