If telling Bella that he might not have killed Dumbledore would immediatly kill him, and he wanted so very desperatly to die, wouldn't that eventually override keeping it a secret? It would mean that Dumbles could go back to the Order (if he learned that the Death Eaters knew).

I had planned on reading carefully and writing reviews for each chapter. Didn't happen. I got caught up and swept along and just couldn't make myself stop.

The last few chapters I missed Lynsey, but I was absorbed by the explanations - behavior and motivation. The conversation between Snape and Lupin was amazing.

The notes indicated a sequel was planned for 2006. I'm going to look for it next because I'm not ready to let Snape or Lynsey go.

The story just gets better. Interesting action and interaction, and well written.

The notes are fantastic. I can google for the stuff I don't get, but its always better if the author provides the background and explains the mindset, and they are also well put together.

Okay. Wow? Because it really is, but it seems like there should be something better - more descriptive? Oh well, inability to find the right words is one of the reasons I'm not an author.

I found your name listed as one of Marbleglove's favorite authors. Love the bio information and notes - very articulate.

The first chapter is informative and exciting, which isn't easy. Looking forward to more.

I wasn't encouraged to read this fic a long while ago when it first came out, but I read and greatly enjoyed one of your more recent, so now I just have to consume the rest of yours. Why you ask? A bit of the instinctive flinch I get when reading stories with a potential Mary-Sue. Heck, I've read stories involving Hermione and Snape and have felt the writing of Hermione to be Mary-Sueish. Your character is a decent and interesting one at least...

Oh, and Elric of M? Way nicer than Lucius. ;)

A fully brilliant story, and wow @ Lupin's canine perspective. Gonna take a few days break to absorb the intensity of this story and let it sit in my brain then onto the sons of prophecy.

My goodness -what a work of art!

M. this was both hopeful and heartbreaking, at least as far as the look at the past goes... Holding my fingers crossed for the next chapter.

Beautiful dialogue between Harry & Snape, just brilliant! I only wish JRK had kept Snape alive so they could have had this in canon. Wah!

"And did the dog get any better-tempered for being 'taken in'?"

"Not a lot. But he had bags of character - even if most of it was horrible." - that's just brilliant.


I'm so glad that Lindsay didn't give up on Seveurs! Really warmed my heart. But of course I knew she wouldn't.

Beautiful chapter, and now the image of Snape muttering Hail Marys is permanently engraved in my mind.

They definitely make a great team. Love their conversations. How do you manage to write something so funny and so dark at the same time? LOL @ arm-wrestling a squid, and too funny about him meekly apologizing, and her KNOWING just from there that he's laughing at her ; )

Another beautiful chapter !

"Mad, bad and dangerous to know." - sums up Snape rather nicely.

"I'm half Irish, and I wanted to fight it because I wanted to fight it.” - on behalf of my Irish husband, THANK YOU : )

This was terrifying to read – for them to circle around and come “full circle”... the water trick... *shudder*... and on we go...

"He's a gloater? Well, that gives us a bit of leeway.” Truer words have never been spoken, really. Every other star trek episode, and probably every superhero movie has been rescued by the villain's desire to gloat and use the most convoluted, the most complex way to kill the hero. Naturally, if it was me, and if I really HAD to kill someone... really...

LOL @ quadruple agent, four layers... it's so crazy, it actually makes sense.

LOL @ industrial injury and contact lenses. The wry quirky sense of humor makes the darkness bearable and gives hope for the future ; )

“Sad songs often make you feel less sad” - interestingly enough, this is the ONLY thing I remember from my music classes back in school, and proved to be true, at least for me.

Made me sad to hear him say “I'm nobody's pet” - it's such a sweet term of endearment, and to have him refuse it out of hand... was just... sad. Though naturally, very IC.

Chilling to hear them make the murder-suicide plans... but I KNOW you won't kill them, so it's all right. (repeat to self: whitehound will NOT kill Snape! Will NOT kill Snape!)