is somehting they did -- him and head master -- making him like this to fool everone until he can bring him back to life or til voldermot is dead?

some answers but even more questions. What Severus is searching is about horcruxes, no ? And that impossibility for portrait Dumbledore and Severus to speak of That Night is definitively fishy.

Follow the butterflies... follow the butterflies... You've been watching the Potter Puppet Pals thing? LOL!! They have Ron on there singing that. TeeheeGood chapter. Poor Snape. Hmm... I'm thinking so many different things right now. lol

Wonderful, wonderful!  I love the direction the story's going, and I can't wait for more. =)  Thanks for such a nice lovely fresh story!

Very interesting dynamics working.  Like the wild, crazy insane Snape.  Does Potter learn about the specifics of the save--is he still connected to Voldie?  Draco almost seems too nice?

Wonderful story.

Butterflies :D

My heart aches when I read this, poor Severus! Beautifully written.

Ok seriously you had me cackling the entire time with Severus and his use of the word Whore. I just about died laughing everytime. Loved this story so so much!

My first thought when he jumped out of bed was that he was going to freak out about the lack of birth control. That was not the case 😂 and I KNOW this is fantasy because she didn't feel cum sliding down her thighs as she ran to the office.

While waiting for updates to "Hermione Granger and the Taciturn Shopkeeper", I have spent time reading throug this "old friend". I must have read thousands of fanfics through the years, lots of them truly brilliant and I will never be able to pick one to be the absolute best. But, if I was asked to give a list of 25 stories a new "fanfic reader" must read, The price of Madness would be one of them. Tha ability to write the completely bunkers Severus Snape is unique and truly awesome. I love it. I will now look into two other favorites, "Naked journey" and "Overcome with feeling".

Author's Response: You are the sweetest!

Oh I'm so glad he becomes sane again.This fic has made me piss myself laughing, and also brought me on the verge of tears several times. I've also quite embarassed myself in the public library because of these two such reactions. Thank you, pretty little whore-writer *g*(I love insane!Snape and you wrote him so credibly)Cheers!

*weeps* im waiting for an update!! *wipes sniffles on my sleeve* we wuff your story!!!

This is an excellent story.  I hope you will finish it.  I have read several others of yours and have enjoyed them immensley.  You write fantastically and realistically.  But, please, especially finish this story.  Who cares if it is AU!!

“Boy,” Severus drawled, “I’ll thank you not to annoy the pretty little whore while she has her wand pointed at my nipples.”

Okay, I am so freaking glad I found this story. No wonder everybody loves it so.

please more?????  it is a very good story and i would like to read some more.  I have enjoyed all of your work that i have read and i am working to make sure i read it all.

Somehow I got sucked in midway through story, though I only meant to read this chapter... Anyway. Great action; good pacing, good mix of dialogue and description, love the 'return' of our madman. LOVED that Albus 'got better.' Monty Python?
Hermione & Bellatrix: well-played. Kind of still gives me the heebie-jeebies to think about. Looking forward to your next post :D

Oh, and things were going so WELL for them all. That crazy Severus... Good work as always!

I started reading yeasterday and couldn't put it down!Great story, you have me sucked right in...... are you sure there wasn't some goblin magic put on my screen? :)Can't wait to find out what you have done with Severus.... bring him back safe for us all to play with please?

Another great chapter. Very involving.

just love the plot and how it is coming along

can't wait to see more of Severus

keep up the good work 

This story continues to delight. Nice touch with the spell in Tolkienish Gobbledegook.

NOOO!!!  Where did he go?  Bill's a clever one.  So far I'm glad he's on their side.  And I'll say that a five minute spell sounds REALLY REALLY long and complicated, especially for such a gutteral language.  Fittingly difficult for a horcrux destruction.  And I like your theory of Goblin magic.  Very original, fits with canon, and plausible.  I enjoyed this very much.  More coming, then? 

He's what?

*growl* 

Bill is too observant and clever for his own good.A great chapter, with an evil cliffhanger ending. LoL. I can't wait to see what happens next... well, I can, but, you know what I mean.The rate the trio is going, however, the whole order will know about Severus and Draco before too long. Please update whenever you can :)