So This Is Romance by Gilpin25

[gilpin25]

Title: So This Is Romance …
Author: gilpin25
Rating and Warnings: R (Not very fluffy romance or language at times)
Prompts: Thing: Veritaserum; Place: Ministry of Magic; Time: A Day of Discovery; Genre: Romance
Word Count: 10,130
Summary: War gets in the way of absolutely everything, or so it seems. Especially a rather complicated relationship...
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[molly_coddles]

Oh my. If I go to the dentist again, will you write another? ;)

I meant to take notes and give you a thoughtful and heartfelt review but I got thoroughly sucked in after the first few paragraphs and completely forgot. I think my last review-oriented thought was, "I wonder if Aurors have a bladder emptying charm." And how very clever for Tonks to be undercover, brewing Amortentia in Knockturn Alley's new "Health and Beauty" Salon.

I adore your Remus. And your Tonks is so sweet and ingenuous. They're in character, and yet improved somehow. Sirius too. Loved his line with the "bleeding nifflers," though I initially read it as "a pair of breeding nifflers," and had to do a double-take.
The line "Saying it at the best of times was easy." reminds me of the Footprints poem, because of course it's easy when things are perfect, but a relationship is only as strong as its imperfections. And of course the imperfections are what build character. And make good fanfic. ;)

The rose is such a lovely detail that really ties everything together.

Anyway, spectacular job! Brilliant! :)

[gilpin25]

I had a wonderful name for the potion Tonks was brewing, a pun based on Botox and ... I forgot what it was due to the last minute rush with getting this posted, and still can't remember. (Every time I try and think I start chanting 'Blotox, er, Boltox...' and have to stop before the madness sets in. So I really should have just said Amortentia;))

Glad to hear you liked the characterisations in this one - I was a bit gone on Remus myself by the time he was creating starlit skies everywhere. The whole story was sort of based around having to snatch what moments you can when work and war get in the way, and everyone being honest because of having to make the most of the opportunities that come their way, rather than because they'd knocked back the Veritaserum. (I've probably cheated with the prompt there - keep mentioning it, but nobody actually ever gets to take it, LOL).

Thanks a lot for your lovely comments. I was quite fond of this one by the end, so it's great to hear you enjoyed it too. And let me know your next dentist appointment, and I might do the "Breeding Nifflers" sequel for you. Now that would be an icon and a half! ;)