Soul Nexus Updates

[Jade]

As of the time of this message, chapter six has entered the beta/
editing process, and should be out in the next few days. I'm not going
to give a specific date because the last time I gave one I was
horribly overdue (people who read my LiveJournal know what I'm talking
about), but look for it by July 9th or 10th.

[Jade]

Okay, so I posted it way early, but it got through the editing process
faster than I anticipated. I'm guessing that you all aren't too
disappointed. =P

Anywho, I've gotten started on chapter seven, which I think will
include the next potions lesson, for those of you who like (or don't
like) Snape.

[Time Shifter]

It'll be interesting to see if they can catch Snape in the act of
using Legilimency on Harry, or, heaven forbid, Hermione.

[Jade]

I actually have something planned on that account for the next chapter
- you'll have to wait and see, but as you can imagine, Snape will be
pretty annoyed that Harry is suddenly a master Occlumens. He's been
known to go after Gryffindors when he's angry...

[Time Shifter]

Yeah, I guess I will have to wait and see. I'm wondering how Harry can
combat Snape's Legilimency in a way that won't get back to Dumbledore,
who would no doubt investigate it himself. The other thing I'm curious
about is how Harry knows so much about Ancient Runes so easily. Also,
when Hermione showed him those runes in the back of her book, he
flipped through a few pages of the book, so I was under the impression
he just looked them up, though this obviously isn't the case. Can you
explain what he was actually doing in that scene?

[Green Eyed Devil]

Ok this is my firt post in google gropue so if it goes hoorably wrong
then my appolgies

just read the lastest chapter and i thought i come over to the gropue
& see what being discussd

great another potions lesson this should be entertaing

as for harry & the accent runes lesson very intrested in that
although it was nice to see harry get some thing so naturally that
even hermiony seams shocked although it my bet that he`s cheating
slightly & this could be another benafit of having ginny in his head
whos brother is afterall a curse breaker.

any way i will leave a proper review over at siye where i go by hjp74

[Jade]

TimeShifter: You're actually closer than you might think. Though Harry
has a grasp on the subject that is unparalleled, I put that extra
flipping in there to show that he isn't all-knowing about runes. When
I wrote it, I was just having him confirm what he already thought to
be true. He was also looking for the reason that they were grouped
together like that, which he didn't find, but Hermione pointed out to
him anyway.

I'll leave the how he knows alone for now.

Devil: He does have Ginny in his head, but they aren't sharing
thoughts and memories as much as Hermione or anyone might think. If
Harry had been using Ginny's knowledge in that scene, I would have
written him asking Ginny if she knew what they meant, but honestly
there's no reason for him to do so. He's no stranger to being behind
Hermione in academics and if he didn't get Runes, I think he would
just find comfort in Ron, who obviously is as lost as Harry expected
to be.

[wotsfreek]

I thought once you knew what the runes meant separately that it was
pretty obvious what they meant together. If Snape used Legilimency
against Hermione, then all that would really do is get Snape in
trouble wouldn't it? Surely Harry would realize what was happening and
distract Snape, and then they could go to Dumbledore... or am I just
insane?

[Jade]

Very interesting thought - but, how is Harry going to prove it? I'm
sure you've picked up from the story that both Snape have been using
Legilimency on Harry since he game to Hogwarts, and Harry's never
noticed it before. What is he going to do, tell Dumbledore that Snape
is staring at Hermione too hard? Beyond that, Dumbledore would
question Harry on how he knew what Legilimency was, and then the book
would come out, and that would leave uncomfortable questions.

Though that does sound like something Harry would do, wouldn't it?

About the Runes - Harry knows what they mean, and can find patterns
between the actual designs to figure out the ones he doesn't remember,
but he wouldn't, say, know what a long string of runes were if they
translated into gibberish. He hasn't (yet) done any research on how
wards work, so he has no idea that runes are even involved. The only
reason he took the class was Bill recommended it to Ginny over the
summer when Ginny asked about curse-breaking.

[wotsfreek]

Just shoot down everything I stand for why don't you :).

Going back to Harry and Dumbledore. When the book came out I'm sure
Dumbledore would ask where he got it, so Harry could say that he was
helping Ginny get over the Chamber and she talked to him about it. I'm
sure Dumbledore would appreciate that, after all the ability to love
seems to be the only thing he can ever talk about in recent books. The
problem I do see rising from that is if Dumbledore tried to use
Legilimency on Harry and getting the same result as with Ginny, but
knowing Dumbledore he'd probably just ask Harry about it and let him
go when Harry says something like "It's nothing". But this is your
story and I feel like I'm ruining it.

[Jade]

Sorry about that. =P

Nah, don't feel like you're ruining it. Discussion always helps, and I
did get a new idea/perspective from your last post. I'll point it out
if I use it.

But anywho, that could be an option, but we never see the conversation
between Ginny and Madam Pince about the Occlumency book. There could
have been stipulations such as keeping it a secret. (Malfoy +
Legilimency = bad) Dumbledore is bound to use Legilimency on Harry in
the near future, because he's seen the connection between him and
Ginny, but Harry is keen to push back the confrontation as long as
possible. While I think that Harry is a good liar (he'd have to be to
survive at the Dursleys' and muggle primary school), I don't think
Harry is looking forward to making things up for someone he sees as
his mentor/grandfather figure.

[wotsfreek]

Alright here comes my trump card for this argument: It comes down to
who would you rather know about the connection, Dumbledore or Snape?
Wait what were we talking about again? Knowing Harry he'd probably hex
Snape in front of the whole class if he realized he was using
Legilimency on any of his fellow Gryffindors.

[Jade]

But if Harry calls Snape out on his Legilimency, that means there's
going to be uncomfortable questions about how he knew it was being
used it against him. Right now, Harry and Ginny assume they're safe
because Snape can't get into their minds, and he doesn't know to go
after Hermione. I think if Harry ever catches Snape using Legilimency
on Hermione, he'll at least make a distraction, if not hex him.

