Well, now... more will be revealed eventually. Stay tuned. Thank you for following this story. :)

Merci du compliment *curtsies* I'm afraid there isn't much left to go. Everything wraps in Ch 11. Thank you for you continued supprt of this story.

The Cain and Abel reference was thrown in on a dare. My prelim reader dared me to insert a biblical reference, and I did. *ta da*

I usually update once a week, so please look forward to Ch 10 next week. There isn't much left of the plot I'm afraid, but please continue to give me your support and readership. Thank you.

Ah... You see the story wraps in Ch 11. As it will give the remaining 2 chapters away, I cannot tell you whether:
(a) Severus will still look young after the cure if there is one,
(b) there is a cure,
(c) he and HG will get to know each other on a more personal level.
However, I can say there will be an update next week. Thank you for your continued interest in this story.

Thank you. Only two more chapters to go and we wrap. Thank you for sticking with this story. I am very touched.

My dear Sporky, I nearly spit out my tea at the mention of the "twu wuv, the skanky Lav-Lav". I have already explained why I have portrayed Ron as he is, so I shall say nothing more on that score. The Chinese draught thing will come into play shortly in the coming instalment. Thank you for your continued support of this story.

Oh, no need to explain Ron any further! I was just venting. :)

I hope you didn't get any tea up your nose! That's always a bitch, especially if it's a carbonated beverage (or milk).

My dear Sporky, I nearly spit out my tea at the mention of the "twu wuv, the skanky Lav-Lav". I have already explained why I have portrayed Ron as he is, so I shall say nothing more on that score. The Chinese draught thing will come into play shortly in the coming instalment. Thank you for your continued support of this story.

Oh, no need to explain Ron any further! I was just venting. :)

I hope you didn't get any tea up your nose! That's always a bitch, especially if it's a carbonated beverage (or milk).

Tony/Daphne is fanservice, and a foil to RW/HG. One couple has understanding and a meeting of minds and HG can see it. The other couple has no meeting of minds and well, HG can see it to. Tada, I've killed two birds with one stone!

I got the pool table idea from 'Allo 'Allo. So glad it met with your rousing endorsement.

HG's reactions occur because the whole Perseuss business is shocking. When one is shock, one either goes quiet and withdraws or one panics. Hermione panics. She's rather highly strung as I see her.

I'm sure you have done well in Arithmancy or other kinds of magic. :)

*retreats to underground bunker before anyone catches a glimpse of me*

Ah... all the questions - well, things will play out eventually. This chapter is the halfway mark after all.

Ah... all the questions - well, things will play out eventually. This chapter is the halfway mark after all.

Clues as to what happened to Snape are in Ch 5 - read it again carefully, and you will have an inkling. The truth will be out by Ch 9 and 10, so exercise patience.

As for the storm in the teacup over this fic - the detractors can say what they like. The only thing that miffed me somewhat was the accusation that I started the whole nonsense to garner publicity for my fic. I am many things, but I do not stoop to thinking lowly of my own abilities for the sake of transitory publicity.

Clues as to what happened to Snape are in Ch 5 - read it again carefully, and you will have an inkling. The truth will be out by Ch 9 and 10, so exercise patience.

As for the storm in the teacup over this fic - the detractors can say what they like. The only thing that miffed me somewhat was the accusation that I started the whole nonsense to garner publicity for my fic. I am many things, but I do not stoop to thinking lowly of my own abilities for the sake of transitory publicity.

There is, of course, a reason for everything. Revelations to come eventually.

There is, of course, a reason for everything. Revelations to come eventually.

Now you know how I feel towards the Real-Life Ron and Lavender on whom I based their characters. The real-life Lavender had called herself "simple, understanding, pure and virtuous" and exhorted me to be more like her. I don't know what sort of female calls her such, but I found it amusing. So I threw it in the story.

Well, this is the half way mark, so, stay tuned next week for the next instalment.

Now you know how I feel towards the Real-Life Ron and Lavender on whom I based their characters. The real-life Lavender had called herself "simple, understanding, pure and virtuous" and exhorted me to be more like her. I don't know what sort of female calls her such, but I found it amusing. So I threw it in the story.

Well, this is the half way mark, so, stay tuned next week for the next instalment.

