Thank you! I was very nervous about publishing this. I have never written full out erotica, and I so wanted this chapter to still bring the characters and the story forward, and not only being about the sex. You give me some hope that I might have succeeded with that to some extent. *hugs*

Thank you! I was very nervous about publishing this. I have never written full out erotica, and I so wanted this chapter to still bring the characters and the story forward, and not only being about the sex. You give me some hope that I might have succeeded with that to some extent. *hugs*

Thank you so much! I hope you'll like the rest of it. The next chapter will contain some ... surprises, or so I hope.

Thank you so much! I hope you'll like the rest of it. The next chapter will contain some ... surprises, or so I hope.

Thank you for your kind words! It means a lot that you like it. I hesitated for a long t,e before I decided that the story needed this chapter. Thanknyou again!

Thank you for your kind words! It means a lot that you like it. I hesitated for a long t,e before I decided that the story needed this chapter. Thanknyou again!

So glad you liked it. I've never written erotica before, at least not the whole ... you know ... and it was difficult. And you are quite right about their interaction. Severus decided to return in the guise of Draco. He knew about Draco's marriage through Plucky and assumed Draco and Hermione were happy together, and since he realy didn't mind having a nubile young woman around with the possibility of having regular ... (opportunist, yes indeed), he decided it would work. Then, as it turned out, things got difficult, and he found himself attracted to the new and damaged Hermione. 

So glad you liked it. I've never written erotica before, at least not the whole ... you know ... and it was difficult. And you are quite right about their interaction. Severus decided to return in the guise of Draco. He knew about Draco's marriage through Plucky and assumed Draco and Hermione were happy together, and since he realy didn't mind having a nubile young woman around with the possibility of having regular ... (opportunist, yes indeed), he decided it would work. Then, as it turned out, things got difficult, and he found himself attracted to the new and damaged Hermione. 

Hee! No she isn't. To my way of seeing things Hermione is a bit drunk. She is also relieved he isn't Draco but Severus, who she, in a way, considers as safe. She would also be bound to feel guilty about not being able to save/leaving Severus in the Shack...and he, as opportunist man he is, takes the chance. A sneak attack, no less.

Hee! No she isn't. To my way of seeing things Hermione is a bit drunk. She is also relieved he isn't Draco but Severus, who she, in a way, considers as safe. She would also be bound to feel guilty about not being able to save/leaving Severus in the Shack...and he, as opportunist man he is, takes the chance. A sneak attack, no less.

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you think so. I'm really happy you are still with me.

I haven't been here long enough to have left!  I only found you a couple of weeks ago.  :)

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you think so. I'm really happy you are still with me.

I haven't been here long enough to have left!  I only found you a couple of weeks ago.  :)

No it isn't. But he is a traumatized man too and besides, as you point out: he isn't sporting even on a good day. And Snape isn't too good at feelings ... he is quite emotional to my way of thinking, he is also afraid of rejection and really bad at dealing with those emotions, so this is the way I think he would act. 

Yeah, he's got such a TIGHT lock on his emotions that he'll simmer and simmer and simmer and then finally go off like a pressure cooker (see also: immediately after Hermione's incident with the Time Turner, speaking with the Minister about Sirius Black and the Shrieking Shack.  hoo boy he went off...) 

No it isn't. But he is a traumatized man too and besides, as you point out: he isn't sporting even on a good day. And Snape isn't too good at feelings ... he is quite emotional to my way of thinking, he is also afraid of rejection and really bad at dealing with those emotions, so this is the way I think he would act. 

Yeah, he's got such a TIGHT lock on his emotions that he'll simmer and simmer and simmer and then finally go off like a pressure cooker (see also: immediately after Hermione's incident with the Time Turner, speaking with the Minister about Sirius Black and the Shrieking Shack.  hoo boy he went off...) 

It was a difficult write for me. I have never written full-out erotica before, I balked for that reason, but in the end I felt it was necessary for the story in several ways, among which showing the extent of Draco's abuse, the insecurities in both of them and the dominant streak in Severus. Thank you for reviewing. It means a lot to me.

