I’ve recced this story quite a while ago – and only now do I get to comment on this chapter with so much Remus-and-Sirius goodness!
It’s wonderful how you make me suddenly realise that, of course, Sirius’s resentment of Molly is due to how she (first) treated Remus, not so much (or at least not only) related to Harry – whereas it’s natural that in canon, from Harry’s perspective, we get a different impression. In general I must admire you for making everything in your writing fit perfectly with canon, while enriching it, too.
My favourite scene is probably the one with Hermione. Her interests and opinions as well as her lack of hesitation to declare them are exactly what we can expect from the Hermione we’ve got to know – and, essentially, they serve here to help us and Molly understand Remus’s situation and character better.
Above all, I can’t help loving this Remus. And it’s impossible for me to be disappointed with the nature of his relationship with Sirius (or with his rather predictable expertise in magizoology and in cleaning charms). On the contrary, I’m eager to see how the two of them will rebuild their friendship – as well as how Molly’s attitudes towards each of them will evolve. Oh, I like the detail about Remus’s Muggle job that it was illegal, too.
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It’s wonderful how you make me suddenly realise that, of course, Sirius’s resentment of Molly is due to how she (first) treated Remus, not so much (or at least not only) related to Harry – whereas it’s natural that in canon, from Harry’s perspective, we get a different impression. In general I must admire you for making everything in your writing fit perfectly with canon, while enriching it, too.
My favourite scene is probably the one with Hermione. Her interests and opinions as well as her lack of hesitation to declare them are exactly what we can expect from the Hermione we’ve got to know – and, essentially, they serve here to help us and Molly understand Remus’s situation and character better.
Above all, I can’t help loving this Remus. And it’s impossible for me to be disappointed with the nature of his relationship with Sirius (or with his rather predictable expertise in magizoology and in cleaning charms). On the contrary, I’m eager to see how the two of them will rebuild their friendship – as well as how Molly’s attitudes towards each of them will evolve. Oh, I like the detail about Remus’s Muggle job that it was illegal, too.