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Well, I obviously didn't make my self-imposed deadline of last weekend, but at least I finished this (just barely) before posting opens for the Jumble at

metamorfic_moon on Friday.

Concrit is sincerely welcome, especially pertaining to timeline errors, plausibility, or continuity from other chapters in the story (...if anyone still remembers something they read months and months ago!).

All Will Be in Order -- Chapter 3: A Long Summer
(5359 words | PG/mild profanity)
Author's note: Many thanks to

katyhasclogs for help with British food culture. (Additional notes are at the end of the chapter.)

Sirius tipped his head back, closed his eyes, and let the liquor slide down his throat, burning all the way. He sat still for a moment and waited for the tingle in his hands and feet that spoke of really good firewhisky, well aged.

Sighing in blessed relief, he looked up to find Remus watching him, eyes twinkling in his tired, slightly grimy face.

"That bad, eh?"

"Gah." Sirius poured himself another three fingers. "Mages preserve us from that woman!"

( 3. A Long Summer )
( 1. The Perfect Flat ) | ( 2. The First Mission ) || ( Chapter Index )
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All Will Be in Order
When Remus Lupin moves in at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, he must come to terms with Sirius Black and a friendship too long submerged by mistrust, loss, and Azkaban. He must learn to work with Molly Weasley, who seems to be nearly as frightened of werewolves as she is of Voldemort. Clearly, adjustments will have to be made. ( Remus, Sirius, Molly | GoF>OotP | gen )

Chapter 3: A Long Summer (5490 words | PG/mild profanity)

Author's note: Many thanks to

katyhasclogs for help with British food culture. Additional notes are at the end of the chapter. (Revised, September 2011.)

( 1. The Perfect Flat ) | ( 2. The First Mission ) || ( Chapter Index )

( 3. A Long Summer )
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I've been bound and determined to finish chapter 3 of "All Will Be In Order" before the new Jumble gets going at Meta. But work has been really, really hectic the last couple of weeks, so I've been spending my (short) evenings lying around going "Nnnnngggghh" instead of making progress on fic projects.

So now I'm going to try a new tactic: public declaration of intent followed by shame and bitter self-recrimination (hello there, inner Remus!) if I fail. I hereby post a chapter 3 teaser and announce that the whole chapter will be posted by the first weekend in October. It will! Indeed!

All Will Be In Order (chapter index)
Summary so far:
1. The Perfect Flat -- In which Remus and Sirius negotiate the awkwardness of resuming a friendship disrupted by suspicion and Azkaban.
2. The First Mission -- In which Molly finds the task of cleaning out a filthy house full of cursed objects much easier to face than working with a werewolf, and Percy comes home with news of a splendid promotion at the Ministry.

( 3. A Long Summer [teaser] )
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Um, anyone remember that drabble meme a bunch of folks were doing, a couple of weeks ago? I'm embarrassed to report that I still have a couple of drabbles to go, this long afterward. But at least here's one of them...

duck_or_rabbit, I'm sorry it took me so long to finish, but thanks for prompting me to write a character I'd never tried before. I had a lot of fun with this!

( For duck_or_rabbit — Harry Potter: Cedric, Harry, and 'dally'. 100 words. PG. )
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It's been busy, busy, busy at work these days. I'm finally caught up with reading at

redandthewolf, but I'm still reading at

rt_challenge -- so many nice posts there this challenge!

I did manage to finish something to contribute for

redandthewolf, although it was right at the last minute again (sigh). This is the fic that I was soliciting location suggestions for, a few weeks back -- Sheffield won the vote, so that's what I went with. Sheffield actually only has a walk-on part in this fic, but I may write follow-ups later.

Erosion (1728 words | PG/mild profanity) -- Remus is moving, and James is sulking, because he really isn't fond of change.

Also, all four parts of the DH Remus-goes-home-and-grovels fic that I was writing for

rt_challenge are finished now. It was fun writing this, since I got to be angsty and romantic in the span of the same story. ;)

All That I Am (6422 words | PG-13/mild profanity, intimate situations)

Coming soon(?): an Andromeda-POV DH fic that I started for

rt_challenge but didn't finish in time, and (*gasp*) a new chapter of All Will Be In Order...maybe...by the end of the month?

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
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Finally, here's the second chapter of a fic that I started posting in, um, May. (Well, you know, there was a lot going on after DH and all...heh.) The next update should be considerably faster. I hope.

All Will Be in Order
When Remus Lupin moves in at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, he must come to terms with Sirius Black and a friendship too long submerged by mistrust, loss, and Azkaban. He must learn to work with Molly Weasley, who seems to be nearly as frightened of werewolves as she is of Voldemort. Clearly, adjustments will have to be made. ( Remus, Sirius, Molly | GoF>OotP | gen )

Chapter 2: The First Mission
Word count: 4200 words
Rating: PG (family discord)
Notes: Many thanks to my beta,

jncar. This chapter is much more plausible than it would have been without her comments. (Very minor revisions, September 2011.)