[wotsfreek]

Right, I just meant if Snape did used Legilimency on Hermione,
apparently eye contact doesn't have much to do with Legilimency
though, because I just saw OOTP at midnight and Harry's eyes were
always closed when Snape used it on him. (I was pretty disappointed
with OOTP to be honesty)

[Time Shifter]

In response to wotsfreek, in Soul Nexus Harry told Hermione to avoid
eye contact because it MADE IT EASIER for him to enter her mind,
that's all, which is true to the books. In regards to OoTP the movie,
almost nothing in that film was accurate. I mean, the prophecy got cut
in half, Ron met Grawp, there was nothing to do with Secret Keepers,
Kreacher never betrayed anyone, Tonks played no part, Marietta
Edgecomb didn't exist, and, of course the Death Eaters and Order
members turned to smoke and battled in midair! Last I read, J.K.
Rowling doesn't even have anything to do with the script of the films;
she just visits the set occasionally and, of course, receives
royalties. All rights are owned by the parent company, which I believe
is Warner Bros. My point is, do NOT trust the movies for anything.
They're made to make money, not to produce the images we all have in
our heads when we read the novels, or to be accurate.

If I'm correct (and I may not be; let me know Jade), Harry is hoping
Hermione will be able to learn at least a little Occlumency, and by
avoiding eye contact Snape won't be able to attack her mind forcefully
enough, thus ensuring she can keep their secret.

[Jade]

Time Shifter is correct about the Legilimency - and I might also add
that Snape doesn't walk around class with his wand in his hand (it
would be in his pocket, at least), so that even further reduces his
skill with Legilimency. Dumbledore also mentioned that Snape is a
Master Occlumens, not a Master Legilimens - interesting he would make
that distinction. I think Snape is very good at Legilimency, but I
don't think he's as good as Harry's Occlumency lessons makes him out
to be. (Those lessons are from Harry's point of view and are a very
traumatic experience, making Snape seem worse.)

Harry's main goal with Hermione is just to have her aware of the
invasion - if she learns a little Occlumency, she'll be able to brush
off light probes, and be aware that she's having her mind read. The
idea that he had his mind read by both Dumbledore and Snape without
his knowledge for two years is still rubbing him the wrong way.

I don't watch the movies - they destroy my mental image. And my mental
image > anything you can put on screen.

[wotsfreek]

I actually completely agree with you, (especially on OOTP's accuracy)
I was really just keeping it going for the sake of discussion.

[Time Shifter]

Yes, you're probably better off not watching the movie. Here's my
view, and my friends agree; you have to have read the books to
understand the movie, because it jumps around too much to understand
without background knowledge, but by having read the book, you're
guaranteed to be let down by the movie. Graphically, it was great,
especially the fight scenes, but they overpowered all the adults, who
were batting away curses with their wands like Goku from DBZ bats away
energy blasts, while in the books Harry stunned a Death Eater in a
face-to-face fight and most of the DA held their own as well. Also,
the adults turning to smoke and battling in midair was amazing, but
again, horrifically untrue. The only part I felt was vaguely accurate
was Dumbledore's fight with Tom; sure, the spells were different, but
the level of power was incredible. Anyway, we can only hope that in a
decade or two someone will see fit to make canon movies on the series,
like the Lord of the Rings films. Sure, stuff was cut out for time,
but what they kept was accurate, and that's why those films deserve
the recognition they got. I feel let down by the effort put into these
movies, and the fact that Rowling has no part in the making of them.

Eh-hem; back to the given topic. Wotsfreek, I was not trying to insult
you, just give my view. Jade, glad you're making that distinction
between Occlumens and Legilimens, as I made it as well. I just wanted
to be sure that Harry and Ginny, as Inate Occlumens, wouldn't also be
skilled Legilimens, although I'm now guessing you thought that through.

[Jade]

I won't comment on the movies because I have no plans to see any of
them, other than to say I'm glad I don't from the things I'm hearing
about it.

As soon as I can stop reading long enough to write, the Occlumency vs.
Legilimency question is going to get a bit of explaining in the next
chapter. On that note, and looking at the original title of this
thread, Chapter Seven should be out in the next couple days. I'm
nearing the end of the chapter in writing it, and then it's gotta go
through some revising before I'll post. =)

[wotsfreek]

Ha, I know you weren't insulting me, it's all good =)

Jade, I would tell you to write faster, but you can't rush perfection.

[Jade]

I'm tryin'! I got caught up in a really good series and I haven't been
able to stop reading long enough to finish up. I'm hoping (read:
really working toward) to have have it out by Monday at the latest,
but don't hold me to that.

[Time Shifter]

That's fine. I used to beta for DameWren (Two Halves in the Naruto
fanfiction), and she'd worry about getting stuff out fast, so I'd
always tell her no one would want fast updates if she rushed the
chapters. Quality is always better than quantity (in that quantity
would increase faster with faster updates). Out of curiosity though,
do you know how long this fic will be? Also, will it follow them all
the way up to 7th year, or end sooner?

On a side note, what really good series have you discovered?

[Jade]

Funny you should ask that - I'm not exactly sure. I know where the
plot will end, but what I don't know is if I'm going to split it up
into parts and rename the story to something like Soul Nexus: Part
One, or if I'm just going to have one huge long story. I'm leaning
toward huge long story at the moment, but it could get a little out of
hand if I keep pacing the way I am. It's taken me nearly 70k words
just to cover the summer before Harry's third year and a week into
term, and even though things are going to be speeding up, I don't want
to have a story with a million words or something like that. The only
thing I'm going to say about the ending is that when it does, it will
be very clear that the story (or series, however I do it) is over.

I was actually reading Dangerverse (stories such as Living with
Danger, Living without Danger, etc.), if you have seen it on ff dot
net. I don't find it to be a serious fanfic in terms of really getting
into it and such, but it's humorous throughout and helps me take a
step back from my writing and remember that I'm doing this to have
fun.

I've also re-read Normalcy and Taking Control, which I hadn't read in
a while and enjoyed for the second time. If you've read any of the
above fics. you'll note their length and it's not hard to figure out
where my time went. =P

And I agree with the quality over quantity - I learned that lesson the
hard way from my last fic. That's why updates right now are erratic -
my inspiration is coming and going at the moment, so I have to catch
it when I can. Rest assured - when chapters do come out, you won't be
disappointed. It just may take a bit longer sometimes.

[wotsfreek]

Yeah, you shouldn't rush the story, I'm willing to wait a bit longer
if it means that the chapter will e better, besides I have Guitar Hero
to help pass the time.

