Mapmakers (The Suicide Is Painless Remix) by Casira (R)

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Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin; Fred Weasley POV
Author on LJ: casirafics
Author Website: Author page at Skyehawke
Why this must be read:

It’s a remix of Making Moony Laugh by Raven (a story I love to begin with, and highly recommend), and it had me crying - not just sniffling, but suppressing *sobs* at my desk when I prepped it for uploading during the remix.

This is the story of MWPP and how Fred Weasley discovers who made the Marauder's Map, and the story of Remus and Sirius, and Remus after the Veil and how he’s dealing (or not dealing) with Sirius’s death, and oh god, it *kills* me. Be prepared to have something light and happy on hand to read afterward. You’ll need it.

A quote:

I've been thinking over this a lot too, and I guess I had some questions left. You know more about Sirius and Lupin and all the Marauders than I do, which is damn funny considering you found out about them from George & me, but there you go. And I don't want to ask you for more, not now anyway.

I did wonder, though -- you know how the old Map writes messages sometimes? From them? I've seen it; I bet you have too. What all does it say? Does it really tell you anything?

Maybe I shouldn't be asking you this. It's an idea, though.

Fred paused, then added:

Hope Dudley isn't being insufferable. Let me know if you need any Canary Cremes or whatnot. We could all use a laugh, I'm sure.

Best,
Fred

He stared at the letter while the ink dried, still wondering if this was a good idea, then folded and sealed it into an envelope, and went to find their owl.

He was expecting a long wait for a reply.

It only took a couple hours. Harry's reply was brief, which in and of itself told Fred too much. But there was more to it than that....

I don't really want to read the Map myself right now, Harry said. There's nothing in it I want to see. But if you want to borrow it and try, go ahead.

Fred watched as the Map fell out of the package and lay there on his desk -- nothing more than a blank piece of parchment, just a potentiality yet, waiting for its secrets to be unlocked.

Beautiful, absolutely heartrending, in character and surehanded, this story encapsulates all the potential fanfiction (and remixing fanfiction) holds.

Mapmakers (The Suicide Is Painless Remix) by Casira

Making Moony Laugh by Raven