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Potions Under Duress A Most Important Element in Water
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A Most Important Element in Water

1: Part I - Separation - Prologue

2: Chapter 1 - Frogspawn And Teacups

3: Chapter 2 - Knew An Awful Lot About The Dark Arts, Snape Did.

4: Chapter 3 – A Little Bit More Love In The World

5: The Ministry's Mascot

6: His Talented Friends

7: Expecto Patronum

8: How Fools Who Love Act

9: It's Not Much, But It Is Home

10: What Is Right And What Is Easy.

11: Part II - Initiation - Laying Plans

12: Waging War

13: Attack By Stratagem

14: Tactical Dispositions

15: Energy

16: Weak Points and Strong

17: Manoeuvring

18: Variation in Tactics

19: The Army on the March

20: Terrain

21: The Nine Situations

22: The Attack by Fire

23: The Use of Spies

24: Part III - Return: Refusal of the Return

25: The Magic Flight

26: Rescue from Without

27: The Crossing of the Return Threshold

28: Master of Two Worlds

29: Freedom to live

A Most Important Element in Water

sylvanawood

114 Reviews   |   114 Ratings, 0 Likes, 61 Favorites )

Romance General Action/Adventure Potions Under Duress 212,656 Words 29 Chapters Complete
Hermione Granger Severus Snape

While hunting for Horcruxes with her friends, Hermione learns surprising facts about Snape's past. Will that change the way she thinks about him? **Winner** Order of Merlin, Third Class, OWL Awards 2007 for Action/Adventure.

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Chapters (29)

Chapter 1: Part I - Separation - Prologue

Chapter 2: Chapter 1 - Frogspawn And Teacups

Chapter 3: Chapter 2 - Knew An Awful Lot About The Dark Arts, Snape Did.

Chapter 4: Chapter 3 – A Little Bit More Love In The World

Chapter 5: The Ministry's Mascot

Chapter 6: His Talented Friends

Chapter 7: Expecto Patronum

Chapter 8: How Fools Who Love Act

Chapter 9: It's Not Much, But It Is Home

Chapter 10: What Is Right And What Is Easy.

Chapter 11: Part II - Initiation - Laying Plans

Chapter 12: Waging War

Chapter 13: Attack By Stratagem

Chapter 14: Tactical Dispositions

Chapter 15: Energy

Chapter 16: Weak Points and Strong

Chapter 17: Manoeuvring

Chapter 18: Variation in Tactics

Chapter 19: The Army on the March

Chapter 20: Terrain

Chapter 21: The Nine Situations

Chapter 22: The Attack by Fire

Chapter 23: The Use of Spies

Chapter 24: Part III - Return: Refusal of the Return

Chapter 25: The Magic Flight

Chapter 26: Rescue from Without

Chapter 27: The Crossing of the Return Threshold

Chapter 28: Master of Two Worlds

Chapter 29: Freedom to live


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10/10

PureBlood Proud

I love this story!  I have not been able to read much recently just due to real life interfering.  I was thrilled to see the update when I logged on the other day.  And then I saw I had 12 chapters to devour.  I was not disappointed in the least.  Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful tail.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much!  It took me much longer to get this finished than I had planned. Sorry for the delays.

0/10

jaden

One of my favorites!  Enjoyed reading this.  Thank you for writing and sharing with those of us who can't!

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much. :)

0/10

JainaAngel

Thank you for your story. I,ve read it in one shot ! It was so good !

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

0/10

jannor

One word for this story - MAGICAL  loved it.

10/10

GryffKat

I am so very happy to see an update as there was some discussion on a board somewhere that AMIEIW was abandoned. I am so very glad it is not. Will there be more any time soon? Best, Kat

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

I know I'm horribly late, I wasn't posting here for far too long. In case you still remember: the story is finished now. and thank you very much.

10/10

littleone17

Wow!  What an amazing story.  I'm really enjoying the depth and detail.  The process of learing more about your enemy, the use of Sun Tzu, the Underground commuity are all excellent.  The personalities of the various characters is wonderful and I like the slowly building friendship fo Severus and Hermione.  I'm very much looking forward to the next chapter.  Thanks for sharing this interesting fic.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

You probably don't remember any more that you even left this review, my reply is so late. I haven't been around here for some time. Thank you very much.

0/10

DanaPAH

What a shock to see this was abandoned.  I was under the impression that you were pretty far ahead on the chapters with the only thing left to do being the editing.Anyway, I hope that you one day continue the story.  It has become one of my absolute favorites.Good luck with everything.Dana

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

It's abandoned on this archive. It will continue on others. Thank you.

Response from DanaPAH (Reviewer)

Yay!

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

It's only abandoned on this archive. It will be continued on others. Thank you.

0/10

DanaPAH

Fantastic.  Though I'm anxious for the romance between Hermione and Severus, I truly appreciate the slow build you have going on between them.  I've noticed that you tend to update once a month and it has been a month since this chapter came out, so I'm hoping the trend continues and we see the next one really soon.Dana

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much. I'm glad that you enjoy the slow buildup, since I wanted to explore how Hermione after HBP could develop feelings for Severus after HBP and vice versa. With that background, I didn't think that a fast 'crush' would work in my setting. I'm sorry that it takes so long, the plot thickens, is all I can say, and I have my hands full to keep it consistent.

10/10

hobgoblinn

Huh.  That's an interesting development, but I suspect duplicity on the author's part, since there's more to come.  Very well done climax, though.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you  very much. :)

10/10

hobgoblinn

Nice chapter.  I suspect Price is Snape in disguise somehow, though.  Be interesting to see where you take this.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you. By now you will have seen where it goes. :)

10/10

hobgoblinn

I'm really enjoying this, especially the spot-on characterizations of the Trio in particular, and the thoroughly ambiguous and in-character Snape.  You're doing a great job of delaying the "Snape's on our side" gratification (or maybe he's not) and weaving a much more coherent tale than DH actually turned out to be.  Really nicely done.  Here on a rec from the_new_library on live journal and very glad I took a chance on this story.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

I'm sorry that my reply comes so late. Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked that first part of the story.

