Second Life
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Hermione is forced to lead a double life when she agrees to Dumbledore's plan to protect Professor Snape. Inspired by the Marriage Law. Warning for student/teacher relationship, though Hermione is of age.
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A wonderful chapter! You are such a talented writer. Some day I hope to read books with your own characters! I think you are exactly right portraying Snape as royally pissed to find that he has been saved from death.
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Oh,
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, thank you. I really appreciate that. Someday, I hope so too!! :)Thank you so much for saying that about Snape. I'm glad that you can see it. oxxo
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Oh,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
, thank you. I really appreciate that. Someday, I hope so too!! :)Thank you so much for saying that about Snape. I'm glad that you can see it. oxxo
I've just had a wonderful 5 chapter catch up and am now completly drained, all the chapters were great but the last 2 were just fantastic, I love your version of the final battle, even more than DH.And I can't wait to see Hermione and Severus' reunion!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Thank you so much, PygmyPuff! I'm really glad that you liked the last DH chapters, and so pleased to hear you liked the final battle. How daunting was that to write???I'm glad you're looking forward to part III. I am too! Thank you for reviewing! xoxox
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Thank you so much, PygmyPuff! I'm really glad that you liked the last DH chapters, and so pleased to hear you liked the final battle. How daunting was that to write???I'm glad you're looking forward to part III. I am too! Thank you for reviewing! xoxox
It's getting very serious. Please make that Severus don't die after Nagini's bite. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (please)
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Snitchette, have faith!! xoxox
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Snitchette, have faith!! xoxox
There isn't anything I can add that the other reviewer's haven't said already. Fabulous Chapter, but I am still a little peaved at Severus self-centered reaction towards Hermione. Where is the love?
Response from Isode (Reviewer)
Oops, there's another song stuck in my head.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
hehehe. Where is the love, indeed? Well, you will soon know. And I hope you will not be TOO mad at him, in the end. Poor man.Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Response from Isode (Reviewer)
Oops, there's another song stuck in my head.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
hehehe. Where is the love, indeed? Well, you will soon know. And I hope you will not be TOO mad at him, in the end. Poor man.Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
"Victory was not sweet, but thick and tangy as blood, sharp as a sword. "I've been sitting here stunned for about half an hour, even though I had pretty much anticipated where you were taking this part of the story. You are such a wonderful wordsmith, it's now time to somehow quiet those "small animal cries of distress" coming from those who have been cast adrift from all their anchors.
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Dear
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
, I am sorry to have stunned you, to have cast you adrift so far from shore. More will come soon, and with it, I hope, a taste of what you're looking for; enough, I hope, to sustain you through to the end. Love, love, love, Lariope
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Dear
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
, I am sorry to have stunned you, to have cast you adrift so far from shore. More will come soon, and with it, I hope, a taste of what you're looking for; enough, I hope, to sustain you through to the end. Love, love, love, Lariope
It's beautiful. Truly. I love the Trio moment at the end, and the hopeless Snape. The whole chapter- wonderful. Amazing. Beautiful. Well done!
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Thank you so much,
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! Your words touch my heart. xoxox
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Thank you so much,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
! Your words touch my heart. xoxox
I like what you've done with the "Final Battle." Even more, I like that icky old DH is behind us. How many more chapters for our couple? Do you know?See you at Portus!
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Thank you. :) And I'm so glad to be free of DH at last!The outline says ten more chapters... I think it could be nine. I know the
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rule of chapter-math, and I'm guilty of it myself, but nine to ten is what I'm thinking!Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I cannot wait to see you at Portus. Prepare for the squee heard round the world!
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Thank you. :) And I'm so glad to be free of DH at last!The outline says ten more chapters... I think it could be nine. I know the
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
rule of chapter-math, and I'm guilty of it myself, but nine to ten is what I'm thinking!Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I cannot wait to see you at Portus. Prepare for the squee heard round the world!
Like DH, and yet unlike. I'm anxious to hear the explanation as to what exactly just happened. That's my biggest emotion right now. I feel a little disconnected, like Hermione, because I don't completely understand what just happened. But I liked it! Once again, you captured the emotions so well and really let us feel them with the characters.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Oh, dear! I'm very sorry that you are feeling disconnected and unsure of what has happened! I will try to include more of an explanation of events in the next chapter. Really, it's not so different from DH, just compressed, and without King's Cross. Again, I'm sorry,
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! I definitely didn't mean to leave you in the dark!
