Sunday, 14th July 2013

Hi everyone! :D
It's Sunday, and you know by now what that means, so I won't prattle on. :)

Here's the preview:

“Can I trust you?” Severus arched an eyebrow and stared at the boy, who stared right back.

“Yes,” he said slowly. Draco stared at him a moment longer and then nodded once.

“That’s true,” he said, looking relieved. Severus wasn’t sure if it was true or not, but at the moment, Draco’s trust was likely a good thing so Severus wasn’t about to challenge his decision. “So does that mean I can trust Mother?”

“Pardon?” Severus drawled.

“Something... happened,” Draco said uncertainly. “It was yesterday. I lied to Father about it.”

“And he believed you?” Draco’s chin came up again.

“I didn’t blink once,” he said proudly. Severus hid a smirk and gestured for his godson to continue. “Once I’d lied, I couldn’t take it back.” Severus suspected both Draco’s pride and his self-preservation instincts were the reason for that, and couldn’t decide if it was more Slytherin or more Gryffindor of him. “It’s a- it’s something that should be a secret... and Father’s always said to keep secrets for when we have to tell them to get something... only that’s not why I did it.”

Enjoy!

MarauderLover7.

Sunday, July 7th 2013 (II)

Hi, everyone!
The third and final chapter of "Dark Days" is up. It's not a happy ending - I'll warn you of that right now. :S I hope you've enjoyed it, though - I really wanted to explore the war and the way it affects everyone, so hopefully I've managed that much.

Here's the preview:

Damn it, Prongs, talk louder, he thought. Peter didn’t hear anything either of them said after that, however. In fact, the only thing he heard was the cat mewling at the front door. He sighed and got up to let it in. It shot past him and up the stairs.

Peter heard Harry gurgle a hello, and then, before he really knew what he was doing, he’d climbed the stairs and pushed open the door of Harry’s room.

Harry chirped a greeting of some sort – and something about ‘Peya’ – and Peter felt silly for being caught by the little boy. Still, if he left now, Harry would probably cry. Peter inched closer to the crib, and Harry rolled over and stood on shaky legs to watch him. He was silent – Harry hadn’t been silent since he’d learned to talk. It suddenly occurred to Peter that this was the first time he’d ever been alone with the kid.

“You should be s-sleeping,” Peter told him, suddenly nervous. Harry stared back with enormous green eyes. They seemed too bright, too colourful on the face of a toddler. And, strangely, just like Dumbledore’s, they seemed to see right through Peter.

Thank you to everyone who's read and thank you to those of you that have reviewed! :D
Until next week!
MarauderLover7.

Sunday, July 7th 2013

Hi everyone! :D

The next chapter of "Innocent" is up - we're at the fiftieth chapter already! :D

Here's the preview:

“I’m not a danger to Harry,” he said. “We don’t have to be guarded – I’ve been saying this since we got here. I proved it when those Dementors came! The Aurors did a fat lot of good – I’m not blaming them,” he added, as Scrimgeour bristled, “-it was a bloody terrible situation. But Harry and I were unguarded, in the cell, all night-”

“There were Dementors,” Umbridge said primly.

“They were trying to attack us, not guard us,” Harry snapped. “If Pa-Sirius hadn’t been there-”

“If he hadn’t been there, we wouldn’t be in this situation, Mr Potter,” Umbridge said. Harry glowered at her. “In fact, I daresay we’d all be better off.”

“I wouldn’t be,” Harry muttered, but Sirius didn’t think anyone else had heard him.

There are some big things happening in this chapter - I'll be waiting to hear what you think! :D 

Until tomorrow!

MarauderLover7.

Saturday, July 6th 2013

Hi everyone! :D
As promised, there's another chapter of "Dark Days" up now. :) Tomorrow, I'll put up "Innocent"'s next chapter, and then a few hours after that, I'll put up the next installment of "Dark Days". :)

Here's the preview:

Remus rejoined them soon after and together, they twisted into the night. Sirius staggered upon landing again, and Remus and Peter fell onto the hard pavement outside Dorcas’ house with him. It was a good thing, too.

Light rushed over the top of Sirius’ head, missing him by less than an inch. Remus swore beside him and fired a hex off.

