That is a cruel place to leave us!Write more soon, please.

Beautiful job on the back story here!  I am enjoying this story so very, very much... I'm going to hate to see it end.Peace!  ~ j

:( leaving it there?? i need more!! so sad.. poor hermione, having to live thru that, thinking that he could be dead! severus better suck up pretty good! am looking forward to tomorrows chapter!! *hint hint - no skipping out*pyro

oh my...She sure is a bitter woman. Very obsessed with Severus and finding him.It's a swift turn you make and it kind of leaves you breathlesss. It's not what I would have imagined Hermione to be from your previous chapters. She seems to know their 'friendship' is only within their one little world but now she is an angry and bitter woman, isolated and mentally 'broken'. Can a fragile and short love do that to you?Why is Dumbledore hiding Severus? He did know, I'm positive! It's so cruel.Hugs Carmille 

Finally they are together again but will time and absence make a difference??  I hope they can find a way back to where they once were.I can't wait to here his explaination of his avoiding her.Looking forward to your next chapter.

Such a moving story you have here.  I think I am getting totally addicted to your writings.  I love The Little Prince.  It was and still is one of my favorites, my kids love it as well.  I can't wait for your next installment.  I hope they can find some happiness together.

Certainly you know that this was one horrible chapter!! Poor Hermione! Frankly, I would have learned to hate Dumbledore from this. He was flat out cruel. It would not have harmed anything if she had just been told Severus was alive. Mean, mean, mean!

So, how quick can you get the next chapter up? And I hope you've got all the meanest out of you system in this chapter! 

You can't leave this here! You just can't! This is too cruel for words. Please tell me the next chapter is written and just waiting to be uploaded. Please. What a strong emotional chapter. My heart was breaking for her over and over again. You are very talented at those painstaking heart wrenching verses. I re-read some HDoDP today and once again, your emotional sections are by far some of the best I have ever read. Thanks so much for the update... now update again if you don't mind! Hugs, Muggle Mom

Thank God for the promised part 2!  I started reading this story this morning, and was almost late to work, didn't want to leave it.  I finished to as far as you have written this evening.  I love it! I'm not much of a Christmas person, but it's been fun celebrating with Hermione and Severus.

grrrr, damn tonks and those evil death eaters. Well I logged on late tonight so at least I have the hope that a new chapter will not be long in the waiting.

Ah, the plot thickens!  More soon, I hope!

You say "Three more chapters to go!" like it's a good thing!

I'd say about three chapters too short, at least!

Ok you've done it again.  Not only is the interaction in this chapter wonderful; the ending is horrific!  "I was never here, Miss Granger" -- What is that about?  Does he know something about the attack at the Burrow?  If so, how?  And to just leave it hanging... this brings up a more worrisome point:  What is going to happen when the story is over?  I am getting so used to fresh, high quality, insightful writing from you (with or without evil cliffies) that I am beginning to think when this is over I will go though major withdrawal.  So therefore, I have decided that you cannot end the story.  You must keep writing forever.  (LOL)  No seriously, I look forward to reading it all.  Can't wait for the next bit.  Thanks again, JoAnne

well, this sucks.  AFter they get close and cozy and all. . .   I am very anxiously awaiting the answer to this cliffie! 

Meanie, they were just getting cuddly!

“Your move, Severus.”

Dear Merlin, the portent of that!!! I can't wait to see what it will be myself

There's so very very much I like about this chapter. I feel like I could write a page-long review *L* Starting at the top though . . .

Christmas morning was wonderful! I especially liked two things: when Hermione sniffs at Snape's proclamation that he won the race, and Severus's attempt at tieing a bow. The poor man tried! And I hadn't thought of Hermione's gift to him in such a way when she bought it, but how true about a school girl's gift versus that of a woman!! Bravo!

Moving on, Snape and Hermione's guessing game with the tea was excellent - did you make all of that up, or is there really tea with all that in it?

I like how Hermione is more brazenly breaking him down now too, with the caress and reading The Little Prince/watching the movies.

As for the ending . . . *LOL*

Aaaaarg! I gnash my teeth and pull my hair at you!  It is only because I wish for Hermione to unwrap one more Christmas present. I would say that I long to strangle  you but that would leave me without your wonderful stories. You Minx. For leaving me so bereft I am deduction 20 housepoints and you will be serving a weeks detention in the dungeons......now what you actually do there please post here so we might all partake. 

Hello DearYou literally made the reality come crashing through the door. Hmm... Superb written. I like the way you make them interact with each other. The chess scene and reading scene was just lovely. Nice book to spell out their emotional conflict. *LOL*You make some small passages about their thoughts and it is so well written that it ballance nicely with the rest of the 'action'. So non 'irrelevant nonsense' here... Not that I thought there would be.  *LOL*I would never hurt you, hun... even though the ending of this chapter is devastating. It was bound to happen. I like it a lot. Keep it up. Big hugs, Carmille. 

Oh, this is my favorite chapter!  You take us on such an emotional rollercoaster. It's fabulous.  There is so much to love in the chaper, I don't know where to start!

The exchanging of gifts was fantastic and I love that Severus was able to have his first real Christmas.

Of course, my favorite part is the reading of The Little Prince.  When he says, "You are the rose" I swear my heart clenched. 

The end of Part 1 is so wrenching and yet in some ways so expected.  They couldn't hold real life at bay indefinitely and certainly came crashing in, didn't it?  The last three sentences  .... guh.  I'm tearing up just thinking about it.  You never cease to amaze me, my dear.  

I have followed this story greedily fom the very first chapter, and sign on everyday in hopes of reading a new chapter. I really love this story, and how you don't rush thie story. Please keep writing!

This is such a great story... happy to see it here on this site too.  Standing by for the next chapter. :)

I read this all the way through for the first time today. Wow. What a horrible place to leave it (of course, you are known for that!) Its really heartfelt and endearing. I enjoyed it immensely. Thanks so much for sharing your talents and time with us. Happy New Year and Hugs to SubHub.  Muggle Mom

That was mean! i absolutely love this fic... but how could u leave us hanging??? here's hoping u continue to update daily! cant wait till the next installment! :D keep writing!pyro

You vicious, evil woman, you!!!!!!  That is the equivalent to a cooler full of ice water being dumped on us!  Talk about ending the idyll!!!!!  Christmas was so sweet and then THIS!!!  I'm gonna be hard pressed not to pee my pants while I wait for more!!!!!!  heeheehee

Ah, things are heating up!  Hot chocolate is good for that kind of thing...