*bouncesRita strikes again!  And he really is fond of Hermione, isn't he?I can't wait for the next instalment!

How very Thursday Next!  I love it.

*big grin* Thank you Subversa and SubHub! :D

Hi Subversa,I am very glad that you have up your self-imposed retirement: this sounds extremely promising and I can't wait for the rest.

OH WELCOME BACK DEAR SUBVERSA.  We all have missed you so much.  And what a start...can hardly wait for updates!

Awesome story! I'm completly hooked! BTW, Skeeter should be put under a needle pin in a bug collection...

I can hardly wait for more! Great first chapter :) 

Oh what a mystery!  I love how he's cringing and snapping at the bit all at once! 

Oooh, tantilising beginning!  I absolutely adore the characterisation of Snape.  Very in-character, he is.  Can't wait so see what he does next!

squeee!  I am SO excited to read your story!!!   Can't wait for more!

ah, very intriguing.  and that hermione is pretty smart, thank heavens!

Subversa writes a new HGSS with Subhub guiding the boat. What more could a girl ask for?!?! Loved the first chapter. I can't wait to see what happens next. Thanx, from the bottom of my heart!

I think it is time to denounce Rita.

This first chapter has a bit of everything:  a permanently silent house-elf, an exploding owl, indignant chronic bellyachers—both of them—, and the missing love of Severus' life.  Except that Severus didn't know he had a "love of his life."  It was great to be doing something again! I find myself in complete agreement with Gladiola Jambull.  I, too, am a witch of fifty-plus years who has fallen ‘in love’ with the ‘spy who won Dumbledore’s war.’It's so good to see this new story by Subversa and SubHub!!!  Not only do you two make a perfect couple, you make a helluva writing team.Beth

so nice to have another story by you and subhub.  i feel a little bad about the owl, but you effectively established the seriousness of the problem there.  i'm really looking forward to getting to know this particular incarnation of snape a little better as he sinks his teeth into solving this problem.

I like it!  I can actually see Severus methodically working his way through his routine and being slightly muddled at the routine not being routine all of a sudden. 

Interesting. I like that Lily tells him "you're not finished!" *grin* And three guesses as to whom the "love of his life" is. *smirk* But really, an exploding owl? Btw, welcome back. You have been missed. ^_^

Okay, I haven't read the chapter yet. And I won't, because recently I decided not to read WIP's--mainly because I find that reading them piecemeal doesn't allow for full appreciation of the fic the way reading it all at once does, at least for me. But I am BEYOND EXCITED that you have a new fic and I cannot WAIT to read it when it's done. YAY!

You killed an owl!   You muted a house-elf!  You sold house-elves into new slavery!  Ooh, I feel faint... no humour here.And who in the world would dare demand 10,000 Galleons from Snape?  Someone with access to the Archives after hours, so it might be a Ministry employee... but not a Death Eater?  You've got me stumped!  I'm looking forward to more revelations and more action.  Thanks, SubHub and Subversa!!

And we're off! Now who do we know who spends a lot of time in The Archives and has hair like a rat's tale, hmmmm? I am greatly relieved that the Ministry couldn't manage to embarrass Severus with their belated guilt. He deserves it! I shall look forward to seeing Snape's niffler-like tenacity showing soon.~Scurries off to put aside some Halloween candy to munch on during future chapters.~

Wonderful!  When's the next chapter coming!!  I guess it wouldn't do for you to give SubHub a hug from me, would it?

Please pass an enthusiastic thanks to Subhub for tickling your SSHG muse! This promises to be an intriging tale. Severus seems rather pleased with his life of leisure, although his finally thought that 'it was great to be doing something again' shows that something is missing. Gabs looks to be an interesting original character. You have definately given us some great house elves in past stories. Now these bad guys - well, how evil do you have to be to just blow-up the poor messanger owl? I expect I know who the rat tail/hair curl, that smells like the Wizarding Archives no less, belong to. But how have they connected her to Severus? That remains the question, hmm. Can't wait for your next update.

Hee.  Figured it out, did he?  This was a fun start to the story.

Ohhh!!  I was so excited when I got an email that you had something new in the works.  I'm so glad I checked it out.  Now, I'll be on pins and needles.  Great start!!

Huzzah!  Yes, yes, yes!  I am in fact at this very moment doing my "Subversa has a new fic" dance.  Well, I'm doing it as I write this, not while you're reading it, but I'm so darn excited I may still be doing it then!By posting this, you've just made my mediocre week golden!  Thank you sooooooo much!  And kudos to your hubby as well.Great start, of course.  I can hardly wait for Snape--and you--to get back in action!  I can now stop reading "His Draught of Delicate Poison" for the umpteenth time and get my Subversa fix with a new story.  So so SO excited!