Wow! It's like peanut butter and chocolate! The Charioteer and Harry Potter series, two of my all time favorite literary things! (I write HP fan fic too!)

I really loved this! You made the parallells between Remus and Laurie very real and meaningful. I read your other version - and I think I like this ending better. Of course - we "know" what happens but I like Sirius not suddenly saying he's gay too.

Very nice! :-)

(And I am anxiously awaiting Part II of "Backwash"!)