Response from Prof M McGonagall (Reviewer)
Oh, I didn't mean that I felt in the dark exactly. I understand that Harry died and then he came back to life again and that Voldemort is dead. I just meant that I was curious to hear Harry's explanation of what happened while he was "dead" to see how much is like and unlike DH. And as for disconnected, maybe I just read it when I was tired. And I know that Hermione was feeling the horror of the situation, but sometimes it seemed like she was so horrified that she was viewing the situation emotionally from somewhere outside herself (thus being disconnected). Again, maybe that was me not wanting to let myself emotionally connect with what was happening because I was tired (emotionally and physically) when I read it. Someday when I do a reread, you may suddenly find a new review from me saying, "I experienced the emotions, and now I'm blubbering like a baby." :-)
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Oh, dear! I'm very sorry that you are feeling disconnected and unsure of what has happened! I will try to include more of an explanation of events in the next chapter. Really, it's not so different from DH, just compressed, and without King's Cross. Again, I'm sorry,
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! I definitely didn't mean to leave you in the dark!
Response from Prof M McGonagall (Reviewer)
Oh, I didn't mean that I felt in the dark exactly. I understand that Harry died and then he came back to life again and that Voldemort is dead. I just meant that I was curious to hear Harry's explanation of what happened while he was "dead" to see how much is like and unlike DH. And as for disconnected, maybe I just read it when I was tired. And I know that Hermione was feeling the horror of the situation, but sometimes it seemed like she was so horrified that she was viewing the situation emotionally from somewhere outside herself (thus being disconnected). Again, maybe that was me not wanting to let myself emotionally connect with what was happening because I was tired (emotionally and physically) when I read it. Someday when I do a reread, you may suddenly find a new review from me saying, "I experienced the emotions, and now I'm blubbering like a baby." :-)
Oh, my dear. Wow.Utterly, utterly brilliant.I had hoped, of course, that you might spare one or two of those who had already fallen. Teddy could have used one parent, perhaps. Instead, you killed Sybill, too, which was, I think, especially fitting--horrifying, but fitting. As JKR did know well, something so enormous cannot be won without enormous cost.You have done the more important task of saving Severus, though he is not out of the woods yet (quite literally!). I am chomping at the bit, terrified and excited to see what you have planned for him now.Once again, I love your telling of things so much better than in the original. You actually make the action clearer, and your version is, I think, more what should have happened. You are such a vivid writer. You have made it heartbreaking and gut-wrenching and deeply moving. You convey a really believable portrait of both their states of mind (and heart). I can truly believe that both would be thinking and feeling exactly these things under the incredible stresses of the battle they have both spent their lives preparing to wage.And now we are at the end of what we even sort of knew. Even while you were taking us away from canon, there were still a few signposts to suggest the shape of things. Now the true "next adventure" begins, and I am sure that there are still some powerful challenges to be met, difficult, painful hurdles to be cleared for these troubled, tortured, complicated lovers before they can come together for good.And I cannot think of a better guide to lead us out into uncharted waters (okay, so I'm mixing my metaphors!). Lead on, brilliant woman. This continues to be exquisite.
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God, how I wanted to spare them all. I agree that Teddy needed a parent, and I almost gave him one. But truly, if I could have reached in an authorly hand and wrenched anyone from death besides Severus, it would have been Fred, whose death haunts me still. But as you said, JKR knew, as I tried to, that the costs of war are necessarily high, and I wanted this battle to be true. I'm glad you felt that I was true to them, to what they would have felt. Thank you so much. And you're right--we're off onto an unmarked road. I will try to leave as many lights on as I can to show the way, and part three begins. Thank you, as always, my dearest reader, for believing in my story and coming on this journey with me.
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God, how I wanted to spare them all. I agree that Teddy needed a parent, and I almost gave him one. But truly, if I could have reached in an authorly hand and wrenched anyone from death besides Severus, it would have been Fred, whose death haunts me still. But as you said, JKR knew, as I tried to, that the costs of war are necessarily high, and I wanted this battle to be true. I'm glad you felt that I was true to them, to what they would have felt. Thank you so much. And you're right--we're off onto an unmarked road. I will try to leave as many lights on as I can to show the way, and part three begins. Thank you, as always, my dearest reader, for believing in my story and coming on this journey with me.
