Under Cover of Darkness

[gilpins_tales]

Title: Under Cover of Darkness
Characters: Charlie, Tonks, Remus
Rating & Warnings: PG-13
Word Count: 3865
Summary: Tonks was shaking her head. “I think one day someone will come along and I’ll - I’ll be so bowled over from lack of practice and by him, that my only chance of surviving it all is if he’s the same.”
Author’s Notes: I seem to have

Comments

[gilpins_tales]

I quite like there not being that much canon info on Charlie (though, like you, I do wonder if JKR forgot him;)) as it gives you lots of scope to try and make sense of the bits we do get. He strikes me as the Weasley that goes his own way and quietly does his own very dangerous thing, while Ron speaks of him with affection and admiration. And the slightly out-of-place loner also seemed to fit with JKR saying he never married, which I was quite sad about as she seemed keen on marrying everyone else off, lol.

I also like the idea of Tonks and Charlie being really good friends from their schooldays, partly because neither of them conform to the norm and recognise this in each other. The fact that he's now attracted to her far more because she's matured into the young woman who has attracted Remus, seemed both rather sad and ironic - in the way life has of smacking you in the face! And, you're so right, it's always fun to write and see the R/T relationship through the eyes of another character.

Many thanks for such lovely comments! Glad you enjoyed it.:D