I'm glad someone busted him out of Azkaban! I hope she writes that letter, too!

This is one of the most amazing fanfics I've read. So intense, so well planned and such beautiful narration. It surely has hope for hgss. I would like to know if you've written or plan any follow up to this one-shot. I want to see the hope materialise into real friendship (maybe even love later on). Greece is a hardly explored territory on this plane :)

Ok, I know you wrote this in 2006, but I'm asking on the off chance: sequel, please? :)

You gave an interesting POV of how Harry might've reacted to thinking he was a horcrux, and how he would've tried to make them promise to kill him. Super interesting. Plus, a sequel wouldn't be a "hope for SS/HG," but a continuation past that. :P

Very well written.

Interesting story, I liked it

Dark, but good.

I do hope she wrote that letter...

One of those stories that really leaves one thinking.

i think it should continue

Okay, I know you think this is complete, but really, you could so expand this at least several more chapters. You gave a credible and in-character reading to both Snape and Hermione. I don't even think it matters that it goes AU because you've made the storyline mesmerizing. Well-worded, concise, precise and the flow is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

It occurs to me that in all of my reviews hence far, I haven't been very...verbose. That's a credit to you, I admit; I'm pretty much left speechless. Usually I write a lot more than just 'fantastic! some other trifling comment!'

Anyhow, I loved this one as well.

oh, come on this is a chapter story waiting to happen. With a good writer such as yourself and alittle time this could be an amazing story! it already is an amazing one-shot.

(jumps up and down excitedly) YES! There is hope for SS/HG! I can easily see Hermione becoming a pariah for her thinking, and Harry asking his friends to kill him - just as Dumbledore asked Harry to feed him the poison in HBP. While this ficlet is complete as is, in my mind I can imagine a future for these two, with Severus telling or showing her (in a Pensieve) how Harry's death was ultimately because of Aurors following Scrimgeour's orders. So after they drive Bellatrix insane, Scrimmy would be the next to go - he certainly deserves to be booted from office. Thank you for writing this story, and thanks to Shiv for asking for it. (applause icon)

Ah! Splendid indeed. I think Hermione is going to write that letter, myself. And she'll hate herself for a little while afterwards.

Eventually, however, she'll smile.

Until the day Bella shows up on her doorstep, of course. But by that time it should be Stefan's doorstep, too, and I suspect that random callers who aren't very polite will become _very_ closely acquainted with the trap door and the Delights Beneath.

Especially Bella.

Such a fantastic start! There *is* still hope for HG/SS in fanfiction if you look hard enough - as you've more than ably demonstrated! Very IC dialogue, skilfully paced and some lovely turns of phrase - Hermione being like a fissured egg, for example. I thought Dumbledore's letter was very touching and I particularly liked the bit about the socks. Very amusing to see Sevvy using his voice / sexuality in order to manipulate Hermione into doing what he wants and seemingly succeeding! I also like that you have chosen to set this in Greece, placing the 2 characters in a social vacuum away from all the clutter and shackles of the past - this will make their dalliance so much more the believeable.

Please, please keep writing this as it's the best fic opening I've read in a long time. I like that Severus still has a dark undercurrent (e.g. his desire for revenge on Bellatrix) which makes this characterisation very credible

Lovely. Definitely an original.

Though his brief homicidal urges were just a tad disturbing.