I like how she just jumps in to heal him, and never falters, always knowing what to do.  And just when he is put back together, it's time for him to return the favor.  They are so gentle in the handling of one another, sometimes physically, always emotionally.  Wonderful.

Astounding and utterly beautiful. A sonata following a requiem...

Oh, Teddy. This was absolutely beautiful. I really loved reading it and seeing the progression of their relationship. Beautifully done. Xx

Damn, Teddy.  This is just as wonderful in this reading as it was the first time I read it.  There is something so gentle and safe and loving about this I wish every one could share the same love and trust in their reltionships that Hermione and Severus share in theirs.Very will done, my lovely.Beth

Awwwww!!!This is so beautiful Teddy! Thank you!

Oh my.  This is just lovely and beautiful.

OMG, I did not know how badly I needed a Teddy story. I have missed Severus and Hermione!

Oh my goodness, this is such a heart wrenching story..I am in tears..what a wonderful story, especially how Hermione hid her scars..Beautiful story..Well Done!!

Teddy, this is utter perfection.  In the act of healing they are both healed, brought to the certain knowledge that what has gone before no longer holds any power over them.  And in each other, they have become beautifully powerful in all the things that matter.Well done, my friend.  Beth

As always, perfection. 

still lovely after the umpteenth reading

As the song says " the greatest thing we can ever learn, is to love and be loved in return " 

I couldn't decide if I wanted to be aroused or sad or happy from the sheer beauty of this story.  I chose them all! Well done, my friend, well done. 

A bit weird and yet spot on.  I do so love your stories.

Very lyrical and I second the emotion and care that is expressed through Hermione's healing. She's almost saintly, a kind of divine love, but it's earthly, too (they are not inaccessible to each other; saintly as a kind of "giving all of yourself" as something worth giving--Hermione seems to embody this in the way you've written her, in the way she is there for Severus, as seen through his voice). She seems the perfect one to cure him of his insecurities. Then, the turn at the end is both heart-breaking and lovely.

Thie is lovely, lovely, lovely.  I particularly like the way she's been healing him, accustoming him to more human contact, and then, as he nears a kind of healing, he begins to heal her.  Thank you for posting; this was a sad, but ultimately satisfying story.