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[mhalachai]

A whole bunch of stuff.

First off, Inevitable commentary on Chapter 29. I think that writing Dumbledore is the hardest thing I've had to do. We all know he's a bit insane, but brilliant. He's got the weight of his world's fate on his shoulders, and he has decided (IMO) that there are people that need to be sacrificed. Yet he still is guiding and attempting to nurture Harry. You will not be surprised when I think this cannot end well.

Anita, on the other hand, does have some vaild points, and keep in mind that she's only heard a very small part of Harry's story (like the prophecy, and Harry's faced Voldemort several times. Harry hadn't told her the "whys" of any of that.) That will be explored next chapter.

I had someone comment on What A Bitch (tm) Anita is being. Maybe I'm getting writer's tunnel vision again, but I think I'm writing Anita as she's portrayed in the books. She's over-protective, blunt, and still tries to play by the rules. In her world, it's a rule that you don't send a kid to do a grown-up's job, which is how she's viewing 11-year-old Harry going after the Philosopher's Stone. (Again, she doesn't have the whole story)

I hope that people are also keeping in mind that she suffered some severe emotional and physical trauma at the hands of a witch recently. That will affect how she views people from Harry's world, no matter how much she protests.

And it will all be discussed soon. I hope you all understand, but the next chapter will have no set date. I need, *need* to get this one right. It will be out when it's out, as it has severe repercussions for the rest of the story.

Then we have a meme. From houses7177:
20 pairings I enjoy reading in fanfic. Some of these are canon pairings, some not. Some are pure fandom, some are crossover. WARNING: Lots of AB.

1 Anita/Micah (and/or) Nathaniel (AB)
2 Anita/Richard/Jean-Claude (AB)
3 Harry/Ginny (HP)
4 Willow/Tara (BtVS)
5 Wesley/Faith (BtVS)
6 Anita/Jason (AB)
7 Devon/Danziger (Earth2)
8 Sam/Martouf (SG-1)
9 Duncan/Amanda (HL)
10 Jason/Luna (AB/HP)
11 Dawn/Damian (AB/BtVS)
12 Buffy/Rafael (BtVS/AB)
13 Lilly/Frank (KtE)
14 Hermione/Fred (HP)
15 Remus/Tonks (HP) (So I'm a canon whore.... shoot me)
16 Fred/Spike (AtS)
17 Jarod/Miss Parker (Pretendter)
18 Lily/Remus (HP)
19 Dawn/Spike (BtVS)
20 Chloe/Richard (SV/AB) -- I haven't found any fic for it yet, but one day I may be forced to write it myself.

Comments

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Writing those two was a bit draining. They're both right all the time *ahem* and when they aren't, it's usually a giant disaster.

Duncan and Amanda are so cute, I gotta say :)