9/10

ladyluv

Good chapter - I am shocked that Lucius did not kick up much of a fuss. The replacement of Hermione with Luna was shocking. This is going to become a tangled mess. You always wonder who really loves you and when you die how they will feel. You are giving Hermione a first hand taste of it - cannot wait to see what happens.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! Lucius, in my universe, knows what's good for him. He thinks his wife and son are dead, so learning that they aren't would make him think, wouldn't it?I can't tell you what happens, of course, but Hermione will be busy. ;)

10/10

Darque Hart

The whole scene behind the Hog's Head was sad. Not just that Hermione witnessed Luna and Ron together, but more so that it appears that Harry and Ron had quickly and easily replaced Hermione as a member of "the Trio." I don't know which would have hurt more, the lost boyfriend or the lost place amongst those who were supposed to be her best friends. Poor Hermione, the disposable, replaceable girl.It's nice to see Draco displaying the first modicums of becoming a real human being upon the safe rescue of his father. He was always whimpy, but I never saw him as the evil sort.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! She'll certainly feel bad, but she is stubborn, too. I guess she'll be glad that her friends do seem to get somewhere, because time is runnning out. I'm glad you like my Draco. :)

0/10

faerieflightz

I really love this story. Its so interesting. Hope to see more updates soon!

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! Updates are in various stages of completion.

9/10

irishredlass

A most deserving story.  I think now that Ron has "moved on". Hermione will start to look to doing the same.  Well done. Irish

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! :)

10/10

wsanders

I had this story bookmarked for a while now, but I stupidly did not read it until last night. I can't believe it does not have more reviews! I was very disappointed with DH and your story is certainly a better alternative- not just because of the SSHG angle. The Order is actually doing something and the kids are actually learning how to fight. I can buy into them hiding successfully, but fighting that well without training...Now the Vance angle is definitely interesting and realistic, but I wonder how this will affect the eventual SSHG romance. Maybe I'm just seeing what I want to see, but Severus seems to already have a good amount of fondness for Hermione. I wonder what bridge will lead him from Vance to Hermione.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're reading... and your questions make me grin. I'm self-pimping as much as I know how. I love each of my reviews. I was very disappointed in the lack of organizaton and action from the Order, too. What was their purpose, really.

0/10

DanaPAH

I love how Hermione is getting to know Snape better and is really starting to prove her worth to him.  I look forward to the next chapter.  Hopefully, real life will allow you to get it out much sooner.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! I do need some time to let it settle, otherwise I confuse myself with my plot, but I'm writing constantly and hopefully won't have to let you wait for too long.

8/10

Perry Downing

I'm enjoying your story.  I thought I had Price all figured out, I was surprised to find that he was a real person, and not simply Snape's creation.  I also like the more militiristic concept, as it makes the idea of the Potterverse being 'at war' much more realistic.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much! :D I am very glad that you didn't figure out Price right away (where would be the fun in that?). I always thought these wizards were awfully unorganized. What good is all their magic when they let themselves be overpowered so easily? So I'm trying to do a bit of Resistance work here.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much! :D I am very glad that you didn't figure out Price right away (where would be the fun in that?). I always thought these wizards were awfully unorganized. What good is all their magic when they let themselves be overpowered so easily? So I'm trying to do a bit of Resistance work here.

0/10

DanaPAH

I love the concept of an Underground assisting in the defeat of Voldemort.  And the fact that Snape believes he can trust Hermione implicitly. I look forward to seeing what happens next.  Hope to see more soon.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much. I cooked that story up in my mind after HBP, when I thought that Dumbledore actually had a plan.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much. I cooked that story up in my mind after HBP, when I thought that Dumbledore actually had a plan.

10/10

ladyluv

Oh that is incredible - sending an inferius to double for the victim so that the real witch or wizard can go to the underground to fight Voldemort secretly - this is genius.  Great story. 

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the concept. :)

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the concept. :)

10/10

ladyluv

Oh you - you naughty author - you had me going and scared to death - I was actually cringing thinking Hermione was dead - to evil you are but good show just the same.


The underground is incredible - what you have done is completely original and clever thinking

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! I'm glad I wasn't too transparent with her 'death'. :D

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you! I'm glad I wasn't too transparent with her 'death'. :D

8/10

ladyluv

Well Hermione is improving but she could not defeat two Snapes - darn - I hate see her taken down by him.


Oh no you did not just kill of Hermione - she is the glue that binds the trio together - I hope that this is some dream or some illusion that Snape cast because this is horrible..... please let it be a dream --- please let it be an illusion

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Oops, I'm replying backwards... now you know already what happened, but thank you very much for your lovely reviews. :D

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Oops, I'm replying backwards... now you know already what happened, but thank you very much for your lovely reviews. :D

10/10

ladyluv

The deatheater attack on the Burrow was scary indeed and the death of Mrs Weasley was so tragic.  I loved how the trio handled themselves - they took them on and did a good job.  Good chapter.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

All their extra training has to have some results. Thank you!

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

All their extra training has to have some results. Thank you!

10/10

ladyluv

The training sessions with Price were interesting.  I liked this latest chapter and am enjoying the story

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you. :)

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you. :)

10/10

ladyluv

Snape is so taunting and evil in this scene - I loved it.  Great chapter and I love the theory sessions between Hermione and the boys.

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you. :)

Response from sylvanawood (Author of A Most Important Element in Water)

Thank you. :)

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