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The Missing Marks Chapter 1

Jul 14, 2007 17:20

Title: The Missing Marks Chapter 1
Author: patriot_jackie
Rating and Warnings: PG-13 for future violence
Prompt: Signature
Word Count: 3,430
Summary: One year after becoming an Auror, Tonks is presented with her first real case: the mystery of a series of signature crimes marked by a countdown of obsidian crystals and strange notes. - A series of crimes the ( Read more... )

romance, mystery/suspense, last chance full moon showdown, action/adventure, patriot_jackie

Comments 14

godricgal July 14 2007, 22:36:57 UTC

Two tags? You're special! ;) I've fixed it, you only have one now (you used the right one) and the one fic that used the other has been re-tagged.

fantasticjackie July 14 2007, 23:03:54 UTC

Thank yeh kindly, Sheriff. ;) (with one 'r' and two 'f's...

anonymous July 15 2007, 05:27:16 UTC

Love the line:
"He's innocent. I, however, am not." Love it!
~Heather

fantasticjackie July 18 2007, 00:06:01 UTC

Thank you for saying so! It's probably my favorite quote from this chapter if not my favorite part. ;) Glad you enjoyed it.

et13 July 15 2007, 07:04:26 UTC

I love the murder mystery plot... I've no idea where you're going with it and am looking forward to finding out!

fantasticjackie July 18 2007, 00:25:23 UTC

You know what's funny? I don't really know where I'm going with it, either. lol I haven't decided how it's going to turn out; I have a couple options. ;)

I'm glad you liked it; I look forward to finding out with you!

mrstater July 15 2007, 13:17:13 UTC

Oooh! Can't wait to find out what's next! (Such an evil cliffie, introducing her to Remus and then leaving it there! ;))

Your writing is always so good, but Tonks on the job really shows off just what a deft writer you are. Crisp and professional, you've really got that to a T, and I love her repartee with Kingsley. We need more of this kind of story in R/T, because, well, it is Tonks' job...

But I just wanted to say also, if I may, that this is a style and a genre you could be really successful at in original fiction, too, so I hope writing this fic is a really stretching, helpful "practice" for your original work as well. Thanks for treating the R/T fans with it. Really, I'm dying to know what's next.

fantasticjackie July 18 2007, 00:48:49 UTC

Ha! I had an even worse one before I decided to go that far: I was just going to leave it where Kingsley asks what Tonks thinks of werewolves. lol

Thank you very, very much. It's kind of creepy how intutive you are in that last paragraph. This is stretching for me, though in the romance part of it; this type of a/a/mystery story is what I write for original fiction. ;) - Exempting the random alien story I've got... lol - I've really been wanting to write some R/T in the genre since it's my forte, but couldn't come up with anything. I suppose I took the "write the fic you've always wanted to" part of this challenge to heart. ^^ Masks and Mirrors was also a partial inspiration, so thanks for that, too. ;)

Enjoy this cliffie, though; the next one is far worse.... *laughs evily*

phe_o July 16 2007, 15:21:37 UTC

Ooh, I'm so excited about the case Tonks is working on with Kingsley! I love stories like that and this one is already very intriguing!

I also really like how you make Tonks so capable on the job and clumsy off, depicting her as the competent Auror she's sure to be. I can't wait to read more! :)

fantasticjackie July 18 2007, 00:55:03 UTC

Sanku! I'm excited about the case, too. I can't wait to really get into it. ;)

I ended up re-writing the whole introductory part and got rid of a portion where I explored Tonks' "Auror vs Clumsy" streak a little more. I'm glad it still shone through, though, and that you liked it. :)

Thanks for commenting!