Damn *tears in eyes*

omg so sad! this fic made me tear up *sniffles*

did you ever think of expanding this? it's a lovely backstory, i could see many possibilities for future chapters.. talk to me if you're interested.

lovely, sad, story by the way. My condolences to you for your loss; I can't imagine how I'd live without my mother. Come to think of it, I probably wouldn't be able to.

aww i cried. i guess i can relate to this because a family member has just past away and i have another one sick in hospital as well as two extended family members in the hospital as well. i love the way that you say that no one should die alone and i totally agree with you. this was so sad, yet so well written and seemed to hit so close to home. i commend you.

I hated this so much; not the way you wrote it, on the contrary, you write very beautifully, but the subject matter I found really horrific. It made me cry. The emotion in this story is so overwhelming. I didn't enjoy this because it saddened me so much, but that does not detract from how well it was written.

I really liked this story - reading as Snape deals with the untimely death of his mother. I hope to read other stories from you in the future. Now I'm going to read your other stories you have written.

Excellent, and very sad.

I thought htat it was very good. It has a deep emotional touch and isn't overload with clichées and mush. It struck me with its realism in the tragic happenings

I think it is a beautiful catharsis.

that was pretty good- good work

I'd rephrase the first sentence to "he held his mother's hand as she died." Perhaps you wanted the confusion this aroused - I thought you meant he held a female companion's hand not his mother's - but I think it detracts.

Spare, taut and all the more absorbing for its restraint.