OK.  I have to say it.  I love all of the Queen song references in your chapter titles.  I always look there first to see which you have picked.  I have an especially soft spot for Ogre Battle since when I played it for my Dad, he clapped his hands over his ears and looked wide-eyed horrified that such a sound could exist and that I had inflicted it upon him.I really like where you ended the story.  I like letting my imagination decide whether Miranda gets away and how Snape and Hermione spend what future they have left.  Our own mortality is such a shocker.  Intellectually we know that we won't get out of this life alive, but when faced with that truth it is like "Hey, Wait.  Aren't I owed more days than this?"  Snape's response is right in line with that while still being in character: he's not going to take it lying down nor is he going to go screaming from the room nor is he going to curl up in a corner and cry nor (as you hinted) is he going to make his own horcrux.  He is going to fight the good fight and put on his favorite music to share with the one he most hates to leave.  That sounds like the perfect Snape mixture of pragmatism and rebellion.Thank you very much for a good story.

You were right. After reading Miranda's letter I went back to re-read the conversation with Miranda and Harry before I continued.  Knowing the letter (even though I suspected she was setting up Snape the entire time), changed my perception of the conversation.Thanks for revealing what Antonio was about the mention about the spell.So, I guess that Snape doesn't have to worry about Miranda being preggers . . . . I loved the conversation between Harry and Snape. Nicely done.

Sad chapter, but if anyone can figure out what to do it's those two!

Gah! See... I knew there was something about her. But I love that you gave us a reason why she acted the way she did. Antonio deserved to be stabbed with a letter opener, and he deserved much more. She should have stabbed his balls. I like that Severus has apologized, as has Hermione. You don't give us a rundown on how the next year will go, and the open-ending lets us decide for ourselves whether the couple has a stellar year to go out in style or if they solve the mystery and have many more years to come.

I think I liked this ending. At any rate I came out liking Miranda, I think I will pretend that she will manage to hide her tracs real well and find a way to live the rest of her life with some joy. I don't think she should be punished for killing her husband, if anything she should have a medal for that. It was wrong to use Severus that way, but I also have to admit that I understand her reasons why, based on what she knew about him, and the easy target he made him self out to be. At any rate she made up for that, both of respect for Hermione, but also for her aknowlegding that he was not the man she thought him to be. I hope Hermione will manage to help Severus find a cure, and that they will live happily ever after. I have several times said that I would have liked  both of them to have more honour (Severus) and backbone (both), but they are my favourite couple, so I am glad for them being together at the end:-))

So, this is it?  I am glad Miranda explained herself, and that she did have some misgivings about her actions.  She didn't turn out to be as amoral as I had thought.  This has been a remarkable story, and I look forward to the next one.

So, Miranda acted out of revenge for her failed life. Hermione will need a lot of patience if she intends to carry on a relationship with Severus. The man has so many issues, his health notwithstanding.

Oh.  Oh, dear...  Well, if anyone can help him, Hermione can.  I'd like to think that it'll all work out.  Is the next story a sequel, perhaps?

Well, that was a shocker--I certainly didn't see that coming!  Good suspense and now a mystery to solve.  I have lots of suspicions, but no clear idea whodunnit!

Now, that's what I call a real surprise. So, Miranda was happy to hear the threats in the Infirmary because she could frame Snape more easily and get rid of Silva? What about Hermione? Lesbian interest? I wonder who's ill. Do write on, please.

Why do I suspect this is all Miranda's doing?

I also wonder if she didn't want people to understand the healer-uses for the Enhancement Charm because she doesn't want anyone to notice what she's done to Snape.

Although Severus woke up and made a fresh start, he never indicated to Miranda that they were 'through'--she was simply gone in the morning.  My point is, it has only been one day since he formed his resolution and while he is sure that he is done with Miranda, is she 'done' with him? Somehow I doubt it.  She exhibits great tenacity in getting her way. Now that her husband is in the picture, it is a perfect set-up for her to use the two men against one another.  That would be a potentially explosive situation...Can't wait to see what happens next! Thanks for the update.

