~slaps Simon on the back of the head, takes his picture away from him and locks him in his bedroom with no way out and glares at him for hours and hours~ good job, you bone head ~oooo! i smell steak! and it be on the neighbor's grill! yummy

Um, wow.  You almost make me want you to end it there.  I know he's under the influence of something, but she doesn't deserve to be treated like that.

that bas&^*d didn't suffer enough and neither did his portrait. but the residual "something" she detected, is it a horacrux or a horacrux-like thingy? wonderful update. thanks and christmas and holiday smoochies

Well, we're making progress but I'm a little concerned over his comment: "...he was sure his friend – lover – was ignorant of the fact he was still and forever deeply in love with another woman." Are we looking at another bit of trouble? And I'm wondering about the residual magic and why it's familiar to Hermione. Gotta love a good story and this is one!

Wow, Dumbledore was even worse than I thought. Too bad Severus/Simon didn't have his wand with him. Grrr

Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your mother. It hurts to lose a parent and for a while it consumes every bit of your life as you well know. I'm glad you found the strength to come back to this story.There is definitely something to be said about cold revenge; hmm, better make that the sweet fires of revenge. Now I must go read and see if this interference has affected Simon and Hermione's relationship. 

A satisfying turn of events in this update ...please continue.

Yay, it is raining new chapters!  He must really need her if he is letting her fuss over him.  And, it is too bad that they can't find a way to bring Dumbledore back so that they could kill him again.  Might be a good activity for date night ;)

Damn Dumbledore.  But I'm glad Hermione found a way to break the spell.  Poor Severus.

Oh, I hope you've gotten all of the bad bits of RL out of the way for a long, long time.  Thanks for coming back to us despite all of it.  I will admit, I had forgotten nearly everything about this story.  I probably ought to start again from the beginning, but I couldn 't wait that long to read the new chapter.  I remembered enough from rereading the previous chapter to pick it back up and definitely now remember why I didn't give up on this story; it is really quite good.  I'm a little nervous because I don't know if you are happy ending kind of gals.  However, I am really looking forward to whatever happens next.

oh boy now it gets really exciting!  this is facinating and i look forward to the next chapter.  thanks so much My condolenced on the death of your mother.  it's never easy losing them but she's well and happy now.  my prayers are with you.

Albus.  Oh, Albus.  I love finding writers who dislike his machinations as much as I do.

a bittersweet chapter...very nice ^^

I am so sorry for your loss, and hope you will find comfort over time.This chapter is brilliant!  Very clever indeed

Oh. noes!   How can they get the answer from Dumbledore if he's incinerated?This is a very bad Dumbledore you have here!  and a very good story.  Thank you for sharingi it with us.

Absolutely charming!

I wonder if Severus will ever remember to ask about his books?    And if Hermione only knew just how highly he thought of her "threadbare laundry day" pants...she might just wear them again.  I know I would.

My goodness, what has little Won-Won been up to?  Whatever it is, it would serve him right to see Hermione out on the town with a fellow devoting all his attention on her!  And don't worry, Hermione--you can always invite him inside after dinner! 

Boy, this chapter was not only hot and steamy but also hilarious as well!  Well done for that!  I do believe my favorite line was:Is he looking at my crotch? I swear he is.  And then thinking that Yorick knew exactly what he'd been up to in the other room, had me laughing all the rest of the way through the chapter.  I may own one of Yorick's distant relatives, a chicken who believes she's a cat.I wonder how Hermione's reunion will go...she mentioned earlier that her parents hated her for what she did to protect them.  I can't help but think that her time with them will be strained at best.  Hopefully Sev will be able to make her feel better with a special birthday present of his own!

Oh wow...I feel the intense need to go take a bubble bath right about now...  These latest letters now that the cat's out of the bag, so to speak, are the best!  Sev is letting himself go a bit for once in his life, behind the safety of the written word, and Hermione is getting her wish to be found witty and desirable as she mentioned to him in an earlier missive regarding romance fiction.Now the question is--if she answers "yes", will Severus have the courage to actually fly to her window after all?  I do hope so!

Ooo, ooo, ooo--is this the turning point?  Is it?  I must know!  No time for a good review, on to the next chapter!

"What did you want to be when you grew up?"And Severus responds, "An astronaut."  Well, that's what I wanted to be, anyway!  I look forward eagerly to read his actual reply...

What a clever deflection by Sev there, but I suppose we'll discover just how clever in the next chapter, hmm?  And Hermione wouldn't know him from Adam...I am so curious as to how he has physically changed after Nagini's bite!  This rather reminds me of one of my favorite books "The Fire Rose" by Mercedes Lackey, where the heroine Rose reads passages from books to her unseen employer, little realizing that he is looking for specific knowledge to change his appearance back to human.  I would love to know what precisely Severus needs from these volumes he's having Hermione search for, and why!  I guess I'll just have to keep reading... 

I nearly snorted soda out my nose when I read Severus--oops, Simon--referring to Ron as "Won-Won"!  And how smug he is to know that she will be writing to him first.  What more will have to happen before he gets hit over the head with his obvious personal interest in Hermione?Off to the next chapter!

Hee hee hee...shelved with fiction...hee hee!  I love it!  And Hermione's line, "I think I've just been paid a compliment, but I'm not quite sure." is absolutely priceless!  I am now officially adding this story to my Favorites list, just for that alone.  Thanks for making me laugh as well as Mr. Sopohorous!