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greenerteacups · 2 years ago

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hello!!! i wanted to ask if Lionheart will mirror canon so there will be 7 books, or if you’ll extend the story to eighth year and their early careers!!! also, would you be ok with sharing if Lionheart will be a HEA or nah? 😭 i love you, i love your work 💖

Ah, thank you, you're so sweet! As of right now, my plan is to cover seven books, ending with the conclusion of the Second Wizarding War (whatever that looks like). The summary sort of tells you up front: Draco Malfoy meets a girl on a train, and then he ends a war. That's it, that's the story.

#i am trying to decide how to approach the HEA question #on the one hand: I don't want to spoil the later books #on the other hand: some people don't read non-HEAs and probably would not read something knowing it's not #so it's like. I consider it mildly against etiquette not to tell someone if your story's going to be a tragedy #at the same time — I think genre makes promises by nature. fantasy usually promises not to be a tragedy #lord of the rings promises to be a story about the triumph of good over evil. but it's COMPLICATED #i think harry potter makes essentially the same promise... and it's supposed to be complicated #i guess i'll put it this way: i'm not interested in writing game of thrones here #and at the same time: just because a work is not a tragedy does not mean tragedies do not happen in it #this is a very pretentious way to answer your question. i am aware #basically: i promise not to punt draco off a cliff in chapter 3 of book seven and finish the fic with 80k words from neville's POV #i also promise to write an ending that will feel capital-R Right for people who love the story.#the ending will be written with great respect and love for the readers who have made the incredible commitment to stick around #i fucking hate shock value endings they're gross and condescending. they're outlawed here

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