Hmmm... that car's just out in the forest... I have some backstory on Poppy and her attitude toward Dumbledore that I'm going to have to figure out how to include.  If not, then there's going to be a one-shot.  ;)

Oh, and thank you so much for the review!

The car is not in the forest quite yet.  I suspect it is still at his house with Molly in the backseat ready for some baby making ;)  No wonder they have so many kids!I'm glad to hear there will be more on Poppy either in this story or as a companion piece!

It's kind of a pain, having to write some parts of canon into this, LOL, but Septima is going to have to face the Death Eater thing that she avoided before. Maybe it will help her face the other things, too.  Thanks for the review!

Yes. He doesn't know for sure what he feels, but he at least knows he has some. They can work together on what that means, now.  Thank you for the review!

Yes, for all that they have this long history, Severus and Septima have never really lived together, and there are still some other issues.  It's not going to be that easy.  Thank you for the review!

Oh, yes. He's always going to have one eye on Dumbledore when he's in the room from now on. ;)  Thank you, again, and thank you for all the help!

I think the Lupin of the Marauders lets his friends overpower his conscience, and he's fallen into the same pattern here.  Thanks for the review!

I've never written a Dumbledore quite this evil.  Usually he's just like any other normal person who tries to be good but has conflicts. This one has it out for Septima. Thank you, again!

He can be romantic when he digs deep.  He somehow knows it's on him to reassure her right now.  Thank you for the review!

Yes.  He's still not mentioning her name, but he's starting to let go of Lily enough to honestly size up the situation and discuss it this much.  Thank you!

Yes.  He's still not mentioning her name, but he's starting to let go of Lily enough to honestly size up the situation and discuss it this much.  Thank you!

LOL, admitting he was hurt would be admitting that he hadn't come out of the skirmish very well. He doesn't always know what to think about her as his daughter all the time.  He's proud of her, but he doesn't have the first idea about how to behave toward her. He's pretty anxious for Septima to learn about Hermionie, too, but he's worried that if he just tells her she'll have problems from it.Thanks, again!

If Septima had gotten to Remus when she was "supposed to," it might have made a bit difference.  He wouldn't have been twiddling his thumbs and looking at the map to kill time, LOL.There will be better and worse days ahead for Severus and Septima, but he's made a firm decision, at least.Thanks for the review!

Thank you! LOL, one of these days he's going to slip, she's not going to notice it at all and they're both going to say, "Hey, wait a minute..."Or something like that.

I suppose that's a kind of weak point in my story, that he's letting Septima be part of his grief at all, although she's the one he went to back when everything happened before, and he's just made that decision about the future and Septima. He's still being a bit choosy with the truth, never mentioning who Lily is. He's very proud of his daughter, isn't he?  ;)

I don't think that's a weak point.  I think it shows some growth on his part.  And with what he let free tonight, I would think Septima now knows who that mystery lady is.

Oh, my goodness, or even Remus. ~ponders what exactly I could do during next three books worth of canon~  Bwa ha ha. ;)Thank you so much for all your help and support!

Thank you so much!

Ooo... good question. He's definitely turned a corner and decided to turn it for good.  Thank you for the review!

Do you think he would have dragged his feet a little if it had just been about Harry?  LOL! Thank you, as always, for all your help!

I've never written such an evil Dumbledore.  Usually he's well meaning if a bit flawed from time to time.  It's kind of fun. Thank you so much for the review!

Thank you so much!  Given the way things have gone the past several years, let's just say that Septima's going to be able to narrow it down.Did Dumbledore alter Septima's memory?  I'll have to consider that.Thanks, again, for reading and reviewing!

I forgot: I burn to see how it happens that Severus hurts his daughter in the scene with Hermione's long teeth.

Ooo.. off Dumbledore using a potion, after all that he's done with potions... hm...Thank you for all your help!

Yeah, Dumbledore found another trick up his sleeve... and some brandy.  Thank you for the review!

Oh, yes he is.  He's perfectly awful and he's willing to pull some nasty tricks to get his way.  Thank you for the review!

I've really enjoyed writing this Dumbledore, who's pretty hard on his staff and has his own agenda and wishes.  Thank you for the review!

He's definitely got an ulterior motive or two, and it does seem as though he was choosing between lesser evils there, doesn't it?  Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!

She's capable of using her head once in a while!  ;)Thank you for the review!