daw, this made me tear up a bit! Good to see Remus in love wayyy before he dies instead of at the end of the seris

please continue it! i loved it! it was awesome!

Dear Flamed,

If you get flames, the first thing you should do is make sure you are using spellcheck. You are inviting them in if your spelling sucks. Second, make sure you spell characters names right and get their backgrounds correct, unless your story gives them a new background. Get someone who is better then you with grammar to do a quick review, also, because grammar is what really puts people off.

Don't say "No flames, please." That puts up a huge sign that says FLAME ME PLEASE. If you can't handle the flames, edit your story before posting.

If you really want the flames to stop or at least become constructive criticism, point out a specific reviewer in your author note like so:

(Flamer UserName): Thanks for the advice. Is there any more specific ideas you can give me that can make my story beter? I would really appreciate the help so more people will read my story.

Or, if you don't like the review:

(Flamer UserName): I decided to (thing they insulted), because it works better for my plot. And yes, I (thing they insulted) but this is FanFiction. This just happens to be my interpretation for my story. If it really bugs you that much, then I can point you toward much more (book, movie, or story this is a fanFiction of) centered stories, like (example) by (example).

Responding with a paragraph by asking for flames to stop or insulting flamers won't stop the reviews, no matter how polite or impolitely worded your response is. If the reviewer really wants to help, doing what I suggested would get you some good ideas.

If they don't want to help, calling them out in a polite way like my second example will either make them stop reviewing out of embarrassment of how nice you responded, leave the story with a kindly worded review, or they will continue reviewing with childish remarks. Nothing you do will stop them, and hey, every review they make just adds to your total reviews, which some readers look at as a marker of the quality of the story. I know I do.

There are two kinds of flamers. You have the one who usually can't spell, cuss you out, and insult you personally. I call them Diggers, because they just want a reaction from you, the writer. They don't care about the story. They just like it when you yell right back at them. Don't let it get you, they honestly are just numbers in your review counter to everyone who reads the story. Pointing them out politely in the A/N can be really funny when they keep flaming.

Flamer: diz stoy iz soo gay, u ned a life, u gay pozer.

A/N: Dear Flamer: First, its this, story, is, you, need, and poser. Second, you have any advice to make my story less poser? (Make sure to spell everything right)

Flamer: OMB, diz bitch thiks u no more. may b b les gay, idot.

Bwuhaha, they just look so stupid.

The second ones are the Noisemakers. They point out every flaw in most every chapter, usually with correct spelling. Sometimes they say they gave up reading in the middle of the story. These are the one who have potential for advice, if you think to ask. They also have been known to keep unhelpfully flaming, so don't feel bad if they do. Again, they're just numbers.

Lastly, don't take anything they say personally. They are just A. Numbers, B. Words on a screen, and C. Bullies. They don't really matter to anything, not even your story.

Wryder

P.S. u iz sooooo gay, u need redvines. i found them in hufflepuff. u should really find them. (AVPM reference)

P.P.S Feel free to copy/paste this if you think it helped you. People need to know how to handle the flames. (Answer: with marshmallows)

I actually think this is one of the best song fic I've read.

Great and thanks for writing.