[Jade]

Okay, so I'll be a day longer - just sent the next chap off to beta
process and such - look for it sometime either early morning tomorrow
or late afternoon tomorrow, depending on whether it's ready before I
got bed.

[wotsfreek]

*Looks at watch* Eh-hem, you were saying?

[Jade]

Still late afternoon where I am.

And I'm waiting for it to come back from beta. =P

[wotsfreek]

How about now?

Haha, looks like you need a time-turner.

[Jade]

Still in beta.

It'll be done when it's done.

[wotsfreek]

I know, I'm just giving you a hard time. I wrote a little story while
I was waiting for your next masterpiece you call a chapter, and I now
have a much bigger appreciation for your stories. Some one already
trashed my story in a review :(

[Jade]

I hesitate to say this because I said Monday before and I missed that
by a long shot, but my beta and I agreed that we should get it out
tomorrow because neither of us is going to work on it this weekend
cause of DH, so look for it then.

I actually had a trashy review on my first chapter of my first work as
well. Don't let it get ya down - as long as someone likes it, there's
a reason to keep on posting. =)

[wotsfreek]

Yeah, it was funny though because the guy was criticizing my writing
and he had to have some of the worst grammar I've ever seen.

[Jade]

Eh, that happens.

I had a guy crit me for using Jared as a name for Ginny's boyfriend at
Hogwarts for her sixth and seventh year after Harry broke it off. He
apparently didn't read it far enough to discover that she picked an
American that came to Britain because she didn't want to get too
attached and so that she'd be free again once he moved back to the
States.

[wotsfreek]

Ha, don't you say he's American in like the same paragraph too?

Well anyway, can't wait for the new chapter, I'm getting DH at
midnight.

I hope that DH doesn't distract you from writing too long, because you
really have a gift for it.

[Jade]

I'll have DH read by noon on Saturday. So no, it really shouldn't set
me back too much unless I get sidetracked by discussion. I'll try not
to.

[wotsfreek]

Awesome, so Chapter 7 should be out today?

[Jade]

Emphasis on should. As soon as I get it back from beta and make the
necessary changes, it'll be out.

[wotsfreek]

I'm anxiousl awaiting arrival. Go alliteration.

[Green Eyed Devil]

only 5 hours to go so dont rush the chapter just to beat the DH
deadline just post when you happy with it

[Jade]

Good news and bad news. Bad news first - not going to be done with
chapter tonight, and I'm really not sure when it'll be done now. I'm
going to stop saying certain days because they never seem to work.
Sigh. I hate the beta/editing process.

But the good news is I've already got a substantial start on Chapter 8
while I'm waiting, so the wait for you all between 7 and 8 will
hopefully be minimal.

[wotsfreek]

Awesome.

[Jade]

Okay! Chapter Seven: Mind Games is finally out, and I'm about 60% done
with Chapter Eight. I'm shooting for less than a week, but it all
depends on when I get time to write.

[wotsfreek]

Just finished reading, keep up the good work.

[Jade]

Just sent it off to beta. Should be out in a few days, depending on
how much revising I have to do.

Probably start on Chapter 9 tomorrow sometime.

[wotsfreek]

Wow that was quick, but I've been on vacation so I guess time flew by
for me. Plus you've had time to work on it.

[Jade]

Right now it's taking my beta longer to beta the chapters than it does
for me to write them. xD Eight should be out in a "few days", as soon
as he gets back from vacation.

[wotsfreek]

You'll probably have 9 and 10 finished by the time 8 is through beta.

[Jade]

Haha, I'm actually just shooting for nine so I can get it to the beta
as soon as I post eight. He's on vacation, but if I don't have it back
by the end of the weekend, I'll probably wind up posting it on Sunday.

I would have nine done already, but the beginning part of it is
exceedingly difficult to write. Halloween is a very intense day for
Harry.

[wotsfreek]

Really? I hadn't noticed. *wink wink*

[Jade]

Just another update on progress.

SN:8 is still with the beta, hoping to get it back tomorrow or
Saturday, but if not, I'm going to look it over extra carefully on
Saturday and post it sometime Sunday.

SN:9 is 76% written, and all of it is in my head. It's just a matter
of getting it on paper. I'm really excited about this one - it's my
first deviation from canon that's going to cause shockwaves that
affect the rest of the story, right up until the end.

[wotsfreek]

Wow, how much of the story do you have planned out?

[Green Eyed Devil]

Relly loking forward to that chapter then hopefully ginny will be ther
for suport so thing might be a little eseyer for him & as for the big
shock well my very shot in the dark guess would be that it involves
wormtail.

[Jade]

wotsfreek: Quite a bit, though it's nothing unchangeable. I know the
end, and I have a thick fog of ideas between now and the end, but
nothing is set in stone.

Devil: My lips are sealed. xD

[Jade]

Chapter Eight is posted, Nine is in beta, and I've started writing 10
- it's about 10% done.

[wotsfreek]

Everyone gasp I actually reviewed Chapter 8! You write really fast
Jade.

[Jade]

I write really fast when I'm actually writing. I'm more of a burst
kinda guy. I actually wrote most of chapter 9 in one day (9k words of
it), but then I'll go a week without writing at all.

Mike: Please don't advertise other websites within the group,
especially when they're not related to discussion. I deleted the post
because I can't edit out the links, but you're welcome to post again.

[wotsfreek]

Wow, how long does it take to type 9K words? =)

[Jade]

When I'm really working, I write (not type) at ~20 words a minute.
That includes time for figuring out what I'm going to say, how to word
it, and then actually getting it into the computer. My actual typing
speed is more like 70 words a minute, but I'm slowed down because I
have to think about things and rephrase and revise and all that.

If you do the math and such, it took me approximately 9 hours to write
10k words (the last 1k was originally in chapter nine, but I moved it
to chapter 10). Yes, I have no life, I can write for 9 hours a day.
When I go back to college that'll change, but hopefully I'll just even
it out and write every day.

