I have read this for zillenth time still love it as much as i did the first time

I read and loved this story the first time around... mourned its disappearance, and just TODAY discovered it is back in its new form! I'm devouring it and so very very happy. THANK YOU!!!

Ohhhhh..... So good again. I'm so sad it's over!! Back when the first version was up, I wrote a few notes about how much I loved your original characters. They have SO much life. Lance and Moe are amazing; bitchy Cordelia is amazing! You are so gifted. My heart is full of this story.

I just finished reading Denial. I'll admit, I did not read it the first time it was up, so I can't compare, but I just wanted you to know it was one of the best I've read in a while. I don't normally comment on stories, and I'm trying to get better about it. It made me sad when yousaid how it caused you such sadness to lose all your thousands of reviews from the first version. And I hoped that this would help make up for it a little, and I wanted you to know that I appreciate your sacrifice to bring us a better written story. :)
Sincerely,Shay

I must say that for being revised and edited I'm finding a lot of grammatical errors and/or typos in each chapter.

Beautifully written chapter as Severus realizes what he truly feels for Hermione. Excellent writing! Thank you for this story.

Love the happy ending!!!  It's perfect that Moe gets to help with the baby and check in on Lance.  The future sounds promising - will we see Twice again?  New work would be great, but as always my first love is for WMFL (edited or unedited), PLEASE!
Definitely my favorite fanfiction of all time.

It’s been a great pleasure to read ‚Denial‘ again – has it been really five years? It was one of my favourites when you first published this story. You’ve done a brilliant job with the rewriting - it is more stringent, not each aspect spelled out elaborately in every little detail. Though I can feel with everyone who has to cope with miscarriage, the first time around the theme dominated the last part of the story to much in my opinion. I think it’s far better as it is now, probably thanks to your experience in writing.
Anyway, thousand thanks for all your time and energy you’ve put into ‚Denial‘ – please don’t remove it again. Or at least give us a little warning well ahead when you think it would be necessary for your RL endeavours in publishing – all the best with that, btw – so we are able to secure it for another read. And it would be truly wonderful to see more SS/HG-fics from you.

Great story! Thank you for reposting. Good luck with your writing career. 

This has been a delightful reread of your story!  Thank you for reposting it!  I believe I enjoyed it even more this time around.

That was a lovely proposal scene.  *sighs happily*

LB ... it has taken me so long to review this final (sniffle) installment, because I have been so pressed for time, and it would be unfair to give a drive-by review for a story that is so dear to my heart.

You've done an amazing job with this epilogue.  Often times they are surplus to requirement, but this was so very necessary.  At the end of the previous chapter, you feel hopeful for Severus and Hermione, and it could have ended there with us knowing they would likely be okay.  But, there were far too many loose ends that would have been tragic to leave hanging.

I love that you don't shove any details down our throats, but instead, you show us a day in the life and slip in little comments here and there that let us know what has been going on, and the state of emotional affairs.  Severus is being such a loving husband, exactly what Hermione needed after such a loss.  They are so good together, and I suspect that will only grow year after year.

Lance and Moe ... after reading this story, they feel like family to me.  They certainly are to Severus and Hermione.  And true to form, Lance comes through for them with his gift of Moe.  Nothing would have made the house-elf happier than to be around babies.  And she is not going to leave Lance hanging by any means.  It just isn't in her nature.

Hermione's parents learned of Severus and didn't react too badly.  And Hermione finally had someone to share in her grief who knew exactly how she felt.  I'm sure Padma and possibly others had plenty of love and sympathy for Hermione, but without having gone though a miscarriage, they can't exactly understand what she is going through.

Harry and Severus made nice.  Not that they were at terrible odds or anything, but there was sort of a "Hermione is important to both of us, so we get along or else."

Theo came to the wedding, and I, too was touched by that.  I don't know why it seemed so important to me, but somehow I suppose it was an official closure to the past, and even though they didn't need his approval, perhaps it was his way of atoning for leaving her in the first place.  Regardless, it seemed important to me.

And sweet, sweet Neville and his lovely bride.  I couldn't be happier for them.

I should stop rambling, but I can't imagine a better ending to what has been one of the most fulfilling rides in all of fanfic.  I do hope that this is not the last we see of you in the fanfic and ofic world.  Best of luck to you in both!

Fantastic. I may just re-read AGAIN!
Thank you for re-posting this it has yet again been a pleasure.

even better this time around.

