This is the first HP fic I have ever read. It's beautifully written; just stunning. Lovely work :)

I hope you won't mind my leaving this review for your new story "Sorry" here, but there seems to be something wrong with the review function on that story, and I couldn't leave my comments there directly. I just wanted to tell you how very much I liked it -- you write Lily and Severus with a subtlety and realism that few authors manage, and somehow you make things better between them without ever actually *fixing* things between them, which is a delicate line to walk. In "Sorry," I particularly liked the ending, in which you allowed Lily to walk away from him with much greater kindness and understanding than we were able to see in Book Seven. She still had to walk away -- their falling-out was about larger issues than just one insult -- but it was really a relief when she told him she knew how sorry he was, and that she was sorry, too. The last line, that one lingering touch against his burned hands, was so moving. Thanks so much for writing and sharing these lovely ideas with us. I saw the earlier review of "Sorry," and even though the reviewer did make a good point about the timeline, that could be easily fixed just by setting the story in the first month of their return to school in sixth year, and in any case I didn't find it a distraction when I was reading the story -- it never even occurred to me! I do hope you won't lose faith in your story because of small things like that -- it really is an exceptional piece, and I know many readers would enjoy it very much, whether you make any changes to it or not. Thanks again for writing, and I hope you will continue with more Lily and Severus encounters...

Wow. Amazing job. I loved it. It was very touching and I loved the "I'm still yours." line.

I also loved how you perfectly converyed his emotions. He's the type who would say "Not precisely" in a situation such as that, and think about how his hands ached and turn away so she wouldn't see. Amazing job. I loved how you mentioned his father also.

I just loved it all. Amazing job. Definitely a favorite!

Beautiful. No exaggerated emotions, just the right amount of conversation. Keep up the good work.
I always imagined Snape as without a mother, too, but with me she died earlier and that was the reason why the marauders called Snape "Snivellus" - because they found him crying over her death.

cute.

Im not the biggest L/S fan (especially after DH, because of all the fluff), but I really liked this. Great writing!

I like this

Very nicely written.
Thanks for sharing.

Lovely.

Yeah, that was nice. A snape and Lily moment that could fit into the canon.

This vignette was so elegantly written -- you found ways to express grief and longing with that touch of reality that marks excellent fiction. There were many moments and phrases I liked, but somehow my favorite was: "His fingers had long since betrayed him, gripping her wrist, holding fast to his Lily-halo, his visit from grace, when the gentle tug of her arm said it was over." Beautifully done! And the closing lines really got to me - "still yours," indeed. Thanks so much for writing!

Sweet. Not life-altering or thought-provoking or tear-inducing ... but sweet. A nice little glimpse at what could have been.