Dazed and clutching his stomach, he looked up, and saw Voldemort himself parry it with a lazy flick of his wand. Instinct took over and Sirius jerked his wand; the pavement shot up, creating a wall between them. A moment later, it shuddered as a spell hit it.

Enjoy!

Until tomorrow. :)

MarauderLover7.

Friday, July 5th 2013

Hi everyone!
As I mentioned in my last post, I've been working on another story. It was supposed to be a one-shot, but now it'll have three parts, and will probably be about 20000 words... so yeah. :P
I've put the first part up just now - you can follow the link on the left to view it on HPFF, or if you're an FF.net user, you can access it from my author's page. :) I'll update it every day, so, for those of you on HPFF, that means both "Dark Days" and the next chapter of "Innocent" will be put up on Sunday. :D

Here's a preview of the first chapter:

“Come on, then,” Lily said to him, and then turned to James. “Will you be all right with Harry?” Taking him was out of the question; their old room at Hogwarts would be crowded enough without an energetic almost-one year old toddling around.

“We’ll be fine,” James said, despite the fact that he had no idea where his son was.

“Just you?” Sirius asked, chewing his lip.

“I’m a big boy,” James assured him. He tried to grin but it was weak; it’d be the first time Harry didn’t have two protectors with him since his birth. That was enough to make any parent nervous during war, but Harry was a prophecy child with Lord bloody Voldemort after him. Lily seemed to be thinking the same; her eyes were troubled. “Go on,” James said, giving them a proper smile this time. “They need you, Lils.” Sirius made a strange sound and rubbed a hand over his chin.

“Sirius-?” Lily began.

“Go, Padfoot,” James told him, but Sirius’ jaw was set.

Hopefully you enjoy this one, though it'll get quite dark in the second and third parts. :S

Until tomorrow!

MarauderLover7.

Sunday, June 30th 2013

Hello, everyone!

I've been chipping away at "Innocent" as usual, and tonight's chapter is up. :D I've also started on another story - it'll probably only be a few thousand words, but I intend to put it up sometime this week. I'm not sure when, but there'll be a post on here to let you know. :)

So, without further ado, here's the preview for the next chapter:

“Potter,” Severus said irritably. “As I have brought you up here to talk to you, do you really expect that I will not do so?”

“Er... no?” Potter said, looking confused.

“Then kindly wait for me to start the conversation in my own time.” Potter watched him with an odd expression and then started off down the corridor. “Where are you going?”

“I’m just stretching my legs,” Potter said over his shoulder. “I won’t go far, I promise.”

“So you say,” Severus said, just loud enough for Potter to hear.

Potter put his hands in his pockets – Severus heard something, like parchment in one of them – and then fixed those green eyes on Severus. They had an uncanny, Dumbledore-like sparkle in them. “Since I came up here to listen to you, do you really think I’m not going to?”

Why you insolent, little- Severus closed his eyes and retreated a few steps into his mind to inhale the fumes of a Calming Drought he had brewing in his head – it was a mental relaxation technique he’d developed recently, to help him deal with the Weasley twins. He let out a deep breath and opened his eyes. Potter was waiting patiently, eyes still gleaming. Severus’ lip curled.

So that's all from me for now. :) Keep an eye out for the new story announcement. :)

MarauderLover7.

Sunday, June 23rd 2013

Hi everyone! :D
It's Sunday again and you know what that means, I think... A new chapter! :D
Sorry in advance. :S

Here's the preview:

The hand was back on his shoulder, not restraining him, just... there. Maybe it was a warning, or maybe he was next.

Ben quickly weighed his options; Finch couldn’t help them, and even if he could get Yaxley to help, it would still be two against seven. They were bad odds, particularly when Ben was part of the two.

Please don’t let this be an enormous mistake, Ben thought, and snapped the Sidekick shut. He rolled it away and it landed near Yaxley’s wand. The hand on his shoulder vanished and Ben’s eyes filled with scared, relieved tears. Yaxley was crying too; she shifted, pressing herself up against the wall beside him.

“No Sidekicks,” he whispered. “Okay?” Ben reached for Finch, who immediately latched onto his side. “We’ll get through this.”

I hope you've enjoyed your weekends! :)
MarauderLover7.