Thank you for all the wonderful compliments! I adore young!Snape, before he's embittered and broken but still very much Snape, and I'm glad to hear his characterization worked here. I definitely prefer Snape and Harry when they're equals as opposed to when there's a power imbalance between them, so it's good to know they worked together here. The fact that you were still thinking about the fic after reading it is possibly the best compliment of all. :) Thanks again!