Remus/Sirius Small Gifts

The following gifts were posted this past week:

themessrs wrote A Touch of Jazz for escribo
Sirius gets the word from Dumbledore to Lie Low at Lupin's, but bunking with his old friend isn't as easy as it was when they were still young and [mostly] innocent. Rated PG, 2900 words

xylodemon wrote The Great Christmas Biscuit Misunderstanding of 1977 for cherrybomb213
In which Sirius just wants a bit of fun, James fancies himself awfully clever, Peter won't be brewing any potions, and Remus would rather not get shouted at by McGonagall again, thank you very much. Rated NC-17, 3200 words

archduck wrote Cigarettes and Alcohol for apoptosome
For the prompt 3. A post-Hogwarts First War fic where one of them is unfaithful. Rated PG-13, 1,000 words

escribo wrote Not a Kiss Nor Look Be Lost for lyras
Sirius is technically free but trapped in his hated childhood home. Luckily, Remus helps him to find a different kind of liberty. Rated NC-17, 4200 words

laroseminuit wrote Home for the Holidays for adistantsun
When Dumbledore told Sirius to lie low at Lupin’s, he didn’t know that Sirius was already a resident there. Rated PG, 2600 words

liseuse wrote Dance With Me (In the Pale Moonlight) for the_realduck
Sirius just wants to dance, Remus has other things on his mind. Rated PG-13, 1900 words

the_realduck drew Christmas Shopping for heartofspells
Remus and Sirius help James shop for a Christmas gift for Lily Rated G

fullmoon_dreams wrote A Change of Plans for themessrs
Sirius's Christmas Eve plans go awry in more ways than one. Rated R, 3600 words

knowmefirst drew Meeting You Is My Gift for archduck
AU where Remus and Sirius meet at a support group for single parents Rated G

Please remember to drop your mods a note if you rec something. Thank you!

Small Gifters, the party's begun! We started posting gifts this weekend with:

dustmouth's Assorted Illustrations for mutuisanimis
Illustrations for mutuisanimus's charming fic, "Dried Fruit and Juice" Rated G

adistantsun's podfic Unexpected Visits in the Wintertime for xylodemon
In which Remus is confused, the Knight Bus isn't as reliable as advertised, and Mrs Lupin wishes Sirius would leave her hydrangeas alone. Rated PG-13, length 18:58, streaming and DL links

acidbathory's To New Beginnings for trisstiss
Remus and Sirius return to Hogwarts for the New Year’s feast! Rated NC-17, 4400 words

rewrites24's Opportunities Misused for brighty18.
Sirius gets a visit from an old friend on Christmas Eve. Rated PG-13, 4100 words

A few things you should know:

* As always, we'll post at least one gift per day throughout the month of December. Once the gift you've created has been posted here, feel free to repost it to your own journal or archive.

* Please keep an eye out for the gift someone has created for you and comment when you see it! There's nothing more anxiety-producing than waiting for a recipient to reply. If you're going to be offline for an extended period and you haven't received your gift yet, just let your mods know--we'll notify your gift-giver that you'll be back soon.

* We've set up a collection for Small Gifts over at Archive of Our Own if you want to post your fic there, current or past. Just add this year's work to the Remus/Sirius Small Gifts 2012 subcollection.

* If you want to keep track of the community on tumblr, we're posting links to each day's gifts at rs-small-gifts.tumblr.com

* If you rec a gift at your journal, would you please drop us a note here to let us know? We'll keep track of recs and notify the Daily Snitch when we see three for any gift.

* Finally, comments are love. Leave a word or two for a creator if you enjoy something!

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Yesterday's tiny three-sentence (and three-image) stories: ART: *thwuk* by dustmouth, FICLETS: Not Quite by gryffindorj, Fireplace Surprise by shutupeccles, Snow Play by mutuisanimis, Mum by magnetic_pole, and Went Down Laughing by rhye


Check out previous Countdown posts:
1/7: Introductions--Come tell us a bit about yourself!
2/7: Sentimental Favorites
3/7: Head Canon
4/7: Sites for Fanworks

Anyone up for a mid-week challenge? Can you tell a Remus/Sirius story in only three sentences?

Prompts: laughter that turns into tears; ghosts; Hermione Granger; the Wizarding Wireless Network; mothers; fireplaces (unprompted three-sentence stories welcome as well)

Check out previous Countdown posts:
1/7: Introductions--Come tell us a bit about yourself!
2/7: Sentimental Favorites
3/7: Head Canon
4/7: Sites for Fanworks