Honestly, I couldn't finish reading this.  I know fanfic adores having these two fight, fight, fight, however the premise you set up isn't believable.  That he willingly works for Harry is OOC - AND he tries to dictate who else gets hired?  Sorry, not believable.

Thanks! That was lovely. But somehow I want more... 

Great!! I loved how Ron, even though dead, was not portrayed as a stupid jerk. And how Hermione came to see what had become of her life. And Severus' reluctance to believe anything could be "good" for him (but happily capped off with overcoming that reluctance) Just a sweet, wonderful story to read. Thanks for sharing.

This was wonderful.  There are too few stories with a grown-up Hermione.

Just as well he came to his senses! :)

Awesome story! Very much in character for all involved. Great job.

I liked everything about this story except for the sex. And coming from a smut lover like myself is really unusual! I think it was rushed. I've never just went from having a really close guy friend to having feelings about him to having sex with him in a matter of weeks. And being that Hermione is older, and has children and has had children, I don't know if she would either. I think she would have analyzed the whole idea of starting a relationship with him to death before she even had sex with him. And I don't know if Severus would ever do casual sex. It sure doesn't seem like he would in Canon! Besides, Severus has baggage - one of which is a self-defeatist attitude. Don't you think he would have been worried that she was just using him as a replacement for Ron since she hasn't had a relationship for a while? They didn't even discuss that. That's why I don't know if I like the sex. It almost seemed perfunctory. I really just skipped over that part of the story. It didn't seem to be necessary to the storyline, and I didn't expect it at that stage of their relationship.  But the rest of the story - for as short as the chapters were, seemed amazingly concise and complete! I didn't feel that the story in any way was missing details. Some stories are so overly detailed they almost tell you everytime the character takes a pee - but this was perfectly executed just the way you had it! Congratulations on this work of art! Congratulations to your Beta team too, because it really shows the craftsmanship to get it right in a limited space *which can be a bear to do!*

This is the second time I have read this and I just love this story and the way you portrayed both Severus and Hermione. I really liked how you had Rose and Hugo discuss Hermione's relationship with Ron.  I think it is actually adorable that Rose and Scorpius would be together. I  love a happy ending,  :-)

Pretty cool!