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[godricgal]

Title: All That’s Required
Author: godricgal
Rating and Warnings: PG
Prompts: Lunascope, Room of Requirement, A Day Spent Apart, Angst
Word Count: 4863
Summary: All the years he’d spent as a slave to the moon, he’d never wished more that one could just pass him by than he did this one.
Author’s Notes: This is a bit of an experiment for me, I hope that it’s

Comments

[gijane7702]

Very nicely done. Tough combination of prompts!

Like the baby's name =)

[godricgal]

Thanks!

Glad you like the name. :)

[gilpin25]

Thought this was lovely; a very well-written and imaginative take on the prompts. I've often wondered about plots when Remus is forced to miss crucial days or events through no fault of his own, and it doesn't get much bigger than this so that leant itself perfectly to angst. And I particularly liked the idea of the Lunascope popping up at the appropriate moment - so that both of them could do a nail biting countdown with it at different times.

Again, I'm going to say that this lovely quiet style you've got lends itself so well to this - it would have been easy to make this very melodramatic, or do a wince-inducing birth scene, but I think their feelings and desperate need for him to be there come across all the better for it, and with a lot more impact.

An hour of solitude after all the commotion had receded had allowed him to realise that not a single one of the creatures he’d spent a year calling fellows could possibly be capable of feeling the pain that he felt for the death of his mentor; they took help and guidance and felt

[devonwood]

“I’m fine, love. Don’t you worry about me,” he glanced up at Molly briefly, smiling broadly, and then shifted his gaze back to Tonks. “Apparently the prospect of seeing your child for the first time is a miracle post-transformation cure.”

“Well don’t expect me to give birth every month, will you?” Tonks said dryly.

XD Poor Tonks.

I really loved how you used the prompts. When I first saw which prompts you had, I was expecting something more like a big break-up scene between them. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered it was about Tonks's pregnancy.

I've never really thought about Remus having to miss important events because of the full moon, though that is a possibility. The angst and drama was written very well. :D

[freakinwinky]

Very sweet lovely little story. I've often wondered what that would be like for them, having a baby on the night of the full moon. This story represented one of the most orriginal takes on it I've ever read. Beautifully written. Great job!

[jncar]

What a lovely story! You did a wonderful job incorporating a difficult set of prompts into a wonderfully crafted tale. And I'm so glad that you balanced the angst with a happy ending. :)

Your use of the Lunascope, with first Remus, and then Tonks, watching it anxiously was the perfect way to keep the dramatic tension going. I loved that Molly showed up, and what relief her presence gave to both of them. Molly is an underappreciated character, and it's nice to see her saving the day (or night).

I also loved the little details first in the beginning and then the middle about her pregnancy--how he loved to touch her belly, and how she was so excited when her jeans wouldn't button anymore. Good stuff.