Ashwinder :: To bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses

When Happily Ever After Fails

This story is completed.

1. Chapter 1: Portrait of Perfection by Razzberry (Suggestive) [Reviews - 42]
Genres: Humor, Drama, Angst
Warnings: none
Summary: Abandoned. It is my job to save marriages. I have counseled couples through alcoholism and infidelity, through unrealistic expectations and coping with changes in their circumstances. I have advised women to get out while they still had their lives, I have advised men to let go before they did something they would regret. I've seen perfection crumble when tapped with reality; I've seen foundations of stone that keep the shakiest couples intact.

Sometimes, though, it isn't the marriage, and it isn't the individuals. Sometimes the flame has simply died, buried under too many years of ashes, allowed to smolder for too long.

Severus and Hermione were one such couple. They had grown apart over the years, and those are the hardest rifts to repair, even when both parties want to. (4408 words)

2. Chapter 2: Choices Made by Razzberry (Brazen) [Reviews - 19]
Genres: Humor, Drama, Angst
Warnings: none
Summary: It is my job to save marriages. I have counseled couples through alcoholism and infidelity, through unrealistic expectations and coping with changes in their circumstances. I have advised women to get out while they still had their lives, I have advised men to let go before they did something they would regret. I've seen perfection crumble when tapped with reality; I've seen foundations of stone that keep the shakiest couples intact.

Sometimes, though, it isn't the marriage, and it isn't the individuals. Sometimes the flame has simply died, buried under too many years of ashes, allowed to smolder for too long.

Severus and Hermione were one such couple. They had grown apart over the years, and those are the hardest rifts to repair, even when both parties want to. (4363 words)

3. Chapter 3: Painting the Roses Red by Razzberry (Suggestive) [Reviews - 22]
Genres: Humor, Drama, Angst
Warnings: none
Summary: It is my job to save marriages. I have counseled couples through alcoholism and infidelity, through unrealistic expectations and coping with changes in their circumstances. I have advised women to get out while they still had their lives, I have advised men to let go before they did something they would regret. I've seen perfection crumble when tapped with reality; I've seen foundations of stone that keep the shakiest couples intact.

Sometimes, though, it isn't the marriage, and it isn't the individuals. Sometimes the flame has simply died, buried under too many years of ashes, allowed to smolder for too long.

Severus and Hermione were one such couple. They had grown apart over the years, and those are the hardest rifts to repair, even when both parties want to. (4399 words)

4. Chapter 4: It Doesn't Have To Be Perfect by Razzberry (Suggestive) [Reviews - 40]
Genres: Humor, Drama, Angst
Warnings: none
Summary: It is my job to save marriages. I have counseled couples through alcoholism and infidelity, through unrealistic expectations and coping with changes in their circumstances. I have advised women to get out while they still had their lives, I have advised men to let go before they did something they would regret. I've seen perfection crumble when tapped with reality; I've seen foundations of stone that keep the shakiest couples intact.

Sometimes, though, it isn't the marriage, and it isn't the individuals. Sometimes the flame has simply died, buried under too many years of ashes, allowed to smolder for too long.

Severus and Hermione were one such couple. They had grown apart over the years, and those are the hardest rifts to repair, even when both parties want to. (5044 words)

5. Chapter 5: Listen As Well As You Hear by Razzberry (Suggestive) [Reviews - 50]
Genres: Humor, Drama, Angst
Warnings: none
Summary: It is my job to save marriages. I have counseled couples through alcoholism and infidelity, through unrealistic expectations and coping with changes in their circumstances. I have advised women to get out while they still had their lives, I have advised men to let go before they did something they would regret. I've seen perfection crumble when tapped with reality; I've seen foundations of stone that keep the shakiest couples intact.

Sometimes, though, it isn't the marriage, and it isn't the individuals. Sometimes the flame has simply died, buried under too many years of ashes, allowed to smolder for too long.

Severus and Hermione were one such couple. They had grown apart over the years, and those are the hardest rifts to repair, even when both parties want to. (4984 words)

This story is completed.