I love this story. I love it!

And I expect Hermione's diary for the same period would be just as fun.

Harry can just get over Snape not pining over St. Lily any more, too.

Wait… When the hell am I going to bump into Granger now that I am holed up in the castle?

She's hardly likely to turn up in this neck of the woods!

-Cue Evil Music...

Love what he did to Ron, though. He sooo deserved it.

And it was rotten and sad that Tobias Snape apparently forgot he even had a son, except to suck up free caretaking.

in fact. I think Potter must have kept the decision as to his son's middle name rather quiet.

-Yes, so quiet the kid doesn't even know what it's all about till he goes to Hogwarts, and not very much then...

A sad chapter about a caretaker at the end of his wits, despite the brave face Snape puts on it. He's so used to not letting himself react to anything except to drink that he doesn't know what to do here, especially when Tobias gets so bad he can't let himself get all blotto.

Falls over laughing. Yes, I've seen those books in the stores myself.

Sadly, Snape is right about needing at least one of them.

And so does Hermione, though she'll never admit it either.

They are perfectly matched!

Don't have an awful lot of experience with forgiveness, but I'm told it does happen.

-Yes. I bet he could have been knocked down with a feather when Hermione actually *apologized* to him. He's far more used to Ron's reaction.

Well, Snape needed some time off, but caretaking for a fading father is not especially cheering, either.

I expect Hermione was flabbergasted to be addressed as Lily (and given her total lack of red hair, you have to wonder what Tobias was thinking), but she would know the name, if only from Harry, and Hogwarts, a History.

However, Snape has spent most of his life trying to make amends for about two years of it, and I should think he would get tired of it at some point.

Why does she have to chose this particular crumbling, barren stretch for her perambulations?

-For the same reason Snape went to that wretched party, I expect.

And Tobias' car must be old; has no one ever heard of automatics?

A hilarious, and yet sad, chapter, enjoyed it immensely.

Ah. He is seeing more of Hermione, and she's seeing more of him. What a coincidence that she turned up in the Ministry canteen, isn't it? (considering she's a Gryffindor, I suspect she considers it rather clever).

And I suspect that Ron Weasley's perfect little world is about to crumble. Canaries, anyone?

There is nothing that truly decrees I shall end up as bitter and unhappy as my father. It just remains to be seen what I can make of my life.

-Well, so far it hasn't been going that well. But I have noticed that Hermione might have decided to reconcile with Ron after Snape blew her off for the trainee (that Hermione might not have realized was the trainee).

But if there was a way for Snape to merchandise his nicotine-killer, he *would* make millions. Not to mention the weight control potion, I expect he has something like that, too.

Arrghhh...well, they both made an honest go of it, even if it didn't work out. Snape should really give himself some credit for having tried. A school reunion is not a good first date for someone who never went to that school, though.

Falls over laughing-splendid chapter, even though the drinks out date with Lucinda didn't really go anywhere.

Why do I think Hermione is going to 'accidentally' run into Snape a lot?

Love it. Hope the nice ladies smiling at Snape aren't setting him up for a big let-down-alas, that also has to be considered as a possibility.

But I adore what he pulled on Wilson with the logic puzzle. Although I just read about a version of Sudoku in another fic that might appeal to him, heh.

And it's all just… fine.

Always has, always will be.

-No, it's not fine. And that's why he's drinking way too much and finally thinking he needs to move on with his life. Because he hasn't really had one, and never really did. Snape never thought he'd live in the first place. Or deserved. But now he finally believes he has a right to a life, no matter how many have worked hard to make him think the opposite.

Can hardly wait till Hermione shows up to be an Unspeakable, heh.

Loved this story!

I loved this story immensely!
You've made me laugh and want to cry all day today!
This is a wonderful peice, and I certainly will be telling friends on DeviantART about this!
Eeeeep!

This is one of my favorite SS/HG stories.

Ever

in the history of life.

Thank you so much for writing this. His personality in these pages is astounding.

I

LOVE

YOU

Write on.

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