Good research for your story!  I am really enjoying this one.  I'm so glad you've kept updating it!  I enjoy these challenge pieces. I like seeing what different people do with the same prompt.  I liked this one from the start.I think you've done a good job keeping Snape in character.  He isn't a nice fellow, one who is all hearts and flowers and poetry. 

Oh, I just love it!!!  I was practically giddy when I saw the update!  At least some things got sorted out, and after she calms down Hermione'll probably realise how much personal info he shared on this outing and what a big step that was for him...  Severus is going to have to learn that his wife does get some say in how his wife gets treated!    The fact that he got so furious at her demands is not that big of a surprise, that he was mad even though he agreed with some/most of her issues kinda made me want to shake him!  At least Lucius is there to be a voice of reason when Severus needs it... (Does that sound odd, or is it just me?)  Now he needs to go talk to his other 'voice of reason', and ask Minerva about the legalities involved since he has decided to be Headmaster while his wife is still a student...    ...and hopefully he'll drop the idea of magically increasing the Bond, as he doesn't need any unexpected side-effects to come up while they're trying to get settled at Hogwarts...Do wonder too when someone is going to notice the changes to his (father's) house...  I really have such a good time reading all of your fics!  Way too much fun, probably!  Looking forward to the next! 

Well, he made some effort this time, but still has to figure out how to communicate better with her.  In spite of the fact that I'm obviously rooting for them to work out their differences and get together, I liked what you did with this chapter.  It's far more believable that they would have a misunderstanding and get in an argument, than that they would just work everything out in one evening and live happily ever after.Looking forward to more soon.

aaack! well, this chapter started off so promising, with severus trying to behave himself. if he could just have managed to tell hermione nicely that he didn't want the anullment, things would have turned out SO MUCH BETTER. i thought the way you handled their conversation going south was very well done. but, oh well. maybe next time!

btw, i found a few little things that seem to have slipped through the net: "Piece, solitude and a few good books." i think "peace," right? "he wants [to] see me every night" and "refused to move [in] with him." (if it was me, i'd want to know, but if you'd rather i keep my mouth shut in the future, just say so and i can do that.) : )

Wonderful chapter, I want to go back and read some of the earlier chapters to see if I can guess where this will head.  Does he realize why she doesn't want to go back to the Malfoys'?

He deserved that, actually.  I wonder when he is going to actually try to play nice.  I'm enjoying the story. 

Boy, Howdy, that was some chapter!  Do I detect a little softening of Severus' attitude about the Bonding?  It sure seemed as if he's beginning to like being with Hermione even if he doesn't understand why the Spell brought the two of them together.I loved seeing how everyone at the Burrow stood together against Aurors Lerman and Darthmyer.  Nobody was going to make Hermione do anything that would endanger her or her husband.  I could have kissed Kingsley for lying to his Aurors so that he could hassle them out of the Weasley's and back to the Ministry.  He knows Severus is not guilty of any crimes and that he fought for the Order to defeat Voldemort.  Yay Kingsley!As for Rita "I'm-A-Big-Fat-Liar" Skeeter, I really wish Ginny could have put her in a jar before she transformed from her beetle Animagus.  Better luck next time, Ginny.Now I'm wondering how Kingsley is going to sort all this out so Severus doesn't have to go to Azkaban... or does he?I'm off to the next chapter!Beth

Well, that didn't go exactly according to Hoyle, did it?  At least not according to Hermione's idea of Hoyle.  My heart broke for her because she had had no idea what she was setting in motion when she agreed to be a part of the ritual with Ginny and Luna.  Now she is magically bonded to a man who, by all intents and purposes, is going to have sex with her every night as opposed to making love.  Hold on, Hermione.  He'll come around (just like Lucius and beaweasley2 said he would).  In the meantime though I think she may be in for an uncertain and unhappy time until Severus gets over his snit and realizes that he would not have been the one the spell chose if he was not the perfect wand mate for "Miss Granger."I'm glad that Lucius checked on Severus' room so that someone who is not pissed off knows that she is there, crying and by herself.I hope the morning brings a better day.Beth

