we're all stories in the end

a flame in two cupped hands
Harry Potter ; Remus/Sirius ; PG-13 ; 3000 words
Sirius didn't crouch down to tuck the coat under Remus's shoulders, didn't press a soft kiss to Remus's forehead the way he wanted.

title from Margaret Atwood, written for glass_icarus at rs_small_gifts, with thanks to sunnyrea and silyara for betaing!

Sirius sat on the shop floor, felled by an avalanche of top-shelf Christmas decorations, baubles still clattering down around him.

Late Bloom
Harry Potter ; Remus/Sirius ; PG-13 ; 10,000 words ; AU
Sirius, the dutiful eldest son of the mighty Black family, has almost entirely lost his own hopes and dreams. An unexpected meeting with a long-forgotten friend might just change everything.

Written for Round Two of the rs_games, Team MWPP. Originally posted here. I could talk about this story a lot, but I think I'll let it speak for itself first? Onwards!

( James lay back, staring up at the bright afternoon sky. This summer was getting off to a marvellous start. )

Cleaning out my folders, and lo, some salvagable ficbits from hogwarts_elite contests past. This requires the creation of new character tags and everything, how thrilling.


Stars Half-Reached
Harry Potter ; Marlene McKinnon ; PG-13 ; 1,300 words ; prompt of childhood
Before the death, there was a life.

( Marlene McKinnon was eighteen years and ten months old when she died. )

Pass It On
Harry Potter ; Remus, Minerva ; PG ; 800 words ; prompt of a DADA teacher
Others have held this office.

( The kettle started whistling. )

In This Darkness
Harry Potter ; Neville, Slughorn ; PG ; 600 words ; prompt of house unity during Deathly Hallows
Hogwarts stands protected.

( The school felt suspended over a chasm, with both sides scrambling to claim it and the whole precarious lot poised to disappear over the edge at any moment. )

Potential
Harry Potter ; Harry, James II ; G ; 500 words ; prompt of the epilogue kids
There's an unexpected letter in the latest Hogwarts batch.

( 'There's been some kind of mix up, I was just going to write to Professor Longbottom.' )

The Tyranny of Petty Things (The Unconquered Skies Remix
Harry Potter; Remus/Sirius
PG-13, 5000 words
Summary: Moving into Number 12, Grimmauld Place is like starting a war. Sirius tries to fight it as best he can.
Notes: Written for remixredux08, a remix of The Tyranny of Petty Things, by rian219. Many thanks to mindabbles for the beta. Full story notes & soundtrack at the end.

( 'I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things...' -- Antoine de St-Exupery  )

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( Notes & Soundtrack )

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Hahaha, and speaking of Remix - I would have thought that there are some authors, authors whose extensive fannish oeuvre I know and love, I'd be able to spot a mile off. Sometimes, apparently not! shaggydogstail was the delight behind my remix this year, The Art of Memory (Bold and Lonely Remix) [Doctor Who; G; gen], and if you haven't read it yet I direct you over there straight away for a gorgeous examination of some of those left behind.

First, see my last post for new and additional flail, for post arrived for me today from my wonderful sender, morebliss, to accompany the emails of Thursday. I am all a-squee!

I was assigned opheliet, who listed James/Lily and Remus/Sirius in her requests, so I thought I'd do both! You can see her post, with pictures and such, here, but now I shall rework those into a more digital form.

Yours
James/Lily, Remus/Sirius, PG
Love sent and received. 14th February, 1980.

( Happy Valentine's Day )

These Bright Lights Calling
Remus/Sirius
PG-13, 1500 words
Summary: Seven times Remus thought he was invincible.
Notes: For remeciel, who had a birthday over a month ago. A thousand apologies that this is so late, my dear!

( The world was surely theirs for the taking. )

I unexpectedly break hiatus briefly with a bit of fic! Reveals have been posted at the ever so much fun dw_cross, and this was my story, which was a lot of fun to write and have posted just before DH was released.

Impossible Is Nothing
PG, gen
2800 words
The Doctor, Martha, Remus
Summary: The Doctor doesn't believe in magic, so Professor Lupin's about to get a bit of a surprise.
Author's notes: For hllangel at dw_cross, with many thanks to shaggydogstail and avendya for their help! Originally posted here.

( 'Scotland it is!' The Doctor leapt to the TARDIS controls, setting off chaotic whirring and churning that made Martha sit down a little faintly. 'Last time I was here I met Queen Victoria, you know.' )

I know, I know, I keep churning them out at the moment, don't I? But I lose at predictions, thus owe fic for dh_predictions.

Still We Wait
PG, 800 words.
Lily, James, Remus, Sirius. Mostly gen.
Contains DH spoilers
Summary: The end of the war, on the other side.
Notes: Written to onehundredmoons's request of your own DH epilogue, set only a few hours/days/weeks after the final battle, told either from earth or from the "other side". Ended being a little esoteric, but I hope it suits!

And though Dumbledore had said Harry would be safe, how could I believe him, after all that we had seen? And so we waited - just the four of us at first, those who had helped him on his way.

springtime_gen reveals! Thank you so much again, ignipes, for Everest to Kangchenjunga for Afternoon Tea. &hearts

And this is what I wrote. Behold the word count! Behold the vague semblance of plot! I had a blast writing this one, and though re-reading it I can certainly find flaws, I'm still pleased with it - something just slightly different from my usual fare =)

Order Out Of Chaos
PG-13, 6000 words
Ensemble First War cast including the Marauders, Lily, Frank, Dumbledore & Moody.
Summary: Dumbledore has an Order to create, Moody has Aurors to train, and four young men need to decide what they're doing with their lives.
Notes: With enormous thanks to magnetic_pole for the last minute beta. Written for ignipes at springtime_gen. Original post here.

( As a student, Remus had rarely been into Dumbledore's office. )

Now big_little's over, I thought I'd just post this here for posterity. Last week I was masquerading as avendya_love, and this is one of the things I produced for her =)

Five Ways The Doctor Might Have Met Remus Lupin
PG, 600 words.
Gen HP/Doctor Who crossover

( 'This is getting ridiculous' )