Progress Report 5/4
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lomonaaerenTime for another of these, since I have a lot of new ideas.
Inter Vivos: I wish this would stop growing on me. It now looks like there may be four parts to Chapter 29, instead of three.
Providence: This, on the other hand, will probably be slightly shorter than I envisioned, about 17 or 18 chapters instead of 20. I’m very proud of the chapter that I’ll post tomorrow.
“Viper”: The sequel to “Mongoose,” which is back on the drawing board now that I’m done with my Beltane fics. I have a good, strong plot—the only drawback of which is that it requires a lot of room, as in 25,000 or 30,000 words, so I probably won’t be posting this for a few weeks. Unless I decide to post it in parts, instead of as a gigantic one-shot. Hm.
Untitled story: This fic is epilogue-compliant and AU at the same time, because it’s special like that. Harry brings all his children to see James and Al off—including his seven-year-old adopted son, Michael. Draco would like some answers about why a boy with a Malfoy face is walking next to the Chosen One.
“Difficulties of Being”: This is an epilogue-compliant one-shot from Al’s POV. As he grows up, he finds it more and more difficult to tolerate living in his father’s shadow. He wants to do things differently from Harry, but no matter what he chooses, someone always comments on his likeness to Harry. So he starts asking Harry to stop doing some things—for example, to retire from being an Auror so that Al can hunt Dark wizards independently. Harry, who loves his son and hates seeing him suffer, agrees willingly. But then Al starts falling in love with Scorpius, at the same time as Harry is falling in love with Draco. Al, in his determination both to follow his heart and not to be a copy-cat, tries to force his father and Draco apart. This goes over about as well as you would expect. This is a story where I would be more detached from my main character than normal, because Al is understandable but oh so wrong.
An Offering of Dragons: In this story, Harry is fed up with all the demands for overwork and public appearances that the Ministry is always piling on him, so he temporarily quits and takes a holiday. On a whim, he decides that he’ll visit all the major dragon sanctuaries in the world, one for each species. Imagine his surprise when he runs into Draco at the sanctuaries—not just once, but several times. Draco has taken the trip to try and teach himself something about courage, the theory being that if he can face magical creatures as dangerous as dragons then he won’t be a coward any more. Harry takes him under his wing and agrees to instruct him in bravery. Of course, Draco has something to teach Harry, too. This would be novel-length, adventure-oriented, and pretty episodic. And there would be, wonder of wonders, a minimum of angst.
“Our Lady of Seven Sorrows”: For their final test in Auror training, Harry and Draco are assigned to accompany two experienced Aurors on a journey into a haunted house, which they’ll be making safe for people to live in again. Almost at once, the horrors of the place dispatch the mentors and leave Harry and Draco on their own. They’ll be going through fire in their attempt to settle the restless spirits and resist the corrupting magic that tries to drive them apart, primarily by exploiting their distrust. Their relationship is one of mutual need here, because they have to fight back-to-back or they won’t survive. I have a head full of imaginative horrors that I never got to use in Forgive Those Who Trespass; this story will be a home for them.
“Their Phoenix”: A threesome story (Harry/Draco/Snape) that has presented itself to me for no apparent reason. This follows DH canon up until the point where Voldemort confronts Snape in the Shrieking Shack, but this time Voldemort has figured out who the real master of the Elder Wand is and plans to kill both Draco and Snape at the same time (Snape just to be safe). Harry, in desperation, intervenes, and his desire to save Draco and Snape—because Dumbledore would have wanted him to—combines with the Horcrux in him, and the Dark Marks on Snape and Draco, in intensely weird ways. The explosion of magic destroys Voldemort, but also leaves Draco and Snape with strong ties to Harry, magical bonds that mean they’re deeply interested in protecting him and can, if Harry permits it, have access to his emotions and memories. Harry is horrified and doesn’t know what to do, because he sees the bonds like slavery. Snape and Draco try to tell him they don’t, but Harry is convinced they’re only saying that for the same reasons house-elves would, because they don’t understand what the bonds are doing to them. This will give me a chance to play with psychology and people coping with hard situations that they can’t change, which, of course, I never turn down.