[mike's wou account]

here we go; I was going to take that url out of my sig, but forgot to.
hi listers;
Well, i thought now would be a good time for me to interduce my self. I red
chapter 8 as well, i think i reviewed, oh wate, yeah i did, and liked it.
I found the storie when i was just cirching ff.net. Being a major gw/hp fan,
and really not liking other pairings, i have to say that this has been a
rather grait storie for me to read and satisfy my longing for a good hp/gw
fick.
A little about me,
Michael is my name, i'm a student attending western Oregon:(w.o.u), and am
loving college life.
Spelling is my problem, i have a problem with not being able to spell things
correctly, oh, yeah and i think two fast for my fingers to write on the
keyboard.
Oh, yeah and a small thing i'm blind;) Yeah, and since i know someone is
going to ask me, I have a program on my computer:
http://www.freedomscientific.com
named jaws that reads the screen to me. Maby it would be a grait help to
writers, so they can here what they typed, but hay, who really knows. This
program allows me to do what i so like to do, and that's be on the computer.
Right now my major is cs, however, that might change soon since i've found
an intrust in other things;)
Now that i'm done ranting about my life, and things that i like, i'll let
you all go. Oh yeah and there is a fanfic that is calling to me;)
msn: jessa...@hotmail.com
mike

[wotsfreek]

NOOO YOU CAN'T WRITE JUST A BIT LESS IN FAVOR OF HAVING A LIFE! ^.^

[Jade]

Haha - you shouldn't worry about it, the updates may just take a few
more days or something, I'm not sure. You might not even notice a
change at all.

[wotsfreek]

Alright, alright, I guess I can cope. I'll probably be pretty busy
myself.

[Jade]

Chapter Nine Out!

Bad news on chapter ten though. I was being a bit stupid with my
computer, so it might take a wee bit longer. I can't get to my
progress. It's annoying too, because I had a really good scene written
out.

[Green Eyed Devil]

thanks for that great chapter & as for a small dely it just means i
will have time to gor and re read some of the earley chapters

James

[meridun]

I'm normally really bad about actually reviewing fanfiction, but I
wanted to drop a line to thank you for the excellent story that you've
written so far.

Like others have stated before, I've particularly enjoyed your
characterization of Harry and Ginny, in which both seem to be very
true to form as their thirteen and twelve-year-old selves,
respectively. You've done a good job portraying the tension that
would arise from them sharing both their thoughts and feelings,
particularly Harry who is a private person and has been shown to have
problems with that, while not creating unnecessary angst and drama
that would destroy the enjoyment in the series.

I'm really looking forward to the next chapter; this is one of the few
series that I will compulsively refresh-bomb while I'm at work :) I
hope you're either able to recover your current work on chapter 10 or
re-write it without too much difficulty.

[Jade]

Rewriting won't be too difficult, it's just going to take a bit
longer. That's why I said something, so people don't think I
mysteriously dropped off the face of the earth about updating. =P

And thanks so much - it's all about balance. Harry and Ginny haven't
hit the age where everything is turned into over dramatic (i.e.,
they're still children, and children are quicker to adapt and
forgive), but yet, the bond has to grate on his privacy. Sometimes
when I'm writing it I feel like I'm walking a tightrope. =P

Refresh-bombing! Yay!

You should drop lines more. I love the encouragement. ;)

[Jade]

Hooray! I got chapter ten back - most of it. I've got a bunch of stuff
to do tonight and tomorrow, but hopefully I'll be able to work on it
and get it done very soon so that it can go into the year long beta
process. (j/k kira =P)

[wotsfreek]

Haha, well if you like the encouragement I guess I won't stop my
weekly "You rock!" messages >.<

On a more very sad and personal note, school starts for me tomorrow. I
hate High School.

[mike's wou account]

school starts for you on the 13th of august, dam, that's early. Most of all
the schools around here are not starting tell september 6th. hmmm!
For me since i'm in college, i dont start tell september 24th.
just me jumping in and just rambling.
"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

thanks
mike
msn: jessa...@hotmail.com
e-mail: mbabc...@wou.edu

[wotsfreek]

Yeah, it sucks. Hopefully I can go to school, and still not have a
life as well.

[Jade]

Lol. I go back to school August 27 - starting college this year. I
will warn you guys, I'm moving into the Residence Hall this weekend,
so after Chapter Ten things might be a little hectic and I might have
to take a break from writing and such.

[wotsfreek]

:( That's some of the worst news I've heard in a while, (no life) I've
got to get off to bed now, hopefully we'll have a freak blizzard
tonight... in the middle of summer.

[mike's wou account]

oh, darn, that makes me sad *crys* what will i do? *runs from the room
crying, ash, ash, i need your help, jade isn't going to be able to write as
much* lol! and that's when ash wraps her arms around me and tells me it will
be ok and i can just re read all the stories again.
lol, ok, i'm weird.
I know how hectic it can be moving into the dorms, it's a pain;)
good luck

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

thanks
mike
msn: jessa...@hotmail.com
e-mail: mbabc...@wou.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jade" <jades...@gmail.com>
To: "The Leaky Pensieve" <the-leaky...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Soul Nexus Updates

>

[Joel]

I had my first year last year and had a good time of it. To assuage
any nerves you might have I'll tell you from experience that you're
exactly as smart as you were in high school; first year is a lot like
an extension of high school in terms of difficulty. The best piece of
advice I got was to read ahead in every class by 1 chapter. That makes
lectures easier to follow and you look smarter if you get a prof that
likes to put people on the spot.

I didn't live in residence, but if you need to ask your parents for
money quickly say it's for laundry. That one never fails. If you ever
have any freshman questions to ask don't hesitate to drop me a
line.

[mike's wou account]

and me as well, i have to agree with all the points that wwere given below.
I whent threw it last year as well, and it really wasn't that bad. And one
more thing, in lecture classes with 200 or more students, just because the
prof can't see you it doesn't meen he wont know your sleepping. I had a prof
who about every 25 minutes would slam something down on his desk because "I
know students will be sleepping, this way i can maby make it so that you get
your money's worth out of my class" Well, it worked, i think just about
every time he did this someone would wake up.
But yeah, it's not two bad. Lets see how year 2 goes:)

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

thanks
mike
msn: jessa...@hotmail.com
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From: "Joel" <joel...@gmail.com>
To: "The Leaky Pensieve" <the-leaky...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: Soul Nexus Updates

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[wotsfreek]

My dad claims College is way more fun than HS, but then again, he was
in college in the late 70's - early 80's, so I'm not sure how valid
that is today.

[Jade]

That's what my dad says too, but same thing - I think he graduated in
'81.

Luckily, I wont' be in any lecture halls. My biggest class size is
120, and the other four are under 80.

