Sucker Punch Chapter 14 Preview
I am pleased to announce that chapter 14 of Sucker Punch is finally done! Well, sent off to the beta, anyway (thanks, kazfeist!). I'll need to do a bit more editing once she sends it back, but it's almost 7,000 words, and I'm very excited to post it.
Since I'm so excited, I couldn't resist giving a sneak preview to my special LJ friends:
There was a carefully-wrapped parcel waiting for her on the couch, which reminded her that she needed to change the locks. Harry was right about resetting her wards, but not because she was afraid of intrusions of the Draco Malfoy kind. She just wanted those intrusions to be on her own terms, which would effectively make them not intrusions at all, but Harry didn't need to know that. It occurred to her that she should make sure he wasn't still in her home, so she walked around throwing out searching spells and calling out his name. He was gone for sure, and she went back to open the parcel.
It was accompanied by a note, which appeared at first glance to be a collaborative effort between a bossy ESL student and ee cummings:
Break your lease.
Read the society section
say it
She was offended first by the mid-letter abandonment of grammar (he could have at least been consistent), and she knew he'd done it on purpose. He hadn't been able to mess with her for a few days, and they were probably both going through withdrawal. Next, she was offended by the fact that he felt comfortable issuing no less than three direct commands; and finally, he still refused to tell her what he wanted her to say. All things considered, it was the most offensive piece of written correspondence that she'd ever received, and he hadn't even bothered to sign it. How was she supposed to know who it was from?
She ran her finger along the edges affectionately, and then she folded it up neatly and slipped it into her back pocket. She opened the parcel next, and her jaw hit the floor...
The whole thing should be up on FF and GE within the next few days.
Since I'm so excited, I couldn't resist giving a sneak preview to my special LJ friends:
There was a carefully-wrapped parcel waiting for her on the couch, which reminded her that she needed to change the locks. Harry was right about resetting her wards, but not because she was afraid of intrusions of the Draco Malfoy kind. She just wanted those intrusions to be on her own terms, which would effectively make them not intrusions at all, but Harry didn't need to know that. It occurred to her that she should make sure he wasn't still in her home, so she walked around throwing out searching spells and calling out his name. He was gone for sure, and she went back to open the parcel.
It was accompanied by a note, which appeared at first glance to be a collaborative effort between a bossy ESL student and ee cummings:
Break your lease.
Read the society section
say it
She was offended first by the mid-letter abandonment of grammar (he could have at least been consistent), and she knew he'd done it on purpose. He hadn't been able to mess with her for a few days, and they were probably both going through withdrawal. Next, she was offended by the fact that he felt comfortable issuing no less than three direct commands; and finally, he still refused to tell her what he wanted her to say. All things considered, it was the most offensive piece of written correspondence that she'd ever received, and he hadn't even bothered to sign it. How was she supposed to know who it was from?
She ran her finger along the edges affectionately, and then she folded it up neatly and slipped it into her back pocket. She opened the parcel next, and her jaw hit the floor...
The whole thing should be up on FF and GE within the next few days.