Be the Light in My Lantern, chapter 1

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BE THE LIGHT IN MY LANTERN

Summary: In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (At long last, my Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making!)

Characters: Remus, Tonks, Sirius and

Comments

[gilpin25]

My favourite R/T read will always be the story of how they got together, and it never ceases to amaze - or intrigue - how every writer comes up with their own unique take on the facts as we know them (or think we do;)). I've been looking forward to this ever since you first said you were working on it. And 18 chapters - oh yay!

This is off to a cracking start. I like the use of the different POV; it's fun to see Tonks intrigued and wondering why, Remus being open and slightly surprised at it, and Sirius some way ahead of them both already. Straight away they seem to be discussing things that are important to them (Tonks admitting her attraction to the 'glamour' of being an Auror; the memory of James and the Sorting Hat), and it's almost a shame when Remus gets something of a wake up call when Tonks asks about her mother. LOL.

I like the way you end with the 'Nymphadora' moment as well. It's all very light and teasing, but the seeds of friendship are already there.

[starfishstar]

Hi, yay, thanks for reading! And in fact, I'm glad you think this works, because I wrote these early chapters a *long* time ago, and I imagine I'd do it quite differently if I were to start the project now - probably with much more of an eye to setting up the story invitingly in the opening chapter/s, rather than just sort of stumbling along and writing whatever came to mind next! At this point, though, the story is what it is, and, well. Point being, what I mean to say is, thanks!

18 chapters, heh. That's only Part 1 (the OotP year). The story as a whole (OotP + HBP) looks to be about 40 chapters, all told. :-)

[shimotsuki]

*happy sigh* I've been so looking forward to finally having a chance to sit down and enjoy this story -- and this first chapter is every bit as wonderful as I was expecting. Sirius had me giggling, putting his 'money' on Tonks to prevail (and by Christmas, no less!). I very much like the way you show both characters looking past the superficial details and realizing that the other has a lot more depth than a casual glance would suggest.

Loved Remus's self-assessment: "sensible when I should have been more fun, and irresponsible when I should have been setting a good example, I'd say."Thought it worked well to have Remus find himself telling Tonks all about his past this way -- it signals how comfortable he feels with her already, to let himself open up that much. And that was also a great way to show how perceptive Tonks is, that she caught on right away what all that must have been like for Remus

[starfishstar]

Hi, and thanks! I'm thrilled to know you're reading.

I'm glad this chapter works for you as an introduction to their dynamic - I wrote these early parts of the story so, so long ago, and I can no longer tell if it works!

And yup, Sirius' perspective on Remus and Tonks is a favorite thing of mine. :-) Hmm, will Sirius be proven right in some fashion, one wonders...?