The Bracelet by AkashaTheKitty

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1. Chapter 1 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 28] (2468 words)
All right, this is new territory for me. Never did a 7th year AU before and never tried managing as many characters as I try to manage in this one. Be gentle. :)

2. Chapter 2 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2468 words)
Thanks to kazfeist for being superfast grammar nazi, and to everyone who has been giving me feedback all over the place. Especially Maz for being a royal pain in the ass and MissNibbles for trying not to be a royal pain in the ass.

3. Chapter 3 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2586 words)

4. Chapter 4 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2453 words)

5. Chapter 5 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2312 words)

6. Chapter 6 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2412 words)
Merry Christmas!

7. Chapter 7 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2507 words)

Happy Birthday to me! Yes, the 25th of December is (was, it's now 2.30 am on December 26th here) my birthday!!

And my boyfriend gave me a bracelet.

Ha ha, Maz... But he does swear that it was unintentional. Hmmm.

This A/N might make more sense once you know more about the Bracelet ;)

8. Chapter 8 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2470 words)

This will be the last chapter from me before 2008, then... Wow... Neat!

Thank you to everyone who has been kind enough to support my works these past 4 months. It means a lot to me. Best wishes for the new year to you all!

Love,

~Kitty

9. Chapter 9 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2575 words)

And here's the first update in 2008. :)

This chapter gave me serious problems, I had to edit it heavily before I was satisfied =_=

10. Chapter 10 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2393 words)
I'm feeling very sick, but this chapter fortunately didn't need a lot of editing. Have fun.

11. Chapter 11 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2197 words)

Apparently QO doesn't accept strike throughs as the formatting bar claims it does. I cannot explain to you how much this aggravates me. I used a screenshot, so neener :P

If you're just going to whine and/or go on about when there'll be some DMHG action, don't bother to review/comment/message me. This is an actual story, not your personal quick fix. For them to have a relationship with one having complete control over the other? No, that's another genre you'll be wanting for that.

12. Chapter 12 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2422 words)

A galleon is still £5/$10.

I'm so tired...

13. Chapter 13 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2352 words)

14. Chapter 14 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2332 words)
I guess I didn't make this clear: Theoretically they can tell anyone they want about the bet and the bracelet, except that would get Draco in trouble, so he demanded that Hermione keep quiet about it. If he chooses to tell people about it, that's his own business. There's nothing preventing him from telling Blaise or anyone else, except his own desire to have as few people know as possible.

15. Chapter 15 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2513 words)

16. Chapter 16 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2518 words)

17. Chapter 17 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2415 words)

Thank you for all your lovely feedback. We fan fiction writers would be nothing without our reviewers.

I'm so tired. I really shouldn't be doing this in the middle of the night, heeh.

18. Chapter 18 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2396 words)

It amuses me when people comment on the length of each chapter. Let me clarify the length issue seeing as quite a few seem to find the topic fascinating - some chapters might seem shorter or longer, depending on the action, but they are almost EXACTLY the same length. I aim for 2500 words (as MS Word counts them) pr chapter and I never go below 2300 or above 2700. So, you see, that is the length.

As for whether I can make the chapters longer: Sure, I could. And then you would get less frequent updates. I'm not a machine, you know. This speed is already a strain and soon I might need to slow down a bit.

Now, I decided to update a few hours early because of my exceptionally good mood. Someone made a Silencio Trailer ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uIkcux60Vo ) and I love it! Check it out and remember to rate and comment to the maker if you watch it. After all, feedback from the viewers is her only payment!

Right, getting on with it...

19. Chapter 19 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2603 words)

Hey, dearies. I wasn't being harassed about chapter length at all. Was just responding to some general queries instead of having to type it out another 3,000 times ;)

There was a little girl

Who had a little curl

Right in the middle of her forehead

When she was good

She was very, very good

But when she was bad, she was horrid!

20. Chapter 20 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2502 words)
Oh, yay, smoochies!

21. Chapter 21 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2467 words)

So, I just spent 30 galleons on books for next semester... Indeed, I have done a conversion to galleons. How sad is that?

