wearepurestardust

Hi darlings,
          
          In case anyone missed my last announcement and is still interested, I just wanted to say again that I have begun the journey of rereleasing an updated version of "Secrets Only Trouble Knows" over on Tumblr and AO3 (@wearepurestardust)! I said originally I'd be releasing chapters weekly, but l've been too excited so the first five are actually already out.... oops.
          
          It's been really nice revising this work, diving deeper into things I originally glossed over, and falling in love again with the characters and their stories. I do intend to keep up with it as best I can in the future. I think the new HBO show will only keep my interest more alive!
          
          I hope everyone is taking care of themselves these days; it's important to hold onto the things that bring us joy during crazy times, which is certainly what I'm doing. Please know my inbox on Tumblr is always open if anyone wants to be friends, or just someone to talk to!
          
          For now, this is likely my last time updating on here. Much love,
          
          Natalie <3

Hi everyone!
          
          Long time no talk…. After such prolonged absence, I would understand if there wasn’t anyone out there still sticking around. I’m sorry for dropping off the face of the earth. Life got in the way and, to be honest, I fell out a bit with Harry Potter. However, with the new HBO series coming out soon, I’ve felt a renewed interest! Consequently… I think it might be time to return to my George Weasley fic “Secrets Only Trouble Knows.”
          
          While I have not updated in quite some time, in the shadows I have always been revising the story to improve it and reflect my growth as an author over the years I’ve been away. I now feel ready to reshare an updated, more coherent version of it, and hopefully continue with where I left off with it initially! 
          
          If there is anyone out there who retains even a sliver of interest in this story, I am moving to Tumblr and AO3 (@wearepurestardust) and will be rolling out the updated version there. The original story has been unpublished from here for consistency, and I will not be using this platform from now on. Honestly, I much prefer the others now.
          
          Please note that while the bulk of the plot remains the same, I have made some major changes and additions and would generally advise a re-reading. Most notably, I have switched to Third Person Limited POV as that seems to be the overwhelmingly preferred style in fanfics these days. Also, as I am an adult now, I have decided to age-up all characters in order to feel comfortable addressing mature themes about them. 
          
          Overall, thank you for your support over the years. I hope this story has brought you joy, and hope by some chance there are still some of you out there who will continue to engage with it moving forward❤️
          
          P.S. The prologue has just been posted now, and I will probably be posting the first chapter tomorrow! After that, I will release chapters by the week (sadly I am a busy Master’s student these days…)! :)

Hi everyone!
          
          It has been so long - I know! I’m sure I’ve probably lost many readers due to my inactivity. I just wanted to come on and let anyone who does still happen to care know that I haven’t lost hope when it comes to this story. I want to return to it someday and upload new material. But to do that I want to first make what I do have better. So I’ve been doing a ton of editing - going through every single part and reworking it and improving it! 
          
          Along those lines, if you see any recent “uploads” from me, unfortunately it isn’t new content. It’s just me creating new parts where I felt it was necessary to break the plot up and make things flow better. Additionally, some parts may look wonky. As I said, I’m editing, but still want to leave it up for new readers. Eventually it will all be seamless though. Just wanted to address these things to eliminate any confusion!
          
          Hope I can get back on here soon. Harry Potter will always have a special place in my heart, and I feel I still have ideas for this story I want to execute. It’s just been hard to do it. 
          
          <3 Natalie

Hi everyone!
          
          Wow it’s been forever since I’ve been on here. I hope you’re all doing well! Just wanted to let you know I’m adding a part to the story, but ***it is NOT a new update***! 
          
          As some of you may remember me saying a long time ago, I’m editing the story and improving what I do have uploaded because I feel like my older chapters need a lot of work. Once I make it through everything I have, I hope to be feeling confident and refreshed enough that I will be able continue the story where I left off. I do really miss writing it, but I’ve just been so busy and honestly unmotivated.
          
          Just wanted to come on here and say in a few minutes time I will be technically adding a new part, but the writing itself is not new. You’ve read it before. I just felt like a certain chapter was too long so I am going to break it into two! There will now be an additional chapter in between current chapters 17 and 18. So, if you get a notification that I’ve uploaded, unfortunately it isn’t a new part. Just wanted to eliminate any potential confusion! 
          
          Thanks, and all the love! 
          
          Natalie x

HELLO FRIENDS!!!
          
          Long time no talk. I apologize deeply for my inactivity — I know I haven’t updated in a very long time.
          
          My life recently has been incredibly busy and, because of that, if I’m honest, I’ve sort of struggled with finding the motivation to write this story. However, it still means a lot to me and I’m immensely proud of it and it’s not something that I want to give up on entirely. 
          
          So, for the last few months, with the idea of being lenient with myself regarding my writer’s block but still making sure I remain connected to the story and dedicated to eventually furthering it, I’ve spent a lot of my inactivity editing it and cleaning it up. My writing has grown since I first started this book and I wanted to improve the parts that were written kind of poorly so long ago because they were bothering me. I’ve even completely rewritten the prologue chapter “00” because I thought it could be done much better (if you want to go back and read that). 
          
          I can’t say for sure how much longer it’ll be before I update with a new chapter, but know that I am slowly working towards it. I am just trying to get over a major hump of writer’s block and feel confident in the quality of the entire work first :-)
          
          I hope to check back in with you guys soon with an announcement that I have a new chapter up. Thank you to all who have stuck around and will continue to stick around, and to those of you who are new and reading through the story for the first time. Every one of you have brought me an incredible amount of joy and I appreciate you so much. Thank you for close to 50k reads! 
          
          <3
          
          - Natalie
          
          

Hi friends :-) I just wanted to check in with you all! 
          
          I’m in the process of writing the next chapter — it’s taken me a little longer to complete it than I would have hoped just because it’s nearing finals season for me and I’ve been incredibly busy. But I plan to get it out sometime in the near future, I promise!
          
          In the meantime I hope everyone is doing well and if you’re in the same boat as me in your studies and are approaching any exams, I’m wishing you the best of luck! 
          
          As always, sending all the love!! <3
          
          - Natalie

I woke up to 40k reads… WOW. Thank you guys so much! It means the world. 
          
          I honestly never expected for this story to get any kind of traction at all but I’m so glad it’s seemed to have found you guys who really enjoy it. That’s absolutely crazy to me! 
          
          Love you all!!
          
          - Natalie <3

I’m BAAACCCKKK! New update out TONIGHT!! 
          
          I missed you all SO MUCH!
          
          With the days growing warmer and brighter (and after I decided to drop one of my hard classes for the semester lol), I feel like I am slowly getting back into a happier headspace. I feel more ideas for writing coming to me and am taking this to be a good sign that I can start being consistent with updating this story again. I can’t make promises, of course, because there is still a lot on my place currently, but all in all at least mentally I feel loads better than I have for awhile which I think is definitely a positive, promising thing. Woo!!
          
          Once again, thank you for your constant support throughout the last few months. I see I’m now close to 40k reads which is INCREDIBLE and just absolutely warms my heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
          
          Sending you all tons of love and best wishes wherever you are in the world. Stay safe <3
          
          - Natalie 

Hey Natalie I'm just wondering how long you think the book with be, when will it end, eg the end of school or will it continue also I love reading this book and I hope to get a new chapter soon ❤

Hey I can’t find the new chapter idk if u deleted it or something cause I’ve refreshed the page like 4 times