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[lls_mutant]

Well, back from my weekend home. I bought my circus tent bridesmaid's dress for my sister's wedding. It's not that the dress is ugly. Actually, it's very tasteful. It's tank straps with a little beading around the neckline and the empire waist, and otherwise plain. No bows. No ruffles. Nothing gaudy. Hunter green (I'm a blonde- hunter green looks great on me). It's just that it's a maternity dress, and thefore could double as a circus tent. But that's not at all my sis's fault!

At least I'll get to wear it again, since we have another wedding to go to the weekend after!

I never did finish my image of Harry Potter article (I still need to get some artists' permissions). But I did write an article on book-to-movie adaptations. It was rather entertaining- to me, at least :) And of course, now I need another article or review. It's Star Wars/Trek theme week coming up at Mutant Reviewers from Hell, so either I need to review a Star Wars or Trek movie, or write an article. Justin wants more Trek stuff, but I'm not at all a Trekkie. I guess I could rate the various attractiveness of male members of the casts. But honestly, why? I don't care if you prefer Kirk or Picard, neither of them comes even close to Han Solo. So why bother? Han Solo is the hottest thing in hyperspace, full stop.

Accidentally In Love is plodding along. It always goes this way. It plods for a few weeks, and then I get frustrated and pound it out. Want a snippet? Let me see what I can dig up.



The Werewolf Registry Office looked the same as it always had. Remus sat on one of the old chairs, elbows resting on his knees as he twisted his fingers together. Funny that he should be nervous over something like this, something that didn't really affect his own life. But his stomach was twisting with nerves and his palms were sweating.

"Mr. Lupin?" the secretary finally said. "Mr. Macnair will see you now."

Shit. He'd been hoping for Diggory. Diggory would have been more understanding, more likely to grant permission. He almost gave up and left the room. "Thank you," he said, following the secretary back to Macnair's office.

Remus had never liked Alvin Macnair, and certainly the feeling had been mutual. But today Macnair stood up as Remus entered the room. "Lupin," he said courteously, almost jovially. "This is unexpected. What can I do for you today?"

Remus took a deep breath. "I've been asked to serve as a witness for a wedding," he explained. "I've come to apply for permission to do so."

"Well." Macnair flipped open the file on his desk. "A wedding, you say?"

"Yes. Frank Longbottom and Alice Fenwick."

A form appeared. And a quill. Remus's breath caught in his throat. "When would this wedding be?"

"Thursday afternoon."

"Place?"

"Here at the Ministry."

"Other witnesses?"

"Sirius Black."

"Others attending?"

"Just whoever is officiating."

"Small affair, I see." The quill was scratching over the paper. "Well, Lupin, we've had our differences, but I see from your file that there is absolutely no reason to deny you your right. In fact," he said, looking up from his work with what could almost be termed a leer, "there's every reason to grant it to you. Glad you wised up, boy."

Startled, Remus grunted noncommittally.

Macnair handed over a copy of the form. "Give this to the officiating witch or wizard, and make sure a copy of it is attached to their records. And if you need anything else Lupin, come to me and not Diggory. We repay those who serve us," he added with a wink.

Remus couldn't escape the office fast enough.



Y'know, I like giving snippets.

Oh well. Time to head home and go grocery shopping. Oh joy. Oh bliss.

Comments

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Interesting AIL snippet! Actually I shudder at the implications of it...poor Remus!

Can't help you with the Star Trek article thing, sorry. Just--in the wedding party, don't wear heels. Honestly. Flats are your friends now. :-)

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm being vaguely nice to Remus, believe it or not :) He got it bad enough last time. And he's got a really, really nice surprise coming in this part!

And I HATE heels. I always wear flats, so... (partly because my hubby is 5'6.5", and partly just cause.) My sister said any shoes we want, as long as they're black. She doesn't care if we wear flip flops :) Nice sis!

[aome.livejournal.com]

How far away is this wedding?

It took me a minute to realize why Macnair was being so pleasant. WAH. Poor Remus. But at least he got his permission. On the other hand, I'm sickened that he has to ask permission for something so ... not-at-all-related-to-him. Gah.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Wedding's in October. The dress is definitely maternity, so it should fit no problem. (Empire waist, tons of room for a belly.)

I agree, but I think if you're going to argue that Voldie was willing to give rights, the current administration had to be pretty stingy with them. And serving as a legal witness....

A part of me actually wanted to make Remus Neville's godfather. (thus the reason he wasn't at Harry's christening.) Because Neville has family, the duty would have been entirely ceremonial anyway. But Remus doesn't really seem to demonstrate any especial connection to Neville, does he? I mean, you can see there's some subtle connection to Harry, but while he's nice to Neville, it's clearly a sympathetic man who's spotted a kid with a confidence problem... not a godfather. But then, my sister wouldn't recognize her godfather if they bumped into each other on the street. Thoughts?

