Amazing and lovely how things changed in a few chapters (I haven't been keeping up and got caught up tonight) And that picture of AR was quite the HOT little cherry on top of this particular citrus sundae. Wow.  Very gracefully done.

That was wonderful! Hot and tender all at once, and then Mine... unfortunate circumstances or not, Hermione is one lucky young woman.

*lust-puddle*!!!  wow - unfreaking believeable!!  You've made the story even hotter! 

"...and the way he deliberately held her eyes as he unfastened his belt, was dead sexy. She could scarcely breathe."

Gah - amazing! 

Great chapter!  I'm glad that Hermioe was finally able to overcome Severus' reticence.  Now that they've "crossed the line" I can't wait to see how their relationship will progress in a non-sexual way.  Wonderful writing!

Enjoying your story.  Thanks for the picture.

Hamina, hamina, hamina...The picture was the perfect touch.

Duuuuude ... I cannot take my eyes off that picture.

Just the right amount of snark and tenderness, dearest.  You are a master, you know that? 

A Sickle - sorry, a Knut, of course - for his thoughts. For his insight on her assault. He claimed her and that tells a lot of his perception, but I long to know what his history actually was. Any chance of going there?

Poor Severus!

With all those endorphins running wild in his system, he's going to have a hard time playing The Bat of the Dungeons...Will we see Hermione's POV?

Hurry.....please.

I like the way Dumbledore has handled the "boys" but knowing them they'll still find a way to muck things up for Hermione and Severus.Poor 'Mione.  To be such a strong-willed girl by nature and not be able to control herself in this whole situation has to be the worst form of torture.  But then looking at the torture "device" I think I could get over it rather quickly ^.~And of course our dear Professor.  Yes, my dear I am surprised he still comes out to play when you call him.  But then, you do have your own unique way of "rewarding" him. heheh  Love it all and you doll!  ^.^

Oh my.  You can be so devilishly cruel to these two ^.~  And of course THAT is why I always come back!! hehehe

Hot. Very hot!

This chapter is so heart-wrenching, it's taken me this long to form a coherent thought.  (Barely coherent; I can't hardly see the screen through the tears!)  It's beautiful, sad, but still sweet, somehow.

Lust-puddle!  You write *amazing* tension.  Love this story.

Ugh, and Voldy would do something like that too!  Interesting premise.  I look forward to seeing where you go with it!

A wonderful start! I can't wait to see where you take us on this adventure.

What a great first chapter! I'm loving the storyline so far, though can't wait for Hermione to wake up.And I loved the way Dumbledore manipulated Snape, it was fantastic, looking foward to more!Welcome back! 

Awesome start, I'm going to enjoy following this one :o) This is an interesting place to start, Hermione being returned and all. I have just a question or two. Will we be finding out more about Hermione's capture and such? And how long do you think this fic might be? Thanks for writing and for sharing, I love your work,ickles.

Hey, hun!I totally love it! I can't wait for you to update!

I absolutely love your writing, and the 28th was my birthday - I was so excited to find the start of another story by you!  Your writing is so near perfect, but I wonder at your choice of words when saying, "Severus stared at the sleeping female on his sofa."  sleeping implies vulnerability and she's on his sofa, which is very personal, but "female" is so impersonal as a word.  maybe you wanted that effect.  just a thought.Again, it's truly wonderful so far, especially the dialogue.

Welcome back to SS/HG I missed you (hate to say it but I don't like Severus without Hermione).  I can't wait to see where you go when this is so ripe with possibilities. Please be kind to us with hot flashes and warn us when to turn on our fans to cool ourselves off LOL.

As always, Subversa, a truly remarkable chapter.  It looks as if we will be getting another competely original fic from you.  Well done.  I am very excited to read more of this fic!

OMG! This is so good!!!