kopfsalat2000
Monday 10th December 2012 19:26 | Long Memories |
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| Monday 10th December 2012 20:29 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks! |
joes12321
Friday 8th August 2008 19:32 | Long Memories |
| a great piece! i enjoyed it from start to finish! |
| Friday 8th August 2008 20:40 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks for reading! I'm glad you liked it. |
gymnastgal19
Saturday 19th April 2008 21:37 | Long Memories |
hahaha!!! I loved this
I can imagine what they do to former students who are now proffesors... especially when they were former prankers :p
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| Sunday 20th April 2008 10:06 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
Yes, I imagine the other teachers enjoyed the chance to get some "revenge" at last...
Thanks for your comment! |
arwen_oak
Monday 17th December 2007 21:07 | Long Memories |
| It's a sweet story, and you have a very good grasp on Remus' feelings of longing to belong. I always thought there was a sense of humor lurking in Minerva , too! For one thing, she'd have to have a sense of humor AND of practical joking to have survived as a student at Hogwart's with a name like "Minerva"! Greek goddess or no, the other students would have teased her about it. |
| Monday 17th December 2007 21:35 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you! Remus comes across as a calm confident teacher in PoA, but it must have been hard for him to go back to Hogwarts. I think you may be right about Minerva, too -- although the wizarding world doesn't seem to shy away from odd names... |
lantis222
Wednesday 5th December 2007 13:40 | Long Memories |
I loved this, very well done. Great job Minerva, way to prank a marauder.
you did a very good job. I can't wait to read other things you write. |
| Wednesday 5th December 2007 15:14 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks for the kind words -- I'm very glad to hear that you enjoyed the story! |
aharkins
Tuesday 4th December 2007 13:51 | Long Memories |
| Excellent prank there at the end.I always thought McGonagall had a bit of humor hiding in her somewhere. |
| Tuesday 4th December 2007 21:14 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks for reading! I always thought so, too. |
TinyKeegs
Monday 3rd December 2007 19:24 | Long Memories |
| Ahh, that was brilliant! It's been a while since I've read a really good Lupin fic |
| Monday 3rd December 2007 20:26 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. |
Miri
Sunday 2nd December 2007 08:56 | Long Memories |
Ahh..this is truly wonderful. Touching (with Remus' memories ) and hilarious at the same time. I do wish you would write more stories, preferably a good long one. I've just re-read your "Playing Hippogrif" from last December and that one, like this one will, went into my favourites file. You have such a wonderful grasp of character, particularly that of Remus.
Although I was pretty sure before DH that JKR was going to kill off both Remus and Tonks, when I got to the part when we found out that Tonks was pregnant, I was sure that I was wrong. So to have them both die after all, made theirs one of the most painful deaths for me. And, IMO, somewhat uneccessary. I know the point JKR was trying to make, the horror of war, but I think that was a bit too much.
Also, I was always puzzled by how little interaction Harry and Remus had after PoA (not even exchanging letters ) and even more so after OotP when they could have consoled each other as the two people closest to Sirius. I suppposed that it was a case of too many characters and too much ground to cover as it was. So any story featuring one of the more underused characters of the Potter canon is always welcome. Especially when it's this well done. Please Sir/Ma'am, I want some more. |
| Sunday 2nd December 2007 14:31 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
Thanks for the kind words! I'm a slow writer, but if you really want more, try my LiveJournal (shimotsuki.livejournal.com). There's a link in the sidebar for "index of all stories," and if you like Remus/Tonks, I've got a series in progress called Kaleidoscope that's linked from there. I'll be posting it here eventually too, but not until I've written the whole thing.
I agree with a lot of your remarks about Remus in canon, except that being naive, I never saw the R/T deaths coming at all -- I always thought Tonks was a sign that JKR was giving Remus, unlike the other Marauders, hope for the future. *deep sigh*. As you say, I certainly would've liked to see more interaction between Harry and Remus too; one plausible backstory for why we didn't would be (for GoF/OotP) Remus trying not to interfere in the Harry-Sirius dynamic -- shades of his taking a back seat to the Sirius-James friendship of old. By HBP, of course, Remus is trying not to drag everyone down with him, or so he thinks. |
J.R. Lewis
Saturday 1st December 2007 22:51 | Long Memories |
As they say about paybacks.
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| Sunday 2nd December 2007 14:12 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Heh heh. Thanks for reading and commenting! |
Arnel
Saturday 1st December 2007 00:15 | Long Memories |
| I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Having been a teacher in this same situation (a student returning to teach at the school I went to eleven years after I left) I know exactly how Remus feels. It really is strange to address your former teachers--now collegues--by their first names! I had to smile that some of James' predictions were actually true and that Minerva McGonagall is the big prankster I always thought she was! Thanks for sharing it with us! |
| Saturday 1st December 2007 14:50 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you for your comment -- I'm glad you found the scenario plausible! Lupin comes across in PoA completely calm and collected, but surely it must have been odd for him when he first went back. |
gymnastgal19
Thursday 29th November 2007 19:44 | Long Memories |
hehehehehe!!! that was sooooo cute! I loved this soooo much!
