I love this idea of a river pebble. It suits Severus' character very well, my friend. I have no doubt that Harry can be as relentless as gently eroding water, too, and hopefully the process will leave them both a lot happier than they currently are, once it's done... ;D

I'm thrilled that you are having so much fun with this story. Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review. Your enthusiastic comments never fail to make me smile, fallconsmate. :)