[Fic] "An Ounce of Prevention" chapter 18 -- Naruto/Harry Potter

This is part 18 of An Ounce of Prevention, a Naruto/Harry Potter crossover that I started as a giftfic for askerian.

Technically, it's an insertion of one HP character/plot device into the Naruto world, but that does count as a crossover of sorts. "An Ounce of Prevention" will not affect canon in either series; that is, it takes place during the Naruto timeskip, and significantly before CoS in HP. (Which gives away at least part of the ending, but whatever. *grin*)

( An Ounce of Prevention, chapter 18 )

The outline expanded again -- I now have 22 chapters (counting the epilogue) rather than 21. This is partly because I needed some page space for a transition, but partly because a plot point changed on me while I was working on part 19. It doesn't make much difference to the outcome, just to the process by which that outcome is reached. I think half the change comes from my subconscious constructing a more plausible device to solve one plot problem, and half from a semi-conscious effort not to give Sakura too much information.

See, one of the things I like about this particular crossover is that the ninjas never do learn all that much about the HP world, and Tom never learns all that much about Konoha, either. They're in a situation where they could trade all sorts of information, but for character and plot reasons, they don't. They pass each other by rather than becoming friends.

As I may or may not have somebody explicitly say, it's a shame that such a momentous occasion -- first contact with a person from another world! -- is a complete bust. But you can't expect success on every mission, and at least they keep Konoha safe.

I want to contrast that sense of futility and missed opportunities with Sakura's growing confidence in her own ability, and maybe give her proof that even when things don't work out the way you'd like, you can still know that you did your best, and move on. I may not manage to get all that into the story -- actually, judging by past experience, I almost certainly won't manage to -- but it's definitely one of the themes in the back of my head.

[Fic] "An Ounce of Prevention" chapter 18 -- Naruto/Harry Potter

This is part 18 of An Ounce of Prevention, a Naruto/Harry Potter crossover that I started as a giftfic for askerian.

Technically, it's an insertion of one HP character/plot device into the Naruto world, but that does count as a crossover of sorts. "An Ounce of Prevention" will not affect canon in either series; that is, it takes place during the Naruto timeskip, and significantly before CoS in HP. (Which gives away at least part of the ending, but whatever. *grin*)

( An Ounce of Prevention, chapter 18 )

The outline expanded again -- I now have 22 chapters (counting the epilogue) rather than 21. This is partly because I needed some page space for a transition, but partly because a plot point changed on me while I was working on part 19. It doesn't make much difference to the outcome, just to the process by which that outcome is reached. I think half the change comes from my subconscious constructing a more plausible device to solve one plot problem, and half from a semi-conscious effort not to give Sakura too much information.

See, one of the things I like about this particular crossover is that the ninjas never do learn all that much about the HP world, and Tom never learns all that much about Konoha, either. They're in a situation where they could trade all sorts of information, but for character and plot reasons, they don't. They pass each other by rather than becoming friends.

As I may or may not have somebody explicitly say, it's a shame that such a momentous occasion -- first contact with a person from another world! -- is a complete bust. But you can't expect success on every mission, and at least they keep Konoha safe.

I want to contrast that sense of futility and missed opportunities with Sakura's growing confidence in her own ability, and maybe give her proof that even when things don't work out the way you'd like, you can still know that you did your best, and move on. I may not manage to get all that into the story -- actually, judging by past experience, I almost certainly won't manage to -- but it's definitely one of the themes in the back of my head.