‘Russ is so baby me i wanna cry i wanna cry IM CRYING

I just finished reading this. I want to say so much and I’m currently devastated and crying. I love this fanfic so much. The author did a phenomenal feat of analysis, character development, story and prose. The author should be proud of themselves; if I could buy a paperback version of this I 10000% would buy it this second. Please tell me when that happpens. I’m so in love and so heartbroken with Snape.

I have never experienced such a good story in all the fanfiction I have read. As a firm and staunch fan of Severus Snape for many years, I obviously know a lot of stories, but this one is really something very special. Thank you very much for the deep insight! You can really imagine the whole thing and now understand a lot of things that were unclear or simply left open in the HP books. I admit, I was really scared of the last chapter, after all, the ending is known. Well done!

Just finished reading this and I am still crying... I took a re-read on the HP series and realised my opinions on the characters have changed while ageing. This is the first time I have ever went searching for fan fiction, but I felt the canon gave Snape too little room, and I wanted to read more on him. After some disappointing reads which I quit after one page, I FOUND THIS WONDERFUL WORK. The language is flowing, the story coherent and gives so much depth to and explain the bitterness of the character. So glad there are glimpses of happiness in the life of Snape as well. The end is as heartbreaking as I knew it would be. In many aspects I like this fiction better than the original books. Thank you for bringing Snape to life!

Thank you

Seriously, tho Why Eileen Prince doesn't go and find a job in the Wizarding World with decent pay?

It amazes me how Snape dreads and hates the potions classes with HarryDracoNeville in it at the same time. The students hate/ reciprocate it the same

It is so humorous to learn about Snape's feelings, when the trio thought he's evil. For eg, "it'd be nice if they stopped looking at me like I'd roast them over coal'

haha! thank you for giving us this scene! Harry Potter had his little harmless revenge on Snape after all. I so love these missing scenes. As a kid I sympathised with Harry very much about his getting bullied by Snape.

O my God! I can not praise this story enough! This gives so much insight on Professor Snape's forming years, canonical to the boot! And enjoyable, really, to read, heart- shattering on all the conflicting position Snape finds himself in, and such an in depth written novel length fic.. mind blowing! Hats off for you!

Whoa! Huh! What a scene.. this work is epic! Bravo, Snape's own life story, one of its kind. I live this fic! This work is huge but worth it, definitely!

i can't believe i read half a million words to get to the punchline of his name

Just amazing, from start to finish. The ending hit especially hard, despite knowing it was coming. One of the best stories I have read, by a wide margin.

First HP fic I ever read. Years and hundreds of fics later, it still holds a special place in my heart. The ending always reduces me to a blubbering mess.

It would be nice to add something with regard to Harry telling the story of his bravery at the funeral and to the Wizarding world.