Now that the flurry of constant postings has passed we can sit back, relax, consume vast amounts of alcohol (and Halloween candy), and catch-up on anything we missed. And just because we are through posting, does not mean the Games are over. Voting will continue until 11:59PM on Sunday, November 8th, so please continue to pimp, comment, show love to your team, and recommend. Look at it this way, now that you’ve seen everything, this is your big chance to encourage others to read/view your favorite stories and works of art. Please don’t forget to let the Mods know
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After the polls close the votes will be tallied, the totals will be added, and the Mods will make mad preparations for the big revealing ceremony. When will this be, you ask? Well, our goal is to do this on or around November 12th or 13th. At this time, awards will be given to each member of the first and second place teams and authors and artists will be revealed. Also at this time, we will give out special awards for those members of
Team Canon and
Team AU who've gone above and beyond in the name of team spirit. Please think about team members who have made an impact and nominate those special people who helped make your team a success (the team names provide a handy link for just that purpose).
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Works for Team AU:: Art
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All Possible Worlds: five movements in an endless cosmic dance: Five ways things might have happened. [PG]
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don't leave me now, close at the edge of my end: October 31st, 1981 [G]
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Keep the Demons Out: Remus Lupin is a young writer, who composes obscure poetry to battle his personal demons. His muse is the infamous Sirius Black, who broke with his rich and noble family to live in poverty with R. Lupin. Seemingly careless and arrogant, he has his own issues, always lurking just under the surface... [PG-13]
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Morning Light: Remus and Sirius spending time together during the full moon. Sirius is a Slytherin while Remus is a werewolf. They spend the last hours of the night together, trying to hold onto the last rays of moonlight, hoping that the morning will stay away for just a little longer. [G]
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Nos Contra Mundum: Oxford University, 1910. Adolescence is a state of constant uncertainty and aimless frustration, like a sea at rage; if one should find an anchor, should one utilize it, be it wrongly constructed in every sense of the word? [PG-13]
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The One Thing He Didn't Forget: No summary given. [G]
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Soothing Universe: Remus's a rebel (and really small) teenager who can't bear authority. After leaving Hogwarts, he spent a year under Lily Snape's care until the Ministry decided that Sirius Black would be the only one who could make any progress with the teenager's little... furry problem. [PG-13]
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Your face is getting blurry: Always the best of conversations, at least as long as we can hear each other. [G]
Works for Team AU:: Fic
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As We Say Our Long Goodbye: In an England where Magic has been made public knowledge since 1934, and in a time of political tensions, two young men, each grappling with his own magic, too powerful and too expectant, meet in Hecademus University - as student, and teaching assistant - and learn not to want to say goodbye, and perhaps to love. [PG-13]
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Back to You: When Sirius decided to leave Hogwarts, he thought Remus would never forgive him for the Prank with Snape, but distance makes the heart grow fonder. [R]
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The Bite That Bleeds: “My life has been a very filled one, full of love, lust, pain and death. I’ve done so many things I’m ashamed of and a lot that I’ve never been more proud of.” [PG-13]
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Can't Write Home: The author reads On the Road. Sirius and Remus take a trip. Remus makes a discovery. 1950s America AU. [PG]
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Clouds and their Linings: Every cloud has a lining. But sometimes it's harder to see. [PG]
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Common Woodbrown: 'Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there'. In 1985, Remus Lupin realizes that Sirius Black is innocent. Now, he just has to prove it. [R]
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A Dusk; A Dawn: Sirius Black never received a Hogwarts letter - in fact, he never received any letter at all. His parents, unable to face the reality of having a squib for a son, abandon Sirius to the care of his uncle, Alphard. [PG-13]
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Exhibit A: A tale told by a bedspread, full of sound and fury... A key witness recounts the events leading up to a murder trial. [PG-13/R]
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Fools Rush In: An inconspicuous lead guitarist in an obscure band, and a classic lit-geek in leather jacket that won't stop pursuing him. No restraining orders are filed and first impressions might turn out to be misleading. [PG-13]
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The Hour Between: If Dumbledore was right, then a Marauder was the spy and everything James loved was in danger. His decision to change secret keepers will affect the Marauders, his wife and child, and the world at large far more than he expected. [R]