I've heard the reading ahead thing before, and I hope I can manage
that with all the reading I'm going to have to be doing. It might be a
little hard sine I'm an English major and I'm bound to have tons of
reading to do, but hopefully I'll have time.

SN:10 is only 40% done - I had to cut out four thousand words because
they weren't working. Don't worry, they'll show up later, it's just it
wasn't the right time for that particular scene. But to give you all
something to look forward to, Harry and Ginny are going to dream
again. =)

[mike's wou account]

mmm, i like there dreams. I also love the hint's you give us;) thanks!

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

thanks
mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jade" <jades...@gmail.com>
To: "The Leaky Pensieve" <the-leaky...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Soul Nexus Updates

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[wotsfreek]

English Major? Ouch, I have no clue what I'll major in, probably
something to do with computers.

[mike's wou account]

i was/well, am still a cs major (computer science), however i will be going
in in the mornning to switch my major to psychology. Dont ask why, i really
dont know. It just sortive sounded cool!

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

thanks
mike
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e-mail: mbabc...@wou.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: "wotsfreek" <wots...@gmail.com>
To: "The Leaky Pensieve" <the-leaky...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: Soul Nexus Updates

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[Julie McCollum]

-- Jade said --

And thanks so much - it's all about balance. Harry and Ginny haven't
hit the age where everything is turned into over dramatic (i.e.,
they're still children, and children are quicker to adapt and
forgive), 

--To which I reply--

You obviously haven't met my 7 year old, the drama king. Oi. :P The 14 year old is just entering the "High School Drama" phase...I'm watching in amusement as all of the junior high girls at church follow him around, and I've just heard some gossip that he's got his first crush. That's part of why I'm enjoying Soul Nexus, actually, since I'm watching my son go through some of the same things as Harry (minus that bond thing).

Also, I agree. College was way more fun than high school. I graduated from high school in 1986 and A&M in 1990, though, so take that comment for what it's worth.

I think the good thing about college is that you get to take more responsibility for your actions. College is what you make of it, and you'll get out what you put in. The important thing to remember is that your classes are important, but they're not the only thing. There's a lot of living to do, too. (Just don't tell  your parents that I said that!)

~Julie

--
If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
~Bob Hope

[Jade]

7 is a bit younger than I'd expect for the drama phase. =P But then
again, it'll be a while before I'm a parent, so I guess I don't really
have that much expertise on the subject. I remember hitting that phase
a little later, like when I was almost 15ish. That's pretty much how
I'm trying to write Harry's character - trying to remember what I was
like at 13/14 and using the same emotional development. Ginny...not so
much, but that's because I'm a boy and I can only pretend to know what
goes on in the mind of a girl/woman.

That would be pretty weird if your son came home and told you that he
was suddenly Soulmated to a girl he met at school. ;) I think I'd
freak if my son/daughter came home and said, "Er..Dad? Is it normal to
have a boy/girl in my head?"

I agree with the college is what you make of it, as far as what I've
heard. It's slowly dawning on me that I'm going to have to take care
of myself and such, and all the responsibility that comes with that,
as well as having a bit more freedom to be myself and not have to
worry about parents and being a kid.

My parents are already worried enough because I'm going to Florida
State. They have one of the top 5 graduate studies programs for
Creative Writing in the nation, which is why I'm going there, but it's
also a huge party school and that's never a good sign for parents.

[Julie McCollum]

I think my seven year old may just be exceptional. We're getting slamming doors, etc from him, but not the teenager, although I'm sure that'll change before long. I hit the drama phase at 15, too, if I remember right. That was the year that my mother and I were at each other's throats, in any case, and since she seems to be (mostly) reasonable now, I'm pretty sure it was all my fault.

And you're doing a great job with Ginny! She seems spot on to me so far. If you ever need some female insight, I'd be happy to help (as long as you keep in mind that I was 15 a LONG time ago :P).

On 8/15/07, Jade <jades...@gmail.com> wrote:

7 is a bit younger than I'd expect for the drama phase. =P But then
again, it'll be a while before I'm a parent, so I guess I don't really
have that much expertise on the subject. I remember hitting that phase
a little later, like when I was almost 15ish. That's pretty much how
I'm trying to write Harry's character - trying to remember what I was
like at 13/14 and using the same emotional development. Ginny...not so
much, but that's because I'm a boy and I can only pretend to know what
goes on in the mind of a girl/woman.

[wotsfreek]

HEY YOU, STOP BEING NOSY ABOUT YOUR SON'S PERSONAL BUSINESS!

No, I'm just kidding. I know it's probably in his best interest that
you know as much as you can, but I would have been really embarrassed
if I knew my mom knew about those things. :-P

About the drama phase, all my friends seemed to hit it at 13 1/2ish
(they are STILL in it), I don't think it's ever going to happen to me
though, I am always the one laughing at their latest relationship
drama and such (not in front of them of course).

Florida State eh? If I visit the campus can I look you up? xD

[Jade]

Every kid is different - that's why parenting sounds like a blast.
Hehe. I'm hoping that I'll grow out of the fighting with the parents
stage (well, mostly my mom) when I move out and I don't have to live
with them. I know she's a really great person, but her personality
grates against mine and it feels like I'm walking on thin ice all the
time.

Haha - I'll be sure to keep that in mind, but most (well...all) of my
friends from sophomore year on were/are girls, so I think I might have
a chance at getting it right. I'd like to think I learned at least a
little bit from spending almost all of my time with girls for the past
three years.

-

It's the parents job to know way too many things and to be right even
when you really don't want them to be. ;)

Well, then you have the people who don't ever grow out of it. Though
relationship problems aren't something that I typically find humor in,
unless they're blowing it way out of proportion when telling me about
it. Having problems with your significant other is one thing - looking
for pity because of it is something else.

Sure - as long as you don't do the creepy stalker thing. xP

[wotsfreek]

Oh no, don't get me wrong, REAL relationship issues I'm not laughing
at, but stuff like "X's BF has to kiss someone in the play!" (true
story) is what has me chuckling.

I won't stalk you, unless sleeping outside your dorm and following you
around counts? >.<

Though I might ask you for your autograph "Make it out 'To my number
one fan, wotsfreek. ~Jade~'"

Haha, I crack myself up (though most of the time I crack ONLY myself
up) is that good or bad?

