Oh yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it (and I know how you feel--it is a bit exciting, isn't it?). I'm so glad you got a sense of Severus's longing and I'll admit I considered leaving the ending unrequited but I just couldn't quite do it, hence the hopeful ending instead. :) I can't imagine Severus ever getting over 'James Sirius' even if the boy himself wasn't quite as bad as his namesakes. *giggles*