Friday 30th November, 2012

Hi, everyone!

I had less on this week than I thought I would, and so Chapter 6 of "Innocent" is up a day early! :D

Here's an excerpt:

Sirius knocked gently on his old bedroom door. “Harry?” There was no response. “Can I come in, kiddo?” He waited out on the landing for a few seconds and then got impatient. If he didn’t want me to come in, he would have said something. Let’s just hope he’s a brooder like Prongs and not a shouter like Lils... or me for that matter.

 “Harry, I’m coming in,” he said, reaching for the doorknob. Sirius twisted it, only to find it stuck. He frowned and tried again, but this time, the snake’s head bit him. What in the name of Merlin’s skinny ankles...? “Did you lock the door? Harry?” He tried the door again. “This isn’t funny, kid.” With a loud sigh, he pulled his wand and tapped the door. There was a click and then it swung open.

Sirius stepped into the room as Padfoot and took a cautious sniff. He smelled dust, and a faint trace of both his and Harry’s scents, but those were at least a day old. The window wasn’t open and a glance told Sirius that it was still rusted shut. He checked under the bed and desk without hope, and even went through his old wardrobe and dressers. 

That's it for the moment! The next update will be up early next week - probably Tuesday or Wednesday. :)

Enjoy the weekend! :D

MarauderLover7.

Monday 26th November, 2012

Hi everyone!

Thank you to everyone who's had a look at and reviewed "Innocent". Chapter 5 is now published; enjoy! :D

For those interested, here's an excerpt:

Remus Lupin had thought his life was about as bad as it was possible to get. He’d spent the past month at a werewolf camp, trying to talk sense into Greyback - who was getting restless again, and had bitten a girl a month back - and had returned only a week ago, with a number of new scars for his efforts, to learn that Sirius Black, his old friend-turned-enemy, had escaped from Azkaban; very little wizarding news got through to the camps, unfortunately. As if this all wasn’t bad enough, things had become a thousand times worse by the arrival of a weary - and for the first time since Remus had known him - scared - Professor Dumbledore.

“I don’t want the Aurors here,” Remus said. “I can handle Sirius if it comes to it.”

“I’d thought as much,” Dumbledore said quietly and then fell silent.

“It doesn’t make sense!” Remus said, his voice muffled because his face was buried in his scarred hands. “Sirius-” Remus had decided long ago that he would still call Sirius ‘Sirius’, for the same reasons he had called Voldemort ‘Voldemort’. “-didn’t have to tell the muggles he was taking Harry. It would have made more sense to just kidnap him.”

“I fear Sirius may have been unhinged by his time in Azkaban,” Professor Dumbledore said, his eyes lacking their usual twinkle. “What makes sense to him may seem like insanity to us.”

The next chapter will probably be up a little earlier than usual - maybe by Saturday. :)

Happy reading!

MarauderLover7.

Tuesday 20th November, 2012

Hi everyone! :)
The next chapter of "Innocent" is up, so enjoy. :)

Here's an excerpt:

“What was that?” Harry asked.

“Dust bunny,” Padfoot said. “The house is probably infested.”

“Are they dangerous?”

“Not unless you’re carpet.” Padfoot jabbed his wand in the direction of movement on the far side of the kitchen and there was another faint squeal. Padfoot had another quick look around and strode over to a small cabinet that rested against the wall by the stairs. “Can you hold my wand, please?” Harry held it like a torch so that Padfoot could see; he shifted a few things in the cabinet and then pulled out an old newspaper and a long piece of wood. “Over here.” Harry followed his godfather to a big fireplace.

“Do you have matches?” Harry asked, watching him scrunch the newspaper up.

“I have a wand,” Padfoot said, gesturing for it. Harry passed it over immediately, eager to see more magic. A moment later, a warm fire was crackling in the grate. Padfoot used his wand to clear the floor by the fireplace and then, to Harry’s amazement, conjured a pair of bright red sleeping bags. “Do you want anything?” Padfoot asked as Harry kicked off his shoes and slid into his sleeping bag. “Food or a drink?”

“No, thanks.” They’d had sandwiches and hot chocolate on the Knight Bus on the way back. “Padfoot?” Harry asked tentatively.

“Yeah, kiddo?”

“I was... Is... is it later yet?”

The next chapter will be up next week (as usual). :)
Enjoy!
MaruaderLover7.

Tuesday 13th November, 2012

Hi all! :D
I'd like to say another big thank you to those of you that have been reading "Innocent".
The next chapter's up as of a few minutes ago, so go have a look. :)

Here's an excerpt:

“Die-where?”

“Diagon Alley,” Padfoot laughed. “It’s where Gringotts is.”

“Gringotts?”


“The bank. Just wait up a moment.” Padfoot stopped and pulled his stick out of his pocket. He started talking to himself in another language – one that sounded made up in Harry’s opinion – and then tapped his arm. 


“How did you do that?!” Harry asked, astonished. Padfoot was now blonde with blue eyes and a rounder face than he had had before.


“Hold still,” Padfoot said, tapping Harry’s head.


“What do I look like?” Harry asked excitedly. Padfoot waved his stick again and a mirror appeared. Harry took it, surveying his new face. His hair was as messy as ever, but it was a light brown colour and his eyes were blue instead of green. “How did you do that?” Harry asked again. 


“Magic,” Padfoot said, twirling his stick.


“Magic’s not real,” Harry said automatically. But how else could he have done all those things? a little voice in his head argued.

“Why not?” Padfoot asked reasonably.


“Just... because,” Harry finished lamely.

Enjoy!
MarauderLover7.

Tuesday 6th November, 2012

Hi everyone! :)
I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed "Innocent" so far. :D
As promised, the next chapter is up - as usual, follow the link on the right. :)

Here's an excerpt:

“Ow! Dudley, stop!” cried the smaller of the boys who were tussling on the grass under a large tree. The blond woman with them glanced up at the sound, shifted on the park bench and slowly lowered her pale eyes back to the magazine she was reading.

The bigger boy, Dudley, tightened his grip on a chunk of his cousin’s messy, black hair and gave him shake for good measure. “Make me,” he sang, a grin spreading across his pink face.

Harry glanced up at his aunt, who was pointedly ignoring them and then back at his tormentor. He sighed and pinched Dudley’s fat arm. His cousin howled and let go while Harry rolled away and sprang to his feet, ready to- “What did you do?” his Aunt Petunia demanded, hurrying over.

"He-He hurt me-e-e!” Dudley wailed, scrunching up his face. Aunt Petunia inspected the little red mark on his arm, kissed it better and rounded on her nephew.

"He pulled my hair,” Harry said defensively.

Also, the results to the "WHICH SUBJECT WOULD YOU BE MOST INTERESTED TO ATTEND?" poll are in, and CHARMS won. Thanks to those who voted. :)

That's it for today.

Enjoy the new chapter. :)

MarauderLover7.