They don't feel love, they only negotiate love moments.

[wook77]

(title from a line from The Fisher King starring Robin Williams)

Forgive the rambly-ness of these thoughts but this is something that's been going through my head for about a week and I sort of need to talk this out to get my head on straight.

Can there be humor-genre story in a post-PoA world for Remus/Sirius?

This is something that came up while I was talking to a fellow participant at rs_games and I simply don't have a concrete answer.

I think, in a Hogwarts-era world, humor is a given genre. The boys prank and trick and it can be humorous. It's a given that there will be at least a few laughs sprinkled about, even in the angstiest of angsty fics. Thus - humor is to be expected and a humor-genre story would completely fit within canon.

However, post-Hogwarts, I don't know that I would, necessarily, expect a funny story. I would expect humorous moments. I wouldn't expect the entire story to be a laugh. First there's the war and then there's the distrust followed by the betrayal and years in Azkaban and then slowly rebuilding a relationship only to have Sirius die, Remus hook up with Tonks and then buy the farm himself.

For me, there is too much death, distrust and angst within the world post-Hogwarts for Remus/Sirius to have an across-the-board funny story.

What are your thoughts on the viability of humor-genre stories post-Hogwarts for Remus/Sirius?

Humor or humor moments? Neither? Both? Discuss. (*steals from coffee talk*)

Comments

[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, interesting question! I definitely think you can have moments of humor, and I agree with the person above who noted that it's much easier to be humorous over a fic that spans only a short length of time. But I think the humor will always have slightly wistful undertones, because these two can never be as wholly carefree and lighthearted as they were as kids.

This fic has some lovely gentle humor in the beginning: It's Not the Years, Honey, It's the Mileage by thistlerose

And here's probably the best example of post-Azkaban humor that I can think of, even though again I think there are wistful undercurrents (and I like the fic better for them): The Scurvy, As Was Prophesized by sheafrotherdon

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I love how you put it - wistful undertones. I think, in all my ramblings, that's what I meant. ♥

And oooh! RECS! YAYES! I hadn't read either of these so I shall be doing that as soon as I have free moments! ♥ again!