I hope they will :)Great story so far, I read your former version, but I enjoy this one much more - thanks!(And your Betas :))

Did you rewrite this? Either that, or I am losing my mind, lol. Whatever happened I like this version better can"t wait for more update soon please

Great update. I am quite a bit miffed that Severus is getting off so easily for his harassment of Hermione, him being in love with her doesn't make me warm up to him yet. I would have liked it more if he had to pay a prize  for his actions. Hermione has made her mistakes, no doubt about that, but the prize she is paying is high. Please let the book she is writing for Draco be a hugh sucsess, if she manages to put Severus a peg or two at the same time, all the better. I am sure you have made your plot, but please, please, please don't let her swoon into Severus arms as soon as he touches her, and/or forgive and forget everything he has done without him even having to appologize. I do want my happy ending, and I do think they belong together, I just want them to be more equal. So far he has had way to much power in the "relationship", and that is not good. Neither is it belivable that Hermione (or any woman with more than two braincells) would accept such treatment as a part of a "loving relationship". Keep up the good work (there aint that many stories that makes me get engaged to leave reviews like this, it is a compliment in an odd sort of way), and update soon!

Kudos to your "all grown up" Draco. He was professional in the face of personal circumstances and far outclassed Percy's histrionic behaviour.

Glad to see the bunny is back for the story! Looking forward to see what Severus has up his sleeve to convinve Hermione, while wondering how Hermione can help Draco with Pansy.

Good luck on your wonderful story!

I know you haven't been well, I hope to see a new chapter soon!

I'll be sorry to see the end of this story.  I think you were very brave to scrap this story and re do it.  You did a great job!

Beta Readers truly must have a large dash of Gryffindor courage to jump into the middle of someone else's creation and dissect it with the intent of making it better. Their own work, yes, but someone else's takes guts. I not only thank Beta Readers, I admire them.

Didn't intend to make this a soapbox, but it's your fault for asking for a cheering section of Beta's!

I'm actually in favor of the direction change. When I last left this story, Severus was in dire straits and I couldn't see how any romance could possibly come of it. While he's still sneakily trying to exercise some control over her here, it's something that he can still recover from and in fact I could see it blowing up amusingly in his face. So, for what it's worth, I'm glad you've shown the care to actually sit down and not only rework something that had gone astray, but to also give a coherent explanation for why you've done so.Too many others would have just abandoned it.

awesome as always, looneyluna!would love to read the next chapter soon. p.s. hope you have a speedy and full recovery from your surgery =)

Hmm, things are getting interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, whenever you're able to provide it.

Happy to hear your surgery went well!  Fun chapter!

I like the idea of writing him into submission. It seems fair to turn his own weapon upon him.

Very good so far. I am really amused with this.I also found the following hilarious:Flipping through her pages, she made little strangled noises of disgust as she saw just how much editing Severus Snape had done. Her manuscript was covered in red ink, destroyed and utterly ruined, the familiar scrawl of her Potions assignments splattered like blood on the pages. Splattered like blood on the pages? That was actually quite good. She would definitely have to work that in somewhere into one of her books.Only Hermione would continue the creative flow of writing while in the midst of an argument, lol.I look forward to the next chapter.

Those dicto-quills dont quite have the same satisfaction as real writing, do they? Still, I think it was very well done. Hermione is such a little trickster. I love it. tho i think theyve both kinda caught on to eachother. Feel better!

Yay!  This is a brilliant chapter!  I think you were doing an excellent job on this before you rewrote it, but it was going to be a long angsty fic, and I am really enjoying this one.  It makes me laugh and fan myself all at the same time... *grin*  Wonderful job!  I can't wait to see what these two get up to next! (pun intended)  I am enjoying their journey to each other... or at least to each other's bed. *wink*I hope your hand is better soon so we can see more chapters, soon!!  GG

Seems like the tables are turning just a teensie bit on Snape and his libido has been put through its paces. ( To his utter consternation.)  But on the other hand, Hermione is having a hard time keeping her vengeful edge right now.  And.... where the heck is GINNY?  LOLGreat chapter, hope to see more soon!  On another note,  I send you my wishes for much health and peace.  Surgery is a real bummer!  Been there, done that on a few occasions...

