How to Function Without Hoping by k (R)

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Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Author on LJ: callmesandy
Author Website: lowercase k
Why this must be read:

This story begins with a fabulous, creative description of what Sirius finds beyond the veil, and his journey back to his world is fascinating and surprising. What is equally interesting is how Sirius goes on with his life once he is back. Once again Sirius has missed a portion of his life, and he has to learn how to live in this changed new world.

Sirius opened his eyes and saw gray and yellow. It was not quite clouds and not quite sand, and it went nowhere without variation.

It wasn't how he pictured death. No one else was around, no one tormenting him or comforting him. He could stand up and he was, above all else, a little thirsty. He decided, for now, he must be alive. So he had to get out and back to Harry.

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The grass was again not quite grass. A construct of nothing. Except in two spots where he could make water and meat and have it feel right. It was nice to actually eat and still have trousers and shoes left.

The map kept tracing out spheres. Grassy hills to moors to fake mountain tops. A set of seven spheres where someone worked out how to build a mountain, it looked like. There were two or three spots per sphere that weren't just construct that Padfoot always sniffed out. It smelled like cemetery, Sirius thought. People had died here and he was eating them as mutton and butterbeer.

How to Function Without Hoping