You just have to continue writing this. Seeing that it's already quite old you'll probably not continue writing (I know this part of leaving a story unfinished and never returning to it quite well myself) but it would be nice if you could drop me a line if you ever consider adding more chapters (or if maybe more chapters exist elsewhere). You have the most beautiful writing style, I just love your Snape and it would be nice to find out how the story continues.

You have... probably the most beautiful writing style I've ever seen on and I feel privileged to have found your writing. I just finished the first chapter and I'm off to read the second -- can't wait to read more updates, too! Adding you to alerts and favs, and this story to alerts and favs too.

Man, your descriptions are making shivers go up and down my spine... e! It's just BEAUTIFUL. Love love love!!

I am very intruiged

please update soon

You write with a lot of detail- I can feel smell and see your story - good

You've got to continue this!!

A very enjoyable story thus far. I'd love to see you continue it. Your writing style flows easily, and your characterizations seem on par. Keep it up!

I command you to continue this fic! Right now! Come on, I really like the start of this story and it *really* should continue...Pretty please? ;)

This was another great chapter, though I'm sad that there was no Snape in it. I did, however, love the pea-stealing plant and its feud with Mad-Eye Moody. Stupid Moody...being mean to my Severus...

Very strong portrayals of all of the characters (and I loved Professor Sinistra's postcard from the beach). I'm looking forward to meeting Hermione's roomate, and I hope they'll become friends. Also, there should be more Snape. Right now.

I adore your writing so far, and I beg you to update more as soon as you're able. I most particularly love your portrayals of Dumbledore and Snape, so I'll cross my fingers for lots more of the both of them.

Wow. This was an utterly amazing chapter. I love your characterization of Snape, which takes the complexities and glimpses we've seen in the books and brings them to life. I particularly liked your portrayal of the relationship between Snape and Dumbledore. Snape's reluctance to let Dumbledore know the extent of his pain betrays his own desire to shield the headmaster from what he couldn't change but would still feel guilty over.

I think that my favorite line in this chapter was Severus' admonition to himself "You did not return for mercy. Move on." It truly drove home the sheer amount of courage he has, to walk into hell of his own knowledge. I got all choked up at this point. I love that guy. He's a sarcastic, mean-tempered, cynical bastard and still is one of the most heroic characters in that world.

It's like what Mundungus42 said:
Chapter 1 was the scene that I always wanted to read.
I love your writting style. Chapter 1 was fantastic and Chapter 2 moved into the story beautifully. I like that you put Remus, Sirius and the whole gang on it too giving us little insights on their personas. Even if the SS/HG mentorship is what I want to read I truly expect you to keep writting scenes with Hermione and the rest of the staff. With your writting skills it should be very interesting to see dear 'Mione interacting with the grown ups. Specially with this bunch of adults.
Oh, and I too believe that Hermione started to lean some Slytherin tendencies. Your writting of her seems quite in character. Well done and I can't wait for more.

Oh, and I'm truly curious about this Arida Zakari girl. ;)

These two chapters were really very wonderful to read. The first introductory chapter, gave a good idea of what you hope to accomplish. The second really wonderfully moved into that story. The confrontations in the second were very amusing with Remus, Sirius and Peeves. The next confrontation of Mad Eye with Albus was chilling. I have heard people surmise, Snape is in this only for his self. To see it written so well, was great. It was amazing to observe Albus' reactions and instantanious defence of his man.
Really I cannot wait until the next posting, though I know I must be patient!

I loved chapter One. Chapter Two was light and entertaining. Your style of writing draws me in. As for Hermione, I don't think that there was enough to really get a fell for her. She is 14-15ish? Yes she would watch and size up the situation, and would catch some of the sublties of Dumbledore's glances. Where ever you choose to take her as long as you justify it, I'll believe it.

On a side note, I believe canon Hermione has started leaning toward Slythrin tendencies. Major example being in book five where she uses the centaurs against Umbridge.
She seems to understand people and what makes them tick to some extent. I see her friendship with Harry and Ron still being at arms lentgh. She would be loyal to a fault, but never really feel like she belongs. The story of her life actually.

*awed silence*

This is the scene I've always wanted to read.

Update as soon as your perfectionist self will let you!

'But Snape knew that frequently-donned masks often melded with the reality beneath, becoming both wholly genuine and perfectly innate.'

*Yes.* *Exactly.*

No time to leave a detailed review now, so I'll just say that I enjoyed it very much, and that it had a sense of naturalness and reality that I've rarely encountered in fanfic that tries to deal with Snape's Job. I was also excited to see the note in the summary that this is a mentorship fic -- because I think it's a damned pity that there aren't more of those for Snape/Granger. May yours go well in further chapters, and serve as an inspiration for others!

Oh thank god. Severus fanfiction that is actually *good*. I love you.

Your writing style is quite good-- detailed enough to give us a good picture of what's going on without making the reader feel as if she's slogging through mud. Severus is also very much in character, to my gratified astonishment. I cannot wait until your next update-- and I'm putting this story on my favorites list.

Good start with strong possibilities. The voices are firmly within character for all five main participants and there is enough description and dialogue that the whole thing seems well balanced. Moreover, the tone of the prose is well fashioned as the vocabulary.