Wow. Poor Roxanne! I loved this chapter, and i love the entire story. Rose/Scorpius is my new official OTP, thanks to this. It was really well written, and I really need to remember to add it to my favorites... I can't believe I haven't done it yet! Anyway, great job, please update soon, and all of that! {BeccA}

Author's Response: I'm sad for Roxanne and happy for me. :D Thank you so much for saying that, BeccA!

WHOA MERE! that was probably the most well-written prologue I have EVER seen! Please update this quickly; I loooooove it! Rose/Scorpius is my OTP, and I was looking for all of the R/S fics I could find and then i found this one... and I am in love with it. It's amazing! {BeccA}

Aww! Mere, you know I loved it, because I love all of your other fics, but I felt soooooooooo unbelieveably bad for Sirius. Siriusly! (I'm done with the bad puns now...) It was brilliantly written, the emotions were portrayed amazingly, and I can just see this happening in canon. The grief I feel for Sirius, however, is immense. But, due to the wonderfulness of the rest of the story overshadowing the grief, I will forgive you. ;)
Are you planning to write a companion fic to this? Like, a sequel, or maybe what Sirius does after Lily throws him out? Ooh or maybe a prequel! Haha sorry... It was great, though! {BeccA}

Laura, it's your splendiferous beta here! I do like the way you had Ella stay with Dandelion and Dudley instead of having her abandon them. (I think that's what you mentioned having happen.) All in all, it was a great read. I'm eagerly awaiting the next chapter. {BeccA}

Author's Response: Thanks for dropping by, BeccA! I glad you approved of the post-beta'd change to the plot (Ella staying) that was suggested by none other than Inverarity.

Oh my. That was definitely moving. I didn't expect it to be Ginny, but the fact that someone so strong might inside be so weak was so shocking, it was almost better that it was her. It shows readers that suicide is likely for anyone. This was very strongly written, and I so hope to read more from you. {BeccA}

Author's Response: Thanks. Like I said above; it's not Ginny. It's Charlie, actually. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. >.<

Ellie, this is a really great start! I'm definitely putting this on my favorites so that I can see what happens next; you really draw the reader in! {BeccA}

Author's Response: Thank yoooouuu! I'm all warm and fuzzy inside now. And sorry that it took me so long to respond! Chapter two is in the making. ;-)

Russia! Oh, my God, that was...brilliant! Seriously, that's one of the best stories I've ever read; the OCs are just...perfect together, the interaction between them--especially Jake, Mia, and Ben--is amazingly written. I really loved this! {BeccA}

Author's Response: *squee* Oh I am so so so happy you liked it Becca! I don't know why I get so nervous when I see that I have reviews, they almost always end up positive! I am so glad that you liked my OCs interaction, coming from the Queen of OC interaction, that means a lot! Thankyou so much for the review, *huggles* Russia xxxxx

Author's Response: *squee* Oh I am so so so happy you liked it Becca! I don't know why I get so nervous when I see that I have reviews, they almost always end up positive! I am so glad that you liked my OCs interaction, coming from the Queen of OC interaction, that means a lot! Thankyou so much for the review, *huggles* Russia xxxxx

Update this like super fast, okay? Maddy's a really interesting character, and i like the characterization of the next gen kids, they all seem very believable =] I fail at reviews, so I'm just going to say that I reallyreallyreally like this, and that you need to update soon! {Becca}

Author's Response: Thanks Becca! My beta emailed me the fourth chapter back the other day; I shall update this story when I have time to go make the changes. ~ Jordana

So I'm scrolling through your author page trying to find a suitable story to review that I haven't read yet. And what do I find but the title "Light My Fire" which reminds me of my favorite band in the whole wide world. Then I click the title and see the chapter title and think... Can it be? Upon seeing your author's note, I realised: OHMYGOSHMUSTREAD based solely on the title XD I also didn't know that you had 19 stories/poems up already and I now feel unsatisfyingly inferior >.> But anyway, let's ignore my random babbling, yeah?

I'll ignore how creeped out I am that this is Umbridge/Fudge and just comment on how frigging amazing the writing is. Like oh my gosh, I had no idea that you were such a fantastic poet, too! The wording is absolutely wonderful and it flows so well that it's just gah

Oh, my. That was one of the most powerful pieces I've read in quite a long time. The desperation, anguish, and ambivalence that Regulus is feeling are all portrayed carefully yet strongly, and makes the reader feel for him in a way that one can only feel when reading about a character they care about.

Regulus is desperate, at this point, as your story tells. He is desperate for a sign, for someone to tell him whether or not he is is right or if he has made a mistake. When the sign comes in the form of his estranged brother, you give us an entrance into his thoughts, into what he really has been feeling since that day over the summer when he committed himself to Lord Voldemort. I think you wrote his confusion very well, and I think that it's exactly how he would be portrayed in canon if we had ever been given an insight as to what he was like as a teenager after pledging his service as a Death Eater.

As well as Regulus's characterization, I was really very happy with how you portrayed Bellatrix. Her future cruelty and insanity were there, but in a muted, for lack of a better word, way. She hasn't been in Voldemort's service very long at this point, and she hasn't destroyed many lives yet as she will in the future. I think that the way you wrote her, as quietly insane, is exactly how she would have been at her age.

I think Sirius's appearance was the only questionable thing about the story. I think that what we saw in canon made it obvious that Sirius never really cared for his brother, so I'm not sure whether or not I can see him visiting Regulus at King's Cross on September first to change his mind. I think that if his friends and the Order had prompted him to go there, he would have been more likely, but I think he was a tad too kind to Regulus. From what we've heard of their relationship, Sirius sounds like he'd be much harsher to Regulus. That being said, I think the encounter was written well, especially Bellatrix's involvement. The family dynamic definitely showed.

The tense that it was written in was interesting too. With the point of view and plot it was dealing with, the present tense gave it another level of believability.(Is that even a word? Oh dear.)

Overall, though, I really did enjoy reading this. I look forward to seeing what you write in the future! Becca:D

Author's Response: Ahh, thank you so much! Reviews like this are the best, because they really let you know what was done well, and what you can improve on. In regards to the Sirius part, I personally don't believe that Sirius ever hated Regulus, as such - the quote from OotP is "soft enough to believe [Sirius' parents]" which I think paints Regulus as someone Sirius though was kind of naive, and impressionable, and therefore susceptible to having his mind changed - I also think that Sirius wouldn't give up on someone without a fight, although that's my personal interpretation :) Thanks again, I hope you enjoy my future work :D