Well, I was absolutely devastated after reading the way HTTAM ended. And though I knew that Laura dying was the better option rather than having them break up, but it made me feel so hollow inside (so many feels!). But this chapter was exactly what I needed to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside again. So thank you for writing this chapter :) I can now go back to my revision as a functioning human being instead of as a quivering mess having to drown my sorrows over Sirius and Laura with scoops and scoops of ice cream. I really, really loved this story- it made me laugh, sigh, cry and feel so many, many feels. This is my first review, I'm not quite sure if I'm doing this right, so I'll stop rambling on now :)

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Iv read this like 80 times! Its just so beautiful! It makes me so happy yet sad to read this. Amazing job, this was a fantastic story that just never gets old:)

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Umn ur story is weird, fluffy pink slippers, oompa lompas? Why didnt u call it cloak and tits? I love ur stoy but these word choices are very strange. Is that a london thing?

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Finally the happy ending I've been waiting for. It just KILLED me when you killed off Laura... I could have murdered you myself!!! But this chapter is truly amazing. Is it wrong of me to count this as the epilogue to the epilogue? Oh Well!!!

Author's Response: Ah, yes, the ending of HTM. I had to do it, of course, to stay canon, but this was kind of like the icing on the cake - written to finally give my pair a happy ending. I'm so glad you liked it. And no, it's not wrong of you to think of this as the epilogue to the epilogue because in fact I nearly posted it as that initially. It was only a poll on the forums that convinced me to include it as part of this collection instead. :)

cheers, Mel

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Oh. That was beautiful. It makes me sad that Laura's mum couldn't be there, I mean, I know that I would be sad if my mum wasn't there (that was weird...) but other than that it was perfectly well done. I especially liked the image of Voldemort in a pink tutu :) I'm really happy that you've done this whole one-shot stuff. I really liked 'How to tame a marauder', but I felt like I wanted more. When I discovered the one-shots I was thrilled. It's strange to think that Sirius might have been feeling that way all through the Harry Potter books, but hey? Who said it didn't happen? So why not? I liked how you alternated between normality and fluff (fluff can get tedious) so that there was a nice balance. I'm so happy that you won a Dobby. You really deserved it! 10/10

Author's Response: Thank you so much! Yes, it's sad that Laura's mum wasn't there, but I thought it made more sense if there was a place just for magical people. It would suck for people like Hermione as well.

I'm glad you liked the balance of the one-shots. Yes, there was fluff, but as you said that needs to be tempered with other stuff as well and let's face it, there was a war on. So there had to be other stuff in there as well, didn't there?

Thanks again, Mel

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At least the fifth time I've read this story.. I bawled harder this time than ever before! I am wondering though, as far as your afterlife, do ou imagine they just sit there all the time, or do they basically have a life, just not on earth?

Author's Response: Thank you! And to answer your question, yes they do have a life, but there is definitely less to do there than there is on Earth. To be honest I'm not sure why I imagined it that way, but I did. :)

cheers, Mel

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Fabulous. I didn't think you could make this story work, after ending HTTAM. But you did, and it's perfect.

Author's Response: Thank you. I thought this part of it needed to be told (especially the ending, which for people like me was necessary after finishing HTM) so I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for reading :)

cheers, Mel

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Oh my goodness! So THAT'S why he stopped talking and trailed off like that.*happy dance*
You just made my day

Author's Response: Yes, that's why. I thought it was pretty plain at the time but no one picked up on it so I'm glad it came out via this one-shot. Glad you liked it!

cheers, Mel

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Thankyou! Loved the whole story. :') All the canon characters are just how I would have imagined them. I'd just finished re-reading Order of the Phoenix when I found How To Tame a Marauder and I'd been trying to imagine a way how Sirius could have lived because it was so sad. I'd been thinking something like as Bellatrix's curse hadn't really killed him (there's some theory about why it couldn't have been Avada Kadavra) he'd only fallen behind the veil, but it was kind of the realm of the dead so he was kind of dead which is why he showed up to Harry when he had the stone... and there's a lot more to it then that but it doesn't matter now as I like this happy ending much better! One thing kind of shocked me - muggles can't get into the "realm of lost souls"?! So muggle-wizard couples... Well, I'd like to think that when the wizarding world finally joins with and excepts the muggle world their separate "places" might join together?

Author's Response: Thank you so much! This version of the ending does seem to have been rather popular, to be honest ... I think most of you must love the happy ending idea as much as I do.

As for the Muggle thing, well that was just how it was set up in my head. It's sad for people who marry Muggles and their children, but then again I wouldn't think any version of an afterlife would be perfect for everyone. Maybe they might be able to join together somehow if they really want to. :)

Thanks again, Mel

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Hello! I don't know if you come online anymore, but if you were able to reply to this review I would be really happy! I've read every chapter of How to tame a Marauder and The process of becoming tamed more than a couple of times (except maybe the sad moments, who wants to relive those?). It's my favorite fanfiction ever and better than most books I've read, and no matter how many Marauder stories I read this will always be the right one, Sirius and Laura belong together. I'll never get tired of this story, it makes me smile every time I read it. 10/10, 11 if I could. :)

Author's Response: Hi! Yes I do come online, just not as much as I would like to. And I hope that this review response isn't too late! :) Anyway, thank you so much for giving me your feedback. To have you say my story is your favourite fanfiction is hugely flattering, and very encouraging to me because I'm in the process of working on three novels at once and need all the encouragement I can get! Hahaha. So thanks again, this has been a really lovely review for me to read.

cheers, Mel

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Awesome. There's really only one word for it.

