Okay, first off: I'm so sorry it took me so long! I'm glad I waited until the weekend to read it, though, because if I'd started it in the middle of the week I'd have had to skive off work or something to finish it, because I couldn't stop once I started it.
I was tickled before I even started reading because not only does it have the best warnings ever, it has a Shakespearean title! *little dance* And then it just kept getting better. I love when they're friends first, and you did a spectacular job of making me see just how important their friendship was to both of them. I really liked the leisurely pace of the story; spreading out just a few days over twenty thousand words made me feel like I was right there with them.
And I love your characterization of both of them - this is just how I see Harry and Severus. Relationship-driven plot; fleshed-out characters; hot, sweet, first-time sex... this is the perfect gift!
Thank you so much, mystery author (hmm, Hedwig? *has doubts*)! I love my present to bits, and will definitely be reading it again. Thanks!