 

22. Chapter 22 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2368 words)
Please Read: I am a student at the Southern University of Denmark and as such I sort of need to take classes. They kind of require it. My spring semester just started, meaning that I will not be able to consistently update every other day anymore. I will try to still update twice a week, but it depends very much on how busy I am. I won't update less than once a week, though, so you'll hardly be left wanting. ;)

23. Chapter 23 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2540 words)

 
Definition of pleasure: "A state of feeling or being happy or satisfied." Really. Don't put too much stock into that word.

24. Chapter 24 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2344 words)
Dun dun dunnnn...

25. Chapter 25 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2559 words)

Hehe, Theo love is fun. The only thing that bothers me is when some of you say that Draco has no redeemable qualities whatsoever. He may not be a very nice person (okay, he's plain mean) and Theo is CERTAINLY a better love interest at this point, but if you think Draco has nothing to redeem him... Well, you need to wake up and smell real life. He could be much, much, much worse. He has tons of qualities that make him redeemable, he's just fighting them. There is no such thing as pure evil. (and yes, Marilyn already launched me into a discussion about Hitler, let's refrain from that, shall we? It doesn't really compare here)

 

26. Chapter 26 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2339 words)
Check out my new oneshot :)

27. Chapter 27 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2560 words)
Hullo. How are yous? Good, good. I now bring you... Quidditch match. There was something I wanted to say up here but I forgot it. I really should write these things down. I do realize that some of you are getting frustrated by my lack of Dramione action, but really. If you were Hermione, how would you feel about Draco right about now? And I do believe that some of you have forgotten that before Draco gained complete power, she was pretty much being a bitch to him too. Draco hasn't forgotten that.

28. Chapter 28 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2517 words)
Woot! Svelte Rose won second place at the Dramione Awards in the category of Story Art with her banner for The Bracelet. Go Svelte! Told you that you were awesome, love.

29. Chapter 29 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2481 words)

I'm in a bad mood today and as such I am thoroughly unimpressed with my own work. Hrmpf. Oh, well, if you can find nothing else to comment on, do comment on my pretty commas. I've actually worked hard on the commas in this chapter using new info from a grammar book I just bought.

... What?

Oh, all right then. Go on. Read it if you must.

30. Chapter 30 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2603 words)

Just a tiny quick reminder that each chapter isn't written on the spur of the moment just before release. So when I said I was icky when going over last chapter, I wasn't really writing it, just doing final editing and rewriting before publication. It had actually been written and betaed a month ago. This is also why I say you are powerless to influence me. Having this buffer is nice because I can still update even when Uni is crazy and I don't get to write nearly enough. But it also allows me to go over the chapters again at a time when I have had time to put some distance between myself and my writing and then polish it and, hopefully, make it better.

Dramione awards on LiveJournal ( http (colon slash slash) community (dot) livejournal (dot) com (slash) dramioneawards ) are starting up again! Yay, fun! This time I actually want to vote for things! Nominations begin Saturday, March 1st, 2008. I know some of you are avid Dramione readers and I implore you to go make some good nominations (you can do so without having an account). Sometimes these LJ communities can become a bit... well... inbred (such an ugly word, sorry) and it would be awesome if some fics that were otherwise missed by this crowd were to be nominated. Not that those ON LJ don't deserve it (heck, I post there too) but we want the best of ALL fics, don't we? So even if you don't normally use LJ... get moving! (Note: You cannot nominate yourself and someone needs to second the nomination for it to be in.)

So much ranting. On to the fic.

31. Chapter 31 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2413 words)
Come on people, pay attention to the shades of grey. Getting all these black/white reviews can be a bit taxing. Especially since I try and take the time to actually put in shades of grey.

32. Chapter 32 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2601 words)
zomg update! I'm really too burned out to write anything here today. Lovely reviews lately, thank you.

33. Chapter 33 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2540 words)
Ugh, so many things to do, so little time. It's briefly mentioned in the next bit but I'd better say it here as well: It's true that the Gryffindor Tower is further than the dungeons, but she has to go to the tower anyway, while going to the dungeons would be extra strain on her leg...

