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But... But... What happened??? What about the wedding??? I'm so confused... Though I must say I like this ending MUCH better than the ending of James and "that wench of a woman." Lol!
Amazing story all in all, could you maybe, please, please, please, write a sequel?
~Parvati

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Perhaps I was unclear in the epilogue, but the wedding never finished. James called it off before he said 'I do' and realized he was being a dunderhead and that Mara was his one and only. 

I don't know about a sequel, but I could write a few one-shots for them.maybe.

WTF happens? I don't get it.

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Soo, I just read your story in under twenty four hours and...it is AMAZING!! I'll admit that for a moment I thought James would marry Sophie and I almost threw my laptop on the floor! Lol, I would never do that to my baby.
Anyhow, thanks for a great read! I can relate to Mara and her awkwardness a lot. I trip over flat surfaces. ;)

Ta! Xx

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You read the entire thing in 24 hours? Holy crap, that is amazing. 

Thank you so so so so much for your compliments. This was my baby for nearly two years, from its early stages of pre-publishing development to the very end. It makes me so happy when others enjoy it because of all of the work I put in it, so thank you.

but u did not fill us in on everything in between. do tell us... its rather abrupt u know...

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but...but... I need to know HOW they got together!

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Oh you trickster, you! I spent a few minutes after the end chapter just staring at the computer screen saying "No" over and over. :D 

This is a wonderful story! I love how you portrayed the characters and you're writing was fabulous.

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I really like Mara's character, she's the perfect Longbottom. Great story :)

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WHAT THE HECK ? WHAT HAPPENED TO SOPHIE? PATRICK ? THEIR MOVING IN TOGETHER? THEIR MARRIED? DID JAMES AND SOPHIE DIVORCE? CAN U EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?

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=D
absolutely perfect. i forgive you for the last chapter. this MORE than made up for it. i can't stop grinning like a total maniac. 
XD
i loved this story. i'm glad i stayed up all night to read it. i'm totally serious. It's 6am right now. SO WORTH IT!
and yeah, with the first author's note of the story, talking about non happy romance stories, i thought you might have fed james to the dragon lady to teach mara a lesson. but you're obviously WAY too awesome to do such a horrendous thing. 
i will truly miss these characters. especially baby jack.

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Yes! A happy ending! =D 

Yes, well, you can hardly blame us for lacking faith in you! I really thought he was getting married to her! So glad that Mara gets to live her happily ever after! =D

That was wonderful! Thank you so much!

- DragonSlayer

PS 10/10 =D

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Wow.  Thts all I can say! Wow wow wow wow. I finished and started this story today JUST to find out how it ends!! Amazing - 12/10 from me ;D I know that doesn't make sense but it actually does. In my head. So yeah...

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Spello tape. lovin it. anyway aw so cute yay happy ending

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YES
Oh, that was mean. I got all upset and heartbroken when I thought that James and Sophie were together and Mara would just have to accept that, dropping Jack off for little visits.
This is a little sad, but I just realised this is the last time I'm going to be able to review your wonderful story :(
I've said it once before, when I was pretty upset I'm not going to lie, and I'll say it again, when I am much happier (EEE JAMES AND MARA) YOU ARE A FANTASTIC WRITER.
You're story flows really well and the dialogue is witty, touching, heartbreaking and just amazing frankly. Your charaterisation of Mara is absolutely brilliant and I really felt like I was on that journey with her, through all her highs and lows and I really rooted for her right from the beginning. I also love James, he was perfect, with just the right amount of humour and seriousness and the way he interacted with Jack was PRECIOUS. (Jack, also, I just wanted to eat him up, and I'm not a big fan of little kids.)
Aw, I do feel a tad sorry for Patrick though, he was a nice enough guy (a little boring for Mara though and he just wasn't James, was he?) and I'm just wondering what happened to him? For some reason, I can totally see him with Lily, haha.
And ALSO how did James manage to escape what would have been the biggest mistake of his life, i.e. his marriage? Did he just marry her and then was like, yeah... about the me taking you as my wife part...?
That would have been AWESOME.
Oh, I really could go on forever about how amazing your story was and I think you can tell from the length of this review how much I loved it. Seriously, I've never left such a long review.
I'm also sorry about not reading this right when it was finished because I really wish I did, but I've come back to hpff and yours was the story I really remembered reading so I left a special time in my day just to finish it :) I guess it's better late then never right?
Okay, I really am going to wrap up this review, and possibly see what other stories you've written.
10/10
Effy xxx

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Your story was really cute. I would have liked to see the bimbo's reaction to James saying no at the alter, but it was a nice surprise. Great story! Loved it!

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Finishing reading this through very early this morning...and I loved it! Great work! :)

Mara is a great character, and you wrote her really well. All her emotions were believable and through her flaws and mistakes you made her very human and very easy to relate to. She was a really good central character, and I was rooting for her all the way!

