Thank you so much for the compliment.  My last story was A Tale of Two men.  It's my favorite story that I have written in this genre.  After the final book, it sort of took the wind out of my sails.

I also read A Tale of Two men....LOVED it.

Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it.  After that story, I felt I'd gone as far as I could with those characters.  I'm blessed with having been able to write the stories I did.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.  You've been busy this week!  I really enjoyed writing this story.  When I ended the Long Wait, I kept wanting to add more, then I figured I'd just write a long sequel and really tie things up better.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.  You've been busy this week!  I really enjoyed writing this story.  When I ended the Long Wait, I kept wanting to add more, then I figured I'd just write a long sequel and really tie things up better.

LOL, I put season 2 didn't I?  Oh well, I can never get that straight.  I'll have to fix that.  Thanks for telling me.  And thanks for reading this and leaving me a review :)

It's alright, only a nerd like me would have caught it.  I'd love to read more about Osiris and Crooks.  I could see one of them harassing the other if he found a girlfriend...I really need to get off my duff and post some of my shorter stories here, lol....later, and thanks for responding

LOL, well Osiris has had his embarassing moments with sparrows...

You should post your stories here.  This is a great place to post. 

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your words.

I tried to keep Snape in character, but for obvious reasons he had to bend a little bit, if he was ever to fall in love and be a loving father.

And I especailly thank you for the Hermione comment. I got a bit of flack for that, but really it made sense. She still had a daughter, one that was very young. What if something were to have happened to both her and her husband? I had to have her stay behind. She's a mother and a wife, she's not a teenager anymore and her priorites changed.

I've had a horrible couple of days, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your lovely review. It's really helping me raise my spirits.

Aha, ex-Death Eaters LOL.

I've always thought Lucius to be a man who loves his son very much. Not knowing how we will see that in JKR's world, I thought I'd explore that here.

Thanks for reading this. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Thank you!  I'm so happy you enjoyed it.Out of all the Marauders, Remus has to be the one I can actually say I like.  I hated Sirius, and I didn't much like James either.  They were both horrible bullies, and Peter, well he's just a rat bastard.Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I think I enjoyed writing Crook and Osiris more than any of the other characters.  I'm glad you enjoyed reading them.

I wasn't watching it at the time, but I've seen it so many times I can practically recite the movie myself as it plays!  LOL.I wrote that particular scene then after realized I probably used it because of Silence of the Lambs, because it's just what Dr. Lecter did.  Only of course, Bella was a bit neater about it.

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed them all.  I appreciate you taking the time to read them.

Thanks.  I'm glad you enjoyed the series.

Hi there.  No, I don't post on Ashwinder anymore.  I haven't for a long time, as I found their site shall I say downright opressive.I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter.  I did get lots of questions regarding Hermione's behavior, but I thought it would be only natural for her to stay home.  I think a lot of people tend to write Hermione as just an adult version of who she is now as a young woman, and they don't take into consideration the fact that as people grow and go through different stages in their life their attitudes change along with their beliefs sometimes.I mean, do you think and act the same way you did as a teenager?  I don't have kids but I've observed from family and friends that parenthood changes the way you look at things.Thanks for reading this and taking the time to review.

Oh, an author after my own heart!!! Yes, we all change and grow and most of us (but sadly not all) are not the same as we were at 16.  This is why I like writing adult Hermione, we have so much more scope. Some people change radically in a few short years (I've seen it RL).  I was a casual Ash surfer a long time ago, then dropped off, then came back to the fandom 9 months ago - I had wondered where you disappeared to; I'm so glad to have found you again. 

LOL, sadly I've known a few of those people that are still now in their late 30's yet act hte same way they did when they were 16.  It's sad really.I'm glad you found this site as well.  I hope you enjoy my other stories.  I love this site.  It is so writer friendly.

Thank you so much.  I'm very pleased that you enjoyed it.  I tried to make it so you didn't absolutely need to read The Long Wait, and I wanted it to stand on its own.  I appreciate your lovely words.  It makes me feel good to know people enjoy my writing.

LOL, funny you would stop by as I've just uploaded chapter 15.

Thank you.  I'm very happy that you enjoyed the series.  I had such a wonderful time writing it.  Who knows, I may or may not write something in the series again.  For the time being, I'm having fun putting Severus and Hermione through different scenarios.

Thank you.  I wanted to finish this particular series on a happy note for all of the characters.

Thanks so much.  I'm happy you have been enjoying this. 

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had not planned on a sequel to the original story, but thought it would be nice to do something which included their kids. And of course I couldn't let Osiris and Crooks go either. I appreciate you taking the time to read it.