Oh my what a terrible burden to be left with. I half thought Hermione was saying goodbye to him because she was going off to commit sucide to join him again. Just knowing he suffered so much before he died. Sniffle. I need fluff now.

shit you made me cry

My god, that was sad.  The dream was bad enough but then to go back to real time and find that she is talking to his tombstone -- was like a knife to the heart.  Very moving.

This was the saddest dream, but it was written wonderfully.  You are so one of my favorite writers.  I think the dream was trying to make up for what was lost in reality.  Hermione wanted so much to be with Snape and blames herself because he did the potion and she should have been there to help him. The dream allows her to be there and although the death was different, make everything ok.  Thanks for another great story.

Oh, Sun, how sad. The story is well written, as is all your work, but so sad. I'm sure Hermione would have a hard time dealing with the guilt considering the events as they occurred. It's one of the reasons I try never to be mad when my husband leaves for work, while not a pessimist by nature, you just never know what can happen to someone. Excellent story, but sad (did I mention that already?).

(I guess I'm like droxy!)  This was beautiful.  It's often the sadder fics that reflect something truer about life, and you do that well here.

Of course she'll be haunted by his death, and I love that you have her subconscious do some of the haunting.  The dreams were creepy, with lots of good foreshadowing that something horrible was about to happen. I find it interesting that the threat manifests as a werewolf - was it to symbolize one of Snape's biggest fears?

 I think you've hit just the right note - a happy ending would have ruined this story.

Sometines I feel that the saddest stories are the most beautiful.  Maybe I admire the ability to convey such complex human emotions.  Sorrow and guilt seem to speak to me more than joy.  Either way, I really liked this fic.  Well done.

OMG that was so sad :( Very nicelt written, like all of your work, I just wish that it wasn't so damn sad.Happy birthday DROXY!Love Sonia

I really don't like angst, and try to avoid it at all costs. But this was so sad, how Hermione tries to dream herself a better ending for them.

Ok crying now!   How sad... Poor Hermione!...Poor Severus to die like that! Oh My!!!! Well done!

Your story reminds me of a song.  Is that where the title came from?  Good one shot. Thank you.

These Dreams Lyrics

Spare a little candle Save some light for me figures up ahead Moving in the trees White skin, in linen Perfume on my wrist And the full moon that hangs over these dreams in the mist Darkness on the edge Shadows where I stand I search for the time On a watch with no hands I want to see you clearly Come closer than this But all I remember Are the dreams in the mist {chorus} These dreams go on when I close my eyes Every second of the night, I live another life These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside Every moment I'm awake, the further I'm away Is it cloak 'n dagger Could it be Spring or Fall I walk without a cut, Through a stained glass wall Weaker in my eyesight The candle in my grip And words that have no volume Falling from my lips These dreams go on when I close my eyes Every second of the night, I live another life These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside Every moment I'm awake, the further I'm away There's something out there, I can't resist I need to hide away from the pain There's something out there, I can't resist The sweetest song is silence That I've ever heard Funny how your feet in dreams Never touch the earth In a world full of princes Freedom is a kiss But the prince hides his face From dreams in the mist These dreams go on when I close my eyes Every second of the night, I live another life These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside Every moment I'm awake, the further I'm away These dreams go on when I close my eyes Every second of the night, I live another life These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside Every moment I'm awake, the further I'm away

Oh lord, Sun... poor thing! And Severus! An awful way to die.

I'm sure that droxy must be dancing in glee at this ficlet! Well done. 

Ah jeeze, Sun.  That's so tragic.  *sniff*  Poort Hermione.  She'll live with that pain and loss for the rest of her life, no matter what she dreams.  Very sad and very beautiful, well done.

Can I just say ! It's so heart wrenching! I need another chapter where she finds her love! Loved it!

Well written story. I am more of a sucker for a happy ending but occassionally a good tear jerker is ok. Now I am off to find something happy to rid me of this bad feeling a dead severus and mourning hermione always leaves me with.

A bit sad?  *Sniff* - it's terribly sad!  A good story, nevertheless.

I do have one little quibble:

"...she was wont to leave him, wont to let go of the hands she held onto tightly, as if wishing she could extend some of her life and warmth into them..."

By 'wont' do you mean she was accustomed to leave him, or she was reluctant to? In context here it sounds like you mean reluctant, in which case she would be loath to leave him, since wont means accustomed, but anyway it's just a minor quibble, as I say.  Good angst; good story, Southern!

A bit sad? Quite an understatement there. Powerful stuff. Now I need to go and find something to read at the opposite end of the spectrum!I've tried writing about bad experiences before and that's always left me feeling a little raw, but also oddly relieved.Second guessing yourself is a horrible thing. Poor Hermione has herself stuck in a rut!

Thank you, I don't know what to say.This little fic is lovely and sad, and you can really feel the loss, guilt, and regret.  I also needed tissues, you made me cry!  But that's what I look for in fics like this.

Somehow, I knew right away that it would be a headstone she spoke to. :( sad, girl. Very sad.