"Housecleaning?" Ginny was incredulous.

The twins were no happier. "You want us to spend our entire summer holiday—"

"—our last summer holiday—"

"—shut up in a great, filthy house?"

"And what do you mean, I'm not allowed to write to Harry about what we're doing?" Ron's ears were redder than his hair.

( 1. The Perfect Flat ) || ( Chapter Index )

( 2. The First Mission )
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I thought I was going to post just barely ahead of the deadline for

redandthewolf yet again, but now that there's been an extension, maybe it makes me look like I'm on top of things? Alas, I'm sure I haven't really fooled anyone. But anyway, here's my entry for "Tales of Dogs and Scoundrels."

The More Things Change (1344 words | PG/rebellious smoking | gen and Lily/James)
Sirius Black has been unnervingly polite ever since Lily found herself actually kissing James Potter.

Now I'll finally be able to get caught up with the other posts at

redandthewolf, start reading at

metamorfic_moon, and maybe even start working on my own fic for Meta. I've already figured out which specific Currier & Ives prints I'm using for my song prompt, hee.
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Okay, the last thing I need right now is another big WIP. But I have a feeling that I'll be fending off plotbunnies from time to time that deal with events at Hogwarts over the course of DH year, so I've decided to go ahead and call it a series. Even if it doesn't get updated all that often.

Under the Long Shadow
A chronicle of various happenings at Hogwarts during the year of Voldemort's ascendancy.

The Sorting (1539 words | PG)
Minerva has always been a Gryffindor. She has never been a coward. But tonight she is expected to come face to face with her new Headmaster, and she is not at all sure that she can go through with it. [Originally written for undesirable_no3.]
Stumbling in the Dark (1450 words | PG)
Dumbledore set the wheels in motion, but he left no map. All they can do is hold on tight and hope that someone knows where they are headed. [For the "Beware the Ides of March" challenge at fandomfusion.]

Title: The Sorting
Author:

shimotsuki
Word count: 1539 words
Rating: PG
Summary: Minerva has always been a Gryffindor. She has never been a coward. But tonight she is expected to come face to face with her new Headmaster, and she is not at all sure that she can go through with it.
Author's note: For the "Lost and Found 2007" challenge at

undesirable_no3.

( The Sorting )
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Back in the saddle again: Here's my first attempt at a DH-compliant fic -- although it's actually set Marauder-era. It's a last-minute entry for the Tales of Whiskey and Regret challenge at

redandthewolf.

Title: Letting It Matter
Author:

shimotsuki
Summary: Remus decides to give up wanting things, but Lily won't let him go through with it.
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mild profanity, and a failed attempt at getting very drunk
Word Count: 1273
Author's Note: This ficlet is DH backstory, inspired by the infamous Chapter 11, but it's not a DH spoiler, because it won't give anything away unless you already know what to look for. (I can't promise spoiler-free comments, however.)

( Letting It Matter )

All Will Be in Order
When Remus Lupin moves in at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, he must come to terms with Sirius Black and a friendship too long submerged by mistrust, loss, and Azkaban. He must learn to work with Molly Weasley, who seems to be nearly as frightened of werewolves as she is of Voldemort. Clearly, adjustments will have to be made. ( Remus, Sirius, Molly | GoF>OotP | gen )

Chapter 1: The Perfect Flat
Word count: 3700 words
Rating: PG (mild language)
Notes: This chapter is a revised and much expanded version of a one-shot posted at MuggleNet under the title "Cleaning House." Many thanks to

jncar for comments and suggestions, and for keeping me on track. (Second revision, September 2011.)

[Edit, November 2008]

hrymfaxe has kindly provided an illustration of Remus and his teabag for this chapter!

Remus locked his flat, climbed a narrow dark staircase, and opened the building's front door to a sunny June morning. His eyes were dazzled by the sudden brightness, so he heard the gruff bark before he saw the huge, shaggy black dog bounding toward him from behind a row of dustbins.

( 1. The Perfect Flat )
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All Will Be In Order (PG/mild profanity, firewhisky | gen | GoF>OotP)

When Remus Lupin moves in at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, he must come to terms with Sirius Black and a friendship too long submerged by mistrust, loss, and Azkaban. He must learn to work with Molly Weasley, who seems to be nearly as frightened of werewolves as she is of Voldemort. Clearly, adjustments will have to be made.

1. The Perfect Flat

2. The First Mission

Housecleaning

last

3. A Long Summer

4. A Few Surprises

5. The Full Moon

idea

itself

6. A New Order

really

mistakes

housecleaning

To: Index of all stories

Title: Long Memories
Author:

shimotsuki
Word count: 2101
Rating: G
Summary: Once Remus finally braves the Hogwarts staffroom, the transition from student to teacher is easier than he expected.
Genre: (Mild) humour
Author's note: This is my

grand_national prize fic for

ladybracknell, who requested Hogwarts teachers, PoA year.

