great chapter!  can't wait for another!

Noooooooo! She can't die, not now! Please! And to think I'll have to wait for a month to know if she survives or not. VERY VERY BAD AUTHOR!!!!!

I was left thinking that poor Severus could use a break about now...I know that you always update a quickly as possible, so I'll keep my begging short. As always, I wish you happy writing.

Oh pleasepleasepleaseplease let Severus cure work. I dont want any more bad news. I had tears in my eyes when the Granger's said they were taking a leave of absence. So much uncertainy. I think I will make you a crown. I will say "Queen of suffering" If I add sequences and sparkles will you wear it? 

That was so cool! I loved the arthimancy part of the chapter and Hermione's self talk, Vector's rules to be followed, why we dont recycle parchment. All excellent world building! Bravo

Crossing my fingers the curse doesn't mutate again! 

Oh Oh! Is it really just stress for Severus or is the virus mutating to attack wizards and preventing them from procreating?  Will it be the demise of the wizarding population?

Poor Severus, but who is caring for Lucius? :)

Too much stress for Severus.  Poor things.  I still just want to hug them.

very painful...the hope and the uncertainty.  wonderful update.  thanks and smoochies

A ghost like plauge that is ever changing. Good grief they have a huge job in front of them to cure this beast. I hope the portrait will help. Im trying to think of ways to avoid a ML assuming they can end the plague. Cannot come up with a thing. Good thing you are writing this and not me!

i would be very interested to meet lucius' ancestor the famous arithmancier.  do we get to?  great update.  thanks and mucho smoochies

Dolores was possibly a Brennan, too funny!  It would seem to me that HG & SS might realize [or even LM] that if the Dark Lord had the knowledge to kill off Muggleborn girls, that he would not have hesitated to utilize this 'disease' while he was still alive.  Since DU is such an advocate of Voldemort's doctrines and obviously not afflicted by the disease, I would look there, eh?The observations HG made upon seeing the samples in the microscope were interesting.   "It was shaped more like some sort of virus, but ghostly, as if it was some sort of illusion." Sounds like it is a magically created or altered malady.  Your Lucius cracks me up! He seems to just naturally avoid anything that might help build character.  But then, he has quite enough character as it is!

I hope to see an interesting scene between Lucuis's ancestor-portrait, the Arithmancer, and Muggle-born Hermione.  Your story is imaginatve and still holding my (usually Malfoy-hating) interest.  Best of Luck in your studies.  My daughter is in her final semester, slaving over her senior project and preparing for her (music major) recital as well.  So as a mom I say, "school first! We'll wait."

Like Hermione I'm praying the Gods that everything will turn out good for the Wizarding world. And she can experience pregnancy even if it's just once.

What a nasty bug Severus is trying to deal with.  I loved how the chapter started and I also enjoyed Lucius's suggestions.  His acceptance of muggle borns will be quite interesting to watch.

Thank you for the new chapter!  I hope real life settles down for you a little at uni.I enjoyed seeing Lucius visit his beloved aviary again.  Hair loss was a forbidden topic under his roof — ROFL!!  Still, Lucius still needs to get rid of his Pensive porn before Hermione finds it first. Slughorn's pig Patronus — very fitting! I wonder if Severus can get Umbridge to "donate" blood samples; I can't imagine Fudge marrying a man, and Umbridge must know how she is able to keep immune.Thanks again for updating, and I'll be waiting for whenever you can post next.

I like the Arithmancy experts all being witches. :)

So much going on.  Those poor people.

This is a smart and interesting story. I, for one, am willing to be patient with the wait in between chapters. Just so long as it isn't abandoned altogether. I am always excited to see a new one come up. Good luck with your schooling!

Oh this new development will certainly crimp all the pure-blood elitists! All wizards will have to marry a Muggle-born! Interesting. Hopefully Severus will find a cure. I'm beginning to doubt it. Unicorn blood perhaps? freely given?

This story is so riveting and compelling.  Hermione's banter with Lucius makes a nice counterpoint to the nail-biting suspense.  

Ah, well at least Hermione's relatively safe if she does the Arithmancy in private, but she's still vulnerable to the plague.Interesting revelation that the magic is trying to correct the problem, but being overridden.  Looking forward to seeing how it is all resolved!

It is quite a complex web you are weaving here. I will be very interested in how you resolve this plot.

Glad to see this one's back. How many more bouts of the plague before the story ends?