It was a difficult write for me. I have never written full-out erotica before, I balked for that reason, but in the end I felt it was necessary for the story in several ways, among which showing the extent of Draco's abuse, the insecurities in both of them and the dominant streak in Severus. Thank you for reviewing. It means a lot to me.

I'm so happy you like it! And you will get more soon. Six chapters to go and two of them are in queue already. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

I'm so happy you like it! And you will get more soon. Six chapters to go and two of them are in queue already. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

Sp glad you are still enjoying the story. And I'll do my best to keep ypu in suspense a while longer. 

Sp glad you are still enjoying the story. And I'll do my best to keep ypu in suspense a while longer. 

*Giggles* Indeed they could.

*Giggles* Indeed they could.

Indeed they could. It would be hard to explain away the babys hair and nose though ...

Indeed they could. It would be hard to explain away the babys hair and nose though ...

Do you think our Severus would do such an underhanded, Slytherin ... wait ... oh ... ;)

Do you think our Severus would do such an underhanded, Slytherin ... wait ... oh ... ;)

Yes. He needs to laugh I think. For the right reasons ... and because I think I would like a Severus able to laugh. Thank you for reading and reviewing. Glad to have you along.

Yes. He needs to laugh I think. For the right reasons ... and because I think I would like a Severus able to laugh. Thank you for reading and reviewing. Glad to have you along.

I'm so glad that you liked it. And two more chapters are in queue ... ;)

I'm so glad that you liked it. And two more chapters are in queue ... ;)

The Slytherinest of them all. :) And We still have a few chapters to go ...

Please do update soon - can't wait ;)

The Slytherinest of them all. :) And We still have a few chapters to go ...

Please do update soon - can't wait ;)

But of course he has. No one knew because he never used to smile. ;) 

But of course he has. No one knew because he never used to smile. ;) 

You won't have to wait all that long. And as far as Draco goes ... who knows? Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I hope you like the rest of the story.

You won't have to wait all that long. And as far as Draco goes ... who knows? Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I hope you like the rest of the story.

And you will get more, and fairly soon if the mods premit. And feel free to beg any time. Thank you for reading, I'm glad you like the story enough to keep reading.

And you will get more, and fairly soon if the mods premit. And feel free to beg any time. Thank you for reading, I'm glad you like the story enough to keep reading.

Lucius ... *shivers* And maybe some additional, random, surviving Death-Eater like ... Scabior ;).

Lucius ... *shivers* And maybe some additional, random, surviving Death-Eater like ... Scabior ;).

Yes, why indeed? He is a bit on the Slytherin side of things so ... And more is coming up. Promise. Two more chapters are in queue. I hope you'll like the rest of the story.

Yes, why indeed? He is a bit on the Slytherin side of things so ... And more is coming up. Promise. Two more chapters are in queue. I hope you'll like the rest of the story.

I give up: it's Alastor. Hermione will be very pleased when she discovers that ;).

I give up: it's Alastor. Hermione will be very pleased when she discovers that ;).

 I try to make every word count and it means a lot to me, that you think so. Thank you so much for telling me. 

 I try to make every word count and it means a lot to me, that you think so. Thank you so much for telling me. 

:D Of course it was! And I always imagined that it was dreadful for Hermione and the others seeing Snape die that way and then realise that he was on their side all a long. And I'm so pleased that you are still with my story! And as far as updates go: two more chapters are set in queue already.

:D Of course it was! And I always imagined that it was dreadful for Hermione and the others seeing Snape die that way and then realise that he was on their side all a long. And I'm so pleased that you are still with my story! And as far as updates go: two more chapters are set in queue already.

But of course it was. Who else? :) But I do intend to play a bit longer with these particular dolls ... *rubs hands like a silent-movie villain*

But of course it was. Who else? :) But I do intend to play a bit longer with these particular dolls ... *rubs hands like a silent-movie villain*