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If I Go Ten Thousand Miles: When Sirius fell through the Veil, Remus was not quite fast enough to stop Harry following him. The wizarding world has lost its hero, and Remus' world is shattered - but things may not be as dark as they seem. [no rating given]
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Les Yeux du Loup (The Eyes of the Wolf): An ancient spell robs Remus of his human mind and memory, leaving only the wolf. Can Sirius help him find his way back to his humanity? [NC-17]
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Living Together: At Harry and Ginny's wedding, Sirius and Remus give the newlyweds a bit of advice on living together. [PG]
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Lost and Found: Everything carries me to you … towards those isles of yours that wait for me. [PG-13]
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A Moon in the Life: One moon in James' and Sirius' lives. [PG]
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most famous knight of the world: Remus has no need of the DADA job in Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts. Instead, he lives in a cottage by a lake on the side of a mountain and tries to make sense of it all. [R]
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The Narrative of Remus John Lupin of Nantucket: Remus John Lupin was born on the island of Nantucket, famous for its whaling culture. His companion Sirius Black is the nephew of Captain Alphard Black, with whom the couple now lives. When the sea calls to Sirius and Remus after their graduation from Academy, they have to content themselves with smaller adventures until Captain Black announces that he is taking his ship, The Grampus, around South America. Sirius smuggles Remus on board, but their plans go awry when a foul mutiny overcomes the ship. Captain Black is lost forever, but his nephew and his nephew's stowaway lover team up with the mutineer Kingsley Shacklebolt to try and take the ship back. They will find that being in control of the ship does not give them control of the sea. [R]
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On Tiptoes: Believe in the power of second chances. [PG-13]
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our love like a candle flickering in the dark: It’s funny how Fate can be so cruel. It can bring lovers together just to rip them apart. It can offer hope for a future just to stealing it all away before the happily ever after. It’s brutal, but that’s life. And that’s something Sirius Black knows all too well. [PG-13]
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A Pale Horse: All it takes is one time. One single time, which you may hardly even remember, but which will nonetheless change your life forever. [R]
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Playdates: No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb [NC-17]
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Redemption: After the prank, Remus was sent away. Seven years later, Sirius' guilt, Remus' secrets and some vengeful Death Eaters threaten to keep them apart. [PG-13]
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The Remedy: Non-Magic!AU: In 1985 San Francisco, Sirius Black is starting to fall in Love, but the man he’s falling for, Remus Lupin, can’t or won’t Love him back. When he discovers that Remus is HIV Positive, the two men have to decide how much a chance at Love is worth risking. [R]
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Rose Castle: Have you heard of the princess in the tower, whom time has left untouched for centuries? Her skin is like cream under the full moon’s light, and thousands of roses watch over her while she dreams. [PG]
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A Safe Place: Someone is determined to see Remus Lupin, Head of the Dark Creature Legislation and Control Department, dead. Auror Sirius Black is assigned to protect him and in the process, both men find something they never expected. [NC-17]
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The Sun Shines For You: As a Ravenclaw with high ambitions and few friends, Sirius doesn't see that what he's missing is sitting right in front of him. Sometimes, quite literally. [R]
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These Young Lions: On Hallowe’en night, 1981, Sirius runs for his freedom and ends up as a dog on the doorstep of No. 11 Privet Drive. But that’s only the beginning. What comes next is a desperate hunt for the evidence to give Sirius his life back, and give Harry a home. [PG-13]
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Those Dreaming Lies: Wander no more through figurative mazes/come home to me weary traveler/and follow me into the indigo. [R]
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Under the Indigo Moon: Remus has become immune to the Wolfbane potion. With Harry and Draco’s help Remus learns how to control his beast. [NC-17]
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Whether True or Fabricated, Whether Planned or Happenstance: Ordinary people AU. Sirius and Remus meet at an art museum. [NC-17]
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Winter Song: “You’ve already done everything you can. You’ve done more than you should have, really.” Remus watched as Sirius stepped over to the desk, picked up a pencil and began playing with it. Nervously, Remus dug his nails into the palms of his hands and added, “Plus, it’s really not that bad.”
“Rubbish, Remus.” Sirius snapped the pencil he was holding in two and flung the halves into their garbage can before continuing, “Do you really think that you can get away with saying that? How long have we known each other?”
