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*Fanfare, flourish, curtains raised, sweeping bow, etc.*

At long last, after much nail-biting anticipation that I know I'm imagining but let me pretend it's true, I hereby present to you the first of my two

remix_redux stories.

Title: On Knowledge (All Ye Know on Earth, and All Ye Need to Know Remix)
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,650
Summary: Remus Lupin doesn't know a lot of things.
Original story: On Knowledge by

das_kabinett
Beta: The ever-delightful

thewlisian_afer

( Remus Lupin doesn't know a lot of things. )

A silly, fluffy little story in which Remus panics before his first date with Sirius. This was my official Remix assignment. It's a POV switch from the original, which took place inside Sirius' head, and reverses the premise ("Sirius Black knew a lot of things" vs. "Remus Lupin doesn't know a lot of things") to the same end (they know each other, and that's what matters). In addition to the first and last lines, I wanted to keep a similar light-hearted tone to the original, and also worked to incorporate many of Sirius' observations about Remus, his fears, their closeness, the italics, and the flowers into the remix. That way, while the only shared narrative segment comes at the end when Remus and Sirius finally meet to go out, the rest still feels integrated with the original story.

I think this turned out well. I think it has good energy, and I'm happy I was able to go to a somewhat darker place for a little while with the werewolf thing and the war going on. I'm pleased with the wizarding porno titles and with the first paragraph as a whole, which needed to have that tripping sort of quality, easy to read and amusing, to hook people into the rest of the story. The characterization and lead-up to Remus' decision to try the bike turned out pretty well (though—heh—a little bit of fanon John/Rodney snuck in in the part about learning to love to fly), and I think I was able to cover the same ground at Remus' doorstep as the original without just repeating it. I like it, and

das_kabinett said she loved it. So all in all, a success.