[Fic] Long Memories

[shimotsuki]

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.

Comments

[shimotsuki]

Oh, I'm so glad you thought the end was funny; I feel a little insecure about trying to write humor in anything longer than a drabble...

I just hope this Remus hasn't come out looking too much like a wimp, because I didn't mean it that way. I'm fully in agreement with some of the points you've made in discussing your "Magical Creatures" stories, about PoA year being a real high point for him -- he's finally got a meaningful job that he's good at, and he's liked and respected. What I actually meant to do here was write Remus having standard-issue first-teaching-job jitters. I've talked to so many friends and mentors who are teachers, even successful, confident ones, who had this when they started out. (Are the students going to listen to me? If they get the answers wrong, is it actually my fault? How can I call these senior teachers by their first names when they taught me?) Hmmm. If I revise this, maybe I should put a little more in about Remus being thrilled to be teaching at Hogwarts and happy with how his lessons are going.

But anyway, thanks very much for your comments -- I'm happy to hear the story was a fun start to your day. ;)

[mrstater]

No, I didn't think he came across as wimpy at all! I thought he was very much a mixture of confident Marauder and first time teacher. Especially given that he wasn't very proud of his track record as prefect, so he wouldn't be totally sure they'd listen to him! And anyway, yes, first-teaching-job jitters came through perfectly. Don't you worry there!

[shimotsuki]

first-teaching-job jitters came through perfectly. Don't you worry there! -- Hee hee! I figured the jitters themselves had come through okay; I just meant, I wanted them to be the kind of jitters anyone would have, and not something specific to a wimpy!Remus. But from what you said it sounds like maybe that worked okay. So thanks!

[mrstater]

Oh yes, definitely! He wasn't, "Oh woe is me, I'm a werewolf and how can I possibly do this job." He was just a first time teacher at the school he'd attended. Really, he's perfect. And yummy, if that helps. ;)