To echo others' response to your little temptation, 'There may be a sequel in the works.' "Oh, I do hope so. I'd love to read it!" I can only add a me, too! Big time! Hmm. It seems everyone else has already taken my comments! Please re-read and add me to the litany - Your Snape characterization was lovely! You've given us Harry's thoughts and let us surmise Snape's from his actions... I'd dearly love to hear the workings in his mind, that you've shown by the slow softening of his behavior towards Harry... I so want them to end up in love, and with a happy family - they both deserve it so, having come from such sad backgrounds themselves, and yet being such honorable men - I'd love to see a rewarding life for them! Sequel - Yes, please, I would certainly think that worth bribing the good author with dark chocolate and a nice pinot noir!