I confess that, if given the choice, I prefer to be sarcastic rather than to seem stupid. -- Yep, that's our boy.I have abandoned both my worthless soul and my black, cruel heart many long years ago, being certain that I am better off without them. Therefore, it is surprisingly painful to realise that now, when it is far too late, I could do with a little heart and at least a small piece of my soul. I would give both to you...I growl only because otherwise I would start begging.::snif::VERY nice indeed!

Hurrah! I gather that this is the letter. *Beams* Lovely.

This is so cool! The Letter does tend to be rather soppy and drivel on a little bit; rather pathetic for Snape! But I could see he gushing his guts out in a letter he did not intend to give her. And his confessions of stalking her and suggesting she strengthen her wards ... if he had the opportunity, would he cherish her? Or would he be wicked with her? I, being one who does not accept that Ron and Hermione should ever be togeter, there is a world of possibility here. And in that, what I liked best is the ending. Pitching a letter into a fire in a magical place is inviting it to be delivered to the addressed party. The imagination runs wild with this!

Wonderful story!

Severus has a heart of gold, and yet he cannot see this in himself. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he were to have a change of heart about himself, and allow his love for Hermione to be known to her? Now I must read the sequal, "Another Love Letter." I like your stories.Beth

A bit OOC in strict canon but great writing, and well I'm a sucker for this anyway. I am off to read the next part. :-)

Very beautiful!  SAdly it is more likely than the happy-ending stories we love to read.  I see a number of reviewers had the same idea i did, of a house elf delivering the letter.  I don't usually ask for more chapters when a story is marked done, but I am delighted to read in your replies to other reviews that you have a sequel coming along!

Bittersweet and sad... poor Severus.

That is a one-shot?  AAAAAAGH.  Now, don't get me wrong, I really loved it, although he is stalking the poor woman, but I believe it would also make a good beginning to a longer story.  But then again, I'm all for happy endings, and I don't think Hermione would really marry Ron.

"I long to be near you, to see and touch the books you own....". If anying proves these two are soul mates, this quote does. Since the letter didn't burn could we have a sequel where a house-elf finds it and delivers it to Hermione? After all, Ron would only want to touch her books to move them to make way for a quiddich poster.

"I long to be near you, to see and touch the books you own....". If anying proves these two are soul mates, this quote does. Since the letter didn't burn could we have a sequel where a house-elf finds it and delivers it to Hermione? After all, Ron would only want to touch her books to move them to make way for a quiddich poster.

Beautifully written.

I would leap away from Ron and straight into Severus' arms if he wrote me such a letter *sigh*

That was great and I love how you left it with the letter not being destroyed.  Leaves open the possibility that it could somehow find its way into Hermione's hands. 

You ARE already writing a sequel, right/ Somehow the house elf finds the letter and brings it to Hermione?Please? Pretty please???This was WONDERFUL:) Gave me goose bumps and shivers:)Warm regardsFizzabella

You ARE already writing a sequel, right? Somehow the house elf finds the letter and brings it to Hermione?IT CAN'T END HERE!!!!Please? Pretty please???This was WONDERFUL:) Gave me goose bumps and shivers:)Warm regardsFizzabella

Oh man, let her find the letter! Or another letter since he burned this one. Maybe she has Harry's map and knows Severus is watching her, following her. She'd like it, I'm sure.

*pokes for a sequel in Hermione's POV*

Nice suffering, very touching. I notice the letter wasn't destroyed though. What if a helpful house elf found it whilst cleaning the fire place and decided to deliver it? How would dear miss Granger react, I wonder? Maybe there could be a sequel to this?

I like the fact that he didn't give her the letter.  Severus was always prideful, and perhaps, he will garnish the courage to try to live again.

omg is there gonna be a sequel????

Heart-rending. The poor man! I think you need to write us a sequel with a *cough* happy ending *cough*.

So sad!  For many years, ever since the release of OotP, I've been unable to see Severus Snape as anything other than a tragic figure.  It's clear that Lily was just about the only person who ever showed him kindness or affection -- DH certainly demonstrated that Dumbledore wasn't quite as compassionate towards him as some fanfiction writers have portrayed him as being.  People like Severus who were neglected and bullied as children often grow up believing on some level that they must not be good enough to deserve being loved (as this Severus clearly does not) or at the very least that other people are more often than not a source of pain rather than pleasure -- it's not to hard to see how Severus might have developed a nasty and sarcastic personality, either deliberately or unconsciously, in order to keep other people at a distance so that they can't get close enough to hurt him.  I hope that this story has a sequel in which Hermione proves Severus wrong...but I also know that at least in real life, many stories like this don't have a happy ending.

Well, that ending just screams for sequel, doesn't it?

Maybe a happy one?

Please??

gab

Oh wow! That was intense! I like that you left uncertainty at the end - the letter didn't burn. It didn't seem to go through the floo, though, so we'll have to hope for a house elf. I wonder what she'd think of it. You really communicated despair and self-loathing and obsession... I wonder if this Snape could have a healthy relationship. Are you going to continue?  I'd love to see more. Thanks!

Oh, he leaves the room and it doesn't burn.... Are you continuing this? Does Dobby or some other house elf deliver this by accident trying to 'help' the potions master. Oooooh.... please write a second chapter with Hermione's reaction.... I just can't wait! Hugs, Muggle Mom

Sweet, touching! How about a sequel from Hermione's POV? (In which she doubts her feelings about Ron, preferably?)