I'm enjoying this version more than the 1st. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Great chapter!

After manic confusion this morning, I finally brought up the new Ch and read your note. Re-read the first two chapters to acclimate myself to the beginning of the story again and have come to the conclusion that I would much rather see Severus do the sneaky Slytherin thing than the mad Death Eater thing. Reading a humorous story about not wanting to be laughed at is better than forcing himself on her and being in lock up. I think the story has more options this way. Thank you for going to the effort to re-write it rather than just trashing it.

This change is definitely for the best! I liked the other version of the story but I must say I like better where this new plot seems to be heading! As a loyal reviewer I suppose that my work is to encourage you! So great work and please update soon!

I love the re-write, I hope there will be lemons soon!

And his guilty conscience had yet to let him forget about it. Good, the rotter. It must be nice to only get a slap on the hand for being a bad boy. Writing in a journal? I can understand that, but it's not enough. Staying away from Hermione. Indeed. Writing her an apology? Yes, sir. I'm glad McGonagall seems to have the right idea.He's ending up making her lose two years of her fricking life. Sure, she's carrying on, but look at what she's going through to try to live a normal life? I hate that she's going through all of this alone, too. Poor thing. I can only hope that once she gets her antidote and finally learns all that he's done to her, she won't be like her romance novel heroine and just let it go unpunished. She should be able to file her charges then. It's hard to get over being taken advantage of, especially sexually, not to mention mentally, and I think having it done by someone you trust and hold in some esteem makes it worse. Sometimes victims can't even see it coming, and dealing with it is always hard to cope with. Sometimes it stays forever. Been there, done that, and still doing it. I will admit that I'll be sorely disappointed if this is suddenly a happily-ever-after story. Too many  times has sex been used this way as nothing more than a plot device rather than something serious where the author delves into all aspects of it. If that's the case, you could have had him simply see her naked or something and have the same affect, saving the sex for much later when things are worked out. Sigh.Snape spouts some guilt, but then his mind is steadily turning and using things to his advantage and whinging about being caught. I'm not really seeing any true remorse. He seems more upset that he got caught than anything. Actually, he seems bummed out that he could have been getting a free piece of arse all this time and now he's mucked it up. Sure, I like bad guy Snapes sometimes, but I like to see them get their just desserts when they deserve it.

but I am convinced that he would never harm her.”WTH? How contradictory. He already admitted that he knew Snape already had, now he's trying to play it down to Harry so he doesn't go kick Snape's arse. Ugh. See, yeah, Snape didn't admit it under oath, but he did admit it. Anything you can say will be used against you? They have Hermione's first statement. She clearly fingered Snape as the man who'd told her some shit, and they have circumstantial evidence as well. Hermione even mentioned about the sex. Besides, Dumbledore knows he's guilty, even checking her for pregnancy. She certainly could have been checked over by a Healer and shown to have had intercourse and likely gotten DNA (snerk, sounds like I work for CSI). She didn't clean up or anything. This just doesn't add up. It's being handled poorly. What sort of berks run that Wizarding jail over there? It's just a shame that the situation is being brushed aside."Ah, well, Snape's had his tumble with her and suddenly years of longing have been released, so don't tell him anything, Harry..."And poor Hermione. I'm glad she scribbled the note on the journal. That was Hermione-like. Maybe the poor girl will start researching daily to help herself. Seems like not others are willing to--even though they're supposed to be "great" wizards.I rarely see anyone using a blue moon in the stories. There was a blue moon last week. I was able to do some brewing myself. ~can still smell the rosemary I burned~