The Lupin/Snape Lurve Community

Hi all,

Lots of brainstorming for Retro fest prompts going on in chat tonight, and we got to talking about what we thought of canon before some of the books came out and Jossed us. Lots of good stuff there, and I never got around to reposting this before:

The "I told you so" lists - February 8, 2005
On July 16th, 2005, JKR will pull the rug out from under countless theories, but out of so many, surely some have to be correct?
So stand and be counted! Tell fandom what you believe will happen before the series is out, and we'll see which of us was closest to the mark.

I know there were other threads of a similar nature, so if you all know where, please tell us! Mirror posts at: LJ, IJ, and DW.

Other pre-book meta
"Final Battle, the" - February 28, 2005
Duels (possible forshadowing) - February 28, 2005

May is drawing to a close, which means time is running out for submitting theme list suggestions and Retro Fest prompts!

I've only had one response to this month's theme list search (threesome: Severus/Remus/Harry), so if you know of any stories or have written any stories featuring that threesome, you need to drop me a link ASAP or it's going to be a sparse list. The search post can be found at IJ, LJ, and DW.

RETRO FEST:

First, some more clarification: The Retro Fest does NOT mean going back to the 1950s/1960s. "Retro" in this context means going back in HP canon, picking a point pre-DH, and expanding on or changing canon from that point onward. For more detailed information, see this post.

Second, lore and I talked about it and decided that since the response had been underwhelming, we'd change the one prompt limitation in order to generate a decent list of story and art prompts for potential participants. So! If you've got more than one prompt you'd like to submit, you may submit as many as you like here at LJ, IJ, or DW.

If you're having trouble remembering in which book we learned a certain bit of information about a character, the Harry Potter Wiki might help.

If you're having trouble generating prompts, my suggestion would be to think of your favorite canon era and think about what we knew at that point and maybe how you want to change things. You could also think about fandom cliches or theories that used to be popular, such as Remus being killed/injured by Pettigrew's silver hand or Severus being a pureblood who hung around with Lucius and lived in Snape Manor.

You could also browse mctabby's Time Capsule posts, which held a lot of canon speculation that might provide inspiration for the Retro Fest: 2005, 2007, and 2008.

If you're attending Azkatraz and want to meet-up with fellow Snupineers, your input is needed for picking the date:
http://community.livejournal.com/azkatraz_snupin/4631.html

Title: What Defines
Author: drachenmina
Rating: PG15
Word Count: 1,500
Pairing(s)/character(s): Severus Snape/Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin/Tonks
Challenge: Dark Side prompt: George Weasley, Tom Riddle, pain
Summary: Non-magic AU. England is under military rule following a coup by Tom Riddle, self-styled First Lord of the Treasury.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Warnings - Highlight for warnings *Betrayal, mention of necrophilia, dead!Fred *
AN: I think it’s safe to say that this ficlet would not have taken anything like the shape it has, were it not for the lovely skitty_kat’s fantastic Red Serpent and in particular the illustration to chapter one, showing Snape smoking.
Thanks to the wonderful red_day_dawning for the beta! *hugs*



What Defines