There is no logic in JK having Voldie even consider murder as a way to gain total control over Albus' wand. Why? 1)Grindelwald died claiming that he hadn't had the Elder wand, that he just said it was to enhance his reputation. 1A) If G DID have the Elder wand, why was he in jail? If the Elder wand is unbeatable, how did Albus beat G? If it ISN'T the Elder wand, then it doesn't matter! 2)If G. DID have the Elder wand, and Albus did take the wand, then it wasn't unbeatable as claimed, but A was still using it while G was alive --are we to suppose Albus didn't notice the wand wasn't working for him 100% or that he didn't care? 2A)If it wasn't working completely for Albus because he hadn't killed G, Voldie DID kill G, so it should already be working for him 100% So if it's NOT working 100% murdering someone else won't help! Conclusion: having Voldie kill Snape was unnecessary and illogical! (and Snape should have pointed this out to V to save himself! --And in any case, Snape, faced with his only opportunity for real revenge, should have killed Nagini with a Sectum sempra! The only reason not to invoke V's whole wrath is because he knew the snake bite wasn't fatal, so he still had a chance to pass his knowledge onto HP! ie: Snape lives!)

This chapter was very involved, and as engaging as always. Thanks for putting Albus Severus in Slytherin and - perhaps even better - Scorpius in Hufflepuff! :)

""Was that why you - " Could the portrait, who was in a very real sense himself, really have dragged him back from death just to score a point over Kingsley Shacklebolt? Yes, of course I would, he thought with an edge of hysteria."

The whole chapter was brilliant of course, but that was my favorite quote :)

Another excellent chapter, of course -- reading anything of yours always makes me feel horribly amateurish in comparison, I don't know how you manage to convey characters so well - it's brilliant :)

I particularly like the idea of revived!Snape having a horde of fangirls.

Officially my new favorite fanfic. It totally reads like I'm inside Snape's head, and a few parts even made me giggle. (I hope they were intended to, or else I'm just weird.)

I do wish that you would continue this; you don't need my laudatory comments, I'm sure, but I must say that this is magnificent.

If you don't have any objection, I'm adding this to my C2, Severus Snape Survival Stories.

This is a wonderful fic just crying out for a continuation. I love the original plot twists you used, and the method of delivering the memories between the two proto-Snapes (Sorry, I couldn't resist using that term).

The ending was particularly nice, talking about learning how to not hit the ground until you're ready to...

Wow. I'm really enjoying this fic so far. The concept is an original twist and there's lots of meat on the bones to enjoy (so to speak). I'm looking forward to reading the rest, but I couldn't resist taking a moment to throw some happy thoughts your way.

I adore the Snape-Luna interaction you've supplied in this story here. They make me smile unconsciously and feel all warm and satisfied.

Also, you write Snape really well, and I'm glad that he has found a strange friend in Luna in his sort-of 2nd life.

Wonderful story.

Wow, this is so painful and wonderful at the same time. To get the scene in the shrieking shack from Severus Snape's POV...wow. It's heart breaking. Wonderful that he can come back in this story. Hey, it's all fiction, JKR did what she wanted with the characters and as long as we don't make money from it we can pretty much do what we want with them as well. JKR gave us Snape and we've decided to play with him. It is painful that the original story didn't work out as I wanted it to. I knew it couldn't work the way I wanted it to anyway. Still, I'm loving this story.

I love Luna. She's so well written. But this is my favourite bit: "...far too dark and too powerful for this scabby apology for an Anthropomorphic Personification to handle". lol!

Also v. amused that Luna is proposing Severus teach her how to throw herself at the ground and miss. Special consultant, Arthur Dent?

Excellent chapter. Snape still isn't used to anyone who will fight for and help take care of him, and it's splendid how Luna measures up to both. I'm amazed he can still do a Patronus (or ever could, actually), but glad that he could hold it that long under such a horrific assault. Horace is splendid; for all his faults and minor corruptions he's far more human and forgiving than those who supposedly have higher moral standards.

As for the flying method, well, not hitting the ground was good enough for Arthur Dent.

And I remember reading about the slave raids on Britain--whenever an established church has a standard service for repatriating those who went Muslim for a while, then you know it's a real problem. Those who have read the Stephenson books (Quicksilver, et al) know that Eliza wasn't making it up.

Wonderful chapter!

That was amazing, I like how you have Slughorn here, he has always been one of my favorite characters and having him see Severus so soon after he is back is very nice indeed.

That's quite adorable if a little disjointed in places I loved the line about being inspected for seams and "I just looked at them..." and Luna calling Voldie Mr. Riddle is just so like her. Please update soon.