Sunday, March 31st 2013

Happy Easter everyone. :)

The next chapter's up for you to read, so check it out. :) There are a few things in this one that you've all been waiting for. :)

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“Go home,” Remus said.

“What?”

“Go home,” he repeated. “Surprise Keith or something. Have a break.” She looked tempted but shook her head.

“I can’t! I’m here to work-”

“It’s one o’clock now. We’ve got ten minutes until lunch and then a few more hours of walking this same route.” Remus couldn’t wait until the new year, when he’d no longer have to do it. “You won’t be missing much.”

“Last time I left early Sirius showed up,” Dora said, frowning.

“Personally, I think that probably traumatised him as much as it did me,” Remus said, giving her a small smile. She slipped on a patch of concealed ice and he caught her arm without breaking pace. She grinned and thanked him. “It’s all right. He’ll be lying low for a while yet.”

“But-”

“Go on,” Remus said. “I’ve had you cover my missed shifts more times than I can count. I can handle a few hours alone.”

Until Wednesday. :D

MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, March 27th 2013

Hi, all. :)

It's that time of the week again: Wednesday! You know what that means by now, I'm sure. :) I'd like to say an enormous thank you to everyone for such positive feedback with the last chapter. :D And announce the release of the next chapter. :)

Here's the preview:

Padfoot was late home the next morning. He Flooed home just after nine, when Harry was about to go through the fire himself to see what was going on. He was supporting a pale, semi-conscious Moony and sporting a set of painful looking cuts around his nose and mouth. Harry ran forward to help and together, they managed to get Moony into one of the chairs.

“Morning,” Padfoot said, touching a cut close to his eye. His hand came away bloody.

“Morning,” Harry said, hurrying over to the pantry. His hand closed around a bottle of Dittany.

“Oh, brilliant,” Padfoot said, spotting it. “Do you mind doing it? I can’t really see...” Harry unscrewed the bottle while Padfoot took a seat and tilted his head back. Harry sat on the table and carefully dripped Dittany into each of the cuts. It was obvious now, that they were bite marks.

“There,” he said, as the cuts hissed and closed over. One on the side of Padfoot’s nose left a scar but the rest healed seamlessly.

“Cheers, kiddo.”

“Is Moony-?”

Enjoy! :D

MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, March 20th 2013

Happy Wednesday everyone. :D Hopefully you're enjoying the week so far - here's something to keep you entertained. :)

The preview:

Remus thought for a moment. “The worst one is probably the Floo – this was after nearly three days without sleep, mind, because of the Program, and also the war. Sirius fell asleep in the Floo on the way to training, missed the Ministry and ended up in a little old witch’s cottage in Somerset. We were all frantic – James in particular, because they always met in the atrium and then went to training together – thought he might have been intercepted by Death Eaters or something-”

“Maybe he was,” Tonk suggested, though privately, she admired Remus; to be able to talk about something like that in an amused, even fond way was nothing short of astounding. She generally cursed Sirius’ name when she spoke about him, if she spoke about him at all. When she said this to Remus, he smiled.

“It’s not admirable at all, really,” he said. He offered her another small smile. “I actually have trouble remembering that I’m supposed to hate him, sometimes. It can be very confusing.”

“Have you ever woken up somewhere strange?”

“More times than I can count. Two weeks ago, I woke up in the forest behind my house.”

She grinned. “Sleepwalking, eh?”

“Something like that,” he agreed, with a return grin.

Feel free to let me know what you think in a review, or just in a comment on here. :)

Until next time. :)

MarauderLover7.

Sunday, March 17th 2013

Hi everyone. :)
It's Sunday again, and you know what that means. :)

Here's a preview:

“With them?” Harry asked tentatively.

“In their graves, kiddo,” Padfoot said and then glanced at Moony. “I assume-” Padfoot cleared his throat and paused for a moment. “-they were buried?”

“In Godric’s Hollow,” Moony said, nodding.

Where we lived, Harry thought. He wondered if their house was still there, and if it was, whether they’d take him to see it. Part of him was curious, wanting to see the place where so many funny stories were set, and another part of him didn’t want to go anywhere near it, because of what had happened there.

“Can-” Harry began and then bit his lip. “Can we maybe, I mean- if it’s not-” He took a deep breath. “Could we visit, maybe?” he said in a rush.

