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THE SNOW WOLF

Summary:

While on his undercover mission to the werewolves, Remus disappears. Tonks sets out north, across countries and islands and frozen terrain, on a quest to find the man she loves and reclaim him from the clutches of a powerful magical beast. Along the way, Tonks meets many who help – or hinder – her quest, until at last she reaches the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to face the dreaded Snow Wolf himself.

Note: This chapter is dedicated to C., who – in a stage production of The Snow Queen I worked on – played the role that's equivalent to the character you'll meet in the second half of this chapter. She's an extraordinary actor, and her portrayal inspired the way I've written the character here.



( Chapter 6: North and North Again )

 

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THE SNOW WOLF

Summary:

While on his undercover mission to the werewolves, Remus disappears. Tonks sets out north, across countries and islands and frozen terrain, on a quest to find the man she loves and reclaim him from the clutches of a powerful magical beast. Along the way, Tonks meets many who help – or hinder – her quest, until at last she reaches the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to face the dreaded Snow Wolf himself.


( Chapter 3: The Two Witches of the Shetland Islands )

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THE SNOW WOLF


Summary:

While on his undercover mission to the werewolves, Remus disappears. Tonks sets out north, across countries and islands and frozen terrain, on a quest to find the man she loves and reclaim him from the clutches of a powerful magical beast. Along the way, Tonks meets many who help – or hinder – her quest, until at last she reaches the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to face the dreaded Snow Wolf himself.

(A fairy tale fusion, bringing together the world of Harry Potter with the plot of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. Or: in which I took a 19th century fairy tale that's surprisingly full of strong female characters, and added even more of them.)


Characters: Tonks, Remus, original characters/characters drawn to varying degrees from The Snow Queen, brief cameos from Dumbledore and Mad-Eye Moody

Words: 31,100 / Chapters: 7


Notes:

A fusion with The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. (Snippets of inspiration also drawn from Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu, a modern-day retelling.) You don’t need to know The Snow Queen to read this – though if you do know the original, I hope you’ll enjoy the nods and parallels throughout!

This is an AU, but takes place during HBP and slots pretty much into the chronology of canon, as long as you subtract the bits when Harry crossed paths with Tonks or Remus during HBP – they’re on a different adventure here. (Also, ignore Pottermore; in my mind, Remus and Tonks had begun at least the tentative unfurling of a romance by the end of OotP.)

My greatest of thanks to gilpin25 for betareading in such detail and being so thoughtful in response to my many questions; also to huldrejenta and nerakrose for fielding questions about Norwegian geography and language, and Scandinavian names, respectively; and to brickspace friend E for betareading early sections. An early, partial version of this story posted at rt_morelove (over a year ago!) but a lot has changed and grown since then, so I invite anyone who’s interested to read along again!


Read here, or on AO3.


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( Chapter 1: To the North )

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RAISE YOUR LANTERN HIGH

Summary: In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (My Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making! This is the second half of the story, set in the Half-Blood Prince year.)


Note: This is the final chapter of a story that has occupied much of my heart and my brain for nearly six years, and I can't quite believe this day has come! Like the great J. K. Rowling herself, I feel compelled to thank you, the reader, who have stuck with these characters until the very end.


( Chapter 22: Raise Your Lantern High )
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RAISE YOUR LANTERN HIGH

Summary: In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (My Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making! This is the second half of the story, set in the Half-Blood Prince year.)


( Chapter 20: Making a Scene )

RAISE YOUR LANTERN HIGH

Summary: In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (My Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making! This is the second half of the story, set in the Half-Blood Prince year.)


( Chapter 18: Scents of Spring )

RAISE YOUR LANTERN HIGH

Summary: In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (My Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making! This is the second half of the story, set in the Half-Blood Prince year.)


( Chapter 15: Alone Apart )

RAISE YOUR LANTERN HIGH

Summary: In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (My Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making! This is the second half of the story, set in the Half-Blood Prince year.)

( Chapter 13: Coming Together and Moving Apart )

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

Summary: It wouldn't be the Auror Christmas party without a mystery to solve, a spot of mischief, and a very well-earned slow dance.

Characters: Tonks, Remus

Words: ca. 7,000 total; this chapter (final chapter!) 1,200 words

( Chapter 4: Strangers in the Night )
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AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

Summary: It wouldn't be the Auror Christmas party without a mystery to solve, a spot of mischief, and a very well-earned slow dance.

Characters: Tonks, Remus; various minor characters

Words: ca. 7,000 total; this chapter 1,900 words

( Chapter 2: In the Mood )

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