Hehehe, I liked it a lot. It made me laugh and I loved how you tied it in with THE Christmas present that all Sirius/Remus shippers love.

It has a pretty solid plot and both the puppies are in character. I was wondering about James though...I always imagined him to be an understanding person because of how he accepted Remus being a werewolf and all.

Overall, it's really good (and hilarious). ^.^

"Mr. Padfoot accepts this request and will certainly do so, and dearly hopes it will not be the only thing blown tonight."

I have to point out how much I love that line. It gave me quite a laugh. ^.~

Ooh, this is good. I like the conflict in Sirius' mind about Harry being James. It just seems to fit so well. I've never seen a fic written about this before. Awesome!

Wow, I'm just catching up. You have such a nice touch on this pairing. You're just so true to J.K's canon Draco and Harry. This is one of the few slashes that feels real to me and makes me want them to end up together!

I like the plot too, especially the set up of Draco and Harry stuck in a room together, finally getting a chance to get to know one another.

I'm wondering about Snape though. It always seemed to me like he was really concerned about Draco and his well-being. He treats him rather coldly in this story and I always felt like Snape wouldn't treat Malfoy in that manner, especially when they're not in front of Voldemort. But I guess it can be interpreted differently and it certainly suits this story.

Like I said before, it feels like I could be reading the seventh book in places. You've captured the essence of the books perfectly and I love how well you've kept these two in character. I really can't wait to read on and see what happens between these two.

Wicked, sweet, awesome, superb!

Aww, I really like this chapter. It's really sweet and your description of their...er...fornications is really beautiful. I liked how it was indirect and whatnot. Keep it up, I can't wait to read more!

Author's Response: Hello! I would like to thank you personally for reading \"Dog Years\" here on Mugglenet and leaving me a lovely review!\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, I also come bearing bad news. I will no longer be updating the story on here, as the mods are, in my opinion, a tad too picky about canon and I really don\'t have the patience to change my story to suit their needs. I love it just the way it is, even if some references are ahead of the time frame, and if I use way too many fragments and don\'t decipher descriptions as much as they seem to want me to.\r\n\r\nIf you are indeed still interested in reading this story (and perhaps some of my other fanfiction works), you can find me at http://www.fanfiction.net/~thejazz and \"Dog Years\" is under the title \"Here\'s To The Future\". I\'ve enabled anonymous reviews, so if you are currently not a member do not feel as though you have to sign up to leave me a review!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you SO MUCH for reviewing \"Dog Years\", and I hope you keep reading!\r\n\r\nxo Jazz

Quite a sweet little story. It had a good, solid plot and both Remus and Tonks were well in character. You have a nice touch on romance because you don't go overboard with it.

I liked the ending as well. I didn't guess it at all! Overall, excellent job!
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That was awesome! I loved how original it was and the part about Draco at the end was a nice touch. This is the perfect kind of fic for a one-shot. Absolutely superb!!

This is a beautiful piece of writing. I love the way you describe Bella's actions. They fit perfectly with her character and it's awesome how you balance out her different personality changes.

I was always very curious about how Barty Crouch Junior became converted so I'm in love with the plot as well.

All in all, one stellar piece of literature. ^.^

Author's Response:
*fans self* Literature? *dies*
SO glad that you enjoyed this and thanks for reading!

Aww, I loved the last two chapters. I like the concept of Moony and Padfoot connecting and I like the way you described Remus as still having werewolf qualities when he first wakes up. This chapter, especially, makes me want to melt into a puddle on the floor. They are so cute together. Anyway, I can't wait to read the next chapter!

Author's Response: Sorry for the delayed response on this.
It was very purposeful, leaving Remus that way, with the Moony qualities. It\'s a little more...vicious than we usually see him.

Thanks for reading!

This is awesome. I loved how you looked at each individual Marauder and developed their personality before digging deep into the plot. The introduction and conclusion of this chapter are very good as well. They intrigue the reader to keep reading and I've never seen a fic with such an intro. Very neat.

Overall, it's very well written. Each person lives up to their canon character for the most part and their parents are also well written. My interpretation of Peter's character would have been different, but it's difficult to tell what he's really like inside so you did a good job with him too. I always thought of him as more mousy then sinister, but everyone looks at characters differently.

A line that I really liked was the reference to Remus having "a monster of a secret inside of him." I thought that was really funny and a good pun.

There are a few places where you left out periods, for example, this sentence:

" was finally going to be around people his age He was giddy with excitement..."

And in a few other places, there were typos and whatnot. It doesn't take away from the story or anything, I just thought I'd point it out because a lot of authors like to fix their tiny mistakes.

Like I said before, this is awesome and I can't wait to go on and read the rest of the chapters. I certainly can't wait for when things start heating up between Remus and Sirius. It's also nice how you focused the first chapter on all four of the Marauders, not just the puppies. Anyway, I'm rambling so I'll end the review here.

Superb!

Author's Response:
*loves on thoughtful review*

The intro came suddenly, actually. The closing lines for each character came first, and then I built off of that. Lots of fun

Peter. Peter was...difficult. I could have gone the typical mousy way, but the fact is that there must have been something there for the rest to have been friends with them. And to their credit, mice are actually very social. It was interesting to play him out at that age. (I also dont\' do eleven year olds very well.)

Silly me. Would correct if I had the patience. Betaing on all future chapters is promised

Erm. The next lot of chapters are sorely lacking in the other Marauders. Hope you like it anyway! Thanks for reading!

This is certainly a different piece of work. I've never been a fan of Sirius/Harry simply because I see them as having more of a father/son relationship.

But down to the actual writing, I think you've done a really good job. You definitely have talent and I like how you wrote about something different. It's certainly a hard relationship to tackle. I liked the whole pureblood explanation and how original it was.

The only other thing I would have to say is that Harry seems a bit OOC. Then again, it's hard to write him in such a way that he would be in love with Sirius so you did a good job with him in respect to that. I thought you did an excellent job with Sirius.

Overall, it's really good. Keep going for the strange type of fics, you have a nice touch on them. ^.^