Desperate Times Desperate Measure Chapter 9

[lightofdaye]

Well since I've picked up a few more friend than just Hollywoodlawn, I'd thought i'd pimp out my fic updates here as well.

So chapter 9 of my Harry/Tonks fic has gone up. I think its the most popular of my fics given the number of ratings and reviews per chapter.

http://hp.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=600025317&chapter=9

Comments

[hollywoodlawn.livejournal.com]

Aww, bless.

I think that Harry/Tonks is a fairly rare pairing, given the relatively minor popularity of her character. And it's even rarer to have a good story surrounding them and why it would make sense for them to be together in the first place, barring the usual soul-bonding plots, harem plots, and kinky one-shots.

I like the humour you bring to the story through the voice of her character. Her musings on Dumbledore were very funny. And it's good that you keep them in character, not just through what we know of them through canon, but through what kind of problems or benefits a May-December romance like this would wrought. You don't just skim over that, but make it a realistic part of their relationship. Tonks is used to being with men and here she is, essentially teaching a young teen the finer points of carnal expression. It's bound to bring about a whole host of conflicting emotions for her and you don't shy away from that. Harry isn't a master lover who has her at his beck and call. The WAFF between them is done really well.

[lightofdaye]

:-D Thanks. You really know what I'm going for here. :P I wonder why. As I've mentioned there's another Harry/Tonks fic I've read on AFF that really was the inspiration for it. It had the same plot but I felt didn't really follow through on the issues as much. For example, it had Tonks secret having fancied Harry so things went more smoothly for them. Then again it also features Harry as a Lord in the Wizarding and having a big influence there.

Still the Tonks fancying Harry thing wouldn't be so bad. If I wrote a fic where they came together more naturally I'd totally incorporate that and have Tonks' clumsiness be a part of it. Like a super-duper version of Ginny. Considering its one of the few things we know about Tonks from the canon I never got how Tonks could be a badass Auror while being so clumsy.