Officially a couple! Yay!  I wonder how long this 'secret' will last, hmm?  It is Hermione after, all... :P:) 

Well the relationship has not reached the "next level" - I cannot wait to see what happens the morning after and if everything goes okay.

Oh, I've definitely missed a lot of this story! LOL Better go back and try to catch up!

Author's Response: well, I've been updating like mad since the mods have been so efficient in the handling of the queue ;)

Angel Mischa's response: We can but try!

Yay!

I just adore having watched Sev go from cold calculator to captivated co-conspirator.  Thanks so much!  I look forward to reading the next chapters.

Great chapter, I really laughed at Phineas's comment refering to a bet.  It added an 'umph' to the chapter.

LOL the portraits had a sweepstake on it !

Mmmm mmm good!  Sorry it's so brief, but I have to catch a train...

I'm glas he didn't have a muscle incident during... That could have been more than embarrassing.

XD ROFL... "I win."That is just a great line. It was perfectly timed.

Excellent! I'm so glad he didn't have an episode during sex - that would have been embarrassing, might've killed the mood. Now I need to take a nap. Those two wore me out just reading about it! Hot stuff! :)Livvy

wowo cool serveus got what he wanted its about time and poor hermione now has a man in her life how wonderful wondefully writtenthank you  

Again with the making me all teary. Honestly. Ok, best part of them in bed was "scrutinizing" each other openly. No bashfulness. Hermione with her "daring query", asking him about masturbating. I loved it!

Now I guess I can stop hounding you about "how many days are left", lol!

Author's Response: That's the good thing with Hermione getting a bit of experience with Ron: no maiden blush here.

There are three days left, if you want to know *g*  

YAY!!!!! 

Well everyone at the castle is guessing and that is good because they really do not need to know yet. If they do not want to kiss in the office, I cannot wait to see where you take them so that can further the physical aspect of the relationship. Good chapter.

I love that part of a relationship, after aknowledging mutual attraction and before things go much further. It's always sweet whispers and tenderness. *deep sigh of remembering*

Yay!  Very original (from the other stories I've read, and I read a lot here at TPP)!I can't wait to see where this leads! At the moment it sounds very promising!  Keep up the good work!

This is so sweet. Dear lord. I had freakin' tears in my eyes at the end! Don't you do this to me! I can't be all maudlin!

You silly thing. Love this. And STILL counting the days!

Author's Response: I can't say I'm displeased with your reaction ;) The next chapter is up!

I know Hermione has been assisting Severus for quite some time, but I still marvel at how domestic the day-to-day activities are between them. They seem like an old married couple rather than a freshly involved couple.

Loved Hargid's observations here:  Hagrid decided to shrug it off. Hermione had gone in hiding with Harry, staying with him even when Ron had defected. She had faced the Death Eaters, You-Kn… Voldemort’s snake in Godric’s Hollow, resisted Bellatrix Lestrange’s torture… There was no way Snape could have influenced her if she had not wanted to be. 

Loved this interaction:“Hermione! I didn’t raise you like that!”“No, but Ron and Harry did.”

Aw, how sweet, the scene on the sofa... it's nice to read about just an ordinary day. I'm wondering, though, how long Hermione will be able to stand the constant necessity to be at Snape's side - this won't work out in the long run if she can't even go visting the greenhouses with Neville or the like.

Author's Response: You'll have that addressed in the next chapter, which I've just uploaded in the queue.

Such a tease! Oooh I can't wait for the big night! Keep up the good work!Livvy

I just adore how the other teachers are trying to figure out what those two are up to.  I am strongly reminded of little old ladies keeping 'watch' over their neighborhood.

Finally. I thought the whole world conspirated against them.