Yeowch.  *That* was harsh!  (But how does the book get back?)

I have come across your story a few days ago and I simply love it! Being German, I may not be quite as good at eloquent words of praise as my predecessors, but there are some aspects I like that I want to emphasize:a) your Snape is real. Not the reformed and suddenly honey sweet man I have seen in so many other FFsb) you stick to Canon as much as you canc) the psychological development of the characters is described very welld) I have not found any of the things that spoil my enjoyment on so many other FFs, such as unnecessary use of the most eccentric synonyms that can be found in a thesaurus, use of teenage slang language,  (just imagine Snape uttering things like "hey, what's up!"), mistakes (grammar, orthography, punctuation), repetition of the same sentence patterns over and over again and many more THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AVOIDING THESE!!!I will be checking for updates on a daily basis...

Wow, I almost regret rating the past chapters so high because this one was even better. I enjoyed it immensely and I can't wait for the update.Thank you very much!!!!gab

Beautiful chapter, so full of emotions and back ground information. I really like the way you take the original circumstances and twist them only so slightly so they fit to your storyline. And really – I like your way of telling things so much better than Ms. Rowlin’s!

I really like how you're interspersing little bits of canon in here!

The hurt here was getting to me almost physically. I feel terrible for Severus. How does one find the strength to go on, in such circumstances?

You depicted the action remarkably well, but it is Hermione's and Snape's introspection that sets this chapter apart.  Stunningly appropriate and moving.  I loved this sentence: They were three teenagers pretending at bravery, but slowly, all their protectors would be killed, and they would be revealed for the helpless children they truly were. And this one:He could not tell her that she had given her life to save a man who no longer wished to be saved. Spot-on prose.

Whoa! This was a hellva chapter. That scene with Riddle flying at Hermione was intense. Never cared much for Moody, but I do see how this isolates Hermione even more. Maybe they can meet at Spinner's end for tea?

The emotions you evoked in this chapter... amazing.  Heart-breakingly wonderful chapter!

"What about the thestral?"   I don't know why that particular phrase moved me so.  I loved it!  Also, I want to thank you for updating so quickly and regularly.  

Very dark chapter.  My heart ached for Hermione and especially for Severus.  He's borne so much.

I hurt for the both of them.  

Great writting as normal!!!!

It was great seeing that sequence through someone other than Harry's eyes.Sad, sad Snape.  To be so hopeless and expecting to be chewed up in the machinery of war. It is so wrong.

RIP Moody....... *sigh*

you did this scene very well, showing entirely different perspectives.

he better not do that!! Because if he does...i'll bring him back to life and kill him.  Seven different times!!

I loved this chapter.  ACTION ACTION ACTION.  Marvelously written.  :) 

First of all, thank you for re-reading and re-studying DH so I don't have to. Second of all, thank you for such a beautifully realized, emotionally powerful result. It doesn't seem possible to re-experience the drama of DH at a level that matches the excitement and suspense of reading the canon version for the first time, but somehow you've managed it. And the ending of this chapter is devastating -- a Snape who has lost the will to survive the war becomes completely believable, and sympathetic. Wonderful, and tragic, too.

As one of the folks who feels Snape was canon-shafted, I am always happy to read an alternate story for him.  I assume you won't take as long as JKR did with the hunting of the horcruxes (please, please, don't take as long as JKR did!)  That said, you've got me hooked.  The end of this chapter really does sum up what I thought he'd be feeling at that point - how exhausting, how draining, to serve two masters the way he had.  And how many fresh starts can someone really make?  Yet your title does beg the question - will his marriage to Hermione give him second life?  I hope so.  He was always my favorite character.

Hmm it looks bleak for our favorite couple.  Excellent chapter!

Brilliant...as always!

This chapter will stay with me forever. xo

Poor Snape - he's sorely in need of tlc.

Very exciting chapter! Well done!Livvy

Another excellent chapter!  I'm hooked!  Thank you so much for the frequent updates, I find myself looking forward to the next chapter as soon as I finish the most recent one.