Hmm.  Lucius is having nightmares about Voldemort and Nagini.  This is definitely an unexpected puzzle piece in your delightfully suspenseful tale.  I can't wait to find out more. 

Lucius's conscience is getting to him?  I actually don't believe he has one, so that is really interesting.  I love the guilty nightmare though.  

Malfoy's dream wasn't really a dream - was it?  I actually squealed when I received the email that this story had updated!  Great chapter!  Great story!

Thank you so much for this update. Even though elements of the story are uncomfortable, it is highly addictive. Blessed be.

The meeting with Hermione's parents went pretty well. I'm glad you depicted them as intelligent and perceptive as one would expect professionals to be. I assume the relief Hermione was feeling was Severus's, who had loved someone who married another. Hermione needs to stop and use her brain and not for snooping. That is going to lead to trouble.

i'm still a little uneasy about trusting Snape, i hope i'm wrong but i feel theres something fishy going on between him and lucius

Whoa. Well, glad her parents took that...uh... better than expected. Creepy dream Lucius had though. Good stuff. Will look forward to more. 

yay update!! Hope you get well soon Southern. I look forward to the updates.

I am all caught up now. As I said before, this story is adictive.I really enjoyed the previous chapter where Hermione's memories come back to her, esp. the sharing of their first kiss. Quite endearing. But how could anyone in their right mind choose Ron over Severus? Perhaps I am a bit biased in that regard...There have been so many unexpected twists in this plot-line that I cannot phathom where you might be going with this. I only trust that sooner or later, Severus and Hermione will end up happily together. The fun is in finding out how, right?

My mother was born on Friday the 13th of August, the exact same day as Fidel Castro! We used to tease her about running our household like a dictator. LOLI loved the way you used the news articles. In the story I am currently writing, I have had a lot of fun with Rita writing a scandulous article at just the right moment. She is so much fun to mess with.This story is addictive. I only found it late Saturday night and I must pry myself from the computer when real life calls.Great job. I'll catch up eventaully.

Very enjoyable, I suspect the two of them plotting will yeild entertaining results.

You have to write more..Wow! So well written.

good chapter. Looking forward to Ron and Harry confronting  Severus and Hermione and ,of course, Severus' disclosures.

Hmmm... I'm actually more confused about what's happening now. I wonder if Ron's been hexed, Draco... who knows, maybe even Narcissa. And Snape seems to be trying to soothe Hermione but after the last chapter, and the fact that he was somehow involved with Lucius during this entire process just has me worried about his intentions. Not to mention that, for basically taking Hermione's life from her, he simply acts like it was the right thing to do to save himself. It is a rather twisted logic, that - 'I'll try to make you content in exchange for your entire life's plan' - I don't think it's an even trade.

Beat him up, Harry! Pound him into the ground!

I don't know why but I got a nagging suspicion that Severus is not as genuine as he is appearing to Hermione.  when I read this I kept thinking in the back of my mind that he is manipulating her some how.This story is so intriging.    But... The thymus in adults is hardly identifiable it most consist of fat. Just thought I let you know. 

Lucius really needs to be paid back for that. 

I have a very bad feeling about Ron and his new wife. I wonder if Lucius had a hand in that of if Ron is just a big git!?

Little late for a fight now, Harry. It's not like anything can be fixed by making some woman you've never met feel unwelcome.Looking forward to more--especially to see how the Lucius/Severus argument turns out.

Ambiguous Snape and now ambiguous Ron.  Looks like he was probably manipulated, too.  Interesting Harry in this chapter.  I hope Snape's potion does help Hermione.

Oh wow.  So much to take in with this chapter, but the morally ambiguous Snape is really something!

There are a lot of good HGSS stories out there, and I enjoy reading them, but they don't really affect me all that much.  Not so with this one! I find that I really CARE what happens to Hermione and Severus in this story.  You have succeeded in inserting some indefinable quality into your writing that has made me feel for them.  Great characterization.  Thanks and please don't make us wait too long to find out how this situation came about. 

Interesting twist, I can't wait to see what happens next!

Oh ho, that would ease the matter a bit - with Ron being married... hah! At least that settled between the two, each with their own wife and husband... Very nice update, although things are still a bit blurry here and there, gah, still got so many questions waiting to be answered! One moment I think Severus was a bit of a prat to use her like that, and then think not when he vowed to care for her and such. I really like the sweet dream Hermione was having when she fainted in his arms. I wonder if that is his making - thinking that it's easier to talk to her in a peaceful environment than the dusty room in their house. You could have made my day by inserting some smut in! Hehe... :PAh, well... I hope the next one is soon. And hopefully *that* one has some smut... and less Lucius, hate that man now...Okay, okay, I'll shut up now. Blame the coffee!

Very good chapter, though I admit I'm feeling as lost and confused as Hermione! I simply cannot wait to see where you take this now that things are starting to fall into place. And please let Draco feel better soon! Can't wait for more!