Thanks for reading it through.  I thought it would be a nice change, to give these horrible people a way to redeem themselves.  And in my world, yes, he would have called her Isabel. :)

Hi!  Thanks so much for reading this.  I wrote it so long ago, but this is actually my favorite story I wrote.  I thought it would be nice to give it a little bit of a twist.  I hope you continue to enjoy it! 

LOL, I would love to, if it wasn't so hard for me to write sex scenes.  Love reading them, but just can never feel like I can do them justice with my own writing. 

I think you would do a fantastic job!  The scenes you wrote of their intimacy (SS/LM & SS/HG) were very romantic and intense.  I just realized I read this story two years ago and reviewed back then.  I was happy to read this like it was new!

Well thank you!  It's always encouraging to hear that you did a good job, especially when you weren't sure about it to begin with!  I appreciate you reading it again!

Thank you so very much for reading it all!  I appreciate your kind words and reviews!

Severus had some good lines here.

Thanks so much for reading this.  Of all my fictions, this is by far one of my favorites. 

Thank you.

Thank you!  I'm so happy you enjoyed it.  This was my last SS/HG Potter universe fic and it's my favorite story I've written. 

Thank you Shelly!  This was my favorite story that I've written. 

I'm glad you liked it so much.  Thank you for reading it again.

Thank you.  No not novice, the Spanish is Cuban Spanish, which is not spoken in the same "traditional" way.  Im not from Spain and could not find anyone to do a translation were it done by a Spanish person.  I used the correct translation based on what I speak and how it would be said in conversation or personally.  My entire life I've heard it spoken that way.  I guess we don't speak as traditionally as people would in Spain.

sorry, it was not a critic of how you speak, it is that i just finished up a degree in spanish where the last class i took was from a spain spanish instuctor. also i find the web site, freetranslation.com works wonders when you question how things need to appear. loved the story and will be reading more of yours soon. thanks for writing,

I think it was just the word "novice" that threw me.  I have spoken Spanish my entire life, and i live in Miami.  Hearing and speaking to most latin people in Miami, you very rarely hear anything other than every day speak.  Not much proper language going on most of the time. 

that is what is wrong with most persons who only go to school and not to a country for a time to learn how the gerneral public speak. i spent 2 1/2 months in mexico for a study abroad. and am going again in three weeks, so i can practice my ability to speak and translate. i truely wish that i lived closer to a hispanic community to be able to speak to others on a daily basis. i understand what a spanish teacher thinks is proper and what the public actually speaks. thank you for your understanding and not thinking that i am attacking you. i was just trying to be helpful, nothing more. i love your stories and am looking into continuing through all that you have written. thanks for writing Huanita

I've had people tell me the same thing before and insist they were right.  To a degree, they were, however as I pointed out to you, people don't really talk like that on an every day basis.  English isn't spoken in that way either.  Hell, I can't remember the last time I heard anyone actually pronounce "comfortable" how it should be, instead I hear "comftrable." There are so many variations of the Spanish language depending on where you go.   You can go to any Latin American country and hear different words that mean the same thing.    It really is good to spend time in the physical place to get a better feel of how people actually talk.  Like I said, I live in Miami and I know people who have lived here for 40 or 50 years and never had to speak a word of English.  I don't know where you live, but if you want to live near a hispanic community, your best bet is Miami, parts of California and New York even.

Thank you.  No not novice, the Spanish is Cuban Spanish, which is not spoken in the same "traditional" way.  Im not from Spain and could not find anyone to do a translation were it done by a Spanish person.  I used the correct translation based on what I speak and how it would be said in conversation or personally.  My entire life I've heard it spoken that way.  I guess we don't speak as traditionally as people would in Spain.

sorry, it was not a critic of how you speak, it is that i just finished up a degree in spanish where the last class i took was from a spain spanish instuctor. also i find the web site, freetranslation.com works wonders when you question how things need to appear. loved the story and will be reading more of yours soon. thanks for writing,

I think it was just the word "novice" that threw me.  I have spoken Spanish my entire life, and i live in Miami.  Hearing and speaking to most latin people in Miami, you very rarely hear anything other than every day speak.  Not much proper language going on most of the time. 

that is what is wrong with most persons who only go to school and not to a country for a time to learn how the gerneral public speak. i spent 2 1/2 months in mexico for a study abroad. and am going again in three weeks, so i can practice my ability to speak and translate. i truely wish that i lived closer to a hispanic community to be able to speak to others on a daily basis. i understand what a spanish teacher thinks is proper and what the public actually speaks. thank you for your understanding and not thinking that i am attacking you. i was just trying to be helpful, nothing more. i love your stories and am looking into continuing through all that you have written. thanks for writing Huanita

I've had people tell me the same thing before and insist they were right.  To a degree, they were, however as I pointed out to you, people don't really talk like that on an every day basis.  English isn't spoken in that way either.  Hell, I can't remember the last time I heard anyone actually pronounce "comfortable" how it should be, instead I hear "comftrable." There are so many variations of the Spanish language depending on where you go.   You can go to any Latin American country and hear different words that mean the same thing.    It really is good to spend time in the physical place to get a better feel of how people actually talk.  Like I said, I live in Miami and I know people who have lived here for 40 or 50 years and never had to speak a word of English.  I don't know where you live, but if you want to live near a hispanic community, your best bet is Miami, parts of California and New York even.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.  I wanted to give some of the Death Eaters a different take.  I thought it would be interesting to make them the heroes. 

Luckily, you won't have to wait for chapters, since this is all finished.  I hope you enjoy it.

Luckily, you won't have to wait for chapters, since this is all finished.  I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you for taking the time to read it.  I appreicate that you read it all the way through. 

Thank you for taking the time to read it.  I appreicate that you read it all the way through. 

I hate leaving things in the air or leaving things for the reader to make up their own ending. 

I thank you for taking the time to read this story and leaving me such lovely reviews.   

I hate leaving things in the air or leaving things for the reader to make up their own ending. 

I thank you for taking the time to read this story and leaving me such lovely reviews.   

I've always thought all of my stories should have happy endings.  Why not right?

I've always thought all of my stories should have happy endings.  Why not right?

Thank you for the wonderful compliment.  I really appreciate it!

Thank you for the wonderful compliment.  I really appreciate it!

Yeah, there had to be a lot in this chapter.

Yeah, there had to be a lot in this chapter.

Thank you for your continueing interest in this story.  I'm glad you have enjoyed it so far.

Thank you for your continueing interest in this story.  I'm glad you have enjoyed it so far.

I did know it would get a bit sappy in a few places, but if I wanted a happy ending for everyone it was bound to happen.

I'm very pleased with what I eventually did with Rodolphus.  I wanted to give the usual baddies a different twist.

Thanks for taking time out of your weekend to read this.  I'm glad you enjoyed it. 

I'm glad you're still liking it.  I usually like to add a little bit of humor in dramatic stories.  After all, life isn't always so serious. 

It isn't completely slash.  It's basically a warning of a miniscule bit referring to Severus and Lucius' past.

Thanks for giving it a chance. 

I think I can handle slash-lite ;) Now I just need time to keep reading. Weekends are soo busy.