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| Thursday 29th November 2007 22:23 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you! |
msgupy
Thursday 29th November 2007 13:03 | Long Memories |
| Brilliant! I didn't see that punchline coming. |
| Thursday 29th November 2007 22:20 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
I didn't see that punchline coming.
Great! (hee) -- thanks; I'm glad you liked it. |
Antosha
Thursday 29th November 2007 12:57 | Long Memories |
Hee!
Lovely, just lovely. You manage to take what could have been either a fluffy or a maudlin setup and keep it focussed and specific enough that we never get lost in the knowledge of what's to come for Remus. Well done! |
| Thursday 29th November 2007 22:19 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you for the comment -- I'm glad you thought this worked! |
Wordgrrl
Thursday 29th November 2007 10:11 | Long Memories |
| What a lovely story. You have the true gift of being able to take a small moment in everyday life and make a beautiful, well told story out of it. Thank you for sharing this! |
| Thursday 29th November 2007 22:15 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Aw, thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you liked it. |
Lorelei Lynn
Thursday 29th November 2007 08:50 | Long Memories |
| Very funny! Remus indeed got a taste of his own medicine! |
| Thursday 29th November 2007 22:14 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| He certainly did! Thanks for the comment. |
chiantiqueen
Thursday 29th November 2007 07:30 | Long Memories |
| I really enjoyed reading this little story. I think having a Marauder on the staff would be advantageous as Remus would know all the secrets behind the pranks! As long as he wasn't too much of a spoilsport, but then with his history and friends I don't think he could be! Great job! |
| Thursday 29th November 2007 21:24 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks for your comment! Yeah, I imagine Lupin would've been good at keeping students from getting into too much trouble while being sympathetic to their point of view... |
pixie7
Wednesday 28th November 2007 23:41 | Long Memories |
| That was really great, i absolutely adore Lupin. The fireworks were a riot |
| Thursday 29th November 2007 21:20 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks! I'm very happy you enjoyed it. |
Circuitsoft
Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:34 | Long Memories |
| Definitely brought a smile to my face. Certainly, not a whole lot of action, but it was definitely a nice read. |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:41 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Heh, yeah, I think of one-shots more as character studies than action pieces. I'm glad this one gave you a smile, and thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment! |
ladybug
Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:09 | Long Memories |
| Wonderful, wonderful scene! I enjoyed that so much. His reflections on his school years and friends, and the easy companionship of all the teachers ... and the fantastic finale - it was all really good! |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:39 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Aww, thank you! I'm glad you liked it, and that you thought the finale worked. I just can't see Lupin coming back to Hogwarts without having to deal with his past, at least a little. |
HiJane_2
Wednesday 28th November 2007 21:08 | Long Memories |
I LOVED this story! Oh I loved Minerva's "Some of us, [i]Professor Lupin, have very long memories." line... it was so funny! And I bet the professors loved having a marauder as a teacher. Oh the irony! It was a great story! I love Lupin, so I was of course happy to see one featuring him! Great job! I know I loved it! |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:36 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thanks for the encouraging words -- I'm glad you liked the story! I bet a lot of the teachers had a secret soft spot for the Marauders. |
majolie
Wednesday 28th November 2007 18:49 | Long Memories |
| That was really cute. I could almost feel the warm, comfortable atmosphere in the staffroom ... well, at least until the fireworks! |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:31 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you -- I'm glad you enjoyed it! |
hank
Wednesday 28th November 2007 16:10 | Long Memories |
| Oh dear - that was GOOD!!!!! Beautifully crafted and well thought out. Thanks! |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 22:10 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you for the kind words! |
the_critic
Wednesday 28th November 2007 16:07 | Long Memories |
| LOL! AWESOME LOL I LOVE IT LOL |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 21:31 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you! |
whitestag
Wednesday 28th November 2007 14:08 | Long Memories |
| LOL! Fabulous and touching one shot. Makes me wonder what would have happened if he'd made it through DH. |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 15:07 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
Thanks for the kind words -- I'm glad you liked it.
Makes me wonder what would have happened if he'd made it through DH.
Yeah, no kidding. (*deep sigh*) What a great dad he would've been for Teddy... |
mollyw4
Wednesday 28th November 2007 13:45 | Long Memories |
| Very, very cute and fun! |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 15:05 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it. |
Zeta_One
Wednesday 28th November 2007 11:27 | Long Memories |
| Loved the story! Always pictured McGonagall with a fun side when not around the students. |
| Wednesday 28th November 2007 15:04 | Long Memories (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I've always suspected McGonagall had a soft spot for the Marauders. |
