:(

Making me tear up here

I'm very curious now

Interesting. 

Awesome.  I loved this.  Though the hardest part to read was actually when she left - Severus crying on the steps.  Gut wrenching.  Thank you for writing such a lovely story of pain, loss, and love!

Wow you and your beta have done a wonderful job. Keep up the good work.

... and he'll never babysit... :) Thank you!

Beautiful story ... from tragety to love.  I WISH life was this way.Thank you for sharing you talent!:)

Very nice story:) sad, hard to read in parts but with a happy ending, thanks for writing it.

awww, how sweet!I was thinking what a long time 25 year is then suddenly thought OMG, my 22nd anniversary is coming up in June.  Doesn't seem like such a long time now.

woo hooo!

Around the time of my 5th wedding anniversary my husband paid for me to do a MSc in London despite both being Americans.  So I was away from him for a whole year.  It was very difficult but it was also wonderful and coming home was difficult and wonderful.  So many mixed emotions.  It's very scary to just pick up and go like that and we already both knew how we felt given that we'd married 5 years prior.  It wasn't like anything was up in the air.  I imagine that would make it so much worse!Excellent chapter.  I like the letters.

oohh poor things.  Sad and happy at the same time.

Oh I love the cliffies, but then I know there's another chapter after this.  If I was reading and there wasn't another chapter I'd probably whine a bit.  Fortunately, there's this fantastic add update bookmark thing that is soooo fantastic.  Otherwise I'd be quite insane by now.

Poor things.  She doesn't want to leave him, he doesn't want her to go but he thinks she wants to leave and she think he wants her to go...aggg.  They get so muddled up by not speaking.  Snape was always going to be this way.  He's used to hiding emotions.  Hermione...maybe she wasn't this way before her awful experience in Australia.  I hope they work it out.  Excellent story!

Of course they both really do want the same thing...how long before they figure that out?  Hmmm, I can't wait to find out.

Now we're getting into some sentimental stuff!  :)  Excellent.  Makes my all teary-eyed.

I knew it was coming.  I knew they had to be dead, but it's still a shock.  It's so damned awful.  OMG.

OMG.  Of course I knew it had to be horrible and worse yet to come.  I'm glad Severus is trying to help.

oh noooo.

wow.  Poor Hermione...I must read more.  Need to find out what happened to her.

so sad

oh this is so awful.  Poor Hermione.one comment about the repetition of the word gently in two sentences.  Just feels awkward.  No huge deal.  But wanted to mention it.The story is great and I'm going to read the next chapter.

oh this does not bode well.

This is really good, but as Im an alcohlic, its very difficult to read. Dont take offense that I cannot finish this.Oh, props to hermione for being sneaky enough to stun snape AGAIN! (PoA)