iteresting good story

This is great. There is no way this particular story could be part of the 7th novel without extensive rewriting, but it works so very well with the canon characters that it's scary. To start with, nothing in HP was tight on anyone's POV except Harry's, so we're meant to be left floundering and ignorant to the end.:(

If you do ever get the urge to write something long, I for one would love to read it.

This was a very interesting take on Snape's bleak mental landscape. His frustrated realization that the trio have grown beyond their hate, while he has defined himself by it, was very striking. And I love the closing lines. I particularly liked this description:

"People looked at him uneasily as if waiting for him to turn on them or they expected him to do his duty and saw no reason for gratitude."

That does capture the aura of most of his relationships - the cost of his hateful behavior. So nice that, in the end, he begins to see another path.

Thanks so much for writing!

Good story!

I was hoping that it would be longer than that. but this fic was brilliantly written and i'll give you two thumbs up for giving snape the lime light. I like your summary about Snape's world revolving around the potters. it's so true. i like your insight. great job.

NIce! Especially the story of Snap's hate.

Excellent (not that Harry ever thanked him in canon, of course--in fact, nobody ever did in canon, thanks for showing someone who did in your story).

It would be nice to see a Snape who actually was allowed to have a life besides being a Quaffle between two Beaters.

Impressively realistic and innovative. I loved how you depicted Severus's need to have others hate him to verify and justify his own existence. The image you illustrated of him standing in front of the door, indecisively fighting with himself over the prospect of escaping, was particularly well done.

I would very much enjoy if you would follow this up. It feels like the story is not finished. Having the same story form Hermione's and Ron's points-of-view and then concluding with a third person omniscent chapter of a reconciliation of sorts would be awesome. I would also like to know how precisly Snape distracted Voldemort.

Good job!

Good insight into Snape's mind. The only point that didn't work for me was Hermione being better at healing. He was after all the man who saved Dumbledore from the curse of the ring, or at least bought him some more time. But a minor quibble in a good story. Thanks

Wonderful fic. I love how well you seem to capture Snapes emotions, and how he prefers hate because its "safe". There wasnt a thing about this fic I didnt like! :)

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I can believe in a Snape who wanted oblivion. I've said before that if ever anyone might welcome a Dementor's Kiss it would be him. But how can you reconcile HBP with Hermione being the better healer?

I really enjoyed this story. It was an interesting take on Snape's perspective. I thought that is was particularly sad when he was so stunned at being thanked by Harry. One thing about DH that bothered me was that Dumbledore was really mean to Snape. Particularly early on. (Not that canon Snape deserved a lot of sympathy, Rowling said that if not for his relationship with Lily he would have been a loyal and happy death eater...)

Great job!

Hi, I realy like your style of writing very much: your repetitive naming of all the people Snape hates, and why, that's incredible. It does make "hate" the theme of this piece - and then it is overcome in the last sentence, just great! (I hope, I make some sense, it is rather difficult to write a review in english, even if reading is easy *g*)