More Than Friends (Part Two)

[katyhasclogs]

After a very enjoyable meal, Remus and I started on sorting out the Book Lice.

“They’re fairly easy to get rid of,” said Remus as we entered the dining room, “Especially if you catch them early, which we haven’t, unfortunately.  Dad can’t bear to exterminate them - he thinks they’re interesting.  Never marry a Magi-zoologist, Tonks; you’ll spend

Comments

[dolorous_ett]

*does first review dance*

This is lovely. It's so nice to see Remus having some part of his life that is happy and a source of happiness (despite his mother's horrible illness). The house is a delight, and the backstory is great fun too.

Like Tonks, your Remus won me over, one small but charming gesture at a time. Great stuff.

[katyhasclogs]

*joins in the dance*

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked the backstory, since the whole fic is more or less a vessel for all the lovely backstory I have in my head, lol. And yes, home is a happy place for Remus, a bit of a refuge, somewher he can always go if he needs to.

Like Tonks, your Remus won me over, one small but charming gesture at a time. Great stuff.

It's really nice to get the perspective of someone who isn't specifically an R/T shipper and I'm really glad he won you over. One of the great things about Remus IMO is that he has no idea how charming he is. ;)

[shimotsuki]

I'm so glad you were able to finish this! I really enjoyed meeting Ralph again and getting to see more of his lovely house.

Tonks is just great here -- it doesn't take her long at all to get from dismay at the thought of Remus having feelings for her, to disappointment when she realizes he isn't going to kiss her! I like her analytic voice, trying to figure out what she's really thinking and what she should do. The curse subplot works really well too, as a reason for Tonks to need to talk to Remus, and as an example of her being a competent Auror.

And the ending makes me want to cheer!

[katyhasclogs]

Oh thank you!

I have to admit, I'm very fond of Ralph and his house, so I'm very glad you like them too. And I'm really glad that Tonks' voice worked for you, as first person in fanfic cn very easily go wrong. The curse subplot was originally only a veicle to get her there, but it quickly grew into something more important. I struggled to get it to fit with the rest of the story, so I'm glad you liked it.

the ending makes me want to cheer!

I was going to make it more ambiguous, but decided that would just be too cruel. ;)

[mrstater]

Oh, what a great little story this is! Congrats to you for persevering and finishing it, and especially congrats for writing your longest fic to-date

[katyhasclogs]

Oh, what a great little story this is! Congrats to you for persevering and finishing it, and especially congrats for writing your longest fic to-date!

Oh thanks! I can't beleive how long it's taken me - this fic just grew and grew, I thought I'd never get to the end!

I liked so much about this fic it's hard to know where to start, much like Tonks' dilemma. ;) Which I guess means I should start with her narrative voice, which I just loved.*blushes* You're so sweet! I'm so glad you liked Tonks' voice, since I went to great lengths to get it right. It was interesting trying to balance her very colloquial style with the necessary amount of more formal narrative. (Not sure if that last sentance made any sense at all, lol) It was great fun writing all her musings on Remus' behaviour, especially since Remus, bless him, was completely oblivious

[gilpin25]

I'm so glad you got this done and I hope you're really chuffed with it

[katyhasclogs]

Oh wow! What a lovely review! Thanks. :)

I'm really glad you liked the backstory bits, because there was an awful lot of it, and I'm well aware that it's inclusion was pretty gratuitous, lol.

I'm glad the mystery element worked for you too, since I was really worried about it. It started as just a way to get Tonks to Remus' house, but then I couldn't just abandon it with no conclusion, and the whole thing just grew and grew. I was so worried that it felt stuck on and had no real relevence to the rest of the story, so yeah, really releived it seemed to work.

Yay! for your longest fic, and what I think is your best one yet.:D

Seriously? Wow. I'm so surprised that everyone's been so complimentary, because I really thought it must be quite rushed and rubbish. You have no idea how shocked and happy that comment has made me. Thank you.

Next time you're dithering over getting a prompt or not, I shall just remind you of how worthwhile it was this time. ;)LOL. But I feel really guilty when I miss the deadlines (which I always do

[sspring92]

I really enjoyed the 1st person narrative. Lots of little touches that I really liked. I loved the book names! Very inventive, kind of makes me wish I could read them. I also liked Tonks being competent in her investigative skills and deductive reasoning. She is an Auror after all. I feel a lot of fics portray her as too clumsy and too naive.

Thanks so much for posting!

[katyhasclogs]

Oh I'm glad you liked the 1st person - it's a bit nerve-wracking to use it in fanfic, since if you get it wrong it's dead obvious.

I had such fun with the book titles! The Readers Digest one is real (I own a 1979 edition complete with very seventies fashion in the diagrams) but I hope the others seem like they could be found on the shelves of Flourish and Blots.

I'm pleased Tonks' competance stood out too; I was very conscious about making sure she wasn't being too reliant on Remus since I think they're very much a partnership of equals.

Thanks so much for your kind review.