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Title: Caffeine of Choice
Author: mysid
Prompt: caffeine at sirius_remus100
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Disclaimer: All four belong to J.K. Rowling.

Caffeine of Choice

James and Peter were traditionalists. They liked their caffeine in the form of tea, thank you very much. Although James would occasionally add lemon and honey, Peter firmly preferred milk and sugar.

Sirius's new favourite was coffee. He said that tea was for society matrons, offered primarily so they could show off their family china and monogrammed silver. Coffee was for the young and rebellious, like the disillusioned American expatriates in a Muggle novel he'd read. (Remus suspected that Sirius simply enjoyed ordering it "strong, hot, and Black.")

Remus allowed his friends to argue while he savoured his hot chocolate.
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This week's prompt at sirius_remus100 is exams. In my hands, the prompt resulted in first-kiss fluff.

Title: Practice Makes Perfect
Author: mysid
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Prompt: exams
Disclaimer: Remus and Sirius belong to J.K. Rowling.


( You should practice kissing. )
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I'm a contrary creature. Give me a prompt that calls out for angst, and I just might go for comedy. Written for sirius_remus100.


Title: Missing Remus
Author: mysid
Prompt: Missing You
Rating: G
( Missing Remus )
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The Sirius Black and Remus Lupin Yahoo Group is currently having a Valentine's Day/Lupercalia challenge. The concept behind it is that significant events in Remus Lupin's life often take place on or near these holidays. Each prompt features a different year. I've accepted the first, 1969.


Title: Valentine's Day, 1969: Opportunity
Author: mysid
Prompt: February 1969—Remus learns that with a bit of luck, he might go to Hogwarts.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Remus and his world belong to J.K. Rowling.

Author's Notes: Many thanks to my beta-reader, zevazo.

( 'It's his birthright,' his father now said. 'He deserves the opportunity, and Dumbledore agrees with me.' )
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A plotbunny hopped up to me and asked, "Why is Remus such a chocoholic in fanfiction? He never eats it in canon." I told the bunny that he was absolutely right. Remus merely has chocolate available on occasions when students are likely to encounter Dementors and require its medicinal properties. “Be prepared” is just as apt a motto for DADA professors as it is for Boy Scouts. (Peter, on the other hand— Ron tells us that Scabbers loves Fudge Flies.)

Which is not to imply that I dislike chocoholic-Remus. I love the stuff, so I find it believable that Remus might too. I simply thought it high time to write a story in which he doesn't care for it.

( Pretending to be Human )
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I love the way that reading fics often inspires other fics. Two of you (I'll explain at the end) inspired this:

( Patience Rewarded )
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I couldn't resist writing another one for sirius_remus100.

Title: Private Correspondence
Author: mysid
Prompt: privacy
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

( James knows... )
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I decided to combat my writer's block by responding to a prompt over at sirius_remus100.

It's a tame little drabble, and you can read it here.
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This was one of the very first fanfic stories I ever wrote and is a sequel to Mud.

Title: Visiting the Werewolf's Den

Author: JKLB

Rating: G

Summary: Remus invites his friends to visit him at home, but are they really ready to face what his being a werewolf means?

( Visiting the Werewolf's Den )
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I just realized that I never posted this one here. I hope you like it!

Title: Man’s Best Friend

Author: mysid

Rating: PG

Summary: During fifth year, Sirius wonders which of them is Remus’s best friend. He believes he deserves to be the one, but fears that he is not.

Author’s Notes: Written for the Moonstar Sirius/Remus FQF, Full Moon Challenges: #12— One of the pups feels under appreciated by the other, and #5— The puppies celebrate an anniversary. (It must be something sweet and something pertaining to them.)
I took a bit of liberty with the “anniversary” idea, as they don’t remember the exact date, but it’s the right time of year and the same location.

( Man's Best Friend )
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