Well that chapter was pretty damn great. Everything about it was so poignant. That line about victory not being sweet was almost startlingly good.Part of me had hoped that you might keep Fred, just for the heck of it... but you used his death very well. "anything, anything to make Mr Weasley’s face stop looking like that" - wow... just wow.I liked also that you didn't have Severus and Hermione running into each others arms, uncaring for those around them at the end of the final battle. Hermione's love for her friends is so real and true in this story; something that hardly EVER happens in SS/HG. I think that's part of the reason this story feels so real to me.I felt a little sad that Neville's bit where he kills the snake is gone (my favorite moment of all DH), but Hermione doing it was very appropraite.This chapter, in no way, disappoints as the climax and I look forward to the next.
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Thank you,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
! I'm really touched by your review. You have no idea how hard I tried to keep Fred. If I could have spared anyone (besides Snape, of course) it would have been Fred, no question. Part of me kept it because I thought it was one of JKR's braver decisions--the likelihood of a family of that size and that notariety coming through intact seemed tiny, and she did not take the easy way out with Percy, and I wanted to honor that. And, too, I felt that I could only get away with so much resurrection. :) But I miss him still, and I have always been very affected by that particular loss.And thank you, too, for your comments about the trio. I agree that they often get the shaft in ss/hg fic, which seems unfair. We accept that Hermione could be shaped enough, aged enough by the war for Snape--why not Harry and Ron, whose bravery and loyalty is worth recongnizing. I'm really glad that you liked it. I'm sorry about Neville and the snake, especially as it was your favorite moment, but I'm glad you understood my choice. Thank you so much for your review, and I'm so glad you're looking forward to the next. Much love.
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Thank you,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
! I'm really touched by your review. You have no idea how hard I tried to keep Fred. If I could have spared anyone (besides Snape, of course) it would have been Fred, no question. Part of me kept it because I thought it was one of JKR's braver decisions--the likelihood of a family of that size and that notariety coming through intact seemed tiny, and she did not take the easy way out with Percy, and I wanted to honor that. And, too, I felt that I could only get away with so much resurrection. :) But I miss him still, and I have always been very affected by that particular loss.And thank you, too, for your comments about the trio. I agree that they often get the shaft in ss/hg fic, which seems unfair. We accept that Hermione could be shaped enough, aged enough by the war for Snape--why not Harry and Ron, whose bravery and loyalty is worth recongnizing. I'm really glad that you liked it. I'm sorry about Neville and the snake, especially as it was your favorite moment, but I'm glad you understood my choice. Thank you so much for your review, and I'm so glad you're looking forward to the next. Much love.
Hermione's reaction to the victory brought me to tears. I can understand why she wouldn't want to let loose of Harry. I look forward to seeing what happens after the battle! Thank you!
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Thank you so much,
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! I'm glad you could feel Hermione's emotions there. And I'm glad you're looking forward to the next chapters. I am, too! :) Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. It means the world to me.
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Thank you so much,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
! I'm glad you could feel Hermione's emotions there. And I'm glad you're looking forward to the next chapters. I am, too! :) Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. It means the world to me.
*Bows to the queen of SS/HG* Truly, you are a master!Can I say that I think I like your version of events MUCH better than DH? I hope so, because I'm going to. The daze Hermione felt at the beginning of the chapter was absolutely amazing. I FELT that with her, which is the mark of an excellent writer.I love your Ron, btw. So strong, so loyal and fierce. *sigh*Of your many deviations, which I enjoyed immensely, I really liked the fact you had Hermione destroy the Snake. Kind of like spitting in Voldemort's face, yeah? Heh!And Harry, so brave, the embodiement of what it is to be a Gryffindor. Snape's "...the sensation was oddly akin to pain, although perhaps it was more accurately the shock of pain ending, the lifting of a pain so familiar that he had begun to mistake it for the feeling of being alive. " MAN, that was THE best sentence in the whole chapter!And that ending! Oh, I just wanted to cry for her! For all of them! (I'm buying stock in kleenex, so you know, LOL...)A fabulous chapter. This story just keeps getting better!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I'm so glad you liked Ron! I admit, I've been having a bit of a Ron-love-fest lately. I'm glad that it's time to move out of the tent and let the trio get on with their lives, but I'll miss the unit that they made. Thank you so much for your incredible review,
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. I'm... squeeing.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I'm so glad you liked Ron! I admit, I've been having a bit of a Ron-love-fest lately. I'm glad that it's time to move out of the tent and let the trio get on with their lives, but I'll miss the unit that they made. Thank you so much for your incredible review,
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. I'm... squeeing.
