She nodded, still close against his back, and remained like that. If he couldn't stomach water...
She accepted the wolf, and everything it was, it had been part of Remus since before she knew him - since before she was born - but what it did to his mind! It was torturous for him, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Nor could she just... wave her wand and made the effects on him disappear. There were things that even magic couldn't do.
So she offered only what she had to offer. Presence. Closeness. Company. Support. Love. Warmth. They didn't make the bad things disappear. But she thought they might help him stand up against them, even if a little.
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She accepted the wolf, and everything it was, it had been part of Remus since before she knew him - since before she was born - but what it did to his mind! It was torturous for him, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Nor could she just... wave her wand and made the effects on him disappear. There were things that even magic couldn't do.
So she offered only what she had to offer. Presence. Closeness. Company. Support. Love. Warmth.
They didn't make the bad things disappear. But she thought they might help him stand up against them, even if a little.
"I'm here. Whenever you are ready."