After another failed attempt at wooing Lily Evans ruins one of Sirius' plans, he and James make a bet - James has to get Lily to go out with him before Sirius can get a girl of Remus' choice to agree to a date with him. Remus chooses Sarah Hughes, a quiet Hufflepuff. Should be an easy target, right? Unfortunately for Sirius, she hates him.
Remus Lupin is living a quiet, uneventful life in York, content to spend his days alone. But when a familiar cat shows up, bringing with it memories and an offer, he's given the change to change all of it.
Dirk Creswell has been captured, and he and his fellow prisoners are on their way to Azkaban. He has only a few moments to escape, and the watchful eye of the Death Eater-controlled Ministry is making that incredibly difficult. But then, a familiar face comes to give him a hand. Written for the IWSC Round 2.