For anyone considering reading this story - DO IT

The earlier chapters are clunky and there's a lot straight from the books and it's just not great ... BUT IT GETS SO GOOD! Stick with it, skip over big chunks if you have to, just read it. Read it all. You won't regret it.

For the author - thank you for writing this beautiful story. Hermione and Snape's love is just perfect

great story! well done

so... this, it turns out is one of my all time favs, ive comeback to this fic several times... thank you

She was just about 14-15 years old here. Geez. I don't usually care about the age gap,but to think that you made a 15-year-old girl sleep in the same room with a supposed to be strict man, a stranger and an adult is just shouting inappropriate

Oh I love the idea of the patronusses having a character.

In other fics I enjoyed the changing of Snapes patronus but your idea I like better.

Thank you for sharing this story ️

Oh my... the moments with Snape and Hermione are so intense. I had to read the scene in the du dungeons after the last Occlumency lesson a second time because it was so beautiful written..
The slow development is great and triggered many emotions, in a positive way :)

I love that you integrated the original text because I loved the rebellion against Umbridge, too and to read it from Hermiones perspective is just great.

I'm excited for the next chapters.

I don't know if you still read reviews on here, but this is fabulous. I'm loving this story. it seems to be canon accurate so far. And, the only critic I have is in book Canon at least, Moody was missing part of his nose. So I highly doubt Hermione would find him attractive. But I could just be disrembering it. Very interesting take, though, and to show how she's attracted to the not so handsome ones is very in character I think.

Not much Snamione-Action?

I thought the "breathing-scene" was rather intense and I had to read it again

It's so out of character for Snape but really nice.
He cares after all.

Snape without words... that's a first :D

He doesn't know what hit him...

I'm so happy that I found this fic :)

Uh, I just found This fic and it has me hooked immediately.

Sounds very promising ️

Your Snape is absolutely adorable and still in character! Loved this chapter!

It’s a great idea. I always want Hermione have more experience before she’s with Severus

This is quite likely the single best SSHG fic I have ever read.

Just a small nitpick... It is Cruciatus, no ‘r’.

Oh my goodness this was a delightful read. I love how you stayed true to canon up until the last bit. Your writing style is engaging and I enjoyed this story very much. I think the build up to their relationship is authentic and keeps it true to Severus' ethics.