Loved it thus far. More please?

Wonderful! *rushes to next chapter*

Wow. This is the hottest I've read in a long, long time! Brilliant!

Wow!  I'm more and more impressed by you with every chapter I read.  I think the best part of your tale is that, even though it's a "fantasy" pairing of SS/HG, we can actually really imagine this happening in HBP because of how well you are weaving canon in with the "fantasy."  It must be incredibly hard to do, yet it reads so naturally, so effortlessly.  And the amount of emotion you layer throughout is delicious.  Though we know what will happen soon as far as canon goes, we don't know what will happen with their relationship--other than our own wishful thinking! ;-) It's like we don't have to separate from the Harry Potter world we know and love so well to be able to believe and enjoy a Severus/Hermione story.  We can have our cake and eat it too, so to speak.Several high points of this chapter for me: 1) Sev picking on Draco for a change: "Funny, I hadn't noticed the furniture becoming invisible as well." HA! Guess he's being influenced by a certain Gryffindor we all know and love.2) Harry's fierce loyalty and protectiveness towards Hermione.  I was feeling the same "surge of love" for him at that moment that she was! 3) Okay, this is my 12 year-old moment, but when Hermione's ring burned and then the next italicized word was Fuck...umm, well, let's just say for a split second I was shocked that he would be quite that bold in his proposal!!  LOL.  Like I said, I'm 12.4)  Her own best friend was lying here unconscious, and still she felt fretful over her accidental slight of Snape in the hallway. What was wrong with her?  The complexities of her emotions just ring absolutely true here....and so relatable.  While everyone's upset about something really serious, she can't deny her heart's somewhere else, wondering whether she hurt his feelings or not and hoping she didn't!  Gosh, you have such a knack for cutting to the truth of the matter--we don't always feel the way we think we ought to, but there's no use denying the way we feel.  And that's what's causing her meltdown--poor girl.  I feel for her.Okay, sorry about my lengthy babbling; I promise my reviews won't always be this long!  Absolutely awesome job!

"You must be silent; you must be stealthy. Above all, you must be subtle."

I like this. It's a particularly good piece of advice for a writer to stay sharp, fresh, and genuine. Which you do.

Without the loud and the obvious, you're doing a great job on the silent and subtle!

Thank you for another wonderful chapter!

Well written, once again!  I love the first line—
The weeks passed in a kind of fog through which a bright light seemed occasionally to shine... so poetic!

I am so curious to see where this is going to go after Snape's and Dumbledore's encounter on the tower.  My heart is breaking already.

How sad I can feel the tenion in the chapter.  I hope your story will have a happy ending.

Another great chapter!  I'm so intrigued with how this story is progressing.  Looking forward to more soon...

Awesome storyline!One of the best WIPs I've come across. Can't wait for the next chapter!

I guess I just want to tell you how much I'm enjoying your fic.  I've read several SS/HG marriage fics but yours somehow manages to still be refreshing and interesting.  ^_^  And I do love your last line in this chapter.

I liked how you incorported HBP into your story - a behind the scene's scene. Good chapter.

Oh how tragic - first Severus pushes her away for 4 days and then he is cold to her. She gets upset and he holds her and then she runs - poor guys - circumstance is being tough on them.

Oh, lovely! He's finding more things he likes about her and enjoys spending time with her.  Loved this chapter!

very good chpater I enjoyed it thank you

Veeery complex psychologically - well done!

That is a difficult part for Hermione to play.  I can't wait to see how the whole thing plays out. 

Man, this is intense. I feel their pain. Neither of them is in a good place, in any sense of the phrase. I can't wait for the next chapter!

The web gets more tangled every day for this pair, doesn't it?

I hope Hermione is good at reading the signal's Sev is sending. I know they're going to suffer, but it'd be nice for them to have a few happy moments along the way. And picking mushrooms in a snowy forest with Severus sounds like a little piece of heaven to me!

Oh now what a perplexing chapter!  Hermione cares for Severus, but she doesn't want him to care for her because it might put HIS life in danger.  Now we know though that he must care for her why else would he go to find her when he thought she might misconstrue the message and then she rebuffs him in the hall.  Will these two ever know peace?  Well done Lariope dear.Irish

wonderful

Very good, very good...

Isn't that all evidences of her love for him. It's good to know that someone will care and take care of him cause he deserves it so much. It's very well written as ever

Another great update! I just adore this story!!!

I am so glad that she is this concerned over Severus. She is a very caring person, but she can be ruthless and discard the most basic of things when she is caught up in a different issue.