Harry Potter and The C'Dara: InComplete, Abandoned

by candle340

What would happen if the Golden Trio doubled its number? What if one of the newcomers is Ginny, and the other two are transfer students from America with big secrets. And what does this Have to do with the popular wizarding band, the Black Dragons.

6. Update and Note From Author

Sorry to everyone who thought this was a new chapter. In case you haven't read the new title, I have abandoned this version of the story. That is not to say that I have abandoned the story completely though. As I was rereading C'Dara recently, I realized that nothing was really well thought out and the characters seemed very shallow. They did not act as they should have, and everything screamed cliché and stereotypical for bad HP Fanfiction.

Another problem I had was the fact that I posted new chapters as soon as they were finished, with only the barest minimum of proof reading which consisted mostly of spell check. I also did not have a clear idea of what I want to do and where I wanted to go. I have since learned of my mistakes and am working on a plot outline for the new version. Once that is done, I will begin writing again. Once I do, I will also put out some feelers for a beta (I have never had one thus far).

I am also making some changes I want people to know of at this time:

-This will not be an HP Fanfic. Originally, I had intended for the story to take Place at Hogwarts, but have since realized that there is no reason for this. The story will be set in my own magic academy in the US. I am currently working on OP, and so the new C'Dara (called Our Place in Time) is on hold. When I do work on it again, I will work out everything I need about the new school, and most importantly, whether or not it will be a boarding school. (There aren't that many that I know of in the US, and even less in Ohio, where I am.)

- There will not be a band. I know nothing of band beyond the barest minimum. I do know a little about concert bands, however, from my time in the school bands all through high school. I was caught red handed trying to act like I knew what I was talking about. There is a golden rule when writing that goes, "Don't write about what you don't know." I couldn't be bothered with researching and am doing away with the band entirely. It wasn't that important to the plot anyway, and was just something I wanted to include. Here's another rule I broke, "Only write what is crucially important for the reader to know." (I'm actually making these rules up as I go, but they make sense, don't they?)

That is all I have to say for now. I will post another update when the new story is (hopefully) published.

hmaddict aka Darkfire