Oh what a sweet fic! I love a good Sirius has his name cleared fic, because it still leaves the possibility of all the angst of the war while simultaneously giving them a chance to actually be happy. And this one was brilliant. Funny in moments, touchingly poignant in moments.
I mean,"Death Tournament" was sort of brilliantly apt, and this: then Sirius appeared to valiantly resist the temptation to transfigure their desserts into tadpoles.
Remus had no such compunctions, and surreptitiously transfigured both the tableware into jelly and the desserts atop it into porcelain. That was perfect! Sirius gaining some restraint, Remus simply not caring and having none, proving why he was a Marauder in the first place. And what a clever prank to play!
I love that technically the war is still going on, and things are dark and grim all over the wizarding world, but there isn't a hint of it here. That they get to find a peaceful, joyous moment in the middle of it all. It's such a nice change, that maybe they could be happy. They deserve to be happy.
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I mean,"Death Tournament" was sort of brilliantly apt, and this:
then Sirius appeared to valiantly resist the temptation to transfigure their desserts into tadpoles.
Remus had no such compunctions, and surreptitiously transfigured both the tableware into jelly and the desserts atop it into porcelain.
That was perfect! Sirius gaining some restraint, Remus simply not caring and having none, proving why he was a Marauder in the first place. And what a clever prank to play!
I love that technically the war is still going on, and things are dark and grim all over the wizarding world, but there isn't a hint of it here. That they get to find a peaceful, joyous moment in the middle of it all. It's such a nice change, that maybe they could be happy. They deserve to be happy.
Wonderful job!