The new artwork is beautiful and fits this chapter to a tee.I'm so happy Severus found Hermione, and I loved how he figured out where she was.  Their consummation of their union was ordained by the Spell, and not without issues.  But I think after all was said and done, both of them are happy where they find themselves... at least for now.  I'm sure there will be problems to overcome since both of them are strong personalities, but the only thing I'm worried about right now is that note Maggie Whitmire just sent to the Auror office.  What is going to happen to Severus?  And Miss Whitmire told her friend that Severus had cast it on Hermione.  Umm umm umm umm umm.  There is lots of room for misunderstanding and ample fuel for the Daily Prophet to make a mess of the truth.  Merlin, somebody please help Severus when the Aurors come looking.  Maybe Hermione will be there when that happens and we all know what she's capable of when she gets mad.Great chapter!!!Beth

Oh, my goodness.  I can see Harry having that kind of reaction to seeing the announcement of his Bonding to Ginny plastered all over the Daily Prophet.  I felt so bad for all of them... quite a shock.  I have to say that Molly and Arthur seemed to take the news very well as they understood the Moon-Song Spell and explained to Harry that it wasn't an underhanded thing that Ginny had done... besides, he had intended for them to get married anyway, just after she had finished Hogwarts.Ron, on the other hand, didn't seem to take the news very well that Hermione didn't feel that way about him.  I can understand his disappointment, and I can understand why Hermione wasn't attracted to him (even though she tried).  What will the rest of the Weasley family think when it comes out that Hermione isn't in love with Ron?  That could be a bit of a sticky wicket.  As Severus walked into the garden he noticed that "the moon barely a sliver in the starry sky."  And since he has said he would come to find her tomorrow night, it must be the night of the new moon.  Will Severus find a book that lets him know which spell was performed that brought him and Hermione to each other in these passionate dreams?  How will he know where to find her tomorrow night?  What the hell will everyone say when he shows up at the Burrow?I'm just full of questions, aren't I? And I'm eager to find out what happens in the next chapter!  Well done, Bea!Beth

Whew!  *fans self*  Thank you for another lovely chapter.I really like the way you've made their "dreams" so realistic that even their hosts know what they must be dreaming about.  Lucius was a hoot, and I can imagine Severus' chagrin at waking up from his hawt dream only to find his friend sitting next to his bed with a bemused smile on his face.  There's embarrassment, and then there's embarrassment.  I adore the Malfoy house-elves and the circumspect manner they go about seeing to Severus' needs. And Hermione's dreams are waking not only herself, but Ginny as well.  I laughed when Ron kept talking to her through the loo door asking if she needed help.  8^)  Yes, I'm sure she could have used some help, just not the kind that Ron could offer.  I wonder what is going to happen when he realizes that Severus Snape is alive and well, and bound to Hermione?  Beth

Oh, bea!  What a marvelous, spectacular, splendiferous, happy (for fangurls), and sexy first chapter.  It's wonderfully trademark beaweasley2.I am so taken with this prompt and the way you've set everything up in this chapter that I could cut back flips.  I'm so excited to finally get to the point where I could start reading, and I know I'm going to be thrilled with each chapter, just like I always am when you're the author.Believe it or not, this morning when I started reading I was all decked out in a scrub pants and a hospital gown undergoing the time honored ritual of an upper GI.  You know the kind... it's served with a nice barium milkshake.  Yeaah...  (nothing bad just something I get to enjoy every few years.)  Anyway, I want to say thank you for this lovely chapter because it made the waiting very nice.I noticed that when the girls were wishing on the moon that Hermione said her wish different from the way Luna and Ginny did, and I immediately thought "Yes!  This is going to fuuuuuuun!"  I love the Spell incantation and the brewing of the Potion, and the results of both for our heroines.  Ginny is sure of herself and very gungho.  Luna is thoughtful and kind, and she sees aspects of things that usually others miss.  Maggie Whitmire is delightful.  Hermione and Severus are thunder struck.  And I am one happy fangurl!!!BethPS- I wonder what Narcissa is doing?  Gotta go read some more.

