I've been gradually making my way through your stories so that I can savour them, and, once again, I am rewarded for my patience! You've done an awesome job incorporating the material we gained from HBP! But even without that the story examines the relationship between Snape and Dumbledore in an impressively thoughtful and moving way. I esp. appreciate how you delve so deeply into Snape's resentments and motivations. Overall, another great read from one of my favorite authors!

Author's Response: Wow, thank you lunafish! I have to confess that this story is my own favourite, so any praise for it sort of counts double :-). In truth, I had to change only one sentence in order to make it HBP-compliant, and I am ridiculously proud of that *grins*... Thanks for reviewing! -S.