So good, so sad so tragic. But so damn wonderful and beautiful. 

Wow. Amazing. I can't say I particularly enjoyed the last chapter (being a diehard Snamione geek), but so well done! Loved it. 

Oh this felt so real, but so sad at the end. : (

To say it was a cathartic experience would be putting it mildly at best! I think i died several times while reading it! Managed to have me gripping the edge of my seat, you did. Amazing stuff, the themes of which are often so lacklustrely dealt with in ss/hg ffs; but you did so brilliantly, and everyone was so in character as well. Abrupt ending, yes, but one could do so much worse than to leave it at that!

What a story!!!
Sooo moving.
Love your writing. Its excellent.

EXCELLENT!!!!!


Thank You....

Wow. This is an absolutely beautiful story. I've loved your other work, but this story is in a class of its own. It's one of the best pieces of fiction I've read - fan or original - on the subject of adultery, love, and real-life consequences. Absolutely breath-taking in its depth and pacing. Is the ending abrupt? Yes, but that's part of what I love about it. Real-life seldom affords us the time and space we need and want, and I love that it was the same for Hermione. I also like this Ron - not terribly complex, a good person and a decent husband but who, at the end of the day, is merely a good-enough fit for Hermione. 

Sad little story, dear. Brilliant nevertheless. True to life and the commitments we make. True for many women with children. I knew quite a few like H. - not daring to break up a long marriage for freedom, for love, for life. They stayed and lived on and I think it is the wrong course, but who am I to judge.
Keep on writing, dear!

Sad chapter. Excellent, anyway.

As much as I resent the idea of those two being married, it is sad to see a marriage breaking apart. Goodness, how could she live through twenty years with a man who is so totally not made for her?

Loved the whole chapter, of course, but especially the last line *lol*

Made me dread the time when my son will leave the house. And I know that feeling you described so wonderfully, the feeling of watching the world go by without you being really a part of it.
Lovely chapter.

Love the way how Snape simply called H. "Granger" ;-)

Hi, there,

lovely to see your name again, dear! And a great beginning that was. The family life, the differences in the kids, H.s longing for sth different - very good. I am looking forward to reading the rest!

Oh my - wow - How can they come back from this and what can bring them back together.  Cannot wait for the next installment.

Wonderful chapter- the lead up to their interlude was fantastic way of building their romance.  Loved it

god, that was heartbreakingly beautiful and utterly sublime.  Thank you!

This version of Ron is a doll. He sure hasn't had any intentions of asking Hermione to change it looks like. Am I right in assuming he was a house dad while Hermione was the bread winner? He's almost too good to be true. He's dialed into his wife's emotional and intellectual nature, for sure. Well, poor Ron's about to be cuckold. 

I'm loving this story!

What a wicked game they play.  They must know the danger zone they are entering, each time the conversation gets more personal.  But Hermione seems to have a bad case of denial.  And while I could fully understand her feelings in previous chapters, this is unchartered territory for me.  Would I, too, be in denial?  I don't know, but I love being able to live vicariously though her.  That may be one of the best things about fanfic-- getting to experience so many things first hand, that you would never dream of doing in real life.  It is stories like yours that make that possible because they flow so seamlessly, and the characters are so correct in their thoughts and feelings that you can't help but get swept up into the midde of things.I will say that I am desperate for a chapter from Snape's POV, although  I don't know if you ever plan to give us one.  There are plenty of clues to the fact that he is caught up in this as much as she is, but no solid knowledge of exactly how he perceives the situation.And her return home ... sigh.  Ron continues to be perfectly lovely which is what makes this so absolutely terrible.  She is slowly backing away from him, and he stays right in step with her, never knowing there is a problem.  I kind of wanted him to force the sex issue despite her protestation, or come into the kitchen and tell her what a lousy cook she is, or that he was embarrassed by her outrageous case of bedhead.  Something, anything to make me dislike him just a little.  It would take much more than that on his part to justify an affair, but I need something to grasp on to, to make it ok in my head for her to pursue this thing with Snape.Ugh!  My review is thirty miles long.  The things you do to me!

Wow ... this is a great chapter in how understated it is ... this is how the end begins. 

Thanks for the quick updates. You did warn us about the difficulty here. Usually Ron is more clearly in the wrong than in this fic. I almost wish he was running around on her, so she wouldn't feel so guilty. Thanks for writing!

Me like! ^_^

"Also in the notes." Oh my, you can cut the UST with a knife. Terrific chapter!

I am enjoying the story. You are building tension and character quite nicely.