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Ha, ha! Glad you had fun with that.  I was feeling mischievous.Do not know of anythng in canon about Snape's "favorite" potions ingredient, just wondered what your take might be on that.Any Hermione response to above would have been far beyond my abilities. As far as your question--um, Ancient Runes? If not, I haven't a clue! And now it's time for..., and perchance to dream of the next chapter.

Yes, it was entertaining, although there are Morse code translation sites out there and they are really helpful, but I solved yours the hard way, each letter at a time, not with a translator.

If i had to guess his favoite ingredient for potions, I would guess a vial of phoenix tears and a few bezoars are always in his pocket, and aconite/monkshood/wolfsbane in his cupboard. The Agrippan or The Chaldean Methods are both Arithmancy codes.  I suppose that wasn't a fair question, except that she's taking Arithmancy in this story. (in many of my stories actually lol) She might not believe in Divination, but divining outcomes and probabilities mathematically.lol that’s another matter all together!Well,  time for me too, after I finish a this last  I'm off too. Good night.

LOL love the questions, and each one will be answered, believe me. Most of them in the next chapter. Hermione might not find out what happened to Charlene until start of second term, and yes, Draco should start thinking for himself. So I've made you feel sorry for Lucius and Narcissa? :) She's been abused, a bit. Lucius is hating life under his master, and the Dark Lord has taken over everything! and he's a cruel master. You'll find out more later. The Winter Solstice party is going to... well, a lot happens. Thank you for reading and for the review. I do appreciate them and loved your questions, even if I can't answer them right now.

I may just do that. I'm delighted that you like him, I constructed him carefully. You're most welcome for the update. Thank you for your continued support and your review.

Yes, Draco isn't really a horible person in this story, misguided and lost, but not unredeemable. He will, in what way he can. Oh, Severus will, if not Hermione. Cillian is just about there.Yes, well, but it's her situation, and she knows that. She'll have her time later. Thank you for reading and for the review. I'm glad that you liked the chapter.

Think Ginny+ Fred & George and a good reason - well, an ergent need. Need I say more? I'm sure it gave Gred and Feorge a few new ideas for their shop. Yes, it is but our guy, Severus, is not exactly the open up and give unconditional trust kind of guy, is he? And yes, he's still unhappy that she can hide stuff from him, and there is that day she went 'missing' ... so they have to work on their trust issues. lol Yes, well, for Lucius and Narcissa to look like they did in the books, and subsequently the movies, I figured things at home were not going well. So, I asked myself, 'what would frazzle Lucius to near breaking?'  and started typing! Poor Draco, oh you'll see, Hermione has had quite an affect on him, and her words and arguemnts have had their effect. Next, I'm working on getting it out to you, It's the process and all the steps, corrections, 2 beats and RL intervening. But I'll get it to you as soon as I can.

Yes, it's Voldemort's reign! Things are looking grim out there. The parchment will pop up again, and will be helpful at some point. lol Thank you for readign and for the review.

 hummm interesting speculations.  Voldie has plans and so do a few others, but why spoil the fun? lol You'll see Draco in the next chapter, and you'll see Belinda and Bellatrix too! The girls are just beginning to use the mirrors. Now, Hermione has 2. Oh, you'll find out why the Muggle families escaped. Oh, good call, and I'm glad that you remember that! So I'll give you this one, it's a spoiler of sorts. Charlene was taken from train by Bole and held by Malfoy for a few days as punishments because she told her parents she didn’t want to marry Egmont Bole. But you'll see more of that later. Nothing like parental/ persuasion to straighten out a unruly teen,right? That's not going to backfire at all. nope.I've given you tons of clues to what Cillian's true loyalties are, but he doesn't think anyone can fool the Dark Lord, and he's afraid to turn away, while playing the 'role' of Death Eater like Severus does, because he doesn't know that is what Seveurs does. ANd Severus hasn't been willing to show his true feelings and loyalty to Cillian until he's sure that his friend shares his opinions. So the men are at a stand still. If Severus would only tip his hand, show his friend his true position, Cillian would cave and grab onto the chance of stitching sides. However, since neither knows the other's 'position' and opinions, they are keeping things 'normal.'  Besides, Cillian has his own reasons to have Voldie fall, and she's a lovely young lady. lol Also, one of Cillian's family is also on the fense... You'll see. You're most welcome for the update. Thank you for reading and for the review.