34. Chapter 34 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2349 words)

Note 1: We've reached Silencio length now. In word count, I mean.

Note 2: Yes, Draco can enter the girls' dormitories. It was mentioned in one of the early chapters. He considered it a perk where it's really only because it's the Heads' and Deputies' duties to sort out any problems that might be - anywhere. Sometimes getting a hold of the girls might just be too difficult, you know?

Note 3: I'm sick of people telling me to make my chapters longer. It would only make me update less frequently. Here's to the few of you who keep bugging me about it: Wait with reading until there's 2-3-4 chapters ready for you. That way you have MORE to read. Brilliant, eh? Pretty much the same end-result and all. Really, you should have thought of it instead of being such bitches.

Note 4: It's my boyfriend's birthday today and he requested a Bracelet spin-off fic. It's NC-17 and is not relevant to this story, but solely uses it for its own purposes. You can find it at http(colon, fwd slash, fwd slash)community(dot)livejournal(dot)com(fwd slash)kittyfics(fwd slash) and affnet under my username there.

35. Chapter 35 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2575 words)

36. Chapter 36 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2398 words)

37. Chapter 37 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2574 words)

38. Chapter 38 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2424 words)
I think this is pretty overdue, so I'd just like to thank my betas/go-to people for always giving me such nice feedback. Alphabetically, thanks kerri240879, manda0610, MargotLeFaye, Maz, MissNibbles, Ravenesque, Svelte Rose and TomFeltonIsKindaHot. You all rock!

39. Chapter 39 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2556 words)
I'm tired. Just felt like sharing that. Of course, it's probably due to being 7½ weeks pregnant...

40. Chapter 40 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2616 words)

Note 1: This fic has with this chapter surpassed 100,000 words. In comparison, all of Silencio was about 85,000 words. Oh yes, this is a mammoth. And no, that's no reason to speed it up. ;)

Note 2: It has been my habit to answer every single review I got, but I can't do that anymore. I simply do not have the time or the energy. It takes me HOURS to reply to all reviews after a chapter and with the increased stress of school and sickness and fatigue of pregnancy, I'm calling an end to it. I may resume it later when I have more energy and less school. I'm only letting you know here, so you won't think I'm ignoring you individually. I'm not. I'll still be reading what you have to say and perhaps responding to a few.

41. Chapter 41 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2592 words)

Note 1: Thanks for being so nice and understanding about me not being responsive these days.

Note 2: I'm in focus on LiveJournal's dhr101 community for a few more days. Feel free to pop over and ask me long and difficult questions. I will respond to the very best of my ability.

Note 3: Just something that some people seem to get wrong: I end a chapter on a cliffie when I do on purpose. So changing length etc of the chapters wouldn't change that bit. I can't believe that wasn't obvious XD

Note 4: I'm feeling so, so sick. Poor me.

42. Chapter 42 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2422 words)

Trying hard to not be bitchy in this note. So give me credit for that. Let me just say that I find multiple pokes about how LONG it's been since my last update very irritating. You may poke me when it's been a month, ok? Five to eight days is no time at all and you should be ashamed of yourselves if you bother authors after that short a while. Ok, got it out of my system, please refrain from commenting on this even in support. This was just easier than replying to PMs etc.

Now on to the chapter :) I hope you like the insight of this one...

43. Chapter 43 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2562 words)

44. Chapter 44 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2494 words)
Note at the bottom. It was big. ;)

45. Chapter 45 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2557 words)

You know, randomly spamming the A/Ns is probably the best prerogative from posting fan fiction online.

So, I went to have my first ultrasound on Friday and the baby mooned us for fifteen minutes... Yup, that brat is definitely mine...

Anyone else going to play Age of Conan once it goes live? I'll be surprised if anyone says yes. XD

46. Chapter 46 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 0] (2409 words)
I have exams right around these days. That's why there's more delays.

