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Choosing Family

Even Slytherin cunning can't anticipate all possibilities, and Draco Malfoy must turn to Harry Potter for help. Severus and Remus help them deal with the consequences... a seventh year bonding fic

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All rights to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling and a number of very large corporations, none of which is me, and I do not intend to make any money whatsoever from this endeavour.

Particular thanks must be given to my lovely Betas Tithenai and, particularly, who have helped make this a much better story in both style and content. Any mistakes which remain are, indubitably, my own.

Regarding a canon discrepancy which has become relevant – in Goblet of Fire, the Headmaster's office is on the second floor (rather than on the seventh as it is in Half-Blood Prince), and I'm keeping that (especially since I'm following canon only through Order of the Phoenix).

Additional notes are available before the prologue.

Constructive criticism is always very much appreciated... and it's my birthday tomorrow, and reviews are fantastic presents. I'm just saying. :)

Originally posted 15 Mar. '09

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( Spondenum: The Pledging )

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With warmest birthday wishes to Beta Phoenix and belated ones to Severus Snape, here is the next chapter!

Don't get too excited about the prompt update – most of this was written in the summer, and it's unbeta'd, since I didn't think it was fair to ask Phoenix Writing to rush just so I could post on her birthday.

All rights to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling and a number of very large corporations, none of which is me, and I do not intend to make any money whatsoever from this endeavour.

Particular thanks must be given to my lovely Betas Tithenai and, particularly, Phoenix Writing who have helped make this a much better story in both style and content. Any mistakes which remain are, indubitably, my own.

Warnings for this chapter: slight schmaltz, het, and coarse language

Additional notes are available before the prologue.

Constructive criticism is always very much appreciated.

Originally posted 10 Jan. '08; Beta'd version posted 22 Jan. '08

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( Difficult Conversations )

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With apologies to everyone who was told it wouldn't be very long, here's the next installment. It took much longer than I thought it would - I finished writing on Easter weekend (after deciding to drastically truncate the chapter), and it's been in revision ever since.

All rights to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling and a number of very large corporations, none of which is me, and I do not intend to make any money whatsoever from this endeavour.

Particular thanks must be given to Tithenai and Phoenix Writing who have helped make Choosing Family a better story in both style and content.

I'm taking some small liberties with the organization of the Ministry of Magic in this chapter, particularly with respect to Arthur Weasley's position there. To wit – the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, while located in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and nominally affiliated with them, is a subdivision of the Department of Muggle Relations.

Additional notes are available before the prologue.

Constructive criticism is always very much appreciated.

Originally posted 18 May '07

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( Changing Perspectives )

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I'm very sorry for the delay in posting this, but you'll be happy to hear that when things weren't going well, I procrastinated by working on the next chapter. I can (almost) guarantee the wait will be much shorter for it.

All rights to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling and a number of very large corporations, none of which is me, and I do not intend to make any money whatsoever from this endeavour.

Particular thanks must be given to my lovely Betas Tithenai and, particularly, Phoenix Writing who have helped make this a much better story in both style and content. Any mistakes which remain are, indubitably, my own, particularly since neither has seen the chapter in its entirety.

Additional notes are available before the prologue.

Constructive criticism is always very much appreciated.

Originally posted 05 July '06; edited version posted 18 May '07

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( Thicker Than Water )

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All rights to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling and a number of very large corporations, none of which is me, and I do not intend to make any money whatsoever from this endeavour.

Particular thanks must be given to my lovely Betas Tithenai and Phoenix Writing, who have helped make this a much better story in both style and content. Any mistakes which remain are, indubitably, my own. Thanks also to Múirn for taking several years of Latin and being willing to share her knowledge and to Kirinin for her helpful reviews and gentle prodding – I've never been happy with this chapter and decided, eventually, that it was necessary to post and move on, intending to return when the story was complete. Kirinin convinced me that the revisions would be needed earlier than that.

Additional notes are available before the prologue.

Warnings for this chapter: excessive amounts of detail

Originally posted 28 Dec. '05; edited version posted 13 Dec. '07

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Author notes:

Officially, this story should be canon through Order of the Phoenix but AU after that. As far as Half-Blood Prince is concerned, it's probably best to assume that the characters, etc. exist, but I'll be ignoring the plot almost entirely.

All rights to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling and a number of very large corporations, and I am neither Jo nor am I in anyway affiliated with any of said companies: ergo, I in no way, shape, or form own the creative entities with which I am playing. In addition, I have not made nor do I intend to make any money whatsoever from this endeavour.

I must also acknowledge debts to Aspen in the Sunlight, Beren, Vorabiza, and – most particularly – GatewayGirl for their treatment for the different aspects of the Snape/Harry/Draco dynamics. Their stories have become so ingrained in my subconscious that I am not certain I could completely eliminate their influence.

Particular thanks must be given to Tithenai, Malefi, and Phoenix Writing, who are making this a much better story in both style and content. Thanks also to Múirn for taking several years of Latin and being willing to share her knowledge. Any mistakes which remain are, indubitably, my own.

Regarding this story specifically – for reasons which will become obvious, I have had to make Draco younger than Harry and move Draco's birthday to the winter holidays. Initially, I chose December 13th specifically because it is the same as the lovely Tithenai's, though there were additional benefits which presented themselves afterwards. This change will, of course, create conflict with Hermione's age as well. Unless I am required to solve this in the future, you are welcome to assume that Draco was enrolled early because he is exceptionally gifted or because his father demanded it or that Hermione is a year younger than she is in canon.

A couple of warnings - this story is driven by character rather than plot, so the action is slow moving, and I have no plans to explore romantic relationships in the story as I have plotted it. Should that change, I can guarantee that if and when I do so, there will be slash. If that bothers you, feel free to turn around now. I am, regrettably, an undisciplined writer and a procrastinator (both of which I am trying to change!), so updates will be infrequent.

What follows is more of a teaser than anything else; the subsequent chapters are much longer, I promise! Any reviews, particularly constructive criticism, are much appreciated.

Originally posted 29 Nov. '05; edited version posted 17 Mar. '06

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