I don't like crackfics as a rule, so I'll agree that 1 is probably your best option if your goal is to write the best story you can. You've got until March, so there's plenty of time to write something.

 

That forums.highwaytothedangerzone.darklordpotter makes so much more sense now.

 

Bear in mind what I said was that he and everyone else has time. Experience from a month ago and my general lack of respect for the majority of DLP had a sufficient combined effect to for me to assume that we're going to have fewer than 17 stories in this competition.

 

Maybe something in the vein of Kafka's Poseidon thing.

Anyway for me, MoD briefly held my fancy, but I am thinking murder mystery using magic to solve it or something. Got a solid plot but I like it so much I might just use it for an actual fic.

 

Well, I have already written an outline for my story and written the first scene roughly, but it's still far from being complete.
I'm not sure if my idea is good, but I'll just stick with it cause I can't think of anything else. Honestly I'm afraid of the story being horrible, but oh well, if I want to improve, getting some feedback would be a nice start.

If anyone wants to give an opinion on the basic idea itself, I'll put it in spoilers:

Spoiler

Young Albus and Aberforth try to resurrect Ariana. It doesn't go well.

 

This has some great potential. Definitely a good idea to go with.

 

Do any other writers want to review my entry for this one? I finished the second draft today. I'd prefer other writers to avoid biasing the voter pool. I will, of course, return the favour.

 

I'll take a look at it.

 

Likewise, @Joe

 

I've been throwing around prompts for these competitions since the beginning of 2018 but never had time to write one. Death is pretty broad, but I think some of my other ideas can be slightly changed to fit.

My list of potential story threads are:

1. Tom Riddle's open relationship with death: fourteen years as a shade with seven pieces of his soul tying him down.
2. Post-canon; European Ministers start getting assassinated; explores how magic can create fates a lot worse than death and the fragility of post-war peace.
3. Post-canon; Neville is told his parents could be healed, but at the price of his magic; otherwise, the healers ask him about euthanasia, which his grandmother had always refused.

I'm leaning towards the second one, but eh. I don't know yet.

 

Actually it focuses on Ron/Hermione. The British Aurors are asked to help investigate because of ex-Death Eaters being primary suspects. Hermione spends a portion of it in Germany for research and intern purposes.

I'll probably do either #1 or #2. #3 is more of a character study one-shot. Now it's just writing the damn thing.

 

I’ve just put the finishing touches on an outline for one of the two feasible ideas I had. It’s definitely the one that’s easier to execute, but I don’t know whether it’s really the one I want to go with it.

That sounds really interesting. I don’t know whether you have any proficiency in German, but should you need any help with it, you’re more than welcome to shoot questions my way.

 

I'll take you up on that since I'm a romantic language nerd. I'm proficient in three, including English, but haven't started on German because of the goddamn cases. I've heard they're a nightmare.