Oh good, thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. When I saw your request, I was hell-bent on writing you Snape/Black non-con, one of my favourite pairings and genres! But this story popped into my head as I glanced at your "Snape/Fleur" idea, and so it demanded to be told. I'm glad the structure worked. It wasn't meant to be a gimmick, but rather, I figured with a pairing this rare, one of the tensions driving the story could be, "How did they first get together?" which then happens at the "end." At any rate, yes, I'm glad it worked!
I do love Fleur and wish we'd seen more of her in canon. The fact that she was a Tri-Wizard champion and trusted enough to fly with the Seven Potters convinced me that she has real skills -- enough for fanfic authors to take and run with, at least, even if JKR didn't!
Anyway, thanks again, and I'm so glad you liked it. :)