Inspiration: "I want to sing" by Regina Spektor...listen and love...
They sat again at the table in Grimmauld Place. This time Sirius was not with them. They drink wine tonight, in his memory.
"Have you ever been in love?"
"Twice."
"Was it hard?"
"Sometimes."
"What happened?"
"It was a crazy world back then. A lot of us lost people we loved."
"I'm sorry."
"There is nothing you could have done to change it."
"I loved a boy at Hogwarts once. But he wanted me to stay at home and I wanted to be an Auror."
"It would have been a better life."
She shakes her head, "No, it would have been an easy life. But not better."
"Do you believe your life is better being in the middle of this war?"
"But what kind of a life is living in fear. To watch from the sidelines and have no choice in if and when you may die. To know you can help but to choose not to. I would not call that a better life. Perhaps ignorant but never better."
She raises her voice slightly.
He raises his glass to her, "Well said Tonks. What is life without the ability to choose our own fate?"
She leans forward, allowing herself to fall into his arms, "And I wouldn't have met you."
"Yes, and what would your life be without me?"
She smiles softly, "Never better."
love is a dangerous pastime
caught between madness and gladness of flight
nothing is wrong and nothing is right
falling asleep in your arms every night
So, Remus said he's loved twice, guess who the other is...so yeah, I threw in a subtle hint of Remus actually acknowledges his feelings for Tonks.
And liljunebug and bluesea14, you dont even need me to tell you how much I appreciate your reviews! They keep me going so thanks for the inspriation! And to anyone else reading and enjoying the story, I'd love to hear from you too.