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Wow...This one hit a little too close to home for me... the part with Ron and Hermione at the end was exactly like a break up conversation I had once... only I wike ike Ron, the \"dumpee\" who couldn\'t understand...and its funny reading this, because I have far more sympathy for Ron than Hermione, even though I know how hard Hermione\'s life has been. The way you\'ve written this is quite true... I couldn\'t understand why my then boyfirend, whom I was madly in love with, couldn\'t just talk to me about what was bothering him and we could solve the problem together. I couldn\'t, at the time, understand how being in love wasn\'t enough... I felt that if two people are in love they should be able to face everything together...like Ron said, I would have done anything to make my boyfriend feel better, to help him. But he didn\'t want me to for the very reason that he loved me; he felt that he was a burden I had to bear, and the che couldn\'t face me after the choices he\'d made. It was awful... just thinking about it gives me a pit in my stomach after all this time. Poor Ron, I understand!

that was the most angsty chapter i have ever read! bravo! i cried the whole time. even if she told ron now, he\'d probably kill snape. i wonder what will happen when the boys see aubrey? will they know just from those dark eyes? aloha, mele

that was the most angsty chapter i have ever read! bravo! i cried the whole time. even if she told ron now, he\'d probably kill snape. i wonder what will happen when the boys sebreybrey? will they know just from those dark eyes? aloha, mele

Great chapter and a good insight to Severus - get rid of Anna - he never should have taken up with her in the first place and I hope she is now out of the picture!! I\'m enjoying this story very much.

I have only one word to say, and that is... wow. Just, wow. There\'s so much crap HP fanfiction out there these days that sometimes you really have to dig to find the diamonds in the manure pile.

I think I found one. This fic, the depth and accuracy of Snape\'s characterization, the realism in your setting, is all utterly stunning.

I\'m not a Hermione/Snape shipper by any means, by the by. But the sensitivity with which you handled a subject all too often cheapened by the plethora of noncon/rapefic on the web just..it amazes me. Aubrey is precious in the way a precocious child often is: disconcerting, discerning and still very much the innocent. Hermione\'s jaded cynicism is both tragic and inevitable, considering her own experiences. Someone made mention of her being a bit too well-adjusted. I\'m not so certain I agree with that; rape victims respond to their experience in very different ways, and you seem to have made sure to keep that in mind. She will hardly be the same person she was beforehand, but I can\'t see her reduced to an angsty mess the way so many fanfictions portray. Reactions to specific situations depend largely on the personality of the individual, I\'ve found.

Kudos. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.

(Also, I\'m unendingly amused by the literary allusions you peppered throughout your chapters. XD)

Wow!

HoneyDuke\'s as Severus\'s sancuary was interesting. Anna Vector\'s feelings for Severus was profound. Even the insight of Dumbledore not having the patience and observation skills that occurred with age was facinating. That he still did not have these skills at the age of 80 wrillrilliant.

So can Severus change? Or does he believe that his fate is sealed. That he will become his father and that he has no control over it?

I can\'t wait to read more!

I have father issues myself, the self loathing is familiar to me. Is this a sort of turning point? Will Hermione or maybe Aubrey be able to help Severus live? I can\'t wait to find out, thanks.

Just a quick note to let you know I am still reading
- and enjoying immensely -
Breeding Lilacs out of Dead Land. Your grammar is
excellent as usual, and the story is unfolding in a
very touching and exciting way. I very much look
forward to reading the next installment.

You write Aubrey beautifully, and I was very moved
by her exchange both with Severus and also with her
mother. As a precocious individual, she shows an
inclination, characteristic of such children, to have
difficulty with the emotional side of life. I applaud
this story, and will continue to recommend it to
other readers. Thank you, Areola!


Blessings, Kait x

Chapter 13... I am so very impressed by how you describe things, for example, what is going through rus\rus\' mind!!! The man has so much hurt, pain, frustration & anger that it\'s no wonder he loathes himself so much!!! I do hope that a time will come that he can see who he is & that he is not his father!!!

I like the fact that Anna came to check on him & the conversation with Albus was enlightening!!! I am glad that she cares about him enough to know her limits in his life!!!

I am curious to see if Severus will ponder on Albus\' words about Hermione & wonder just how he will react to her & Aubrey when they are alone again?!? Even in the state he is in he knows that there is something in Hermione that he wants & perhaps needs, even if it is only her warmth for now!!! He may not see her as helping him find his path to comfort or becoming comfortable with himself yet, but he senses something in her that makes him want her to be there with him!!!

As always I will be looking forward to your next update!!! Til chapter 14, Deb >^..^<

thanks