A Home At Hogwarts

Authors Note - 1.6.2021

At the beginning I planned this to be a reader x Draco. Then it shifted more towards the reader not ending up with anyone. Because life happens like that sometimes. Then as I was writing it really just wrote itself. I debated taking out the confession and writing something different but I like the relationship between Cedric and the Reader. At the time of writing Part Ten I heavily debated and thought about if they would get with anyone else after Cedric dies. I thought about it going back to Draco like I had originally planned but I like the flow of them just being friends. And kind-of drifting but always caring for each other. Hence Draco naming his son the name that Y/N chose all those years ago. Speaking of the name, Rydian is actually a name I myself really like. And if I ever write actual books ill probably use it as my pen name. But also around the time of writing Part One through Ten I thought about giving that name to the reader. Like just making in an OC insert instead of a reader insert. But I figured people would like it more if I kept it as an x reader. Though depending on response I might write another where Rydian is a character instead of the reader. And hopefully that one will end up with Draco being their partner. In the planning stages I actually wanted them to be together then have the reader die in the Battle of Hogwarts. Which as of Jan. 6 2021(the time of writing this AN) I still plan on having happen. I've actually already written the final part. Though its to be determined if it stays. If not it was years after the battle. The halls of hogwarts are adorned with paintings and photos of those who died in the battle. Including your dear father figure Lupin and Tonks. Your painting is right next to theirs. Though having died in the grounds of Hogwarts you could choose to stay. And you did. As well as Fred. As the new slew of students came in you saw a mop of platinum blonde hair. At first thinking it was Draco you floated down to him. You discover it is his son. Your heart sinks a little but you're happy for him. Happy he has a family. You follow him to the great hall and float up to above the door to be out of the way and watch the sorting. When you hear his name there is a flash back to your school years. Blaize asking about favorite names. And you replying with Rydian. Come to learn Draco named his son Rydian in honor of you and your memory. If this does.end up in the final cut then oh well. You get to read it again XD. But yeah. My process was writing the entire story before publishing anything incase I lost the motivation. All of my non completed books are currently on hold for this reason. So I'm doing it this way to make it easier on everyone. I'll have a consistent posting schedule and I don't have to worry about finishing a chapter on time. Because it's already done. Also the dress Luna wears to the Yule Ball is so amazing. I saw it and I was like,

"Yes. That screams Luna to me. Its just so pretty and yet its so unusual."

So I picked that one. Also while writing this, during the respective years/movies/books I watched the movies while writing them. I had to watch h Prisoner of Azkaban at least 3 times to make sure I had everything on the right timeline. I kept mixing up when things happened. Like Draco getting injured by Buckbeak. That happens then Snape teaches Dark Arts, then some other stuff happens, THEN buckbeak is sentenced to die. I legit looked up timelines for years 3 and up. So I knew what time of the year things happened so I could describe scenery. And to keep track of when things happened. It was especially helpful when writing the Triwizard Tournament parts.

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My goal overall was to try to have over 800 words each part. It was originally set to 700 but all my other parts made it to 900 and up and I didn't like there being one or two that were so much shorter. At the point of #10 I haven't gone over 1,000 words. But I think I'd like to try. Its hard trying to figure out what to write from another point of view when we never learn anything else that happens. Its a reason I'm a little worried about the Deathly Hallows. We spend the whole time away from everyone else. Just focused on Harry. And I can't think of a way to insert the reader into the only other thing we know is happening, Voldemort at the Malfoy Manor. BTW in the beginning I wanted, and set up, the reader to be Voldemorts son with some random witch follower. Like a one night stand thing before he went after the Potters. Thats why reader is the same age as Harry. To set up a proper time line. Thats also why the sorting hat says "hmmm seems familiar" he could feel the relation to Tom Riddle but couldn't recognize it. Currently I'm not sure if I want to have that be a thing or even for reader to meet Voldy. That was the plan. But the story has changed so much from what I originally planned that I'm not sure anymore.

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I just thought that I kind of want to mark when I wrote them but a few of them I've edited later. So I could put that date. I'll do that actually. Though I'm already on part 10.