*sniff*

*sniff*

Awwwwwww!

*lips chewed*

*fingernails non-existant*

his brown hair

WAAAAAAAAH! Poor Teddy.

But ... It was irrational, but she felt betrayed, and she was not ready to forgive and forget.

It's not irrational, and she *had* been betrayed. Dill that he was.

*gasp*

Ok, I can't breathe. My heart is breaking with hers, and it's worse that Teddy knows too...

Breathtaking ending!  I'd read the one that came before this for the quiz, and I really wanted to know what heppened to Abigail Snape (love that name and Benjamin for what it means).  I loved the way the grandmothers told the histories, especially the way it made Abigail realize that she was being like Lily instead of her parents. Brilliant!

I've once again spent three hours reading all of the Living Legacy saga and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Look Me in the Eyes is still the only story that really makes me cry. Thank you once again for these gems!!gab

Yanno I think this may need an epilogue.  One showing their wedding and Severus giving away the bride to "the blue haired Casenova" cheers.  Irish

I enjoy the conclusion very much. I would even hope for an epilogue in which they marry one another.I just wonder one thing. Severus said that "Only one of them was conceived the old fashioned way. The other was a direct result of ‘nocturnal activities.’" I must say I'm slightly curious about that...

*mwahaha* the betting thing was awesome - of course Minnie would have agreed! Too sad you let her die, though - she's my second favourite character, but I think I can forgive you for creating Abigail *wide grin*
Lovely story!

Author's Response: I adore Minerva, but I was aiming for some symmetry with this piece (the two previous trips to the garden were on happy occassions and ended poorly, so I needed an unhappy occassion to end well).  I'm weird that way. LOL

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story, especially Abigail, and thank you for the lovely comments! :)

I just love it how you integrate the other characters as well, as Eileen and Andromeda. Your recital of Remus' and Tonks' relationship is really good, and the tale of the "mudblood-affair" awesome! I completely agree, too, that Lily's feelings for him must have been much less intense as his towards her. Great chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you so much!  I'm so glad you enjoyed this chapter -- I really spent a lot of time getting it just right. 

Thank you! :)

It's just so easy to make these kind of misktakes... my heart went out to both of them, but ah! so stupid... *g*

Author's Response: It really is. And don't you just want to throttle them?  LOL 

Thank you!

Lovely! So nice to read about Teddy, and what an interesting daughter for Severus you have created! Abigail is one of the few names I would have chosen, too. It would be lovely to know more about her, apart from this interesting story.

Author's Response: Thank you!  I'm glad you enjoyed Teddy and that you liked Abigail.  She was a lot of fun to create, so it's very satisfying to hear that you'd like to know more about her. :)

A beautiful and perfect ending..................or should we say beginning for Abigail and Teddy.Bravo!

Not enjoyed, LOVED the conclusion!!! I've been thinking about this story quite a lot over the past week, and I'm soo glad you finally updated, but still very sad to see another story from the LL-universe end.Great work!!!gab

When she wouldn't go over and sit with him at the funeral I felt like taking her by the scruff of the neck and leading her over there to sit by Teddy.  Which means sshg316 we just get so involved in your stories.  Rest in Peace Minerva.  Wonderful ending! 

So all's well that ends well! Of course we expected that, but you still made it interesting to read, even without any sex - a good story doesn't necessarily need that. Thanks for sharing!

YAY! *claps a lot* (LOL at that). Wonderful ending! So glad they got together, not that it was a terrible surprise. Loved the bet, the way Snape lost. CLASSIC. :DGreat job!

Ah, such a beautiful ending:-) I love happy endings, but in this case I think the fact the Severus betted, and lost (or won:-)) 100 galleons was priceless, especially since the two ladies found such pleassure in it:-))

SQUEE!  This chapter was just lovely!  I loved the meeting of their eyes at the funeral, and the way she took him by the hand to explain everything, and the way the grandmothers were betting, and the way Severus embarrassed Hermione, and, and... I loved it all!  I really liked this line a lot: "The thought sent a spasm of pain through his body, spreading from its centre of origin, the space that resided over his heart, to the ends of his fingers and toes."This was such a sweet, delightful story!

He pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger. “She cracked, didn’t she?”Oh, Severus! You fell for that sucker bet? Never bet with two women as terrifyingly good at reading people as Andromeda and Eileen. You gave me my happy ending! Granted you made me work for it.~Sniffle.~(No, those are not tears in my eyes. It's allergy season. And I have something on my contact lens.)But at least you made it worth all the pain and angst with a very sweet final embrace. Now it's just poor Severus, literally poor Severus! At least he still has Hermione to console him. Not to mention those nocturnal activities.

“It’s time to grovel, my dear. I do hope your knees are up to the task.”Oh, I love your Grandie Andromeda! Such a wise woman. Eileen tilted her head to the side. “Nicely avoided, but it won’t work. What happened … specifically?” she asked with a pointed stare.Why do I think Eileen and Andromeda could be the best of friends? Nothing gets by either one of them.~Scurries off in search of that happy ending.~

That was a beautiful and intense conclusion of a marvellous fiction! Hope to see more of your talent soon!!

There had been too many people at the reception, too much chatter and laughter … too much joy.Abigail is so very much her father's daughter. haunted by the memory of him standing in Molly Weasley’s garden, his brown hair clearly visible in the moonlight.Careful what you wish for, Teddy. You wanted brown hair like your father, but at what price? Now it's poor Teddy! Or so it seems.

Oh, poor, sweet Abigail! Unrequited love just plain sucks. I adore her father's response to her grief. Solid support and comfort to soothe her wounded heart. Beautifully written. Seems like Teddy's got a little thinking to do.~Scurries off to chapter 2.~

I knew it! And hee, Severus is wrong this time. Lovely ending to a sweet story!