I actually like Remus and Sirius and their relationship so much that I want to read more on them, and less on Harry :-) Sirius is so lovely as a second-edition father, and Remus is so English and polite and smart and ... Here I am developing a crush on ff character. Anyhow, the two of them togehter are quite heart-warming, really.

Padma reminds me a bit of Hermione, but without the giant stick up her you-know-what.
I wonder where that evil little rat is hiding, by the way. But there is no doubt in my mind that he will rear his ugly little head again.