Thank you so much for this absolutely lovely comment! It completely made my day. I am always so pleased when people single out my favourite lines in feedback, and you've hit on a lot of them. Once I got started letting Snape mock Harry's hair, I just couldn't stop him! He was having way too much fun.
I am really delighted that the choice of Dudley for the baby's father wasn't an obvious one! It's so cool to think that people were surprised but not skeptical about that plot twist. I've had this story in my head for over a year and for the longest time I had no idea whose baby Jess was! I'm glad Dudley finally occurred to me!
Thanks again for your kind words! I really appreciate it!