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Inspiration: The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder - Virginia Woolfe
"What are you afraid of?"
He shrugged his shoulders and set the bottle of fire whiskey down. Sirius was passed out on the stool next to him.
"Before Hogwarts I was afraid of being alone. My mother, she loved me but she was afraid I'd get hurt. She taught me to be independent and never need anyone. It simply made me even more afraid of never having anyone."
"What happened?"
"I don't know. I was afraid for a very long time but then I met Sirius and James and even Peter and Lily. And I wasn't afraid of being alone while I was at Hogwarts."
"Then what happened?"
"I lost everyone who kept me from being alone. And I realized my mother had been right. Being alone is inevitable. People die, they move away, or they simply stop caring. In the end, you have only yourself. I wasn't ever afraid after that."
"You don't have to be alone Remus. There are always people."
He gave her a sad smile, "You are still young Tonks. You do not know the tragedy of a long life."
She gave his hand a squeeze hoping it was some comfort for his lonesome life.
And to my reviewers—
Bluesea14: I love run on sentences, keep 'em up!
Phantom of Fragrance: thanks, hopefully I'll chug out lots more :)
Maybethedreamisdreamingus: very interesting name (so sweet!) but you should know, fluff is my middle name!
And thanks for reading to anyone else!