Oh wow!! This chapter was amazing! I can't describe what I'm thinking by this. I'm really glad it's over, and the fact that Harry knew how to stop Voldemort expresses that. I feel bad for Severus. He figures that after the way he treated Hermione in the last chapter, that he has no place with her now. I have the feeling she's going to seek him out. I would like to see him resolve things with her.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Believe me, I want to see that, too. To me, always, this story has been an ss/hg story with canon as the backdrop, though I know by now that that's not how it reads. But I'm looking forward immensely to getting back to Snape and Hermione. Now that we've dispensed with the Dark Lord and all. ;)Thank you so much for your review! *hugs*
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Believe me, I want to see that, too. To me, always, this story has been an ss/hg story with canon as the backdrop, though I know by now that that's not how it reads. But I'm looking forward immensely to getting back to Snape and Hermione. Now that we've dispensed with the Dark Lord and all. ;)Thank you so much for your review! *hugs*
Oh Lariope you have made my cry so much the past few chapters but now i am drowning in tears. Poor Severus,so alone after all he has suffered for the victory. ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING CHAPTER, I loved it, the victory was much more satisfactory than DH. Now please stop my tears and give me a happy ending ( don't mind if it takes a few chapters). Many thanks for your wonderful talent.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
It will take a few chapters, portugal faro, but I hope in the end you will be satisfied. Thank you for this and for all your lovely reviews. You've warmed my heart immensely, and I'm glad to see the final battle with you. xoxox
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
It will take a few chapters, portugal faro, but I hope in the end you will be satisfied. Thank you for this and for all your lovely reviews. You've warmed my heart immensely, and I'm glad to see the final battle with you. xoxox
Zoinks! Snape is going to pull a runner isnt he? I understand why he wanted to stay disguised during the battle, I do. I really wish he wouldn’t have. I wanted his loyalty to Potter to be seen by everyone. Perhaps his caution will bite him in the ass? Poor Hermione she does not seem to be handling the shock/stress well. I feel she is on the edge of passing out!!! Thank you Lari !!!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I can't believe you just said, 'zoinks!' LOL! (I'm a schoolteacher, and my kids tell me I look like Velma all the time and ask me to say zoinks.) :)I agree that neither Snape nor Hermione handled the shock of what was happening well, but at the same time, I don't know how they would have. Or anyone would have, really. :) I definitely think some serious sleeping is in order for both of them. Hermione has been awake since before Gringotts!!! More very soon. Thank you so much for all your support my dear!
Response from MollysSister (Reviewer)
You look like Velma?? I always wanted to be her. She was the smart one, even if she was stuck in an orange outfit. Point taken that we cannot expect H&S to keep it together in the aftermath of a war. Its just so shocking because normally these two have things under control. I remain concerned for their well being.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I can't believe you just said, 'zoinks!' LOL! (I'm a schoolteacher, and my kids tell me I look like Velma all the time and ask me to say zoinks.) :)I agree that neither Snape nor Hermione handled the shock of what was happening well, but at the same time, I don't know how they would have. Or anyone would have, really. :) I definitely think some serious sleeping is in order for both of them. Hermione has been awake since before Gringotts!!! More very soon. Thank you so much for all your support my dear!
Response from MollysSister (Reviewer)
You look like Velma?? I always wanted to be her. She was the smart one, even if she was stuck in an orange outfit. Point taken that we cannot expect H&S to keep it together in the aftermath of a war. Its just so shocking because normally these two have things under control. I remain concerned for their well being.
