La Petite Mort

 I have this story.  And it's going places.  Well ... I hope it is.  But I need some direction and honest no-holds-barrel crit.  It's not complete (I realise some betas prefer to view and crit a finished story).  It's just so lacking right now because my writing skills are somewhat rusty and I'm afraid of abandonning it because my writing isn't giving justice to the story.  I tend to be describing and not feeling.

This is a bit of retro-fic for me as I wrote this some years ago. I'm currently going through my archive in a desire to reinstate my website, and not all of the stories will be kept in this renovation. Some, I believe, were ghastly and scream for a rewrite. Others will simply not survive to see the new place. But as I reread some of the things I wrote (also in an effort to erradicate my writer's block), I stumble on stories that I will include in the new website.

This is one of them.

( He is never allowed to take off his glasses. )

So I was discussing story possibilities with my husband.  Yes, me and my hubby talk about my slashy obsessions.  Aren't I just about the luckiest??  In any case, I have this bunny that I want to materialize, but am having difficulty with.  I had the idea that following Dumbledore's death, Snape might just want to perform that horcrux spell for himself; while his intentions are noble and such, the man is still Slytherin and might share an obsession with Voldemort about immortality.  For the sake of the plot, however, I was wracking my brain with what Snape might consider a worthy vessel for a shard of his soul.

And my husband to answer: "What about Dumbledore's pensieve?"

It makes sense ... but it's such a huge endeavor that I am not certain to want to write it right away, or at least not before I have the time to do so.  But as far as bunnies go, I don't have that many, and wish I did.  Snape's voice is oddly silent these days, and I would love for it to start yelling insults for no other reason than showcasing what a greasy git he can be.

*sigh*

I hate wanting to be so damned canon and having to work around something as huge as SNAPE DYING.  

*sigh* 

cybele_san issued a call for challenges. I think this is a fantastic idea, and while I am working on Le Lion au Serpent, I would love to churn out some drabbles to get back into the practice of things. So if anyone has any, I would dearly love to hear them. My fingers are itching. So are Snape's. ;)

To those following Le Lion au Serpent;

It has now sort of fallen into a 'AU' category, if you wish, after new developments arose from HP:THBP (fear not, I am not spoiling in this post). Although, really, LLAS was sort of AU already. Hehehe.

I have NOT abandoned writing it. After some time, I've decided to rewrite it, possibly trim a few chapters that needed it and develop others that were, in my opinion, too brusque. I will also change some things from the beginning. I had wanted to do this before, that is, rewrite it and repost it, and that is still my intention. I cannot simply pick up from where I left off after so much time has passed. I remember it well, of course, as it still tickles my brain constantly, but I do need to revise the fic seriously.

So, once the website opens, there will be only (for the moment) Le Lion au Serpent on it, which will be updated with new chapters. In between those updates, I will add my other fics.

I am serious about it.

I WILL FINISH IT.

*sighs*

"It's not complicated, once your computer is fixed, I will make sure you pass at least 2 hours on the computer every night, and much of it will be spent finishing your Le Lion au Serpent novel."

-- The Boyfriend.

Yay.

Ye ask and ye shall receive. Incidentally, thanks so much for the help. :)

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Okay, so I forgot I had actually posted Chapter Ten already some time ago ... this is what happens when I leave the loop for a while. I will try to excuse my stupidity on lack of smoking and lack of chocolate.

On another note, I am fully convinced Snape is a coffee addict. A story begs to be written. I just love my greasy git disheveled and coffee-starved in the morning. Maybe coffee is frowned upon at Hogwarts. Hehehehe.

SNAPE: YOU'RE JUST EVIL AND SADISTIC, DIIIIIE!

Yeah, I knew my widdle Snivellus had a weak spot.

HARRY: *cackling evilly as he purchases several cans of Folger's*

This post has been brought to you by a bout of sleep deprivation and severe insomnia, thus the statements expressed here are to be looked upon with a WTF attitude which I will completely understand.

Hey, btw, I'm only now starting to get itchy about a RPG ......... anyone has a good one with an empty Snape, Walden, Draco or Lucius opening?

And cybele_san, I don't see you on AIM anymore ... :( :( :( Miss you.

Right, so as I am still rusty with the keyboard, I'm slowly going over the list of WIPs that have managed to remain quite intact on my zip disks. For now, I am 100% certain to continue Le Lion au Serpent, as it is my baby and want to see it grow up. I will be rewriting MAJOR parts of it, however, so I may just re-post it here on Livejournal. Post Mortem is also going to see a rewrite, but I am 95% sure to continue it. The rest will come naturally, and I've been itching to drabble ... :)