'Pickled walnuts'? I'm with Hermione on that one. *Shudders*Still, it sounds like there's a fragile sort of trust growing between our Severus and Hermione. I enjoyed this chapter very much, looking forward to the next. :)

Oh, I've gotten behind a few chapters, and what a delightful turn of events.  I'm thrilled!

This is a great story.  This story is completed on the FanFiction.net website if anyone is interested in reading the completed version.  You are very talented Apollina.

I echo the others, please update!  I love this story and can't wait to see what surprises Snape has up his sleeve.

please update?  pretty pretty please? 

I really, really hope you update this sometime soon.

I flipping love the bit where hermione admits snape did a good job with the folders and goes through his notes looking for spelling and grammar errors.  that sounds like something I would do.  :)I love this chapter.  I love this story.  I want to laugh and laugh and laugh.

this chapter is just so good.  I was just going to refresh my memory for the new chapter...and I had to read this one all over again, purely for the pleasure of it.  poor hermione reminds me a bit of my mother.  too much to do, the keystone of the organization, never takes time for herself.

Hey There AV! This chaper was sooooo awesome! I totally loved how she went from wanting to kill him to giving him work to do. I think he's way more useful to her alive anyways! I can't wait to see what will happen next! Much Love ~ Brena

This is pure yoy. This I liked.

I love love love this story!  I hope you will be able to update more often in the future as it always makes my day when a new chapter comes out.  I can't wait to see where this is headed.

Ohhh I'm so happy I found this fic! It's exactly what I need--full of witty jibes, an unbalanced, overworked Hermione, and Snape (he doesn't need an adjective, his name suffices!). Great job so far, I'm really enjoying it. Loving the humour and the undertones of angsty goodness... lovely combination! ;) Anyway, thanks for writing!

So, who's the real boss there?? ;-) Great chapter!!

Two months, AV, darling!  I know there is more already posted elsewhere, so what's the hold up?  Ah, that's it, she's too busy looking after pervy websites on LJ :P It was great, by the way!

I love this and cannot wait for more..but I guess that's the way of it.  Seriously this is a fine fine FINE story!  Ican only hope 10 or 12 more chapters are in the works.  I would love to critque it but can find no fault or point to any better plot development than what you have here.  Thank you for a wonderful story! 

Fantastic. Now they will spent more time together and she'll fall irremediably in love with him *evil grin*. I can't wait to see that.

oh the good stuff ahead for them!  and it's only the begining!  lovely update.  thanks so much

Ooops, liquid sunshine. She needs to get clean from that stuff in order to appreciate her marriage. I'm sure Snape will see to that.
I can't help, but the "soothing the girl until she is exhausting and letting her sleep in the hero's bed" routine always gets to me. I'm such a sap LOL

Oh, I simply adored the last two chapters. Your description of Hermione's day is causing me to appreciate my job again :-)

Behind her bitchiness your Hermione really seems to be a caring and thoughtful person. Snape on the receiving end of ther thoughtfulness seems to appreciate it. And he notices her ... well not many other persons he can notice around, or are they? But still, he noticed the glamour and guessed the reason behind it. I really think they might be good for each other. 

What a wonderful wedding day!And he can kiss heavenly? Well, that's a starting point; but she hasn't cleaned his bed yet, despite this talent of his.

Pity I'm too tired to read on today. I can hardly tell you how much I appreciated that chapter anymore.

Brilliant chapter. It felt like a screwball comedy.Oh the possibilities ...

i know how ultimately happy she'll be with his meddling!  thanks so much

Hey Apollina!  I'm a little behind on my regular reading, so I'm sorry this review is a little late.  :-)  This chapter was really great.  It was really nice seeing them try to talk to eachother as people, and getting to see a little insecurity behind the uber bitch persona in Hermione was great too.  She's only human!  Thanks for this update and I can't wait to see another.  Much Love ~ BrenaPs - crackberry....Hahaha

I admit I was skeptical about this fic at first. Mostly because I wasn't sure how a relationship would work out between Hermione and Severus while he's serving a life sentence. But, I'm really enjoying it. These last 2 chapters shows that Severus is touched by Hermione bringing him things. Especially since she took into consideration of what he would like. It shows that she in a way cares about him. I'm interested in seeing how things develop between them, and when Severus actually starts to care for Hermione.

Poor Ron! It's hard when one ticks like him, I guess.. *lol* Interesting sentence conditions, by the way.

Author's Response: Thanks.  I didn't want to bash Ron too badly.  But I had to get him out of the way, somehow.  -AV