Aww, sorry it’s been so long but your gentle nag was wonderfully motivating so thank you!!! (*adds more points to your (UNSPECIFIED!!! Oh the horror!!!) house and a cookie*)

Ooh, and crack out the popcorn in that case (should be fun to watch huh ^^)  hope you like ^^

Oh I would never!!!  I may take a VERY long time to update but I’m not in the habit of abandonment... is it a habit?  Hmm... anyway...

Thank you!!!

Mm, I have rather ruined life for Harry at the moment, but I’ll make it up to him (do you think he’d like his own Sev?)  and Umbridge’s revenge shall be rather fun to write (and I hope to read ^^)  it wont even be just the two of them against her either... she’s made some rather powerful (vindictive... inventive...) enemies ^^  no, Dumbles hasn’t been so prominent (but then in Harry’s life he wasn’t at that time which I think was rather stupid on his part... more of his ‘best interests’ stuff I ‘spose...) but absent he may have been, formidably protective is completely certain – Umbridge wont be finding an ally there thats for sure ^^

Oh I know, don’t they just?!  I love P&S for that very reason – see we’re all the smart ones; we realise just how much they need each other... why could JK? *pouts* ahh well, ‘spose we’ll just have to write it for her *sighs long-sufferingly*

Sorry for the wait but hope the update makes up for it (cant believe how long I took this time round... I am SO getting kidnapped this time *sighs again* ^^)  - thanks!!! (Oh, and I am so gorgeously, completely, utterly in love with SC – *gives you the most serious look you’ve ever seen... which is VERY serious* I might have to marry it.  Uhuh.  I am just that in love with it.  Hope to read more soon...for my sanity and all... ^^

Hi!  Omg, first I have to say I’m loving AIE despite my shameful lack of reviews lately (I copy and read it when I can and when I’m finished a chapter I’m not on the internet... which is probably for the best really since I’m sure I’d be leaving you ridiculously long reviews about how much I’m in love with your Sev and Harry and how I just wanna pull them out of your fic (so very very carefully) and hide them under my bed (which would have to be sterilised for Harry’s sake) and pull them out for cuddles whenever I want cos theyre so gorgeous!!!  You’re just awesome ^^

Oh, and you so don’t compare with how crappy an updater of fanfics I am, at least you get to it every month *shakes head in shame* uni is really not an excuse, Harry is far more important... sometimes *sighs* I just get my priorities wrong *shakes head* I know, I know, I’m ashamed of myself too.  But I’m on holidays right now so writing, here I come! (wow, that was quick) – anyway, back to reality, hope you’ve found something good to read?  And how awesome for your friend!  Hope visiting her was fun ^^

Yay!  That was exactly what I had in mind when I was writing that bit – that wonderful feeling that you treasure on days off when you’re still half asleep in the mornings and you know you can just roll over and sink back into it if you like... *sighs* heaven ^^.  So glad you liked it ^^

*sighs in relief*  I was really worried I was going too fast with Sev’s caring, affectionate side coming out – felt a bit like it was a case of ‘mean Sev, cruel Sev, sneering Sev, oh look, he’s cuddling him’ – given that you ‘wanted to scream out Finally!’ I’m guessing you don’t think I moved too fast with that one then?  ^^  and eventually I’m sure Harry will realise that... but you know me, I’m an absolute bit- nasty person ^^ - Harry’s going to take a little while to find his feet, mentally, you know?  (wow, the way I wrote that I’d be surprised if you do know what I mean... that sounded really  dumb ^^ hehe mental feet.  Yeah, I’m getting tired ^^)

Hahaha.  No, that’s one thing you cant say about this fic; nothing will be fast or easy, including the recovery ^^ - but it has a hell of a lot more comfort to it so hopefully it wont be too horrible to read...? *hands over Harry for you to hug as the urge rises* ^^

And the Severus/Umbridge confrontation will happen in stages, the first of which was fun to write so will hopefully be enough for now ^^

Hehe, of course!!! *adds three points to your already HUGE personal amount* - don’t you just love awarding odd numbers and watching the interesting way it affects the tally?  Or am I really odd (well, more odd ^^).  Yay!  I’m starting to like particular moment more and more too ^^  Good pick ^^ (*adds ****load of points to your amount* - you know it’s a tight competition right now too, it wont take much to tip the scales.... ooh, so much fun to watch... ooh I need a hobby... oh right, fanfiction... *rolls eyes* ^^ told you I was tired)

 Well I think AIE fans will be happy to wait for as long as it takes (despite holding our breath the entire time) so I wouldn’t worry too much if I was you... anything you write at anytime tends to be wonderfully, crazily, awesome.

Oh, pop! (I’m providing sound effects for the update thingy to appear in your inbox... not weird at all right?) – pop pop!  Ping!  Moo! (moo?)

Have fun (I’m gonna stop while I’m ahead... which I totally am ^^

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