Oh my - this just gets more intense.  And poor Severus - why doesn't Hermione trust him?

Grrrrr that treacherous, traitorous bitch! That's why she brought her husband to Hogwarts, wasn't it? To stage a way to murder him and let Severus take the blame. "Reformed" Death Eater, so-called "murderer" of Dumbledore, no one would contradict the accusation, and apparently, not even Hermione! Gaaaaaaaah. Update soon, please!

The shit hath hitteth the fanneth. Now I have Questions That I Want Answered in a Timely Fashion ("Timely" meaning "As Soon As The Author Sees Fit, But If It's Within the Next Few Chappies, It Will Earn Them Cookies :)"):

1. Was that the REAL Señor Silva?

2. If so, was he acting like a Nice Guy, just as Miranda seems to be acting?

3. Who's the killer? Silva had a "peaceful" look on his face, so it must have been someone he knew (unless he committed suicide?). That, or he was resigned to dying.

4.The knife is pretty incriminating, but do they honestly think Severus would be so stupid as to use his OWN knife to kill someone? Plus, a knife is so Muggle...why would the killer use a knife? Unless they AK'd him and THEN stuck the knife in him to make it LOOK like he got stabbed?

5. Miranda seems pretty upset...was she lying about leaving Silva? If so, why?

Hmmmm...I am anxiously awaiting the update!

OH MY!!!!!!  This story is fantastic and it just keeps twisting and I...can't even write a review because my mind is running at like 1,000 mph!  I'm just going to leave it at OH MY!!!!!!!!!! with a whole bunch of !!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, man.....  Things have just gotten a lot worse, haven't they? *groaning*  I really want to know what's up with Miranda now (right after I figure out how she got Snape's knife and killed her husband).  I doubt if Flitwick will ever hire another foreign teacher again, not after this mess!

I can't figure Miranda out.  She just doesn't add up to me.  I guess that is what makes this a good story.  I look forward to updates!

So glad to see an update on this!  Very good story.  I was hoping that Miranda's friendship for Hermione was genuine, but I am having doubts now.  

Oh, she scares me.

I'm surprised that Severus would take a potion from Miranda
without, at least, sniffing it first! Then after her comment about poison, the
only thing he questioned, metaphorically, was to look askance at the vial... where's our Potions Master that trusts no one?

I also find it a little surprising that Severus hasn’t considered
that the Lassi requiescamus, as
a compulsive curse, might be responsible for his illness since he apparently
hadn’t seen Miranda for a few days. Following her comment at the end of the
chapter about him not being contagious, I’d think he would see it as a
possibility.

Is Severus so
accustomed to being used by Albus and Riddle that he would accept being used by
Miranda, too? His admitting to HG that he’s always been aware of Miranda’s lack
of emotional investment in their ‘relationship’, certainly didn’t win any
points with Hermione! That probably pointed out to her that he wouldn’t have
been interested in a true relationship with her either, since he doesn’t seem
to care. So, IS the sex all he’s interested in? Where’s that ‘right vs.
easy’ business come in with that?

Hmmm, is Miranda simply looking for him to sire a child on
her? A child that could be passed off as her husband’s and used as a constant
point of revenge against him? (I’ve not seen any contraceptive potions or spells
being used yet.) Or are all her actions simply based on, ‘because she can’,
with no actual reasoning behind them?

Curious twists and turns to be puzzled out lead to
long-winded comments! ♥

hmmmm

Boy, this story is a real trigger for me. I have had both this version of Severus and a Miranda in my life and it brings a lot of emotion back that I hoped that I would not feel again. That isn't your fault, understand, I have the chioce to read or not to read, I am telling you this to let you know how good your writing is with your ability to make the reader feel what your story wants them to feel.

Just one question...will this ever be a HG/SS story? or will it be SS/OC? If it works out to be SS/HG I will try to stick with it. It's a great story.

Severus is truely an ass.  But Miranda is right--guilt is not catching...  She's in no danger since she has no conscience.

Excellent dramma.

Oh crap, I wonder if Severus's illness was caused by Miranda?