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Werewolf Blues
phoenix12 Reviews | 10.0/10 (12 Ratings, 0 Likes, 6 Favorites )
Rewritten and expanded! It's tough to be a werewolf in a society where you are misunderstood and feared. How does Remus Lupin, the first werewolf to attend Hogwarts, handle this responsibility? A look at the MWPP Hogwarts years.
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Member Since 2006 | 54 Stories | Favorited by 136 | 1,108 Reviews Written | 1,209 Review Responses
I picked up the Harry Potter fandom around the time the first movie came out and began writing fanfic early 2005 after discovering the adult online community. I identify most closely with the Slytherins and you will see my taste in writing lends me to writing about Slytherins more often than not. In addition to fanfiction, I also make fanvids on the Harry Potter fandom. I'm a Perfect Imagination acredited beta and am willing to help authors. My main 'ship interests are Snape/OC (never really got into the SS/HG pairing) and LM/any female (with HG as a new favorite). I have dabbled in RL/OC and RL/NT and am okay with those pairings. I generally shy away from slash, just not my thing. For updates on my writing, check out my Live Journal
Reviews for Werewolf Blues
I think you are doing a magnificent job with such limitations! I could never, ever write this well in so few words. I think you are keeping everyone in character and I like the way you played out the scene with Severus and Sirius. I also like that you had Remus go to try to apologise, I think that that was something he would definitely have done. Keep up the wonderful work! Can't wait for the next chapter!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks. It really was challenging to write this story in this fashion. I don't know that I'll be doing something like this again for that reason. Though, it has been quite fun. I do think that Remus would have tried to apologize and I'm glad that you agree with me.
Oh, poor Remus! That would really suck, never remembering much of what you had been doing. Very nicely done!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thank you so very much,
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
. I always kind of got the impression that before Wolfsbane, he would lose control, and I supposed memory. Writing this fic made me even more sympathetic towards him than I already was.
Another wonderful chapter! You are doing such a wonderful job! It is like you used a time turner to go back and managed to get into his head. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to more!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks,
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
. I'm glad you are enjoying this. It was a real challenge trying to get into his head when you have a word limit. I'm glad you find this characterization realistic. More will be coming soon.
Again, I loved this - I never thought I'd like something written just about Remus, but the way you've written this is very addictive! -Noelani
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks, Noelani. I found this addicting to write. It was a lot of fun to really concentrate on Remus, though there is some more Marauder stuff in the next couple, but this remains a predominantly Remus story.
Another great one! I like how you are putting in his feelings about how James and Sirius treated Severus and about how he had misgivings about his friends becoming Anamagi. You capture Remus very well. I can't wait for the next one! Keep up the great work and please update soon!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
I'm glad you've enjoyed it. I tried to take the few tidbits we had about Remus's time at school from both Snape's Worst Memory and his own recollections to Harry. I know he felt guilty about his friends and I'm glad to have captured that here.
Another great chapter! You are writing this very well! I really feel for poor Remus! You rock!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks. I was trying to imagine how hard it would be to be Remus. We know that he hasn't had an easy life and I wanted to show that it's been that way the whole time, not just once the first war was over.
That was very well done! I am sure that that is exactly how he probably would have felt. Great job! Can't wait to read the rest!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thank you very much. I know I responded to the other review for chapter 3, but I did want to thank you for taking the time to comment on each chapter. I liked this one because you really get in Remus's mind.
Oh, is this going to include the one I read on your LJ? That was fantatic! And so is this! I love it. I can imagine how hard it must have been to write it. I don't know if I would be able to pull it off. I can't wait for more!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Jen, yup, this will come to include the one I had in the LJ, though it will be marginally reworked, but nothing big, just a few little tweaks as we've seen his transformation in the shack before, no. :)This is truly one of the most difficult things I've written because of the constraints. Telling a whole story in 100 word snippets is hard. That's a very short time to have a scene and then it's on to the next. LOL It was a lot of fun though.
This is really interesting! I love the perspective of this - can't wait to see where it goes! - Noelani
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks, Noelani. This has been a really fun fic to write. I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Lovely story. I'm so impressed when I read a series of drabbles that make a complete story. I could never do it. Excellent job, my friend. Thanks for sharing with all of us. :)
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks, Jenny. It wasn't easy. There was so much temptation for me to keep expounding on scenes and make it a much more in depth story, but that would have defeated the point. Not sure I'll do it again, but it was a fun exercise.
Okay, I did leave a review already, but got kicked off line, so I don't think it posted. I think you did a lovely job with this story! I feel really bad for poor Remus, but I am glad that Dumbldore tried to help him and continued to look out for him. You did a magnificent job!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks,
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
. I'm glad you liked it. I wanted to give a bit of a happy ending to someone that's going to have a very rough life. :)
Aw, those drabbles made me have that faith in the Maurarders I had during PoA before I learned the leaders were prats in HBP. Great job!
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
Thanks,
Response from phoenix (Author of Werewolf Blues)
. I had fun with this one adapting a drabble challenge to something unique. I have been thinking about expanding this story to cover Lupin's time at Hogwarts a bit more thoroughly. We'll see what the muses say. :)