 I love that explanation! Thank you, I learned something new! Sorry for getting it wrong all these years.  What type of soap do you make?

Its no worry - there are many folks who don't understand to get real, honest soap, you absolutely must use lye - some folks use ready made melt and pour soap to pour into molds and they often think that this is soap without lye, but its just premixed - and they aren't actually handling the raw lye, but lye is used.I make home made  soap - really basic stuff - nothing synthetic - meaning, nothing using man made chemicals or petroleum - just regular soap - though I do use essential oils to scent it - depending.I think Lava soap was often considered very harsh, which it was - and often folks think of that when they think of "lye soap" but soft soaps - ones that are easy on your skin, just have more oils in them that survive the lye process - and are more gentle to your skin, but lye is still used. When soap is made, if the recepie is accurate, all the lye is 'used up' in the saponification process - and afterward, you really won't be using actual lye on your skin - if you ever use a nice home made soap that has been superfatted, you'll probably notice how awesome it feels on your skin - as opposed to supermarket soap. I don't want to sound haughty - I really don't, but I just wanted to let you know! Honest! And I enjoyed your story! I realize now that I didn't even leave you an actual review - I am sorry!Its an interesting spin on the HG/SS genre.

Not a problem. Actually, I've enjoyed this information. Since I use store bought brands, and gentle foaming facial washes on my face, I usually specify lye soap to mean 'not the store kind,' which is what i think most people think when reading this. I'm assuming.  I've never used home made soap, although I'd be interested now that I know a bit more. Thank you again for sharing your information with me. I don't mind in the least that this is an 'unusual' type of review. I've found it facinating.

Oh you have to try home made soap - don't get melt and pour stuff - that's never as nice as soap made from scratch with essential oils for scent - that stuff is so luxurious! You'll never go back!  Not to store bought stuff!

Okay, let me know what you think. Not pimping ofr reviews, if you want to pass, is all right. Thank you for the pretty stars.

Nope, some, but he'll have to stick his neck out first, so he may need a bit of help - female help. lol Cillian is almost there. Thank you for reading and for the review.

Yeah, i thought so. Thank you for reading and for the review.

Yep, but i'll sort things out in a bit, well, later. You'll find out what happened to the kids. Yes, they are 'safe' so to speak. Thank you for reading and for the review.

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry! Gald to help!  I'm glad you like the Legilimency scenes, and I'm glad your not mad at him for poisoning her. Course, he was ready to intervene in case she drank too much. lol Thank you for reading and for the review.

Oooo you think it was him? really? lol Alecto is not a beloved teacher by any means. You've ruled the obvious! Exactly! Which is why... you'll see. Thank you for reading and for the review.

I'm glad that you liked it. Thank you for the review.

LOl They is not gonna be happy. Yep, she can still surprise him and now he has to deal with gettting what he wanted. lol Thank you for the review.

You're very welcome. I'm glad that you like the interaction between them. It's not that the wands don't - they are not HER wand. Ginny's and Jenny's both accept Hermione's friendship and their wands work for her, because the girls are both truly accepting leting her use theirs. Deep friendship and unconditional trust. Jannilyn isn't really, and Hermione hasn't 'won' it by disarming her, so that wand doesn't workas well. Its like Ginny's and Jenny's know that their owners are fine with her using them - so the wand choses to obey. Jannily may have reservations, so her wand isn't as complaint. See?  Thank you for the review. Happy reading.

