Okay! First of all, this isn't an official chapter. Sorry to disappoint anyone. I'm working on chapter 3 as we speak but I wanted to take a moment to thank all my precious reviewers and to announce the winner of the contest! I appreciate all of you! But most importantly I'd like to particuar reviewers individually in order of appearance. Even if I didn't comment on your specific review (as I said I didn't comment on everybody's) please read the others because there may be some things that may answer any future questions you may have. ahem
Fuuruma: On the pregnancy issue...you're jumping the gun here. All will be explained in Chapter 4. But props to you for being so inquisitive! Oh, and you lost me on the whole 'eating words' thing. Perhaps if you explain it to me I can try to fix it if it's something that won't mess with my writing style. If you're referring to the way that replaces letters of words with some weird oriental characters, I don't have any clue how to fix it. If you know, let me in on it!
alicat999: I LIKE you!! Especially your reviews! I'm glad you liked the speediness of my updating, but in actuality, I had chap. 2 already written and ready to go when I posted chap. 1. I just wasn't going to post it if I didn't get reviews... looks at you sheepishly So don't hate me if I don't update until next week, k? On the reviews setting... the default setting is to welcome all reviews so I was okay! But thanks for telling me anyway! On a side note I just wanna give you a big hug for putting me on your favorites list!! I think I'm gonna cry... sniff I'm so loved... BTW, you can expect this story to be at least 10-15 chaps long so stick with me! It is most CERTAINLY not a one-shot!!
saturngurl123: Thanks! takes a bow And... live long and prosper my friend. :-)
Dragonkiss: Whoa....you are taking this story waaaaaaaaay to seriously.... I mean, Hell, if you read half the crap that people are trying to pass off as fanfiction nowadays, you'd see that my story is at the very least a small breath of fresh air. I know, I've read almost half that crap out of boredom when I couldn't find anything good. I admit I am not the best writer out there (I mean, who is?) but I DO know what I am doing. Please do not belittle my writing skills or my knowledge on life. Do not assume to know me personally. I am MUCH older than you think. I know that that is not how the real world works (I would be dead already if I was THAT naive), and this fanfic is not a reflection of that. Besides all that, remember that reality only plays a sidekick to fantasy. It is at its mercy to be integrated at will. On another note, I have always felt that Hermione, no matter what her age will always ask a lot of questions. It's in her nature. And regardless of how many she asked, I do not believe that it disrupted the flow of the story. An entire conversation can be carried out in only questions and quite well I might add (just watch the show "Who's Line is it Anyway" to see my point). And I also believe that she would become exceptionally timid if put in a situation that she couldn't rationalize with her book smarts or with magic. I mean, she was practically forced to sleep with her teacher. They don't cover that sort of thing in classes. Also, I admit that although not done intentionally, Snape did get more OOC in the second chapter. But I do think it worked out well. Case in point: the story called "When Everything's Made to Be Broken" posted here on Snape is quite out of character as is Hermione, and when I read it I take that with a grain of salt and not let it get in the way of the plot. Mostly because the story is just very fun to read and has a good plot. (And I think I kept Snape and Hermione pretty much in character in the first chapter) Another great example are the wave of 'marriage law' stories where Snape is forced to marry Hermione. Again, mostly OOC, but incredibly enjoyable. In my personal opinion, it is OOC for Snape to be involved with ANY main character from the Harry Potter universe. I find him far too standoffish to ever open himself up completely to someone or to get involved with someone who knows him. Hence the reason he is a popular target for fanfiction writers to pair off. Again, many may disagree with this. I am not out to win a nobel prize for my writing skills or to write the best story out there. Just an interesting story with a plot and lots of fluff. It's entertainment. I could care less the age of the rest of my reviewers. At least THEY'RE enjoying it. I appreciate your comments, though, but unfortunately for you I'm not going to scrap this story. If you think that this story is just going to Hell in a handbasket, you're wrong. It's going to get much better and much more serious with Severus and Hermione facing the ramifications of their actions very soon. If you stick with it, I guarantee you won't be disappointed. I'm not one for fruitless plots and meaningless relationships. And, the only person who could write flawless, 100 'in character', away from 'the norm' fanfiction, would be J.K. Rowling herself. Remember that.
Nore: I know, the relationship is a bit quick, but it will all flow better as the chapters go on, you'll see. As I told alleycat999, you can expect several more chaps out of me and the road will get much more rocky later! :-) I usually tend to be more serious with relationships too when reading fanfiction (I just hate PWP's) but in this case, I wanted to start out less serious and have it flesh out into something more serious. I can't really explain what I mean without giving too much away, but you can expect a very detailed and excellent plotline from me. I promise.
snow-chick: No offense taken! My feelings are exceptionally hard to hurt and you didn't even come close. No, I wanted everyone to think that this was a one-shot, but it definitely won't be. Read my comment to Nore to see more.
Padfoot's-Luvr: I just love your name... He is quite a cool character isn't he?
Now, onto the winner of the contest!
And the winner is......opens golden envelope........Nore for her name "Visonator"! Congratulations!! You will not only be acknowledged in the beginning of the third chapter, but I will also use your word for my device and give you a role in an upcoming chapter! It will either be in chap. 6 or 7 depending on how I write. There's a specific plot line in my head that I'd like to explore, and it'll come out in either chap. 6 or 7, and you'll be in it. All I need to know from you is if you are male or female and whether or not you would be offended if I didn't make you human or not. Please let me know when you review chap. 3 or you can review this "author" chapter instead just to tell me that, okay? And thanks to all who sent in ideas, I appreciated them all!!
Well, if anyone has an IMAX theater near them, do go see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It's astounding!! I just saw it this weekend and I was dizzy for a good hour afterwards! Cool, no? Also, my AOL is quite a pain lately. It hasn't let me online since Friday and I just now was able to post this little tidbit. Just thought I'd let you all know. Expect chapter 3 in about 4 days from this post. Okay? Have a great day!