This is sheer magic and I get really excited to see when you have updated. Younger Sev versus Older Sev.......I usually always go for the older man....still looking for a sugar daddy syndrome you see but I do love his younger version too. Best wishes, Love Ali xxxxx.

I can just see Snape's portrait turning to younger Severus and saying that. I think I would faint too!

Very interesting chapter. I can hardly wait for more

My goodness this is lovely! I love it when I get caught up in the story and can't figure out what is going to happen next. I'm wondering how much Snape is going to enjoy being the object of his own much more well-honed snark. Looking forward to what happens next.

Ah, well I hope you enjoy(ed) your trip.  I will remain here, patiently awaiting the next tasty morsel that you dangle from your typing fingertips. *giggle*It trulyis lovely.  Your Severus is quite robust, and I do so enjoy him three sheets to the wind, as he is quite the cad.Thank you for sharing~

Oh, this is shaping up to be such a great story that I can hardly wait for the next update. I am really not sure where you will go with this story, but I am crossing my fingers and hoping that it will not be a particular `end` and Epilogue compliant. Thank you very much for sharing and eagerly anticipating the next instalment.In the meantime, have a nice vacation. ;)

AHHHH!!!!!  i love smart drunk Severus :)  Keep up the good work

Snape's a working class hero, just like I like him; LOL! You can take the boy out of the country...!  But unlike most milltown boys, this one's smart as a whip and figured out just enough to shock the shot out of our Hermione. Wonder how she's going to deal with it?

His methodical ransacking of her living space was AWESOME. As was his logical conclusion at the end. Nicely done! 

Very nice indeed.  Not leaving us hanging for two weeks, of course, but the chapter's nice.  So Severus has figured out that he's dead, but I don't quite see why his Mark would tell him that (the record is a much better clue).  He seems strangely incurious about what's downstairs and why she's living in the attic of his house, if she's the owner, now.  Also, he's obviously not as ruthless as he thinks he is.  If he can light a cigarette, he presumably can burn the entire place down, which would get him out, and probably really piss her off.  Or, if he's worried about where she's got his wand stashed, he could burn a small hole through the floor....  (Clearly the delay in your next post has got me feeling trapped!)

Love the set up and mystery around Severus' nosebleed and curious to what level of damage has been done to Severus from going forward in time. Was waiting for Hermione to confide or rather let slip something with Minerva... Wonder if Minerva will be as curious as a cat regarding Hermione's questions--looking forward to more revelations and how and if ermione will really want to send him back, knowing everytings she knows about his 'fate'--what a burden to carry! xxx

Whoops!  I read and reviewed this on the wrong site.  Oh, well.. I don't mind leaving another review for such an excellent chapter.Since you'll be gone anyway, can I borrow Severus shirtless and Y-front-less while you're away?  I promise to take REALLY good care of him. 

Enjoyed cigarette-wielding-whiskey-swilling-sarcastic-underwear-less Snape and will keep trying to figure out your timelines while waiting with some anticipation for the contents of her bedside cabinet to recur again in the story. Have a good trip!

Wait, you're leaving?!  I'm not going to get any more for two whole weeks?!  You're killing me here.  I'll be dead of the suspense by the time you get back!  (Seriously, another great chapter -- Severus behaving just as contrarily as I'd expect him to, and being smart enough to figure out that he must be dead.  Love this story!!!)

Loved the detail descriptions of his belongings... and Hermione's belongings:-) Really got the feel of a younger-more-jauntier Severus with his analisation of Hermione and his situation, and of course, his almost caustic conclusion and revelation to Hermione of his death. Great cliffie! *groaning* Can't wait to read her response (but we'll have to, won't we?) Have a great trip!xxx

Hm. She's actually giving him a LOT of trust, here. Here's what I have difficulty understanding: if Snape had already traveled forward in time and met Hermione, he would have remembered her when she came to school. SOMETHING has to happen for him to realign with Dumbledore, since he hasn't done so quite yet... and if it were Hermione who influenced him, then he REALLY would have remembered her when she came to school. Hm... my mind is bending a bit. :) 

I love the conversation with Minerva as much as anything else in this chapter -- they're both so very much IC, which is wonderful. (Poor Hermione -- trying to be subtle and not very good at it still!)

Great chapter! Mmmmm... Properties of silver compared to gold? Will any of his actions currently now affect his portrait self immediately/concurrently, or will you be playing with different time lines? Can Snape fly without his wand...? Questions, questions! Really intrigued by this story! 

 I'm suprised that when Hermione left, she didn't make the 'eyes watching you' sign to Portrait Severus! LOL!

I've always wanted my own Snape chained to the bed 

Death Eater Severus and Portrait Severus are frustrating, to say the least.  I've been wondering if, somehow, Hermione is the "younger woman from Hogsmeade" mentioned in the last chapter.  Hmmmm...I love this story. 

This continues to be fascinating.  I loved Snape's shock at her knowing about Sectumsempra--and she actually used Muffliato, which must have been equally annoying. The bloody nose is worrisome, given that he hasn't had them previously.  (Snape has always struck me as a high-blood-pressure kind of guy.)  I assume that the Time-Turner will take him back, though.  Voldemort certainly assumed that, or there'd be no point in having sent him 20 years forward.  It would merely be a waste of a valuable underling.  And Hermione saw that memory, so she presumably knows that, too.  Why is she so reluctant to tell him the date, though?  It's when he thought he would arrive.

Aww shit. You go writing a really compelling first chapter (love the POV) label it with my very favorite ship, and then say it's going to be "canon compliant. I'm dead serious." You evil, evil writer. Now I have no choice but to read and no doubt become horribly depressed when Severus dies and Hermione ends up breeding Weasleys! Huzzah for a great first chapter; I can't wait to read more.

Oh... my. This sounds very interesting! Kind of dying to se how this will be canon compliant and yet be SS/HG. I'll be reading!

So far, very interesting! I look forward to finding out how you manage canon compliance, as I think that can sometimes be more challenging, but ultimately more satisfying! And I am very glad to hear that the story is finished except for polishing and fine tuning, so to speak.I also liked the kicking peacocks line, especially since I just read something where Severus kicked Mrs. Norris in frustration. Is a pattern emerging?

Eep.  Have been warned, but will not be able to keep from reading the story. And if it's anything like this chapter .... eep.Wonderful take on the Trelawney scene, and Dobby liking Sev. Poor Severus, things are ongly going to go downhill for you from here. ~weeps~