Hee! Blinky knows something Hermione doesn't know. ^_^

Blinky knows exactly who the Raven is doesn't he, maybe Sever... umm Raven can be of help with odd happenings in the castle. 

Hmm... I wonder what Blinky knows about the raven that Hermione doesn't. Seems Hermione has resigned herself to her new familiar.

I'm glad Hermione didn't try to check the raven's gender herself. That could have proven embarrassing, yes?Also, for some reason I am craving porkchops now. Hmm.

very promising, looking forward to follosing this

What IS Severus Snape up to?  Did he take a good hard hit to the head in that storm?

Great chapter, really gripping and interesting. Can't wait to see what happens next!

Someone is trying to get attention! :)

she will no doubt see more of the raven, given the title ! :)

Well, we know the castle can be a bit touchy with staircases and such moving around, but this is definitely a bit more disconcerting with spells and potions and more being affected. This must be Peeves' kind of day.

Interesting start. I wonder about the raven and it's magical trace. Was it looking for her? If so the owner might be a tad disappointed that she's left.

Wow, what a terrible place to end the chapter! Could it be that the castle herself is acting up on Severus' behalf? Thank you!

Uh oh, the plot thickens! Does Hermione keep a bust of Pallas in her rooms, by any chance?I suppose though, that sometimes a raven is only a raven.

Spelling error or too many keys pressed at once? "defecence"? Can't wait to see how the raven and the pranks relate to one another. ^_^

Ooh. The second riddle - assuming the identity of the raven is the first. I'm guessing they are related to each other. If this were sci-fi or Dr Who I'd think parallel realities.This is fun!Looking forward to the next Chapter. (And to Snape.)

What a wonderful start! My first thought was of Severus' being the raven but I am not sure if he would fly into a window. But the faint traces of magic got me thinking again - our beloved Potions master would have more than faint traces of magic on his body (unintended pun). Thank you!

Ok you have me, I love animal storys. This one look to be a very interesting tale, looking forward to more.  

Ooh, this looks like it is going to be a good one! I like stories with familiars and animaguses and other magical creatures, and I like the quality and style of your writing, so I am looking forward to more of this!

Methinks there may be scars under those ruffled feathers.  Lovely start.  Looking forward to more.

Yay! Great opening paragraph. This promises to be a very good story. I've added to my fav's already. Looking forward to more!

 great start! I love Corvids, my patronus would be a raven...if I could conjure one. I will be looking forward to reading more of this tale.

It's not too hard to figure out that the raven is probably Severus in an Animagus form (the ruffled feathers on one side most likely being the place where the scars from Nagini's bite are). I'm still quite intrigued...it's a good beginning to the story, since it makes you wonder what caused Severus to lose consciousness and (luckily) end up in Hermione's garden.  Just think of what might have happened to him if he hadn't been quite so fortunate...!

Animagus or familiar? I guess reading further will tell for sure. ^_^

Black.  Very sharp beak.  Funny thing on the neck.  Sounds like Severus.I am looking forward to reading where this goes.

This looks very promising. I assume there is a connection between a certain black-clad Slytherin, and I do have a lot of guesses to the nature of it. I'm looking forward to reading the rest.And how very Hermione to have a flyer about local wild-life - and to follow it to the letter.