“You’re right.” Remus sighed and dug his nails harder into his palms, so much so that they began to bleed slightly. “So it is pretty bad. But there’s nothing you can do about it, unfortunately.” [PG-13]
Works for Team Canon:: Art
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Echoing Around Me: Everywhere is empty when the fullest part of your life has been locked away. [PG]
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Good Morning, Sunshine!: Sirius wakes Remus up with a kiss. [PG-13]
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Lights Off: Now the war has started, not even the comfort of Sirius in his bed, can help Remus sleep. [PG]
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Moonrise: Sirius and Remus at moonrise in the Forbidden Forest [G]
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The Morning After: Remus enjoys a nice morning surprise after spending his "time of the month" with Sirius. Maurauder's era. [PG-13]
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No Shame: There are many years, and much hurt and misunderstanding between them, when Sirius comes to lie low at Lupin's. [R]
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Paper Boats: no summary given. [PG-13]
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The Untold Truth of their Happiness: no summary given. [G]
Works for Team Canon:: Fic
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And Many Happy Returns: Sirius has a choice to make, his love for Remus tips the scales. [R]
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Assurance: Remus is brooding over the approaching full moon and whether he can keep Sirius' love. A cold, rainy hike with Sirius is, oddly, just what he needs. [PG-13]
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The Bed We Lie In: There is nothing Remus Lupin likes better than the dawn, but if he had known what the light would reveal, he would have hidden in the dark forever. [PG]
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Blind Fumblings: Sometimes sight just gets in the way [R]
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Blue: Three moments during Sirius and Remus’s seventh year Christmas holiday with Joni Mitchell’s Blue as their soundtrack. [PG-13]
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Burning: The people in the streets are still screaming, still shouting their joy to the heavens. Voldemort is gone. And all it cost was the world of one shabby werewolf. It was hardly a cost at all… [PG-13]
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Ceiling Cracks: Sirius isn't sure that he exists. Remus has the memories to prove he does. [R]
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Chirstmas, 1976: Sirius runs away from home. [PG-13]
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Come Home to Me Weary Traveler: Sirius needs serenity, Remus is his guide. [light R]
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Conversations with a Turquoise Erumpent: Sirius, stuck in Remus’s room during Easter holidays, impersonates a magical beast. [PG-13]
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The Element of Surprise: In the summer of 1995, Remus receives an unexpected visitor. [PG]
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Focus: Focus: The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system. [PG-13]
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If: And Remus sometimes wonders if he really did it all for his sweet, cocky, beautiful best friend. [PG-13]
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Intermission: The true story behind the joint Christmas gift. [PG-13]
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It Was Fascination, I Know: Over the years, Sirius develops a fascination with watching Remus sleep. (PG-13)
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Les Bienfaits de la Lune: It is a cruel twist that it is not only Remus who must suffer the wolf, but the wolf too, must suffer Remus. (light R)
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A Lethifold Has Got Me: This story is about fake nuns, feisty magical plants and about where you splinched-off body parts go, but most of all, it’s about loving a bad man. [PG-13]
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A long lesson in learning to fly: Sirius is in denial. [PG-13/R]
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Moonlight Sonata: [PG-13]
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Of Clocks and Monsters: During OotP, Remus tries to help Sirius, but realizes that he may actually be enabling his pain. [R]
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peace of mind: Sirius gets stuck in his animagus form for seven days and it falls to Remus to look after him. After being so used to living alone, will a 'pet' bring Remus the peace of mind he craves? [PG-13]
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Portrait of a Young Man: “But Padfoot, it is the National Gallery, I’m pretty sure two minutes in and you’ll want to beat yourself to death with the Mona Lisa,” Remus states, chewing his bottom lip slightly. (PG-13)
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A Run in the Forest: One day in class, the boys get bored, and decide to go out to the forest. [R]
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Running Red: If one's life could be said to be a river, then Remus's would have run red. [PG-13]
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Secrecy and How It Leads To Awkward Rooming Situations: One holiday, one secret, five people, three bedrooms. [PG-13]
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The Silence, After: Tensions between Remus and Sirius grow as the first war progresses and the Potters make plans to go into hiding. [PG]
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Stop all the Clocks: With time comes understanding. With understanding comes healing. [PG]
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Undone: Almost. Remus thinks he can almost laugh, but there is no laughter in him-another thing killed by this war when least expected. Just as wars do. [NC-17]
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Whatever you want: In which Remus is much too reserved, the answer to one’s relationship problems can be found in Soho, and shepherds know fuck all about werewolves. [NC-17]
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When the Guiding Star Fails: What happens when you can’t trust the man that you love? [PG-13]
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Where there's a will: Sirius doesn’t like Remus’ place, mostly because it isn’t Sirius’ place. [PG]