A/N: To everyone who reviewed; thank you! I heard some comments that Snape shouldn't treat Draco so kindly or, as one put it 'like an equal.' I understand that, really, I do. But the angle I'm coming from is that since Lucius is, let's face it, about as good a father as he is a Death Eater, Snape has had to pick up the slack over the years. So he's not really treating Draco as an equal, more of as his own son.

The other thing was, to the anon who I can't PM, it took me ten minutes to read your review. In future, anything sent to me in text-shortcuts, or gangsta-talk, is going to be deleted before I even read it through. I have to hear it enough; I'll not put up for reading it too.

However, the anon's point still needs to be brought up. (I think) What you were getting at was that Snape was being too kind about Luna and Neville, since he seems to hate them so much. However, he acts like he hates Harry, too, yeah? And he ends up dying for the kid. Snape's character is playing a part, and to understand my stories you have to understand that the face he shows the world is not who he is underneath. Like Luna. She acts all ditzy, but really, she's very clever.

Thank you for the reviews! I would have responded individually, but I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone, so... Here we are.