BadBoyLover: I'm glad you're loving it. lol

ivre: Mr Perfect spoke to me a few days ago, he had a hang over from the weekend. I have a horrible feeling it was for his stag do. *sobs* I'm going paint balling with him at the end of the school year though ;-) I'm having second thoughts about it now. Perhaps I might just give him the URL of this story and let him worked it out! lol

Cianna Greenwood: I've just started to go through the story again and I'll see what I can do to clear up chapter 19. And The sequel is beginning to take shape. A little snippet can be seen at the bottom.

JasperPress77: I couldn't bring myself to kill him off. I think him going off in search of redemption was the best way. Because I doubt Hermione would be able to get over the rape of her mother seeing him everyday.

QueenBonnie: Sequel is in the making. We might see a return of one of the triple A's

SiruisBlacksgirl4eva: Sequel is on it's way. Last Exam is the 28th June. Can you wait that long?

bunnyrabbit228: All your questions will be revealed in the sequel. You are one of my muses for the Dumbledore storyline that will appear in the sequel.

Anarane Anwamane: awwww shucks! Hope you'll read my sequel.

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From Chapter One of .............. (I need a name?!)

Severus was awoken by the profound swearing of his wife. It was seven o'clock and she was up running a bath for their daughter who was now in his arms, sucking her thumb. How long had Hermione been up? As gently as he could he removed his arms from the sleeping angel and went in search around the bed for his slippers.

Stumbling into the bathroom, his short hair dishevelled he found her crying quietly into the bath. cradling her scalded hand. He rushed to her side, wetting a cloth with cold water.

"My love what is wrong?!" Severus questioned ignoring Hermione's soft whimper. She shook her head, dismissing the question, drying her eyes. "Will you tell me?!" He cradled her.

"Andy?! Bath time!" Hermione shouted through the open bathroom door, clambering to her feet. No answer. Hermione knew the little girl was awake. It was a game they played, but Hermione was in no mood today. Severus could see her holding back the tears. It angered him that she wouldn't tell him. He was growing fearful of what was upsetting his love. What had happened since they fell asleep four hours previous? "Andromeda Elizabeth Snape!" Hermione shouted. Andromeda knew her mother was in no mood. "I'm going to count to three: One, two-" By the third count, a bouncy, alert four year old skipped into the bathroom, removed her pyjamas and plunked herself into the warm bathtub. She then turned to her parents and gave them a cheeky smile.

Hermione's heart melted. Her daughter was beautiful, she had her father's dark hair and her warm and friendly eyes. Hermione reprimanded herself for taking her mood out on her innocent daughter.

"Bubbles mummy?!" Andromeda pouted. She had learnt that from Ron. Hermione tried to stop her tears from welling up again. She waved her hand at the bath and it instantly filled with colourful bubbles to the delight of her daughter. "Daddy? Why are you sad?" She had been distracted my her Severus' solemn glare.

"Nothing my sweet!" He lied.

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Andromeda Elizabeth Snape?

What do you all think about the name for Hermione and Severus' little girl? It does have a meaning and It could possibly be relevant to the story. I was going to have a vote about whether it should have been a girl or boy. But I really wanted them to have a girl.

Any other ideas? Would you like to see Ginny and Draco with a baby? What do think about the reappearance of one of the three A's?