Serpents - Prologue

[mrstater]

Title: Serpents (Prologue/?)
Author: MrsTater
Rating & Warnings: R for sexuality
Prompts: weakness; "In the light of Voldemort's return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."
Word Count: 5241
Summary: Two years into a relationship with Remus, and the correct way to deal with full moons continues to elude Tonks,

Comments

[phoenixfyre13]

Okay, I am making a tshirt. Save a Broom, Ride a Quidditch Player? Priceless.

Now, on to the meat of the story. Beautiful, funny (til Remus arrives), and so very sad, both for her and for him. Remus just makes me want to cry, because while I really understand why Tonks is so royally pissed, it is so very Remus of him to keep her in the dark. And what's most interesting to me is why. To protect him, or to protect her? Or Sirius? Or all of the above? Sirius may be her cousin, and Remus may know he's innocent, and she may believe him, but Remus would also never do anything to screw up her chances at becoming an Auror (which I am pretty sure would include harboring a known fugitive). And then, of course, you have to wonder if, deep down, he didn't sabotage the relationship on purpose to keep from having to deal with the same feelings we know Tonks is beginning to experience. Sheesh. Simplicity is not this couple's strong suit, let me tell ya. :)

And you did a brilliant job showing that here. Sorry to ramble on so long, but you can take that explosion of thoughts as a compliment. :) I am really looking forward to reading the next part! :D

[mrstater]

Hee. I must confess, I've seen the Save a Broom slogan floating around on various icons, so my genius stops at ripping people off. ;)

Anyway, I'm so, so pleased you liked this breakup scenario. It was really tricky to think about what the issues and reactions would be in this time period, so it's a great relief to know you think I've set up believably why he would hide and she would be angry. And I'm glad it came across as complicated, too, because I think there would be such a mixed bag involved, though I do plan on going into it a little more in subsequent chapters to clear up the ambiguity somewhat.

Your thought about him sabotaging it is intriguing...Will I go there or not? ;)

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments. It's such a treat to know this got you thinking about it so closely, and I'm glad you're looking forward to more. Hopefully that more will come later today or tomorrow!