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Aorist
Subjunctive
a tale of what
could be
Summary: Harry used a Time-turner to change
his
past. Cedric lived. Other key figures didn't. How can
Harry and the Order fight Voldemort now?
GENRES: Suspense,
mystery, romance, action-adventure
MAIN PAIRINGS:
Harry/Cedric, Hermione/Viktor, Remus/Sirius
WARNINGS:
ADULT, radical AU
1. Nature & Destiny
When
presented with
an unexpected opportunity, a depressed and besieged fifth-year Harry
tries to change the past. But changing the past can be
dangerous. Who's to say things will
turn out any better? c. 28,000 words COMPLETE, Editor's Choice at The Quidditch
Pitch
2. Chronicles
Dumbledore is dead.
Voldemort is back. And Cedric has made a critical discovery in
Grimmauld Place that could aid in the fight, but it includes some
disturbing revelations. Should Cedric tell Harry
something he might not want to know about his godfather -- or keep the
truth to himself? c. 53,500 words COMPLETE
3. Crush
Dolores Umbridge wants to wipe out Muggle influences at Hogwarts,
Alastor Moody revives the school duelling club, Sirius Black is filing
a petition with the Wizengamot to clear his name, Cedric suddenly seems
to have trouble keeping his mouth shut, and Harry has a crush on Cho
Chang. Or does he? c. 63,500 words COMPLETE
4. Past Present
Over
Christmas holidays, Harry and Cedric begin the complicated process of
navigating their new relationship even as Sirius, his name now cleared,
plans a blow-out holiday party. But nothing ever
goes smoothly in Harry's world. After disaster strikes, Harry,
Sirius and Remus begin looking at the
Pensieve memories that Dumbledore left, most of which concern Tom
Riddle's past.
IN
PROCESS, 6 chpts done (due mid-summer '08)
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Projected:
5. Semper Fidelis
6. My Brother's Keeper
Note on pairings: Yes, this novella series has
homosexual pairings, and yes, it has heterosexual pairings. If
you're a slash or het purist, bail now. I believe fiction should
reflect life, so both appear.
N.B.: This
novella series has nothing
to do with the Finding Himself world. A few things are the same,
others are very different. I've kept Ed, Peter and Scott as
Cedric's denmates, and I've kept my basic
view of his personality (his likes and dislikes and talents),
although he's more withdrawn. But his
mother here is not Lucy, his
family is not as well-off, and
he has no connection to American Indians.
Special Notes Relating to the Books
& Films: If the pairing was inspired by Robert
Pattinson's shameless and adorable flirting as Cedric in the film, this
novella series is BOOK CANON up until it completely diverges.
Although I've kept Pattinson's image for Cedric as he fits
fairly well, following Rozárka, I've come to prefer Danny
Vosovic, for our charming, big-nosed Viktor.
= What IS an
'aorist subjunctive' anyway? =
The aorist subjunctive is a
case of Greek verb that creates 'simple past possible': If you walked to the store, then ...
Here, of course, it refers to the possibility: If Cedric Diggory lived (and Dumbledore
died instead) ... Making it aorist subjunctive and not
pluperfect subjunctive (If Cedric
Diggory had lived ...) feels more active and ongoing.
Acknowledgements: Special
thanks go to Laurel TX, for HP detail checks, general comments,
prodding me to go ahead and do the unexpected, and mad plotting
assistance, as well as to Bren Kuebler and Muridae X for keeping my
British
(and grammar) on
track, and to Casey for editing.
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