I realize many years have passed since I have done anything with either of these stories, but as I said, I didn't abandon them! Everything in my life has been sorted out and therefore writing will resume. I apologize for the unacceptably long wait, I feel awful about it.

These are my rough plans:

Almost all of Swiftly Flowing Waters is going to change. It was too complicated and moved way to slow. Besides that its been five years at least since it was all written and my skills have (hopefully) improved since then. So within the week I should have a couple of chapters up for SFW.

We'll see what happens with O&W...that one is on the back burner for now.

I also posted a DM/HG one-shot that I wrote sometime within the last couple years.

The Stories:

Here's what the outside summary missed:

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS: A mysterious attack on a muggle boarding school leads a new student into Hogwarts' midst. The fun loving and enigmatic Alana Lucas is tossed into the middle of the trio's lives and bonds with Harry, Hermione, and Ron like no other stranger had before. But before their friendship begins, Alana's deepest secret is revealed, bringing in underlying cynicism and curiosity, especially about the outlandish illness that seems to have stricken the new arrival. As the year continues, her darkest secret squirms to the surface, and it concerns more than just her destiny. With Alana in denial and her family begging her to recognize reality, can the wizards adjust to the strange new world she's brought to them? Only time can tell.

OIL AND WATER: MWPP era. The Marauders finally finish the map, but meet some unpleasant surprises. A new girl falls into the middle of their sixth year and threatens the very fabric of Sirius' sanity while simultaneously helping her new friend Lily grasp the meaning of emotions. But why does she dislike Remus so much? How come she came to Hogwarts? Why is she so secretive? Why won't Peter shut up? What's with James' badger-phobia? Why am I asking so many pointless questions that I already know the answer to?

May the saints protect ye

An' sorrow neglect ye

An' bad luck to the one

That doesn't respect ye

T' all that belong to ye

An' long life to yer honor

That's the end of me song t' ye