47. Chapter 47 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2496 words)
Exams. Suck. :P

48. Chapter 48 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2527 words)

I'm sorry to say that it seems some of you will be disappointed. This thing, threatening to become hellishly long, is nowhere near over. If you get bored with it, feel free to insert your own "... and they lived happily ever after" and walk off, but unfortunately I'm not one for making plots easy on myself and I still have miles to go. Begging me just to end it won't work as the person I'm writing it for (me) wants certain things included. ;)

A special and too delayed thanks to my Brit-on-the-side Ophelia for making sure that I don't Americanize too much and providing me with some nice alternatives when I do.

49. Chapter 49 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2386 words)

It's Draco's 28th birthday today. Had to release something for my favorite boy's birthday!

Oh, and as far as what's currently going on in the fic at this point... In all the reviews on all the sites I post, one person presented the right theory. -sniggers- But what can I say? Everything happens for a reason...

50. Chapter 50 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 5] (2516 words)

Heh. If you wonder what Draco is alluding to, perhaps you want to take a glance at a certain conversation in chapter 9.

I've had a cold for the past week. It seems to be gone now, though. But a Kitty can't work with snot for brains.

51. Chapter 51 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2562 words)

Not in the mood for A/Ns. Hardly in the mood for updates.

Hugh Jackman is yummy in Van Helsing, don't you agree? I think it's the only reason to even watch that movie. My boyfriend doesn't mind my drooling as he at least gets to watch it.

I have to pee.

52. Chapter 52 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2644 words)

Hey, quite a few notes for today, please take a minute to read them. :)

1) Probably the most important thing. You're getting this update (and another in a few days) early because I'm going away. I will be gone on holiday for the first three weeks of July and hence unable to update and when I get back, I probably need a couple of days to get things sorted. This break means nothing and I trust you all to be enjoying your own summer while I'm gone. ;)

2) I have gotten a lot of requests to read and comment on people's fics. I find this extremely flattering, but alas I do not have the time for this. I already have several fics lined up that I want to read that I have had to postpone for months, so this will not be possible. I'm sorry, but at least know that it's not personal in any of your cases.

3) For a while now I've been hearing that I'm not going to write the sequel to Silencio because I'm having a baby and stopping ficcing altogether. Funny that I should be the last to know, eh? Some people need to learn to read, it seems. They have misunderstood everything and are spreading these false rumors. I thought I'd managed to set everyone straight, but it appears not. Please stop these inane rumors and if you see them, squash them. Here is what I always said: I will stop posting to ffnet, but not certain other sites. I also never said I wouldn't write the Silencio sequel. What I DID say was that I wouldn't do it until Bracelet was finished. That is all.

53. Chapter 53 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2602 words)

Pregnancy hormones are a joy. XD I think it could be worse, though. I don't throw fits and I don't cry at Kodak commercials. ;) And it's a boy, just found that out Tuesday. We already knew, though. He was too much of a brat to be a girl. No, I don't find inquiries intrusive. After all, I brought it up, and it's natural to be curious about these things, no? That's why people read each other's blogs and whatnot. Still, can hardly spam too much about it here and since I don't really respond to reviews anymore, it limits the feedback. :)

This update, which I promised in my last A/N, will be the last one before I go on holiday. I'll have time to read the first reviews, but the rest will be something for me to look forward to for when I get back. And yes, even though I had to stop the responding, I still DO read each and every one and I make note of both praise and criticism and form opinions about which points I agree and disagree with. So never doubt that I read your words and give some thought to them. :) I hope what I return to will be favorable, but only time will tell. ;)

54. Chapter 54 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2504 words)

Hola. I'm back. Miss me? ;) Thanks for all the wonderful review I received during my absence. I especially enjoyed the couple of novel-length ones. Yikes. They almost made me sorry that I don't have time to respond these days. XD And I did have a wonderful holiday, thank you. :)

As for questions about Kupo: 1) No, that won't be his actual name. XD and 2) He's due in November, so I'm not counting on him arriving before then. ;)

About this chapter: I know it's been AGES since the last update, but in the story... no time passed at all, really. It was just the day before that Draco and Hermione got close to crossing a certain line, and it was today they were in Hogsmeade with everything that entailed, including Hermione getting knocked out and Draco having to explain some things to Dumbledore. With me so far? ;) Right... Here we go!

