There'll be no raging mobs after Hermione if no one knows!Dark Marks are basically glorified Portkeys, while the ring is a Portkey. Yup, that does mean trouble.

That it does... shooting his mouth off like that doesn't get him into trouble enough.

What can I say? Harry deserved it. Ah, it's nice to know that this is appreciated. Three more chapters to go!

Can a know it all like her do anything else?With any luck chapter 22 will be up by friday.

yay!

is this some sort of happiness spell you're casting?

Happiness spell? Knowing the ending, I can't say that... or maybe regular updates will be sufficient to make you happy, even if my ending doesn't.

ohhhh...happiness spell went bye bye. ending not happy? oh dear... am i going o go into depression on their behalf when i read it? jk.

and yes, the happiness i was referring to was about your updates and your mah-velous story line. excellent work darling.

Oh, good. It meets with your approval then!More by the end of the day, methinks.

That would be nice

I'm surprised you're not hoping Ol Voldy can be turned to ash! Well, it's unlikely that another DE will be atomised, as the process is tiring to say the least. Especially if a certain Dark Lord holds the life of your one true love over your head to resurrect said atomised DE.

Cliffy? What cliffy? Oh, that cliffy. To torment you more, Hermione doesn't answer on scene. But I'm not completely evil. It's fairly obvious what the answer is at the start of chapter 21, which will be posted soon. I hope.

Not sure that throwing your guts out in the process of extracting said darkness is easy, but then again I'm a virtual teetotaller.Thank you for reviewing! Glad you're enjoying this. More soon, and we're nearing the end.

There is more... four chapters more. So technically it's post more, not write! (well, unless you want more of my writing and not necessarily more of Redivivus).While your puppy eyes may move me, it's out of my hands how quickly the rest can be added. Sorry!

Thank you! Chapter 21 is currently fifth in the validation queue, so it should be up in a couple of days.

Romantic eh? And here I thought I couldn't write romance to save my life. Thank you!Fraught may well be upgraded to tragic by the end, so consider yourself forewarned!

You have my sympathies- studies will be getting in my way all too soon.I think that there won't be much more trouble from the gruesome twosome.Next chapter has been corrected, so will be posted pretty pronto. Hope you enjoy it as much as this one!

Thank you! Glad you think so. So when I've posted the last chapter, will you have withdrawal symptoms?I'll post the last few chapters as soon as I can. Thing is, there seems to be a lot of submissions to the site at the moment, so chapter 20 has been put in administrative hold (no reason for alarm, it's just like the 3 day delay rule when you post two chapters of the same story at once). So please be patient. I haven't changed my mind about posting the rest of the story (it is complete! Has been for a while at that). I also intend to write a sequel at some point, although that may be in a year or two what with the encroaching real life of a student. Thanks for rewiewing!

yes. i fall into withdrawl and need our heroine to save me! if she learns to control herself, that is!patience...patience...patience... a year or two...wow... better be good! then again, knowing your writing, it promises to be amazing!thank you so much!

Well, a year or two for the sequel. Looks like I'll get a few other (probably shorter) unrelated (but still hg/ss) stories out before then. I'm doing something for the Severus/Hermione gift exchange, which I'll no doubt stick on here after all's been revealed there.Amazing, huh? I hope I can live up to that!

Yay!!!

Ron needed a good 'Obliviate'!Dobby, bring the nice reviewer(s?) some tea and crumpets while they wait for the next chapter to be validated.

Thank you! I hope I keep you interested for the remainding 5 chapters.

Thank you! I'm honoured that you think so. I'll do my best to get the remaining five chapters up before I go back to university. If I can't, I'll get them up as soon as I can, although they may be delayed by circumstances beyond my control (like no internet!)

Wow. It feels quite strange (good, but strange) that so many people that I don't even know like my story.More soon. With any luck you won't have to wait a whole 3 days before chapter 19, as I popped it in the queue after 18 had been cleared.

Thanks, 19 is in the queue. As for the "I love you, Hermione," moment, Severus'll delay it by as much as possible. Idiot that he is when it comes to emotional exposure.

Thank you! I hope I can keep you ensnared with my yarn until the end of it. Just a handful more chapters now.Interesting or disturbing that she'd already read far too much?

Who says she won't? You didn't hear that from me... and no, she won't. At least, not for another six chapters. Will she or won't she? Wait and see.I only hope my chosen ending doesn't cause me to be placed on anyones hit list... but bear in mind that I am planning a sequel, although I'm not writing it anytime soon.

Glad you enjoyed it!Although Hermione would've preferred it to be private. The 'poor thing' is hardly an exhibitionist... much.The rest of the tale is rather light on romance. Oh, apart from a bit in almost every chapter... with rather more in one of them.

It is Potter the prat in this story... but he's not irredemable.As for the kiss, originally I had it planned as the first kiss between them, but that was before I realised that there would have to be a funeral... that and if it was the first kiss, Hermione might've followed Ron's example!As for that spell... No, it's not the Forbidden Quidditch Allergy curse. I'll give you a hint: it's a canon from HBP, but wasn't cast on Harry.As for Comforting!Severus, it's more than a possibility. Except as Hermione is too ticked off to look for comfort, said comfort will have to come to her. Remember the scrying ball?The next chapter is in the queue. If you're lucky it'll be up by Monday, but I'm in no position to make promises. It's outta my hands!

Thank you! I can't say that it really follows HBP, just uses it as a skeletal framework. Mind you, someone does die in the end...Originality is what I'm aiming for!

After that chapter is posted, I'll stick another in the queue. Maybe then it'll update before another 3 days...

Yes, it was a little rough on the noses of the lovebirds.I bet Dumbledore was just waiting for someone to use that curse on, and laughed his beard off when she left the room. Serve him right if he choked to death on a lemon drop!Just two or three days more to the next update... if you're lucky.