Remus/Sirius Small Gifts

Well folks, it is a bit past Twelfth Night, the gifts have all been unwrapped, and Remus and Sirius have bid the last of their guests good night.

This year was quite a party! 85 gifts were given—including 63 regular gifts and 22 bonus ones. There were 3,290 (and counting…) comments left. You all, participants and watchers alike, pulled out all the stops. We can't thank you enough for your participation and enthusiasm!

A very special thank you to our pinch hitters, without whom our holiday spirit and sanity would have gone the way of the veil: red_squared, midnight_birth, rosemaryandrue, sambethe, taigne, and wandersfound. You are all amazing!!!!

See you next year! Cheers,

magnetic_pole, sambethe, mindabbles

The final tally for rs_small_gifts 2009. Thanks again, all!

( MASTER LIST )

( MASTER LIST: BONUS ROUND )

Corrections and edits warmly welcomed in comments below.

Title: Forgiveness
Author: Margot/midnight_birth.
Recipient: lesyeuxverts00.
Rating: PG-13.
Highlight for Warnings: *Some angst, snogging, not much else, really. *
Word Count: 2,620
Prompt: April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers." ~~The Waste Land by T.S.Eliot.
Summary: Sometimes, anger is easier than acceptance.
A/N: Gah, I really hope you like this, dear recipient! I tried to include as many things you mentioned you liked as I could, and I hope that my interpretation of the poem came across at least a little bit. I adore the Waste Land, I must admit, and I was thrilled when I saw it as one of your prompts. I enjoyed writing this immensely, suffice it to say. A humongous thank you to the mods for putting up with my tardiness. ♥

( Forgiveness )