[Jade]

'Nother true story - one of my guy friends had to slap a girl in a
play because it was ancient times when they still did that as
discipline or something (not sure why), but they were on stage and
went for the stage slap, except they forgot the fake part. She was
pissed - I'm surprised she kept going with the play. I heard the pop
all the way in the back.

Haha - you wouldn't follow me around. You'd hack my computer looking
for future updates and all of my brainstorming for other story ideas.
Yes folks, I have sunk to the lowest levels of nerdism - I have a
folder on my computer with various Harry Potter plot bunnies.

Or I could give you a cameo in one of my stories as an OC. =P

As long as you're enjoying life, then it can't be bad. =P

[wotsfreek]

Ouch, our middle school plays were so bad, we did Bye Bye Birdie, I
don't remember 7th grade, and Guys and Dolls, THE JUNIOR VERSION! I
wasn't in any of them but they were not very good.

Yes I would hack your computer, but that would be AFTER I had stalked
you for a few hours.

Haha, I gave my friend a tiny cameo in TLM as the Death Eater that
hears Lupin and the others. She didn't want to be a Death Eater, so I
told her that it was her brother. She seemed pretty happy with that.

[Agramahad]

Thought I'd join this little group as I've recently read all stories
you've published on ff.net and I love them. The one shot was very
fluffy and 'Dead Without You' (I think that's what its called) I
defiantly enjoyed but Soul Nexus has to be my favourite.

I'm reading all notes in this group from beginning to end and there
are a few comments I'd like to make.

Cant agree with you more on the films. I actually didn't start reading
the books until after I saw the first two or maybe three films. Cant
remember exactly, but the first three films aren't that bad. There
also not that good either. A lot of the story is missing, not the
important parts but the little things, the bad acting I can handle as
their only kids (For now, there were a few moments in the fourth film
that made me cringe, third one too come to think of it). The fourth
film was ok but seeing as they cut a hell of a lot out of the first
three films when they were released I wasn't looking forward to the
forth one. The third film missed out on about half the book I think,
been a while since I've read it, and that book was just over 300
pages. Seeing as book four is near enough 800 pages I was very
surprised that the fourth movie made any kind of sense. I will admit
that I only managed to watch about 15 minutes of the fifth film before
turning it off.

I've also read that 'Taking Control' that you mentioned but not
'Normalcy'. Took me just over 30 hours to read all 21 chapters, and
that included 26 hours in one go. What can I say, I like to read and I
have lots of time on my hands.

The question about how many years this story is going to cover has
already been answered but I do wonder if your going to be using the
Horcrux solution JK came up with to deal with Voldy being (almost)
immortal. You did mention using either the Hallows or an idea from the
hallows in your story and I was wondering which?

One thing I did wonder is about the spell effects Snape suffered when
Harry protected Hermione's mind. The expelliamus (not sure on spelling
sorry) seemed to work as it should and so did the stinging hex, Snape
did have to take a painkiller potion. What about the unforgivables?
Would the killing curse, if it was used in someones mind against them,
kill them? If not what would their reaction be? Because I have to
admit it would be the perfect assassination technique if it did work
and untraceable as it would be a mental projection of the wand that
was used and not the real wand.

As for the remarks about quality or quantity I do prefer the former.
But both would be very nice:)

Regarding the release of Deathly Hallows. What can I say about that
book... People said that JK would need to pull a rabbit out of a hat to
vindicate Snape, personally I think she did the equivalent of pulling
an aircraft carrier out of her arse, if you'll forgive the expression.
I'm just wondering what type of Snape you'll be using in your story?
Yes he is a bastard but even given how Half Blood Prince ended I never
thought he was truly with the Death Eaters and Voldy. What's he going
to be in your story? Actually on second thoughts don't answer that.
I'd like it to be a surprise.

As for the ending... God I was very, very, very, ad infinaitum,
disappointed. Voldy died (Its not a spoiler because everyone knew he
had to die. What kind of series would it be if the bad guy won???)
three pages from the end of the penultimate chapter and then the
epilogue was six pages titled nineteen years later. I can actually
give you my exact response to reading that last sentence.

"All was well. .......... ALL WAS F****** WELL... WHAT KIND OF F****** ENDING
IS THAT!!!! WHAT THE F*** HAPPENED!!!!!!!"

Well I say exact, that was actually the polite version:)

Now what's all this talk about college? I thought this was about the
story. Personally I've been there and done that but I live in the UK
so it was more like High School then sixth form (college equivalent I
think, not sure though) then university for 2 years on a HND. God that
was fun. Was nicknamed the Beer Monster for outdrinking half the
university rugby team (They were English and I'm Welsh, Enough saidJ),
partied hard and I was the only known student in Portsmouth University
(To date) to get a tab at the Kebab shop. Beat that:) and yes, despite
my heavy partying I did graduate. It surprised me too.

And now I find the topic has changed to children. Despite being almost
thirty I haven't got one and I really don't want one. To each their
own I say, I'm just enjoying life as a bachelor without the hassle of
a relationship. I'm happy as is.

As for the unfortunate stage slap... Ouch. Did anyone get it on
camera???

[Jade]

Soul Nexus is my favorite too - and I think pretty much everyone's.
It's been a lot harder to write and taken a lot longer with each
chapter, but I think getting a better final product is worth it.

I actually only saw the first two, but I tried and succeeded in
removing most parts of them from my brain. The only things that stuck
were the Chamber incident, the giant chess pieces, and Quidditch, and
only the Chamber actually sticks in my head enough to replace my
actual image of things. I think Emma Watson has stuck in my head as
well, but thanks to some fan artists out there, I'm glad Harry, Ron,
and Ginny's appearance remains as it was before the movies came out.
Alan Rickman (I think?) stuck in my head as Snape because he was
perfect for that role, and Tom Felton's appearance has stuck in my
head for Draco. Other than that, I remember nothing about the movies.

I read most completed works in one go, so I know what that feels like.
Only, doing that with Normalcy might be a bad idea, because it's over
400k words and takes forever. Very worth the time to read though.

I don't want to give away what I'm going to do, but yes, I'm almost
positive that I'm going to use Horcruxes, and there will probably be
references to the Hallows, but I don't think they'll play as big of a
role in things. As for ideas - the rules of the Harry Potter universe
are going to stay the same. I won't muck about with things like the
Trace, how the Ministry is run, and such, it's just plot that I'm
modifying and characters as a result of the event changes.

