Breathing Love
anogete207 Reviews | 6.07/10 (207 Ratings, 0 Likes, 230 Favorites )
Spoilers for DH!!! Hermione has problems of her own, but she can't resist trying to track down the man she saw in a small cafe just down the street from her new flat. He couldn't possibly be Severus Snape, could he?
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I'm a 26-year-old Accounts Payable manager for a construction company. Basically, I'm paid to write checks and intimidate the menfolk around here. I live with my boyfriend and our dog. I wasn't sucked into the HP fandom until just after the release of HBP. So, I'm a newbie compared to most of the fans out there. I've written in several other fandoms (under different pennames) - Anita Blake, Buffy, X-Files, etc.
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Loved it all very much! Wish it wasn't over, but I know I'll be back to "visit" many a time. ^.^
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
I love to "visit" old fics that I've read before. I'm glad you'll be back to revisit this one again. I'm flattered!
So much suspense in this chapter -- and you definitely know how to make a dramatic exit. Things seem really set up for a lot of action in the next chapter -- looking forward to it.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Action *and* the sexin'! Severus will make his move on our dear Hermione.
Glad to see the update. Hope RL gets better soon.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thanks! RL is getting better already. At least for a little while.
Wait, so has Hermione just outed Snape by telling the "whole story," or did she conveniently leave him out of it?
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
No, no... I wasn't clear on that bit. She told them all about her illness, but nothing about Snape. That will come later.
I am loving this story. Hermione and Snape's exchanges are great and the writing is spare, which is refreshing in ss/hg fics. however, i do have one suggestion. Ron's decision to drink Hermione's vitamins seems a bit contrived. i can see how it will further the plot, but i think it would be more believable if there had been past scenes where Ron had made reference to the vitamins, pherhaps making fun of Hermione for her "vitamin obsession." right now, the last scene of the chapter seems a bit sudden and rushed.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Glad you're enjoying the fic. Sorry you felt the last bit was rushed. That may have been because it was a bit. I was in the grips of another fandom when I was finishing this fic up. I felt like I needed to get it out fast or I wouldn't get it out at all. At any rate, if I go through and do a revision (which I very well may in the future), I'll be sure to correct that.
Squee! An update! I'm really enjoying this.
Poor Snape is so gutted by Hermione's illness.
How is he going to get to see Hermione if Ron and Harry start hovering around her all the time?
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thank you! Severus will see Hermione the day after the incident with Ron. She'll go visit him at the cafe they've been meeting at. (And they'll eventually end up in his bed that night.)
What can be said for Ron taking Hermione's "vitamins" before a hot date? What a terrible lesson in learning not to lie.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Hahah. I can't stand not to poke fun at Ron just a bit. :-)
Why can't Ron stay out of stuff? No one should take a unidentified medication. I know she said it was vitamins, but they should know for themselves what it is before eating it. *men, shakes head* Great chapter. Well worth the wait.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Damn men and their nosey ways... ;-)
Stupid Ron! You don't go around other people's flat and take their vitamins, even if they're your best friend!
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
I can't help but write Ron as a goofy, foot-in-the-mouth fellow.
I really enjoyed your story.
Amazing Chapter dear.
Looking forward to the next one.
Toodles,
Deep Shadows
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thanks!
Oh, this is good. Logically plotted, interestingly descriptive...please keep on!
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thank you!
Could Snape even use his wand, or would the ministry detect it? Poor Hermione is dying! He has to help her. Gah! Can't wait for the next chapter.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
I'm assuming that if the Ministry is not looking for his wand to be used, then its use will slip by unnoticed to them.
Beautiful chapter. I hope Severus takes his wand back soon so he can save Hermione. :)
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thank you!
Very, very intriguing start! Poor Hermione, thinking her mind's going off the rails.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thanks! Going crazy isn't Hermione's only problem. You'll learn about her other problem in the next few chapters.
Amazing story.Update it soon. Please!Toodles,Deep Shadows
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thank you!
I always enjoy your stories. I can endure the impending angst knowing that we get a happy Snape at the end. I'm interested in seeing how you work out his disappearance and recovery. Thanks for your work!
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
I promise a happy ending. As long as we all ignore JKR's epilogue, it will be sappy and sweet and everyone will be giddy with happiness. I even manage to get Snape to tell Hermione he loves her.
I'm always happy whenever I see you posting a new story, and that this one is DH compliant has me grinning like a loon. :) A fabulous beginning - I love how Hermione already feels a connection even though she "knows" he's dead. I look forward to the next chapter!
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Her sullen (slightly depressed attitude) also stems from something that I'm going to hint at in the next chapter. Hopefully, it will make her emotional state a bit more believeable. Anyway, I'm glad you're excited about reading the fic. When I start WIPs, I title the file with the date that I began the fic. This fic was started the day after the release of DH. That was how eager I was to bring Snape back. Damn JKR and Voldemort's dumb snake.
Great start! I'm looking forward to the next chapter, and to finding out how Snape made it out of the Shack alive. I loved the way Hermione's been feeling about Snape after his apparent death - it feels very believable to me.
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked Hermione's response and her thoughts about Snape. Hopefully, it will seem even more believable after you learn a bit about what she's been going through the past five years. I'll hint about that in the next chapter.
please update soon... Im anxious to know what you have in store for Hermione...
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
I promise a new chapter by this time next week at the very latest. Hopefully, I can get it uploaded before the weekend is out.
What about the potions, etc. used to heal Arthur Weasley in OotP? Thank you for not having Ron and Hermione be married!!!
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Oh, I'm glad you mentioned the Ron/Hermione thing! I need to put a little note in my fic that I'm totally ignoring the epilogue. Because I hate the epilogue. It's evil!Snape will explain how he came to be alive and living in solitude as a Muggle.
Response from June W (Reviewer)
Epilogue? What Epilogue?
I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw a new story from you! Love Him in My Absence is one of the stories that I have read dozens of times. And I love where this one is headed--you have a real gift. Ready for more. :)
Response from anogete (Author of Breathing Love)
Thank you! I'm glad I could brighten your day a bit.