Oh, that was heartbreaking. 

~thud~ Yeah, that's what I got right now. HELLO. I never write/read student/teacher, but you are making it work in brilliantly canonical ways. And umm, the last line? ~dies~ I am completely incoherent. What were you saying about the first 10 chapters being rough? I cannot tell. P.S. I left work early so I could continue reading!

This was perfection. There are too many lines in here to love - the angst, the tension, the humor. You are - wow. I am - wow. And I'm including this as a favorite line since it was so close to the end - “I’m not going to curse you, Miss Granger,” he said. “At least not in the traditional sense.”. ~chuckles~ A lovely bit of humor. 

~thud~ As I was writing Sage (also in the wake of DH) when this was posting, I deferred from reading it. Am finally coming around to it, and - dear Lord. The story is already living up to the glowing reviews I have heard. I am very, very excited to see how you weave SS/HG through book seven. Also? This is exceedingly well written, Lariope. Exceedingly.

I have to admit that although I've been a part of the fandom for years, I've read next to nothing that hasn't been my own or close friends' work. Ariadne referred me here (quite urgently lol) though, and I do what my good beta tells me to. ;)So here I am and happily so. A most excellent start with tight writing that shows rather than tells and I look forward to the journey. *pulls up a chair*

3:32 a.m.  I repeat, this is the book as it should have been, and that's accomplishment enough to draw awe and gratitude, but the portrait of the post-war world, the post-war Snape, down to the way Hermione notices the random details that you notice when there's something big and likely very, very bad happening - such a fine, fine story.  Brava, Lariope.  Brava.

1:26 a.m.  As they sat by the ocean, I absolutely forgot to breathe.  Thank you...

Now, see, this is outstanding.  In your hands, this all makes sense.  I confess Rowling had me baffled a lot of the time - thank you so much for giving voice to the other points of view in this "follow the bouncing wand" system she set up... (and, of course, thank you for the HG/SS angle in all of it)... 12:23 a.m., and I read on...

This is the way this book should have been.  I read on, bewitched, enraptured, and amazed...  such a beautiful chapter... "What is your surname?" nearly burst my heart...

Breathtakingly, beautifully good.  No way am I going to sleep tonight.  *clicks to next chapter*

There are moments when you're reading when you're not aware that there is anything but story, and then you hit the end of a chapter and have to click next.  But the end of this chapter bade me leave you this:  I feel as if I'm in the presence of a classic.  Thank you so much for writing this; I've not read anything this good, this captivating, since my first forays into the fandom.  As I just told Annie, "Hot damn, this is good."I don't review a lot (obviously; here I am on chapter which?) but there is no way I'm putting this story down.  I can promise a review for the last chapter, of course, but in between now and then don't be offended if you hear nothing from me?  I click to the next chapter so as not to break the spell. Not an ideal reader, perhaps, but a very captivated and grateful one.~ Ari

Really enjoyed this story-great job.