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averygoodun42So the first chapter of the sequel is off at the betas. Quick question. Is "She Married Her Choice" completely lame as a title? If I had a paid account I would do a poll...
If it is completely lame, does anyone have any suggestions? I'm horrible at titles. Horrible!
Here's the "prologue" of the sequel, which is just a 435 word recap of "Marry a Choice."
Prologue:
Five days before this story starts, Hermione found out that an insane bill was about to become law: a law that would force her to marry a pureblood and bear him two children, stripping her powers until she had accomplished that feat. Needless to say, she was not pleased.
Dumbledore had a plan, though. He encouraged her to get married before the bill became law, as the law would only apply to single witches and wizards. She, of course, jumped at the opportunity.
Unfortunately, Ron had died just after the victory battle, leaving her loveless and alone. Not to be deterred, she interviewed about a dozen men, but only two passed her charmed test. She wasn't displeased that Remus was one of the two, but she was downright disturbed that Snape was the other one. She didn't worry about Snape's results too much, though, as he had only taken the test out of curiosity. The idea of him wanting to marry her was laughable, after all.
As the days went by, she learned that marrying Remus might be a really bad idea, but she felt as though she didn't have any other options. She wasn't willing to consider Snape because he, first of all, hadn't declared himself a suitor, but he was also mean, ugly and a horrible teacher. Then, on Friday, the night of the full moon, he lost control and slammed her against the wall after a heated exchange of another sort altogether. Both encounters with him scared her very much, though for very different reasons.
By Saturday night, Snape had apologized twice, ingratiated himself to her parents, declared he had feelings for her, and said he wanted a chance. Her mind boggled at the prospect, and she wondered if hell had frozen over. She couldn't help thawing toward him slightly, but she was still scared.
By Sunday morning, she realized she should have given Snape a fair chance, but when she went to tell him that, she couldn't find him. So she walked down the aisle to marry Remus, regretting her choice, but following through anyway because being married to Remus would be better than Lucius Malfoy any day. That's what she kept telling herself, anyway.
Then, just as Dumbledore was about to proceed with the ceremony after reciting the banns to a silent hall, the doors burst open, and Snape strode down the aisle, calling out his objection. A few slight miscommunications later and Hermione was standing next to Snape, happy that she had been given a reprieve after all.
She had no idea what she was getting herself into.
So Averygoodun is secretly:
This one is my real name (first and last).
I'm amused that my transport is a unicycle either way. Now where did I put that mystic ring?
Snape's Journal
Feb. 10, 1998
Hmm. Lucius knows more than he's letting on. He seemed remarkably cheerful for a man who's lost everything in the world. He didn't even mention Draco's disowning him once during our last chat.
Next time I go round for drinks I'll question him about Granger. If I remember, of course.
If it is completely lame, does anyone have any suggestions? I'm horrible at titles. Horrible!
Here's the "prologue" of the sequel, which is just a 435 word recap of "Marry a Choice."
Prologue:
Five days before this story starts, Hermione found out that an insane bill was about to become law: a law that would force her to marry a pureblood and bear him two children, stripping her powers until she had accomplished that feat. Needless to say, she was not pleased.
Dumbledore had a plan, though. He encouraged her to get married before the bill became law, as the law would only apply to single witches and wizards. She, of course, jumped at the opportunity.
Unfortunately, Ron had died just after the victory battle, leaving her loveless and alone. Not to be deterred, she interviewed about a dozen men, but only two passed her charmed test. She wasn't displeased that Remus was one of the two, but she was downright disturbed that Snape was the other one. She didn't worry about Snape's results too much, though, as he had only taken the test out of curiosity. The idea of him wanting to marry her was laughable, after all.
As the days went by, she learned that marrying Remus might be a really bad idea, but she felt as though she didn't have any other options. She wasn't willing to consider Snape because he, first of all, hadn't declared himself a suitor, but he was also mean, ugly and a horrible teacher. Then, on Friday, the night of the full moon, he lost control and slammed her against the wall after a heated exchange of another sort altogether. Both encounters with him scared her very much, though for very different reasons.
By Saturday night, Snape had apologized twice, ingratiated himself to her parents, declared he had feelings for her, and said he wanted a chance. Her mind boggled at the prospect, and she wondered if hell had frozen over. She couldn't help thawing toward him slightly, but she was still scared.
By Sunday morning, she realized she should have given Snape a fair chance, but when she went to tell him that, she couldn't find him. So she walked down the aisle to marry Remus, regretting her choice, but following through anyway because being married to Remus would be better than Lucius Malfoy any day. That's what she kept telling herself, anyway.
Then, just as Dumbledore was about to proceed with the ceremony after reciting the banns to a silent hall, the doors burst open, and Snape strode down the aisle, calling out his objection. A few slight miscommunications later and Hermione was standing next to Snape, happy that she had been given a reprieve after all.
She had no idea what she was getting herself into.
So Averygoodun is secretly:
| Your Superhero Profile |
 Your Superhero Name is The Azure Fly Your Superpower is Super Speed Your Weakness is Bald People Your Weapon is Your Glue Torch Your Mode of Transportation is Unicycle |
This one is my real name (first and last).
| Your Superhero Profile |
Your Superhero Name is The Freedom Hawk Your Superpower is Near-death Experience Your Weakness is Itching Your Weapon is Your Mystic Ring Your Mode of Transportation is Unicycle |
I'm amused that my transport is a unicycle either way. Now where did I put that mystic ring?
Snape's Journal
Feb. 10, 1998
Hmm. Lucius knows more than he's letting on. He seemed remarkably cheerful for a man who's lost everything in the world. He didn't even mention Draco's disowning him once during our last chat.
Next time I go round for drinks I'll question him about Granger. If I remember, of course.
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Date: 2005-12-16 07:53 pm (UTC)I love the your weapon is a "glue torch." Is that anything like a glue gun? In that case, mine is double-sided tape.
A while back we talked about me beta-ing for something with SJ. Still interested?
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Date: 2005-12-16 09:56 pm (UTC)Double sided tape, eh? We should team up, cause you know we'd manage to stick together. (Sorry. A bit hyper right now)