That was a very intriguing set up. I like the mix of the magics and how they countered each other. And that kiss in front of the whole room between Harry and Severus... perfect. Very well done.

Fab

This story drew me in and kept me reading it all day!  It is wonderful.  I liked how you had the different types of magic feel each other unpleasantly, that was neat.  I liked the description of the houses as elements.  I just all around really loved reading this story.  Thank you so much for sharing it.

I can definitely relate to the taste of stuff in the food putting me off.  Plastic taste in water from bottles comes to mind immediately.

This story captured me and I read it from the first chapter through the Epilogue in one sitting -- taking only bathroom breaks. You are a remarkable and talented author. I look forward to reading more of your inspired works. Thank you for sharing.

I love what you've done with the ritual here.  This is one of my favorite stories, and I'll be sad to reach the end of it.

There are a lot of questions left unanswered - but perhaps that is for the best. I have inferred (erroneously, or not) that Hermione was sexuallly attacked in some manner or form prior to leaving the 'North'; which somehow culminated in the birth of her cherished boy.Your ambivalent view towards sexuality and its implications are startling to me - I can't seem to wrap my mind around the concept of a bisexual Snape and Harry, regardless of what fandom presents.  All in all, it was a very lovely read. Unconventional and completely off the beaten path, but all the better for it.

This is wonderful. This is a cogent world arising from difference in perception and responses to the fundamental sources of magical power and the consequent divergence in the way it is expressed, channeled and used through human agency. You have brought me effortlessly into this world, and enabled my immersion in it as easily as if I had been born into water and always known how to swim. This is a rare talent and one I love above all things. The alternate world you have created is deeply believeable, like the a tree whose branches I can travel along; thinking, speculating and delighted by the difference I can see due to the shift in perspective I can see by climbing. You have the gift of a true storyteller, and I am delighted with this other part of the wizarding world that you have crafted.The richness of the backstory adds so much to this work. The difference in language and the complexity and subtlety of forms of address speak of a cultural richness of the type that evolves in an old civilization. I can see the Hindu and perhaps some Balinese influence behind the customs and expressions of respect of the southern realm, but there also seems to me to be more than a hint of an old female-power-centric religion here, with strong threads of shamanism, sex magic, the powers of the four elements, and one of the pillars/makers/masters of all the realms melded into a seamless whole. I enjoyed the revelation of Severus's and Hermione's characters, and that he recognized and acknowledged the maturity of her power and skill and was able to support it while still remaining acerbic and ironic, and more than a touch prickly at times. Hermione so strong and sure in power, but with some, perhaps, difficulties caused by her forthrigthness. The gradual growth and deepening of their magical and personal connection was well handled and natural, and I was so pleased that I couldn't tell if they would end up as magical partners and friends or as magical partners and mates. I welcome the complexity of an older Harry's character and his gradual maturing as his magic was healed and completed. It's refreshing to see him portrayed as a charismatic young man on his way to balanced adulthood, neither saint nor terminal twerp. I was amused by and enjoyed the public liplock he put on Severus. The unregarded trumpet sounding change in all the wizarding world?Loved the image of Hermione in company with Severus, looking like mini-me with a witch's hat, and I chuckled imagining her bouncing around Hogwarts in full Victorian fig including a hoop skirt.I am so glad you didn't tell us everything. Why was Severus taken to the north at such a critical time in the development of his magic? Why was he drawn into Voldemort's orbit? What impelled him to leave it? How did Hermione escape the Death Eaters? Did they deem her so crippled by her rape and the deaths of her parents that she was simply tossed away? How did she reach the south? How was her soul healing undertaken? When did the split between southern and northern magic occur and how did they come to be so antithetical? Mind, it doesn't trouble me if these questions are never answered, I'm delighted that they are sparked!Thanks for the great ride!

very poetic and quite intresting, and quite A WAY WITH WORDS .

Fascinating story!  Well done!

That is a marvellous story you have written for us! Very moving... It's very original and the magic feels mature (not this jump-and-run-magic of DH). I admired Harry's pov, when he goes the last time to Hogsmead, it's truly moving. And the other Harry parts... Normally I'm not into slash, but this time! Hot!Your Snape felt very canon, but could transform nicely after you explained some of his issues. Hermione was lovely too.Also the space and the plotting of the story was very smooth, it was not chopped at all (and I read it in two goes). But I'm still curious about the little boy - I truly love the tiny bits you wrote about him - is there a chance of a sequal?Thank you very much!

Such a well done, original story.  I love how you blended canon and your own au in this.  Thank you.

Beautiful and hilarious and almost entirely satisfying. The 'almost' is the mysterious history of the boy that you left behind. The 'how' was confirmed, at least to my vision, but the 'by who' is a bit of a niggler. I can't see how what I imagine to have happened would be worked into the same story, though; it would divert the flow that you've already created very well. Oh well. Great job, I loved every minute of your creation. Hope to see more from you soon. Happy writing!

I enjoyed the story but am still puzzled by a few things... If this was your intention. good job :) Thank you very much for writing and I hope you will consider a sequel.

I have, after not being too sure of the first couple of chapters, thouroughly enjoyed this story (and that hesitation was only because I wasn't sure if it would head towards the kind of story I usually avoid )

I'd really like to see some more of this AU of yours - something with a bit more backstory on her boy, perhaps?  He is still very much a mystery.  Or a bit more about Snape's Southern past? (Embarrassing tales of his toddlerhood come to mind)

I've enjoyed your story very much.  Certainly puts Severus in a different light.  Thanks for your work!

What an amazing story!  I have really enjoyed reading it, and have checked for updates regularly.  I really admire the way you have made the characters so believable, warts and all.  The idea of southern magic is wonderful, and well thought out.I am sorry I haven't reviewed before now-I know that sometimes it is hard to keep going, not knowing if anyone is reading or enjoying it.  I have started 2 fics and gave up when they got either flamed, or people not responding at all (which is even worse). Just know that I have been fascinated since the beginning, and am very pleased with the ending.  I look foward to any other stories you write.Sincerely, Luca the V

So original in concept and vividly executed.

Really cool fic.  It is very different from any that I have read but I really like it. 

A very enjoyable story.  I like the idea that 'southern magic' will be mentioned (maybe taught someday?) at Hogwarts.

Very, very nice. Well done.Truly

I have really enjoyed this story but I admit to being a little confused. Is Hermione the child's mother? If so who is his father?Other than that kudos on a excellent story

Wow. That was intense. I'm very much looking forward to your next update.

Very intriguing tale so far. I look forward to the next installment. Will we ever find out just what 'The South' is geographically?Thank you for writing

Saliva or other liquid bodily products? Somehow I don't think Harry is going to take kindly to that suggestion.