Hello!

I've determined that I shall never survive in the real world as I have very little self motivation. Finishing writings in a timely manner is nearly impossible for me if I don't have a solid deadline from an English teacher. I'm entirely hopeless. I'm sort of convinced I should simply stay in school forever. I'd love every minute of it.

Anyway... I'm still writing, slowly but surely, and will finish Centripetal Motion at some point before my death or will die trying. There is no time line for getting it done. We'll call it a time "horizon," shall we?

Favorite Books:

Harry Potter Books by JK Rowling -- I read them all in a week two years ago. First time I'd ever read any of them. I fell in love.

Great and Terrible Beauty Series by Libba Bray

Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt -- Part of the Tillermann Cycle (Runner is my second favorite). The most amazing writer ever.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith -- Makes me appreciate how I can't write great literature. My childhood was too dull.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

City of Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, and Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende -- The publishing the books thing at the end bugged me, though.

Stravaganza Series by Mary Hoffmann

His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullmann (Golden Compass books)

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins -- I hear Identical is the best, but I haven't gotten around to reading that yet.

Persuasion by Jane Austen

My FanFiction Thoughts

Okay, so I mostly read and write Harry Potter stuff because it lends itself the best to making stuff up. Lily and James = my life. Stravaganza stuff is pretty good too. But I mean, Pride and Prejudice is best left to Jane Austen. I'm sorry if that offends you, highly encourage you to stop polluting some of the greatest literature ever written.

Favorites:

Lily/James-- They are underdeveloped in the books and they can be so funny and romantic without the angst like the Golden Trio have. Someone once commented that it was odd I thought this because the Trio end up happy and, well, Lily and James end up dead. I've always felt, however, that the Maruaders and friends lived pretty free and easy through Hogwarts and only face Voldemort after schooling, while Voldemort was nearly incorporated into Harry's education.

Harry/Ginny-- Only some; I'm picky. Since these characters are very developed, it's easy to mess up

Least Favorites:

Draco/Ginny or Draco/Hermione or Draco/Harry or Harry/Hermione-- It just doesn't happen. Sorry.

Ron/Hermione pregnant-- What is with them and teen pregnancy in fanons? Cause it also just doesn't happen.

My Current Work: Centripetal Motion

This covers all of James and Lily's seventh year at Hogwarts. James and Lily have always been thrown together. Sometimes they're friends, but more often than not their friendship is violent and... loud, full of hateful words and hexes. Yet as they enter their seventh year, they realize that when war enters the playing field, friendship and love is all you have left. Love. War. Marauders.

My life is full of humor, and so are the lives of the Seventh Year Gryffindors. I'll attempt keep things emotional, funny, and as realistic as any school of witchcraft and wizardry can be, especially one with people like Sirius Black. Yet we also have people like Snape and Voldemort, and we have Lily and James coming to term with what they feel for each other.

Disclaimer for all Fics: I do not own the rights to Harry Potter, and no copyright infringement is intended. I mean, who intends copyright infringement?

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Love, Mebmarker24