FIC: The Only Things That Counts

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Title: The Only Thing That Counts
Author: Lee West westwardlee
Characters: Peter, Sirius, Remus and James
Summary: For Peter, survival is the only thing that counts.
Prompt: "When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts." -- Michael Ende at hp_darkfest, here
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

HUGE thanks to my beta, iamisaac, who went way beyond the call of duty with this story. It really wouldn't have happened without her.

( The Only Thing That Counts )

Fic Series: The Fifth Marauder

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Inspired by a chance drabble on the theme of Severus as a Marauder, I decided to explore what might have happened if he had been. So far, I've written three stories, each of them still in the 'how he might have gotten there' stage:

Fic # 1
Title: Sorted Out of Order
Characters: Severus Snape, Lily Evans
Rating: G
Length: ~1,000 words
Summary:
An eternity passed before they finally called his name. Once he sat down, Severus kept as still as he could on the hard little stool, wishing he could delay what was coming somehow. He’d never thought of Gryffindor, for her. Ravenclaw would have been fine. Hufflepuff, manageable, but Gryffindor?

( Snippet from 'Sorted Out of Order'. )

Fic # 2
Title: The Truce
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape, OFC, James Potter, Sirius Black
Rating/Pairing: Teen/PG-13, gen
Length: ~9,600 words
Summary: By the third week of Severus’ first year as a Gryffindor, he’s used to Potter and Black; can’t stand them, but can’t stand up to them, either. When they raise the stakes, he realizes he has no option but to raise them right back.

( Snippet from 'The Truce'. )

Fic # 3
Title: Snap On The Train
Characters: Lily, Severus, OFC
Rating/pairing: G, gen
Length: ~800 words
Summary: There's nothing like a good game for measuring a person.

( Snippet from 'Snap On The Train'. )

Ficlet: Trick or Treat

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Title: Trick or Treat
Author: Lee West (westwardlee)
Rating: G
Character: Sirius Black
Disclaimer: All characters and places belong to J. K. Rowling
Summary: Young Sirius finds out how cool Trick or Treating is.
A/N: My failed attempt to answer a challenge at an old 100-word comm; at that time I couldn't write 100 words, so it wasn't posted there. The challenge was about Halloween. I'm not sure if children go trick or treating in the U.K., but let's assume they do, just for the sake of this drabble.
Word Count: 408

( Trick or Treat )