Thanks so much! You've really thought about this and that's such a compliment. we can see what war does to people in general is a huge thing to be able to read in this. I'm humbled.
I thought Snape/Aberforth was a very unusual pairing myself, one I hadn't considered until I saw it on the assignment. And then there were two more! And the other two are SO well written. Must be something in the zeitgeist.