Title: Messages
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shimotsukiRating & Warnings: PG, for mild profanity
Prompts: time away from work; “Well...all right. I’ll try and help. But it’ll have to wait...I’m afraid. I have a lot to do before the holidays. I chose a very inconvenient time to fall ill.”-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Word Count: 3841 words
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It seems like Tonks would have enough sense to vary her disguises enough that she didn't always look like a girl her age, or sit in the same place
Thanks for making this point. In my mind Tonks was changing her face rather drastically from day to day (including age), but I realized after seeing your comment that Rabastan's remark about "almost always a girl in the pub" doesn't mesh with that, so I made a small edit, heh. Tonks has been varying her seat, her drink order, and her activity, though, so it wasn't until Travers noticed there was always a pregnant woman around that he put the pieces together.
I'm planning to write another fic someday about how the taxi thing came about. (Compared to all the people hiding in the woods, Remus is actually rather proud of being able to do something to support his family this year, not to mention sneaking Muggle-borns out of the country when the opportunity arises!)
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I think there is potential for some very interesting dynamics between Remus and Andromeda, so I'm glad you liked the way that worked here.
I'm really surprised we didn't see more examples of two-way mirrors in the books...they're like wizarding cell phones!
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Thank you so much for such a lovely review. The things you've commented on about the different characters are some of the major things I was hoping to do with this story, so I'm very happy that they stood out to you.
Ted. I love the idea that he wasn't permanently on the run -- I really don't understand why Ted didn't leave the country and go somewhere that was actually safe. So I decided to play with the idea that he wanted to stay close enough to be able to go home sometimes. (Also, being in touch with Ted would make DH year slightly less sucky for the Tonks-Lupin family, which I think they totally deserve.)
As for McGonagall's mirror, I didn't intend anything too exciting with that, heh. She's pretty isolated up there at Hogwarts with Death Eaters watching her every move, so she'd probably get one for talking to someone useful in the Order...
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And Andromeda is...such a Black!!(but I mean it in the nicest way possible;))
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I enjoyed all of this, I think Tonks's emotions were probably exactly what she felt; she would want her baby, but feel annoyed with herself at the same time. I was rather amused that Rabastan freed her just so he could annoy Bella later, it's a good image. I think your Remus was really very sweet and the mirrors were an excellent idea. This was so lovely!
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Rabastan was sort of changing his mind about letting Tonks go when she Portkeyed out of there... *shudder* But I do like to imagine him sniping at Bellatrix, and vice versa.
Thanks so much for the kind words.
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