I suck at comments/reviews, but I felt I had to leave one here. You are an amazing writer, and you've written an amazing story. I read the original years ago, and I thought it was great then. This version is even better. I'm so glad that you've decided to re-post it. I hope you never stop writing--whether it's fanfiction or your very own stories. I look forward to your future works!!!

Thank you for adding this epilogue -- it was a wonderful way to tie up the story! :)

I've just read this wonderful story through to the epilogue and you've brought me joy, tears and laughter tonight--thank you for sharing your story and talent with us!

Ohhhh.....  Thank you little beloved for sharing all of this with us again.  Thank you for sharing the story of why you hid it for a while.  And thank you, thank you, thank you for the promise of future writing.  You have really made my weekend.  I wish you the very best with your original fiction... I hope we hear from you soon!  --Ruth

What a touching insight into their pain and loss -- and hoe for the future. Thank you for such a lovely story. 

thank you for a wonderful story

This was one of my very favorite stories the first time around, and nothng has changed. It's simply wonderful.  Best wishes as you try to become a published author, but meantime, follow that SS/HG plot bunny!

As this story comes to an end, I am forced to think about the real world again and reflect on how very very fortunate Hermione Granger Snape is to have so many people who love her so much.  I am very happy that Severus has found someone who loves him and is getting to have a real family.  I thought of Hermione's trials and tribulations and was reminded that there are many people living in this world who are like Severus Snape than we would like to think about; people facing life alone, enduring awful problems with their health, with money and in sadness, without family or dear friends to comfort or advise them.  Thank you for providing solace with your stories. 

So much unnecessary emotional pain in just 48 little hours. Hermione can't go through life wigging out every time she hits a hard place. It does affect others when she does this.  I do hope that she develops some common sense and emotional self control as she matures. Severus has. He didn't rush into worse case scenarios when she disappeared. The old Severus would have realized he waited too long to let her know what happened,  imagined she had washed her hands of him and would have retreated to his lair to lick his wounds with a bottle of fire whiskey.  If Hermione had not rushed into imagining the absolute worst, without substantial proof, she would not have had to endure this alone.  

Severus had promised her they would be together no matter what. She could have grasped onto that and held onto it.  She didn't trust him.  Yes, finding his things gone would have been quite alarming.  But she knew he was asking for a divorce so that they could be together.  Would it be out of the realm of possibility that Cordelia Mill would proverbially "throw all his stuff out on the lawn" over it?  

Sure, she could be angry and hurt over him leaving her so long without a word, but she could have done something to distract herself while she waited to give him a piece of her mind and demanded an explanation. Yes, he said he didn't want children. I understand, she would be worried about telling him she was pregnant, but he has clearly demonstrated that he is not the old Professor Snape. He has shown himself capable of change. Unfortunately, he still hasn't done enough to earn Hermione's trust.  

It would be tempting to want to hide and not face him with this new emotionally charged problem, but after all he has done for her in the last year, he deserved better.

Hermione still has some growing up to do. She hasn't actually been concerned about Severus' feelings. Hermione has only been able to be worried about her own feelings and her feelings about Severus' feelings as she imagines them to be, and how those feelings might affect her.  He may have done a dumb "guy thing", but Severus' has mainly been worried about Hermione's well being and her feelings from the very beginning of the story.

*Sigh*  It has been such a wonderful experience to be able to enjoy your story again.  It has been our great fortune that you've come home and shared your talents with us once again.After reading the epilogue I recalled that the first time I'd read it, I left you a review about how I could see the happy future that lay ahead of Hermione and Severus--the beautiful family they would have and even their grandchildren.  Your writing is so vivid and compelling that my imagination just runs away with me.I've been overcome with a fit of smiling ever since I read your comment about having "been bitten by a rather insistent plot bunny with an idea for a longer, chaptered SS/HG tale."  Woo Hoo!!!May you enjoy every success in your ofic and your fanfic.  I will be watching this space for the next one of your stories you post here.I remain your devoted reader,Beth

Rather enjoyed them getting adopted by a cat as the same thing happened to us (and she's still around 20 years later).Your story was a joy to read and though I am sad to see it end I have hope for more thanks to your insistent plot bunny.  I must admit to feeling selfish and hope to see more from you soon.  But I also wish you the best of luck with your original pieces.  You are a fine writer and seem well-deserving of getting published.  Keep at it--be persistent like old Voldy trying to kill off Harry!