That would be interesting, but what makes you think that it is
possible to use the Killing Curse inside of the mind. One thing you
have to remember is that Harry is visualizing these things, rather
than actually doing them. His mind is still making it work, and what
you're saying is having Harry's mind assault Snape's to the point of
killing all brain activity. Theoretically, it would be possible, but
it would take a lot of power and would probably be very detrimental to
the killer. It would be as if someone came and left your body alive,
but stopped your brain from working with no hope of recovery.

As far as being untraceable, I'm sure there would be some way to show
that the killer's mind had been in contact with the victim's, and it
could be proven for motive and opportunity from there.

The question about Snape is a question that will be answered later,
and I'm going to remain tight-lipped on this one, other than to say
Lily still died, and it's still Snape's fault.

Ahhh...we're all bloody Americans, I think, right down to pretending
we know how to speak like people from the UK. ;) College is basically
what happens after high school, like University. I'm not sure I quite
followed all of what you said about levels of education, but I'm
pretty sure college and university are the same thing as far as what
we're talking about.

>>> And now I find the topic has changed to children. Despite being almost
>>> thirty I haven't got one and I really don't want one. To each their
>>> own I say, I'm just enjoying life as a bachelor without the hassle of
>>> a relationship. I'm happy as is.

Haha. You have the same views I do. I like kids, but I don't want to
be tied down. Haven't found a girl that makes it remotely worth it
yet. But then again, I'm 18, so ya know. I'm a bit young for kiddies.

And I wish someone had gotten the slap on camera. I would a paid a few
galleons - er - dollars for that pic. It's too bad us Muggles can't
get a moving version.

[wotsfreek]

About wanting kids, I have a two year old little brother, which I have
to help take care of (he's MORE than a handful), so that kind of has
me shying away from the possibility of kids later in life.

[Agramahad]

Going slightly off topic but where can I find that story 'Normalcy'?

I admit I'm fairly new to fanfiction, only been reading it over a
year, but I haven't found that many decent sites.

I've found loads of Ranma sites. A few Naruto and Harry Potter
specific ones and a few general ones, but you either have to search
through their entire library for lack of a decent search engine or
they haven't bothered with one.

And I would like to ask if its possible for you to include a few
embarrassing pranks to be played on Draco. 'Taking Control' has quite
a few and damnit they were great but nowhere near embarrassing enough
for my liking. How about something along the lines of a compulsion
charm or love potion aimed at Draco and either Crabbe, Goyle or Snape?
Maybe a specific, not general, love potion aimed at Draco and
Millicent Bulstrode? Nothing permanent, just enough to last a week or
so. if your going to be using the books for reference then in the
fourth year you have the Yule Ball.

I can just picture the scene, slipping Draco the potion/using the
charm/whatever. Then Draco asking Millicent to the ball. The music,
the dancing, the festive atmosphere, Draco kissing her in the middle
of the dance floor. Then maybe after 10 or more seconds into the kiss,
after most of the crowd are staring at them the charm/whatever would
be released. Draco then opens his eyes wondering what the hell is
going on. Then comes the girlish scream when he realises what he's
done. Ah priceless, maybe you could have Colin Creavey take a picture
of it.

Yes I'm evil.

Regarding your comment below

>>>That would be interesting, but what makes you think that it is
>>>possible to use the Killing Curse inside of the mind. One thing you
>>>have to remember is that Harry is visualizing these things, rather
>>>than actually doing them. His mind is still making it work, and what
>>>you're saying is having Harry's mind assault Snape's to the point of
>>>killing all brain activity. Theoretically, it would be possible, but
>>>it would take a lot of power and would probably be very detrimental to
>>>the killer. It would be as if someone came and left your body alive,
>>>but stopped your brain from working with no hope of recovery

Yes Harry is visualizing using the spell in his mind. But the mind can
be viewed as an extension of the body, and he is using magic. I admit
that it would be unlikely that the damage inflicted using this method
would effect the body, but then again the mind can be viewed as an
extension of the body. I think I've said that before. ;) Though most
likely it would simply kill off the mind as you suggested. As for it
requiring a lot of power. Um, why do you think that? As far as I'm
aware the magic they use isn't physically represented in the body.
There isn't a magic organ or muscle as such. The magic is wielded
using the will or mind, not the body. That's what I think anyway.

And regarding your comment about it being untraceable. You said it
yourself that proving Snape used Legilimency would be impossible, or
close to it. The only way for it to be discovered would be if the
murderer (if the killing curse is used) to either give up the memory
to be viewed in a pensieve, or for it to be forcibly taken. Of course
that only goes for proving it. Suspicion may be unavoidable, depending
on circumstances, as for Legilimency to be used they at least have to
be in the same room. Of course only Ginny or Harry would be truly
effective in this method as they are completely invisible and
undetectable given their unique bond and ability when in the mind of
another (I know Snape couldn't see Harry when he invaded but I cant
remember if Hermione saw Harry when she invited him in). Hermione
using it on Snape could be easily proved if she didn't kill him or
wipe his memory. What Snape would do about it is another thing. What
he is doing is not legal.

I'm glad your going to be using the Horcrux's. It easily explains a
few things that have happened so far (Voldy coming back and the diary)
and when discovered gives them something to work towards. One thing
that I always wondered about is that 'Power he knows not' rubbish.
>From what I remember it never said it would be used to defeat Voldy
but I assumed it would play a bigger role than it did. We all know
what its referring to but I'll say it anyway. Love. Sure it helped in
the Department of Mysteries and, kind of, protected Harry while he was
growing up. But how good were wards anyway on Privit Drive? And I'm
not talking about their effectiveness. Harry was only safe INSIDE the
house. Given that, unless he was in his bedroom, he spent as much time
outside as possible it wasn't that effective a defence. Yes the Order
has members watching him but how would they deal with the sudden
appearance of a Dozen or so Death Eaters. The fact that it never
happened in the books didn't mean it couldn't. So how does love play
so big a part in the Prophecy if its only really used once? OK maybe
not just once but can you honestly identify a specific time apart from
those two I mentioned above when it did?

If you can please send me a reference.

