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Well, we’ve come full circle. It is now a year later, and it is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2021. Last year I wrote ManEater, a chaptered Hannigram, and this year I am writing a sequel, ManEater 2. It was a really close call this year as I had no idea what to do… IContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2021”

<< Chapter Index )) Extra Epilogue Iolanthe Malfoy swallowed the bile in her throat and stilled. The last thing she wanted was to alert Romilda Vane and her cohorts to the knowledge that they weren’t plotting in private. “Do you really think it will work?” “Of course!” said Romilda, voice laced with smug superiority. “Henry’sContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige (Extra Epilogue)”

<< Chapter Index >> Epilogue Haesel marched down the hallway of Potter Manor, knees weakening with each step. What in the world was Marvolo doing? Her magic was going haywire. And her body was reacting to it as if he were present, kissing every inch of her body in excruciatingly slow fashion. Her breathing spedContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Epilogue”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Eleventh Haesel smiled up at her mother as they exited the third drawing room in Riddle Manor. They had been touring and making notes for the past hour and a half, and she couldn’t help but wonder how Marvolo was entertaining her father and brother. As long as herContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Eleventh”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Tenth Haesel whimpered as Neville’s haunted face loomed over her. His features were twisted in a mask of hatred and unrelenting betrayal. “You’re mine. You were always meant to be mine,” he said, voice grating along her nerves. “I love you. I’ve always loved you!” “No,” she muttered asContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Tenth”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Ninth Closing her bedroom door behind her late the next morning, Haesel stalked the distance to her brother’s chambers and slipped inside without knocking. He was sitting before the unlit fireplace, hands clenching the tunic he wore. “What if Granddad doesn’t approve?” Haesel snorted and walked over, setting herContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Ninth”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Eighth Haesel ducked her head, wishing she were invisible as the other partygoers stopped waltzing to stare at her and Marvolo with wide eyes and dropped jaws. But those three words, which his magic ratified, “I love you,” consumed her. She wouldn’t allow anyone to think she was ashamedContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Eighth”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Seventh Lady Haesel sat on a velvet-upholstered stool, back facing her mahogany vanity. Her eyes were closed to slits as she felt the miniature paintbrush dance across her face. The hem of Iolanthe Malfoy’s mint green robes was all she could see. Requesting her assistance for the evening wasContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Seventh”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Sixth Haesel stood before the mirror in her nightgown, its white lace and close cut flattering her figure. Her small, slender hands were pressed against her waist, twisted around at an awkward angle. “Like this,” she whispered, remembering how Marvolo’s hands had been positioned on her body when heContinue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Sixth”

<< Chapter Index >> Part the Fifth Haesel relaxed when they reappeared in a darkened room. It was a wide foyer with several Apparition runic circles carved into the ebony floor. The floorboards gleamed, as if they had just been waxed and polished moments ago; that was a sign of industrious house-elves, something she appreciated.Continue reading “Of Power & Prestige – Part the Fifth”