55. Chapter 55 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 6] (2525 words)
You know what's annoying? A/N's. ;)

56. Chapter 56 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2606 words)

I know it has been a longer wait than usual and I apologize for neglecting to warn you when I should have realized this would happen. I have a rather important exam in about a week and I cannot allow myself the distractions of ficcing and playing with my computer while cramming for it. So, yeah, the pesky Real Life is to blame. :) Rest assured that I didn't run out of inspiration or get bored or whatever some may fear. As for when the next update will happen, well... when next I have time, up to a week from now. After that I'll return to a more normal schedule until next time Real Life interferes. ;)

Oh, and it's five in the morning when I'm writing this, so do give me some credit for effort. ;)

57. Chapter 57 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2896 words)
Again, I will have to apologize for being late. :( Pregnancy has made me feel not so well lately and the stress didn't help and that's all I have to say for myself.

58. Chapter 58 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2444 words)
Ok, so I've realized a few things lately. One is that I'm not going to bother stressing about deadlines for the time being. The chapters will be here when they get here. I'm now 30 weeks pregnant. Some of you know how that is and probably most of you don't. It means I'm tired a lot of the time, pains in various places, most notably the back, and then there's all the stuff that needs to be done for us to be ready. You know I'll never abandon this story, I'm just limiting my own stress a bit. Who knows, updates might not even slow down but if they do... it means nothing.

59. Chapter 59 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2422 words)

Couldn't let Hermione's birthday pass without an update. It's way overdue, anyway. Also, had forgotten I had left off with such a cliffhanger. Sowwie.

For the curious: Since last time they checked me for both gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia, but I'm fine. Well, except for a few the things that made them check me in the first place, I suppose. XD But, really, fine. Just really busy with this whole getting-ready-for-baby thing. Never knew that would take so much of my time. But then again, I also never knew that pregnancy would be this hard on your nipples. 'nuff said. Oh, and those of you who asked: The due date is November 11th. ;)

60. Chapter 60 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2410 words)

Sucky, sucky pregnant lady is so late in updating again :P It probably won't get better for a while. He's due on November 11, you know. That's... not far from now. I'm big, heavy, sore, tired and have a lot of heartburn. Those who tell you being pregnant is a joy LIE or clearly forgot the physical realities of the thing. XD I know that the joy of him kicking certainly wanes whenever he delivers a particularly nasty kick to my ribs or kidney. ;)

Oh, and just something I've been wanting to say... Yes, I know Bracelet has a lot of chapters, but please do not confuse that with it being very long. There are many, many longer stories out there. I just post relatively short chapters, something I wouldn't have done if I had realized at the time how long it would become. Not about to change MO mid-fic, though, so it is how it is. Just think of every "real" chapter being 2-3-4 chapters long :P The actual fic thus far is about 155k words, no lightweight but not the length of e.g. Deathly Hallows (199k words) yet either. :)

61. Chapter 61 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2688 words)

62. Chapter 62 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2684 words)

63. Chapter 63 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2751 words)
Due in five days. Just saying. Of course, he may not arrive on schedule, but just a gentle reminder that, yeah, I'm close. And I wonder how many update their fics five days before they're due to give birth. ;) Of course, it would be even more fun if this note wrote "MY WATER JUST BROKE!" but, alas, it didn't. XD

64. Chapter 64 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2682 words)

Little Adrian arrived on the 12th of November at 16.09 CET after giving his mother contractions for just about 75 hours. Evil little bugger. If you go to my LiveJournal, there's plenty more on the subject of the Kupo if you're curious. On the 16th I even posted some pics that I will lock to friends only in a few days because, well, I look something like a crack whore after that whole ordeal and I generally just don't like leaving personal pictures up unchecked. Feel free to look for now, though.

Anyway, here's the next installment, finally. ;)

65. Chapter 65 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2567 words)

Been a while. Three weeks. It's almost Christmas. Time flies... I should be able to get another one in before Christmas, though.

