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ardencallaway · 27 days
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How long do you think Hide and Seek will be when it's done? (ballpark chapter number?)
Looks like 130-ish chapters? Don't hold me to that but we'll probably (hopefully) finish up in April.
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ardencallaway · 1 month
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Hello my Next Gen siblings! After almost SIX years, the wonderful Janel has stepped down and the lovely, artist extraordinaire @eleonorapoe and I are the new, bubbly, fresh-faced admins at the long-running next gen server.
We're both really wanting to breathe new life into a fandom full of some very awesome people. Come chat and help Next Gen rise, like a phoenix from the ashes!
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ardencallaway · 1 month
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Ask Me Anything!
Hi everyone! Just wanted to put an open invitation to any readers of Hide and Seek to use the question function to ask me anything at all about the series in the coming weeks. We are coming up to the big finale in a month (or so)!
Feel free to ask anything about the story, clarification, inspiration, etc!
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ardencallaway · 1 month
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I’m loving the story so far! I’m only 8 chapters in but I’m loving it so much (obligatory Craig appreciation comment 😉). What does your writing process look like 👀?
Thank you so much!
So! The entire three-part story was outlined before I even started. Each part had major plot beats slotted in, with the overarching story planned out.
Then, before I start each part, I do a rough outline for every chapter and the order they'll be written.
After that, I do more concrete outlines of everything in the next 10-or-so chapters.
From there I just write as much and as quickly as I can, doing a VERY quick (and frankly insufficient) edit pass before publishing and hoping I didn't screw anything up. Throughout the actual writing bit I am CONSTANTLY checking the HP wiki, drawing maps, looking up references from across the franchise, etc to make sure everything is right.
Some things have shifted along the way as the story naturally sort of revealed itself. Some major things have changed, but I'd say the plot is about 90% accurate to what it was when originally planned. Once it's all done I might talk about what changed etc. Also, before the finale of Part 3 goes up I *really* want to go back and edit the entire thing once more. Because I write a fairly high volume every week I admittedly fall into the trap of repeated phrases and descriptions my brain just sort of gets used to. The final edit won't change the story at all, just clean up the writing in certain areas, find and fix any errors, etc. before I make a typeset or anything like that.
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ardencallaway · 2 months
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Hide & Seek: One Year Later
Hi everyone! It's officially ONE YEAR since the first chapter of Hide and Seek was published on AO3.
Just wanted to pop on and say thank you to all the incredible support, comments, art, and everything else that has kept this passion project going! There's about 25-30 chapters left, I cannot believe we've made it this far.
Thank you all, truly, you're amazing :)
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ardencallaway · 3 months
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Hide and Seek update
Hi friends!
Just a little update that the next chapter of Hide and Seek may take a few days extra, I've decided to combine two chapters into one longer chapter and can confirm the next chapter (103) will be the LAST chapter at Hogwarts! (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!)
See you in a few days!
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ardencallaway · 3 months
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@gobstoneswithhector requested scorbus discovering video games so here’s a cozy night of video games in their pjs at the potter’s
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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What are your pronouns?
Arden is a pen name that I chose to to be intentionally unisex, and because of that I'm comfortable with any pronouns being used! Appreciate the question!
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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Hi! I’m still not quite caught up in Hide and Seek yet so I don’t know if you’ve addressed this in the comments at all, but I was wondering if there’s anyone in particular you imagine as Scorpius? I know your Albus is pretty much Ellis Rae so now I’m curious about Scorpius!
I don’t really! I’ve seen a few fancasts that sort of get the visual I imagine but none so far that I can point to and say “that’s him!”
And Ellis is absolutely closest to Hogwarts era CC Albus that I’ve seen so far but I do envision him just a tad bit edgier or sadder or messier at times in the Hide and Seek context.
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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Will hide and seek have smut/explicit scenes.
There will be intimate scenes eventually! It won’t be “pan to window” but it also will not be smut/super explicit.
Best comparison would probably be the scene in the Red White and Royal Blue movie version. More focused on the connection and emotions during the process.
Folks are welcome to take any scenes and rewrite or remix them however they want if they’d like more (or less) smut style versions though!
Also love the question! Hope everyone feels free to ask whatever they’d like!
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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scorbus sketch cause they’ve taken back over my brain
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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Hide and Seek covers
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Thought I'd share these, since we are fully into Part 3 of Hide and Seek now. Thinking about adding chapter art once the whole thing is done as well! (We'll see if this actually happens or not)
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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EXACTLY how I imagine her
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Polly Chapman
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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Hello my Next Gen siblings! After almost SIX years, the wonderful Janel has stepped down and the lovely, artist extraordinaire @eleonorapoe and I are the new, bubbly, fresh-faced admins at the long-running next gen server.
We're both really wanting to breathe new life into a fandom full of some very awesome people. Come chat and help Next Gen rise, like a phoenix from the ashes!
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ardencallaway · 4 months
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This is so incredible! Craig!!! For those of you who don't know, adastra also helps with beta reading chapters for H&S and is THE best.
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My interpretation of Craig Bowker Jr. from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! (inspired by the Part II of the wonderful fic Hide and Seek by @ardencallaway on AO3)
In other news, I hope to post more soon, I have a backlog of some cool stuff!
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ardencallaway · 5 months
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Hide and Seek | Part 2 Complete
Just popping in to say Hide and Seek Part 2 is now complete!
If you haven't heard of it before, Hide and Seek is my alternative sequel to the Harry Potter series (to replace Cursed Child). I keep many of the characters and the overarching emotional themes, but there is no time travel and Voledmort never had a daughter. It is a slow burn Scorbus however it has full adventures and plot driving the story forward as well.
For Marauders fans wondering why there are Marauders tags on this post, this story treats a few popular Marauders fics (ATYD, Choices) as canon prequels (loosely). Grant Chapman makes a few important appearances. A certain Room of Requirement will also look familiar for fans of Choices.
All that being said, I wanted to thank you all for your continued support throughout these months. I can't describe enough how much it means to me. I'm super excited to start posting Part 3, the conclusion to our story.
If you'd like to give Hide and Seek a shot, you can read it here on AO3.
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ardencallaway · 7 months
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Act 2, Scene 6
SCORPIUS and ALBUS round a corner to be faced with a gap in the trees . . . A gap through which is visible . . . a glorious light . . .
SCORPIUS: And there it is . . .
ALBUS: Hogwarts. Never seen this view of it before.
SCORPIUS: Still get a tingle, don’t you? When you see it?
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ALBUS: And then you got there and it turned out to be terrible after all. 
SCORPIUS: Not for me.
All I ever wanted to do was go to Hogwarts and have a mate to get up to mayhem with. Just like Harry Potter. And I got his son. How crazily fortunate is that.
ALBUS: But I’m nothing like my dad.
SCORPIUS: You’re better. You’re my best friend, Albus. And this is mayhem to the nth degree. Which is great, thumbs-up great, it’s just — I have got to say — I don’t mind admitting — I am a tiny bit — just a tiny bit scared.
ALBUS looks at SCORPIUS and smiles.
ALBUS: You’re my best friend too. And don’t worry — I have a good feeling about this.
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