I couldn't stop reading long enough to review each chapter and for that, I am sorry.  This is powerfully written and imagined.  I am so very impressed and moved by the hope and the hurt and the desperation in Severus and in Hermione, young though she is in this tale.  I also really like how you weave the tale in with the canon timeline.  And how I wish that Hermione could find the little blue bottle, remember it, administer it and save him in time. *sniff

Sad. Beautiful. The way it had to end. Poor Severus.

 Oh to die with such suffering; imagining that more terrors could be coming while you are helpless. It is all so sad it makes my heart hurt.

I think this was the perfect ending. It would have changed the entire tone of the piece had you provided some sort of recognition with Harry or breakdown by Hermione.

Yes, it was a very sad ending, but I think Severus found peace in the end and sometimes that's the best you can hope for.

"All he knows is this: as long as he thinks of the scent of honey, there is light enough within him to call forth a Patronus, despite what role he played in darkening the world so that young as they are, radiant as they are, both women have had terrible cause to cast one."This was GORGEOUS! I really hate to see it end...your style for this was so poignant and raw and perfect. You have a gift for angst. *hurries off, recently minionised, to read the rest of your work.

Oh, poor Sev.  I really feel bad for him. 

He's really, really been hurting inside, hasn't he? The poor guy. Very powerful.

I am really going to enjoy reading this again straight through after it is completed. It is torturing me to not know the ending!!

another wonderful chapter thank you

This was powerful, angst-ridden, desperate, and HOT! I love the inner dialogue Snape has with himself and he is just shocked with Hermione's reaction to his advances, even in his fantasies.Livvy

This is INCREDIBLE! You have his character just so...SO! I'm in awe...and while you may not own the Potterverse, after that last chapter you certainly own me! Very well done!

Excellent chjapter. Great lemons and a hefty dollop of pathos. My heart is bleeding for Sev! Poor Sev. :'(

Not sure if I have reviewed any of the earlier chapters. If not, an 'excellent!' to all of them. You can't keep your eyes away from those two characters, even though you know there's disaster waiting to happen.

I can't even begin to sort through all the thoughts running through my head after this chapter. It was positively amazing. You have slipped so deep into his character; it's like watching two trains approaching each other, knowing there is no point to even hitting the brakes or trying to stop because there is no where else to go but together.

Great chapter, I just hope we will be able to continue in this fan fiction world.

Powerful chapter.

So fucking beautiful.

crying

Astounding, breathtaking. Just...brilliant. Thank you.

That was one of the best fanfics I've ever read, in any universe and in any genre. Truly. It has painted so vivid a picture in my mind that I doubt I will ever forget it. It's absolutely brilliant. Thank you for taking the time to write it and share it with us.

Strong stuff. Very sensual with all these smells that are almost a taste sensation. The way his memories and inner voice are drifting in and out of focus and to know there is an antidote right there...and still, no, he couldn't be safed in your story. The vineyard as a safe harbour will have to be utilised in another story. Extremely well done, thank you!

As horribly DH compliant this might be, it is magnificently crafted. His desperate chants really tore my heart. Thank you for bringing voice to Severus' death that JKR couldn't.  In my heart, this isn't his true end :-)

Wow. I am still breathless. Last chapter left my throat tight, I almost couldn't bear him saying "Put me in a tree". And while I am utterly sad that the end is not so cheerful, I feel it is the right one. He could only be redeemed by his own death. *ducks and hides from fans with flaming torches*Wonderful writing!

Many thanks for this incredible fascinating poetic work.