Name: Ineke (Signed) · Date: 01 Jan 2020 12:25 AM · For: Seventh Year Struggles

Happy new year, Madi! Here is some holiday cheer for you <3

 

Lol James is so jealous. If she’s so enthusiastic, I’d say he’d got nothing to worry about. Nothing wrong with friendship and hanging out with friends, but yeah, it’s probably also best he doesn’t consult this with Sirius

 

Six hours is a long time though

 

Okay now I am starting to feel sorry for James, to be honest

 

wait, hold the hell up, they were studying for so long? sure, maybe he should’ve asked, but they also could’ve told him, especially if there were feelings involved

 

but at least they understand it all now and it all got resolved and of course remus gets to stay with them, great friendship there

 

yeeeeeees, of course he gets to stay though i also get remus about not wanting to stay when they all get settled in because that can get awkward pretty quickly and nobody wants that

 

lovely story there, madi <3

Name: Felpata_Lupin (Signed) · Date: 17 Dec 2019 08:39 PM · For: Seventh Year Struggles

Hello, dear Madi! I'm here for your wishlist! Happy holidays, sweety! <3

I hope you don't mind that I chose this story to review... I was scrolling through your AP and then I saw Marauders and... well, you know me... I couldn't resist... :P

I'm so, so glad you chose to focus on the friendship between James and Remus... it's rare to find stories that focus on their relationship, which is a pity because I believe there's something really special about it, about the way James wants to take care of Remus and about the way Remus is so grateful to him and admires him so much... and I think you really showed those aspects really well here, even if James was jealous of Remus and Lily for three-quarters of the fic! :P

And btw, I love that, too! I can totally believe Remus having a crush on Lily (but backing off for James... because whenever has Remus done something for himself? Especially if he'd go against his friends' interests?) And James jumping to conclusions but not saying anything and just brooding over it in silence (except suddenly exploding and having a shouting contest with Lily) is so very in character, too! :D I loved how he wanted to talk to Sirius, but didn't because he knew Sirius wouldn't take him... seriously... no pun intended :P

I do wonder, though... with did Remus and Lily feel the need to go study on their own and leave James alone? Couldn't they just invite him along? I can't really blame James for getting ideas, especially if he was aware of Remus' feels... it is a bit strange behaviour, since Lily and James were together at the time and Remus and Lily weren't even particularly close... but, you know, it doesn't really matter...

The other little "complain" I have (but that's more because of my personal headcanon, probably, and it's not really important anyway) is why Remus would need a home with the Potters... doesn't he have a loving family already? What about his parents?

But I do love that James was so determined in Remus staying with them, offering a home, unconditional support and the promise that he will never be abandoned/on his own/alone... which is actually sad, now that I think about it, because Remus will be alone eventually... Will I ever get over the tragedy that is the Marauders' backstory? No, I won't...

I think you did a really great job with this! Your characterization of everyone was spot on and it was a really fun and pleasant read overall! :)

Snowball hug and happy holidays again!

Chiara

Name: StarFeather (Anonymous) · Date: 17 Jul 2019 09:39 AM · For: Seventh Year Struggles

Hi, Madi! Before visiting your Dragon Tale challenge story, I stopped by here grabbing a chance @House Cup Finale review festa.

 

 So the plot was developed as you added later after twittering about on the forum at that time. I didn't expect Remus had a crush on Lily. I imagined and felt for him, various complicated emotions must have been swirling in his mind when James slipped his tongue. 

 

 Jealus guy characteristic is genetically passed down to Harry who felt the same as his father when he witnessed Ginny with Dean. A good point is that James felt sorry soon and apologized for being such an idiot. Basically he is a nice person, I am relieved to know the trouble seemed to be settled down... but I am  eager to read the other way story...: Lily couldn't resist observing Remus knowing his crush from the next day and a new feeling would pop up in the corner of her heart...please write such a fic someday, Madi. :D. Reading your fic you once struggled, the idea has just hit me. I really enjoyed this shot imagining Lupin's panick. 

 

K