Perfection. Simply beautiful. This is exactly what these two must endure on a daily basis, the pull, the longing, the knowledge. I love how you use the words, describing the life happening muted in the background, never letting us forget that it is still carrying on while they are succumbing. Love it.

damn, damn. you are just THE best at this angst stuff! if your intention was to rip my poor heart out you've succeeded! brilliant but heartbreaking stuff as always.

Wow.

This is exactly, as I imagine, what we all think is going on in the minds of Harry and Hermione after the books left us with such a ridiculous thrown together couple of pairings. The passion, the resignation, the desire and love. This piece brings it to light with unquestioning grace. The sadness here is thick and subtle, yet completely true. This is a favorite. Thank you for writing it.

Ooh I loved this one shot, very passionate and sad! I can actually see this happening in the books, or that's the way things happened after that "epilogue" lol