Reservoirs (Day 10)

[rosie_rues]

is here.

Yay! I'm caught up again.



This is pretty much just a bridging scene to get them from the pirate dream to meeting the next key character. I wanted to use it to build up a real sense of menace, so we've already primed to view this new character with suspicion. So I went back to the water imagery I was using earlier. All Dumbledore's layers of protections have been physically washed away here - it should, in a way, be quite fitting that he himself is vulnerable when they find him. It'll get much worse, I promise.

There was one line I really wanted to get in, but in didn't fit the mood at that precise point in the narrative. It was Lily being very Petunia-ish and you can have it here as a bonus:

"Somebody," Lily said, pursing her lips as she looked at the waterfall, "doesn't seem to realise there's a drought on."

Comments

[missmary.livejournal.com]

I'm still really enjoying the story, but I also am really enjoying reading your commentary every day. Its quite interesting. ;)

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

I like to talk about writing - doing this is really making me think about the processes I go through as I'm writing. I'm hoping other people might find it useful or interesting too - I know I always like to read authors' discussions on their own work.

[cackling-madly.livejournal.com]

:D Love the line.

This fic gets more and more intriguing every chapter, I won't even try to guess where it's going.

And yay! for commentary!

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

I know what's due to happen in the middle part of the plot now, but I'm still putting together scraps to work out how it's going to end. I'm usually a very slow plotter, and one of the things I like about daily prompts is the way they push me to think on my feet with plot twists and development.

[penhaligonblue.livejournal.com]

Love the icon!

[werewolfsfan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the daily commentaries! And extra Lily from you is all good!

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

No problem. I love talking about the writing process. Did you see that birdsandrobbers is doing it as well?