Wow. Just wow.

very in-character and well written

BEST and most realistic Remus reaction to the Marauders knowing EVER! Most people have written Remus like crying and bawling his eyes out and stuff and it sounds completely ridiculous. Remus always has the cool head and rarely freaks out, which is what makes your story so good and much more realistic. Well done :)

This story was lovely! Well, most of all it was very funny - I was grinning to myself all the way through - but it was also very in character, and a moving picture of the sheer depth of the bonds between the Marauders… The boys sacking the library was pretty hilarious! I also loved the way you pictured Sirius and his passionate will to figure out Remus' secret. The reactions to the word "werewolf" made me die laughing, and the following conversation, oh my. It was pretty priceless - the parallel with Quidditch, the amount of family Remus would have seen pass away… James' reaction was so James, I swear I don't know how else to define it. "Wicked." So. Right. The boys' uneasiness, and yet the way they couldn't see Remus as anything but Remus, was very well depicted… And I love the way you handled Remus' return and the reveal of their suspicions. Remus' reaction was perfectly handled, and theirs was great as well, awkward but thoroughly supportive. The end, with the hug and the Marauders talk, was just brilliant. Great job, really )

What a lovely little story! I confess, I never warmed up to the marauders in canon, but I really love your portrayal of them. Your characterization seems perfect. I especially love your Peter, who might not be as intellectually quick as the others, but here he really has a lot of, um, emotional intelligence, you might say.

I also love how you mix humor in with an emotionally intense scene. It's very well written.

Loved it. It was funny and believable.

One of my favorite parts was the part where "Peter finally showed himself" with such a cowardly/traitorous thought. Very clever.

Some great favorite lines:

1) "Werewolf," Sirius nodded emphatically. "I can prove it. And if I can't prove it, I can make up enough to make it mostly believable."

2) James sincerely hoped he was not crying. Werewolves he could handle, but crying best mates? Certainly not.

3) Marauders breaking their own rules about group-hugs

4) and, surprisingly, almost everything Peter said the whole fic. "Past tense and all."

Love the mental picture of the "sacked" library in their dorm. You give such great visuals.

You really think it took till third year, though? Strains my own suspension of belief a bit, though it *does* offer some nice symmetry to the third book of the series...

That wasn't exactly how I imagined the Marauders figuring out Remus was a werewolf, but I really liked it.

Props for not making Peter the target of all jokes/ too stupid. That happens in loads of stories. I guess people forget the Marauders liked him back then.

Lovely. They're so convincingly young, and so touchingly dedicated to each other regardless. Well done, and keep it up!

I really enjoyed this...I've always meant to read a little fic like this, and yours didn't disapoint. You really camptured all their personalities well!

I thought this was sweet. It's always an interesting topic, how the Marauders found out about Remus's little problem- and you wrote it in a very realistic, lighthearted way, which made it quite enjoyable.

I especially liked the "rapid group hug" at the end. Way to balance sweetness and awkwardness as it would've been. Keep up the good work. :)

Aw, this had just the amount of laughter and emotion for the moment you chose to write about. The scene where Peter, James, and Sirius were trying to figure out where Remus was was so much fun: I loved the lines about all the grandparents Remus had lost. And Remus' reaction to them figuring it out ... ugh, my heart ached for the poor boy, and that's a rare occurance. The last line was a perfect summary of the Marauders throughout the series, Peter's betrayal, Sirius' supposed betrayal, and James' death included. Perfect end, and I really loved this whole story :-D

Fox Murphy,

This is really a lovely little story. :) I loved the way you portrayed their reactions: amusement, horror, fake cheerfulness, shock, acceptance, and then sympathy. I hope I got all of them in there. :)

I admire your writing, on the whole. There are very few authors on that can use such "large" words so fluidly and elegantly. Not to mention, the grammar used is superb.

-AppleRain

I love this fic. It's sweet, funny and sad all rolled into one. I'm reading it at the station waiting for my train and i kept giggling to myself, like an idiot. I love your style and voice. Very glad i found this fic :-)