Fantastic, thank you for the update! Glad to see things running on track for Severus and Hermione. Looking forward to seeing how it plays out with Severus's grandfather!

It was sooo wonderful to see a new chapter for this fic, and what a chapter! I'm so glad that Severus has returned to Hogwarts from St. Mungo's Hospital. Severus and Hermione's reunion show so much progress. I love that Severus is paying attention to her likes and interests. The fantastic book he gave her made me envious. Then their kiss mkade me want to melt. The situation with Miss Priswell and Severus' great grandfather, Talfryn Oprince, is certainly getting complicated. I'm working to keep all the players straight in my mind as I read. I'm also glad that Severus confided in Hermione about the situation. It shows his growing trust in her, just as her rash action in taking the test potion shows her level of trust in him. Thingshad definitely heated up between our pair by the end of the chapter. I wonder what will be thge factor to opropel Hermione back to intimate relations with her bond-mate?

I guess the thing that disturbs me is his insistence on an unequal relationship.  He wants her to fulfill him sexually but in conversation he consistently questions her about her schoolwork, reinforcing the professor-student dynamic, treating her like a schoolchild.  No wonder she was so excited to find common ground in a non-school topic like Hemingway.  Sadly, for him it was just a ploy within his manipulation to get her behavior to conform to his desires.  He is not yet looking for a wife but a handy whore who does whatever she is told.My hope is always for the happy ending but I can't see these two people ending up together being that.  It will only be sad if she mistakes abuse for affection and manipulation for love.  And since, in this story, the leopard doesn't seem likely to change his spots and she cannot escape him, I can only see a sad ending.

Awesome chapter! I loved the ending with Severus teasing her. I also liked how you really showed their developing feelings....very nice. Can't wait for more. Great job! ~Jen

I am absolutely trilled to see the update and I loved it! I loved the progress in their relationship, it was about time:-))

Yea another chapter.  I am glad that Severus trusts Hermione enough to let her help him and I am glad that Hermione was able to show how much trust in Severus she has.   Sher would have made a good detective.   Please, Please update soon.

It is good they are finding a way to be together.

“I’m Headmaster, Hermione, the rules don’t necessarily apply."  Absolutely! :D

Wait a minnit.... Severus didn't mention anything about the raid.  Has he already been on the raid, or is he still planning it??  Sneaky!Little Pepper is in need of a headache potion, after all this spying on Miss Priswell.  Any chance the nasty lady could talk to herself while Pepper listens in?  Severus' grandfather really has no idea what's going on under his own roof...Thank you for the new chapter!!

Does Hogwarts have some kind of yearbook? That would be really convenient. I was so excited to see an update, I think I may have hyperventilated. That was fabulous!

I've been away on vacation.  So glad to have two updates to read at once.  While I believe in the power and the parameters of the charm--that it bonds true soul mates, I do believe Severus and Hermione need this time to get to know each other more intimately (at the intellectual as well as the physical level) and then freely make the choice together to believe it to be true and act accordingly.  Thank goodness for the friends who are just a little more objective and tell them the truth but do not make the decision for them.  Life is what happens when we are planning to do something else.  Great story.  One of my favorites.

NO!!! I spent the last two days getting caught up on this story and now there are no more chapters...and right at the date too; not cool at all. Anyway, getting over that...you did a great job on this chapter and I loved how you made Hermione so nervous about her "non-date" with Severus. Can't wait to actually read about the date! Update soon!~Jen

Well, Snape was a little better in this chapter. Hope they actually get to talk more in the next one. Loved the way he "abducted" her.~Jen