The best choice is always a better prospect than the second best.

I'm glad she didn't choose George.  Any of the Weasley brothers would be to painful, I would think. 

Talk about putting your audience through the wringer!  Last second reprieve, yay!

heheehe.  "I am here merely as a counsel, of sorts."  Little does he know! 

oh man...you killed off ron....i am quite intrigued.

Though Hermione frustrated the hell out of me on many an occasion, I really enjoyed the story and I'll have to go and read the sequel.

Just love how you have kept Hermione in character! Most MLC have her portrayed as a wimp! Well done!

I really like your take on the marriage law challenge! 

“Remus, you may eat your bride.”*ROFL* I laughed till I cried! It just took me so off guard! Lovely line and wonderful story!

Brilliant, absolutley bloody brilliant :)

wonderful story....i really enjoyed it. (swoons over snape)

Great story! I was intranced and read it all at one sitting. Of course now I'll be up all night doing my homework, since I completely didn't do and read instead! lol

What happened to Sev? o.o

and who is Minnie? 

Ah, that was highly enjoyable!

Oh God!  That is so friggin romantic!  Off to read the sequel.  Live long and prosper, Titania

How bittersweet, yet realistic... I like Hermione's question regarding whether she used the best spell... who said that a peaceful life is the best (or the most condusive for passion...)

Imagine Harry and Ginny having a grandson that is worse than Percy and the Minister of Magic!!!

BTW... How old is Minerva!!!

I just had a thought for a sequel bringing in Kingsley and his voice... what if, after learning the truth about her faulty charm work and of course, assuming that Severus is dead (of old age)... Hermione gets her hands on another time turner and doesn't make the same mistake with her charmed parchment... and lived her life again, with a twist, as you can't bring back someone who is already dead...

I've been waiting for this story to be complete before I started reading.  I started reading it this morning and couldn't stop!  I'm very glad that things worked out in the end.  There were some great lines for everyone in this. 

I had a suspicion that the Minerva mentioned in the epilogue was Hermione's daughter.  Though it took reading the reviews until it was confirmed.  

Thank you so very much for sharing this story with us.  ~Clara 

I've been enjoying this from the beginning - well done and thanks for sharing a wonderful story.

You're evil... playing with us until I felt that every avenue was exhausted.... it was great... right down to his proposal and asking Remus to be his best man... I sure hope that you are planning the sequel... By the way, you never explained the hints that someone was with Hermione throughout the day... the movement she thought she saw in Minerva's room, the feeling that someone came with her through the door into the common room... I felt that it was Snape, either with an invisibility cloak on or some kind of invisibility charm...

Thanks for the most enjoyable story... As to your Author Note... it may have been quite interesting if the rich voice had been Kingsley's, especially if this was just part way through the story and we could see what happens with them... (I am shocked that I feel this way, being a die-hard Severus/Hermione fan...)

Now, I'm off to read the epilogue...

Thank you for a wonderful story.  I like the epilogue of this story.  Letters between friends.  Looking for future stories from you. Patty

Wonderful ending. Great job Avery!

That was lovely although I would have hexed AD but good. Tell me did they ever have any kids of their own?

A wonderful story...I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of it...Thank you for taking the time to "put pen to paper" to provide us HG/SS junkies an excellent fix...Congrats on a job well done!!

Wonderful tale, Avery!!  I love the way you made the point that a successful marriage is work.  (And if there was no underlying theme, then I just read that into it, don't mind me.)  *grin*  Excellent job, and I can't wait for your next one!

GG

Thank you for that brief glimpse. That is all very sweet. I like that Severus wasn't truly a perfect match for her, but they fell in-love and were happy. Sad that he's dead before Minerva, though. Minerva is well over 35 yrs older than him. Are you still planning a sequel???