The Measure of a Man

[gilpin25]

Title: The Measure of a Man
Author: gilpin25
Summary: I’m sixteen years old and I’m in love with a girl who thinks I’m an arrogant, bullying toerag, and I don’t know how to change her mind as everything I do just makes it worse. James Potter, who usually has all the answers, has none for this... (James/Lily)
Rating: R
Warnings: Language; violence
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[gilpin25]

I always knew you were a secret James fan once you found out he let Lily have a cat. ;)

More seriously, I am very, very pleased you liked this as it gave me much brain ache! Not actually writing it, which was really enjoyable, but trying to sort out in my head beforehand (and during) where I was going with it, and how I saw James from all those well scattered canon clues. Some seem to contradict the others, but then that made it interesting to try and come up with a way his 'growing-up' could have started, and what prompted it.

Very glad you liked Remus' part in this; of course, this is my answer to writing James/Lily - give Remus a starring role and only let poor Lily actually turn up at the end, lol.

Also think Remus' role with stopping Sirius could play a bit into the way their relationship shifts in the future? Or am I thinking too much?

I'd say you're spot on as I was going for the theory that it was feasible Remus would stop Sirius (although I was careful to say 'for once' as we all know he's not the world's greatest prefect for taking direct action) because of what had gone before, and what we'll see in the future in OotP. Likewise, I was hoping the lines about the 'right girl', could either be read as he had a thing for Lily, but either wasn't pursuing it, or knew it wasn't reciprocated. Or that Right Girl Tonks was lying in wait up the (long) road...

Really well-done duel, with just the right balance of action, dialogue, and internal monologue.

Thank you. I'm practising. ;) Though it was embarrassing how many spells I knew, but not whether they were in italics or not. I spent so much time checking things out, lol.

And thank you so much again for such great comments. I hope you know they mean a lot.:D