I don't think I say anything particularly earth-shattering here, but then it isn't that sort of fic. It IS a tying up of loose ends. More or less an attempt to fill out some of the character arcs I think JKR left hanging. I have no idea what her version of the past is because she has left that very vague, but this is MY version of what happened and what propelled these characters to do what they did. Plus, I wanted to give Snape some happiness because I think he deserves it. The joy of fanfiction!