Philosophy is a beautiful subject. But I am a biased judge on that since it is my profession or would be my profession. All you have to remember is that philosophy deals with the all too human things like what it means to be alive, what it is like to rule others, what does it mean to be honourable, just and true to yourself. :)

Philosophy is a beautiful subject. But I am a biased judge on that since it is my profession or would be my profession. All you have to remember is that philosophy deals with the all too human things like what it means to be alive, what it is like to rule others, what does it mean to be honourable, just and true to yourself. :)

The Snape-Dumbledore correspondence is meant to be a little obscure, so I am very glad that it worked. As the correspondence style is based on the letters that a friend and I write to each other (the ink on paper in cursive kind), I was originally uncertain as to whether it would add to the depth of the plot or render it more convoluted.

Sincere apologies for the spelling errors. Sometimes the beta and the prelim reader are so close to the story (having read the numerous drafts) that they already know what to expect from me. I too am partially to blame since I write and type faster than I think. If you would be so kind as to inform me as to where these spelling errors occured (chapter, paragraph, and line in which they pop up), I shall endeavour to see that they are corrected. If it is over the "behove" and why not "behoove" reference, "behove" = Br. Eng. "behoove" = Am. Eng.Ah, you believe you have figured out the riddle? I am impressed. Things are very often not what they seem, though sometimes, they should be taken at face value. It is up to you to decide when to do so.Thank you for taking the time to read and leave a note.

Ack, that means I have to go back through, I'll endeavor to do so, but I make no promises, lol.  There is a reason I'm not a beta, lol. And trust me I only think I have a small part of the riddle figured, by no means all. I'll try to double check and make sure it's not just my brain making up mistakes as does sometimes happen . . .

The Goyle bit was an attempt at humour however strangled. Most people would say Charles the third. But I wanted to play around with the fact that on post boxes, it is always E. R. II (as it is for the present Queen). My friends in the Uk always call it "ER2", so I thought if my friends called those post boxes "ER2", they would call C.R.III, "CR3".You have no idea of the research I had to undertake... Ah, the Malfoys and the Goyles! They strike me as the criminal sorts. Of course, this usually involves very elaborate fantasies about the Malfoys (okay - the deliciously handsome Lucius) smilingly and bitingly making shady deals.Perseuss is what he is. Unfortunately, the story is mainly in Hermione's viewpoint, so we do not delve into his. But we are given hints in the story.

Without giving any of the plot away, I can safely say that Hermione will not be stuck in this unfortunate marriage for the rest of her natural life.

My paragraphing style is a little dated, I own. I follow the old-fashioned rules of "one thought/idea, one paragraph". I know it does excuse me, but it makes more sense to me. I do not believe in splitting up a paragraph of one idea in many paragraphs of five to six sentences per sentence. It seems to have a staccato effort that I do not wish for in my writing. I believe writing should flow and not be choppy.Perhaps, my idea of "flowing writing" is dated. In the old days, days when Thomas Hobbes wrote or when Edmund Burke wrote, one thought/idea could span a page or two. Or it could be a British/Commonwealth idea. I found in my research that the same book is published differently in the UK/Commonwealth British English countries and in the Americas. I came across this fact quite accidentally because I own the British English version of a particular book on hermeneutics. My American friend owns the american version. We compared books and found that in my book the "one idea/thought, one paragraph" idea held true and that the one paragraph could span up to one and a half pages. In contrast, my friend's book chopped up the one paragraph into many paragraphs of five to seven sentences. I learnt from my American friend that it was easier to read that way. But to me, it made no sense to chop up one idea into many paragraphs if they were expounding on the same idea. At this point, it should be noted that I only speak of books of politics and philosophy, I do not know how far this difference is carried out in other kinds of books.While I know this does not excuse the long paragraphs, please understand and respect my reasons for having them. Thank you for taking the time to read and leave a message. I know this story is not all that pleasing to everyone and that the "heaviness" of the writing may be very oppressive to some readers. I greatly appreciate the gesture and the critique.~~~~~~~~~~~~Postscript:It might interest you to know that I replied to you in the same style that I write, viz., the "one idea/thought, one paragraph" structure: (a) para 1 - brief statement of reply, (b) para 2 - explication of paragraphing style. I did not separate the illustration from the paragraph because it is an extension of the explication of paragraphing style (c) para 3 - apology(d) para 4 - thanks. 

