Are there mothers in the world who are this understanding? 

It's great.  It's much better than cats.  I'm going to watch it again and again.

Why do you always turn Severus into a sap?  Don't make me come over there...

There's nothing wrong with shagging Horace Slughorn.  In fact... I think I'll write a story about it.  Now... who should I pair him with?

Egads its only December. There is months and months of torture and angst left. Snape needs to quit Hogwarts and become an artist full time. OR maybe Granger could graduate early? I cant take the tension anymore!

Severus Snape will always grab the wrong end of whatever stick he is handed. She told you she loved you ACK! Men.

Hells bells was that Ginny at the door? Better she think the peverted letter writer is Blaise than Severus. Heeee!

You're so evil, woman!

Lovely addition.  It's interesting seeing everyone's reactions.  Argus was a bit of a surprise.  :)

Lovely addition.  It's interesting seeing everyone's reactions.  Argus was a bit of a surprise.  :)

This is just fantastic! Such an interesting and different plot. Gosh, there were parts that I was literaly eating my nails off of nervousness. I just think that snape took a bit too long to find out who Grace was and gave up on her so quickly after finding out it was Hermione. I mean, she's finishing school, it's her last year, soon she won't be a student anymore. But surely that will come next, right? I really, really loved it, and the fact that Draco and Neville are an item is just so great! I love gay pairings in Harry Potter, as long as Snape is not one of them lol :D Great, great stuff, please update it soon!!!

what an evil net you've nitted here.

 Glad your back! another cracking chapter. sorry to hear about the tooth of doom! hope you fell better soon.

OMG, these cliff hangers will give me a heart attack one day I swear! LOL! Just kidding.This story is getting better and better. I can't wait for the next chapter. :D

I take it he didn't hear the conversation then, dear dear Severus you were a spy you never would have jumped to conclusions before.

Finally caught up (I blame RL for missing 16 chapters)... and now I have to wait :( You're very talented at twining sensual details and plot--to involve art the way you do is not easy, but you make it look like it is... your story is so vivid. Loved the Draco/Neville and how that all went down. Your Blaise is incredibly sympathetic. Wish I could have the confident attitude of your Hermione, she's a great 'vicarious' character. And Severus... complex, sexy, deep, and just right. I can believe the intensity of their attraction. Having recently watched a friend go through the blooming beginning of a relationship, I was struck by how true that stage felt--anxious waiting for reply after writing, frustration when apart, making any sort of excuse to start a conversation and keep it going... and increasingly pushing sexual boundaries. Contrasting that with the tension of these past chapters makes me hope for a speedy resolution, though the plot-analyst in me understands that it's not as easy as all that. Sigh. I'm impatiently awaiting your next chapter (and the one after that, and after that...). Thanks for the entrancing read!

Still loving this fic. Please keep the updates coming!!! Like so many other fics, I wish I had found this already completed! Love it!!

Teeth of doom tend to put everything off. Voice of experience here. I told you Severus would take it badly, but I really expected it to be Ginny not Ron! *grin* Good job. ^_^

Teeth of doom tend to put everything off. Voice of experience here. I told you Severus would take it badly, but I really expected it to be Ginny not Ron! *grin* Good job. ^_^

I really thougth it was Severus who spied on them. Of course spotting them on the astronomy tower might be worse. I wonder who will be the lucky person to show him how wrong he is and I don't dare make any guess now.

what?!no.. how stupid can he be?and what will happen now that ginny knows?why can't they just be happy together?I'm sorry... i know I'm complaining too much, but by the way my life has been going in these last months I really need some happy endings or at least some happy "in-the-middles"wonderful job as always..

She needs to stop torturing that poor guy, she's using him as a prop. :( Otherwise, still reading. ;)

'Slughorn' - HA! *virtual guffaw!* but it did lead our Ginny to the next logical Slytherin professor - Brilliant humour! Love Ginny's detective work & her skills for extracting information on Harry (yes, Mum would be proud- hehe!) and making her brother 'break' - wonderful, fun banter!I love it that I really feel/experience Severus in his dilemma, his sense of position and the pressure a man of ethical conscious would be feeling - it wonderfully contrasts the angsty dynamics & the intense deprivation of his intimate needs as a man... I know, I know - he's quite use to that, but still... very effective...OK, I guess I can 'trust' Blaise now and allow myself to feel worried about his future interactions with his head of House - Severus deducting more points from his own isn't a good sign! And Hermione needs to get that letter asap to Severus before he descends further into tormented jealousy hell! Or maybe risk going to him in person somehow - we know how 'extreme' Sev can get! Wonderful chapter as always! Can't wait for the next on (hopefully dental discomfort/work is over with?)!

Severus: Still completely in a muddle. Funny how figuring out who 'Grace' was doesn't really help ...Ginny: She gets it! Very efficiently, too. Too bad she couldn't have helped Severus in his research on 'Grace' and saved him a lot of time.Blaise: Still the best runner-up ever.Hope your tooth is better!

Yay!  You're back!  Hope your mouth feels better...Aighhh!!!  This is the frustration chapter, right?  I feel like giving all the characters a good shake.  And maybe a slap.  Oh! and a shout of "WTH were you thinking?"  Update soon, please!  Or I will have to shake, slap, and shout at my husband!