I felt sad that a lot of these one-shots were about Sirius dealing with Laura's death, but it was real, and raw. I love how it complements the actual books! You must have put in HUGE amount of time trying to balance everything out.

Bravo!! Hope you write more. :D

Author's Response: Thank you so much! It wasn't easy writing Sirius' pain like that, but really if I was going to do these one-shots properly they had to be in there. And thanks for noticing the canon fit - the idea of this story was that it would fit within the canon we do have without too much difficulty, so it could be seen as an addition to what JKR told us. I'm very pleased you appreciate that. :)

cheers, Mel

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I am so happy that you wrote these one shots! How to Tame a Marauder is by far my favourite fanfic! This gives me such closure!! I loved how you filled in the blanks with others' points of view and just extra scenes and this ending is MARVELOUS!! Thank you!

Author's Response: Thank you! That was kind of the purpose of the one-shots, to fill in some of the blanks that HTM left because, as it was from Laura's POV, you didn't get to see everything. Plus they helped me with character development. I'm so pleased you liked them. :)

cheers, Mel


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I've read How to tame a Marauder at least two times and to tell you the truth, ever since I've discovered it I can't bring myself to read any other Sirius/OC fics because they are such a perfect couple. Laura is not an annoyingly awkward OC or a flawlessly perfect one. She's right for him and he's right for him and this epilogue is great. It's the sad ending's happy continuation and it made me so happy. Thank you for sharing.

Author's Response: Really? How amazingly flattering. Thank you! :) That's what every fanfic author wants to hear, isn't it? That someone sees their version as THE version of events? *beams* I admit I did try hard to get Laura just right,and also on my characterisation of the caon characters, so thanks again. And I'm very pleased that you liked this little episode as well. I admit I wrote it for purely selfish reasons - so I could read the end of OotP without getting upset - but if that has resonated with you as well then I must be doing my job okay.

cheers, Mel

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Dude.

How. Do. You. Do that? You know, make me cry every time I read something that's related to ‘How to tame a Marauder’?

Dude, seriously! I was reading this in my iPad. Then I turned into a pathetic little ball crying my eyes out.

Author's Response: I'm sorry! But thank you as well, if that makes any sense. Because if you're reacting like that it means I must be doing something right. :)

cheers, Mel

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another great chapter,
actually i already read this story but i want to drop a comment hehee

Author's Response: Thank you! And I never object to getting more reviews (even if it does take me forever to respond to them). :)

cheers, Mel

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also i loved that your HTM tied in so well with jks stuff, that you drew on the little things she had mentioned like bertrum aubrey. when i first read htm over a year ago i was gob smacked at how well written it was but so heart broken as well.. thank you so much for all the time and effort you must have put into this.. it really was a fantastic read:)

Author's Response: Thanks again! Yes, I did put a lot of work into it, so thank you for recognising and appreciating that. It makes it all worth while. :)

cheers, Mel


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yes.i loved your story and glad that you ended it the way you did in main one, but these were definitely a highlight! :)

Author's Response: So pleased you liked it! I thought it was a nice way to finally say goodbye to this pairing - glad you agree :D

cheers, Mel

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the best ending. im so happy they're finally together.
and can i ask something?
do you have planning make next generation story?

Author's Response: No, I'm not planning a next generation story, I'm afraid. My next fanfic will be the story of Neville's seventh year, and then I had a Dramione parody in mind. If I do ever write a next gen story, though, it will be about James II or Lily II - Albus just doesn't interest me as much as he does a lot of other people.

cheers, Mel

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i'm feeling sad for Charlotte, oh gosh Remus XO

Author's Response: Yes, poor Charlotte. Unfortuantely Remus just wasn't able to give her what she needed. One of his tragedies I think.

cheers, Mel

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i'm still crying a lil bit in here :"O

Author's Response: But don't you think Lily is awesome here? She knows just what he needs, and she's able to give it to him. I liked that idea when it came to me.

cheers, Mel

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so saaad, but it great chapter as always :'(

Author's Response: Yes, sad, but then again he's going through a really tough time. Glad you liked it.

cheers, Mel

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the saddest chapter ever, gooossshhh
i'm crying in the public space right now (im in a bus btw)
though it feels so much better in James POV rather than Sirius, i feel like if this chapter from Sirius POV maybe it only blank and didn't say much words.
so saaad

Author's Response: Yes, I think it would have been too hard to get into Sirius' head for this one, it was too raw and anguished. James offered a nice compromise, so I'm glad I took him up on it. A tough chapter to write (and read) but it had to be covered, I think. Thanks for the review!

cheers, Mel

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ahhh now i'm feeling bittersweet while reading it.
great chapter, im happy i still can read them enjoy time together.

Author's Response: Yes, not a lot of conflict in this one, but a nice bit of fluff nonetheless. Glad you liked it.

cheers, Mel

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i'm glad that the murdere been sent to jail.
but is it some possibilitiy that maybe one of them not guilty? the same with Sirius later being sent to Azkaban right?
anyway great chapter as usual :D

Author's Response: In this case, they're guilty, but Sirius' feeling of foreboding about the justice system is well placed, don't you think? I liked the parallels and foreshadowing I was able to do with this one. :)

cheers, Mel

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you know what it's fun reading from Sirius POV.

Author's Response: I liked writing from his POV, to tell the truth. Boys think in a different way from girls and it was fun exploring that.

cheers, Mel

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