My Greek is still wobbly (trying desperately to teach myself). Latin is the preferred language of choice in the classics when I speak. But I do prefer Greek works, especially Xenophon and Plato. I always try to inject a little of the Platonic themes and Socratic irony in my writing. However, that does not always please readers. You flatter me. There are many things that I know nothing of. Research - it is one of my main occupations and if everything I research is just sitting around doing nothing, I might as well use them whenever I can. Unfortunately, this does not seem to always please readers either. Oh well, c'es ca.

In all my years of writing for leisure, I have always been told that my style is heavy as it requires the readers to think. I can perfectly understand this. I do know that most readers read for a bit of respite, not to be overwhelmed by heavy writing. But as I was weaned on Beowulf, Xenophon, Caesar and Dante, I tend to write with the same heavy style. It just isn't my modus operandi to stuff people in cupboards and have them shag senseless. I like drama, and themes and convulted plots that are thought provoking. I very seldom feel sad about criticisms. Since I cannot please everyone, I only seek to quell this need to write. People will say what they like and there is nothing I can do about. The tongue is theirs and they will say what they will. Eventually, they will get bored and find something else to talk about.Thank you for taking the time to read and leave a line here. I very seldom check in on WIKTT or the Potter Place owing to real life commitments.Pish posh, your English is perfectly understandable, so chin up.

Owing to many obligations, I rarely pop into WIKTT and if not for the greater powers on the Poetess informing me of the ensuing debacle, I would not have known that someone had felt so strongly against my writings. I have never sought to please everyone. I write that is all - let the different individuals of the world say what they like. Thank you for the kind words.

Oh, the questions and unanswered questions that abound seem to have caught me in something of a maelstrom. To be honest, i am quite flattered you think this way given the less than complimentary whispers I have been hearing on the underground movement. (I believe that all of us who are "anon" right now are underground in a bunker.) I don't know what could be better than reading... perhaps a spot of tea whilst reading...

Ah, I like lounging in a dress gown and reading too but it does not promote good posture. So, I sympathestise. Perhaps reading with tea and nice biscuits? Hermione is meant to be something of an antithesis. I know many consider her just a book know-it-all, that is, someone who knows nothing outside the books in the syllabus. However, given all that she had experienced whilst in the wilderness on the run from Voldy and friends, I believe she would have acquired a certain "street-wise" hardness to her character. In a sense, she is a more a man than a man. So I wanted to play around with the role reversal. What if Ron were more the "woman" and Hermione more the "man". So I gave Ron the character of the stereotypical woman (culled from observations) who wants the man to be with her constantly, and takes offence if the man looks at another woman, and so on. I have given these traits to Ron/ Likewise, for Hermione, I have given her the traits associated with the "man". She is hardworking, the main provider, the sensible and stoic one, rational, and as her Chambers calls her in an early draft "more bollocksy than all the men in Chiswell Square put together". Interestingly, in the novel Lady Audley's Secret, the protagonist, Lucy Graham/Helen Maldon is called "completely rational and unemotional. Unfeminine and worse than mad - she is insane". The same goes with my Hermione. Anyway, since she has adopted the male role, I gave her all the male traits. This however does not seem to sit well with some readers if the murmurs we get here in the underground bunker are to be believed.Still, thank you for your kind review. and thank you for taking the time to read.

Oh, you may think what you want you will. Just never trust you have everything down pat. *wink* As for the rest, have patience, petite, have patience.

I too lament at my unappreciated genius, but I must have to suffer through it because I cannot expect everyone to share my largeness of mind. *Ahem* Dramatics aside, thank you for the review. The things our Hermione discovers only succeeds in giving a headache and more questions. We will see more by and by, but only by and by. Thank you once again for the kind compliments.

I too lament at my unappreciated genius, but I must have to suffer through it because I cannot expect everyone to share my largeness of mind. *Ahem* Dramatics aside, thank you for the review. The things our Hermione discovers only succeeds in giving a headache and more questions. We will see more by and by, but only by and by. Thank you once again for the kind compliments.