Fic: 22 Magnolia Mansions

[minnow_53]

22 Magnolia Mansions
by minnow_53

Disclaimer: Most of these characters belong to JK Rowling and various corporations.
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Summary: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned; especially when that woman is an exclusive flat invaded by two uncouth schoolboys.
Rating: PG-13
Era: MWPP, last year at Hogwarts.
AN: Like Childish Things, this

Comments

[magnetic_pole]

Hee! I LOVE the fact that my prompt sparked a fic about a man-hating art nouveau apartment designed by an architect name La Corbusiere! So many levels of humor and outrageousness there!

Ah, Minnow, you're such a creative writer--you take these cracky premises and turn them into something so much more interesting, all the while keeping that sense of farce running. I adored the narrative voice and loved the chance to laugh both at her and at her tenants. I'm so, so glad you posted this! Brava! Maggie

[minnow_53]

Thank you very much! :)

Your prompt is fabulous, actually. I could write a few more on the theme, but I'll stick with two at the moment! :D Thanks again for the inspiration.

I actually meant 22 to be sympathetic originally, as I've mentioned above, but she did get very mean. I suppose it was the stress! As it was your prompt, I thought it would be fun to see if I could write from the perspective you sometimes use of a minor character narrating the story. I love the idea that you're telling two stories like that! I've always envied your ability to do this, so though the story is certainly tongue in cheek, it's also intended as a tribute to your wonderful narrative skills.

[mushroom18]

A fic where the speaker hates Remus and Sirius! I don't know how you pull it off but I laughed so hard while reading this, especially this line : 22’s tremor was purely involuntarily, but Remus sat bolt upright and actually squeaked, ‘Oh, no, there’s an earthquake!’

It made me a bit sad that in this fic they kept their relationship a secret, plus the bit where Sirius lied about the take-out. I don't know why the flat didn't like them at all -- I would've killed to be inhabited by Sirius and Remus! ...oh wait, that didn't sound right...

[minnow_53]

Thank you very much! :) I had fun writing it, though it's not been especially popular so far... :D

I don't know why the flat didn't like them at all

I think she just didn't like any men. But she'd probably have taken against Remus even if he had been a girl, just because.

[minnow_53]

Thank you very much! :) You've hit this just a day after posting, not to mention the angst about icons...

I can comment and not feel like a fool!

*aghast* Oh, no! You mustn't feel like that! Comments are so fantastic, especially lovely ones like yours.

[fera_festiva]

I'm going to be boring and echo what others have said already - you have an incredible talent for taking the crackiest ideas and making them work on a level that is so, so far beyond crack. That's not to say this didn't work on a crack level as well - I LOLd, especially at their noises! And I loved 22's voice - she was hilariously prissy. :D

And, of course - I was so excited to see another fic by you on my flist (even if I'm only just commenting - my mother was visiting last night). magnetic_pole is a lucky girl. :P

[minnow_53]

Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I'm really pleased your mother visited you, especially after the horrible running. :(

The next one not for a prompt is for you, okay? I might even finish that Harry/Draco that's been lingering on my hard drive. I've wondered about fics for you before, obviously, but I must admit, you seem a very complex person to write for: passionate yet detached, ironic yet totally committed... I'll see what I can do, though.

[fera_festiva]

*blush* Oh you. I have no idea what to say to that. ILU. ♥

[minnow_53]

Aw! *hugs*

[mysecretashes]

This was incredibly funny! The narrative voice of 22 was wonderfully bitchy, and she really had no idea how lucky she was! I loved Sirius's cooking and then pretending he ordered takeout, but I was a little sad that none of their friends knew they were together, or that Lily didn't know Remus was a werewolf. :( Great story!

[minnow_53]

Thank you very much for a lovely comment! :)

I think the friends had probably guessed, though obviously that's beyond the scope of the story. And I've always wondered how much Lily knew about Remus. Thank goodness canon leaves so many gaps for us to fill in! :D