that was a brilliant and well written fic, and i thought all your song choices were wonderful. great read!

this is a wonderful story

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How do you tell someone that they make your life worth living without sounding foolish?

The song lyrics only served to show the juvenile nature of the author, but the rest of the fic was fluffy and enjoyable enough for me not to bring that up.

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“I shouldn’t have yelled at you, the other day. Don’t let me make you cry.”
She was in his arms before he could blink. “It’s not you making me cry,” she murmured against his chest. “Well, it is you – but not the way you think. I just…I don’t know what I need to do to show you how…you’re not the awful man you seem to think you are.”

“You’re a dichotomy and a mystery. "

He’s found a new life with her. He thinks he’s going to keep it.

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He would give her his body, but he refused to give her his heart. He refused to make himself any more vulnerable to her than he already was. Besides, he didn’t have a heart to give.

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She was quickly becoming part of the fabric of his existence, her voice weaving in and out amongst the interminable minutes of the day, bringing color to a life that had always seemed to him somewhat colorless. It was disconcerting, to say the least...He feared that when she finally decided she had had enough of his silences and moods, she would leave and his life would unravel before his eyes.

He refused to miss her. He didn’t need her. He was glad she was gone.

If it was her goal to show him how empty and friendless his life was, she had accomplished that already. The longer she stayed the worse it would be when she finally left him and got on with her life. And when she did leave, everyone would know. They would know that he – Severus Snape – ex-Death Eater and bastard – had somehow let a mere slip of a girl become the center of his life and they would laugh at him.

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What a load of rubbish! You really should look at suing them for defamation of character.”

As if you would ever need to drug me with potions to get me to spend more time with you. It’s just silly.”

She certainly was a beautiful girl. He wondered when that had happened, because he recalled a time – not so long ago – when he had thought of her solely as a bushy-haired harridan.

Hermione sighed. “I was wondering…last night, at The Three Broomsticks – you didn’t bother trying to defend yourself against what every one was saying. Why?”
He didn’t respond for the longest time. “Why should I?” he eventually replied. “It won’t make a difference.”

“As did I.” His voice was soft and grim. “Why should I be able to walk around freely, to continue working at this school, when I chose to join Voldemort in the first place? The things I did are no less worse than the things Malfoy did, in the end. People are right to detest me. I’ve never been punished for what I did.”

“Has it occurred to you I prefer my solitude? I like being alone, Hermione.”
“**.”
“Pardon me?”
“You don’t prefer being alone, you just tell yourself you do.”

" Besides, didn’t you enjoy yourself last night, despite the fact we were surrounded by a bunch of vapid, gossiping, narrow-minded idiots? I know I did - when you actually start talking, you’re a stimulating conversationalist.”

He fell asleep, dreaming of her and her soft voice, and in his dreams he realized he was happy.

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"However, I did return my Order of Merlin in protest.”
The angry tirade he was about to let loose caught in his throat. “You what?”
The girl smiled at him, “I told them to take their medal back, and that I would be more then happy to accept it after they publicly acknowledged your efforts in the war, sir.”

You were more important to the war effort then anybody, I think – even maybe Harry. It was you putting your life on the line every time you answered a summons.

“Well, that was an interesting class today,” she would grin at him brightly. “Who would have thought there were other Neville Longbottoms out there?” She said the name rather fondly, while he shuddered and made a silent mental note to throw salt over his shoulder at some point during the day to erase the bad karma saying the dolt’s name in class could cause.

"How in the world have you managed to keep anyone from blowing themselves and the school up for more than twenty years?”

“You are like water torture, Hermione,” he growled.
“Yes, I know,” she agreed happily. “Now, about that drink…”

“Sometimes I think you were sorted into the wrong house, Hermione. Memorizing facts that can be used to blackmail people into doing what you want is very Slytherin.”

Hermione, for her part, seemed quite capable of ignoring everything around them – including the horrified looks frequently sent her way. Everyone recognized them of course; Hermione Granger, part of the triumvirate that had saved them all from Voldemort and Severus Snape, the black-hearted bastard who should have died with the rest of the Death Eaters.

“You should all be ashamed of yourself, treating one of the greatest heroes of the war this way, as if he were a pariah. What did you do during the war? I don’t recall seeing any of your faces at the final battle, or any of the battles before hand, working for either side. It’s much easier to have convictions when they’re no longer needed."

you overgrown pile of putrescent flesh,

“You should remove those rose-colored glasses of yours, Hermione. I’m not a nice man.”
Hermione smirked at this statement, “Whoever said you were nice? Trust me, Severus – I’m under no illusions as to what you had to do during your tenure as a spy for the Order.

this story is so beautiful and descriptive. I love it!! haha I was listening to a song "lonely day" while reading this and I thought of severus.

I Know That If Someone Ever Told me They Loved Me I Would Run. I Know Because I Froze And Started Laughing When My Ex Told Me. This Story Is My Perfect Relationship. Hermione Has My Perfect Relationship.

YYWKMN.

I love this story! When ever I read a chapter of this story I have to listen to Did you think by Adrina Thorpe. It is a great song. You should really check it out!

Bye

I think you mean "absolution" as opposed to "ablution".

This is an interesting read, a different plot in my opinion then most SS/HG stories but still great!

Wonderfully romantic story. Thanks!

Ah, lovely. And you know what's best? I /believe/ it, such is probably what I look for most and fully appreciate it (because they can be few and far between). Again, lovely job. Happy writing and hope all's well on your side of the internet.