Wow, thank you very much, I\'m very flattered.

I\'m glad you commented on the aspect of the difficulty of their relationship, because its definitely one of those things that I feel is the most important in the story. I feel that there is a message to be sent with these sorts of fics- I know a lot of the fanfiction I read actually does affect my outlook on life, so I am very careful about the messages I send with what I write. This theme should become more obvious in upcoming chapters, but something I stress is that Humanity is Universal. No one is perfect, but you have to learn to work past that and adjust the way you act at times. I think it is very easy to get wrapped up in a mindset where any time a person does you wrong, you automatically turn on them... I know I\'m rather guilty of this myself- but something we should all be aware of is that no relationship is perfect and that is something that needs to be accepted. I think that is something Severus and Harry are growing to accept in this story- though neither one of them is apt to do a complete 180, they can learn to get along despite their differences.

I agree with what you say about a soft Severus, as well. One of the reasons I rarely read fanfiction of this type anymore is for that reason- Severus is often portrayed as a softy. The man isn\'t, at all, and it bothers me when people act like this sudden revelation will suddenly turn him into a big teddy bear. That\'s not his personality, and it\'s wrong to ask someone to alter their personality to make a relationship work- the same holds true in making a fanfiction work.

I know it\'s been a horribly long time since my last update, and I truly apologize. It\'s been horribly busy for me lately- I\'ve got homecoming this week, I was out of town last week, and I\'m in my junior year of High school and its absolutely killing me, especially given the classes I take. I will try really hard to update soon, and your review certainly encouraged me. If I did not have to go to school tomorrow I would go and gladly stay up until 2 am writing for you!

Thanks again for the review,

~Gonnabefamous