You made me cry.

Again. *Shakes fist*

This is such a perceptive description of Severus! Beautifully written!

You are brilliant at angst! This was perfect. The last lines you give to pieces are priceless.

A very sad, but very informative fic. It explains the way Snape is now. Fantastic!

A sad story that goes a long way to explain the man that Snape became. Please keep writing! I love your work.

Brilliant, completly and utterly brillant.

Poignant and bittersweet.

I enjoyed this.

**hugs sevvi-kins**

**sev tries to strangle athelas**

**sev succedes**

**HLB gets to clean up mess**

That was great, you must really understand the emotions of a mentally scarred person and how their minds work.

Wow...

There's so much I want to say about this fic, but I don't know where to start. Well, I'll try...

I found this fic very deep and insightful as to at least part of the reason why Prof. Snape acts the way he does. I think it is very possible that he was the victim of child abuse,(although we can't be sure if this was the case until Ms. Rowling decides to reveal more of his background).

Abuse or no, I still feel sorry for whatever he experienced that made him the way he is. I also appreciate the way you wrote him, because I agree that there's more to him than the mean, disagreeable professor most people thinks he is. I hope that he does open up to someone eventually, because he deserves better than to wallow in bitterness and pain for the rest of his life.

Thanks for reading.

-D.

Did I mention I love your writing yet? Okay, okay, I must have a million times...this is a million and one.

Snape, as is evident, is layered. Everyone is layered. Some just have fewer layers, or the layering is not obvious. Snape is layered, but his layers are ones that can't be read.

Abuse in Snape is likely. Not likely in our other target, Malfoy is not and most likely never will be victim to abuse. But I think Severus is strong, and deserves respect, not pity. Strong as Albus, going through the millions of things and still keeping himself there, alive, understanding. Strong as Harry, who really has learned to accept what's to come and not fear it. Strong as Remus, who had his entire life knocked apart but survived, and because of it giving it a chance to rebuild. I like respecting him, not pitying him. And the way you've written this allows both.

Wonderfully done.

"You don't fix this, you learn to live with it as best you can... even if it does still hurt." So sad, but written fantastically.

Wow.

I stayed up way too late last night reading everything under "Severus S." "humour/humour." And it all crumbles before this. Great story, I love all your writing... both humorous and serious.

awww...poor Snape...I'm beginning to like the guy -"