Awww, excellent writing, truly heart-rending. :( "Do what you have to do little brother, but then you come back." BUT HE DIDN'T *bawls eyes out*

Author's Response: I know! I wish Sirius could have found out what his brother tried to do in the end.

Oooh, dun dun duuun! Shouldn't Remus have been wearing the Invisibility Cloak, though, if he looked so bad? At least one of them should have been wearing it...

Your story has some pretty big spaces in between the paragraphs. Is it meant to be like that? Because it messes up the flow a little. It's odd, since I have a friend whose story was rejected on the grounds that the spaces in it were too big...

Very funny =D I have to say that I can't believe it of Kingsley to come up with a prank or indeed to behave at all the way he did in this fic, and others seemed somewhat OOC as well... but regardless, I loved the interaction between Tonks and Lupin at the end, and also your use of Mundungus' "I 'gree with Sirius" comment.

Author's Response: Dungie\'s words seemed to fit the fic. I think for a good dose of humour, a good dose of exaggeration is necessary, right?

:D This is the first fanfic I've read on Mugglenet which I've liked enough to add to my favourites. Your characterisation of everyone was absolutely spot-on. I especially liked how you wrote Peter as being more than just a pathetic hanger-on, a Marauder with equal status and sense of humour to the other three. I also like that you wrote Lupin as not quite the goody-goody people think he is XD The image of him pouting at Mary is especially cute. I can't help but wonder what Sirius put in his trunk! XD Also, trust Lily to figure out exactly what would stop the Marauders pranking her. She is the best :D

Author's Response: Thank you so much! Finding this when randomly logging back into my account after more than a year's absence was a nice surprise :) I learned these characterization skills from taking a class on the Marauders on the beta forums - I would definitely recommend the beta forum classes, if they still exist. Thanks again! ~ LiLu

Great story! I loved your characterisation of the three Potter children and especially the way that Albus acts differently around his siblings compared to with everyone else - very believable. I would love to read more about James' adventures with the invisibility cloak! It's a shame that he can't share its existence with his siblings, though, because I'm sure they would love to huddle under it together. Didn't Albus inherit the Marauder's Map? It would have been cool if Harry had sent a special "troublemaking" present for each of them, though I'm not sure what Lily would have got... Maybe a Weasley heirloom? A Weasley's Wizarding Wheeze, courtesy of Ron and George? Ah well, my headcanon is running away with itself as usual. Thanks for writing!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I like to think of Albus as quiet and timid around others, feeling a little overwhelmed with everyone always asking him "So you're THE Harry Potter's son??" So he's truly himself only when he feels the safety of those closest to him. At this point in the story, the Marauder's Map is still with Harry, but will be introduced soon! And don't worry, while the Invisibility Cloak is currently a secret between James and his dad, you'll quickly see that it's nearly impossible to keep it from his siblings for long....but that comes with the next chapter! Thanks for reading and reviewing! - Ethan