Sequel to Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks

[venny_jones]

Title: I Do Not Find the Hanged Man
By: Venilia
HP, R/S, AU, NC-17
Description: Two weeks and three days after Remus’ grand confession, after Sirius finally starts to believe that things might just work out in the end, the world falls apart.

Comments

[imprinted_soul]

man, this was awesome:)

...i loved it.

[venny_jones]

*blushes* Thank you so much!

[forest_rose]

This is stunning. All of it - the way Sirius tries and tries to cope and then breaks down completely, Remus taking care of him, poor bewildered Harry - it was all so intense, and so very beautiful. Heartbreaking, but hopeful at the same time.

[venny_jones]

Heartbreaking, but hopeful at the same time.

Good! That's the idea I wanted to capture. They're both (or rather, all three) a mess right now, but they just need time to grieve and heal.

Thanks for commenting!

[spacefragments]

Aw, boys. :')

Excellent! I read the summary and expected the worst, and I was incredibly relieved when I finished the fic. :D It's so painful, but it both hurts you and heals you as you read.

As always, I'm specially fond of the bits in the parentheses and the dialogue in italics. It makes the style more stream-of-consciousness, but without forcing it. I don't know if I'm making any sense.

Though I'm wondering why did Dumbledore let them have Harry so easily, heh. Well.

PS. I'm adding this little series to my AU R/S rec list, if you don't mind. :]

[venny_jones]

Angst is par the course with this little... is it presumptuous to call it a series? But I wanted this to be one of the happier options. Once again, one of the characters gathers his courage and does the right thing (in this case, Sirius does his best to intimidate Dumbledore) and therefore there is happiness.

I'm glad my parentheses don't seem forced. I had worried about that. :)

Though I'm wondering why did Dumbledore let them have Harry so easily, heh. I think he saw the courage of Sirius' action, and decided it was better to stay on Sirius and Remus' side than have to fight them every step. He is making a great concession to let a werewolf and a boy who's never going to grow up raise little Harry, but he'll make sure to be a huge hand in Harry's childhood. Have I answered your question?

I just ran into your AU rec list the day before yesterday, and I'm honored to be recced! It's a great list!

[spacefragments]

yes you have. thank you! :)

[venny_jones]

Love your Luna icon!

I'm really pleased that the italicized dialogue (and ridiculous amounts of parentheses) seem to be working for everyone. I have a hard time balancing between telling and showing a story, so italicized dialogue right in the middle of paragraphs was my compromise. *nods*

Thanks for commenting!

[venny_jones]

Glad you like it!