I wouldn't really say "protect me from myself", in the sense that she is not trying to force him to change or patronize him as if she had all the answers, she is simply being there for him and listening, while telling him something true: namely that he has saved them and put an end to the horror he has witnessed in the Pensieves. Just like he is there for her and helps her see beyond her insecurities, making her appreciate how truly special she is, as well.

With regards to Voldemort's voyeurism, I was once again mistaken: the bit about your other fics I was thinking about was the part of Daddy Dearest where he was tortured and Voldemort left *that* alone because he liked to watch him "in action" from time to time, but it was not in the context of a revel -I mistakenly mixed the two together-.

I think that the Pensieves would be a much more reliable way to gather proof for future trials than merely a diary (in the case where he died before, having the memories stored away was a smart move).

With reference to a voyeur Voldemort watching Snape perform, I was once again mistaken about your other fic, I was thinking about Daddy Dearest,, in the part talking of Snape's torture, where the Dark Lord left that part of his anatomy intact because he liked to watch him "perform" on occasions, but there it was not in the context of a revel.

I liked how this dealt with both their points of view, the beginning about Hermione's perspective was very realistic, and even the bit about his desire to impress her and his fears and anxieties was very believable.

Actually, wrt to what Snape thought, the chapter says it all: "at least they are good for something"... Hilarious ;)

Snape seems to be a much easier alternative to meditation to achieve deep relaxation, from Hermione's description.

Regarding the last phrase, I believe he might be right ;)

Comparing to other of your fics with his older self, we can see his inexperience:: for example, with him double checking with her if everything is alright, yet he still made an impressive showing.

Hilarious to see him use the Marauders to "calm down" (what would they think about it? Well, Snape had at least found a use for them).

His desire to impress kind of reminded me of the role reversal fic where Hermione was the Slytherin spy and him the Griffindor student. But at the same time, there was also a bit of the more usual atmosphere of your fics with him opening up new world for her -she was not Slytherin spy!Hermione's match in terms of experiences, after all.

The bit at the beginning about his anxiety and Hermione's perspective and feelings was one of the advantage of a female author's point of view regarding such intimate scenes.

Funny scene with Slughorn, makes one wonder what their interactions were like as his old Head of House.

Funny to see Harry still dealing with Ron's oversharing. Well, at least he has Ginny's simpathy.

Ron really likes to overshare, funny to see Harry squirm uncomfortably about "too much details".