The Uncle; PG-13, R/S, AU

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Sam's fanfiction archive has moved. The story formerly found here may now be found at:

http://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/92095.html

Thank you for your patience!

Comments

[megaleena.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is frightfully funny, I love it! Where on Earth did you get inspiration for this?!

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Thanks :D It was originally inspired by Gangster No. 1, a film where Thewlis plays the head of a crime ring in the 1970s. It sort of....rocketed off from there :D

[chicleeblair.livejournal.com]

Genius, strange very different, and genius.

[blueyeti.livejournal.com]

*seconds the call of 'genius'*

Brilliant idea, deliciously funny (I especially loved Ron getting a .35 to cheer him up, and Hermione's bookkeeping) and incredibly well done. I am really impressed, and clicking straight into my favourites list.

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm immoderately fond of The Uncle :D

[baranduyn.livejournal.com]

Oh God, this was brilliant. Now I want an icon that says Remus "The Uncle" Lupin.

[inkpenpaper.livejournal.com]

Sam, are you going to update this for HBP?

*does puppy eyes*

Please?

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

I really should, shouldn't I? I'll have to think about it. I'm not sure how I'd manage it...

[cerridwen666.livejournal.com]

That was brilliant, just brilliant. I need to go hunt down David Thewlis movies now...I've only got Dragonheart.

[humantales.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have expected the concept to work, but it does beautifully. I especially like the literary bordellos; do they sell top-quality chocolate as well?

[nogah.livejournal.com]

*favorites* you can make the oddest ideas surprisingly believable. Who would've thought I could read something like this and think 'you know, it really makes sense. (plus, gangsters harry Hermione ron and remus is hot)'.

[raelinschaos.livejournal.com]

"He had the Dursleys whacked."

Absoulute genius. I love Remus being the uncle, it is so different to how other stories portray him as mild mannerd and love little Harry taking after him.

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I had fun with it :)

[anfractus.livejournal.com]

I have died laughing.
I think the Uncle set me up to be "whacked," because I've revewlessly stalked your stories so long. *lies dead on the floor, still clutching her sides in rigor mortis*

[sparkysparky.livejournal.com]

OMGWTFBBQ!1! I love this so much it's making me babble like a little fangirl *scowls* Anycase, I have the major case of the loves for Bookie!Hermione and Uncle!Remus. *sniggers* Never really imagined Remus as anything other than a mild mannered professor, but I TRULY TRULY love this version of Remus, he's sexy and snarky and just wonderful as an independent business man. And YAY! for Remus/Sirius! Is there more of this? *goes off to look*

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The Uncle is a particular favourite of mine, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[belovedmeadow.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Excellent. Funny thing is, I can totally see Remus as a crime lord. It's always the quiet ones, huh? And Hermione as a bookie was equally excellent. Finally, that girl is making some use of her mathematics skills. Hooray for the working girl!
A sequel please?

P.S. Highly enjoyed the endless succession of Jimmys and the Dursley-whacking too. Sounds like someone's been watching a lot of mafia movies.

[quivo.livejournal.com]

*sighs (again) in pleasure* My plot bunny has now been killed ded. It can now rest in peace, as the definitive wizarding gangster fic has now been written, and written jaw-droppingly well.

*tear*

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Awww! I'm glad you enjoyed it, but sorry it killed your bunny!

[(Anonymous)]

De-lurking for a second here...

I reread this story last weekend with a couple of friends - somehow, gangster!Lupin and this Harry keep dragging me back to your lj - and was nominated to share the mental image that popped up whilst doing so.

... a small, struggling rat... the Thames on a moonless night... and cement shoes...

Thank you for writing such amazing stories!

- Watari

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Oh dear me no. See, it goes like this:

A small, struggling rat... the pet store on a moonless night... and a snake's cage.

Gulp.

XD

[mattador.livejournal.com]

Have you done/ are you planning on doing fith and sixth year continuations of this?

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

I haven't done, but I harbour vague ambitions to do fifth/sixth/seventh year, someday...

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Sam...is there any chance there'll be more of this?

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

*cough* Never mind. Next time I will read other people's comments first.

But I do adore it so!

Especially Hermione as a bookie, for some reason...

[jazmin-firewing.livejournal.com]

Oh
My
Good
God of Gangsters,
this story was excellent. I absolutely LOVED it, right down to my mental image of Hermione going around with Padfoot and a ledger, talking to groups of wizards who are all uneasily eying said shoulder-high dog. *giggle* Uncle!Remus is just perfect, snarky and sarcastic and just ... sexily awesome, I guess would be my next s-word. Wonderful story, much much love. Keep writing!

[gothicauthor.livejournal.com]

Harry with mirrored Raybans and a .22 vs. Slytherin's basilisk.

LOVE IT.

Gothic Author

[lulu-destroyer.livejournal.com]

ok now that it's been 6 months since you were last asked I have to know, did you write any more?

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Alas, not yet. I have ideas, but Uncle is on the back burner for a while. I keep meaning to work on it, then stalling out :P

Great!!

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, wow, I loved that one. Really different; really funny. And thank you for providing excellent distraction from the inordinate number of people dying recently...

[farrahrani.livejournal.com]

omfg!!!

I have been faithfully going thru every single fic I can find by your tags, mostly the ones that are either remus-centric, or remus/tonks, except for your Stealing Harry series which is the ONLY remus/sirius fic I will ever read.

But this...THIS...

This has got to be the only fic I have EVER read that managed to use the word cannoli in it! I looooved it! hahahhah!

This has got to be the very funniest thing I have EVER read! Thoughts of Gangster No. 1 ran thru my head for a moment, but this is even better!

Don't touch it! Don't adapt it for HBP, don't update, add on, it is PERFECT as a standalone! Just looking at it, it's perfectly clear it is AU, and is absolutely amazing as it is!

Thank you so much for taking my mind off of my real life drama for the time it took to read this. I was laughing so hard, I spilled my coffee....and almost dropped my connoli.

[yoursinger-x.livejournal.com]

this is brilliant :]

[sam-storyteller.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Story

[(Anonymous)]

I liked it, It is a very good story, continue writing it. ^^

Umbitch

[(Anonymous)]

Great story. Good job.

I hope you continue the story, and update soon. I simply can't wait to see what happens when Dolores "I'm PMS-ing" Umbrige is pitched against "The Little Uncle"...

[indigocat.livejournal.com]

I hope you continue with this story. I'd love to see how you handle the rest of the series.