The story follows the "Marauders" characters in the brutal world of Panem. Regulus Black is reaped for the Games at age 25, ten years after his first time in the arena. James Potter also enters the arena with a secret plan to ensure Regulus's survival, while Sirius Black serves as their traumatized mentor.
First, a crucial clarification: "Crimson Rivers" is not a standalone original work. It is a written by the user bizarrestars on AO3. It falls squarely into the Alternate Universe (AU) category, specifically a "Marauders Era" AU. crimson rivers archive of our own
If you are sensitive to these topics, use AO3’s tag filtering to exclude them, or skip this fic entirely. The story follows the "Marauders" characters in the
It features heavy tags for violence, grief, mourning, and trauma. crimson rivers archive of our own