nest_of_spiders Day 4

[rosemaryandrue]

Title: A Feast of Fools (4/14)
Wordcount: 1795
Date: 1972
Pairing: Ted/Andromeda (eventually)
Rating: PG
Prompt: "Castle remembered how he had once made a map of the Common with all the trenches marked and the secret paths hidden by ferns. That was like a spy too ... With difficulty Castle found the old trench. The dug-out where the dragon had

Comments

[lyras]

With Snape, it's easy. I just see him and it happens.

Your young Sirius is lovely and has so many brilliant lines, but I think this is my favourite.

“Hogwarts is ours, boys! All ours!” Potter shoved his glasses back on and then trailed off. “All... Oh, not again.”

Hee! (Also, yay for Alice, and Sirius's, "How do you always know?")

And I loved the little Andromeda/Ted moment at the end.

[rosemaryandrue]

*grins* That's our Sirius - no control over violent impulses but so charming about it that it's hard to dislike him.

I'm so glad to be writing Alice again and wee!Marauders are always fun (sometimes more fun than their older, lovelorn selves)

Thanks for commenting :)

[mari_grem]

That's because a large part of the conversation was missing, my dear Andromeda.
Beautiful, really, especially the Andromeda/Tonks underlying tones. And Alice is just absolutely wonderful.
Making Sirius the look-out instead of Peter was wonderful as well, way to break the mold.
One question:
1. Is Snape in Androemda's year? If not, why is he in her potions' class?

[rosemaryandrue]

*chuckles* Poor Ted's a Gryffindor. Communication was unlikely to be his strong point.

I love Alice Longbottom. I'm always saddened when fandom makes her dowdy, when the books suggest she was rather awesome. When I started writing about the first Order, I decided that my Alice should be tough and extrovert and it's worked so far.

Snape's in Advanced Potions because Dumbledore has announced that students can go to any classes they like for the last two weeks of term. Most of his yearmates are on the Quidditch Pitch or still asleep. He and the Marauders are in their first year here.

Thanks for the comment :)

[penhaligonblue]

So glad to see Alice is back! I love her and Ted's solution to the Marauders... especially since they realize its effectiveness will be fleeting. The idea of the prefects trying to maintain order and continue with schoolwork when even the professors are merrymaking is very amusing. And I'm sure things will only get worse for them...

I'm impressed by the way you're handling Andromeda's character, what with her frustration with the old ways, but her refusal to rebel against them (at this point at least...). I like that you elevate her speech a bit when she's talking with Lucius, as well as the remark about missing her pureblood friends: she may be a likable character, she doesn't easily shake off that awareness of blood status. And Sirius already picking up on the injustice of it all... very nice.

That exchange between Andromeda and Ted at the end of this chapter was lovely, as was her spontaneos fixation on his hands in the last one.

And precocious little Remus is a treasureOut of mere curiosity, will the entire series be from

[rosemaryandrue]

Thanks :) I'm very fond of Alice.

I grew up reading Chalet School books and similar school stories and I always found the prefect system very interesting. I was always a little disappointed to not see more of it at Hogwarts.

I think it's important to acknowledge the ways people have been brought up. Andromeda's not going to throw everything away in a day and I don't think she or Sirius ever entirely lose their awareness of blood status.

I always think the lack of company his own age gave little Remus a very serious manner, bless him.

I'm planning to have it all from Andromeda's pov, yes, mostly because I'm enjoying writing her. :)

Thanks for the comment :)

[cranberry_crash]

Yay! I have a huge soft spot for mini!Marauders; it's so nice to see them as actual children. Ah, those innocent days when all they had to worry about was being called "nose picker." (Little kid insults are hilarious sometimes!)

[rosemaryandrue]

Little kid insults are great ^_^ I do love writing them at this age, bless 'em.

Thanks for the comment :)

[mindabbles]

What a wonderful story! The voices of the little marauders are perfect - you can almost see their faces. Alice is splendid. I feel so for Andromeda. Your writing is so descriptive and lively, just such fun to read.

[rosemaryandrue]

Thank you :) I've been having a lot of fun writing this.

Thanks for the comment :)