[Kaleidoscope update] And Yet So Far

[shimotsuki]

I can't believe it has taken me since December to finish this chapter of Kaleidoscope. Actually, part of the problem is that the iceberg has calved yet again -- I posted an earlier draft of half of the first scene at rt_morelove in January under the title Taking Leave, but (because Remus just won't get on with it and leave, darn him ;) ) that title now

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[shimotsuki]

Ha, I've had it in my head forever that the tea-and-sympathy chapter was also going to be the Remus-leaves chapter, and in this one I finally managed to get to tea-and-sympathy (hooray) -- so I was bound and determined to send Remus off. Except, I'd pushed past 6000(!) words, with no end in sight, and I realized that (a) it was disproportionately long for a Kaleidoscope installment, and (b) the Patronus change was crying out to be a final scene. So here we are, and Remus hasn't left yet, lol. At least this means I have a 1500-word head start on the next one?

I'm happy about the things you've picked up on here! Such as Remus displaying his cut-and-run coping (or, not-coping) strategy. Or Tonks having to call on her inner Hufflepuff and stick things out. And I'm glad you liked the wolf Patronus scene, which was a lot of fun to write.

Thanks also for the encouraging words about the title! You know how I feel about titles, lol, and since this used to be part of "Taking Leave," I didn't even realize it was going to need a title of its own until the night I decided it was ready to post.