Oh, more please!  That was a whirlwind set of chapters. So much went down, both action-wise and emotionally.  Now we are left wondering how he will deal with such complete knowledge of Hermione's feelings. 

OMG... I'm so thrilled by this developments. Yummy Snape with leather pants....   grrrrowl!

AHHH awesome update! More please! I am loving all the great literary references. so glad Sev is finally in on (part of) the plan. And Sting! Le sigh.

Nice chapter.  Now we will see how Sev take all this information and uses it.  'Moine has been honest with him at last.  He knows her love for him.  Doesn't understand it.  Maybe he will finally realize that someone loves him so much, his needs are more than theirs.

Oh excellent!  Wow, how awful Hermione had to go through a horrible attack in order for him to finally understand!  There's no way I could have kept that secret.  I'm not sure which house would suit me best except that I KNOW I'm not a slytherin.  LOL.  Which is probably why I like people who have slytherin tendencies so much.  ROFL.

Why isn't the rest of this here? One of my absolute favorite stories!

I am really enjoying the story so far.  Good supense and some unexpected twists!However, in the chapter "a white and wolly christmas" there is an inconsistency: The Headmistress reprimands Alina for not having better control over the Accio charm--but Alina is only a first year!  Harry and his cohort didn't even learn that charm until 4th year!

I can't wait for the next chapters!!! Excellent.  I love it!

excellent story.  I keep forgetting to leave reviews because I just go on to the next chapter and keep on reading.  That's often what happens when I'm reading something I am really enjoying.  Sorry about that.

wow, i loved this installment!  "She felt light and heavy at the same time..." is a wonderful bit of prose.  please update soon, this is a most engrossing story!

This story is mesmerizing.  I'm enjoying it immensely!

Hell has frozen over, yes!  And Harry even used the term "dunderheads"--Severus must be so proud.    I really dislike Delores Umbridge, so I'm hoping that she's either behind the DE resurgences or a firm supporter of them as a Ministry plant and she winds up in Severus' appointed cell in Azkaban.The scene with Hermione being held in Severus' arms while she rode out the after-effects of Cruciatus was very sweet and poignant.  Hermione is becoming personally invested in The Plan, which is good.  No matter what was at stake, Sev would never agree to marrying her if she were only doing it to save his life.  He needs to know that she genuinely has feelings for him in order to go through with it.I also love the idea of the Knights of Dumbledore's Army!  The kids are great, and I still snicker at the thought of them playing Settlers of Catan.  Maybe they can branch into Carcassone next?  Depending on what expansions they used, there could be charmed playing pieces of dragons and pigs wandering about!  The catapult might get them into trouble again, though...

Excellent chapter(s). Most creative and delightfull.

Fabulous chapter. Your creativity and style are aa joy to read. Thank you for sharing your talent.

OMG, that was hilarious!

Severus is just full of surprises, isn't he?    And was Minerva subtly (well, for a Gryffindor) trying to get Severus to begin thinking of Hermione in a more personal way with her little talk to him in the ruins of his old home?  If so, it seems to have started working...I really enjoyed the inclusion of the apprenticeship contract; my husband and I used to be in medieval reenactment, and his course of study in college was medieval European history, so reading the text of the contract was a very nice touch.  The HP wizarding society has been described as "Victorian" by people many times, but I do think they're positively medieval in many ways instead.Can't wait for the next posting of this!

This is an amazing story. I love it. And I love to read long chapters, so I never read this story, when it was posted to another side. Now I know that I miss out all the fun. I'm waiting for the next chapter.Alea

Oh, I love this!  And I'm thinking that the shared blood which Hermione accidentally ingested along with her act to save Severus' life is what has the magic believing the two of them are engaged.  She's managed to bind him to herself by blood in some way, and that's why he has no other choices.  I can't wait to see if I'm right or wrong...  I also look forward to reading about how Hermione and friends manage to put their plan into action over the next three years.  If all else fails, cast a Confundus Charm on him and marry him quickly before he regains his senses! 

Oh this is very good.  I can't wait for more.  Please please write more!!  I can't wait to find out what Snape's reaction will be!!!

Yay!!! I'm so glad to see this one here, too! This was one of the stories that brought me to the good ship SS/HG!

" . . . we helped defeat Voldemort. Getting Snape married to keep him out of Azkaban should be child’s play compared to that."  Too funny!  Actually, I think defeating Voldemort would be the easier challenge.  I am really enjoying this and look forward to more.

The scene with the sheep in McGonagall's tea had me absolutely laughing out loud.

Harry rubbing his scar is worrisome...

Umbridge going to visit Snape the second week of January?  Happy fecking birthday, Sev...

Great chapter! I have enjoyed reading this story and all it's chapters, and I hope you update soon! Keep writing! 

I have been reading Harry Potter Novels for a long time, and on my own decided that Severus deserved Hermione and Hermione deserved Severus. Then quite by acccident throught a casual commet by a student I discovered the fan Severus-Hermione ship. Your tale resonates. One of the best. Nothing more to add. Keep writing!

The 'broken reading of Jane Austen's complete works' line was great.  Spot-on, and hilarious!  Actually made me laugh out loud.  I like this story- rather than fall back on our standard tropes, you've wised up Ron a bit, magicked up Luna, clevered up Ginny- it makes for a more interesting and realistic (in its 'verse) story.