beautiful and moving story! it made me think again about the scenario of snape sending harry away - reopening old wounds, made me question whether these ten years of separation where a needed life experience or whether they were wasted after all. very bittersweet at times, when, even though they more or less know the other person cares, they still are unable to find to each other (harry's honesty I thought would make them work it out quickly, but severus' behaviour ... wah! really frustrating). I'm so relieved this story ended as it did. after getting to know harry and snape over 100 microsoft word pages it would have been a terrible blow if snape had just left.... anyway.. thanks for such a lovely story!!!