And regarding Wotsfreek's comment. I feel the same way but I didn't
mention it. I looked after my brother when he was a baby, I admit I
didn't do that much as I was only 12 at the time but babysitting was a
bugger. A friend of mine got married when he was 22 or 23 (he's a year
younger than me so its been about 6-7 years since then) and after a
year or two they had a baby. Never saw him for about half a year after
that. Then just when the baby grew up to be a, different kind of
messy, child they went and had another. Its now been a year and a half
since I've seen him last, and I haven't worked for a year. He's now so
whipped the only time he isn't with his wife or kids is when he's
working. I don't see him because his wife, and I apologise to all the
women reading, is a messy bitch and the state of the house is
disgusting. Yes he could clean it himself but he spends most of his
time working and she's too busy looking after the kids (Or so she
claims). Seeing as I cant stand to be in his house the only option is
for him to visit me. But seeing as he's whipped and cant visit me
without the wife and kids he's unable to visit. Why? Because my house
is a bachelors paradise filled with sharp pointy objects like Swords,
Axes and Knives within easy reach of children. So thankfully they can
never visit. The children I mean not my mate.

I think I've talked long enough about that. Sorry but I do tend to go
on a bit.

[Agramahad]

Forgot to mention it but I've also read whats available of 'Harry
Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past', Author: S'TarKan. It was
recommended in the 'Taking Control' Author notes. Time travel story :
( but a fairly good one and its well written. Thought I should
mention it at least because it's the only other decent story I've
found so far on Fanfiction.net, apart from yours and 'Taking Control'

[mike's wou account]

a good site if you dont all ready know about it for harry potter and ginny
is
http://www.siye.co.uk
and to answer the one thing about love and how it comes to play other times
is in the first book love keeps the prof off him(by killing him)
In the 2nd book it's love for ginny (either romanticly wich harry doesn't
see right now, or as seeing her as his best mait's little sister) that keeps
him from giving in and allows him to kill riddle.
In the third book he shows that he loves sireus enough to trust him and help
him get away.
4th book the love for his parents gets him out of the grave yard.
These are just my ideas so far, what do you all think?

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start
thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

thanks
mike
msn: jessa...@hotmail.com
e-mail: mbabc...@wou.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: "Agramahad" <m-a-t...@hotmail.co.uk>
To: "The Leaky Pensieve" <the-leaky...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: Soul Nexus Updates

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[Jade]

I'll get to that beast of a post sometime tonight - I just wanted to
pop in and say I've had a heck of a weekend. I barely had time to
sleep last night because of all this moving business and getting
settled in Tallahassee, and I'm going to try and take a nap.

I agree with mike about SIYE, and Normalcy can be found there. Search
bar at the top is great.

Other good HPFF sites are:

http://www.phoenixsong.net (For canon shippers)
http://checkmated.com (Ron/Hermione archive, but they have a lot of H/
G and some other odd ships)
http://harrypotterfanfiction.com
http://www.fanfiction.net (obviously, though the quality here is much
less than other sites)
http://www.thequidditchpitch.org (lots of smut, but some really good
stories)
...and others.

[Agramahad]

Thanks for the links and will reply to your remarks Mike when I've had
a chance to sleep. Just realised I've been awake for just over 34
hours and I'm not firing on all pistons right now. Don't know quite
how I managed to stay awake this long :)

[Jade]

Agrama - you're less new than me. I've only really been reading it for
seven months or so, and writing it for six. =P

As far as Draco goes, I love writing him, and I love using him to help
with plot points (in SN:9, it was Harry's protectiveness, and getting
Harry thrown in detention), but I'm not sure if I have the space to
include pranks. Soul Nexus is already going to be a beast of a fic,
and I don't want to make it needlessly longer. I will keep it in mind
though, and maybe I'll put it in as comic relief at some point. Having
those moments of comedy and lightheartedness really makes the darker
moments stand out more.

I'm sure I could come up with plenty of embarrassing pranks on Draco
that don't involve illegal substances (love potions), but I'll keep
that in mind. Ginny certainly wouldn't mind doing it, and Fred &
George could make the actual potion in all their brilliance. Perhaps a
potion that wears off when you kiss the person you're "falling for".
That would be really awkward for Draco. I can see Harry having Colin
around just so he can blackmail Draco with the pic later.

The brain certainly gets tired after a long time of thinking, and when
it comes down to it, that's really what's going on. Harry would be
thinking really hard at the target, who would die from overload of
thought (the AK), and then Harry's brain would hurt like even Muggles'
brains hurt after thinking too hard about something. Only, the
consequences would be a lot worse because he would have magical
exhaustion of the mind, and that can't be good.

I didn't say proving Snape used Legilimency would be impossible - I
said it would be impossible for Harry or Ginny to prove it without
telling Dumbledore about their skills in Occlumency. I'm sure the DMLE
would have a way to figure out if a mind has been tampered with, but
the magic would be well beyond what Harry and Ginny would have learned
by their third and second years, respectively.

Also, the mind-selves of the person they are invading can't see them,
but an accomplished Occlumens would know someone was poking around in
their mind. Remember, Snape got a headache when Harry fought with him
in Hermione's mind, and Hermione got one as well. They both new
something was going on even though neither of them could "see" Harry.
Just because they don't have the control of their own minds that Harry
and Ginny do doesn't mean they're completely ineffective.

Blah. The "power he knows not" was not fearing death in my opinion.
Harry didn't fear death, so he could die and get the Horcrux Voldemort
planted in him out. Voldemort did fear death, so once Harry's blood
got inside him, Harry couldn't die because Voldemort was acting as his
Horcrux. Load of bull if you ask me, but that's how it happened. I
suppose if you want to say it was love, it meant that he could die for
all those people he cared about and accept that he was sacrificing
himself (in DH), something Voldy could never do.

NoFP is what really inspired me to retell canon, along with MoO.
Viridian takes the cake when it comes to "Harry goes back and changes
things" fics.

[Jade]

Just to keep this out of the big post above:

I've moved in entirely to Tallahassee, and right now I feel dead. It
might be a day or two before I start writing again, so maybe chapter
finished by Thursday? Then beta (don't worry, kira's been bugging me
about hurrying), and then you'll get it.

The good news is I nearly have a rough copy (read: written in pencil)
of a SN missing moment from Chapter 8 finished, so you may be getting
a one-shot along with Chapter 10.