HP: Masks and Mirrors, Chapter Three

[mrstater]

Title: Masks and Mirrors
Author: MrsTater
Rating: R
Summary: As Remus and Tonks rebuild their relationship, a dangerous Order mission only she can undertake dredges up the same old problems -- as well as an entirely new set when the family she was born into clashes with the family she has made for herself within the Order of the Phoenix.

1. Homecoming

Comments

[mrstater]

Thanks for reading! I'm glad to see I tricked you as to where this chapter was going. ;)

sounds like the Remus and Tonks in thie story really need to sort out their issues over going on missions together (assuming Tonks survives this) because she's behaving in a rather un-Auror like manner here, even if Remus is being annoying.

As I mentioned in some above comments, my take on post-HBP R/T is that they've pretty much got to start over from scratch. There's so much damage done to their relationship, even though they've committed to fix it, and are making real strides toward fixing it, the insecurities unearthed through that breakup and the other events of that year affected every aspect of their lives. And here it's a case of Tonks being very acutely aware of places she's fallen short in her own eyes in the past, and while Remus has made her feel more secure of where she stands with him romantically, their professional relationship is a whole other ball of wax. Which shall be a major theme in upcoming chapters. :)

Appreciate your take on the romantic interludes, though I felt they were really necessary given the fact that they've been apart for five days, and had a pretty major thing come up in their relationship tonight, with the parents. They need a little lovin', and obviously things have come up, and they had to pass a 30-40 minute flight and rebuild some trust. ;)

Again, thanks for your comments!