I took down what I intended to be the sequel a while ago - it wasn't going anywhere fast.

When I started writing this fic, I had two things; the opening scenes and the rape written by someone else in the form of a short story, and this letter, written by me before I had ever read the initial short story entitled 'Possession'.

At their request, and because I wanted the practise in writing a long piece, I decided to tie the two together. However when I reached the end of my story, I realised the ending that I had always envisioned - that Hermione receives the letter, and fears that Severus is dead, then he arrives on the scene, hoping to beat the letter, and they have a joyous (and smutty) reunion before trotting of into the sunset - was not going to work.

I can still see Severus writing this letter, to pass the time, and to get his thoughts down on paper, so that it is easier to apply some logic to them. . . but as to what he would decide - I have no idea.

The only suggestion I can make is this:

Hopefully I have told this story well enough that you can see where the characters are going, and what they will do, and that you care enough about them to have your ideal ending mapped out. I think it was Riley that wrote something like

'maybe I will do a sequel, but I prefer to launch the boat for a destination, and let the reader decide how it gets there'

well, she's a much better writer than me (and published) so I'll plagiarise her, and leave it at that.

The next chapter is the letter.