And... you all think you're so clever guessing at what will happen, eh? But I bet you didn't see all of this coming... Mwahahaha... (No, I'm not mentally unstable, thank you for asking!)

66. Chapter 66 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 5] (2705 words)
Merry Christmas! And Happy Birthday to meeeee (yeah, on the 25th ^_^) Reviews make for an awesome present. ;)

67. Chapter 67 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 6] (2621 words)

Someone promised me all their Christmas presents if I posted before New Year's Eve... I hope they got a Playstation 3. ;P

And those commenting on the chapters being shorter. They are still not shorter, lol. They may feel it, but they aren't. :)

68. Chapter 68 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 5] (2484 words)

Umm... If you sent me a PM that required a reply in, say, the last six months, and I didn't? You should probably try again. I can see I have some OLD stuff lying around that I never got around to replying to. It's nothing personal. Honest! I just... sort of suck lately. XD

Oh, and a disclaimer that should probably be an end-note, but whatever: Various reasonings will be elaborated on in next chapter, so never fear! (that was suitably vague, right? XD)

69. Chapter 69 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2599 words)

70. Chapter 70 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2452 words)
I'm feeling like killing my cat. Damn nuisance that thing is. And I can't even yell at her without scaring the baby. Maybe I should throw something at her. But then I'd have to go pick it up. Oh, great, now Maz is petting her. THAT will certainly teach her not to be annoying(!) Well, at least he's telling Kupo to feel free to pull her tail...

How are you? Oh, you want to get to the story already and don't care about my cat? Ok, ok, I guess here it is... ;P

71. Chapter 71 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2486 words)

Huh. Where did the time go? I was certain I wasn't late this time. Oh, well...

Uni started up again. Am following three courses while taking care of my infant son. Pesky real life.

72. Chapter 72 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2539 words)
I don't have an A/N. Making an A/N about not having an A/N amuses me.

73. Chapter 73 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2633 words)
I wish I could just ignore life and write fan fiction instead.

74. Chapter 74 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 5] (2563 words)

I'm running around, flailing, like a headless chicken. Kupo is now eating solids and doing...stuff. He's like a little person already. X_X

It was Maz' birthday (again) on the 10th and I should be posting a 17k words faux one-shot Rose/Scorpius in celebration of that on affnet and LJ soonish (tonight or tomorrow). So, um, there should be a link to my LJ in my profile, if you're interested in reading that. It's rated a hard R for being smutless smut. (don't ask)

And, again, I'm really sorry if you asked me a question or sent me a PM and I didn't get back to you. I read them and then mean to respond when I have time, but get totally distracted and whoops, six months passed. Time is warped in my universe.

75. Chapter 75 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2245 words)

Time flies when you're having... writer's block and babies. And buying new gadgets so you can more easily write everywhere. MSI Wind U100 = yummy!

I appreciate all of your praise, thoughts and con-crit and I want to thank you for it! But to those of you concerned about the length: You can't make me end it or draw it out, so unless you just want to upset me? Let's just agree to disagree. Also, remember, it seems longer because of the wait between updates. Maybe take a break from the story and try again once it has a bigger "buffer" for you to consume. Or, if it's simply not your thing anymore, I won't get mad at you for not reading, but you don't really have to tell me if you stop. I don't expect anyone to love everything I write.

I don't have an estimate of chapters (due to them being divided on word count rather than content), but it's progressing. Currently writing a really difficult scene. Difficulty = importance in this fic, and I've been wrestling this scene for, oh, more than a month now...

I now have Twitter, because I am sheep. If you follow AkashaTheKitty, you can see how scatterbrained I am... in real time! XD

76. Chapter 76 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2551 words)

I'm not very SRS BSNS. Actually, a lot of the time I'm very tongue-in-cheek. Just thought I'd randomly put that out there.

A little more than 200,000 words in. Wow. Ending it before 250,000 words might be a bit too ambitious (although you never know), but I really, really doubt it'll be 300,000 words considering what's left. And no sequels or prequels or any other crud after that. That'll be it. I hope that helps anyone who's been asking for an estimate, at least a little bit.

