Title: Something Right
Author: bratanimus
Ratings/Warnings: PG-13 for language, and slightly Scrooge-like tendencies. ;)
Prompts: Candy canes, and
“So here it is, Merry Christmas
Everybody's having fun
Look to the future now
It's only just begun”
- Merry Christmas Everybody, by Slade
Word Count: 3,840
Summary: It’s all Kenny Kringle’s fault that ( Read more... )

Title: The Middle of the Story
Author: bratanimus
Rating & Warnings: PG-13 for talk of death, gross slug activity
Prompts: Day of screams, flesh-eating slugs, horror, and location #18 (the tree)
Word Count: 2,254
Summary: A ghost story that started with an ending, and finished with a beginning.
Author’s Note: A big THANK YOU to ladybracknell for her beta and ( Read more... )

Title: The Balance
Author: bratanimus
Summary: Her legs felt like tree trunks. Her toes were gnarled roots, not meant for walking, not meant for carrying her somewhere where things would end rather than begin. My take on one of the final scenes of Deathly Hallows. Remus/Tonks, Harry/Ginny, Neville/Luna, Ron/Hermione.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Talk of death
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Title: Fool for Love
Author: bratanimus
Format and Word Count: Fic, 7770 words
Ratings & Warnings: PG-13 (minor language, mildly implied sexual references)
Prompts: Twitchy Ears Hex; Dumbledore, Ginny, Bill and/or Fleur; Retreat; Action/Adventure or Romance
Summary: Remus hates looking foolish. But is that what it will take for him to win Tonks?
Author’ ( Read more... )

Title: Witch’s Brew
Author: bratanimus
Format and Word Count: Fic, 7083 words
Ratings & Warnings: PG-13, “drug” use
Prompts: Euphoria Elixir; Mad-Eye, Ginny, or Hermione; Sing; Drama or Romantic Comedy
Summary: Everything made sense now, and Remus wondered why he had waited so long to fall into this perfect logic.
Author’s Notes: This is a piece I ( Read more... )

Title: Owned
Author: bratanimus
Format and Word Count: Ficlet, 922 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Summary: The Order is helping Harry with his Horcrux hunt, and Remus can’t sleep. Set during Deathly Hallows.
Author’s Notes: My Valentine’s Day prompt was “You’re Mine,” which became a meditation on the concept of ownership.

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Title: Stars in My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists

Author: Bratanimus

Format: Ficlet

Rating & Warnings:  T

Prompts: Christmas dinner (with a turkey or a goose) and a knitted jumper or hat

Word Count: 592

Summary: Christmas during HBP.  After the Burrow, against his better judgment, Remus goes to Tonks’ flat.

Author’s Notes: Written for the MetamorFic Moon ( Read more... )

Title: The Gathering
Author: Bratanimus
Rating & Warnings: PG13 (for language)
Prompts: Horklumps, Hogwarts’ Library, A Day of Celebration, Mystery/Suspense
Word Count: 1892
Summary: Post-HBP. The Order has gathered. Where is Tonks, and why is everyone worried about her?
Author’s Notes: Written for the MetamorFic Moon fic jumble, October 2006.

( The Gathering )