Summary: After the war, the survivors try to find a way to cope with the losses they have incurred and move into a future they have yet to create. As they try to find ways to save themselves, they realize that perhaps the best way is to save each other.

This story will eventually be Harry Draco Slash. It will probably take a while to get there from here. This chapter is rated for general audiences.

Posted so far:  10 Chapters / 44,242 words.


This chapter was too large for one post...as it was over 9,000 words!  For Disclaimer, Thanks, and Questions, click here

( Chapter 10-B )

Chapter 1 (If you've not read the story yet, start Here...)
Chapter 10A (if you missed the previous chapter, click here)


 

Summary: After the war, the survivors try to find a way to cope with the losses they have incurred and move into a future they have yet to create. As they try to find ways to save themselves, they realize that perhaps the best way is to save each other.

This story will eventually be Harry Draco Slash. It will probably take a while to get there from here. This chapter is rated for general audiences.

Posted so far:  10 Chapters / 44,242 words.


Thanks:

Again and still: thanks to ivyingarden for all the help making this a better fic! She patiently helps me brainstorm (with some great ideas to throw into the cauldron), is fabulous with canon, has a knack for language, and keeps at me to "write write write!"   In this chapter she went above and beyond, and role-played/ helped write the dialogue between Andromeda and Harry.

Also, thanks to </a></b></a>rosskpr,  for beta work that is both meticulous and enthusiastic. She helped me catch several canon errors in addition to watching my grammar and asking plot flow questions, and her encouragement keeps me writing!   

Any errors after the two of them have combed through the work are from the author not paying attention!
 

Disclaimer:

Harry Potter, his friends, his enemies, and the lovely world they live in all belong to JK Rowling.  I play here.


Question:

I have been resisting writing update messages in this journal, keeping it to just the chapters as much as possible.  I do this because I imagine someone getting a flag that a new post is up in this journal, and then being disappointed that it is only a status update.  But without the status updates, a long gap like the last one might make some wonder if I've given up (no, I haven't!)  Please let me know if you prefer chapters and status updates, or chapters only.

As always, reviews and critiques keep the creativity flowing!  Let me know what you think!
( Chapter 10 )




Chapter 1 (If you've not read the story yet, start Here...)
Chapter 9 (if you missed the previous chapter, click here)

On to Chapter 10-B

Summary: After the war, the survivors try to find a way to cope with the losses they have incurred and move into a future they have yet to create. As they try to find ways to save themselves, they realize that perhaps the best way is to save each other.

This story will eventually be Harry Draco Slash. It will probably take a while to get there from here. This chapter is rated for general audiences.

Thanks:

Again and still: thanks to ivyingarden for all the help making this a better fic! She patiently helps me brainstorm (with some great ideas to throw into the cauldron), is fabulous with canon, has a knack for language, and keeps at me to "write write write!"

Also, thanks to rosskpr, my new beta, who is both meticulous and enthusiastic. Yay!

Any errors after the two of them have combed through the work are from the author not paying attention!


WOW!

After the previous chapter, hd_prophetgave my story Editor's Choice!! I am so tickled!


Note:

This chapter was a challenge to write.  I redid the timeline five times.  Rewrote it a few times because my betas agreed that the early version wasn't what is should be.  Then Real Life kept interrupting, with taxes, home improvement, and strep.  But it is here!

( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 1 (If you've not read the story yet, start Here...)
Chapter 8 (if you missed the previous chapter, click here) 

On to Chapter 10-A
 

 
This story will eventually be Harry Draco Slash. It will probably take a while to get there from here.  This chapter is rated for general audiences.

Thanks:

Again and still:  thanks to ivyingarden for all the help making this a better fic!  She patiently helps me brainstorm (with some great ideas to throw into the cauldron), is fabulous with canon, has a knack for language, and keeps at me to "write write write!" 
 
( Notes )
( Chapter 7: At the Burrow )

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Happy New Year!!

I just wanted to let anyone reading this know what's up with Something Past Survival...

I wrote in SPS for NanoWrimo in 2008, and the story currently has more than 80,000 words, it's just that not all of them are consecutive!   However, I have a much better idea of where the story is heading, and am really happy with it.  What is posted is less than a third of what I've written so far, and I am editing and cleaning up the unposted chapters.

The next chapter is in the process of being edited and betaed, and will be posted within the month of  January. 

I have set as a New Year's Resolution to post a minimum of a chapter a month to catch you all up with the story.

Thank you for reading.  and for being patient (those of you who are still being patient!  (grin).

K

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