Oh, thank you for this. It conveys clearly what attracts me to Sirius' sorting into Gryffindor and the origins of his family's unfulfilled expectations. This is a multilayered 200 words that got me wondering which comes first: Sirius winding up Mum, or Mum winding up Sirius? He looks for trouble, strikes out by any means necessary, and so, isn't Sirius rather Slythernish after all? Your writing causes me to ponder.
I read a lot of Marauder fic, and this is one of the best lines I've read expressing the intensity of the Hat's decision:
“How’s it feel not to be in Slytherin, then?” Potter’s tone was conversational, as if his words hadn’t just sent hundreds of years of Black family tradition spinning into dust.
Sirius reacts like an eleven year old boy who knows that's an understatement but he doesn't have the proper words to reply appropriately, anyway. So he picks a mild declaration of independence, something that may enthuse Potter in return.
And Remus, lol, little Remus is always my favorite because he tries look the part the student because he's at school, so, naturally, what else is he to do?
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I read a lot of Marauder fic, and this is one of the best lines I've read expressing the intensity of the Hat's decision:
“How’s it feel not to be in Slytherin, then?” Potter’s tone was conversational, as if his words hadn’t just sent hundreds of years of Black family tradition spinning into dust.
Sirius reacts like an eleven year old boy who knows that's an understatement but he doesn't have the proper words to reply appropriately, anyway. So he picks a mild declaration of independence, something that may enthuse Potter in return.
And Remus, lol, little Remus is always my favorite because he tries look the part the student because he's at school, so, naturally, what else is he to do?
I love this, thank you for writing it for me.
Edit: Got another joke?