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

[mrstater]

Thank you so very much for your lovely feedback! It means a lot to me coming from you, and I do look forward to the thoughtful things you always say. :) There's something very nice about knowing someone noticed the little things, like the radio details throughout, which I always get very obsessive about putting in and keeping present in a scene, as much for keeping the characters in a real place and establishing who those characters are as for setting up the newsflash at the end of the prologue.

It's very interesting to read your comments through the perspective of having read ahead, as well. In WIPs I'm always worried about whether the opening chapters establish those major themes that provide the major plot conflicts later, so I'm really really pleased you can see those things set up early on with Des and the issue of the truth, which is going to be addressed more in chapter three. :)

The break-up was so, so nerve-wracking to write, and as I said above to jncar, it was a struggle to capture a Tonks who was both young and emotional and upset, but yet have her be justified and react in a way that would both hurt Remus and still allow him to care for her and forgive her. It helps that Remus, who we always sympathize with, does make some class act mistakes in POA!

Again, I really appreciate your thoughtful comments. And I hope your own writing is going well!