Agreed. It is my headcanon that Molly helped Tonks out by knocking Lupin out and dragging him to the altar, and that's the only reason he was there at all.
I mean, no where in any part of what happened did I get the impression that Lupin loved her in return. None of his words or actions indicated reciprocation. In fact, he spent a great deal of time enumerating all the reasons why he and Tonks as a couple wouldn't work, and then tried to abandon her the moment he found out she was pregnant. It was Tonks who ran out after Lupin in the battle. Not once did we get any scene, or any telling later of an unseen scene, to suggest that Lupin had romantic feelings for Tonks.
I get that this is due to being stuck mostly in Harry's POV, but a better writer would have made sure to build the relationship on a foundation that included something on Lupin's part that actually made sense. One would also think that somewhere along the way one of her editors might have said "Hey, Jo, um... look. I'm just not feeling the Lupin/Tonks thing because there's not a single thing to indicate he actually loves her."
(I'm sorry, but arguing all the reasons you shouldn't be together does not equal "I love you too, but we can't be together." Unless he actually says those words or in some other way indicates this idea, then really all he's doing is making excuses because none of the people around him can comprehend that maybe, just maybe, he doesn't love her back, and so he has to make up shit off the top of his head.)
For the record: I love the vast majority of the HP series, and I like Tonks and Lupin as separate characters. Also, while I can see an argument for it, I am also not a Sirius/Remus shipper.
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I mean, no where in any part of what happened did I get the impression that Lupin loved her in return. None of his words or actions indicated reciprocation. In fact, he spent a great deal of time enumerating all the reasons why he and Tonks as a couple wouldn't work, and then tried to abandon her the moment he found out she was pregnant. It was Tonks who ran out after Lupin in the battle. Not once did we get any scene, or any telling later of an unseen scene, to suggest that Lupin had romantic feelings for Tonks.
I get that this is due to being stuck mostly in Harry's POV, but a better writer would have made sure to build the relationship on a foundation that included something on Lupin's part that actually made sense. One would also think that somewhere along the way one of her editors might have said "Hey, Jo, um... look. I'm just not feeling the Lupin/Tonks thing because there's not a single thing to indicate he actually loves her."
(I'm sorry, but arguing all the reasons you shouldn't be together does not equal "I love you too, but we can't be together." Unless he actually says those words or in some other way indicates this idea, then really all he's doing is making excuses because none of the people around him can comprehend that maybe, just maybe, he doesn't love her back, and so he has to make up shit off the top of his head.)
For the record: I love the vast majority of the HP series, and I like Tonks and Lupin as separate characters. Also, while I can see an argument for it, I am also not a Sirius/Remus shipper.