I knew it was coming, but it's nice to see the connection between Claudia/Lily/Hermione in Severus's heart unfold.

Some men would have lost their reason for less.

what a summary of the events of the first three books.......mind blowing..... so concise and yet covers everything.....waiting for the next installment!!!!!

Oh,great chapter!I loved how you used the first three books(good times,good times)Your story keeps me on my toes and I can't wait for the next chapter!

This is good, very good. You have him completely unbalanced with good cause.

Very interesting, shifting between the past and present!  I like the way you accounted for Snape's mental instability in PoA.

great chapter , I like the way you have interwoven all the characters.

now he is paying for his sins, so to speak, but how long will he have to pay?

well I guess that had to be coming, she was never going to be a dutiful pureblood death eater wife was she?

very interesting .... hmm now I wonder what is in store for them?

This was a very moving chapter.  I thought you captured Severus' bitterness quite well.  I am eager to find out how this story is going to progress.

my God.... so the second woman is the child hermione and the third the adult hermione!!! brilliant but then u said three women... this is kinda cheating.......i.e if the third woman is the adult hermione....the way this story is going there is no knowing.....thank God the next chapter is in queue......

What an interesting perspective to Severus' past.  Entirely believable and well presented.  Irish

So, Hermione the child is the second woman. Hermione the woman for the third part?

brilliant.......am really waiting for more.......i wonder who the woman in part 2 will be!!!!!!!

I'm surprised as well that Severus wasn't punished more severely. So, who's the woman of the second part?

Hey, just thought I'd let you know, the original version of "Hurt" was done by Trent Reznor not Trent Razor. Just thought I'd try to help out before you get psycho NIN fans out to kill you for getting it wrong...And I really like your story so far.

my God.... i am shocked......he just killed claudia like that (or rather you did as u are the author)...... well i know which one of my speculations is correct now.......ok this is a real wild idea i had but since hermione and claudia are so similar, and severus and claudia were together for two years, i was just kinda thinking that maybe say after the first few times could claudia have gotten pregnant but not told severus and borne the child in secret, handed over the child to some say muggle relaitons/ friends.... as in kept the whole thing secret and that child is hermione???? i know this not possible especiallyas it seems that claudia was never really out of severus' presence and definitely not out of the rpesence of the other slytherins..... but claudia and hermione are toooooooo alike and hermione is a really brilliant and powerful witch..... so just a thought ....especially during the time severus could not come and meet her too often and all.....still i guess the third and final woman in his life will be hermione.....who will remind him too much of claudia.... guess u have also laid down the premise for severus' sheer anger at being called a coward by harry at the end of the sixth book.......btw i loved that scene between lily and claudia in the previous chapter... it was really good and i especially liked the fact that lily feels that she could have felt true love for severus ahd he chosen a different path and nto distanced himself from her in a manner of speaking..... that is the way i imagine lily....... not like the insensitive bitch some of the fanfics show her to be.....

What a punch to the gut!  The fact that Voldemort killed her with the greatest aplomb is appalling, as was the fact that Severus had offered to run off with Lily Potter (of course, I've always imagined he would have done something like that before returning to Dumbledore).  So, now Severus has another reason, besides Lily, to turn against his master.  Very interesting!  Looking forward to more!

Well, it's a bit late for Severus to show remorse, isn't it? He's been so cold with her, lying to her, misleading her, and now, he realises? I hope he'll suffer a lot!I suppose the fact that Claudia was killed by an AK that sent her over the balcony is the bit you thought I would notice?

ok i'm really liking this story of urs as well.... which is nothing new to me as i have enjoyed all your stories thus far.a thought just occurred to me while reading this chapter.... especially as it shows up under potions under duress and malfoy manor...... i might be completely wrong... but are u by any chance going to show hermione as severus's daughter  whom he never knows (maybe because claudia leaves him)or maybe as only claudia' daughter (again because claudia leaves him).... cause claudia and hermione seem to have too much in common... the hair and all...... and moreover the last line of this chapter also kinda seems to hint at that??? of course according to me only after claudia leaves him or is taken away from him will he realise how much he cared for her......or are u gonna show a romance between severus and hermione where hermione reminds him constantly of claudia..... is claudia going to live or die... i guess i'll have to wait for the answers as the story progresses...... just wanted to bounce my speculaitons off u... let me know if any of them is correct!!!!!!!cant wait to read it further......

This a good story,Claudia sounds a lot like Hermione,so i'm trying to figure out how she fits in.I'd love to know if shes a daughter or someone who reminds Severus of Claudia?Any witch way it is I can't wait till the next chapter.

It would haunt him? One wonder how *wink*