I'm glad I re-found this story again. I am really enjoying it. I loved this line in the chapter,' "Well, that was obviously where the hopeless optimism came from."

Your best written chapter, IMO, was 'Mudblood'.

The only slight criticism I have, which really isn't a criticism (more a difference of opinions) is your characterization of James being so oblivious of things in regard to Sirius. I see how it is necessary for this story, so James doesn't notice Sirius' growing feelings for Lily. I just feel it takes a bit from the close brotherly-bond between Sirius and James.

well keep up the great work and i can't wait to read the next chapter!

Author's Response: Thanks for the great compliment. Now, as for my opinion, James IS oblivious. But it isn\'t so much that he\'s oblivious but that Sirius is freakishly good at hiding things. I guess the reader doesn\'t see it much because the fic is in his mind, after all, but he had to be good at covering up all those years. He\'s good at grinning when he\'s hurting, not showing Lily he loves her, not showing James he loves Lily. I don\'t think the real danger is James figuring out Sirius is in love with Lily – because, come on, James would obviously not expect his best friend to fall for his love – but the entirely un-oblivious Lily to realise he\'s in love with her. So unless she does, I\'d say he\'s doing a pretty great job at hiding it. :D Now, I personally also think that Sirius not doing anything about Lily shows just how much of a bond he and James have. I mean, Sirius has always had so much, and now the thing he wants more than anything, he refuses to take because James \'got\' her first. It does take away from the bond a bit, yeah. But just remember that there ARE a lot of perfectly normal brotherly things going on the background that I\'m not writing about. Being an angst-loving sort of person, I have a tendency to just focus on the bad. >.< Thanks so much for the review, and sorry if I sounded harsh in my response. I adore reviews, and concrit is great to have! ^_^ The next chapter is in queue, and will be up soon!

So far an enjoyable story. I just started reading it. I am disappointed that all the major cannon events we know about 'finding out Remus is a werewolf', 'becoming Animagi', and 'Sirius running away from home', you deal with very quickly and without much detail in this story.

Author's Response: That\'s definitely true. I haven\'t really focused on that side of the story - Severus has been kind of a main plot driver thus far - and to be honest, I don\'t think I\'d be much good at writing those major events! I feel like it\'s been done... better than I could. Thanks for reading and for the honest review!