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edenfallingAn Ounce of Prevention: 20,000 words, Aug. 2006-July 2008. During the timeskip, Sakura finds a very interesting diary among Tsunade's books and papers. Trouble ensues. Contains mind games, violence, discussion of death and dirty tricks, and discussion of the ethics of war and assassination. [Crossover: Naruto/Harry Potter]
"An Ounce of Prevention" is the direct result of a crack pairings meme from 2005, though Sakura and Tom do NOT have a romantic relationship. I began writing this as a silly one-shot foraskerian's birthday, but the plot bunny nagged at me until I expanded the story. It ended up being about loyalty, responsibility, and Sakura's lingering issues over Sasuke's departure from Konoha; Tom is mostly a catalyst.
I set myself the challenge of writing a crossover that didn't disrupt canon in either series -- in other words, to write a story that could be a lost chapter of both the Harry Potter books and the Naruto manga -- and I think I succeeded. *is proud*
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An Ounce of Prevention - Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: An Ounce of Prevention. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 600 words, 8/21/06.
Chapter 2: When in Rome. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 10/30/06.
Chapter 3: Imitation Is. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 800 words, 11/12/06.
Chapter 4: Birds of a Feather. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 12/24/06.
Chapter 5: Assumptions Make. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 775 words, 1/11/07.
Chapter 6: Too Many Cooks. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 775 words, 3/26/07.
Chapter 7: Time Flies. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 5/9/07.
Chapter 8: If at First You Don't Succeed. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 1,025 words, 7/8/07.
Chapter 9: Idle Hands. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 800 words, 10/2/07.
Chapter 10: Can't See the Forest. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 925 words, 11/29/07.
Chapter 11: Never Put off for Tomorrow. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 975 words, 1/17/08.
Chapter 12: Even a Stopped Clock. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 2/6/08.
Chapter 13: Don't Judge a Book. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 750 words, 2/11/08.
Chapter 14: Put Your Money. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 950 words, 3/16/08.
Chapter 15: Curiosity Killed. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 925 words, 4/29/08.
Chapter 16: Fool Me Once. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 825 words, 5/17/08.
Chapter 17: A Miss Is as Good. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 950 words, 5/27/08.
Chapter 18: He Who Laughs Last. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 775 words, 6/4/08.
Chapter 19: Once Burned. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 950 words, 6/10/08.
Chapter 20: Three Can Keep a Secret. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 6/27/08.
Chapter 21: If Wishes Were Horses. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 975 words, 6/28/08.
Chapter 22: What Doesn't Kill You. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 1,000 words, 7/4/08.
Epilogue: The Road to Hell. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 500 words, 7/6/08.
Alternate Epilogue: All Roads. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 425 words, 7/6/08.
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For the record, I am perfectly well aware that these chapters are ridiculously tiny, and hardly deserve the name "chapter" at all. This is an unfortunate side-effect of the way I wrote the story. You see, "An Ounce of Prevention" was meant to be a one-shot. Its continuation was completely unexpected, and ran headlong into my semi-compulsive need to keep all chapters of any given story at roughly similar lengths, give or take about 15%-20% of that story's average chapter length. The average length for "An Ounce of Prevention," discounting the two epilogues (because epilogues totally don't count) is 875 words, which means all chapters should stay between 700 and 1,050 words... and with the glaring exception of chapter 1 (the original one-shot, clocking in at a tidy 600 words), they do.
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I try to start with longer first chapters these days. *wry*
"An Ounce of Prevention" is the direct result of a crack pairings meme from 2005, though Sakura and Tom do NOT have a romantic relationship. I began writing this as a silly one-shot for
askerian's birthday, but the plot bunny nagged at me until I expanded the story. It ended up being about loyalty, responsibility, and Sakura's lingering issues over Sasuke's departure from Konoha; Tom is mostly a catalyst.I set myself the challenge of writing a crossover that didn't disrupt canon in either series -- in other words, to write a story that could be a lost chapter of both the Harry Potter books and the Naruto manga -- and I think I succeeded. *is proud*
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An Ounce of Prevention - Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: An Ounce of Prevention. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 600 words, 8/21/06.
Chapter 2: When in Rome. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 10/30/06.
Chapter 3: Imitation Is. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 800 words, 11/12/06.
Chapter 4: Birds of a Feather. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 12/24/06.
Chapter 5: Assumptions Make. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 775 words, 1/11/07.
Chapter 6: Too Many Cooks. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 775 words, 3/26/07.
Chapter 7: Time Flies. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 5/9/07.
Chapter 8: If at First You Don't Succeed. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 1,025 words, 7/8/07.
Chapter 9: Idle Hands. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 800 words, 10/2/07.
Chapter 10: Can't See the Forest. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 925 words, 11/29/07.
Chapter 11: Never Put off for Tomorrow. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 975 words, 1/17/08.
Chapter 12: Even a Stopped Clock. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 2/6/08.
Chapter 13: Don't Judge a Book. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 750 words, 2/11/08.
Chapter 14: Put Your Money. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 950 words, 3/16/08.
Chapter 15: Curiosity Killed. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 925 words, 4/29/08.
Chapter 16: Fool Me Once. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 825 words, 5/17/08.
Chapter 17: A Miss Is as Good. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 950 words, 5/27/08.
Chapter 18: He Who Laughs Last. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 775 words, 6/4/08.
Chapter 19: Once Burned. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 950 words, 6/10/08.
Chapter 20: Three Can Keep a Secret. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 900 words, 6/27/08.
Chapter 21: If Wishes Were Horses. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 975 words, 6/28/08.
Chapter 22: What Doesn't Kill You. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 1,000 words, 7/4/08.
Epilogue: The Road to Hell. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 500 words, 7/6/08.
Alternate Epilogue: All Roads. (AO3 version; ff.net version) 425 words, 7/6/08.
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For the record, I am perfectly well aware that these chapters are ridiculously tiny, and hardly deserve the name "chapter" at all. This is an unfortunate side-effect of the way I wrote the story. You see, "An Ounce of Prevention" was meant to be a one-shot. Its continuation was completely unexpected, and ran headlong into my semi-compulsive need to keep all chapters of any given story at roughly similar lengths, give or take about 15%-20% of that story's average chapter length. The average length for "An Ounce of Prevention," discounting the two epilogues (because epilogues totally don't count) is 875 words, which means all chapters should stay between 700 and 1,050 words... and with the glaring exception of chapter 1 (the original one-shot, clocking in at a tidy 600 words), they do.
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I try to start with longer first chapters these days. *wry*
