1 Author's Note
Well I made it to 317 pages, but I can't stretch this any longer. All the clues were there and Harry and Draco were friends and everything was ready. I will most likely not have a sequel but I might rewrite the ending a while later, when the time is good. The ending, I know, is cheesy and weird but that's how I wanted it to be from when I began. I'm glad people read this and liked it, it was a pleasure reading all the reviews.
I'm sorry for all the little mistakes I made, I guess even the best of FanFiction authors will make mistakes, and I don't think of myself even near the best yet.
The one thing that inspired me to write this was the death of my grandfather. The man who ran the store in Hogsmeade (the man with the skin graft) was based on my grandfather. I made the man look and talk like my grandfather would. I bet nobody noticed anything special but that was the reason why I put that man in there.
Writing this was simply easing the pain of the death of my grandfather, which was on Thanksgiving. I dealt with issues of death and how painful it was, in the story, twice. The thing with Hedwig and the one with Draco's almost-death was there for a reason too, you see.
Perhaps my dream to be an author is coming true, since this actually came out beyond my expectations. I am glad for all the support that I had gotten so far, and I am unbelievably thankful for all the reviewers - its absolutely wonderful to know that my story is liked.
Thank you for not a single flame - but a few reviews did come in which people pointed out mistakes, but those aren't flames at all. So far I have 191 reviews and I hope there will be a few more. I'm thrilled with having finished this story, because it was driving me up the wall at times with the pressure to finish chapters. The ending probably came quicker then a lot of people wished for it to come - that I can understand.
It is hard for me to type so much, my eyes grow tired and I get no sleep. Despite how great a stress-reliever this was at times, I need to start studying for school and getting my forty winks. Winter break is almost over and finals are around the corner, and I didn't even touch my books yet.
So, without further ado, I end my thank you letter with a shout-out to everyone who read this: thank you for reading and thank you for reviewing. 2002 will be a much happier year for me, and I hope it will be for others as well.
If the need arises some time later there might be a sequel, but I suppose it's not even in my mind yet. I need a vacation from writing. No wonder J.K. Rowling is taking so long with book 5! What a pressure, to write so much in so little time, and to make it good!
I hope the ending was satisfactory and I know it's a weird ending but I'm only fourteen I can't think of anything better. I wouldn't mind at all if someone told me in their review that they hate my ending, because it's just a person voicing their opinion.
Well, I won't talk too much. Thanks for reading!
Maggie
Well I made it to 317 pages, but I can't stretch this any longer. All the clues were there and Harry and Draco were friends and everything was ready. I will most likely not have a sequel but I might rewrite the ending a while later, when the time is good. The ending, I know, is cheesy and weird but that's how I wanted it to be from when I began. I'm glad people read this and liked it, it was a pleasure reading all the reviews.
I'm sorry for all the little mistakes I made, I guess even the best of FanFiction authors will make mistakes, and I don't think of myself even near the best yet.
The one thing that inspired me to write this was the death of my grandfather. The man who ran the store in Hogsmeade (the man with the skin graft) was based on my grandfather. I made the man look and talk like my grandfather would. I bet nobody noticed anything special but that was the reason why I put that man in there.
Writing this was simply easing the pain of the death of my grandfather, which was on Thanksgiving. I dealt with issues of death and how painful it was, in the story, twice. The thing with Hedwig and the one with Draco's almost-death was there for a reason too, you see.
Perhaps my dream to be an author is coming true, since this actually came out beyond my expectations. I am glad for all the support that I had gotten so far, and I am unbelievably thankful for all the reviewers - its absolutely wonderful to know that my story is liked.
Thank you for not a single flame - but a few reviews did come in which people pointed out mistakes, but those aren't flames at all. So far I have 191 reviews and I hope there will be a few more. I'm thrilled with having finished this story, because it was driving me up the wall at times with the pressure to finish chapters. The ending probably came quicker then a lot of people wished for it to come - that I can understand.
It is hard for me to type so much, my eyes grow tired and I get no sleep. Despite how great a stress-reliever this was at times, I need to start studying for school and getting my forty winks. Winter break is almost over and finals are around the corner, and I didn't even touch my books yet.
So, without further ado, I end my thank you letter with a shout-out to everyone who read this: thank you for reading and thank you for reviewing. 2002 will be a much happier year for me, and I hope it will be for others as well.
If the need arises some time later there might be a sequel, but I suppose it's not even in my mind yet. I need a vacation from writing. No wonder J.K. Rowling is taking so long with book 5! What a pressure, to write so much in so little time, and to make it good!
I hope the ending was satisfactory and I know it's a weird ending but I'm only fourteen I can't think of anything better. I wouldn't mind at all if someone told me in their review that they hate my ending, because it's just a person voicing their opinion.
Well, I won't talk too much. Thanks for reading!
Maggie
