Comments | sheepybunbuns: New story - Sirius/Remus, Sirius/OMC

sheepybunbuns

New story - Sirius/Remus, Sirius/OMC

Apr 23, 2005 20:09

This has been posted to my website, here.

Title: Anything
Pairing: Sirius/Remus, Sirius/OMC (Marauder-era)
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Sirius and Remus's friendship has been strained ever since Sirius told Snape about the knot on the Whomping Willow. So in an attempt to recover what was lost, Sirius makes a rash statement that James soon makes him ( Read more... )

Comments 38

skylark74 April 23 2005, 20:33:13 UTC

Wow - yeh that's probably the only coherent word I can form at this moment. I really liked the story. Poor little in denial Sirius. Thank goodness he came around (no pun intended) ... love the pups!

sheepybunbuns April 26 2005, 11:59:13 UTC

Glad you enjoyed it - I certainly enjoyed 'playing' with in denial Sirius!
Thanks for the feedback.

katekintail April 24 2005, 00:46:57 UTC

I definitely second that wow ( ... )

sheepybunbuns April 26 2005, 12:00:13 UTC

Thanks for taking the time to give me such detailed feedback.

Joe has the playwright Joe Orton to thank for his characterisation, who inspired me to write Mr Jenkins as a bit of a laid-back floosie. I've become rather attached to him in the process, and one of my beta's was very keen for him to get Sirius at the end instead of Remus!

I put a lot more thought into the perspectives of all the characters in this fic than I usually do, so it's good to know that this comes across. And I'm really pleased that you thought it was a fresh take on an old theme, rather than another tired re-hash.

Thanks again,

Kate (not of Kintail ;-)

snakelights April 24 2005, 13:43:18 UTC

Holy fuck... You are incredible. If you ever need a beta a commentor anything email me back at shadowbird89@yahoo.com. Your woork was increibly good I loved the different voices you manged to capture.

sheepybunbuns April 26 2005, 12:00:50 UTC

Thanks for your comments (especially the 'holy fuck'!!)
I have two wonderful betas who I'm abusing at the moment, but I'll remember you if they get too busy/fed up with me - thanks for the offer.

magicofisis May 3 2005, 21:17:14 UTC

You'll never be rid of me! I'll stalk you if I have to.

(Of course, seeing as how I'm across the pond, it's a rather idle threat.)

Where are you, sweetie?

hableany April 26 2005, 06:05:59 UTC

I really enjoyed your story. While PWPs are fun, I love long stories with actual plots. I thought it was great that Sirius would be willing to do anything to get back into Remus's good graces. Though I found the Remus in this fic a bit meaner than I'm used to, I suppose it is justified since this is right after the Prank. I'm glad they resolved it in the end because everytime Sirius was with Joe, I was screaming "No! You are supposed to be with Remus, idiot!"

I found unsure!Sirius to be refreshing. So many stories write him as a sex god. I think Joe summed it up with:
”Well, this is certainly a revelation: the big, bad Sirius Black is really only a pussycat at heart."

sheepybunbuns April 26 2005, 12:10:02 UTC

One of my betas also had the same nit about Remus, so I ended up explaining his motivations a lot more than I would have done. I'm sure the complaints would have been flooding in by now if I hadn't...

So many stories write [Sirius] as a sex god.
I find it hard to justify him as a sex god, because in canon he's described as appearing to be blissfully unaware of all the appreciative glances he gets. So (to my mind) the only other way he could be a sex god at that age is if he and Remus have been busy learning with each other!

Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback; it's always appreciated :-)

alia_eternal April 27 2005, 14:49:51 UTC

Wow, I just loved this story!
The characters were all so well developed and they fit the brief outline that we have of them from canon so well that they seemed completely familiar.
Favorite line:
“No toothpick had been required to remove Snape from Remus’ teeth.”

I really appreciated the homophobia in this story as it is so often not touched on in HP. All too often the Wizarding World is used as some magical excuse for ignoring peoples inherent fear and hatred for what they do not understand. Another interesting aspect I haven’t seen before was Sirius’ inherited discrimination that Remus points out with the great line, “That’s your mother talking.” I really like the idea that Sirius has managed to dispel most of the hatred he has learnt for muggle-borns or half-bloods but would still posses it in areas that he had never of had the chance to dispel ( ... )

sheepybunbuns May 5 2005, 12:17:34 UTC

Thank you so much for the feedback; I love it when people go into detail about what they liked and didn't like.

I enjoyed playing around with the homophobia, especially the rationalisation of it by Sirius, and I agree with you that it's not touched on enough in HP.

And as for Joe... I think I'll always be fond of him!

Feel free to save the story - thanks for letting me know, btw :-)