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lomonaaeren) wrote2009-05-04 10:02 pm
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Progress Report 5/4
Time 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.
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And yes, I do love "Their Phoenix" as a title.
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Also, having thoroughly enjoyed Trespasses (it was the first of your stories that I read and fell madly in love with) I look forward to Sorrows whole-heartedly. Your imaginative horrors are just that, beautiful, creepy, clever and very original. I can't wait.
Phoenix sounds like a great change of pace (threesome instead of a pair) and I always love the way you portray Snape. I can only imagine how he will feel being bonded to Harry, with all the angsty drama he has involved in him. I look forward to this one especially with the psychology thrown in, you do that very well. ^___^
I really like the look of this urm, report? It sounds wonderful!
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Glad you like the horror.
Snape will roll his eyes over the angsty drama! He has to accept the bond, but he also wishes Harry would accept it, and stop acting as if his life has become to an end because he has two bonded partners. Snape is all about living with reality and accepting what you have to.
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And yes, lots of psychology.
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I wonder where Michael came from and if he is Draco's, Lucius' or has the Malfoy looks (and I guess genes) for some other reason. Maybe Draco was unfaithful to his wife at some point and the result was Michael. He could have even been unfaithful with Ginny. I'll admit though that if Harry still draws the media attention it would be hard for Michael to stay out of the newspapers and Draco would have seen him at some point. Even the simple fact that the Saviour took a child under his wing would make the front page if Rita still tries to use his popularity to boost the Prophet's sales.
As for “Difficulties of Being”, I guess this will be a story about egoism and how someone can almost ruin the others' lives.
I've always wanted to read a threesome by you because with your talent it would be interesting to see the dynamics that such a relationship presents from your PoV. I strongly hope, though, that you'll keep Snape snarky and insulting and that he won't be a bottom. I admit bottom!Snape squicks me more than just a bit. Though even if he is a bottom I'd probably still read it.
BTW, considering that the Horcrux in Harry is instrumental to his bond with Snape and Draco, does that mean that it won't be destroyed, or is it AK'ed out of him as in the books?
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I won't yet reveal where Michael came from- which is something Draco doesn't know himself when the story begins- but Harry, when he realized that Michael looked like a Malfoy, used a glamour to cover his more obvious features when they went out in public. Draco can see through the glamour because Michael is his blood.
And yes, Al almost does ruin several lives, not only his own.
Don't worry, I also find it hard to envision bottom!Snape. He'll be top, though the other dynamics of the threesome will probably merge and change in the stories.
And the Horcrux is going to be transformed rather than destroyed, probably.
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*exhaling with relief* I'm glad that Snape will not be a bottom. Don't get me wrong, I realise that in a relationship he could be topped from time to time, but I still prefer him as the dominant partner intellectually, sexually and often even in the relationship.
Well, I'll wait and see what comes of the Horcrux.
Guh, the sooner you write these two in particular the better (for me). But take your time. I'll wait patiently, I'll probably not pick any of these up before there are at least ten chapters of either.
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I think sticking strictly to top and bottom dynamics is a little silly, but at the same time, I'm influenced by what I read. And I have read many more stories with Harry and Draco in various permutations than I have read with bottom!Snape, so I'm used to seeing him as a top. It happens that neither of the two Snarry stories I've written so far involves sex, so we'll see what happens when I get into the field, as it were.
I'll let you know when I start writing them.
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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. Am I the only one who's pretty terrified of you now?
I'm very excited about all of those although I might have to wait until you post the last chapter to read, I'm not supposed to be reading WIPs :P (they make me jumpy because I want more NOW!
OK, what on earth am I doing by my computer at 8:07 in the morning when I'm already late!?
PS:tries to force his father and Harry apart You meant Draco, right?
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Hope you weren't too late, and thanks for catching that typo!
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I can't say I'm sorry about IV growing on you *g*.. I can't get enough of that one.
Lots of hugs and big thanks for sharing your hard work with us.
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*hugs back*
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And 'Our Lady of Seven Sorrows' sounds fantastically dark. I loved 'Forgive Those Who Trespass' and am looking forward to seeing what horrific situations you came up with that didn't make it into the latter! Very ominously exciting.
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I am going to enjoy writing that horror story.
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I hope Al in that story will end up being rather like Ginny in my story "Ephemera," understandable but flawed enough that the reader can see where he's going wrong.
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I sure it will be fun and will induce the nedd to smack Al across the head.
The dragons story seems fascinating and endearing, too.
As for the horror story, I'm curious. Is it novel lenght or a few chapters? Does it focus more on the creature tormenting the boys, or on the bonding with a few frights?
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"Our Lady of Seven Sorrows" will probably be a big one-shot (at least, that's the plan right now).
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'Untitled story', 'An Offering of Dragons' and 'Their Phoenix' --- they most especially sound really intriguing!!! Can't wait.
:)
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