Living for the Moment: Book 4

by silvermoony77

Back for her fourth year at Hogwarts, Alex is faced with more than she ever imagined: an unusual teacher with a strange paranoia, a new and unexpected friend, and a dangerous tournament that must ultimately end in tragedy. Everything is about to change.

8. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE!

Dear Readers,

I really hate having to make an entire chapter dedicated to an Author's Note because if you all are anything like me, you get all excited when that "New Chapter Alert" pops up in your inbox only to find out it's the author sending out an announcement or something. However, this is really important and I would appreciate it if you all would read this.

It has come to my attention that some of you haven't been getting my review replies. For most of you this may not be a big deal but for those of you who asked me questions, it's probably more so. This really bothers me as a writer because I make it a point to encourage you to reply to my chapters and I always take the time to thank you all for doing so. The fact that you are taking time away from whatever else you want to do in order to give me your thoughts or insight is something I value greatly; the least I can do is respond back. It really upsets me that some of you haven't been receiving either answers to your questions or recognition for your comments.

For this last chapter, I made sure to respond to everyone. I am asking you all to please PM me if you haven't received a response because if many of you haven't heard from me, I plan to talk to FanFiction to see if they can fix this problem.

Right now, I wanted to answer a few questions that a lot of people have been asking me in case you never got my responses. I really hate doing it this way but, as it seems, it is the only way to let you all know. If you don't want to read this for fear of it ruining the story for you, PLEASE DO NOT READ ANYTHING BELOW THIS NEXT SENTENCE! Thank you (if you are leaving now) for taking the time to read this and please let me know if you got a reply from your review. Okay, there are the answers to your questions:

1) Harry and Alex are not, were not, and will not ever be a couple. Although it says OC/Harry under the characters, that is only because this is their story. They are going through all of this together. The bond they share is like that of a brother and a sister; it would just be plain awkward to have them dating each other. For all of you who are upset by this, I really do apologize and can only hope that you can look past the relationship and enjoy the other parts of the story. However, I also understand if that is enough to make you not want to continue reading this story.

2) Many people believe that if Alex and Draco were to get together, it would be awkward because they would be second cousins. However, this is an AU story which means I can do whatever I want with the characters. For example, let's say hypothetically that Alex and Draco were to become an item. I could alter the Black family tree to make it so that the two of them were fourth or fifth cousins. Also, I could make it so that the two of them didn't know they were related until one of them was far too much in love. May I also remind you that there is a long history of inter-familial marriages in the Black family?

3) For the majority of the books, everything is still in canon. Alex's presence will only cause big changes towards the end of the series. I firmly believe that J.K Rowling did a great job with her characters and I do not intend to change them to the point where they are unrecognizable. Relationships will, for the most part, remain the same. This does include Harry and Ginny. For anyone who is annoyed by this, please note again that this is an AU fic. Ginny in this book will be different from the original books and certainly different from the Ginny in the movies. As I said before, there is more to the series than the relationships and I sincerely hope that even if you are unhappy with a pairing, you can find something else you enjoy.

4) Alex's powers did not come to her when Voldemort killed her mother and the Potters. That is why Harry does not have them too. I won't tell you how she got them or why because that would ruin everything for you guys. I'm already telling you all more than I had planned when I first decided to post this series. I don't want to ruin all the surprises that are in store for this series.

And that's it. I'm almost positive I answered the most important questions that a lot of you were asking. Now I would really appreciate it if you all would PM me if you haven't received a review reply from me if you reviewed. As one person pointed out, I mention on my profile that I always reply to my reviewers and it really upsets me that, for some of you, that was a lie. I really do apologize and plan to try and fix it the best I can. However, I need everyone's help to do that. Thank you for your time and your continual support.

With love,

silvermoony77