We Three Kings Part II by Gilpin25

[gilpin25]

Title: We Three Kings
Author: gilpin25
Format: Fic
Rating & Warnings: PG13 (language by stressed characters).
Prompts: Sweets; sledging (or sledding, if you're in the US).
Word Count: 11,744
Summary: In the days leading up to Christmas at Grimmauld Place, 1995, three people see the relationship between Remus and Tonks through very different eyes.
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[drumher]

This was just wonderful. I really loved how you brought Remus and Tonks to life through the others eyes. Molly's part in this was especially heartfelt as she's dealing with being without Arthur while witnessing the love blooming between Remus and Tonks. I could just see her hovering around Tonks, wanting to fix her mistakes in the kitchen as Tonks haphazardly went about making the cake. Ron isn't as clueless as he usually is and Sirius...Well, I just wanted to give him a big hug and send him a mail order bride for being such a good friend and setting aside his needs so that Remus can be happy for once.

I'd love to read a sequel when Remus opens all his gifts and discovers that they're all gloves!

Oh, and thank you for making Molly just a bit of a voyeur. The ending was sweet.

[gilpin25]

It's great to hear you liked it so much, especially as I forgot to add a warning that if you're hungry it's probably a good idea not to start reading it, as it'll be like a torture session, LOL

[drumher]

It's great to hear you liked it so much, especially as I forgot to add a warning that if you're hungry it's probably a good idea not to start reading it, as it'll be like a torture session, LOL.

Hmmm...I was feeling a bit peckish earlier but as I've been baking a lot recently, I've licked my share of beaters, utensils not Quiddich players, and am quite full. =)

Thank you for such a lovely review - can't tell you what a relief it was to see this.:D

You did such a fab job I'm sure you'll get many more glowing reviews. It's obvious that you put a lot into it, trying a new POV and all and much as I enjoy a good drabble, there's nothing like reading a story with a bit of meat on it.

[gilpin25]

Hmmm...I was feeling a bit peckish earlier but as I've been baking a lot recently, I've licked my share of beaters, utensils not Quiddich players, and am quite full. =)

I may have to call you Molly in future. Though I'm not quite sure she'll approve of licking beaters. I suppose it's all right as long as you don't mess up her tea towels. ;)

there's nothing like reading a story with a bit of meat on it.

I did think I should also warn that people might actually miss Christmas wading through all this, LOL. I ought to try a drabble one day but I really don't know how people do them.

Thank you again. And feel free to send some baking this way. ;)

[devonwood]

Why did you have to make Remus so positively adorable? Why? :D

I loved the different point of views, although I think I enjoyed Molly's the best. There just aren't enough stories where she is in the limelight, and it was great to hear her "stuffy thoughts" for once.

Got to get this last bit right. I’m trying to say that, frankly, it’s just sense. But the words insist on running together again and what comes out sounds more like: “Frankincense.”

I loved that line. :) And I noticed that you included Gold (the cake), Frankincense (the line), and Myrrh (the perfume shop scene). ;)

-Dev

[gilpin25]

Can't tell you how glad I am that you enjoyed Molly best - I was worried she had the biggest part but would come across as the least sympathetic. As well as torturing anyone who was hungry when they started to read this, LOL.

Also very pleased you liked the Frankincense line because it was my biggest nightmare. It was reading that Ron had bought perfume for Hermione which made me think of tying that in with Myrrh, and there was any number of options for Gold, but what do you do with gum resin?! Couldn't imagine anyone gift wrapping that for Christmas, somehow. So the only way was to get Sirius on the mulled wine, but I was concerned it would come across as contrived. Because it was. ;)

Why did you have to make Remus so positively adorable? Why? :D

I suppose I could do another section from Snape's POV. That might change things!

Thank you. Especially for liking Frankincense. :)

[anoipua]

This is fabulous. Molly is endearing, Ron is hilarious and my favorite line is this one:

I seem to have been tried and convicted for that, simply because I was there. Story of my life, really.

Bravo!

[gilpin25]

Thank you. :) I tried to give Sirius an ironic sense of humour, so that was one of my favourite lines for him. Especially as I was mean to him with the mulled wine later on.

And very glad you found Molly endearing - I kept worrying she'd got the biggest part and would read as the least interesting. As well as being food obsessed! So I'm very pleased she didn't come across like that to you, and many thanks again for such a lovely review.

[lady_bracknell]

You know, you had me very close to tears at the end there, for which I may never forgive you

[gilpin25]

Part two

[a_t_rain]

That was lovely. I adore all the different voices, but especially Sirius -- the slightly desperate note behind the jocularity is just perfect, and the friendship between him and Remus is beautifully drawn.

[gilpin25]

Really pleased you enjoyed it. Much to my surprise/amazement, everything was going swimmingly until I got to Sirius, who I'd looked forward to writing the most. Except that by the time I got there, I'd lumbered myself with various problems, including having done nothing with the sledging prompt, and no idea how I was going to get Frankincense into it. So he gave me the most headaches, but having to work so many extra things in probably turned out to be a blessing in disguise for how I wanted to write their friendship.

I'm delighted that you liked this. Thank you for reviewing.