10 May 2017

Dear you,

Whoever you are, I'd like to apologise for how long this has taken. Although I've had ideas teeming in my skull, I had no staying power, no real determination to finish anything. It's been a pattern you will be able to see on several accounts: Rhymed, Riddle Me Rhyme, Rue McCrae, and my newest: Cassop.

I have a quiet, solid urge to get back to writing real stories. Ones with real depth, with sorrow and grief and joy bound up in people you can get to know, and whom you'll come to care about.

It'll be a long journey; will probably take some months, in truth. If you're happy to come along for the ride, then you'll see some real changes. I'm interested in some stories, and others will never be finished.

Yours,

Cassop

- Short Bio -

I am afflicted with a keen sense of the ridiculous, and am rather sarcastic, but I will never use that to point out flaws in your writing.I welcome and encourage criticism of any kind. I post my work here in order to improve, to mature as a writer, and to share my imagination! So I'm chilled about it - if you don't like my work, feel free to say why. :)

I love most forms of literature. I read classics for fun, poetry and prose with no discrimination whatsoever, and can be equally enthralled with a thick novel as with a political work of satire. I devour words. Is it any surprise that I ended up here?

Cassop

I'm currently taking part in Reptilia28's challenge, originally posted on Portkey(dot)org, and to avoid clogging up the first chapter, I've posted it here, verbatim.

CHALLENGE

A funny little challenge I just came up with. It's a comical twist on the time-travel category.

STORYLINE

- Harry is killed at 17 during a fight with Voldemort. He's sent to his Death's office (explained later) and finds out that this isn't the first time that this has happened.

- Harry's Death (who can have a human name) is mad at his arrival. Apparently, people dying before their time is a black mark on the various Deaths' records, and Harry is getting perilously close to getting this particular one fired.

- When Harry asks what was supposed to have happened, Death goes off on a rant saying how he was supposed to have killed Voldemort, found his soulmate ("Some Granger girl...") and lived to be a centennial age. But since Harry keeps getting into life-threatening situations for one reason or another, he keeps dying before that happens. Harry is surprised about the soulmate part.

- Death gives Harry a paper to sign that allows him to retain his memories (the previous times, he wasn't given this option for some reason). Harry is deposited to a previous time of the writer's choosing.

- Eventually, Harry gets it right. He kills Voldemort, gets the girl, and lives to a ripe old age of whatever. And Death doesn't get fired.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Harry had to have died at least three times before this one.

- The memory keeping contract must be included.

- Death must refer to Hermione as "some Granger girl" when Harry's soulmate turns up in his rant.

- Obviously, must be H/Hr.

- Have fun.

OPTIONAL:

Dumbledore's manipulations can be a factor in Harry's premature demises.