Fic: The Beast of Godric's Moor for a_merry_chase

[rhye]

Title: The Beast of Godric's Moor
Author: rhye
Recipient: a_merry_chase
Rating: PG
Highlight for Warnings: *Minor transformation-related violence.*
Word Count: 6931
Summary: There's a rumour that a dangerous beast lives on The Moor behind Godric's Hollow. James and Sirius go in search of this terrifying beast. When Sirius is taken prisoner, he soon finds that there

Comments

[eprime]

Oh, this was so sweet, and I love the ending with Remus at the shrieking shack. *happy sigh*

[rhye]

Thank you do much!

[rhye]

Aww, thank you!

[scrollgirl]

That was terrific! I love how you made the characters fit with Beauty and the Beast. Yay, James helped them escape!

[brighty18]

Sirius clapped his hands over his ears. “I wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t just told me,” he wailed. He had seen this in Muggle mob movies.
That totally made me laugh.

But this piece just totally made me happy. There was something extraordinary cool about this very original re-retelling of "Beauty and the Beast." It was a fantastic idea, but the beauty was truly in the details, the way Remus ate sandwiches and Mr. Potter losing his cool and punching that guy. And Sirius' slow change of heart was fantastic. I loved how truly kind he was. The dawn found Sirius still sitting, anxious and sleepless, on the couch. He had not left, and he had come to the slow realization sometime in the night that the proper time to leave would have been before this evening, so that Remus didn’t need to be tied in the cellar. He really is a kind and ethical person. We see than in canon, but too often it is missing in fanfic.

Very nicely done!

[rhye]

Thanks so much! I really wanted Sirius to come around in a very natural way, but I do think that as a pureblood he would have had some prejudices. Still, if anyone is good at overcoming what he has been taught, it's Sirius. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[epithalamium]

We always see 'Little Red and the Wolf' inspired fics this side of the fandom, but I don't think I've read anything based on 'Beauty and the Beast' before. And because that's one of my favourite fairy tales ever, I scarcely have to tell you that I loved this fic to bits! And for some reason, I loved this line the best: “I’ve been living on sandwiches for years,” Remus answered, nonplussed. “And pancakes,” Remus added. Haha, Remus!

I like how you managed to create that progression in Sirius's mind--from 'Remus was a monster' to 'Remus is a person with unique problems'--in such a short fic. The ambivalence that Sirius feels for Remus at the beginning, and Remus's cool acceptance of it, as if he was used to it, made me feel a bit teary. I'm so glad things ended well between all four of them.

[rhye]

Thank you so much! My main concern was that I was rushing the bit where Sirius comes around. I wanted to do it slowly so that it didn't feel artificial, but I also didn't want the story to be 40,000 words! I tried to pick moment that showed Remus's humanity and use them to challenge Sirius's previously-held beliefs without dwelling on every little moment. And Sirius did not have the benefit of talking teapots to help him!