Thank you, this is a wonderful Tale and a wonderful ending. I like the alternative ending more, but I think both are good.

Oh poor Severus... I so wish Vil could be here with him again.

I hope they'll rat Pettigrew out soon...

Um...were the drinks drugged with verisatum or something?

I love this story, it it like things that add up to the way we know the Harry Potter series. Both endings are good but I especially like the original. You didn't have to change it. I loved the twists and action all the way through. Great story, thanks for sharing. I will look up others you wrote and hope to read more. Cheers.

Reading your A/N about Snape's Patronus makes sense and the death of both of them is eerily similar. Good twist, I love it and it adds up. Also love your take about what happens to the blue stone of loss. Another twist that makes sense and actually adds up. Still enjoying so far.

OMG NO! (Good twist) Applause

Loved your intricate, wonderfully well -written story. Couldn't put it down! Liked 1st ending better. Second was kinda confusing and I don't like seeing Severus as second choice. Off to check out your other stories!

Severus/Mary shipping sounds good to me! And I love the Rowling-like hints you put in the story that no body would pays attention to until the whole plot is revealed.

Thank you very much for your story! I had a really great time reading it as it captured me so 3 Very very well written!

this makes no sense 0_0

no sense what so ever moody trust her immediately? no question asked just yeah go ahead join them in raiding the prison, you person who was on the island and could possibly be a here to under mine us and shit, also lily asking snape about the book yeah great but mary nah we dont need that we know her its not like it could be some one else in disguised !

the whole going into prison is insane i was a prisoner cuz of my grand dad but i can go and come back and is all good, they know me, they know i wont leave my grand daddy who is dead ?! because they dont know that i know yes lets all trust you 0_0 and how many times did she escape?! for a super bad ass prison its seem pretty lax

not to mention 3 people invading a prison with apparently a hell of a lot of complicated wards and shit and just be like raargghhh we made it inside blast shit and lets go 0_0 because fuck if i know

seriously was enjoying this story up until this point 0_0

Quite a dramatic ending, but I like the first one better. This one seems a bit far-fetched.
All in all a very enjoyable read, again :)

Btw, are you planning to write other fics in the future? (You have probably noticed by now that I hope you do ;-))

Wow, you're mean, to use the boggart like that Poor Snape.

The patroni could also mean something slightly different - Lily's happiness/strength is her relationship with James, while Severus doesn't need the reciprocation.

Regarding the hind/doe issue, I think they would look very similar in patronus form (all silvery, for one) so it might be either. I don't think that either Dumbledore, Snape or Harry is an expert on deer.

I like the first ending better. Severus deserves more than lily.

Oh wow, I could not put this story down until I'd finished. I was on the very edge of my seat so many times... I never knew what would happen next. It took me a LONG time to realize Mary's importance.

I can tell that Lily is a good, kind person - but I almost hate her. She's just so, I don't know. She loves her friends and family and she's willing to make great sacrifices. But, somehow Severus always seems to be paying the price instead. And she simply isn't capable of giving him what he deserves. She's already picked James. And he's a great guy. But not as great as the man who always seems to be in second place.

I've read the alternate ending, and the first one is WAY better. The thought of Mary alone after everything she did is a rather horrible one. Plus, this ending is much more believable. I can't really see James acting like that. But, I suppose that it IS a "bizarre development" for those SS/LE shippers.

You did a really good job with Mary - little things like her fear of snakes make her very real. And she seems incredibly brave - it takes a lot of nerve to break into Azkaban! Even Dumbledore, even LILY never thought of doing THAT. And because SHE is actually risking and actually HELPING Snape, he WOULD consider that kind of thing unbelievable. Because SOMEONE else would never make those kind of sacrifices and he seems horrifyingly used to giving everything in return for nothing.

Now I'm ranting. So, I'm just gonna stop right now and move on. But, I don't get worked up often. Not unless a story is really well written. So congrats. The really annoying part is that Lily is very nice and kind and sweet, and I still can't like her. You've potrayed her perfectly.

I love Severus Snape. And I like James Potter and company. And I really enjoy stories that force them to work together. Unfortunately, I can't find too many of those, because people tend to demonize James. Or probably Snape (I tend to avoid stories depicting Snape in a really bad light). You did a great job with them, especially with James, Sirius, Lily, Peter, and of course Severus. You showed their strengths as well as their flaws.

For example, from canon I figured that James must have been a great guy. Incredibly brave, bold, a good father, and a loving husband. But, probably also vain, somewhat conceited, and predjudiced against anyone remotely dark. You showed that REALLY well.

And Snape is hard to write. I'm not gonna say much here, he's hard to describe too. But, you managed to potray him very well.

Thanks for sharing this masterpiece. I love it!