You know, when you have finished this, I am going to print it and sit down and read it all in one sitting, and maybe by then I'll be able to read this without tears in my eyes, and my heart feeling like it's trying to crawl up into my throat.You did it:) You kept Severus alive and didn't kill Harry or Hermione. Now that I can breathe again, I can't wait to see what you do next:) YOU are the real magical being here, writing this story the way it SHOULD have been written:){{hugs}}Fizzabella
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I wish I could send you a present. Seriously. Fizzabella, you always make me so happy. Thank you so much. I'm really glad that my ending to DH satisfied you. xoxoxox
Response from fizzabella (Reviewer)
Well, we're not out of the woods yet:) But you DID keep Severus alive:) I hope this is NOT the LAST chapter:) We need a reunion:)Truly, this is a magnificent story:){{hugs}}Fizzabella
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
No, no, no, not the last chapter at ALL! Just the ending of DH. Much more to come! *hugs*
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I wish I could send you a present. Seriously. Fizzabella, you always make me so happy. Thank you so much. I'm really glad that my ending to DH satisfied you. xoxoxox
Response from fizzabella (Reviewer)
Well, we're not out of the woods yet:) But you DID keep Severus alive:) I hope this is NOT the LAST chapter:) We need a reunion:)Truly, this is a magnificent story:){{hugs}}Fizzabella
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
No, no, no, not the last chapter at ALL! Just the ending of DH. Much more to come! *hugs*
Whoa! Awesome! Well done, that was tense, exciting and moving. One small niggle, I don't agree with good guys using unforgiveables, but that's just my pesky morals cropping up. A liberal dose of alcohol should sort them out. Excellent chapter. Now we just need to know what happens to Sev and if he and Hermione can work it out. Great stuff.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Get drinking! LOL. No, I know what you mean; I do. I'm a Quaker for goodness sake! But honestly, in my heart of hearts, I wanted Harry to do something to defeat Voldemort, rather than just yell Expelliarmus. But that's just me. But I'm glad you found it exciting. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Response from helshez (Reviewer)
I agree Herry needed to do something a bit more interesting. I know Expelliarmus is his trade mark, but it's kind of lame. I've been playing D&D now for more years than I care to admit, and I have strict code regarding my good aligned characters; spell casters never get power word: kill and I never kill a disadvantaged oppo. (no slitting their throats in their sleep, etc) So I have a lot of experience coming up with interesting ways to do in bad guys. Bits of sharp metal in vital organs are a safe, if unimaginative, fall back. Reflecting deadly spells back to the caster (wouldn't work with AK) or using oddball spells. Maybe levitating a large heavy object over Voldy's head and releasing it, or shunting him onto a pointy tree branch, or even fireballing his scaly arse. Fire cleanses after all. I'm waffling again. I'm not trying to dis you, this is an awesome fic and I love it, I just like having little meaningless debates from time to time. :)
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Get drinking! LOL. No, I know what you mean; I do. I'm a Quaker for goodness sake! But honestly, in my heart of hearts, I wanted Harry to do something to defeat Voldemort, rather than just yell Expelliarmus. But that's just me. But I'm glad you found it exciting. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Response from helshez (Reviewer)
I agree Herry needed to do something a bit more interesting. I know Expelliarmus is his trade mark, but it's kind of lame. I've been playing D&D now for more years than I care to admit, and I have strict code regarding my good aligned characters; spell casters never get power word: kill and I never kill a disadvantaged oppo. (no slitting their throats in their sleep, etc) So I have a lot of experience coming up with interesting ways to do in bad guys. Bits of sharp metal in vital organs are a safe, if unimaginative, fall back. Reflecting deadly spells back to the caster (wouldn't work with AK) or using oddball spells. Maybe levitating a large heavy object over Voldy's head and releasing it, or shunting him onto a pointy tree branch, or even fireballing his scaly arse. Fire cleanses after all. I'm waffling again. I'm not trying to dis you, this is an awesome fic and I love it, I just like having little meaningless debates from time to time. :)
Wow. WOW, indeed. I enjoy pretty much your approach on the Marriage Law Theme, sneaking in the breaches left by JKR in the last two books. I even kind of squeaqued and run to grab my DH edition to check the exact lines when Hermione is running from Death Eaters after Bill and Fleur's wedding party and says she's never cast an memory charm! How come, if she had just erased herself from her parents' mind??? Loved your explantion for that. At some point in your story, I started to try and remember all the gaps in DH and wonder how you would fill them, hoping I would get it right. Mostly, you've surprised me greatly! But I felt a bit disappointed with myself for not have nailed it when Severus and Minerva confront just outside the Ravenclaw tower, and (according to DH), he looks to his left arm as Minerva asks how he knew there were intruders in the castle. I kind of expected that he was actually looking at his ring, at Hermione's message. I confess I was not thrilled by Severus's actions after he's taken the Second Life potion, but I trust you'll make it all fit in the near (please!) future. Congrats!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I understand your feelings about Snape and the potion. I do hope that as time goes on, that will begin to make more sense to you--that you will begin to see what he saw. And I'm sorry that I didn't use the ring there! Bad Lariope! But I'm kind of thrilled that you were thinking ahead of me! thanks for paying such close attention. I'm so glad you've enjoyed the way SL and canon have held hands. Now we're off int a scary, canon-free world. I hope you'll stick with me! Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!! oxoxox
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I understand your feelings about Snape and the potion. I do hope that as time goes on, that will begin to make more sense to you--that you will begin to see what he saw. And I'm sorry that I didn't use the ring there! Bad Lariope! But I'm kind of thrilled that you were thinking ahead of me! thanks for paying such close attention. I'm so glad you've enjoyed the way SL and canon have held hands. Now we're off int a scary, canon-free world. I hope you'll stick with me! Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!! oxoxox
I hope she'll find him soon, the stupid, stubborn fool of a git!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
hehehehe. I love your insults for Snape. They just make me delighted. More very soon! xoxo
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
hehehehe. I love your insults for Snape. They just make me delighted. More very soon! xoxo
An incredible chapter on so many levels!I am truly in awe of what you have done with this my dear Lariope.Love you!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Love you, too,
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, and I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for stepping into the breach and being harsh with me. *giggles* xoxox
Response from OpalJade (Reviewer)
Very funny! 
