Thank you so much for your very kind words! I'm really happy that you found this so thought-provoking--I also thought a lot about it, about Severus' reasons, about just people's reactions to situations like this in general, and it was really fun to write! :D It's interesting to me that you thought Harry knew--I'm on the opposite side, but I think it's very plausible for a person to do what Harry does here in the face of finding out about a partner's infidelity. I admit that if I had taken the view that Harry knew, I probably wouldn't be able to resist writing from Harry's perspective instead, as the angst potential would be so very high! :D I did, though, do an H/D fic where Harry finds out and doesn't say anything for a while, and is willing to accept it. :) That was fun too!