( Long Memories )
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These days, my fic time is mostly going toward a WIP featuring the first days of the re-formed Order, with Marauders and Weasleys falling over each other in Grimmauld Place. It'll be the longest story I've yet attempted to actually finish, so that's exciting and scary. But meanwhile, working on that story has made me ponder certain aspects of the dynamic between Remus and Sirius pre-Azkaban, and some of that pondering turned into a Marauder-era ficlet for

redandthewolf.

Seeds of Suspicion (1112 words | PG | gen | Marauder-era)
What should have been a cozy evening in Godric's Hollow becomes a first step down the path to tragedy.

I'm not sure what deep meaning this might have, but Sirius keeps turning up in my SQ drabbles. Here are the newest ones:

prompt = run -- Vernon's unexpected news makes Petunia remember Sirius. (PoA>GoF)
prompt = gold -- Sirius may be a desperate fugitive, but at least he's a desperate fugitive with a large bank account. (POA)

A couple of recent posts on the SQ's Official Drabble Thread:

prompt = gift -- A Transfiguration lesson has been disrupted...again (Marauder-era)
prompt = The Quibbler -- Fred and George have escaped from Umbridge...now what? (OotP)

And, a ficlet I entered in the "Phoenix Rising -- A 'Phoenix Moment'" challenge actually made second runner-up, so it's on the Quill's archive!

Choosing Gryffindor -- Hermione, locked in the girls' bathroom with a mountain troll, wonders what the Sorting Hat saw in her. (PS/SS)

The second and last chapter of Prefects, a Marauder-era genfic about Lily, Remus, and the furry little problem, has just gone up at PhoenixSong.

This is my first attempt at writing the Marauders at school, and (okay, this is obvious, but) I found it really interesting trying to write younger versions of Remus and Sirius after writing mostly post-GoF stories. They shouldn't be completely the same as their older versions, but they should be recognizable. I'm not sure I managed that, but it was fun to try.

(excerpt from a WIP tentatively called Support Group)

Summary: A young mother is shocked to discover that someone has found her name through the Werewolf Registry.

This snippet began life as a rather awkward drabble on the Sugar Quill's drabble thread, but 300 words was not enough for this idea, so I'm posting a ficlet version here (581 words).

( The Letter )

When I first started writing fanfiction, I used to participate in the "Official Drabble Thread" at The Sugar Quill, which had weekly prompts for "drabbles" (triple-drabbles?) of up to 300 words. It was fun to interact with the other drabble writers and get feedback, and I used these to try out some ideas that later made it into some of my longer fics.

Unfortunately, the Quill has downsized now that the Harry Potter series is over, and the ODT archives are no longer available. I'm planning to excavate my drabbles from somewhere deep inside my hard drive and post them here eventually. In the meantime, this is a placeholder post to remind me to do that.

And I've recently learned that some of the Drabblers have found a new home on LiveJournal, at

sq_drabblers.

ETA: Aha, the Quill archives seem to have come back. I'll put the links back here, too, for reference.

Drabbles, in chronological order by setting. Rated G unless otherwise indicated.

[at SQ] A Transfiguration lesson has been disrupted...again. Marauder-era.
( 'gift' )
[at SQ] Sirius may be a desperate fugitive, but at least he's a desperate fugitive with a large bank account. PoA.
( 'gold' )
[at SQ] Vernon's unexpected news makes Petunia remember Sirius. PoA>GoF.
( run )
[at SQ] Molly makes good on her promise to the Headmaster. GoF>OotP. [An early-draft teaser for Ch 2 of All Will Be In Order.]
( 'Dumbledore' )
[at SQ] Molly finds that Percy isn't ready to come home yet. GoF>OotP.
( 'sustain' )
The twins discover the Marauders. GoF>OotP. [Revised and incorporated into Ch 3 of All Will Be In Order.]
- [at SQ] Part 1 ( 'butterbeer' )
- [at SQ] Part 2 ( 'travel' )
[at SQ] Fred and George have escaped from Umbridge...now what? OotP.
( 'The Quibbler' )
[at SQ] Christmas lunch at the Burrow, where Percy meets the parsnips. HBP.
( 'familiar' )
[at SQ] Two Order members, who have been avoiding each other, find themselves assigned to the same mission. HBP. [A revised version of this scene has been incorporated into Landslide, a fic-in-progress from the Kaleidoscope series.]
( 'meeting' )
[at SQ] Are times changing for werewolves after the war? Post-war. [This one didn't work so well as a drabble, so I tried a ficlet version too. Now (after the DH release), I'm thinking I'll bring Elspeth and Callie into the Warp and Weft post-war AU series, but probably not quite this way.]
( 'werewolf' )

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