Three dollars and some change

I highly recommend that you re-read chapters 75 and 76 before you start this - chapter 75 (which I so wittily named Chekov's Gun) lays out all the plot points in these chapters.
Inevitable
A Harry Potter/Anita Blake crossover
by mhalachai

Summary: A late-night run-in with werewolves in the woods outside St. Louis dumps Harry Potter into a whole new world of trouble. Now Anita Blake has to deal with a new charge as well as Death-Eaters come to town.
Disclaimer: Laurell K. Hamilton owns all things Anita Blake. J.K. Rowling owns all things Harry Potter. Only the story is my own.
Rating: PG-13
Words:
Spoilers: Spoilers for Half-Blood Prince, Incubus Dreams. Nothing beyond that.
Note: It's still Oct. 31, the longest day in Harry's life. Also I would like to point out that everything that happens in chapter 77 is a 100% legit Anita Blake Power from the books)

Previous parts here.


( Seventy-seven: Soul, Twisted )

( Seventy-eight: Bokor Majeur )

Continue to chapters 79 & 80

So a few notes about this story, nine years later geeze.

If you follow my LJ, it's no surprise that I abandoned my Anita Blake stories about the same time as I fell out of love (rather violently) with the source material. I tried over the years to come back to this story; I'm not sure why this weekend was different, but I am very glad that it was. And here we are.

This ending is pretty much how I envisioned it happening when I started publishing back in 2005. This ending has literally been in my heads since then, and I'm glad I could bring it all out to share with you.

I'm.... I won't say I'm not happy with this ending, as it's the ending I always envisioned. But as with other parts of this story, looking back on it as the writer I have become over the last 10 years, I would have done it different from the start. Tightened up the plotting, cut out about a third of the Anita!angst because seriously. The ending itself in this story is actually, in my mind, quite true to the vein of the story (and keep in mind this was plotted out long before the series ended). However, I will be the first to say that the last couple of chapters tie things up in a very rushed way and it does lay the groundwork open for a sequel that I will probably never write.

On the plus side, I feel that the way in which I killed Voldemort was quite nice - being offed with a muggle weapon, by a half-blood child, would grate at the Lord of Death. And the set-up of the Bokor Majeur was leading up to this point when Anita took over Voldemort's Inferi, and then made her choice in serving with both hands, that it was her choice to take them to her, and then let Elsa kill them, in order to protect the children. As Anita says, we all have good and evil inside us, and it is up to us to decide how to balance our hands.

On the OC side, I still love the main OCs in this story like burning. Elsa is lovely and I have a whole back-story about her. Reece is adorable and I can't help but think that he spends summers in St. Louis now with Richard's Wolf Pack growing up.

Also the happy endings I gave some of these characters (ie by not killing them) like Tonks and Remus, and the twins, and Dumbledore and Snape wasn’t because of any reaction to the last HP book, but because this was how I wanted it to be in the story. (because that's the bigger challenge, isn't it - living.)

Anyway. Thank you so much for putting up with me over the years, and for reading. You mean so much to me, and have helped me become a better writer over these years with your comments, your compliments, and your criticisms. You are, quite simply, wonderful.

Thank you for being part of this journey with me.

And for the curious:

What the sequel would have contained:
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I'm just re-reading the last 10 chapters of Inevitable... why didn't anyone tell me how over the top the drama is?? I mean, it's no more than a Harry Potter or Anita Blake book, but OMG I get exhausted for Harry and Anita just reading this stuff.

Anyway: Question Time

Feel free to ask me any question at all on any of my fics, including Inevitable. I'll pre-empt the one I expect by saying: Yes, I am going to finish the story. There won't be any spoilers, promise. Anything you want to know? Ask it now!

Close your eyes and jump for the skies
An Inevitable short (AB/HP)
by mhalachaiswords

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. Anita Blake belongs to Laurell K. Hamilton. No profit made, etc.
Rating: PG-13
Words: 300
Note: Inevitable future-fic. Set four or five years down the road. No spoilers, just swearing.

( Life in the trenches isn't getting any easier )

Hey party people.

Remember the Inevitable comic? By crimsonrage at fancomix4fanfix? Well, the comic is back in full swing with chapter two and you need to go read it now, because it's a great way to jump back into the story *nudges readers* Go!

So, some links:

The comic, chapter two! (the most recent stuff is all on the front page, but there are links back to the first part of chapter two)

The very beginning of the comic, if you haven't seen it before

(and in case you forgot who this "Harry" kid is) Inevitable, chapter two!

As part of a comment that I was composing for a friend, I happened to check out how long Inevitable was, at 11-point font.

1,254 pages in Word.

1,254 PAGES. In WORD.

SO FAR.

I have five chapters left to write and probably 100 pages. That's insanely long.

I really need to get back to that story. Which leads to the dilemma: Inevitable or Dawning Light?

*cough* Uh, yeah. Here it is.

Inevitable 74/80: Human Nature
A Harry Potter/Anita Blake crossover
by mhalachaiswords

Summary: A late-night run-in with werewolves in the woods outside St. Louis dumps Harry Potter into a whole new world of trouble. Now Anita Blake has to deal with a new charge as well as Death-Eaters come to town.
Fandoms: Anita Blake and Harry Potter
Disclaimer: Laurell K. Hamilton owns all things Anita Blake. J.K. Rowling owns all things Harry Potter. Only the story is my own.
Rating: PG-15 this part, because Jason gets some lovin'.
Words: 10,055
Spoilers: Spoilers for Half-Blood Prince, Incubus Dreams. Nothing for Deathly Hallows. At least not yet.
Note: Still Oct. 31, the longest day in Harry's life. Thanks to all my readers for sticking around. That Jason/Anita smut I was writing has been toned down and shoved into this chapter because I say so.

Previous parts here.

( Harry hurried through the Hogwarts corridors, lost so deep in his own thoughts that he wasn't sure if he passed anyone. He had to find Remus, he knew that much, but then what? )

Help. Buried in words. Am in the process of reading Inevitable (yes, that's right. All 500,000+ words) so I can actually write it tomorrow. In the meantime, a quasi drabble from Inevitable. Just some fluff :)
Gossip
An Inevitable short (AB/HP)
by mhalachaiswords

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. Anita Blake belongs to Laurell K. Hamilton. No profit made, etc.
Rating: PG
Words: 333
An entry on the Quasi-Drabble challenge entry. practical_puss Inevitable, Hermione, corset.
Note: Set just before Inevitable chapter 71 and the Halloween party.

( Hermione looked up from her reading as Crookshanks tore across her bed, narrowly avoiding the impact of flying fabric. )

I seriously need to get back to work.

Today's entry on the Quasi-Drabble challenge entry.

rosy_the_cat: Inevitable, Damian and Ghost Lily, Fathers and Daughters


Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns all things Harry Potter. Anita Blake is owned by Laurell K. Hamilton. I'm only borrowing and will return them at the end of the ficlette.
Word count:: 450
Rating: PG
Note: Takes place a few years after Inevitable.
Missing Scene: #10 - Feeling empty of all emotion

( Empty Eyes )

I know I said I was on hiatus, but hey, who can stay away when it's COA voting time?

TTH Crossing Over Awards 2006!
(to vote, you'll need to have an existing TTH account)

My fics that you can vote for!


2006 Best Crossover Author -- Mhalachai (yes, that's me)

( Behind a cut because of many banners )