Moony wasn't twenty-one any more. Sirius forgot that, sometimes. ... "It's a relief, in a way." Remus reached for the bottle and poured himself another drink. "I never realised how much effort it took, always hiding things and worrying about being exposed. Now there's no need for any of that."
Gah. Your observations on Remus here are so painful, and so true. Which would be more difficult? Hiding who you are, always being afraid of being found out, or dealing with open prejudice? And of course Sirius is going to see him as the 20 year old boy he knew once, not the man who's gone through so much in the interim. (Does Sirius get, even now, how hard it must have been on Remus in the aftermath of that Halloween?) You've done a great job in showing how they rebuild that relationship slowly, dealing with the old scars as well as plenty of new ones.
Molly's reaction doesn't surprise me at all - I think you've characterized her very well. As much as we see her as the loving mother for the Weasley brood, she's a bit old-fashioned and would take some time to warm up to Remus. It just shows how deeply ingrained such prejudices can become, that someone as generous as Molly would have that reaction, in spite of the glowing reports she must have gotten from the kids about Remus.
And then we have the twins, for some lovely (and much needed) comic relief combined with hero worship.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the summer at Grimmauld develops.
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"It's a relief, in a way." Remus reached for the bottle and poured himself another drink. "I never realised how much effort it took, always hiding things and worrying about being exposed. Now there's no need for any of that."
Gah. Your observations on Remus here are so painful, and so true. Which would be more difficult? Hiding who you are, always being afraid of being found out, or dealing with open prejudice? And of course Sirius is going to see him as the 20 year old boy he knew once, not the man who's gone through so much in the interim. (Does Sirius get, even now, how hard it must have been on Remus in the aftermath of that Halloween?) You've done a great job in showing how they rebuild that relationship slowly, dealing with the old scars as well as plenty of new ones.
Molly's reaction doesn't surprise me at all - I think you've characterized her very well. As much as we see her as the loving mother for the Weasley brood, she's a bit old-fashioned and would take some time to warm up to Remus. It just shows how deeply ingrained such prejudices can become, that someone as generous as Molly would have that reaction, in spite of the glowing reports she must have gotten from the kids about Remus.
And then we have the twins, for some lovely (and much needed) comic relief combined with hero worship.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the summer at Grimmauld develops.