So the master list went up at rs_small_gifts this evening, which means we're closing the books on the fourth annual year-end R/S exchange.

( Some thoughts on small gifts under the cut, including an R/S drabble by the better half (!) )

*thunk* Exhausting day, but I did manage to do one thing I've been dreading for a while, so I've rewarded myself by taking the time to do something else I've meant to do for ages. Although in this case, I couldn't be happier to do it. Apologies in advance for this second-person kick I've been on lately.

Title: Do You Remember Alan Mackenzie?
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I'm the last to the party, I'm sure, but just in case anyone else has come in late, the giant Remus/Sirius post of love is this way, chez imochan. Drop by and enjoy the R/S love! I wrote a tiny ficlet for it, which I'm going to repost below.

Title: This Is What Grace Looks Like
Characters: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin
Rating: PG
Word count: 800
Summary An ( Read more... )

Title: This Absolutely Brilliant Thing (Remix)
Characters: Lavender/Parvati
Word count: 2400
Summary: There should be another word for what they have but there isn’t, so Lavender secretly calls it their Thing.
Notes: A remix of a thought-provoking ficlet about race and sexuality, woldy's Three Reasons, or Maybe Excuses, which explains why Parvati can't ( Read more... )

Title: Strange Bedfellows
Characters: Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Aberforth Dumbledore (hints of Lupin/Snape)
Word count: 1500
Notes: Bizzare, inconsistent, quick, unbeta'd AU scenario in which the leadership of the Ministry is contested during Harry’s seventh year, during the war on terror Voldemort. Sparked by cordelia_v’s call for Biden/McCain hurt/ ( Read more... )

Title: The King of Grimmauld Place
Summary: The family treats Arthur like royalty when he returns from St Mungo's.
Characters: Arthur, Remus, Molly, Sirius, and assorted Weasley children, red-headed and honorary
Rating: Thoroughly G
Word Count: 1500
Notes: For such_heights. Thanks to secretsolitaire for last-minute beta help!

( On the day he is released from St Mungo’s, Arthur Weasley is king of Grimmauld Place. Or, if not king, at least an honored citizen. For three--well, two and a half hours. Give or take a few minutes. )

Title: Voldemort's Return: A Love Story
Summary: Defeating Voldemort is the essential task for the Order, but it's not about spells or battles or prophecies. It's about sacrificing those we love because we didn't get it right the first time. Arabella Figg has her own story to tell about Voldemort's return.
Characters: Arabella Figg, Albus ( Read more... )

Title: Five Small Victories for Professor Remus J. Lupin
Summary: It's time for a celebratory firewhiskey.
Word count: 600
Rating: Thoroughly G
Notes: For buckle_berry, who deserves a celebratory firewhiskey, too.

( Having survived his first day as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Remus Lupin has retreated to his rooms to celebrate with a glass of Minerva McGonagall's best firewhisky. )

Title: Catty
Summary: A beleaguered headmaster tells his troubles to a sympathetic tabby cat.
Characters: Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, with passing references to the ever-frustrating Severus Snape
Word count: 1000
Notes: A very happy birthday to the amazing nyxfixx! Part of the celebrations at fics_for_nyx.

( There are times when, for one reason or another, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry drives Albus Dumbledore crazy. )

Title: In the Grand Scheme of Things
Author: magnetic_pole
Recipient gm_weasley
Prompt: The twelve uses of dragon's blood.
Summary: Lives saved and sacrificed for the greater good. Dumbledore's version of a scene Snape recalls in DH 33.
Word count: 1800
Warnings: Some massaging of canon. References to drug use.

( In the grand scheme of things, this morning's mistake is not such a tragedy. )