smart g- woman.  smart man.  What's not to like?!

dunno, I see a hyphenated last-name in her future, *heh*. 

very IN-character, these two.  I'm gonna like this!  added to faves.  gets the bad taste of DH-eppy out of my mind.

I like how you've caught how complex the situation is; the risk for Snape, Hermione's naivete, moments of humour, moments of lust.  Looking forward to the next chapter. :)

Thank you so much for the update. A very intence chapter! After the first chapter I thougth this fic to be more in the line of romance/humour, chapter 3 and 4 have proven me very wrong in that aspect, but I do hope that you will stear clear of some of the clishe's so often used; For Severus to keep his role as spy, having to offer Hermione up at a DE-revel or two, seemingly enjoying her torture, humiliation etc etc. Hermione being raped/attempted raped by Draco (or Lucius or both) and with Severus putting the blame on her to keep his apperance, a lot of chapters dedicated to describe what kind of torture, betrayal, humiliation, sexual abuse Hermione will have to go through before we reach "the happy end". Though it is obvious to me that it will be dark, I do hope you will find a way, not only for them to work together, but to continue the "new" twist (with Hermione making the proposal) and give us something different than the usual "let us see how much pain we can put Hermione through before we let her forgive and forget all and everything in the seccond to last chapter and have a happy ending" kind of story. I would must deffinitly want a happy ending, and as I said, I have realised now that we won't have a fluffy story, but please, please, there seems to be an competition going on among fanfic authors on how much pain and torture they can inflict on Hermione and still try to make an happy endingn belivable, some stories wallows chapter after chapter in her missery, sometimes makes me wonder if the story is written by someone who hates the Hermione-caracter rather than someone who likes the HG/SS pairing. Your story started out differently, I would so much love for it to continue that way. Not sure how, but I keep my fingers crossed.

Veeery characteristic of both. Excellently done! And dialogue - oh yes, superb dialogue. I'm crazy for tense dialogue. ;-D

Mysterious...what does he mean about "if only she knew"? I'm sure you mean to tell us. Goody!

That was unexpected, to have McGonagall waiting for them. I'm glad the next chapter is in the queue.

Interesting story.  Looking forward to the next part.

Ooh!  What a chapter ending!  There's nothing like a drunk Severus to liven things up.  I am curious to find out what other machinations are afoot.  I love what you have so far.  Great job!

Ohhh Hermione is going to have her butt chewed again, I can feel the tention building.  Wonderful!

This gets more and more interesting.  I do like your take on this so far. 

Oh dear....looks like hard times ahead for Hermione (pun intended). I don't think I'd want to be either Hermione or Severus and have to face Minivera at this time. Minerva's temper seems to have reached it's boiling point. Thanks for the chapter!

Cheers

Oh... How I wish there was more. : c

I'd like to see another fic, revisiting this Snape family. We need more epilogue!

Your writing is a drug. I'm hopelessly addicted. Thank you. : )

Of a piece of his soul returning. And the rest of the world fell away....I can't find a word.

You're a bad influence on me.  This chapter was so amazing, so freaking incredible, that I just HAD to reread everything--starting at Chapter 1.  I can't even describe... ...this is one of those rare fics that stays with you long after it's been read.  The emotion is incredible, and thank God I'm not PMSing, 'cause I'd probably be bawling my eyes out uncontrollably.  (*That* would be interesting to explain to the hubby, hee hee.)  I seriously can't wait to read more.  Your characterizations and writing style (hell, everything)simply rock.Anyway, in order to reread this (freakin' amazing) fic, I may have skived off school today.  If you happen to possess any notes on "Volpone" or "Pilgrim's Progress", feel free to send them my way, LOL. 

Can I cry now?  I've been holding it all in and the non stop action and emotion has caused a build up of tears. I know this is my third time reading, but I can't help feeling just as connected as the first time. Mia, you are a marvel and a brilliant writer!

Wow!  That was exciting!  I'm so glad that Severus finally saw the light and realized that he can't save Hermione if he's with Voldemort.  Now off to see if he can save her...  I'll anxiously await the next installment!

Wowzers. That was awesome. Perrrrfect! Sheez. Wow. Fantastic."I has ways." YES! I love that... Winky has ways of making you talk...

Yea! Severus did the right thing in the end. Quite the twist for Lucius to give Draco instructions to protect Hermione. I was not expecting that. I thought Lucius was a total weasel that was really lusting after Severus.

I just found this story today and I still have quite a bit of catching up to do.Amazing! I can easily see why you have won so many awards. I couldn't tear my eyes from the screen.This story has been gut whenching, heart warming, humorus, and tear jerking, sometime all at once! Great Job.

OK.I've just stopped crying, and after warning everyone that the computer was off limits until I washed my face, drank some water and came back, here I am to say it was f******** brilliant. If you ever go pro and publish, please let me know. I am still too overwhelmed to say more, but it was the best chapter of the whole story. Wonderful.

Chapter 58: Hurray!!! Sigh! *Sniff*I LOVE this story. Wonderfuly written. You have kept H +S so in charater and yet somehow made them your own.Thank you

AWESOME! oh my god! it was worth going through 54 chapters of angst just for this... "father"LOL I shouldn't be laughing, but I'm kind of hysterical right now. You rock my socks, seriously, this is like the best idea I've ever seen in a SS fanfic.I would say more but I just have to keep reading....

Wow.  Just wow.And in a very good way.I was on the edge the entire time, thinking that Severus really was going to screw over everything Hermione had worked for, he was going to kill his soul (the silver pool was a beautiful touch, btw), he was going to just float on Voldemort's Imperius through the killing blow, and then... YES! I also love how you made Lucius' motives very dubious.  Very dubious indeed.  Bravo!And now, thank goodness, everyone knows that trying to part Hermione from Severus, or vice versa, is a bad idea.  Very. Bad.God, I love this story.  It is So. Bloody. Intense, but it is absolutely riveting.  I'm looking forward to the next chapter with eager anticipation.

It's been a few days of burning the midnight oil, well into the early hours, with blurry eyes, because I just couldn't tear myself away.  I love this story, you deserve all the accolades. Every emotion explored and considered, just brilliant; so much detail.  The characterisation is wonderful, the story is beautifully written and so interesting I think my family must have thought I'd been hexed; at the very least a full body bind trapping me in my chair, ensuring I was unable to stop reading.  Wonderfu, just wonderful xxxxx