Walks in with a familiar book in hand. Readers are just able to catch the title Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince before Ankha sits down and begins to read.

To HP Fans:

looks up from her reading some hours later. Greetings, fellow readers. I'm sure no one is bothering with fanfiction at the moment as most are likely too shocked to do anything but simply sit in disbelief. Others have likely recovered and are currently scheming ways to revive certain dead characters. As for me, I'm currently working on GSFI. finds that everyone is shocked and rolls her eyes. The chapter has been done for months but I'm only now getting around to typing it. Yes, I am a lazy bum, before you ask. I split the working of typing with my editor and it shouldn't be long before both of us are done which means. holds up banner. NEW CHAPTER COMING SOON! I'm strangly disappointed in myself because now the surprise I had in store for all of you isn't really a surprise anymore after what happened in the book. Ah well, if I had gotten my lazy bum in gear this might have been finished on it anniversy like it was supposed to be. Anyway, enough of my rambling on that subject...

To LotR Fans:

Yes, I am working on Brothers, Eternally Bound and even have a prequel for it somewhere lurking under Estel's bed. There is going to be one major change if I do, do the prequel. I have to make Thranduil evil in Brothers. If I decide to do them separately, then he won't be evil, just in the other story. I'm working on chapter two of Brothers but I've actually done more on three than I have on two. I believe two is going to be really, really short which is okay because three will be really, really long in comparison. Bereft will be the title of the other and I think you all will really like it because it has some major Legolas Angst which means major Estel Angst because they can't seem to stay out of one another's way. I really do believe that I am being over run by plot bunnies because I also have an idea for a story where I can make Elrond evil...sort of...not really...it's difficult to explain. I think I'll title it Matters of the Mind or something to that effect. Anyways, enough of my rambling on that subject...

To Everyone in General:

I want to take this moment to apologize for how long you have had to wait for everything. During the summer I thought I would be able to take it easy and relax...but after all that's happened over the last few months I wonder where that thought came from. After all the upheavals around here I'm surprised the ground is still level enough to stand on. sighs Well, back to the grind, complaining here is not going to get my chapter done any faster.

P.S. A big Hannon-le to my beta who guided my through the problems of my next chapter on GSFI. Rose rules, but don't tell her I said that, she's still gloating over how she was right on who was going to do die in HBP.

Ankha