Great chapter.

I enjoyed this very much!

Great job.

I have to say that this is one of the best story lines I have ever read. I must also point out that it was extremely well written and well thought out. Totally and completely awesome.

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Good story. Would have liked Hermione to be aware of draco's feelings for her giving snape the dilema of whether or not she would leave with the younger man now that she had saved him.

Enjoyed reading this story. Nice job!

This was phenomenal. The last line really made it. Draco is a good man.

Why is he just leaving right when they get down to the heart of it? Nothing's been cleared up, and he just runs out of the room? That makes no sense (not that he usually does)! Why did he come in the first place, then? *looks puzzled*

"Silly child. How long do you think he could keep a gang of Slytherins at his heel if he did nothing but Crucio them?"

I've had that thought, too, quite often whilst reading fan fiction in which Voldemort bullied his followers mercilessly without reprieve.

Now I see. Thanks for the explanation.

I don't understand. Am I having a bad day for which Snape would find scathing remarks concerning my brain capacity or did you not yet explain why he would feel compelled to do what Hermione wishes?

"Harry wasn’t conceited – or particularly reckless, really – just self-reliant and resolute. He’d had to be at the Dursleys; there’d been no adults or even friends to rely on there. So now, when he saw something that needed doing, he just charged in and did it."

...That is actually a point I had not yet seen. I always wondered why someone who had been ill-treated and especially debased constantly for about ten years would boast with such self-confidence the way Harry did. A lack of trust in others - or at least in authorities, since he trusted Ron and Hermione - to take care of him could be a reason for the way he acts...

"Your secret’s in his head for the taking!”

-Okay, there is the reason for not telling Harry. It's been too long since last I read a fiction that concentrated on the phase when Voldemort could enter his mind; I had forgotten the danger.

I like stories that are very detailed so your way of leaving out certain aspects (like their first days as a married couple) is something I have yet to get used to, although it makes perfect sense since it emphasises that there really is nothing to say. They are as far apart from each other as they were before, for which I am grateful. I don't like it when Snape suddenly turns into a totally different person. :)

Now to a more cheerful review. ^^
The talk with her friends was quite believeable, and I had just thought of slapping Ron myself when in fact he got what he deserved. :D I don't see why they could not be told the truth - that the marriage was the only way to save Snape's life - but I suppose you have your reasons. Admittedly, none of them would welcome Hermione's determination to marry their hated Professor at the news, but they would be more understanding.

At first I wondered why they would celebrate in her parents' house since surely that is less secure than the Headquarters, but Draco's presence explained that. And I did notice that 'as she deserves' was a quite non-committal statement. ;)

I was not really in the mood for yet another marriage-fic at the moment, but I hunger for good, slow-developing HG/SS, and you at least seemed to leave Snape the offish, bad-tempered, and self neglecting person that he is in canon. Still, I do not like the way you write dialogues.
In my opinion, Snape gave in to the whole idea of marrying a student too easily. The only reason he would marry Hermione that I can think of is for Dumbledore to force him by reasoning that it was the only way of securing the life of the spy that was so essential to his plans - in other wirds, to appeal to his sense of duty. You did hint at that, but it was not the main point in the argument.
Later, the way Molly suddenly spoke about Snape seemed out of character to me. Agreed, she would be worried, she would advise against the marriage, reasoning that Hermione was too young and Snape a difficult person not suited to an innocent girl. However, she would not call him names like that. She would retain some respect.
What irritated me the most, was the talk with her parents. Some topics that were broached here were totally irrelevant, and they jumped from one point to the next although hardly any one was solved satisfactorily. Considering the pretext of their marriage, Hermione most definitely would have no reason to bring up the topic of Snape's safety! Neither would Snape talk about his teaching manners. Moreover, there is once more the issue of respect between adults. The way the Grangers talk about the Professor in his presence is highly inadequate! They might do that when talking to Hermione in private, but not when he sits right next to him! After all, they have never met him before, and second hand information about a stranger - the source being a teenager that is upset with her teacher - is hardly a good basis to found an opinion on.

I hope to not have offended you with my honest words. I would not have reviewed had I not liked your innitial approach to the topic, and I will take a peek at the next chapters because I am curious how you let their relationship develop.

Sincerely, Ele.