I loved this so much from beinning to end! Love how they met and how he assisted her on her mission. The howler she sent him made me laugh. And the end was very sweet. Nice job! :)

Absolutely love this story - the most original yet believable fanfiction addressing Remus and Tonks' meeting and progression into a relationship. From their initial, hilariously misunderstood first meeting to their working together on a case involving the children Selkies, it was refreshingly different while remaining realistic.

Remus original awkwardness after realizing Tonks was Sirius cousin and was not looking for a potential threesome was hilarious, but so in character for him. In the morning after their initial meeting several small details caught my eye that I loved. Sirius' ingrained habit of stretching left over from Azkaban was heartbreaking but realistic at the same time. I also enjoyed the banter between Sirius and Tonks - comfortable and funny at the same time. I think you really gave a different look into the Black family than most authors do. They tend to paint the Blacks as all Dark and evil with no redeeming qualities, but I don't think that's possible. Your familial banter between Tonks and Sirius, plus your anecdote later on about their Grandfather and his frequent declarations of "Ruthless or toothless, she's mine" toward their Grandmother gives the Black a less desolate background, making them seem more like a slightly crazy, entertaining family rather than a breeding ground for evil.

Remus' wondering about the constant morphing of Tonks' eyes into blue and then his sudden epiphany that they're actually his eyes is spot-on. He seems to be the type that wouldn't see the obvious right away - after all, both Tonks and Sirius realized what was happening way before him even after Sirius told the story about Tonks morphing into a lion, a sudden object of her affection.

There are a thousand of other little moments that just make this piece amazing,from Remus and Tonks' drunken dancing lessons to Tonks' line:
"It’s always the ones who seem like they’ve got it together who are the hardest to crack" and Remus' remembering that Sirius always said that about him. I also particularly enjoyed the scene where Mary states her dislike for the moon and Remus says, "Sometimes I don't like it either." However, his speech about how the moon is outnumbered by the stars was breath-taking.

Overall, it was a truly refreshing and beautifully thought-out work of fanfiction - I thank you for sharing it with us.

AH Etta James!
Wonderful story!

loved it!!

Wondefull!!

Another good one!!

Pre-mission missionary position, ha ha aha ha ha ..

I love how you do your lupin...

very funny!!

Nice, very nice!

“Your hair – ” Remus began, gesturing with a finger.
“What?” Her hands came out of the pockets and clutched at her hair. “What color is it?”
“It’s pink.”
“It’s – it’s – ” She screwed up her face for a moment and then looked at Remus desperately. “Are you sure? Still pink?”
“Pink,” he said again.
“Well,” she mused, smoothing her spikes down with her hands as if she could cover the pinkness with the motion. She looked at Remus curiously, as if it were somehow his fault. “Well, then,” was all she said. And she nodded, turned on her heel, and strode back to their table.

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I had to quote that!! Thats one of my favourite parts of your story. Just the thought that she has absolutely no control over her morphing when she becomes smitten with something/someone is absolutely adorable! It also shows such a vulnerable side to her.

Really loved your story. Didn't want it to end. wish you could've continued it and filled in all the angsty missing pieces from book 5, 6, & 7! beautiful story, and thanks for creating such a wonderful piece for all us rlnt fans to read.

A very funny and sweet story.

I liked your interpretation of the relationship between Tonks and Sirius, especially that line about how Sirius missed her teenage years. Lupin teaching Tonks to dance was another nice addition to Lupin's gentlemanly personality. The similarity between Mairead and Lupin, like how their parents had not been able to forgive themselves for what happened, was really touching.

Tonks sighed. “Look, I get kind of wired before my assignments. There have been a few … instances … when I’ve hurled a spell when it wasn’t necessary. Moody calls me ‘Quick-Draw,’ and as you can well imagine, I’m not proud of it.”

I love that nickname! Also, the image of Tonks coming in wearing cowboy boots was too cool. What a fashion plate, no wonder Remus finds her sexy :D

“Settle down, you idiot,” he ordered his reflection, pointing a finger for emphasis.

“When she was a little girl,” Sirius explained, “there was one memorable dinner party during which she decided to enact the future death scenes of all of the Blacks. Regulus’ was particularly entertaining – something about a poison dart in his nose, I think – what did you stick up your nose?”

I was just rereading this story and remembered how much I liked the easy friendship between the cousins and was struck by this passage which reminds me so much of the games my cousins and I used to play at my grandparents home. That was a long sentence. But I love this detail. I can invision it so clearly.

i love this story! (sorry, im not much of one for useful reviews)