Thanks so much for reading! I appreciate the kind words.
I'd never thought of the idea of Remus not finding out until *during* canon that Greyback was the one who bit him
I don't mean to imply I think it had to happen this way -- Remus could indeed have known already. But I think this approach is also compatible with canon, and frankly one reason I went with this interpretation is that I hadn't seen anyone write this particular idea before!
And that Tonks loses her ability to morph over this, the danger to Remus, rather than just out of sadness
Yes! I'm going to explore this more in the next chapter, but I think this is really important. I think it's her intense worry about Remus's physical and mental well-being on his mission, plus dealing with losing Sirius, and being on anti-dementor patrol in Hogsmeade all the time -- it's no wonder she can't morph.
not letting her become a weak figure who mopes for an entire year just because some guy rejected her
Yes again! I think Tonks would have been sad if Remus hadn't loved her back, but she would have been able to get over it and move on. What is dragging her down in HBP is knowing that he does love her but is still pushing her away out of that misguided sense of nobility, making both of them miserable when they don't have to be.
And she's not really weak in canon, I'd say. She's out there, saving Harry, fending off dementors, getting her job done -- even though she's sad and lonely and worried.
Moody is totally paranoid enough to develop a special untraceable copying spell. ;)
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Date: 2013-12-07 04:27 am (UTC)I'd never thought of the idea of Remus not finding out until *during* canon that Greyback was the one who bit him
I don't mean to imply I think it had to happen this way -- Remus could indeed have known already. But I think this approach is also compatible with canon, and frankly one reason I went with this interpretation is that I hadn't seen anyone write this particular idea before!
And that Tonks loses her ability to morph over this, the danger to Remus, rather than just out of sadness
Yes! I'm going to explore this more in the next chapter, but I think this is really important. I think it's her intense worry about Remus's physical and mental well-being on his mission, plus dealing with losing Sirius, and being on anti-dementor patrol in Hogsmeade all the time -- it's no wonder she can't morph.
not letting her become a weak figure who mopes for an entire year just because some guy rejected her
Yes again! I think Tonks would have been sad if Remus hadn't loved her back, but she would have been able to get over it and move on. What is dragging her down in HBP is knowing that he does love her but is still pushing her away out of that misguided sense of nobility, making both of them miserable when they don't have to be.
And she's not really weak in canon, I'd say. She's out there, saving Harry, fending off dementors, getting her job done -- even though she's sad and lonely and worried.
Moody is totally paranoid enough to develop a special untraceable copying spell. ;)