Chapter 16
LINK: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3725509/16/
Told you there was the possibility of a Friday update. :) And for your extended wait, let’s just cut straight to the (lengthy) commentary:
Chapter 16
-- Alright, so I really had to take some big guesses with this chapter. I know that a lot of people think that the trio would’ve gone back and completed a final year at Hogwarts and some people don’t think so.
But there was one thing I remembered from the J.K. Rowling webchat that pushed me to the decision that I made for the story:
Question: …could you tell us what professions Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Luna go on to have did the trio do their final year at school and take their newts?
J.K. Rowling: … I’ve already answered about Hermione. Kingsley became permanent Minister for Magic, and naturally he wanted Harry to head up his new Auror department. Harry did so (just because Voldemort was gone, it didn’t mean that there would not be other Dark witches and wizards in the coming years). Ron joined George at Weasleys’ Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner...
Can you see what’s missing? The question included if the trio went back for a final year and if they took the N.E.W.Ts …and Jo went straight to saying what their professions were. I know that this could just mean that she skipped that part of the question…but when I think about it, there was no real reason for her to. The book was out, she easily could have said “yes, they did” or “no, they didn’t.” And then came the news from Jo’s site that Harry joined the Auror department at seventeen. That fully concluded that he Harry did not go back to Hogwarts. So to fit with canon, I can’t send him there. I guess I could’ve sent Ron and Hermione themselves…but that doesn’t fit too well either.
So just to keep it clear: Hermione will be sitting all the N.E.W.Ts she likes and Ron is very slightly leaning towards being an Auror. Harry is going to jump right into being an Auror…and you’ll see what else with Ron and Hermione. It’s nothing off canon, or off what Jo has since let us know (Yes, Ron will need to get over to work in the joke shop…) …but it still gets to wait a little longer before it comes up in my fic.
And why does Hermione take the N.E.W.Ts. Well, obviously, lol, because that’s what she would’ve wanted to do. ;)
-- Heehee, is that bickering I see from Ron and Hermione?? :P It just never gets old
-- Hooray for the trio! I’ve always been absolutely in love with the chemistry and the dynamic that Jo has given these three, so I couldn’t help back really tackle it as they discussed their futures together.
-- Hopefully, this chapter is enough to satisfy those of you craving the H/G? As I’ve repeated many times, they just have to wait until I can find a big moment for them. And this one was pretty big. ;)
-- But of course, lol, on the heels of the H/G is the ever present (guaranteed!) bit of R/Hr.
I know a bunch of the other post-DH fics have Ron going with Hermione to Australia and for a bit, I wasn’t sure if I was going to do it as well. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that he most likely wouldn’t have let her go alone. And actually, they’re going to be in Australia for a couple chapters. I’ve got stuff planned. ;)
-- Speaking of the decision to go to Australia…my original thoughts on coming to that agreement were loads different. Originally, I thought that the close contact they had in Ron’s room (*insert fangirl giggles*) would be scary to them, and Hermione was going to say she wanted to leave before they went too far and then her and Ron would fight and yadda yadda blah blah blah.
LOL. Needless to say…I ended up dropping that ENTIRE storyline. Because why the Hades would I make it so they wanted to be away from each other!??! I blame it on me watching too much daytime soaps over summer. :P
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So. Here’s the deal everyone:
I begin final exams this Tuesday. I have one Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (yes, a Saturday final, I want to cry!), and then TWO on next Tuesday. My writing time is officially shot.
I hope to do the final edit on Ch. 17 next Thursday and post next Friday. After that, it’s X-mas break and my holiday hiatus from updating the story, but not from writing or posting deleted scenes or possibly some of the other one-shots I’ve been working on.
It’s going to be a lot of stop and go. And I humbly request your patience with me. Because there are still a lot of ideas I want to tackle with EFRN. But first, I need to tackle real-life.
BUT, I really hope you enjoy Ch. 16. There’s the lovely trio dynamic, fluff for both couples, and a little look as to where the story is going (including overseas).
Wish me luck on finals! And I hope to get the next few chapters up soon as I can!
Peace.