Oh, Beth, I don't really want to give too much away. What I will say is that Voldemort is using Hermione for something. You'll find out a lot more about the mark, er Mark in the upcoming chapters, and what purpose keeping Hermione at Hogwarts does/is doing. Voldemort is allowing Severus to 'play with the Mudblood' because it serves His purpose and keeps his loyal follower happy 'getting some'. I know that's cras, but He is not a nice guy. Think about all the times he's had Hermione in his presance, and it should become obvious to you.   Oh, yes, they have and then some. All they need is for Severus to pluck up and push Cillian, take a huge risk and really talkto him. Draco is almost ready to snap - and by the time he and Hermione are together agian, expect Severus and Cillian (amusededly) to sit back and watch the shouting.  I used Mengele on purpose. I'm sorry for giving you the shudders.   Yes, once I get them reunited, he will and it will not be (exactly) the quite solitude you think, at first. Plus she will have to face the Dark Lord and account for her running. (However, there is one bit of it that pleased him... You'll see.)  Thank you for the review, and for sticking with me on this story. I have the next one ready for submission, but I have a chapter of CoMWT and P-TB in queue already. So as soon as one clears, I'll submit the next one for this story.

Thank you, that's what I'm going for. lol

, thank you for giving my story a try. I know with the warning and how bad/mean Severus was in the first chapters that this is a hard story to read. The abuse is hard for me as well, since I abhor child abuse, but it’s mostly implied or tempered – somewhat. We know in canon what some of the torture was, and poor Neville looked horrible – and apparently Seamus as well – so that’s all going to be explained – their cuts, bruises, and how/why they got them. Poor Hermione will have a fair share as well, I’m afraid, but yes, Severus is protecting her (and Cillian and Draco) the best they can in the situation.  I’m glad that you like the way the relationship is growing between Severus and Hermione, and there will be loads of tender moments to help balance the other stuff.

I agree with you on Slytherin and the way JKR just dumped them all in the ‘bad or coward’ file. But then she did a lot of that sort of thing in her book – the short way out! You’ll be finding out a lot of ‘truths’ about Slytherin in this one – things I have worked out regarding Salazar Slytherin and the students/families that are/were in the house. Also a bit of history about the founders that may differ from what/how JKR envisioned things.

Yes, things will be better if there could be more trust between Hermione and Severus. Yes, she can see bits of his true self, but she’s already Occluding. He’s seeing what she wants him to see – what is safe because he already knows it. The secret stuff is tucked away. However, its him that’s keeping closed off, and she’s afraid to tell him – but that will change shortly, in a chapter or two. Then you’ll see a deep trust grow. And a lot of answers too.

Oh those girls. lol and Nott – and there are others. Slytherin is my idea of that ‘noble class’ behaves, and the social games of the elite. Did you see Titanic the movie? The scenes in the first class dining room? How rigid everyone was and how proper they all pretended to be? Same crap. Hermione will likely never really cave except to play the role when called upon to do so. Likely, the Slytherin girls will learn how to take off the gloves, relax their shoulders and laugh like they mean it. lol But there is a lot happening in Slytherin that is going to come to a head – and the DA is going to have a heap as well.    Christmas and New Years = turning points.

Thank you for the review and I appreciate your support. 

Tee, yes, so much is going on behind every scene. That wine cellar is very important - you'll see.  and where he's taken the sword -  some where to have something done... but you'll find out next chapter.  I'm glad that you enjoyed the chapter. Hugs~

 hmmmmm.  Thank you for asking, but it would ruin the fun. lol Thank you for the review, sunny

Yep, a update! With another chapter with my beta  if you can believe that!

WOW!  I *am* impressed.Now, don't go taking offence to that; I meant it.  I have a WIP, and I am so stuck on the chapter I'm due to update, I haven't touched the thing in ALMOST THREE YEARS.I just. *can. not* get past that chapter.  I considered just writing it, leaving it as miserable as it is, getting it beta'd and posting it anyway so I could move on, and that thought made me nearly abandon the entire story!So, yeah.  I *AM* impressed with an update after a block.  Most especially because I can't do it!

Thank you very much. I'm very flattered that you like my story so much. Thank you for the review.

Thank you. I promise not to abandon this story and to have more frequent update - or try to!