I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I really, really like Remus as a character. I love reading stories about him, and I like writing him, as well. Check out, "Heat Wave" for a story about Remus and Hermione (my second favourite pairing!) Thanks for reading and for taking the time to review. And I like your icon!

I'm glad you enjoyed. This is actually finished as it stands. The whole point was the sex-ed challenge, not really the relationship between Severus and Remus. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. This is the only one of my stories posted here on The Petulant Poetess. I have a few more posted on Ashwinder under the same pen name. I hope you'll look for them and enjoy them as well. (I also have a Remus/Snape story posted on Eros & Sappho.) Thanks for reading and for taking the time to post a comment.

I looked you up last night on Ashwinder and alas I have read all your stuff already! I will check out E&S tonight. I very much enjoy your writing. I may have to go back for a reread of it all! I voted for you on Potter Place. Good luck with the poll!

Wow! I really appreciate the vote. Thanks so much!

oops, forgot to say: I'm a morbid mind. I want to know how Hagrid manage to do his class... poor ickle firsties.

I was tempted to write something about Hagrid's class, but, to be honest, writing Hagrid's speech patterns takes more time and patience than I possess, so I usually keep his words to a minimum! As for the other Heads of House doing something similar to Severus, we have to remember that the others are much older than Snape is. They have the same out-moded views that Albus had as far as Sex Ed goes. (That sounds reasonable, doesn't it?)I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment.

Sorry, forgot something. A tiny bit of criticism. No, more a clarification of the facts.<i>Pediculosis pubis</i> is the medical term for the infection (desease). The pubic louse is known as <i>Pediculos pubis</i> or <i>Phthirus pubis</i> and is 1-3 <u>millimeters</u> long, not centimeters. That would be a rather big louse. LOL!Sorry, but that's the disadvantage of being a biology student; these things leap to the eye for me.I only know German websites on this subject, but here are two links to wikipedia; the facts are reliable.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediculosishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubic_lice

I actually knew that Phthirus Pubis was the correct name for the pubic louse, but I wanted Filius to stumble over the Pediculosis Pubis thing, so I took a little literary licence. I'm not a "metric" kind of girl, and I swear to God the site I did my research on said 1.5 centremetres was the size of an average pubic louse. I'll go into the story and make that change. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'm glad you liked the idea of Snape and Lupin together. I've got a soft spot for that pairing myself! And, although I didn't state it, I implied that Snape also had these talks with the Slytherin girls. I thought of expanding the question and answer session, but thought it would be too dry and boring. I thought the way he went about it was more important than what he actually said. Thanks so much for reading and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it very much.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. After HG/SS, RL/SS is probably my favourite pairing. They have so much "history" between them, it's interesting to see how they could work things out in a post-Voldemort era. The Challenge did say that any pairing was okay, so I thought I'd stretch my creative wings a bit and move away from the HG/SS pairing which is what I usually write. I'm glad you liked my approach to the Sex Ed itself. I actually did know a girl, many years ago, who had no clue what was happening with her body when she started her menses. And while things went better for her than for the girl in my story, I still remember how totally shocked and upset she was. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment. It is greatly appreciated.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story for the most part. I really enjoy writing Snape, and I like him paired with a lot of different characters. I've read many, many stories where he's paired with Hermione, with Narcissa, with Lupin, with Harry, with Tonks, etc. I think a good writer can make any pairing believable. I'm glad you like my Snape's approachability and his mentoring role. I thought that was the most important thing I wanted to show. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment.  Oh, and yes...those pictures of Snape in Playwitch are...lovely.

I was going to mention that your Snape reminded me of Robin Williams in The Dead Poets Society, but I thought that was pushing it a bit. Still he did bring that to mind. I like the thought of him sitting in the Slytherin common room in his shirt sleeves answering their questions, both the boys and the girls questions. His snakes will be safe even if none of the other houses are. The fact that I was sorted into Slytherin on almost all of the sorting sites where I tried sorting myself accounts for a lot of my bias. I wishthere had been someone like that to go to when I was growing up.Now as to slash and SS/HG pairings, she annoys me no end, just as she does Severus. I've only read one SS/HG story and that was a one shot non-romantic fic. I couldn't stomach the implied pedophilia/incest/perversion an SS/HG romance has for me. I have read and do read other Snape/student stories as long as the girl is of age. I found Veresna Ussep's Secretly Slitherin to be very, uh, stimulating shall I say.I'm no homophobe, but slash doesn't appeal to me. I'm a very straight female close to Alan Rickman's age. I love Snape PWP when it's OFC or female Canon. I enjoy stories with an R or NC-17 rating just as much as I enjoy stories with any other rating. But I must admit I like Snape best when he's straight, naked, and casting a shadow like he does in the Playwitch pictures. Even at half mast like that he casts quite a shadow.

I never saw Dead Poet's Society, so I don't know if likening "my" Snape to him is a good or a bad thing. A few months ago, I wouldn't have thought I'd enjoy reading slash, either. I'm quite close to Rickman's age myself, though when I write Snape, I don't "see" Rickman at all. I like Rickman's voice, but really think he's too old and too fleshy to be playing Snape. I have my own mental picture of Snape and I use that when I write. And again... those pictures in Playwitch are... lovely!

Oh, thank you so much! Another reviewer thought it was a more serious approach to the challenge. I guess it's a combination of both humour and seriousness. (And, really, as long as it entertains, is that a bad thing?) Thanks for all your help. And your explanations. And for taking the time to leave a review on top of that! I appreciate it very much. Diane

I'm so glad you enjoyed. I didn't really intend the story to be too serious; it sort of got away from me. I could just picture Madam Sprout scratching her head and wondering where the students ate crabs. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment. It is much appreciated.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I don't usually write a gay Snape, but I just wanted to give this one a bit of a twist. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a comment.

That was my feeling, as well. We've seen throughout the books that what he says and how he acts are often contradictory. I think he takes his duties as Head of Slytherin House very seriously, and that might include making sure "his" Slyterins know about safe sex and such. I'm glad you enjoyed. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to leave a review.

I had fun writing this one. I'm glad you enjoyed it.Thanks for all the sparkly stars!

I had fun writing this one. I'm glad you enjoyed it.Thanks for all the sparkly stars!

Thanks so much, baby. It's nice to know you think so much of my work.

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed.