The Enchanted Tower Room
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Teenage Severus Snape and Lily find a room in the castle with a partially hidden staircase that leads them up to a private room at the top of a tower that even the Marauders don't know about.
Then twenty years later, Hermione Granger finds the room. Suddenly she’s confronted by Severus Snape, who’s always considered tower room to be his own private little nook, finds herself not only under the rooms spell, but must now meet the conditions of the room with the one professor that has always been her biggest enigma.
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I love to write. A dreamer, a creator and filled with wonder, imagination and life. Sometimes I get lost in the other worlds I've read and in some I create. It's all good, I’m in good company.
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Reviews for The Enchanted Tower Room
Great chapter! Finally we're getting some insight in what's happening there.I've been trying to mail you regarding the Latin text, but it does not work. Will try again.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Huh, dunno why it won't work. You can always send a message through Southern_Witch_69 if it fails again. She will see I get any messages.I'm glad you like the chapter - my Latin usage aside!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Huh, dunno why it won't work. You can always send a message through Southern_Witch_69 if it fails again. She will see I get any messages.I'm glad you like the chapter - my Latin usage aside!
thank goodness hermione is so determined. sevie is so easily brused. thanks so much for the yummy update and i look forward to their next conversation.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. Yep, she just couldn't leave it well enough alone, thankfully. and yep, but he's been throught this before - same reaction, same expression, same sudden release from the spells - he just didn't want to stick around for the rejection. more to come!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. Yep, she just couldn't leave it well enough alone, thankfully. and yep, but he's been throught this before - same reaction, same expression, same sudden release from the spells - he just didn't want to stick around for the rejection. more to come!
Wow..I can't wait to hear the discussion between Severus and Hermione. Update soon.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. I hope to. Just let me finish the chapter.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. I hope to. Just let me finish the chapter.
Aarrgg! This chapter stopped too soon! Hermione should have spoken up when Severus expressed his feelings. How could she not?
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Stunned, 
oh my gosh he loves me 
when she was expecting him to reject her when they (she) figured out how to break the spells. 
she really didn't know he was falling for her. Besides, he was out of there like a shot - expecting her reaction - expression to be like Lily's. Some hurts are deep and he couldn't bear to have her repeat it and rip his heart out again.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Stunned, oh my gosh he loves me when she was expecting him to reject her when they (she) figured out how to break the spells. she really didn't know he was falling for her. Besides, he was out of there like a shot - expecting her reaction - expression to be like Lily's. Some hurts are deep and he couldn't bear to have her repeat it and rip his heart out again.
Another AWESOME chapter!! I can't wait to hear their discussion! Wonderful job! Update again soon!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much!
Poor Severus. He let the ghost of his past push him into making a hasty desicion and an ill omened statement. He didn't even give Hermione a chance to speak after she had cleared her mind, didn't give her a chance to express her feelings.Hermione is NOT Lily and he really needs to get that before it is too late. Maybe they will make some progress - he did finally listen to her in the hallway and restored the points he took in anger.Lily's actions really don't surprise me here. Your version of her matches her canon-self perfectly. I am very certain that you can use "sanctioned" charms, hexes, and jinxes to cause harm and kill a person in the same way others use "Dark Arts". In my book, the Mauraders were just as Dark as Severus in their own way. It's all in a person's intent as far as I am concerned. Picture a tripping jinx cast on someone traversing the moving staircases, a Sticking charm cast on someone as they cross a busy carriageway. It really bugs me that Lily couldn't see this side of things, or the three and a half against one gang aspect of their actions. They were a hunting pack and Severus was prey. I would have had more respect for her position if she had told the lot of them to bugger off until they ALL lived up to her expectations.I am starting to feel that if Lily had just once fully supported Severus in his assessment of Sirius and James, things would have turned out much differently for him. He might even have eventually grown enough backbone to tell Avery, Rosier, and company to take a flying leap. Young men will do things like that for the girl they love/obsess over. Severus has never had unconditional support and I really think he is the type that would have grown/thrived with it.Her position of excusing James and Sirius while holding Severus accountable for his housemates actions only served to blind them both to the wrongness of everyone's actions.I am SO sorry that I've gotten up on my soapbox here. Needless to say, your story sparks certain things in me. I am looking forward to Hermione and Severus' meeting.Great update. Happy writing!!!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Wow, aeron, I loved this review. I don’t know if I touched a nerve or just really inspired you! I hope the later!
Yep, Severus was hurt deeply by Lily’s rejection (as we know) and when Hermione reacted like she had, it brought up all the pain and insecurities, hurt and he just couldn’t face that again – so he ran. He didn’t give her a chance to express her feelings. No Hermione isn’t Lily and while the relationship followed the same pattern as his relationship with Lily, Hermione was actually responding to him far more. He just didn’t see it. He was still comparing.Yes, he did finally listen to her in the hallway, but only because he didn’t see the words above the door as he left. He remembered them from before, and he restored the points he took in anger because he knew he was wrong. See, he isn’t a total git.
I’m very flattered that my Lily matches how you see her canon character – I am really aiming for that. Lily is slightly as distrustful of the Dark Arts as Potter and Black, because she’s had 6 years of hearing them berate Severus for knowing Dark Arts. The fact is (and I point this out frequently in this story) Spells change from being ‘acceptable’ to ‘Dark Arts’ because of the misuse of the spells. Some of the ‘old spells’ used by the Baron were ‘acceptable’ until misused and became “Dark Arts’. So yes, spells like those even taught in school could hurt someone if that’s the intent. “Yes, Potter and Black are every bit as mean, vindictive and dangerous as Severus, Avery, Rosier and Mulciber. Your examples are spot on in my book. And yes, Lily could distinguish between them. Very near sighted.
I agree with what you said about her support, but also if Lupin had spoken up. Lily did make a consorted effort, but House rivalry and fear – it would have still been Lily and Severus against two houses, caught in the middle. And it was always two or four against one: Severus against Potter, Black, with Lupin and Pettigrew behind them. And even Dumbledore had chosen/decided that Potter and Black were his favorites – he stood up for them against Severus about the ‘tunnel’ incident. Anyway – that’s where I was drawing my inspirations from.
But I loved your rant. You may rant at me anytime!aeron's response: Inspired, completely inspired - no nerves touched in the writing of this review. *grins* Thank you.Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Wow, aeron, I loved this review. I don’t know if I touched a nerve or just really inspired you! I hope the later!
Yep, Severus was hurt deeply by Lily’s rejection (as we know) and when Hermione reacted like she had, it brought up all the pain and insecurities, hurt and he just couldn’t face that again – so he ran. He didn’t give her a chance to express her feelings. No Hermione isn’t Lily and while the relationship followed the same pattern as his relationship with Lily, Hermione was actually responding to him far more. He just didn’t see it. He was still comparing.Yes, he did finally listen to her in the hallway, but only because he didn’t see the words above the door as he left. He remembered them from before, and he restored the points he took in anger because he knew he was wrong. See, he isn’t a total git.
I’m very flattered that my Lily matches how you see her canon character – I am really aiming for that. Lily is slightly as distrustful of the Dark Arts as Potter and Black, because she’s had 6 years of hearing them berate Severus for knowing Dark Arts. The fact is (and I point this out frequently in this story) Spells change from being ‘acceptable’ to ‘Dark Arts’ because of the misuse of the spells. Some of the ‘old spells’ used by the Baron were ‘acceptable’ until misused and became “Dark Arts’. So yes, spells like those even taught in school could hurt someone if that’s the intent. “Yes, Potter and Black are every bit as mean, vindictive and dangerous as Severus, Avery, Rosier and Mulciber. Your examples are spot on in my book. And yes, Lily could distinguish between them. Very near sighted.
I agree with what you said about her support, but also if Lupin had spoken up. Lily did make a consorted effort, but House rivalry and fear – it would have still been Lily and Severus against two houses, caught in the middle. And it was always two or four against one: Severus against Potter, Black, with Lupin and Pettigrew behind them. And even Dumbledore had chosen/decided that Potter and Black were his favorites – he stood up for them against Severus about the ‘tunnel’ incident. Anyway – that’s where I was drawing my inspirations from.
But I loved your rant. You may rant at me anytime!aeron's response: Inspired, completely inspired - no nerves touched in the writing of this review. *grins* Thank you.I'm a little confused about how Hermione found the tower room--since Rowena Ravenclaw put a spell on it to keep people from finding it, but the spell doesn't work if people find it. I expect this is one more mystery to be revealed?I am enjoying this story, and hoping for a happy ending for the tower's visitors. The mystery and intrigue are wonderful.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Oh yes. But simply, Hermione found the door from inside the Tower, looking for a way out. The same as Lily had the first time. This was the room with the flying keys.Thankyou very much for your compliments.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Oh yes. But simply, Hermione found the door from inside the Tower, looking for a way out. The same as Lily had the first time. This was the room with the flying keys.Thankyou very much for your compliments.
i think maybe i read this on ashwinder, but can't recall if i reviewed it. wow, so we finally get some answers to our questions. poor severus, thinking he was rejected yet again. but he was wrong, and hermione will tell him so! just as soon as she gets a chance, i hope? thanks for this exciting chapter. :D
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Kittlefish, Of course she will. I wouldn't have it any other way. As if I'd have them go through all of this and have her marry Ron. 
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Kittlefish, Of course she will. I wouldn't have it any other way. As if I'd have them go through all of this and have her marry Ron.
Thank you for updating this marvellous story! I felt so sorry for all of them (including the Baron and the Grey Lady)...
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. I really appreciate the kind review.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. I really appreciate the kind review.
Oh, my! I hope Hermione and Severus can work this out!Livvy
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
livvy, would I disappoint and end up having her marry someone else? like Ron? Nah... but we do have the end of HBP and DH to shuffle through. (DH will be breezed over - sorry)
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
livvy, would I disappoint and end up having her marry someone else? like Ron? Nah... but we do have the end of HBP and DH to shuffle through. (DH will be breezed over - sorry)
I'm really enjoying the story. A very interesting storyline with 1977 and 1997 Snape. Great way to develop his character with how life shaped him from the past to present. Every chapter has made me look forward to the next.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much. That was exactly what I was going for the comparision of the relationships, thier simularities and how they made his what he is.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much. That was exactly what I was going for the comparision of the relationships, thier simularities and how they made his what he is.
Very nice chapter. I can't wait for some Severus/Hermione conversations or action. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the update.~Jen
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much. You'll have one more chapter to go before I have that - but I hope it's worth the wait. We're almost there! Thank you for sticking with me on this and all the reviews, Jen. Hugs~
Love all the people that knew about Dumbeldore's illness and the plans he had to have Severus kill him. Never thought about Harry having poisoned Dumbeldore making him so sick that night that it wasn't all the curse. Good observations.
I must have blocked out the Carrows. I barely remember ever reading about them..I really have to go back and read Deathly Hallows
I like that she didn't say She loved him...maybe she will realize that she does love him and the curse has been broken, only her heart is breaking for a loved one she doesn't think she can have, good work!
Ruddy or, more accurately, the barn owl had taken the name Ruddynuisance what fun!
I like that Minerva gave her the necklace for protection and help.
I thought Severus intended to contact Hermione to write to her. If he saw how supportive she was at the trial why has he not been willing to get a hold of her?
Excellent chapter can't wait for the next one :)
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Hiya, doll. I just assumed that since Dumbledore knew he was dying (cursed hand) that he'd have made provisions for his 'plans' and all his hard work be passed on to the right people to ensure Harry's victory - and that all his plans are carried through - that others would start to know things. and Alber was his brother after all, family. So many people forget the goblet after goblet of potion Dumbledore drank to get the fake locket, and that it may have had side effects - just before Severus killed him. The man couldn't even stand up on the top of the tower for pity's sake! He kept sliding down the wall!The Carrows are mentioned only through Neville at the end when he tells Harry how he got his scar, while leading them into the castle. i have all the Carrow quotes on file for Self-Writing Parchment. Not much to get - but Neville paints them clearly enough to know what they were like.Hermione was in shock. Her reaction appeared to Severus as how he remembered Lily's reaction when the 'curse broke' and rejected him. He thought he'd seen the same thing in her eyes. She would have told him if he'd bothered to get dressed before running out.I figured if Ginny could name 'Pig' and the name stuck - imagine Severus yelling, "You ruddy nuisance!" and the owl, choosing to serve Severus even if he didn't want responsibility for an owl, taking the name thinking to please his new master/owner!Severus wanted to write her, but keep in mind - he feels like he has nothing to offer her now. No job, no money=not rich, ex this and that, and not worthy. Things change - you'll see.Hope to have the next one beta'd in a few days. It's almost ready to go to my beta!Thank you so much for the fun review. Hugs~
Perhaps Hermione will make some progress in her research at Malfoy's and run into Severus while there. One can only hope.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Hermione willfind answers. That's all I'll admit to. I've been carefully planning Severus and Hermione's reuniting for months now. 
Thank you for still following this story.
I love that you had other people aware of aspects of Dumbledore's plan-- it makes sense he would trust Alberforth. That's the way sibling relationships work if both people are big enough to put aside childish behavior. It was a delight to read, as always.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much,
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
. I know Dumbledore was all about secrets, but he knew he was dying - so he'd want to asure that his plans (after all he was the one who had planned everything) would be followed through. And Alber was the only family he had.
Great chapter, I enjoyed it a lot!!! Great work!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you, gabi.
I like the way she and Draco interacted.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
We all grow up and have to realize that the kid in school you hated could end up the big-wig in real life. I think both Narcissa and Draco learned that (or I'd like to think so.) So, I had Draco grow up. Because he made an effort - so did she. Thank you for reviewing and the pretty stars. I like sparkles.
It's nice to see how Hermione is going to such extent to pursue her research. I wonder what her experience at Malfoy Manor will be. Although the war is over, this doesn't alter the fact that she's muggle-born and they are pure-bloods. On the other hand, Narcissa is grateful to Snape, and if she knows what's going on she may help.The story on the first war, on the other hand, is quite interesting by itself. I look forward to read how it develops.Concerning the drawings, the pose of Emma you chose for your Hermione is one of my favourites.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
IF you think she is now - wait until chapter 24! 
I think you'll like what happens at Malfoy Manor. Severus' teen years - yes, it's not pretty and he's getting in deeper. BUt we know he turns out okay. Thank you on the compliment on the drawing. I have had a lot of fun doing them for the chapters.Thank you for reading and the review. I hope you like the last few chapters.
Why doesn't Hermione send Severus a Patronus?
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
If he was in a coma he wouldn't have responded. He was rather out of it when he first woke up anyway - and the second time as well. When Severus finally woke and was alert, he didn't ask Narcissa about Hermione, being a private man. I suppose he wasn't comfortable talking to her about his 'love life.' Hermione obviously didn't think about using her Patronus. Sometimes the simple thing/answer eludes us.Thank you for the question.
Great chapter really enjoyed all the differences fromt he real cannon chapters to your. I much refer your where Severus walked away alive. Excellent chapter...but where is 21...off to discover it's secrets. Thanks so much.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you. Yes, I swayed away from the books a bit, but I really wanted a new life for him, and it'll take a few steps. 21 is in queue adn should post soon. Take care, doll. Thank you for the review.
I've read 14-18 tonight they are excellent. The writing is extremelly well done, but that's no suprise :) I love your version of what we already knew. very good, very entertaining it's nearly 2 am :)
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much for the compliments. Wow.
I do feel for the young Severus, but I want to smack him for being so stubborn and hard-headed. Can't he see how his narrow mindedness is what is driving Lily away from him?
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Well, we all know how that relationship ends up, don't we? WE also know he didn't make the best choices as a youngster.
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Well, we all know how that relationship ends up, don't we? WE also know he didn't make the best choices as a youngster.
ouch! painful update...thqanks so much
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Oh no! I'm so sorry... Do you need essance of Dittany? Unfortunately things are going to get a bit worse, the end of HBP and DH before I can work my magical touch and make things all better. Hang in there - it won't be too painful. I hope.
Great chapter! More, please??gab
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Thank you very much. I'm working on the more part!
I feel someone bad for Severus, but I feel like he deserves what he's getting at the same time for being so darn stubborn. I'm still wondering if it's the enchantments on the tower or their actual feelings that are getting Hermione and Severus together...hmm. Good job!
Response from beaweasley2 (Author of The Enchanted Tower Room)
Ooh, could be a lot of both! Thank you very much for the reveiw.