Masks and Mirrors, Chapter 6 (Part Two)

[mrstater]

(Continued from Part One)

A heartbeat of silence.

Two.

What the hell was going on? Was this really Fleur, or someone else impersonating Fleur? Because nothing had struck Tonks as so singularly out of character as Fleur not immediately pouncing on the opportunity to show off her knowledge of information others weren't privy to. The glow of healthy

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[mrstater]

I do see your grin! I hope you can see me grinning back, even though it's a whole day after the fact. ;) And I've been meaning to ask you whether that icon is of Tonks' eye, as I think she would really like that eyeshadow and would totally morph her eyes a lovely starry violet that Anne Shirley would envy. ;)

Seriously, I really can't thank you enough for beating me with gelatinous boobs lighting the fire under me to update, because once I got over the hump of not having touched this in four months, I really did fall right back into stride, and I'm so, so full of ideas about where to go with it, which I suppose does mean DH was good for something, since I at least can rip it off shamelessly, lol.

I think that Fleur is not normally a favorite of yours makes it even nicer that you like her in this, because it really is one of my missions in life to make people appreciate Fleur. (Clearly I don't have enough hobbies or interests!) I do think, as you've said before, she was sort of wasted potential in the books, largely due to them being from That Darn Harry Kid's POV. You'd think he could at least pay attention to a Veela! I'm thrilled you liked all the little details like her purse and the wedding album, and some of her snarkier lines, because she really is fun for me to write. Probably doesn't speak very well for my own personal depth, but she does crack me up and I get a kick out of writing her self-centered side. Seriously - I think the main attraction for me with Fleur is the ways the Bill/Fleur storyline can underscore Remus/Tonks, and even before DH didn't go there, I thought it would be a lot of fun to explore R/T through some parallels of the other couple, especially as Cursebreaker!Bill and victim of Greyback!Bill fit into other major storylines. So I do hope you enjoy where I go with them -- all in the name of R/T, of course. ;)

I do firmly believe that humor makes the serious aspects of life more poignant, and it's something I've really been attempting to balance in my writing lately, so I cannot tell you how thrilled I am you think that worked in this chapter. Especially since the fun parts kept threatening to run away with me and I wasn't sure that I didn't have too much distraction going on.

And yes...most of my plans include not being very kind to them...But at least you can be sure I won't be as cruel to them as JKR was!

Thanks mucho, dear. I really really appreciate your words. :)

[gilpin25]

I'm glad you like my Inner Eye. ;) It's by cherrystonelane at papersquares and she does some great eye ones, which I (Ha!) can't resist. They do make me think of Tonks!

I've got this one, too. And a special one I'm saving for Christmas. There's a gold one, which Tonks might wear to mock Fleur, when she's in a very bad mood because you're so mean to her and the Sex God. ;)

[mrstater]

Ooh, I really like the glitter. Tonks would so coordinate her eyes to match her makeup.