FIC: Five Ways Remus Lupin Never Raised Harry Potter

[juliette_kelley]

Title: Five Ways Remus Lupin Never Raised Harry Potter
Author: juliette_kelley
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Summary: Five scenes. Five different ways Remus Lupin could have raised Harry Potter, but didn’t.
Disclaimer: All JKR’s.
Warnings: AU. Not fluffy, but not an angst-fest either.
Era: Post-Halloween 1981 through OotP
Length: approx. 5,300 words

Comments

[caitlen]

I love all of them :) My favourite is number 2 :) perhaps one day you might elaborate one of them? I do like a good AU story about either one of Remus or Sirius raising Harry - thank you for sharing :)

[juliette_kelley]

My favourite is number 2 :)

I'm so glad you liked that one-- it was the first one I wrote, and (in my mind) the oddest.

perhaps one day you might elaborate one of them?

I might :) To be honest I keep coming up with more (increasingly unlikely) scenarios in which Harry would end up being raised by Remus. Luckily I managed to stop myself at five, lol.

I do like a good AU story about either one of Remus or Sirius raising Harry

Don't we all? I think #1 would lend itself to a very in-depth sequel... *g*

Thanks so much for your lovely comments! :)

[caitlen]

I might :) To be honest I keep coming up with more (increasingly unlikely) scenarios in which Harry would end up being raised by Remus. Luckily I managed to stop myself at five, lol.

Gawd, if you've got more, please keep going!!

Don't we all? I think #1 would lend itself to a very in-depth sequel... *g*

Actually, now you mention it and I go back and read it, yes, I think so to *g*

No problem about commenting!!! Thank you so much for writing!!

[_xanthia]

Ah, I was wondering who was lost instead of Sirius in that last one.

I love AUs. It's so cool when people play with "what ifs" and get such cool little fics. Even if some of them are bittersweet, rather than all happy-fluffy.

[juliette_kelley]

I love AUs too. I hope we see more of them in future...

Thanks so much for your comment! :)

[_xanthia]

I hope that was a hint you may write more. :P I can see baby-ficlets off AU #1 that would be great as Remus and Sirius deal with raising Harry...

[topaz_eyes]

I think I like your versions of what happened (any of the 5, really), more than canon...

[juliette_kelley]

Oh, canon. It really does break my heart...

Thanks so much for reading! :)

[topaz_eyes]

You're welcome. :-)

I friended you BTW. :-)

[juliette_kelley]

Aw thanks! I had you friended a while ago ;)

[silver_sunn101]

These are all so heart-wrenching, but I love each and every one of them! I think I've fallen in love with your Remus. His emotions were all so accurate. And the first four Harry's were utterly adorable. I love the last line in #4, though I think that #3 was my favorite. I'd love to see that one (or any of these) continued.

Sirius’s arms wrapped around Harry so tightly his knuckles were turning white. Harry’s shoulders shook as he buried himself in Sirius’s neck, latching onto Sirius as if his life depended on it. Remus thought maybe it did.

*sigh* That part got me the most. Who died in that one? I'm thinking it was Ron--perhaps something to do with the brains? I don't think that he could have fallen through the veil...

Either way, these are all so bittersweet, I love them. Wonderful job!

[silver_sunn101]

I find a post-1981 Remus very hard to write.

I have that problem also. I tend to stick with the MWPP era since he refuses to cooperate with me after that point.

No one fell through the veil, but complications ensued while he was battling with the brains, and, well-- that was the end of it. (I love Ron, but I love Sirius more :P ).

That makes so much sense. I don't know how you could decide who you love more out of Ron and Sirius. I love both of them!

And you are very welcome! I find that the best reviews are the ones with details from the story, so those are the kind I try to leave. And your fic definitely deserved it. You wouldn't happen to be signed up on ff.net, would you? I'd love to be alerted when you update new stuff...

[juliette_kelley]

I find that the best reviews are the ones with details from the story, so those are the kind I try to leave. And your fic definitely deserved it.

It's definitely appreciated-- I'm blushing now! :)

You wouldn't happen to be signed up on ff.net, would you? I'd love to be alerted when you update new stuff...

I only post my fanfic on my LJ-- I've never actually thought about setting up an account somewhere else. I mean absolutely no offense by asking this, but isn't ff.net the site that always has the broken links? I've heard people complain about it before. I'll check it out, though, and I'm very flattered that you asked! :)

[aewmorn]

:O I absolutely loved all of these!

And since I'm currently being an insomniac (took me 3 tries to spell that), I don't have anything better to comment with.

Anyways, good job. :D

[juliette_kelley]

I absolutely loved all of these!

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed. :)

And since I'm currently being an insomniac

You too? I just don't want my spring break to end...