kelly_chambliss

thistlerose's fine story Even After All These Years was one of the first (perhaps even the first) Minerva/Alastor fic that I read, and it converted me to the pairing instantly. I've reread it frequently, both for the IC characters and for the pleasure of lines like these: the shiver keeps its talons hooked in her shoulders and He grins. It's not a pleasant grin – more like a seam coming undone than anything approximating a smile – but it's comforting in its familiarity.

When I saw Thistlerose (whom I had the fun of meeting at the Fangirls' Frolic last October) listed as one of the authors who'd given permission for her fics to be remixed, I knew at once that I was going to take on "Even After All These Years." Here's the result.

Title: Purple Lace
Remix of: Even After All These Years by thistlerose
Author: kellychambliss
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Alastor Moody
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1300
Summary: After Alastor Moody invites Minerva McGonagall to "take inventory," he takes one of his own.

Thanks, woldy, for the generous and helpful beta and for encouraging me to give remixing a try. And thank you, Thistlerose, for a) writing such a fine original and b) letting me play with your stories.

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( Purple Lace )