Saturday 26 October 2013

Saturday, October 26th 2013

Hi, everyone!
The next chapter's up (an up early!). :)

Here's the preview:

“I don’t know,” he sighed. “I think the frustration’s starting to set in... I mean, it’s been a few months now, but they still don’t have anything more than speculation, and Sirius isn’t quite as good at guessing what goes through her head as he used to be. Hopefully now that he’s working every day, he’ll find something they’ve missed, or they’ll have the time to look absolutely everywhere, and find her by chance.”

“Maybe I’ll talk to the others,” Tonks said. “They might have a suggestion that Sirius and Robards can look into.”

“I think he’d appreciate that,” Remus said, smiling. Tonk smiled back, trying half-heartedly to crush the butterflies in her chest.

Yes, she thought, I fancy Remus. The thought had her blushing, and she quickly hid behind her menu again. A lot.


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MarauderLover7.

Sunday 20 October 2013

Sunday, October 20th 2013

Hi, all! :)
The next chapter's up. :) It's one you've been waiting for for quite a while, I think...

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“You’re lucky with Mrs Phelps; she’s been a teacher here for a long time, and she’s a bit of a favourite with the kids.”

“She seems nice,” Harry offered, and Mr Benson smiled.

“It should go without saying that we want you to settle in as quickly and easily as possible,” Mr Benson said, kindly, “so if you’ve got any problems, feel free to bring them to Mrs Phelps or myself, and we’ll see what we can do to help out, all right?”

“Yeah, thanks,” Harry said. Mr Benson seemed genuine enough, but – other than Mrs Baddams – he’d had a fairly lousy run of teachers and couldn’t help but feel a little wary. Mr Benson smiled at him again, and then glanced around.

“Blaise!” he said, waving his son over. The boy – Blaise – glanced over, muttered something to his friend, and then walked across, giving Harry a curious look. “This is Harry.”


Until next week,
MarauderLover7.

Saturday 12 October 2013

Saturday, October 12th 2013

Hello, everyone!
I've finished the next chapter a day early, again, and so I've put it up, though the update day is still technically Sunday. :)

Here's the preview:

He had not expected, even in his wildest imaginings, to walk down into the kitchen and find Sirius and Harry sitting at the kitchen table, with Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy. Three (four, when Remus spotted Kreacher) of them were wearing gaudy party hats, though Sirius was the only one who didn't seem to mind his. Kreacher looked indifferent, but Remus rather suspected he'd been forbidden to take it off.

Harry was tugging at his while he alternated between talking to Draco and sending wary glances at Sirius and Snape. Draco was holding his head very still, and kept reaching for the hat, only to check the movement and drop his hands back into his lap. His pale eyes were fixed rather intently on Sirius. Snape's hat rested in a crumpled heap, by his elbow, and his expression was sour, though that may just have been because he was talking to Sirius.

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MarauderLover7.

Saturday 5 October 2013

Saturday, October 5th 2013

Hi, everyone!
I'm back, and I've managed to finish this chapter a day earlier than I'd expected. :) It's up on both sites now, so have a look if yo're interested. :)

Here's the preview:

“I’m just a trainee.”

“You’re in a position that’s easy to overlook, which makes you all the more valuable,” Dolores corrected. “We could use your opinions on the way certain events play out, and your warnings if Scrimgeour does ever attempt to separate himself from the Ministry, or worse; if he ever chooses to try to overthrow us.”

“You want me to keep you updated on happenings in the Department,” Prewett said, “in return for arranging for me to stay in the Program.”

“I think it’s quite a reasonable-”

“So do I,” Prewett said. Dolores hid her smile in her tea.


And now onto housekeeping matters:

The next update will come next Sunday (back to weekly updates) and then each Sunday after that. :)

And, I'd like to apologise for how slack I've been with responding to reviews. :( I really do appreciate the time you take to leave me a response - be it praise, or constructive criticism, or just a message to ask me to update ASAP. :) I will get around to responding to them eventually, I've just been incredibly busy, and all my fanfic time has gone into getting chapters finished. So sorry - I'll get to those when I have the time. :)


Thank you for your patience this week, while I was away. :)
Until next Sunday,
MarauderLover7.