“Of course,” Padfoot said at once. “Now that we know where to find them, we can go whenever you’d like.”

“You’ll have to be careful,” Moony said. “Malfoy’s got someone stationed there full time.”

Enjoy! :D

Until Wednesday,

MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, March 13th 2013

Hi everyone. :)
It was looking doubtful for a little while but I've stayed up a bit later than intended and managed to finish the chapter. It's up for you to peruse at your leisure. :)

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“Jordan, name one of the twelve properties of dragon’s blood.” Jordan - who had, until that moment, been laughing at something one of the Weasleys said – jerked and looked up. 

“Uh...” he said. “Well, my Dad got into this fight in the Leaky Cauldron once and he put dragon’s blood – I mean, it was a steak, but steaks have blood, right? – on his face to make it better.”

“I asked for a property of dragon’s blood, not your father’s life story,” Severus snapped, and took five points from Gryffindor.

“He gave you a property though!” one of the insufferable Weasley brats piped up.

I'll be interested to know what you make of the chapter - there are quite a few (in my opinion) interesting developments. :) Let me know what you think - I'm curious what theories will come of this one. :)
Until next time. :)
MarauderLover7.

Sunday, March 10th 2013

Hi everyone! :D
The next chapter is up, so have a look. :) I'll be interested to hear what you think...

Here's a preview:

“Lucius?” Narcissa knocked once on her husband’s study door and then pushed it open. Lucius was sitting at his desk – that was hardly surprising – but what did surprise her was the man standing before the desk. “Hello, Severus,” she said, arching an eyebrow.

“Narcissa,” he said, bowing slightly. Narcissa gave Lucius a suspicious look but he didn’t see it; he only sought Severus’ counsel when something was troubling him, or if there was something wrong with Draco. Since she knew Draco was currently harassing Dobby in the kitchen – though she’d told him not to treat the elf that way – and was therefore perfectly happy, it was obviously the former.

“Is everything all right?” she asked, going to stand beside Lucius. She picked up his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

That's it for the moment. :)

Hope you've had good weekends. :)

MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, March 6th 2013

Hi everyone!
It's Wednesday, and you know what that means... :D A new chapter! :D

Here's a preview:

“Black,” Matt whispered, leaning toward him. Remus baulked.

“What? No-” Matt frowned and held up a hand. “I-”

“Please just let me talk.” Remus took a deep breath, unable to believe what was happening.

“All right,” he said cautiously.

“I know what Potter - Harry – smells like, from when I dropped a change of robes at St Mungo’s for you.” Remus didn’t say anything. “And then, he escaped. Black spirited him away with his evil powers, or whatever it was the Prophet said. Also according to the Prophet, neither of them have been spotted since.”

“Sirius has always been cunning,” Remus mumbled.

“Not cunning enough, apparently,” Matt said quietly, “because ever since St Mungo’s, you’ve smelled like Harry and someone else, who I’d bet my magic is Sirius Black.” Remus didn’t know what to say. He opened his mouth and closed it several times.

Enjoy! :D I'll post again on Sunday. :)

Bye!

MarauderLover7.

Sunday, March 3rd 2013

Hi everyone!
The next chapter is up as scheduled.

Here's a preview:

Remus took a deep breath, squeezed his wand for reassurance and opened Marlene’s front door. It swung open soundlessly to show a white walled hallway with pale floorboards. The only thing in sight that wasn’t neutrally coloured was a large, faded Gryffindor banner.

He’d been here before – while he and Marlene had never been particularly close, he’d felt obliged to visit her once or twice a year – and so knew his way around reasonably well. It was only now, however, that he realised that the layout of Number Thirteen was identical to that of Number Twelve; there was a door on either side of the hallway and further ahead on the right he could see the staircase that went up to the rest of the house and on the left he could see the one that went down to the kitchen.

“Homenum Revelio,” he whispered.

The entire hallway fell into darkness – to Remus’ eyes at least – and the walls and floors became little more than faint, almost transparent outlines. Someone glowed bright orange, like a fire, from the room to Remus’ left, but the rest of the house was empty. He hoped it was Sirius.

Check for the next one on Wednesday. :)

Until then,

MarauderLover7.