FIC: Fenland Frolics

[katyhasclogs]

Title: Fenland Frolics
Rating: G
Warnings: Extreme Mary-Sueing of my own hobbies...
Word Count: 1823
Summary: Tonks is having a hard week, but Remus knows a perfect antidote.
Author's notes: This is an embarassingly late birthday present for the lovely gilpin25, so late in fact that it's almost time for her next birthday. *cringes* I hope the fact that it

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[katyhasclogs]

I'm sorry I'm a bit late with this, but reading it has been a wonderful way to end my evening!

Aw thanks, I'm really glad you liked it. :)

your team must be the chilly cloggers in green?

Well spotted! I've yet to find the perfect dancing temperature, since in the summer all the layers (knee-high socks, yellow underskirt, long sleeved white blouse, green dress) make you boil, but in the winter all the fabrics seem ludicrously light...

The clear sense of trust and rapport between Remus and Tonks is lovely. I like the way the scene at the beginning mirrors Tonks's thoughts at the end; we've actually seen how comfortable she is with Remus, and how he is the one she seeks out when she needs cheering up.

I'm very attached to the idea that the two of them are friends before they're anything else, and that that part of their relationship is just as important as any of the romantic or physical aspects, so I'm especially glad to hear that that works for you too.

The description of the chaos at number 12 had me cringing, too!

Hee! Can you tell I wrote that bit in the middle of an incredibly frustrating train delay? ;)

I'm with gilpin25 in really liking the part about Remus's habit of keeping people at a distance being unconscious, and that realization reassuring Tonks a little. That characterization feels just right.

Thanks! The inspiration for that came from re-reading PoA and wondering why the hell he doesn't tell poor Harry anything about his parents, even when Harry gives him the perfect opportunity. Obviously it's for plot reasons, but it's fun to think up characterisation reasons. :)