The Recluse - Chapter Eight

Hurrah!

I finally managed to get a chapter posted at a decent early time of the day. It's a shame it took until the last chapter of the story to manage it, but better late than never, eh?

It's chapter eight and Hermione is about to finally discover the secrets Draco has been trying to keep hidden. Just why was it so important that no one went into his mother's rooms?

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I really hope you've enjoyed this festive fairy tale and appreciate it in the spirit it was given - sometimes we all need fairy tales in our lives and Christmastime is no exception.

I'm back tomorrow with the first chapter of a three-part New Year's Eve story (for which I've done another cover picture that I'm really excited about) and then I'll probably be taking a little break as I've been posting for most of the year and I need to get some new stories sorted.

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas* (*insert holiday of choice here) and have a happy, safe and healthy New Year.

Dx  

The Recluse - Chapter Seven

So, FF.Net had come back this morning so I managed to upload yesterday's chapter and now we're onto chapter seven.

It's the aftermath of the Battle of Malfoy Manor and Hermione is about to give Draco a life lesson.

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Join me tomorrow for the final chapter of The Recluse.

See ya!

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Five

Merry whatever greeting doesn't offend you!

I am still battling against the lurgy so this post is a bit later than I intended, as I've spent most of the day in bed. I really hope this goes soon, it's making me really bloody miserable.

Anyway, on to chapter five and Hermione is heading back to Malfoy Manor, even though she knows she shouldn't. But will Draco be pleased to see her? 

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I'm hoping to be fighting fit tomorrow (although probably still achy from all the coughing) so hopefully, the next chapter will go up well before midnight.

I hope you have all had/are having wonderful days whatever you're up to.

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Four

It's another quick one as I still feel really rough and need to go to bed. I'm hoping I improve by the morning or Christmas Day is going to be really miserable.

Hermione has returned to work but Sylvia has several nasty surprises up her sleeve. Is there anything she can do to stop her, or has her boss finally managed to outsmart her?

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See you tomorrow. 

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Three

Good evening all,

This is really a short one tonight as Father Christmas has sent me an early and totally unwanted present and I feel like I'm about to die, with a hacking cough, sore throat and the shivers and I need to go to bed in hopes of sleeping it off.

It's time for the third chapter of The Recluse, and Hermione has finally arrived at Malfoy Manor to undertake the itemising of the estate's treasures. But will Draco help or hinder her in the process, and is she able to keep her own inquisitiveness in check?

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Hopefully, I'll be well enough tomorrow to post chapter four, even if it's the only thing I do.

Take care everyone and I'll see you tomorrow.

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Two

Can you see the snowflakes falling on my page? I'm quite excited about them and amazed that they work.

It's time for chapter two of The Recluse and Hermione is heading to Malfoy Manor in an attempt to contact Draco about the money he owes on his father's behalf. 

He's not going to be easy to track down, even if he is ensconced on the Malfoy estate. But is he actually there? And if he is, is he going to be willing to talk to Hermione?

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I hope you're enjoying the story so far.

See you tomorrow for chapter three.

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter One

Hi everyone,

With Christmas almost here it's time for me to post chapter one of the first of two festive stories I've written for this year. Now, you all know that I'm an absolute sucker for a Christmas love story, especially between Draco and Hermione.

The first story is called The Recluse. 

It will be posted daily over the next week - hence moving the story along in time with the date (i.e. the Christmas Day chapter will be posted on Christmas Day). 

I created an image for the story, which gives hints as to what it's about. I'm not usually very good at these things but I think I've done a fairly good job with this one.

The synopsis is as follows:

The second wizarding war has been over for more than a decade. Hermione, now working for the Ministry of Magic, is given an assignment that she doesn’t particularly want and is fairly sure she can’t complete, but pride and the need to show her unreasonable boss once and for all how good she is sends her to the last place on earth she wants to go — Malfoy Manor. 


This has been written and is posted as a present and a thank you to all the people who have read my stories over the last year.

I was hoping to post on Lumos as well as FFNet and AO3 to get it out to as many places as possible, but I've got a headache tonight and can't cope with sorting out the formatting etc. As there is usually a delay of a few days before it gets approved for posting it would be running late anyway, so I'll add in the links for Lumos once the whole story appears in the listings.

The story is a general romance and contains no lemons. It does contain some swearing, though, so I've rated it as T to be on the safe side.

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I hope you enjoy the story, and as ever would appreciate kudos, comments and feedback. 

See you tomorrow.

Dx