wherein Liz bounces quite a lot

[edenfalling]

As I was walking home last night, I had the most marvelously evil idea for a Harry Potter AU, and in the white-hot heat of inspiration, I wrote the first chapter last night and this afternoon... all 7,500 words of it.

(Yes, I'm still a little boggled over that.)

I'm not going to post it, though, because I want to get the first three chapters written, so the overall structure is clear. Also, chapter 1 needs a lot of revision before I can even send it to beta. But it's still the most wonderful idea I've had in quite a while -- all it takes is two small nudges in PS/SS, and the whole massive thing spins off in a different direction, picking up speed as it goes. *rubs hands in glee*

It's called "More Subtle Than Any Beast of the Field."

(Yes, that is a big whopping hint.)

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In other news, I came unstuck on "Lemonade," and am working through the fight scene that makes the final third of chapter 3. It might be up tomorrow.

Chapter 4 of "Guardian" will be delayed until next week. As for "Secrets," well, I seem to have my Harry Potter inspiration back full blast -- I can't get over how strange that feels! -- so we shall see how that goes.

ETA: Just finished another thirtyforthree Ginny/Harry/Draco ficlet, this one for theme #7 - Hugs. That brings me to fourteen completed themes! Hmm. I should probably post another one sometime soonish.

Comments

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

a big hint? asi nif o udon't get aclue for mthis-one you're stupid? because I a) didn't and then b) tought 'where does this quote come from?"

[edenfalling]

Perhaps I should rephrase: It's a big hint, if you understand the sideways connections my mind makes. It has three levels of meaning, all of which become relevant to the story at some point.

The quote is from Genesis, chapter 3, verse 1, King James Version.

[basement-gnome.livejournal.com]

Oh, really, from Genesis? Dern...I thought it was a reference to Yogi Bear; y'know, "Smarter than the average bear"?....and I guess that says something about how my mind works...

[edenfalling]

Despite not being Christian, I was raised on Bible stories. I had a book of them, and I thought they were about the coolest fairy tales ever. I especially liked the story of Esther, and also the story in which a man coming home from a war vows to sacrifice the first thing he sees on his property, which happens to be his daughter -- he's upset, but she tells him to go ahead with it, since he swore a vow to God. And that tells you something about how my mind works. :-)

Anyway, I've read about 90% of the New Testament at some time or other, and perhaps 15% of the Old Testament. (I keep meaning to read the rest, but I'm going straight through and I bogged down at the start of Leviticus; I have yet to summon the will to continue.) So Biblical allusions have a tendency to creep into my writing.

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

I thoguth as much. wel at alstthen .yo uactual yare 'one ofhtose peopel' whose brain seems much faster than mine. :P I dont' know if ou'vever readthe kidn offic wher your brai nconstantl yhad to process doublel ayers and between-the-line stuf fand either subtle or obscure refference (bot mstly jstu fleetign ones) tostuff htat's msot yremotely conected to...wel li'vem ostl yseen this happeningi n internal monlogue oneshots or aparticualr type of thinky dialogue-less vignet.

[(Anonymous)]

Ahh, oh well. Ive had a lot of bible exposure myself, but not to all the specifics...oh! And it just occured to me, thats probably in the New Testament, isnt it? I'm more of Pentateuch guy myself. But regardless, the Bible has some of the best stories ever; when its not giving lists of names, or rules, it's some pretty engaging stuff. And, Uh, Erised....are you doing some sort of experiment on the limits of language comprehension? Because if you are, I'd like to report that somehow, despite mixing the last letters of words onto the front of the next words, I still managed to comprehend that very well.

[basement-gnome.livejournal.com]

Whoops...that was me. Sorry, could have sworn I was signed in. Graah...its always so awkward apologising for that.

[edenfalling]

Um, Genesis is the first book of the Pentateuch, not part of the New Testament... *is confused*

[basement-gnome.livejournal.com]

Err...I meant about those other stories...or was I wrong about those too? Sorry if I'm confusing things too much.

[edenfalling]

They're very definitely Old Testament.