[aome.livejournal.com]

thus the reason he wasn't at Harry's christening

Do we know that he wasn't?

And I agree that Remus probably isn't Neville's godfather, since he doesn't otherwise seem attached to anyone in particular (except Harry, for L/J loyalty). My Remus (in the RPG I used to do) developed sort of a relationship with Neville after Remus shared some of his memories of Alice/Frank with him, talked about the original Order, etc, but that's just fanon. And while your sister might not know her godfather, he would know her. So unless someone forgot to tell Remus he was Neville's godfather, and Neville was baptized on a full moon, then I think that he would know, anyway, even if Neville didn't.

Actually ... I wonder if Dumbledore could be N's godfather.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we do know he wasn't. JKR mentioned it in her reading. She said it was JUST Sirius, James, Lily, and the priest. A lot of people say "well, if Sirius and Remus were together, why wasn't Remus there?" I say "well, why wasn't Peter there, or Dumbledore, or anyone else?" She said it was the height of Voldie fever and very hurried and hushed, so my suspicion is Peter and Remus deliberately stayed away so as not to attract attention. The smaller the group, the better.

And yeah, I LIKE the idea of Remus being Neville's godfather, he just doesn't remotely act like it in canon. He acts entirely like a kind teacher encouraging a pupil who lacks in confidence. ANY kind teacher (I don't consider McG very kind!) would do that. But the thought was nice, and easy to explain away since Neville had his grandparents. (I think if James's parents had been alive, they would have gotten custody of Harry over Sirius as well.) I love the idea of a Neville/REmus relationship post-OotP though.

I wonder that too, but I suspect it might be a relative of Neville's. It sounds like he's got a bunch of em running around. Or he might not even really have one! I do think DD might have been the Longbottom's Secret Keeper, though!

[aome.livejournal.com]

You know, you *could* make it that Alice and Frank *wanted* to make Remus Neville's godfather, but Diggory happened to be at the Registry when Remus went to ask, and thus was denied? Or, perhaps, by the time this happens, enough seeds of suspicion have been planted, perhaps Sirius confides in Alice about his worries about what Remus is up to, that in the end, they decide not to?

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Actually, i have an idea that's pretty realistic, if it works out. (A lot depends on when I kill off someone- but only because JKR SAID this person died. NOT my fault! ;) It's kind of unnerving how many characters I have to kill off in the next few parts. Sheesh.) No one says Frank and Alice had to have the same first choice... and no one says Frank won :) Alice likes Remus okay, but that's more because of Sirius and Frank. Something that I'm REALLY wishing would get more page time is that Remus and Frank are pretty much as much of kindred spirits as Alice and Sirius are- it's just less noticable because they're both quieter and more subtle. Not that they're identical (neither are Alice and Sirius- Alice certainly thinks things through a bit more!), but they do have a lot in common.

At least what happens to Frank and Alice happens AFTER AIL. That's really something I don't want to write at ALL!

[rinnington.livejournal.com]

Technically, I could see Lupin as Neville's godfather...we don't actually know he never shows Neville any special attention...he could invite Neville in for a butterbeer or a cup of tea all the time, just at different times than Harry. And he tries to be tactful all the time, to the point that he never actually mentions to Harry that he was one of James' three closest friends until the Shack- even when Harry asks, he greatly understates their relationship. It wouldn't be odd for Lupin to not mention his relationship with Neville for fear of embarrassing him.

I don't think that it's likely, but it's also not implausible if you wanted to do it- he could have been named godfather, but after Alice and Frank were out of the picture, lost touch with the Longbottoms. Neville's gran sounds like a very uptight woman, so she might not have liked Remus around her grandson. And it would explain why her outfit came to mind when he was telling Neville what to do with a boggart, if they'd had a lot of contact in the past.

[jlarinda.livejournal.com]

Agh, that snippet hurts. Anyway, I'm dying to read the next chapter!! xD
And that 'circus tent' thing made me laugh. You're blonde? I always pictured you with dark hair, dunno why.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Weeeeell.... I'm not QUITE blonde. These days I'm mouse brown with much premature grey. But I dye it blonde, which was what I was until I was 20. But yeah, I'm VERY blonde and fair. If you go to Mutant Reviewers (http://www.mutantreviewers.com) and click on Bios and scroll down a lot, my pics are there. (And the very, very cute drawing of me as a cartoon character for my banner, which I love.) Very blonde. :)

[aome.livejournal.com]

Cute pictures! I especially like the one with the Hawaiian lei and the Lake Tahoe shirt - two of my favourite places in the world. :)

[marilla82.livejournal.com]

Weeeeeeeee! Circus tents! My sister is due June 28 and says she feels like she's been wearing moo moos since April. She hasn't. But, she's miserable.

[rinnington.livejournal.com]

I'm a relatively new reader of your story, but it's one of the best multi-chapters Remus/Sirius stories in the fandom. I can't wait until Ch 8, although Macnair's knowledge of the wedding is certainly disturbing.