James too was an interesting character, and I really enjoyed reading his POVs, and seeing how he saw things. Your chracters, in particular James and Mara, very all very well written and I loved how complex and how real they were. I loved so many characters in this story-Hannah, Neville, Jack, Lily and especially Terra and Albus! :) Terra was such a fun, unique character and Albus was hilarious! I hated Sophie and Patrick too, but they were very well created!

What I really enjoyed about the story was how real Mara was, but also the mix of drama, humour and suspense...the blend you created worked very well and made a very enjoyable read with an excellent plot! And the end! You completely fooled me with that last twist...I was sure they had got married! But I loved the ending! Made me smile so much! :D

So basically. great work, very enjoyable and believable. Loved the characters and the originality of the story! Would love to read a one shot of the wedding, and how Mara and James got together...it would be really interesting to se the wedding day from James' POV actually!

So thank you, I really enjoyed this! :D

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Yay for your writing!!! :D

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Oh my goodness! I  have just torn through this story and everything moves so fast there is hardly time to breathe!  (I managed somehow though) Well, I am really glad things worked out the way they did and I am also glad that Jack will be happy with both of his amazing parents around! This story has been a fantastic journey of awesome and you are an amazing writer!
Have a great day,
ginger
P.S. 10/10

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hey this was a great story!! soo cute=)
but i don't get the ending? i thought he said the vows..what happened? it'd be great if you could right a one shot describing what happened =) kthanksbye!

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damn, that last chap ending got me scared..
the whole time i was like NONONONONO!!
thaan it just ended with a tear and smile...
but so glad that it was james in the end!:D
this story kept me on my toes and pulled on my heart..
but all in all, one of the best fic ive read!
please, sequel.. :)

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So maybe I'm just really really gullible, because I totally thought that James was going to marry Sophie and Mara was going to end up all alone or with a cat. xD 

As interesting as that would have been, I'm pleased that there was a happy ending in this story and that Mara and James ended up together. It also makes things better for Jack, because shuffling from house to house is not the simplest thing to have to deal with. This was such a sweet story, and I really enjoyed reading it! It's got to be one of my all time favorite reads.

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Loved reading this, although I'm a little confused about the ending.

I'm hoping for a sequel!

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wow all of your stories are amazing. especially your characters

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Gah!  It's over!  I really loved this ride.  I was hoping for the happy ending at the end of the last chapter, but you made it just ambiguous enough to keep me guessing.  I am so glad you gave us this SATISFYING ending to a wonderful tale.  The way you slowly revealed that it was indeed James at the end was really well done.

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*breaths a sigh of relief* I didn't think James finished saying the vows but then again that tear could have been him closing off any possibility of him and Mara. I'm glad it wasn't!

Now I wasn't thaaat against James and Sophie marrying but I couldn't see them lasting; I could see the marriage happening, but then after a few months splitting up. I just couldn't see them lasting though, too much chemistry and history between James and Mara.

All in all I'm so glad it was a happy ending though. It would have been so unfulfilling if it wasn't I think... though it might have been okay, depends. But yeah, I must say I prefer this happy ending :)

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Okay.

Okay. I... am speechless! How could you SCARE me like that?! I seriously thought James ended up marrying Sophie last chapter! I was in the most foul mood and I had no faith in relationships anymore (dramatic, but still) and I was feeling very discouraged... but this last chapter. Oh. My. Hell.

Needless to say, I absolutely LOVED this fic. I only just found it recently and just now finished reading it and it was a fantastic read. Probably one of the best fics I've read on HPFF. It had so much drama, humor, suspense that it made it so wonderful. (Of course, that last piece of suspense/cliffie was TOTALLY uncalled for! Heh..).

I found the occasional grammar typo throughout the fic, but it hardly detracted from my reading. I loved the characters and the plot and the subplots too much to really give a damn. But, I just thought I'd put it out there. Nothing better than some constructive criticism, right?

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that you're a fantastic writer. You've managed to invoke emotions I haven't felt in a really long time, especially just from reading fiction. Seriously. I thought I was gonna DIE when James looked at Mara during the wedding and it just ENDED. It was so incredibly bittersweet and horrible but not in a bad way kind of way. I went on to the next chapter right away (of course) but then the beginning was so vague (which I assume was the point) that I couldn't make out if Mara and James ended up together and I couldn't possibly deal with it not being a happy ending! So.. I had to go back and reread the ending of the previous chapter to see if you had left any clues.

I don't know. I kind of wanna let out a really girly scream right now because I can't tell what I'm feeling (but this is definitely a good thing). This is possibly also due to the fact that I have slept yet and it's almost 8am. My emotions are a little wrought right now, I believe.

I am slightly disappointed though because I hardly believe I'll be able to find anything else on HPFF this magnificent. ;)

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