I laughed long and hard at this! OOC ordinarily drives me crazy but this was absolutely hysterical! Loved it! The repeated Josh Groban references make me laugh every single time!

Well. I was both disgusted by this and enjoyed it at the same time. ;) I will freely admit that, upon reading that it was a Snape/Tonks story, I laughed and laughed, because I had no idea how anyone could possibly pull it off, and then I clicked the link, because I knew I *had* to read it, even though I'm very, very squicky about Snanyone.

But I liked it! Though I did have that general "it's Snape, eww" feeling at the beginning of the story, it became easier to see him as an actual person and not as that horrible, greasy professor as the story goes on. Also, I'm stunned and impressed that you were able to keep them both in character, as you would think that, in trying to put Snape and Tonks together in a story, all characterization would go out the window. I also like that it started as a prank instead of some sort of long-time schoolgirl crush, because the former is far more Tonks-ish than the latter. But I definitely believed it all, and I give you serious props for that - normally I'd be rolling my eyes throughout, but I actually ended up sucked into the story and quite liking it. Excellent job! :)

Author's Response: How did I miss this awesome review! It was definitely a challenge to write, and like you I couldn't see her liking him unless she saw him as a person, not a everything-you-do-is-wrong professor, and a prank was the only way to go. Thank you so much!

Well, what are the words I want here. Unexpected? No... The weirdest pair I have ever seen? Maybe. But I liked it. Oddly enough, I really, really liked it! Normally, I stick to the canon pairs, and occasionally non-canon pairs of characters in, you know, the same generation, but this is the first "rare-pair" that I've read, and I liked this a lot. In fact, I I loved this! I wish I was brave enough and/or a good enough writer to write a believable rare-pair like this, because I liked reading this one a lot!

Kudos to you, because that could have just as easily gone very badly, but I really enjoyed this!

Author's Response: Thanks so much. I love writing strange pairings. I think it makes things a little more interesting.

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I can't think of a word to describe how I felt having read this - if you could combine disturbed with awe-struck, that would be it. I had shivers run down my back multiple times. This fic was almost scarily clever. Aside from the fact that it was wonderfully written, the whole concept was nothing short of genius. I can honestly say I never thought of Peter having OCD, and yet it all fits so well - especially the obsession with fives. I mean, holy Hogwarts, this was a little freaky. I'm not sure how coherent I'm being, but I'm still a little blinded from the awesomeness. ;) Well done!!!

Oh, cute cute cute! I just loved this whole thing! I adored the fact that you made Lucius and Narcissa look so sweet, giving us all a nice look at two characters whose emotions you rarely see. Bravo!

Wow, that was just amazing. Really amazing. It was incredibly well-written, and I especially enjoyed it since Andromeda was one of those characters where I didn't hear much about them but they just stuck with me. It was definitely touching, I loved the characterization of Andromeda, it was very well done, and thought it was cool that your view of Andromeda's personality was practically identical to mine. I loved this!

Wow... I don't even know what to say after that! It was amazing, the beginning parts with the Death Eaters kind of made me nauseous, but it worked really well! All the characterizations were just perfect, especially, oddly enough, Mrs. Weasley, who I loved seeing actually do something for a change! I love this!

Author's Response: Thanks! It's been a while since I wrote that, but the newest movie kind of triggered those feelings in me again. I love writing about Lupin and Tonks; you might check out my other stories about them on Mugglenet--The Return, Nightmare of the Wolf, The Dream Game and The Sacrifice. I'd like to hear what you think.

That was so cool! The beginning pulled me in, and it had me locked in until the end! The whole thing about Metamorphmagi being a threat to the statue of secrecy never actually occurred to me until now, and now that I think about it, that would be a real problem! I really love that song as well, it was like a little tiny firework seeing those lyrics! I really liked the fact that Tonks didn't have to cry repeatedly to get Remus. This fic was an absolute delight!

Author's Response: Oh, I dislike weeping and wailing Tonks. She was an Auror for Merlin's sake and didn;t spend all her time crying - LOL. I know she was depressed in HBP, but she was also determined. Thank you very much for the review. I have a chaptered fic up concerning this pair (Apparently Asleep) - you might like that. Thanks again ~Carole~

This was very, very good. Completely unique, and I also got an interesting perspective on Dudley and Aunt Petunia. I would love it if you wrote the rest of it, please do!

Author's Response: Thank you very much for the review. I will try and finish this ... some day. I'm currently writing a story about Lily when she's much older, and it's possible that this could link into it. Thanks again, it's much appreciated. ~Carole~

I liked this a lot! It felt very real and very believable, definitely lacking the unrealistic melodrama that many other D/A fics end up with. A few particular lines stuck with me, mainly this one.

"She stands on wet grass, shoes slipping, sinking, sticking in the mud, surrounded by hard grey tombstones that graze her hands when she tries to touch them, and all the ashes buried beneath her."

That line there just gave me chills. This was amazing!