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Remus John Lupin (chocoholic_wolf) wrote in wished,
@ 2009-08-02 00:40:00

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!1997: 08, !incomplete, nymphadora tonks, remus lupin

WHO: Remus and Tonks
WHAT: Remus wants to comfort Tonks about the loss of Moody
WHEN: Just after the 7 Potters Battle
WHERE: The Burrow (at least to start)
RATING: PG-13?

Remus still couldn't believe it... Moody, Hagrid, and even little Hedwig.. gone. He paced back and forth for a bit, trying to clear his head as everyone at the Burrow made their assessment of their injuries and losses. After all was said and done though, Remus found himself staying slightly distanced from the main group as they comforted each other.

He wandered into the kitchen, fixed two mugs of tea, then quietly went in search of the one person he desperately wanted to talk to. However, he figured he was probably the last person she wanted to see after everything that had happened over the past few months. Remus sighed and gathered his Gryffindor courage, then went in search of Tonks.

"Brought you some tea," he murmured softly, offering the mug to her. "I'm so sorry about Alastor... I know you two were very close."

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nymphadarling
2009-08-02 08:53 pm UTC (link)

Moody was dead.

Even in her wildest dreams, Tonks had not imagined a world where Alastor Moody might be gone, taken out by Voldemort no less. As far as she was concerned, he had been practically invincible, and as she sat there halfway up the staircase running between the first and second floors of the Burrow, hidden away by the railing, she tried to acknowledge the reality of Moody being dead and converge it with the world as she knew it. It wasn't working.

She was in some form of shock, she was aware of that much, and she knew Moody would have told her to toughen up and stop being a little girl about his death, which made her ashamed of the tears that were running down her face without her consent. She was silent, staring blankly in front of her at a wall or a door or whatever that blurry shape happened to be.

When something obscured that blurry shape, she forced herself to bring her eyes back into focus, though her vision still swam with tears. She saw the mug and the hand connected to it first, and she gripped the handle with trembling fingers. As she looked to see the face connected to the hand with the mug of tea, her mouth opened, but no sound came out.

Remus. The cause of the emptiness that had been inside of her, eating away at everything she was for the past year. Not anymore, or at least that feeling would be given a reprieve, replaced however temporarily by the aching guilt and loneliness from Moody's death that seemed to fill her chest and spread out across her body, making her feel as if she had been filled with lead. She'd thought there had been no worse feeling in the world than knowing Remus was out there somewhere, risking his life amongst the werewolves for what she thought was a hopeless mission. She'd been wrong.

Swallowing dryly, she blinked back tears and curled her cold fingers around the mug, absorbing its heat. "Thank you," she said in a tiny, miserable voice, the only response she could think of.

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chocoholic_wolf
2009-08-02 10:46 pm UTC (link)

Remus stood there for a moment, struggling to decide what (if anything) to say next. He waved in place for a moment, uncertain if he should stay or if he should give Tonks her space. In the end though, he quietly sat down beside her and cupped his hands around his own mug.

"I never expected that we'd lose him," he said quietly. "Alastor thought the world of you. And he made certain that I knew his opinion of my actions this past year..."

Remus paused and sipped his tea, looking up from the floor to glanced over at her. "If you need anything..."

	chocoholic_wolf 2009-08-04 01:56 am UTC (link)
	He followed her gaze and nodded quietly. She wants to talk... that's a good sign. Remus removed his arm from around her shoulders, but reached out to gently take hold of her hand. Right now, just that little bit of physical contact was helping immensely to keep him from losing his nerve. "Probably a good idea. Where would you like to go?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nymphadarling 2009-08-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	She froze when he removed his arm, but when he took her hand, her shoulders relaxed a little. The physical contact helped her immensely too. "I don't know." Tonks hesitated. "My place?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chocoholic_wolf 2009-08-04 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Remus called out to Molly to let her know that he and Tonks were leaving, just so no one would wonder where they'd disappeared to. He gently squeezed Tonks' hand, paused, then pulled her into a hug and apparated them both to her flat. "Sorry... I probably should've asked before just apparating us both here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chocoholic_wolf 2009-08-07 12:49 am UTC (link)
	"I promise," he murmured, leaning down to kiss her again. Remus sighed quietly and gently rubbed his hand up and down her back. He smiled and closed his eyes, resting his head against hers. "I've missed you, Dora. I've missed us." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)