I’m really looking forwards to some of these.
Inter Vivos: I wish this would stop growing on me. It now looks like there may be four parts to Chapter 29, instead of three.
Providence: This, on the other hand, will probably be slightly shorter than I envisioned, about 17 or 18 chapters instead of 20. I’m very proud of the chapter that I’ll post tomorrow.
“Viper”: The sequel to “Mongoose,” which is back on the drawing board now that I’m done with my Beltane fics. I have a good, strong plot—the only drawback of which is that it requires a lot of room, as in 25,000 or 30,000 words, so I probably won’t be posting this for a few weeks. Unless I decide to post it in parts, instead of as a gigantic one-shot. Hm.
Untitled story: This fic is epilogue-compliant and AU at the same time, because it’s special like that. Harry brings all his children to see James and Al off—including his seven-year-old adopted son, Michael. Draco would like some answers about why a boy with a Malfoy face is walking next to the Chosen One.
“Difficulties of Being”: This is an epilogue-compliant one-shot from Al’s POV. As he grows up, he finds it more and more difficult to tolerate living in his father’s shadow. He wants to do things differently from Harry, but no matter what he chooses, someone always comments on his likeness to Harry. So he starts asking Harry to stop doing some things—for example, to retire from being an Auror so that Al can hunt Dark wizards independently. Harry, who loves his son and hates seeing him suffer, agrees willingly. But then Al starts falling in love with Scorpius, at the same time as Harry is falling in love with Draco. Al, in his determination both to follow his heart and not to be a copy-cat, tries to force his father and Draco apart. This goes over about as well as you would expect. This is a story where I would be more detached from my main character than normal, because Al is understandable but oh so wrong.
An Offering of Dragons: In this story, Harry is fed up with all the demands for overwork and public appearances that the Ministry is always piling on him, so he temporarily quits and takes a holiday. On a whim, he decides that he’ll visit all the major dragon sanctuaries in the world, one for each species. Imagine his surprise when he runs into Draco at the sanctuaries—not just once, but several times. Draco has taken the trip to try and teach himself something about courage, the theory being that if he can face magical creatures as dangerous as dragons then he won’t be a coward any more. Harry takes him under his wing and agrees to instruct him in bravery. Of course, Draco has something to teach Harry, too. This would be novel-length, adventure-oriented, and pretty episodic. And there would be, wonder of wonders, a minimum of angst.
“Our Lady of Seven Sorrows”: For their final test in Auror training, Harry and Draco are assigned to accompany two experienced Aurors on a journey into a haunted house, which they’ll be making safe for people to live in again. Almost at once, the horrors of the place dispatch the mentors and leave Harry and Draco on their own. They’ll be going through fire in their attempt to settle the restless spirits and resist the corrupting magic that tries to drive them apart, primarily by exploiting their distrust. Their relationship is one of mutual need here, because they have to fight back-to-back or they won’t survive. I have a head full of imaginative horrors that I never got to use in Forgive Those Who Trespass; this story will be a home for them.
“Their Phoenix”: A threesome story (Harry/Draco/Snape) that has presented itself to me for no apparent reason. This follows DH canon up until the point where Voldemort confronts Snape in the Shrieking Shack, but this time Voldemort has figured out who the real master of the Elder Wand is and plans to kill both Draco and Snape at the same time (Snape just to be safe). Harry, in desperation, intervenes, and his desire to save Draco and Snape—because Dumbledore would have wanted him to—combines with the Horcrux in him, and the Dark Marks on Snape and Draco, in intensely weird ways. The explosion of magic destroys Voldemort, but also leaves Draco and Snape with strong ties to Harry, magical bonds that mean they’re deeply interested in protecting him and can, if Harry permits it, have access to his emotions and memories. Harry is horrified and doesn’t know what to do, because he sees the bonds like slavery. Snape and Draco try to tell him they don’t, but Harry is convinced they’re only saying that for the same reasons house-elves would, because they don’t understand what the bonds are doing to them. This will give me a chance to play with psychology and people coping with hard situations that they can’t change, which, of course, I never turn down.
I’m really looking forwards to some of these.
