The timestamp meme. Because procrastination is a good thing. Honestly.

[snorkackcatcher]

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Give me the title of one of my own fics and a timestamp -- either a future moment in time after the story's conclusion, or sometime in the past before the story started, and I'll tell you what happened. For example, you could choose a timestamp of five minutes before the story began, or a timestamp of ten years in the future.

Story list is here. Yep, missing moments within stories are fine too.

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[shiiki.livejournal.com]

Hm ... What happened at the point of two years before the start of The Wolf Covers Its Tracks?

[snorkackcatcher]

Two years before TWCIT? That would be just about the time Greyback was planning a move across the Atlantic as Europe was becoming a bit hot for him Since he can't Apparate or do significant magic in this, and would have no documentation for either the wizarding or Muggle worlds, I imagine him achieving the move by approaching some Muggle shipowner, showing him how much he knew about his children, and warning him that something very bad indeed would happen to them unless he gave him passage to America ... (meaning a bite of course, although the shipowner wouldn't think that). Remus, going round looking for people answering Greyback's description in areas where children had been attacked, would come upon this too late to catch him and follow his trail to the USA ...

[shiiki.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That does sound just like Greyback. :)

[jesspallas.livejournal.com]

I'm probably being terribly predictable here but - what happened when Tonks met Remus properly after interviewing him in disguise? Did she tell him the truth or let slip by mistake or simply never mention it at all and start from scratch? For a time stamp, I guess it'd be about six or seven months after the end of NTLJ.

[snorkackcatcher]

That would be something in the unlikely sequel. :) (Remus wasn't originally supposed to be in NTLJ, mainly as a reaction against R/T shippers who thought the pairing likely to be canon. However, I couldn't resist as (a) he was the obvious person for her to talk to about Sirius, (b) after HBP it gave me the opportunity to write an offbeat first meeting scene!)

Anyway, as it happens remember Remus already suspects who she is -- or rather Sirius does and told Remus about it and got him to check whether there really was a "Julia Marshall". So I was intending to have a semi-accidental meeting sometime early in the New Year after she's talked to Dumbledore (and he's talked to Remus) where the tables are turned somewhat -- he suspects who she pretended to be and is subtly trying to confirm it, and she's the one trying not to give herself away by admitting it because she doesn't really trust him. Then (and this would be very subject to change) finally after Voldy's return Arthur would see her fulminating about the situation, invite her to a private meeting with him and Molly to discuss it, at which she would be surprised to meet both Remus Lupin and a familiar-looking big black dog. She'd initially be furious at the way she'd been kept in the dark, but after joining up with the Order they'd talk about it and be able to laugh about it ...

[jesspallas.livejournal.com]

That's cool. I do hope that sequel becomes less unlikely eventually! :)

[tree_and_leaf]

15 minutes after 'Blood lines' was delivered?

[snorkackcatcher]

Hmmm ... I imagine there'd be some sort of reception, where Griselda would be talking general politics with Rufus Scrimgeour, who would be congratulating her on her speech and himself on his foresight in organising the conference; those DE sympathisers who had stayed out of Azkaban would be carefully pretending to agree that it was much better now blood status wasn't given such consideration; Hermione would be considering the subtext of the speech with narrowed eyes; Draco would be recognising the subtext too and saying quite honestly that he agreed that Voldy's approach was a losing one and that he accepted the new order, while privately regretting the changes far more than Griselda did; and the majority of the people there would just be concentrating on scooping up the free food and drink. :)

[sugarannie.livejournal.com]

I fear I repeat what jesspallas said above, but I am also feeling obvious with what I ask...
it's, as you probably guessed, about NTLJ as well. And hoping this is not too...far away from the story, but after the fight in the DoM at the end of OotP, how do her colleagues (your other characters in the NTLJ universe) react to what happens?

[snorkackcatcher]

Heh, that's a tricky one. It's one of the things I wished JKR had covered in HBP, because I've never been sure exactly what the Ministry made of the Order. I'm assuming that there must be some kind of official recognition and forgiveness for the Ministry employees who were part of it, even if it is grudging on the part of the Ministry top brass, because the Order were probably portrayed as heroes in the Daily Prophet.

OK, here's a off-the-top-of-my-head answer -- Tonks still wouldn't be bale to tell them everything that went on, but the main Aurors that she worked with in NTLJ would have fairly different reactions:

Cassius would probably only hear the outline details, being out of the country, and would not be too surprised that Tonks had joined the Order. As a veteran of the first war he'd have qualified approval of her for doing this, agreeing that it was a good thing but not being sure that taking anti-Ministry action was wise. He'd probably be happier with it if he knew more of the facts.

Rhiannon would have been worried that the serial killer might have had some kind of Death Eater connection given the modus operandi (she'd be right) but would assume that funny events during the GoF year were down to former Death Eaters acting on their own initiative, as with the World Cup. She'd have been somewhat suspicious of what Tonks might be up to during OotP, thinking that she might be concealing Sirius (especially after the Azkaban breakout), would begin to suspect that the Ministry line was all wrong when she saw the Quibbler article and heard more details from cousin Roger, and would be staggered but impressed when she found out what had happened in the DoM.

Donnacha would be somewhat more sceptical of the idea of Voldemort's return in the first place, wouldn't have believed a word of it when Tonks broached the subject tentatively, and definitely wouldn't have been inclined to go on what he thought of as a wild-goose chase. He'd have been less inclined to believe Harry's story, although alarmed by the possibility, and would have been rather disgruntled to find out what Tonks had been doing, although reluctantly conceding that she'd been right.

Cornworthy would be inclined to keep his head down and just get on with the job throughout. He'd have his suspicions that there might be more to it than the official line, but leave it at that, and would be less concerned by what Tonks had done than about the new war situation.

Williamson would have thought the whole thing was nonsense too, rather like Donnacha, but would have been extremely impressed when he found out that two colleagues had been part of a secret organisation run by Dumbledore.

[sugarannie.livejournal.com]

What a long answer.
Thanks for taking the time to think this up, it's really cool!