lumenrelegandus: (past brighter)
Remus Lupin ([personal profile] lumenrelegandus) wrote 2021-06-01 03:54 am (UTC)

[ooc: /dribbles that ball for weeks…/ For along time, had just too many FEELS to figure out how to respond :-) Still kinda true but enough's enough!]

Remus was about to start weeping. He swallowed it back, managed a smile, and dove headfirst into overthinking to forestall breakdown. "We probably don't want to say 'Uncle Remus'." Though he and Lily had both grown up in mixed households, Remus may possibly have retreated into more muggle literature than she had (or anybody). "Uncle Lupin maybe, or just Remus… but either way." Yep, a few tears rising to his eyes and he swallowed to make he got it out: "Thank you. For… I haven't had family in a while."

The idea of chasing Harry on a broom made Remus laugh. "Not on a broom myself… I'm hopeless. But I'm sure we could figure something out. Patronus charms can be put to all sorts of uses…"

She held out her hand, and Remus was frozen anew, looking at it and Harry and her and again trying not to simply start bawling—with relief and grief and joy and catharsis and plain old overload.

At last, he realised he didn't have to sort all that out right now: he just had to step closer and take her hand.

So he did.

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