Title: Mates

Author: Sage

Pairing: Sirius/Remus

Rating: NC-17 (eventually; PG-13-ish for now)

Summary: How the werewolf found his mate, and what happened next.

Feedback: I'd love to see any reviews you feel inspired to offer. :)

Disclaimer: I am not now, nor have I ever been J.K. Rowling. This is just for fun – no money is made, no copyright infringement is intended. I'm just borrowing, and I promise to put them back (in the original wrappings even!) when I'm finished.

Warnings: depictions of m/m romantic and sexual relations. If that's not your bag.....then what are you doing on these lists?? The characters are young at the outset, but no serious hanky-panky until they are of age. Also, I may have seriously messed with the timeline since I wanted Lucius to be in on this one, and I couldn't think of a suitable Plot Device to get him to Hogwarts even though most people seem agree that he's significantly older than the Marauders.

SPOILERS: Probably book #4. Certainly book #3. Nothing terribly earth- shattering since I plan on taking a huge left turn into fantasyland with this one.

Notes: The first HP slash I ever read was Sirius/Remus fic, and I *loved* it. So I decided to write the kind of story I like to read. This is written with a nod to Gearbox, whose delightful piece "First Impressions" gave me the idea of how to start this off. Not beta'd; my very first HP effort - please be kind.

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