Wednesday, February 27th 2013

Hi all! :D
Chapter 24 is up!

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“One of us will meet you there. If we’re not there by seven o’clock tonight, find Snape.” Harry’s face scrunched up and Remus got a whiff of dislike and was it... fear? “Harry.”

“Yeah, all right,” he said, but he didn’t look happy about it. It was a very James-ish look. “Will you get Padfoot?”

“I’ll do what I can.” Remus hugged him, aware that this could possibly be the last time he ever saw Harry – unless someone decided to let Harry visit him and Sirius in Azkaban, which was highly unlikely – and then gripped his wand firmly and headed for the door. “Ten minutes!” he called over his shoulder.

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MarauderLover7.

Sunday, 24 February 2013

Hi everyone!
This post is just to tell you the next chapter of "Innocent" is up. :D

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“Where have you been?” Prewett whispered as Tonks sidled into the room, late. Scrimgeour glanced at her, and then his yellow eyes flicked over to where Mad-Eye was standing, looking like he’d been there the whole time. Tonks waited until Scrimgeour was distracted by a question from the Brown boy.

“Let’s just say I know where the ‘Mad’ in ‘Mad-Eye’ comes from,” she muttered. Marlene turned away, hiding a smile; James had said something very similar after he and - Marlene forced herself to think the name - Sirius’ first proper lesson with the Auror.

“He stopped to interrogate the wizard who checks wands in the atrium, and then he took us down to Broom Regulation and Control to throw off anyone who might want to follow us - for Merlin knows what reason! - to ask whether there were any laws about putting enchantments on your own broomstick.”

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MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Hi everyone!
As I said last time, the next chapter of "Innocent" is up today. You can get there via the link on the right. :D

Here's a preview of the new chapter:

"I had him reading the wards again to find out where you’d got to! I thought you knew better than to just go wandering off, especially without leaving me a note! Did you forget about Hedwig?” Harry had and was sure Padfoot could read that right off of his face. “Don’t you remember what happened last time you went in the Floo!?”

“Yes, I remember,” Harry snapped. His shock at finding Padfoot home early - and supremely irritated - had vanished and his bad mood had returned. Padfoot looked taken aback at his tone and then frowned. 

“Don’t get shirty with me, Harry. I asked you not to leave the house, I trusted you to do what you were told-”

“It wasn’t my fault!” Padfoot arched an eyebrow. 

“Oh, really? Whose fault was it, then? Mine? Moony’s? Kreac-” Snape chose that moment to step out of the fireplace. Padfoot’s wand was at his throat in an instant.

That's it for the moment - I hope you enjoy it! :D
I'll probably be sticking to my Wednesday-Sunday posting schedule, so have a look on the weekend! :D
MarauderLover7.

Sunday, 17th February 2013

Hi everyone!
I hope you've had good weekends so far. :) I've just put up the next chapter of "Innocent" for you to peruse at your leisure... :D Thank you to everyone who's still reading, and a bigger thank you to those of you who've left reviews. :)

Here's a preview of Chapter 21:

He squinted, trying to make out the figure in the dim glow of the street light. He couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman, how old they were, or how tall. He couldn’t even tell what they were wearing; they just looked like a shadow. Probably just a muggle salesman, he thought, trying to calm himself down.

Odd hours to come at, but that’s fine. The figure moved as Harry watched and then extended an arm. Harry assumed it was to tug on the string that rang the doorbell. They’ll go away when no one answers.

The sound of the front door opening, and the sound of someone stepping onto the squeaky floorboard just inside the door, drifted up the stairs. Harry thought he might be sick. Gripping his wand so tightly his knuckles were white, he ran out onto the landing and peered over the banister where he could see the end of the ground floor hallway illuminated by the lamps that came on whenever someone entered the house. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekends. :) The next update will be on Wednesday, so have a look then. :)

Bye!

MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, 13th February 2013

Hi everyone!
I hope you're all well. :) As promised, the next chapter is up! :D Here's an exciting fact: "Innocent" has surpassed "White Flags"'s wordcount! :D

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“Sit,” he said. She perched tentatively on the couch. “None of that. Put your feet up, or lie down.” She stared at him. “While you’re my trainee, you’re to treat this house - or any house I’m living with - as your own. You can choose one of the guest rooms and use it when you want. You can use my laundry room and my kitchen but if you eat something, you replace it.”

