No, this is not a new chapter. Again, it's been a while since the last, mainly because I've been insanely busy this summer. I've been working 40+ hours a week at my job, which means that I've basically been crashing as soon as I got home. And Prince Revolution! took up the rest of my free time (see below for more details). Unfortunately, I also seem to have run into a bit of a problem of SoG—namely loosing motivation on it so that I can focus on the rewrite instead. (For those of you who didn't read the AN in the last chapter, I am currently working on a complete rewrite of the story, called Atra Regnum). As such, I've decided to release the rewrite earlier than originally intended.
However, before I can do so, there are two things I need: A new beta reader and an English checker. Allow me to explain:
1) Beta reader – I'm looking for someone who is not only adept at catching grammar mistakes, spelling errors, and typos, but also who is willing to give critique on plot and characterization. If you're interested, please PM me.
2) English checker – Basically someone who is from Great Britain who will look over Harry's dialogue only and put in slang words and British terms to make his dialogue a little more authentic. You won't have to worry about grammar or spelling or anything, just the words themselves. Again, if you're interested, please PM me!
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Also, there's another project that I've been working that has been delaying my writing a bit. Said project is called Prince Revolution!. Basically, I'm one of the editors for the English translation of a Chinese novel called 1/2 Prince. It's a great story if you're interested and you can find it online here, halfprince(DOT)wordpress(DOT)com. It's also been made into a great manhua by the same name, for those of you who like anime/manga. You can find it on both onemanga and mangafox. I hope you enjoy the story!
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And finally, since it has been so long since I last updated, here's a small sneak peek of the SoG rewrite, Atra Regnum. You can also find the entire first chapter up on my website, under Sneak Peeks. Enjoy!
The professor blinked in confusion for a moment before grinning sheepishly. "Oh, right," he said apologetically. "I forgot about that: I'm Professor Gaea Aetius from Silvermoor Academy of Magic. Nice to meet ya, Harry!" He thrust his hand out and then stared expectantly at Harry, all while still grinning widely.
"Er, it's nice to meet you too, sir," Harry said slowly as he shook the proffered limb. "So...Where is Silvermoor exactly?"
"On the Greenland Magical Reserve," Aetius answered proudly. "Best location in the world if you ask me!"
"...In Greenland? Isn't it all ice?"
"Well it's actually not all that cold in the summer months, but that's just in the muggle parts," Aetius said enthusiastically. "You see, most of Greenland has actually been turned into a magical reserve for various species of magical creatures and magical beasts. The entire island is covered in wards and enchantments of all types that regulate temperature and vegetation, allowing for numerous different types of habitats to coexist side by side. The muggles and wizards haven't noticed, even though some think that they've traveled straight through the middle of the country, because of the enchantments. Quite useful, really."
"Merlin himself helped to set up the Reserve, you know," Christophe interjected. "It's said to have been amongst his greatest works."
"And the school is right in the middle of all that?" Harry asked, admittedly impressed. "Sounds...interesting."
"Oh, you better believe that it is," Aetius readily agreed. He seemed to be completely sincere, not just trying to get Harry to like the school. "Some of the students there crack me up! Not to mention the teachers. There was this one time when Abigail had a cup of coffee and—"
Christophe coughed politely. "Master Aetius, if don't mind...?"
"Oh, right," Aetius said, not put out in the slightest. "Anyway, we offer a lot of interesting core classes on top of the normal ones. There's physics, chemistry, transfiguration, enchantment—which is what I teach—elemental manipulation, botany, soul magic, magical history, magical creatures, astronomy, magical literature, magical art, and beginner's healing. Of course, there's also a wide variety of other classes that you'll be able to take in a few years as an upperclassman, such as neuromagic and death magic."