So I haven't been reading any fan fiction for a while now, but came back eventually and was thrilled to see your story had been completed. Thus I spent the most part of today finishing it... which wasn't really my intend, I thought I was just going to read a couple chapters, but here I am at the end of the story.

I certainly told you so before, but you're such a talented writer, and I love how everything is so well thought through, how all the clues and details fit into the big picture and not only within your story's logic but also within the cannon framework.

Sirius and Remus (though I have to admit especially Sirius) have always held a special place in my heart since their story was unfolded at the end of Prisoner of Azkaban and I've read a couple versions of the "Sirius escapes early story". You manage to capture the brokenness of both Sirius and Remus in such a beautiful way, yet, you also provide them with a wonderful way to not linger on their brokenness but allow healing.

Harry was adorable, too. And you managed to have him develop into a happy child, without forgetting that the Dursleys left a mark on him, which kept showing.

There's so many more details, that I could complement you on. In the end, their's nothing I'd like to criticize.

Although I'd love a sequel on this, I see why you choose to leave the story as it is. I can't deny a tiny bit of disappointment, though ;-)

Thank you for sharing this excellent work.

I think Ileana saw Voldemort when he was placing Ravenclaw's diadem in the room of requirements and was curious because she's a Ravenclaw and that's why Voldemort killed her

Wait! Could it be that Remus was the werewolf who attacked the boy and that's why he suddenly disapeared? Maybe the guilt made him fake his maybe another werewolf did it but made Remus think otherwise? I feel like a detective and it feels so...smart!

What I like about your fic, is how one theme, one idea, is carry on and explore. It's really well written, and consistant, and I'm in awe of how you carry on for so long.
I also love how you write Sirius and Rémus. Often, one is written to the detriment of the other, but you manage to write both interestingly without making them victims(something that often happen in the treatment of Remus, like he can't do thing on his own).

I'm happy you finished it, and the end was really great emotionally.
have a nice day !

It’s 7am

I’ve read this all night. Finally will sleep . So well written ! Best fanfic I’ve ever read . You should bs proud of yourself .

You have a gift. This was very well done. At times it was hard to read,but your story was complicated and nontrivial. I am very impressed. Thank you.

Thank you so very very much for your beautiful words and character explorations and musings. You have such a gift. Your other tale, Before We Fall, is one of my all-time favourite fanfics. I recently came back to read the rest of this - I hadn't read the updates since your long hiatus - and I am so grateful that you continue to share your profound insights into this world and these characters with us all.

I just wanted to say thank you. I started reading your story a couple of years back and even though it feels bittersweet to finish it, it was the right time. I think you are a brilliant writer and I feel very honoured to have been allowed to read your story. I can’t even try to imagine how many hours have gone into it, so thank you!

I get no sequel, but some related one-shots would be nice, thanks for reading this review.

I understand the no-sequel thing, but maybe some one-shots of things that could happen to the characters?

Thank you for this very delightful story, I enjoyed it very much 3

tears, world, tears! remus is broken, but he's alive! yay!

Okay, this has to be my favorite chapter yet!

First off, the beginning was absolutely heartbreaking. The emotion you conveyed in Remus' flashback... goodness. My heart hurt for him. I pity Carmichael, too... and I don't think I've ever hated Pyrites more than I did in this chapter. Bringing Lily up so cruelly, holding her wand in front of Remus...

I had a lot of emotions when Remus revealed to Sirius that he'd been using Lily's wand. I like to think that Remus and Lily were as close as brother and sister, so that moment was especially touching. The reverence with which Remus handled it was very touching. I really loved this chapter—all those little moments where Remus and Sirius were getting a piece of their past back, the angst, the comfort, the awkwardness because neither man knew how to handle the situation—all of it was written so well. But my favorite part had to be the Remus&Harry reunion.

It was the moment I'd been waiting for! :D :D You did not disappoint! "You made it snow in Hogwarts!" ADORABLE. I could not have imagined a better greeting. And then, when Harry was touching Remus' scars and being so tender with him... my heart just broke. It was so sweet. So bittersweet. So many feelings. I am beyond happy that Remus has finally been reunited with his family, even if things will be rocky and tense for a while.

Absolutely amazing writing! I'm looking forward to getting to read the next chapters! ;)

I am SO GLAD that I've finally gotten a moment to get a little more caught up on this story!

This is beyond perfect. My heart was absolutely breaking for Remus in the beginning, what with Liam... the raw emotion in that section was just so powerful.

Speaking of raw emotion—Remus is here! :D I was grinning so widely even though it was such an angst-ridden scene. I honestly don't have any words for how much I adored that confrontation. It wasn't a happily ever after, which I really liked. Part of what I love about this story is how realistically everyone behaves; there are no easy explanations or solutions. And Sirius' emotions here... I can't get enough of this, honestly.

I'M SO GLAD THEY HUGGED. I've been waiting for this moment for so long, and you did not disappoint! I was tearing up when they embraced, and this has just made me so much more excited for the rest of the story. Especially with sweet little Harry.

This is a shorter review than usual (sorry), but I really enjoyed this chapter. I can't wait to read the next one!

It's kind of silly, but I've been putting off reading these last few chapters, because I didn't want it to be over. Reading this story, looking forward to updates...I've been doing it for years, and so much of my life has changed, (I don't even use the email I get fanfic updates with anymore, except for this!), but this story has been a constant, and that's really strange to think about. It's been really nice to have, this super profound story with so much depth to characters that I loved, (Lupin has always been my favorite character, since the first time I read the books), and such real, human questions and experiences and...yeah.
I really, really loved this.
I unexpectedly fell in love with Mad-Eye over the course of this, and I can't believe he's dead, but at the same time, sacrificing himself to save Sirius was just so fitting.
And Pyrites...man. That storyline was...I am still reeling. Like, you just built this beautiful story where, once again, what destroys Voldemort is love, but not in the easy storybook way, because it didn't save Pyrites, it didn't defeat Voldemort permanently, but it made a difference. And despite everything he'd done, when he said Ileana, my heart broke for him just a little.
Also I love that he had the chance to turn back. He still had Liam. He could've taken a chance and trusted again, but he was too afraid to, and in the end that was what destroyed him, and it makes him such a good foil to Remus, because that was the path Remus was falling towards and he managed to choose otherwise and it's just SO GOOD.
Also, that moment where Remus meets Sirius' gaze in the mirror, and he stays gave me chills. Like it was so symbolic and perfect and I loved it. I loved it. And that that had the power to shatter the mirrors...it was so good.
And this ending was so inexplicably sweet? It wasn't perfect, but at the same time it was, because given everything that has happened to these characters, there's no way that everything would just be simple. It's bittersweet and with the promise of new difficulties, but faced together, and it's just...really good. Remus is human and Sirius is at rest and it's just...yeah. A really fitting end for both of their character arcs as they were. I love that it ends the way it does, with them as family. Honestly, I don't mind that the Horcruxes aren't destroyed, that Voldemort is still out there, because I can so easily see how this world would continue and lead Harry to the point of destroying him. It's different but that's the point. I love it.
Also that conversation between Sirius and Remus...yeah. It was incredibly well-written and really, genuinely profound. I love the idea that there aren't answers, or reasons, but we have to look for them anyways because that's what makes us human. It's a really beautiful point about grief and humanity and I just...love it.
Yeah. Thank you so much for writing this story, and I'm so glad I stuck with it. It's been an amazing journey. There were twists I never saw coming, character beats that I absolutely loved, and details that I really enjoyed. It was so much fun to read, and I'm so, so glad.