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Love you, too,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
, and I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for stepping into the breach and being harsh with me. *giggles* xoxox
Response from OpalJade (Reviewer)
Very funny!
Wow. Thank you so much! This was astounding. But I have to ask, now what? ;)
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Now what, indeed? It's funny, what's coming are the parts of the story that have been planned the longest. When I sat down to begin SL, I thought, ok, so we'll start at the beginning of HBP, do a few scenes from canon here and there and then we'll....Urg. Those few scenes from canon lasted 40 chapters! LOL! But now... onward. I hope you'll enjoy it. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Now what, indeed? It's funny, what's coming are the parts of the story that have been planned the longest. When I sat down to begin SL, I thought, ok, so we'll start at the beginning of HBP, do a few scenes from canon here and there and then we'll....Urg. Those few scenes from canon lasted 40 chapters! LOL! But now... onward. I hope you'll enjoy it. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Awesome as always. I just knew that Snape would be there to help. Now she just needs to convince him that he does have a place in the new order of things. That is, if she can find him...
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I have perfect faith that my Hermione could find my Snape on the moon if that's where he chose to go. :) (Not that he's on the moon. lol). I'm so glad you liked it,
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. Thank you!
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I have perfect faith that my Hermione could find my Snape on the moon if that's where he chose to go. :) (Not that he's on the moon. lol). I'm so glad you liked it,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
. Thank you!
Now ,I had always like Neville's victory over the snake. You also skimmed over Molly's fight with Bellatrix. I had expected Hermione or Ron to DO something more in JKR's version than what they did. So Hermione ursurping Neville's role was ok. Maybe would have had Ron do something as well, guess he still can in the afterwards roundup of death eaters. Anyway very good job once again.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Thank you,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
. I know what you mean about Neville--I was sorry to take that moment from him, but I agree with you that I wanted Ron and Hermione to have more pivotal roles in the ending of DH. Ron sort of corrals everyone to the final battle, and Hermione kills the snake, paving the way for Harry's big moment. Or that's how I meant it anyway. :)To me, and I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion, I never liked Molly's fight with Bellatrix. It is not IN ANY WAY that I don't find Molly a formidable witch, who could have killed Bellatrix, but that I was bothered by her line, which never rang right in my ear, but felt too Hollywood or something. But I hope that what comes after will feel satisfying. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I really appreciate it.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Thank you,
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
. I know what you mean about Neville--I was sorry to take that moment from him, but I agree with you that I wanted Ron and Hermione to have more pivotal roles in the ending of DH. Ron sort of corrals everyone to the final battle, and Hermione kills the snake, paving the way for Harry's big moment. Or that's how I meant it anyway. :)To me, and I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion, I never liked Molly's fight with Bellatrix. It is not IN ANY WAY that I don't find Molly a formidable witch, who could have killed Bellatrix, but that I was bothered by her line, which never rang right in my ear, but felt too Hollywood or something. But I hope that what comes after will feel satisfying. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I really appreciate it.
This chapter moved me to tears. The way that you've written this--it's so emotional. Your descriptions are exquisite and I really felt everything they went through. I'm speechless.Anything I try to write can't begin to describe how wow this chapter is--hell, the whole story up to this point. I can't wait for more.
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I'm just undone by your praise. That you could feel what was happening... well, that's just the greatest thing you could have said. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! More very soon. :)
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
I'm just undone by your praise. That you could feel what was happening... well, that's just the greatest thing you could have said. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! More very soon. :)
Wow, I'm amazed, happy, sad and scared. I do want them to end up happy, so please, please make them have their happy ending!!!! Lovely chapter though.gab
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Dear Gab, those four things are all I could have hoped for. Hang on. It'll be a while, but we'll get there. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Response from Lariope (Author of Second Life)
Dear Gab, those four things are all I could have hoped for. Hang on. It'll be a while, but we'll get there. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!