She nodded, stunned. “You’d trust me?” Everything she’d ever heard about Moody suggested he was an incredibly private, incredibly paranoid man.

“We’ll be working together for the next three years,” he said bluntly. She noticed he hadn’t said yes. “I don’t want any of this tip-toeing around each other. You have a question, ask it. You want to say something, say it. Am I clear?”

“Yes,” she said, remembering to leave off the ‘sir’ at the last moment. She had a feeling, if Mad-Eye really was as forward as he was acting, that they’d get along just fine.

Enjoy this chapter - the next one will be up in a few days, as usual. :)

Until next time!

MarauderLover7.

Saturday, 9th February 2013

Hi everyone!
The next chapter is up as promised - it's Sunday here, but Saturday everywhere else, I think, so I'm sorry about that - I keep forgetting to factor time differences into things...

Here's a quick peek:

“Bye, Mum!” she called. She got a sleepy reply from her parents’ bedroom - Dad had already left but Mum probably wouldn’t be up for another hour - and then, pausing only to check her appearance in the hallway mirror, tossed Floo Powder into the fireplace and said, “Ministry of Magic!”

The flames began to clear and then she stopped moving altogether. Tonks stepped out, tripped on her hem and fell flat on her face in the Ministry atrium. A brilliant start to the day, she thought, dazedly, letting a twitchy little wizard help her off the polished wood floor.

“Thank you,” Tonks said, staring around. She’d been to the Ministry several times but it felt different coming as an adult and not a little girl clutching her father’s hand.

“Not a problem, dear,” the little wizard said. He flashed a badge at the witch at the security stand and she nodded and waved him through.

“What can I do for you?” the witch asked, spotting Tonks.

“I’m an Auror trainee,” she said, pulling her acceptance letter out of her rucksack.

Enjoy the new chapter! :D

MarauderLover7.

Wednesday, 6th February 2013

Hello! :D

The next chapter's up so check it out. Something worth noting is that - with this chapter - "Innocent" has now surpassed the 100,000 word mark! :D Anyway, enjoy. :)

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On the fourth day after Sirius had left, Marlene had re-subscribed to the Daily Prophet - hers had expired years ago and she hadn’t bothered to renew it - so that she could watch for signs of Sirius; she had decided that she would be the one to catch him and then she would take him to Remus Lupin, and then they could kill him together. She’d never been close to Lupin but he had as much of a claim on Sirius’ life as she did and while she was no Hufflepuff, it was only fair.

Her first edition of the Prophet in almost four years had been enlightening. Firstly, she’d learned that Harry had been found - around the time that Sirius appeared in her house, which was interesting - that he’d been taken to St Mungo’s and that he’d escaped. She’d also learned that there was an official search for Sirius and Harry - two actually, one run by the Ministry and one run by Lucius Malfoy, though both were about to merge into one.

It wasn’t even a choice, really, it was something she’d decided the moment she found out Harry was alive - and back in the hands of his traitorous godfather - and simply needed to act on.

The next chapter will be up at some point on Sunday. :)

MarauderLover7. 

Saturday, 2nd February 2013

Hi everyone. :)
Chapter 17 is now published. :)

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Remus frowned. “Up we go, then,” he muttered. The stairs didn’t creak as he’d half expected them to and it occurred to him that Sirius - and possibly Harry - had done quite a bit of work to make the house liveable.

The first floor was quiet, as was the second and the third. Remus was beginning to wonder whether he should have checked downstairs first when he reached the fourth floor and heard voices coming out of a slightly ajar door.

He knocked quietly and pushed the door open. “Harry?” he heard someone say hoarsely. Sirius was struggling to get out of his bed, while an elderly house elf tried to push him back down. His hopeful, almost desperate expression faded when he saw Remus. The elf made a startled noise and stopped fighting Sirius; instead, its bloodshot eyes narrowed and it took a step toward Remus, hands raised menacingly. 

Enjoy!

MarauderLover7.