77. Chapter 77 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2477 words)

The next three chapters are connected, so I'll try to release them in quicker succession for continuity for you WIP followers.

About the previews: I can give previews because I'm always a few chapters ahead. It's not to "make you wait" for those chapters, but rather so it's easier for me to make edits without having to edit published stuff. I hate that practice. Also, it ensures that you never have to wait months for updates, even though I may not be able to write for months. ;) So, there you have it. Insider info of the week (although I think I said it before).

78. Chapter 78 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 4] (2524 words)

I don't blame any of you for forgetting, since it's been 10 months in RL time, but Hermione has known about Draco's mark since chapter 53. Go ahead, check for yourselves. ;)

Well, as promised, here's a quicker update... tadaa!

And... who said double-tease? Why, I'd never!! *does her best offended act*

79. Chapter 79 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 3] (2470 words)

After this one, we're back at longer waits, I'm afraid. Just thought these chapters were better not kept too far apart. ;)

I had minor surgery today. So don't tell me I'm not dedicated. ;P

80. Chapter 80 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 2] (2711 words)

Been a while, sorry. Could get into details about why, but the A/N would get too long. Suffice it to say that I've been sick and Kupo's been (and is still a little) sick and then there's been other general stuff. To even get it out today, Maz, my bf and Kupo's father, has been doing way more than his fair share of everything, especially looking after the baby.

Thank you so much for your continuing support! I read all reviews, but I hope you understand that I don't have the time to reply much. I know it can feel like talking to a brick wall sometimes when I don't respond to PMs / mails / comments / tweets / IMs, but it's not intentional. I'm not always around or have the time / remember to reply in a timely fashion. I am scatter-brained like nobody else I know. There, it's out. XD

81. Chapter 81 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 1] (2773 words)

Yes, it's been a while and it may be a while again before the next one. I'm rather fatigued lately and the baby and such take precedence over ficcing. I actually tried to update yesterday but ffnet wouldn't cooperate. D: And today I have been trying to update for hours, but Kupo pulled a magic trick on me. Want to know what a baby's magic trick is? Here's a hint: It ends in POOP EVERYWHERE!

If you lack fics to read, there's another round of voting going on at Dramione Awards on LJ: Best of 2008.

A shout out to my sometime content betas MazVN (my boyfriend), Margot LeFaye, kerri240879 and TomFeltonIsKindaHot. They may not have feedback for every single chapter, but the input they do give me is invaluable. Margot LeFaye, kerri240879 and TomFeltonIsKindaHot also have their own brilliant fics out there. If you frequent GE or affnet, check out kerri and TFIKH's stuff, or look Margot up on insanejournal (margotlefaye) until Coloured Grey is back. You won't regret it.

82. Chapter 82 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 6] (2513 words)
I have no A/N. Too tired. Just recycle one of my old A/Ns in your mind. Any one will do although I'm fairly sure I'm not pregnant again.

83. Chapter 83 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 7] (2820 words)

I'm on holiday. Have been for almost 2 weeks and have another week to go. Am only even posting this chapter because someone I REALLY LIKE was desperately bored. ;P

There is no real nice way to say this, so I won't bother mincing words. Whenever I post, my muse dies for a while. I don't think I have to get into why. NOT posting for a few weeks has gotten me further in writing than I got for months where I pushed myself to update more regularly. Betas and friends tell me to completely STOP posting until I finish writing the fic so that it won't matter anymore, and I am considering it. I won't do so without further notice, though, but don't expect the pace of my posting to pick up just yet.

Also, Kupo is almost crawling.

84. Chapter 84 by AkashaTheKitty [Reviews - 0] (2563 words)

Voilá. The magic number will be 103. That includes a one-chapter epilogue. Yes, I know the love for epilogues runs rampant in this fandom, but I guess you'll have to live with it. ;)

I am not putting this on a schedule yet as I've yet to not be sick in this new year. Roughly one update a week is all I can attempt to give you.

If you forgot what's going on, please skim back a bit on your own. Too much exposition in this random chapter would ruin the overall feel.