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English
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Part 5 of Sketches for a Portrait , Part 11 of Professor at Hogwarts , Part 4 of Luna's Loves
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2020-06-08
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Fearing a Figure

Summary:

In late 1993 Remus’s deserted landscapes are illuminated by an illusion that he did not grow old.

Notes:

This part in the series of Remus's attempts at a self-portrait is a single sketch. This one surprised me in summer 2007, and I made up my mind and published it only in April 2008. I'm still grateful to my incredible Ishonn for the inspiration and all the good kicks.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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Professor at Hogwarts! I spend my salary on canvas to depict deserted lands at dusk, fearing a figure will emerge: his.

Mine. In this luxury I can’t believe my life is threatened now – can’t forget we inevitably approach death. Although I hope there’s something beyond for me, I hate to see the signs of how long a way I’ve come.

Smiling to young faces, I become an awkward teenager, embarrassed about my old robes only. This extraordinary girl challenges me with her wit and visions. Luna… May I fall in love, as if I’d never loved? Never wasted my years.

Notes:

I later wrote Challenges Like These, which is set around the same time, as I had come to believe that the little story shown here was worth expanding.