Wow - this is absolutely brilliant. I love your prose style. I'm also massively impressed your excellent and very human characterisation - I feel like stuff in canon that I never quite understood makes more sense in the light of this fic, if that makes sense. :)
Thank you! I'm very glad you liked the characterization. It's something I worry about.
Oh, Space Cadet. She's a bit of a magnet for weird names. I was tempted to name her Elvendork, but I decided even rock star parents wouldn't be that cruel. (Even if it is unisex).
This fic is truly genius, truly, and is going right into my memories. I have so much love for it: Remus' beautiful, poignant sorrow, Sirius' sensible, unselfish devotion, Tonks' new life... it was all so wonderful!
The bit about penance was especially apt, for I think that Remus would feel such needless guilt. Poor thing, he might as well be Catholic!
And that last paragraph? Guh!
BTW, Space Cadet (like Moon Unit Zappa?) was another brilliant little touch as was the very way you crafted the very believable relationship between Dora and Remus.
Thank you. All the bits you've pointed out are things I was hoping to convey, and I'm so glad they came across. Hogwarts-era Sirius tends to be impulsive and slightly irresponsible, and I think it's because he relies on Remus to rein him in when needed. Here he's suddenly thrust into the role of caretaker and protector, something he's unprepared for but he rises to the occasion.
Space Cadet was totally inspired by Moon Unit. If anyone can pull off a name like that, it's Tonks :)
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Also, Space Cadet FTW!
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Oh, Space Cadet. She's a bit of a magnet for weird names. I was tempted to name her Elvendork, but I decided even rock star parents wouldn't be that cruel. (Even if it is unisex).
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The bit about penance was especially apt, for I think that Remus would feel such needless guilt. Poor thing, he might as well be Catholic!
And that last paragraph? Guh!
BTW, Space Cadet (like Moon Unit Zappa?) was another brilliant little touch as was the very way you crafted the very believable relationship between Dora and Remus.
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Thank you. All the bits you've pointed out are things I was hoping to convey, and I'm so glad they came across. Hogwarts-era Sirius tends to be impulsive and slightly irresponsible, and I think it's because he relies on Remus to rein him in when needed. Here he's suddenly thrust into the role of caretaker and protector, something he's unprepared for but he rises to the occasion.
Space Cadet was totally inspired by Moon Unit. If anyone can pull off a name like that, it's Tonks :)
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