Whew! That was a creepy moment at the end with Harry, and I can just picture him at the institution that I work at as I've met folks like that. Snape, well, this may be a make or break moment for him here, and if he decides to pull his head out, then things may go well, ir not, then I don't think he'd make it to third year. Hermione, without Harry there to at least take a bit of the burden off her, I'd bet she's wondering now if the wizarding world was worth the trouble. I do look forward to Halloween, and if things might go close to canon, or vary differently, and what Hermione might mean to Harry if she pulls through it all right.